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AN EAST Sussex County Council children’s home has been rated ‘outstanding’ across all areas by Ofsted.
Brodrick House received the rating following a recent inspection that praised the “highly effective services” and “exceptional care” provided by the home.
A PRIMARY school near Robertsbridge will close in August, East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet has decided.
In recent years pupil numbers at Mountfield and Whatlington Primary School have declined raising concerns about the long term sustainability of the school. Currently there are only three children on roll at the school. Concerns were also raised by the Diocese of Chichester, which holds the building and land in trust. Continue reading
BUSINESSES in East Sussex are being encouraged to apply for up to £250,000 in grants and loans and avoid missing out on the chance to grow.
A total of £1million has already been agreed for the first 12 companies to benefit from this scheme which encourages growth and the creation of jobs. Continue reading
HEALTH chiefs in East Sussex are backing a national initiative aimed at encouraging smokers to quit their habit.
Smoking kills around 1,000 people in the county every year, while nationally more people die from the habit than the combined total of preventable deaths caused by obesity, traffic accidents, illegal drugs and HIV infections. Continue reading
CHALLENGING new waste targets have been set for East Sussex following the success of previous efforts to boost recycling and divert waste away from landfill.
Since publishing a 20 year strategy in 2006 for managing the county’s waste in a sustainable way, the amount recycled and reused has almost doubled and the amount sent to landfill has dropped by more than 90 per cent. Continue reading
