VITAL services in East Sussex will be supported with a £417 million budget after councillors approved spending plans for the new financial year. The 2021/22 budget, which includes no new cuts beyond some of those already identified last year, was agreed by East Sussex County Council at a meeting of […]
Extra £1.2 million funding for social care in East Sussex
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed an extra £1,292,825 in funding for adult social care in East Sussex. The funding, part of a £120 million of funding nationwide, will protect and support the social care sector, including care homes and domiciliary care providers, by increasing workforce capacity and increasing Covid testing. […]
Newhaven Council Freeze Council-Tax Precept.
Newhaven Town Council, like many other Town & Parish councils across the UK has seen the real impacts on its residents resulting from the ongoing Pandemic, with people losing their jobs, businesses going under, children missing education and the knock-on effects for families, both socially and economically. At its Full […]
Council supports National Apprenticeship Week
APPRENTICESHIPS in East Sussex will be given a boost this week as the county council supports National Apprenticeship Week (NAW), which runs from February 8 – 14. As well as highlighting the national campaign, the council is officially launching its £600,000 Transform programme this week which supports businesses to access […]