Local News From Eastbourne Newhaven Peacehaven Polegate and Seaford
A recent news item pointed out the folly of messing about on the railway tracks when two young ladies were spotted on the track at the Tide Mills Seaford pedestrian crossing over the railway track. One of the ladies lay down on the track, while the other took pictures on […]
Yesterday Neighbourhood Watch circulated information about scams connected to the COVID-19 vaccine. They have received some excellent feedback on this, plus a number of questions. Today they would like to draw your attention to a reliable local source of additional information about the vaccine, issued by Sussex Health and Care […]
A FREE mobile app aimed at protecting children against online dangers has been launched in East Sussex. The Safer Schools app will provide information and advice for maintained schools and families about sexting, bullying, mental health, media literacy, gaming and sexual exploitation online. Its launch comes amid a worrying rise […]
At last we are seeing cases of COVID falling across East Sussex with a 30% reduction this week which is thanks to everyone doing their bit to stay safe.We are also making amazing progress with the vaccine rollout locally and I want to thank everyone who has been involved in […]
Eastbourne tourism have teamed up with Black Robin Holiday Cottages, the only self-catering holiday accommodation available at the world-renowned Beachy Head, to give you the chance to win a 2 night stay for up to 4 people in the South Downs National Park! Lovingly refurbished to give a cosy yet contemporary feel, Black Robin Holiday […]
A ROGUE trader jailed for conning a pensioner out of more than £26,000 has been sent back to prison after paying less than 10 per cent of the court-ordered compensation. Patrick Charles Lemmon, 59, appeared at Folkestone Magistrates Court on January 18, having paid just £2,200 towards the £26,950 confiscation […]
Would you like to learn more about virtual spaces and how to use them in your creative practice or business? As part of the South East Creatives programme, Wired Sussex is running a free guided ‘Walk and Talk’ with their immersive tech expert on Wednesday 17 February for creative businesses […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed news that Southern Rail are to make improvements to four railway stations in her Lewes constituency. The improvements are part of the Passenger Benefit Fund. The fund is supporting a range of work across the network including waiting shelters, refurbished toilets, more seats, information screens, […]
School: The Causeway School, EastbourneUnique school code: 4009Partly closed: Tuesday 5 January 2021 to Friday 12 February 2021Update 27 January, 10.37am: School is now open to Critical Key workers and Vulnerable children from Monday 25th January 2021 For any queries regarding this notification, please contact CS Customer Relations: Email – cs.customerrelations@eastsussex.gov.uk […]
Brighton and Hove MPs Peter Kyle, Caroline Lucas and Lloyd Russell-Moyle joined Early Years professionals, this week, at a virtual meeting to discuss mounting concerns over safety and financial security across the sector. There were representatives from leaders and staff in NEU, UNISON, GMB and NAHT, across maintained nursery schools, […]
The largest political group on Lewes District Council says now is not the time to hit residents with an unnecessary council tax increase. Conservatives are pressing for a zero increase for 2021/22 but the ruling anti-Conservative coalition are adamant to squeeze the largest rise they can implement, even though many […]
Hundreds of people have now received their COVID-19 vaccination in rural Rother after a new local vaccination service has now gone live. The service began vaccinating people at Etchingham Village Hall on Wednesday 20 January. Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is working in partnership with the following GP practices to run […]
In partnership with ‘The Croods 2: A New Age’ and Co-op, we want children up to the age of 16 to design their very own Croods 2 inspired treehouse for their local community. What’s more, the winning entry will be brought to life and built within a nearby Wildlife Trust location to be enjoyed […]
Further to our earlier article, residents wishing to take advantage of the Garden Waste Service are being reminded by a Councillor to renew their subscription. People have until Friday, March 19, to renew online and guarantee the service continues without interruption between April 2021 to March 2022. Anyone who does […]
People are invited to have their say about how taxi and private hire drivers are licensed across the Lewes district. Lewes District Council, which is the licensing authority for all Hackney Carriage and Private Hire applicants in the district, launched the six-week consultation today (Monday, January 25). The council has reviewed its guidance regarding those seeking licences to take account of the Department […]
A new police unit has been launched to track and catch dangerous and wanted criminals using the Sussex roads network. The Specialist Enforcement Unit (SEU) will carry out disruption and enforcement operations on roads across the county, targeting those involved in serious, organised and violent crime. The SEU, a mix […]
Lewes District Council has introduced a new streamlined system for its garden waste collection service using bin permits, online payments and all renewals at the same time every year. The cost remains £70 a year, equating to less than 20p per day. Rather than asking people to renew their subscription on the anniversary of their sign-up date, the service will now run annually from April to the end of the following […]
OLDER residents in Rye and Robertsbridge are being asked to share their experiences of life in rural Rother to help improve their communities for the future. Healthy Ageing through Innovation in Rural Europe (HAIRE) is a research and community action project, funded by Interreg 2 Seas and the EU’s European […]
Council bosses have called for an end to unacceptable behaviour towards officers trying to keep the roads safe and clear during lockdown. Incidents of civil enforcements officers being threatened and attacked have risen over the past few weeks, with two officers requiring hospital attention following incidents in one week alone, […]
Southern Railway have set up four new recycling partnerships with charities who will restore bikes abandoned on the railway to support their vital community work across Sussex, Surrey and south London. All four charities run bike recycling programmes, and every month Southern will donate up to 30 bikes from its […]
Please find attached a copy of the Sussex Community Development Association latest newsletter featuring articles about local groups and activities. Featured are articles on diabetes, community projects to make the enviroment more friendly, articles on loneliness and how not to be alone, join in your own Ghost Hunt and take […]
The FREE postal 2021 Holiday Guide has arrived and is available to order now! The 2021 Holiday Guide includes a full page of information outlining a COVID-Ready Quality Scheme ensuring you can book your stay in confidence. With handy COVID-Ready symbols featured throughout the guide and the included accommodation index, you can be assured that businesses […]
Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the millions of people who suffered in the Holocaust and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. Lewes is commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by hosting live and virtual events including:• online discussion• haiku workshop• online spoken word event To find out more information visit facebook.com/groups/LewesHMD We also encourage people to […]
Councillor Carolyn Lambert, Vice Chair of East Sussex Fire Authority, is supporting national calls for frontline firefighters to be given priority for Covid vaccinations as key workers. Cllr Lambert says: “Currently firefighters are not identified as key workers in the vaccination programme but are treated as general members of the […]
Our local MP Maria Caulfield would like to update us with the following information:- “Lots of you have fed back to me about the great experience you have had when getting your vaccine. Others are concerned they still have not heard so I wanted to further update you on the […]
Lions District 105SE, which comprises of 61 Lions Clubs across the South East, has collectively fundraised for Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) to purchase a new rapid response vehicle for the life-saving charity. The car will be used by KSS to provide its world-leading pre-hospital emergency medical care by […]
22 January to 1 February Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the millions of people who suffered in the Holocaust and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. Eastbourne is commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by hosting an online hub from 22 January to1 February. The online hub can be accessed at www.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/HMD The hub contains videos of poems, […]
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has launched a series of new, on demand videos to help businesses familiarise themselves with the new rules and the actions they should take. Businesses can find out more about 18 topics, including importing and exporting, trade, data, and audit and accounting. […]
It’s been announced this week that a much-loved building in Eastbourne has been saved from the bulldozer. Councillors and campaigners fought a vocal campaign to preserve the historic building Kempston but were over-ruled by the Planning Inspectorate. The building, in Granville Road, stimulated councillors to extend the College Conservation Area, […]
A concerned councillor has waded in to help The Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway (“EMSR”) after the family-run attraction was again affected by flooding. The important tourist business at EMSR, owned and operated by the Wadey family, is based in Eastbourne Park, Lottbridge Drove, and at permanent risk from flood water. The railway […]
When you are eligible for your vaccination, you will be contacted by the NHS. People are being told not contact to their GPs about getting the vaccine. There are also a number of GP led vaccination services available Beacon Shopping Centre vaccination centre is for patients at Victoria Medical Centre. […]
Victims of domestic abuse are now able to access support from local pharmacies across the Lewes constituency, as part of the Ask for ANI scheme backed by Maria Caulfield MP and the Government. The scheme will allow those at risk or suffering from abuse in the local area to discreetly […]
School: The Causeway School, EastbourneUnique school code: 4009Partly closed: Tuesday 5 January 2021 to Friday 12 February 2021Reason: Emergency closure – no heatingMore information: All schools are affected by the Government advice to partly close. Please check the local arrangements with your school Update 19 January 2021 Due to some […]
Eastbourne Borough Council is commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day this year by hosting an online hub showing community videos of speeches, poetry and music. This annual day, recognised across the UK, remembers the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and […]
The Mayor of Eastbourne has awarded £500 to a popular bowls tournament that has brought competitors to the town from across the UK for nearly a century. Eastbourne Open Bowls Tournament first ran in 1924 and last year was the first time it was cancelled other than during the Second […]
Households across Lewes district will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021. The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941. Iain Bell, deputy national statistician at […]
If the pandemic has brought out the reader in you, then you’re not alone. In fact, last year saw more than 140,000 digital magazine issues distributed and read 99 million times on Readly, the digital magazine app. Looking ahead to 2021, following a year of doomscrolling and relentless breaking news alerts on our […]
Thank you for wearing a face covering on board the buses for your entire journey – you are helping to protect yourself and others and following the government’s legal requirement for travel on public transport. Around 90% of passengers who must wear a face covering by law are wearing one […]
With less people able to attend funerals in person in 2020, more donations than ever were made online in memory of loved ones in Sussex, according to figures from a regional co-operative. A total of £62,231 was gifted from 1,501 donations via a free online memorials feature offered by Southern […]
COUNCIL leaders will meet next week to discuss how the authority’s £417 million budget will be used to best support vital services. East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet will consider recommendations for the 2021/22 budget which include no new cuts beyond those already considered by the council last year. An increase […]
One of the most memorable journeys undertaken by a Havens Community Cars volunteer driver this week was for a 93-year-old couple to get their Covid vaccine after celebrating their 70th Wedding Anniversary. The driver reported “they were a lovely couple who said the vaccine was the best gift they had […]
There have been changes to the following school closure: School: The Lindfield School, EastbourneUnique school code: 7031Closed: Tuesday 5 January 2021 to Friday 12 February 2021Reason: Emergency closure – otherMore information: All schools are affected by the Government advice to partly close. Please check the local arrangements with your school.Update […]
Eastbourne Borough Council are looking to develop a policy, for all our tenants and leaseholders, setting out guidelines and expectations in relation to keeping pets in council properties. Before they develop a policy we are asking tenants for their views on a range of key issues relating to pets. Please […]
Local Liberal Democrats have released a three point action plan to support the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in our area after it became clear that Lewes District has fewer vaccination centres than any other area of East Sussex. They are calling for more action to boost rollout in Lewes District, particularly […]
From Sunday 17 January revised timetables will be in operation. We are trying to minimise the impact this will have on your journey and anticipate this being in the region of 80% of pre-Covid levels. These changes could affect your usual bus arrival times so please check before you travel. […]
Since February 2020, Assistant Chief Constable Dave Miller( pictured) has been leading Operation Apollo, Surrey Police and Sussex Police’s Covid-19 response. He is also Chair of the Sussex Resilience Forum; a multi-agency partnership including local authorities, emergency services, the NHS, volunteers and other key agencies which prepares, responds to and […]
Looks like we are still able to access some grants from the EU, even if we are now not officially European!Small and medium sized enterprises across the county will be able to access support for apprenticeship training following a successful funding application to the European Social Fund and a match […]
It was a winning visit to a Newhaven garden centre for two-year-old Luna Hamm from Polegate who was winner of the Paradise Park Teddy Bear Takeover competition. The event ran in Santa’s Sweet Factory at the Avis Road tourist attraction. “Participants had to find all the letters hidden by the […]
Many older and vulnerable members of our community are currently or will shortly be offered priority vaccination appointments to protect against Covid-19. However for some getting transport to and from the appointment can be a real barrier, especilally if they do not have access to a car and have difficulty […]