Local News From the Seaford Newhaven and Peacehaven area
Local campaigners are accusing East Sussex County Council of failing in their approach to speed and road safety. They argue that a new approach is needed and that a string of recent petitions on speed limits have been doomed to failure, because they are assessed by the county council under […]
Local Councils including Eastbourne, have been working hard to ensure residents and visitors know that littering is always unacceptable. Keep an eye out for their posts on social media and please give them a ‘like’ and a ‘share’ to help spread the word! Eastbourne Borough Council Facebook page
Now that lockdown restrictions have started to ease and the weather is improving, we’re expecting large numbers of visitors to our countryside and coastline, especially over Easter weekend. East Sussex Council is urging everyone to respect, protect and enjoy while out and about. Their partners in the police, fire and ambulance services […]
Don’t forget most Easter Egg packaging can be recycled including: cardboard foil wrapping plastic packaging Just remember to flatten any boxes to make the most of the space in your recycling bin!
Today’s top tips Planning a picnic over the Easter break? Remember to take an extra couple of plastic bags (one for your refuse and one for your recycling) to make recycling any packaging as clean and easy as possible when you get home. Look out for our ‘recycle on the […]
Treebourne are delighted to be restarting their volunteer planting sessions this coming weekend!Sessions will be taking place from Friday 2 April to Monday 5 April 2021 at Tugwell Park and everyone is invited to get involved!Treebourne are aiming to complete the planting scheme for the park over the bank holiday […]
We all love ferrets so here is the good news. The Government has announced the intention to remove ferrets as permitted target species for the DOC 250 spring trap, following concerns that it could lead to an increase in trapping of non-target species. At the request of a trap user, […]
Over 300 square kilometres of seabed off the Sussex coast have been protected from bottom-towed trawling gears after successful campaigning from the pioneering Help Our Kelp partnership, supported by Sir David Attenborough. The Near Shore Trawling Byelaw, which will exclude trawling from 304 square kilometres of seabed off the Sussex coast, […]
Cabinet councillors will next week (25/3/21) consider proposals for green energy generation that would help meet the council’s target for carbon net zero by 2030 within Lewes District. The first project could increase solar electricity in the district by 12,000 megawatts (MW) over the next four years. The solar farm […]
Todays tips: Glass bottles and Jars: you can recycle all of these whatever their colour. Please remove lids and wash out before recycling. Remember though, we can’t recycle Pyrex, light bulbs or the glass from furniture like coffee tables and TV stands, mirrors or windows panes so please take these to […]
Ever need to recycle unopened glass, plastic or metal food packaging? Remember to open and empty the contents before recycling. As with all food packaging, please wash and squash before popping in your recycling bin! Have you tried our Report It app? It’s the quickest way to report environmental issues when you’re out and […]
East Sussex County Council has taken a step closer to reaching its carbon neutral target by securing grant funding worth just under half a million pounds. The council has successfully secured £478,423 from the government’s £1 billion Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme which provides grants for public sector bodies to fund […]
Eastbourne Borough Council is maintaining its pesticide-free approach wherever possible to controlling weeds across the town this spring. Over the last year, the council has not used any chemical weed killers, including glyphosate, in any of its parks, open spaces or children’s play areas. This follows the adoption of a […]
East Sussex County Council has secured £1,820,200 of government funding for cycling and walking schemes across the county including in the Lewes constituency. The schemes that will be of benefit locally in Lewes have been welcomed by Maria Caulfield MP. These include the Newhaven & Lewes Local Cycling & Walking […]
Green Party campaigners have condemned East Sussex County Council for failing to open a brand new footpath and cycle lane which forms part of a controversial road project in Newhaven, despite requests from local families who want to use it for exercise and for accessing Tide Mills beach. This argument […]
The World Wildlife Fund has shared this chart showing how long certain plastics take to decompose. This illustrates just how important it is to reduce the amount of plastic packaging we buy and to recycle as much as possible. For example, recycling one plastic bottle saves enough energy to power […]
Ever need to recycle unopened glass, plastic or metal food packaging? Remember to open and empty the contents before recycling. As with all food packaging, please wash and squash before popping in your recycling bin! Have you tried our Report It app? It’s the quickest way to report environmental issues when you’re out and […]
The first of four recycling bins for old or discarded fishing line and fishing net have been installed on Eastbourne Seafront! The materials collected will be recorded and sent to the UK based recycling company ReWorked to be processed into a plastic board that has many uses. Our heartfelt thanks to Plastic […]
After the successful trial in Summer 2020 of wildflowers in The Crouch, Seaford, Seaford Town Council is trialling an extension of wildflower through The Crouch, Dane Road, and the War Memorial. The War Memorial will be adapted in its planting to include its much-loved bedding plants, perennials and wildflowers, which […]
Over 350 blocks of flats across the Lewes district have been inspected to see how effective recycling bins were. The project resulted in over 100,000 litres of extra recycling capacity being provided at the properties. Speaking on hearing the news, Cllr Liz Boorman (Conservative, Seaford West) said: “I am delighted […]
Councillors at Lewes District Council have agreed to implement three new technical advice notes for developers that put a much greater focus on issues of sustainability, both in the planning phase of construction and when work is underway on site. The planning technical advice notes (TAN) cover sustainability, the circular […]
A council review of waste and recycling facilities at every block of flats in Lewes district has led to over 100,000 litres of additional recycling capacity being created. The Lewes District Council team audited 356 blocks of flats to analyse the number of waste and recycling bins at each location […]
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 carbon footprint […]
The Eastbourne and Lewes Council tips to help you waste less and recycle more. Todays tips: Size matters! Wash and squash to get the most out of your binWhen it comes to making the most of the space in your recycling bin size really does matter. By washing and squashing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Langney councillors are working with Eastbourne ECO Action Network as part of the council’s target to achieve a carbon neutral town by 2030. Ward councillors Alan Shuttleworth, Candy Vaughan( both pictured in action)and Harun Miah recently awarded £1,800 from the Langney devolved budget towards ECO Action Network’s Treebourne project to […]
Three Lewes district councillors are supporting a Woodland Trust-led project to bring life back to forgotten and fragmented woods in Sussex. Councillor Adrian Ross, Chair of the Council, Councillor Matthew Bird, Cabinet member for Sustainability and Councillor Julie Carr, Cabinet member for Recycling, Waste and Open spaces, are backing the […]
It’s great having areal tree for Christmas and we all love decorating them, but now the Season is over please dispose of your Christmas tree sensibly. If you are signed up to the Council garden waste service it can be put with the garden waste bin which will be collected […]
Our local MP Maria Caulfield brings us some good news to be optimistic about 2021:- Newhaven is one of only 72 towns in the country, chosen by the Government, to receive some of the £830 Million funding boost for High Streets. We all know that for decades the town centre […]
A motion to stop plastic pollution has been chosen as one of the UK Youth Parliament’s (UKYP) 2021 campaigns following a successful proposal by Youth Cabinet member James Jenkins. James has been a member of the East Sussex Youth Cabinet since November last year, and was elected the member of […]
Dog owners are being called upon to keep their pets on leads near sheep after one was brutally killed and two others were left injured at Landport Bottom Nature Reserve in Lewes. Witnesses to the attack, which happened on December 3 or early the following morning, are urged to contact police. The dead sheep had its throat ripped out, with bite marks confirming it […]
For the final live Leader’s Q&A of the year, Cllr James MacCleary will be joined by Cllr Julie Carr, Lead Member for Recycling, Waste and Open Spaces and Sean Towey, Head of Environment First, who will be giving a few key updates and answering any questions you have about these services. Please join […]
THE OWNERSHIP of an East Sussex beauty spot can be transferred to protect and enhance its future, the Government has said. East Sussex County Council has been given the go ahead by the Department of Food Agriculture and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government […]
More than a dozen trees have recently been planted across Eastbourne thanks to local councillors. Meads councillors Robert Smart, Barry Taylor and Jame Lamb agreed £1,500 from the borough council’s devolved budget scheme to pay for six new trees in Chiswick Place In a joint statement, they said: “Trees have […]
An application to build a new block of flats on the vacant land junction of Stene Road and St John’s Road in Seaford has been refused at a meeting held by Seaford Town Council. An excerpt from the minutes state:- LW/19/0656 – 6 Steyne Road – Redevelopment of the site […]
Local volunteers have planted close to 2000 trees in Eastbourne over the last few days and many more are on the way!Further planting sessions are taking place on most days in the run up to Christmas so if you would like to play a part in this fantastic community-led initiative […]
The council’s Highways team are available to deal with emergency call outs throughout the year. Although there is usually an increase in out of hours calls during the winter months, the Highways team deal with emergencies on the county’s roads 365 days a year helping the public, making hazards on […]
The Chair of Lewes District Council made a socially distanced visit to The Secret Campsite in Lewes recently to see how the countryside venue is working to become a standard bearer for nature friendly living. When Councillor Adrian Ross was elected Chair, he immediately confirmed his theme of office […]
MAS REI, the landowner of North Street Quarter (NSQ) in Lewes, has agreed heads of terms with the developer Human Nature for the sale of the site. Cabinet councillors at Lewes District Council will meet next week (December 10) to also consider the sale of the council’s share in NSQ […]
Seaford Conservatives have written an open letter to East Sussex County Council’s Director of Transport calling for improvements to be made on the A259 junctions with Hill Rise, Marine Parade and Bishopstone as soon as possible following another crash at the site, as they launch a petition asking residents to […]
149 million pairs of shoes end up in landfill in the UK each year 46% of consumers planning to buy more shoes during Black Friday sales 52% of shoppers in the UK say they’d be more likely to buy from a company if it offers an end-of-life solution 77% of […]
Eastbourne Borough Council has renewed four Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) to prevent street drinking and control dogs. PSPOs are measures councils can use to protect the community from anti-social behaviour and they restrict what people can do in specific areas. The four orders, which were put in place in […]
Thousands of new trees are to be planted in Eastbourne as part of a community-led programme that aims to double the town’s urban canopy and bring nature back into the streets.Eastbourne Borough Council has declared a climate emergency and has set a target of 2030 for the town to be […]