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LEADERS have welcomed approval of their plans to collaborate in a single strategic authority for Sussex with a directly elected mayor.
The government has agreed to move forward with a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) and confirmed the first mayoral election will take place in May 2026.
EDUCATION chiefs are consulting on plans to change some of the rules on free school transport.
East Sussex County Council is proposing removing the link between school catchment areas and eligibility for free home to school travel from September 2015. Continue reading
CHILDREN across East Sussex and Brighton and Hove will be enjoying visits from authors as an annual book awards competition gets into full swing.
The East Sussex Children’s Book Award 2014 will see 50 schools take part in reading five shortlisted titles, writing book reviews and meeting the shortlisted authors. Continue reading
A COMMUNITY swimming pool in Ringmer will continue to be managed by a charitable not-for-profit trust.
Following a formal competitive tender process, East Sussex County Council has awarded the contract for the provision of management services at Ringmer Swimming Pool on the Ringmer Community College Academy site to Wave Leisure Trust Ltd. Continue reading
BUSINESSES wanting to grow or relocate to East Sussex are being invited to apply for a share of £4million.
The money was awarded to East Sussex County Council following a successful bid to the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF round 4) – support designed to create jobs and boost the local economy. Continue reading
