At its Annual Meeting on May 20th the Town Council elected Cllr Lesley Boniface as Town Mayor of Newhaven for the Civic Year 2021-22. First elected to the Town Council in 2019, Lesley has previously worked with both Council officers on the management of Riverside Park and alongside the volunteers […]
MPs unite to call in controversial planning applications
Caroline Ansell MP and Maria Caulfield MP have united to call in two large scale local planning applications which would seriously impact both constituencies. The application at the neighbouring Hindsland and Mornings Mill sites in Willingdon would see over 700 housing units built on green field land on the edge of Polegate. The site […]
Former Mayor donates over £15,500 to charity despite Covid block on fundraising events
The former Mayor of Eastbourne raised £15,500 for jobseekers’ charity People Matter during his two terms in office despite Covid-19 preventing fundraising events being held in the second year. Councillor Steve Wallis, who handed over to new Mayor Pat Rodohan last week, presented his chosen charity with a cheque at […]
Staff and parents protest academy plans outside County Hall
On Tuesday 25th May members of the National Education Union at Peacehaven Heights Primary School took a second day of strike action over the threat of the school being taken over by an academy. Following a short picket line outside the school, they were accompanied by parents and community members […]
NEW CHARITY LAUNCHED IN EAST SUSSEX
A volunteer-led organisation that supports families, parents and children across East Sussex struggling with their mental health has been granted charitable status. This will allow Eastbourne-based Holding Space to increase its profile amongst all sectors of the local community in a way that will attract interest and reach potential clients […]
BRITS GO BARKING MAD FOR DOG FRIENDLY STAYCATIONS
NATIONAL ANIMAL CHARITY OFFERS TOP TIPS FOR THOSE FEELING PAWLY PREPARED With the May Bank Holiday and Summer season just around the corner, thoughts are starting to return to holiday getaways. And with some travel restrictions still in place, more of us are deciding to opt for UK staycations. And […]
East Sussex College and Plumpton College praised by Maria Caulfield MP
Maria Caulfield MP has praised East Sussex College and Plumpton College for their success in the first stage of the Government’s £120m competition to establish the next wave of Institutes of Technology (IoTs) across the country. IoTs are a new type of institution, formed from collaborations between employers, Further Education […]