Local News From the Seaford Newhaven and Peacehaven area
A very special milestone has been reached. It is fifty years since the death of Jimi Hendrix on September 18th 1970. Hendrix was a true innovator of music in the heydays of the 60’s. He famously parodied Cream’s ” Sunshine of your love” and even Clapton had to admit that […]
Maria Caulfield MP has thanked Network Rail and the Cooksbridge Rail Action Group following a government funded extension to the platform at Cooksbridge Railway Station that will mean trains will no longer block the level crossing. The work has been completed thanks to a £10 million investment from the Department […]
Flu vaccination clinics across East Sussex are underway this September and the NHS is encouraging anyone who is eligible for a free flu vaccination to book an appointment with their GP or pharmacist, as soon as they receive an invitation. Every year the flu virus kills people and hospitalises many […]
With UK councils facing the most serious funding crisis in their history, the Cabinet Member for Finance at Eastbourne Borough Council has appealed to government to “honour funding promises” made by the Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick MP. At a meeting of Cabinet today (16/9/20), the full enormity of the […]
Cabinet councillors last night (Wed,Sept 16) agreed to launch a 12-week consultation on ways to improve Eastbourne’s recycling performance.The town’s recycling rate for household waste has stagnated – at 35.2% for 2018/19 and provisionally expected to be 34.88% for 2019/20 – while the national target this year is 50%, increasing […]
Benenden Hospital, near Cranbrook, Kent, is launching a series of free treatment webinars this autumn for members of the public to participate in. Benenden Hospital offers high quality services and a wide range of specialties all delivered by specialist consultants supported by compassionate, caring and experienced staff and delivered in […]
Eastbourne Borough Council has set out a wide-ranging plan of recovery and reset to address the financial and organisational challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic. Coronavirus has had a devastating impact on the income the council would normally expect to receive, particularly tourism related revenue from theatres and conferences which […]
We need to come together and make our voices heard”– Angry parents re-launch campaign to save Peacehaven primaries from academisation Parents of Peacehaven Heights and Telscombe Cliffs primary schools in East Sussex have re-launched their campaign to save the schools from academisation. This follows the replacement of the governing bodies […]
Premium Bonds paper prize cheques will be phased out from December 2020. Premium Bonds holders that still receive paper warrants need to take action to ensure they continue to automatically receive payment of their prizes. Customers can also choose to have prizes reinvested into more Premium Bonds, giving them more chances of winning prizes in future draws. Customers will receive […]
Returning for its twentieth year, EYR will be broadcasting on 87.7FM from studios at East Sussex College on 18-20 November 2020. Young people aged 5-19 from local schools and colleges will take part together with representatives from business and the local community. Programmes will contain a mix of live and […]
Cabinet councillors last night (Wed, Sept 16) approved an expansion of the College Conservation Area in Eastbourne, which has been a protected place of special architecture and historic interest for more than 30 years. First adopted in 1986, the College Conservation Area covers a zone immediately next to Eastbourne College […]
If you run a business or enterprise in Eastbourne or are thinking of starting-up a new venture, you could receive up to 2 hours social media training funded through Eastbourne Borough Council. Make sure your online marketing is working for your business or organisation with social media training. Provided by […]
Self-isolation. Social distancing. Furlough. Coronavirus. Lockdown. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on so many aspects of our lives, including our vocabulary. Not only have these ‘unprecedented’ times reintroduced words into our everyday arsenal that we would only occasionally use before, thanks to their sudden increase in use across […]