The Leader of Lewes District Council has said the Covid-19 financial challenge ‘will not define the future of the authority’ as plans are agreed to identify savings alongside new ways of working. The coronavirus pandemic has left councils all over the UK facing significant budget deficits due to the loss […]
New chapter for former UTC building to bring Newhaven jobs and growth
Cabinet councillors have today (Thurs, Sep 24) agreed to drive ahead with ambitious plans for the former UTC building which will create jobs and further boost Newhaven’s economic growth. This comes after the government announced £1.3million towards Lewes District Council’s redevelopment of the landmark last month through the Getting Building Fund, and […]
Council agrees £500,000 loan for Lewes district leisure centres
Lewes District Council is providing a £500,000 loan to Wave Leisure Trust to help restart gym, swim and exercise classes for people across the Lewes district amid the trust’s financial difficulties caused by the pandemic. Cabinet members agreed the financial support at a meeting today (Thursday, September 24) after hearing […]
Deputy Leader calls on Secretary of State to ‘step up and fulfil his commitment to local government’
Cabinet councillors at Lewes District Council have today (24/9/20) endorsed the authority’s medium-term financial strategy (MTFS) and appealed to the Secretary of State for Local Government, Robert Jenrick MP, to ‘step up and fulfil his commitment to local government’. Robert Jenrick assured councils back in March that the extra local spending needed in response […]
Spending plans on track to avoid more savings
NO NEW savings are being planned at this stage for next year’s council budget despite the unprecedented financial pressures of the Covid-19 response. A report to East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet explains how careful financial planning and partnership working means that, for the first time in more than a decade, […]