Lewes District Council cleared 2.25 tonnes of litter and 17.5 tonnes of vegetation and soil blocking roadside drains from a 10km stretch of the A27 over four nights last week. The council’s Environment First team worked between the Beddingham Roundabout and the Falmer slip road in stages from 9pm to 6am Monday to Thursday. Energy drink cans, disposable coffee cups and contractor debris […]
Funding boost to help ease Covid-related debt
Residents facing financial pressure and debt as a result of Covid-19 restrictions can get the support they need thanks to funding of more than £500,000. East Sussex County Council is supporting organisations with one-off grants to help them offer advice and support to people who finances have been affected by […]
Maria Caulfield MP welcomes badger vaccination programme in East Sussex
MP for Lewes Maria Caulfield has welcomed the Government announcement that as part of its strategy for eradicating bovine tuberculosis, there are plans to deploy badger vaccination in East Sussex. In April, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs awarded funding to deploy a badger vaccination pilot scheme in East […]