A special unit designed to help tackle serious violence and prevent young people in Sussex being drawn into it will receive £880,000. The funding will be invested in Violence Reduction Units, which bring together organisations across local communities to tackle violent crime and address its underlying causes, as well as […]
Eastbourne cabinet approves alternate weekly collections
Cabinet councillors at Eastbourne Borough Council have agreed to move to alternate weekly collections of refuse and recycling from April 2021 to boost recycling and reduce carbon emissions. The government recycling target for local authorities in 2020 is 50%, the current rate in Eastbourne is 35%, but evidence shows that […]
Covid 19 Nhs Organised Home Visits
This message is sent on behalf of the Sussex Health and Care Partnership The NHS in Sussex is committed to the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccination and ensuring that all those in the first priority groups are offered the vaccination by mid-February. Home visits for people who are eligible […]
Free and impartial skills information and support businesses from Transform
How can Transform help my business?They can help you to address current and future skills gaps through government funded apprenticeships, traineeships and workforce skills training.They offer impartial, one-to-one advice and support about how to source and access workforce training, in line with your business objectives.Did you know?Hiring an apprentice is […]
National Apprenticeship Week – 8-14 February 2021
It’s National Apprenticeship Week and Sussex Police would like to celebrate all their hard working and dedicated student officers and police staff. Currently they have 174 student officers studying for the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA). The course is a three-year workplace learning programme that prepares new recruits to become […]
County’s £417 million spending plans approved
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 […]
Live Leader’s Q&A: The Tide Mills Project | Wednesday 10 February at 10am
For this week’s Live Leader’s Q&A Councillor Zoe Nicholson will be joined by Phil Rose of the Tide Mills Project who will be telling all about this wonderful new initiative! Please join us this Wednesday 10 February at 10am, live on Facebook. Facebook.com/LewesDistrictCouncil
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 […]
CHANCE LOST TO ‘HELP THE MANY’
An opportunity has been missed to help the many whose income has been hit by the Covid pandemic, especially those who are only just managing through the crisis. The claim comes from the largest political party on a Sussex council who had advocated a simple no increase in council tax […]
Festive runners give Mayor’s charity a late Christmas present
Santa-style runners have raised £195 for the Mayor of Eastbourne’s charity of the year which supports jobseekers.The Eastbourne Santa Fun Run saw people of all ages in Santa outfits run any distance they chose, along any route and at any time on 20 December 2020, while adhering to the social […]
Seeing red trying to go green
An Eastbourne private hire operator is bemused that his efforts to go green have been blocked by red tape which has stopped his livelihood. Dean O’Hara, from Sovereign Harbour, decided to replace his ageing petrol cab with an environmentally-friendly electric vehicle. But that was just the start of his problems […]
Official school closure notification: Monday 8 February 2021 – Grove Park School, Crowborough
Please note, only emails which include a unique school code are legitimate school closure emails. School: Grove Park School, CrowboroughUnique school code: 7021Partly closed: Monday 8 February 2021Reason: COVID-19 local arrangementsMore information: SECONDARY PHASE ONLY – Due to a reported positive case of Covid-19 within the secondary phase – this […]
‘FUEL INJECTION’ APPEAL LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT VACCINATION JOURNEYS
A volunteer driver charity, that has seen its bookings increase fourfold since the rollout of the vaccine appointments, has launched an appeal called ‘Fuel Injection’. Inspired by the Brighton based ‘Cabs 4 Jabs’ campaign, the appeal will part-fund taxi journeys for people (unable to use public transport) when the Havens […]
Weekly Vaccine Update
Further to the report detailing what happens when going for vaccination, here is the latest from our local MP, Maria Caulfield:-Another week has past and we are making more progress locally.Covid cases are now 256 per 100,000 across the constituency which is a reduction of 33% on last week.However hospital […]
Jabsworth !
Have you have your jab yet? Many of the older population and key workers have now had their first Covid innoculation. That now includes your local news compiler who was summoned on Tuesday night at 22.45 to attend an appointment at the Sovereign Centre Eastbourne, at 10.15 the next day […]
Incident Information from WSCC Resilience and Emergencies Team
The Met Office have issued a Level 3 Cold Weather Alert. There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather between 0900 on Saturday 06 Feb and 2100 on Wednesday 10 Feb for the south-east of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the […]
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Bulletin
Todays tips: Would you like to reduce the amount of food you are throwing away? Check out the recipe ideas on the Love Food Hate Waste website for some culinary inspiration! www.lovefoodhatewaste.com/recipes Are you unsure whether something can be recycled? Check our website for a comprehensive list of what can go in your […]
Council budget: focus on Covid-19 recovery and climate emergency
Councillors at Lewes District Council have agreed to limit a rise in the council tax to less than 10p a week, despite ‘unprecedented’ extra costs and loss of income as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. The 9.6p a week increase , which is just £5 a year in the […]
Climate and sustainability ‘at the heart of all our decision making’
Lewes District Council has launched a climate change and sustainability strategy that will ensure that the council is net zero carbon and fully climate resilient by 2030 and supports the district to reach the same targets. The strategy follows 18 months of exhaustive work auditing the council and wider district’s […]
Council’s new bidding process for voluntary grants is ‘fairer approach’
Cabinet councillors on Lewes District Council, on Thursday, February 4, approved a new approach for allocating grants to voluntary organisations which will enable a wider range of groups to apply for funding. This follows a review, including a consultation over the autumn, of the existing Community Grants Policy that awards grants annually to local organisations in three-year cycles. A new competitive bidding process will be introduced this year […]
Duty Free to return to Newhaven-Dieppe route
On the third of February, the Government upheld the changes to duty free allowances. Now that the transition period has ended, the government can make changes to how VAT and excise duty are levied on goods for personal use that are brought into and taken out of Great Britain in […]
Prioritising community testing in East Sussex – request to complete survey
Community testing is being rolled out in East Sussex to identify people who unknowingly have Covid-19. Testing of people without symptoms (asymptomatic) will enable anyone unknowingly carrying the virus to isolate, along with their contacts thus reducing the spread of the virus in the community. To make best use of […]
GREAT BRITAIN BOBSLEIGH TEAM SUPPORTS AIR AMBULANCE KENT SURREY SUSSEX
Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) is delighted to have been chosen by GB Bobsleigh’s number one team as part of #TeamGivingBack, a campaign for the 20/21 season which helps to raise awareness and to raise funds for seven UK charities. Each team member was able to choose a charity […]
Operation Collar: Sussex Police are taking action to prevent dog theft as soaring prices for pets during lockdown has seen a rise in theft nationally.
Their dedicated Rural Crime Team (RCT) is tackling this devastating crime by working closely with partner agencies, gathering intelligence and highlighting crime prevention among the dog owning community. Reports of dog theft are thankfully relatively low in Sussex but police do ask dog owners to take necessary steps to keep them […]
The Whole Nine Yards show
Regular Seahaven FM listeners may have noticed something missing on a Thursday night. When The Whole Nine Yards was first broadcast on the fourth of November 2011, Roy never envisaged that the show would still be running nearly ten years later. After 649 shows , the longest continuously running local […]
Strikes likely in Peacehaven Schools as East Sussex County Council refused to delay Academy consultation during lockdown.
National Education Union members have been left with no choice but to start industrial action ballots at Peacehaven Heights and Telscombe Cliffs schools as the governing bodies imposed by East Sussex County Council refused to agree to hold off on consultation during the lockdown. The schools normal governing bodies were […]
COVID-19 vaccination delivered to residents at all eligible care homes for older people in Sussex
People aged over 65 years old in care homes and those who look after them were identified as the top priority group for the COVID-19 vaccine by the Joint Committee on Vaccinations and Immunisations, due to their high risk from coronavirus. Thanks to the dedication and commitment of our vaccination […]
Maria Caulfield MP backs Barcombe CommuniHeat project
Maria Caulfield MP is backing a new project in Barcombe that aims to help rural communities become carbon-neutral. Over 600 households are involved in the ‘CommuniHeat’ project, run by network operator UK Power Networks. Throughout the two-year project, engineers will work with community groups and local partners to research, gather […]
Jet skis to rent in Seaford?
Among the items put forward to Seaford Council this application has been submitted by Skipper water sports who have been running for three years from Bonningstedt Promenade providing stand up paddle boarding, kayaking and wind surfing to the local community and visitors to Seaford town. It may be something of […]
Is It Worth the Risk?
The Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) and DriveSmart, Surrey are launching ‘Is it worth the risk?’ road safety campaign from today (Monday 1 February) which coincides with the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s month of action against using a mobile phone behind the wheel. Using a mobile phone while driving is […]
Sussex Police bolstered by 129 extra police officers
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed the announcement that Sussex Police has been bolstered by an additional 129 officers since the Government launched the major police recruitment drive over a year ago. Since the launch of the Government’s recruitment campaign one year ago, a total of 6,620 extra officers have joined […]
Visionary’ £24.7 million plan for Newhaven sent to government
Lewes District Council on Friday, January 29, submitted a £24.7m bid to the government’s Towns Fund with extensive plans to make Newhaven a vital and thriving southern gateway for the UK by 2030. The council put forward the Town Investment Plan (TIP) for Newhaven on behalf of the Town Deal Board after Newhaven was shortlisted among 101 towns invited to develop proposals for a share of the government fund. If the bid is successful, it will unlock a further £18 million in match-funding from […]
Seaford Town Council commits itself to a thrifty 2021-22 to help ease the financial strain on its residents.
At its Full Council meeting on Thursday 28th January, the Town Council was presented with a draft budget which, after a healthy amount of discussion, was adopted and the level of precept required set at £984,150 for 2021-22. For full details, the meeting papers can be found at https://www.seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk/council-meetings/ . […]
New air filtering system introduced on Brighton and Hove bus fleet
All buses are currently being fitted with new air filters that will take out 99.99% of viruses and bacteria, an extra safety measure in the fight against Covid. Buses already have a natural means of refreshing the air, as doors open at regular intervals and windows are encouraged to be […]