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Gritters geared up in East Sussex

Gritters parked up GRITTERS will be running their routes across the county next week to ensure they are geared up for the cold winter months.

On Friday, September 19, 21 gritters will be travelling along the most heavily used roads as part of the annual Operation Snowdrop, when East Sussex Highways fine-tunes its response to wintry weather.

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This entry was posted in Featured, Roads on September 12, 2025 by saffronp.

Help shape future health and wellbeing services

escc logoMEMBERS of the public are being encouraged to share their views on proposed changes to One You East Sussex, the integrated health and wellbeing service for people living in the county.

The council is considering changing how the service supports residents when the current contract ends in March 2024.

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This entry was posted in General, Public Health on February 23, 2023 by saffronp.

East Sussex marks anniversary of Ukraine invasion

Ukraine flag with hands clasped in front THE UKRAINIAN flag will be raised at County Hall in Lewes on Friday, February 24 in solidarity with the people of Ukraine as the county marks the anniversary of the Russian invasion.

At 11am the council will join the national one-minute silence to commemorate one year since the start of the war.

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This entry was posted in Adult Social Care, General on February 23, 2023 by saffronp.

Exceat Bridge lights under threat from vandalism

A SPATE of vandalism is jeopardising the future of temporary traffic lights at Exceat Bridge.

The lights were put in place in March 2021 to ease congestion on the key coastal route between Seaford and Eastbourne while East Sussex County Council works on a permanent solution. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Transport and Environment on February 22, 2023 by karenb.

Help East Sussex libraries find lost books

shelves of books in a libraryA BOOK amnesty is being held in libraries across the county to recover missing library books.

Almost 5,000 books a year are not returned to East Sussex libraries, and residents are being asked to check their bookshelves, behind the sofa and under the bed to see if they have any overdue titles.

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This entry was posted in General, Libraries on February 8, 2023 by saffronp.

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