48% of Brits say they could be influenced to be vegan 21% will be cutting down on meat and 11% on dairy in the New Year It’s that time of year when we all commit to giving up or taking on new challenges and many of these are related to […]
Community competition for climate change resilience
Community groups in Sussex can apply for a £500 grant to help create climate change resilience in their local community thanks to David Saddington and other speakers at the January 2020 Landscape Innovation Conference, organised by Sussex Wildlife Trust and the University of Sussex. Fran Southgate, Living Landscapes Advisor at […]
Subject: Kissing under the Mistletoe
Do you still embrace the custom of kissing under the Mistletoe at Christmas time? Mistletoe is one of Britain’s best-known plants but it’s becoming increasingly rare. As well as being steeped in tradition and folklore, Mistletoe provides an important winter food source for birds like the Mistle Thrush. Mistletoe is […]
Help us reduce the great Xmas food throwaway
PEOPLE in East Sussex are being urged to play their part in reducing food waste this Christmas – and save themselves a few quid while they’re at it. Across the county, food accounts for more than a third of waste in black bags, with bins bulging even more during the […]
New Borehole for Seaford Head Golf Course
Seaford Town Council has commissioned Sussex Boreholes to install a borehole at Seaford Head Golf Course with the immediate aim of becoming self-sufficient when watering Seaford Head Golf Course. A 45-meter hole is currently being drilled which should allow the Council to feed into the irrigation system and could also […]
Have your say on next phase of improvements in Eastbourne town centre
People in Eastbourne are being asked for their views on the next phase of a scheme aimed at improving the town centre. The proposals for phase two of the improvements would see installation of new public realm materials, seating, cycle parking and lighting between Bankers’ Corner and Langney Road. Meanwhile, […]
Tell us how you burn and get free firewood
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF SUSSEX AIR PEOPLE across Sussex are being asked to take part in a survey about how they heat their homes – and could win themselves a stock of energy-efficient wood. The air quality partnership Sussex Air, made up of 15 local authorities, is running the survey, […]
What To Do With Your Pumpkin Leftovers
OVER TWO THIRDS OF BRITS DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH PUMPKIN LEFTOVERS 33% of UK adults buy at least two pumpkins at Halloween New research from food waste fighting app, Too Good To Go, has found that two thirds of Brits don’t actually know what to do with pumpkin […]
CIL is ‘game-changer’ as fund tops £5 million
Cabinet councillors have given the green light to a wide range of bids for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding that will see £1.2 million allocated to projects in the Lewes district. CIL is a charge local authorities can make on new developments to raise funds for the improvement of roads, […]
Co-operative Alliance: will not ‘deviate from our duty’ in tackling climate change
A Cabinet councillor at Lewes District Council has reaffirmed the Co-operative Alliance’s commitment to making essential changes to how the authority functions in the drive to tackle climate change. Councillor Julie Carr, Cabinet Member for Recycling, Waste and Open Spaces, was speaking after councillors approved a new policy to reduce […]
A27 Arundel Bypass Consultation Deadline: 24 October 2019
Highways England has launched a further consultation on the A27 Arundel Bypass scheme and Sussex Wildlife Trust need you to let them know that we want better not bigger roads in Sussex that don’t destroy what’s left of our wonderful wildlife. All six options include new stretches of dual carriageway that would destroy […]
Help Our Kelp
Sussex campaign launches first ever marine kelp rewilding initiative with support from Sir David Attenborough Sir David Attenborough lends his support to a pioneering campaign to restore a vast underwater kelp forest off the Sussex coast. He voices the stunning Help Our Kelp campaign film, showcasing the wealth of wildlife […]
Councillors target greater rates of recycling
Lewes District Council has backed new measures to boost recycling rates across the district. Following a debate at Full Council, councillors supported a review of waste and recycling facilities at all council owned blocks of flats in order to correct any imbalance in the use of waste and recycling bins. […]
FLOODS AT MARTELLO FIELDS RESOLVED
Seaford Residents will be happy to hear that Seaford Town Council has been pressing Southern Water to investigate an ongoing problem with flooding at Martello Fields. Flooding has been an ongoing problem in this area for some time, but along with the help of Seaford residents getting in touch […]
Nasty smell in the air in Newhaven
It seems that the residents of Newhaven are now having to contend with a nasty smell in the air. A spokesman for the town indicated that the smell was caused by muck spreading in surrounding fields a normal part of farming life. As if Newhaven needs anything else to have […]
Council’s ‘climate action’ switch to green electricity
STREET lights and council buildings in East Sussex will be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity from next year. The decision to switch to a new environmentally-friendly contract was taken as millions around the world took to the streets on the first day of a week-long climate change protest. […]
Climate emergency
For more than a year now, young people in the UK and beyond have been striking every Friday to demand decisive action on climate change. Tomorrow, millions of adults will join the youth movement in a global climate strike to amplify their critical message: this is a climate emergency, and […]
Anti-litter road signs remind drivers of needless expense
Roadside signs have been installed around the district urging people not to litter and make sure all their rubbish is taken home. Lewes District Council is highlighting the cost of picking up litter and street cleansing across the district, which amounts to £800,000 annually. Councillor Julie Carr, Cabinet Member for […]
THE GREEN SHOW IS IN SEAFORD!SOUTH HILL BARN
Seaford Town Council is delighted to announce that The Green Show is in town from 15th-18th& 22nd-25th August, at South Hill Barn, located at the top of Seaford Head on the Nature Reserve. SCIP, Seaford Contemporary Illustrators and Printmakers are the master minds behind The Green Show, which is a […]
County secures £2.5 million funding to drive economic growth
East Sussex County Council has been awarded Local Growth Fund money by the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) for the initiatives in the Bexhill and Seaford areas. A total of £960,000 will help develop six industrial units to attract creative industries to Bexhill, while the remaining £1.5 million will […]
Access road contractor wins industry praise
WORK on a new road which will act as a catalyst for regeneration in Newhaven has been given the thumbs up from industry standards experts. The progress of Newhaven Port Access Road was rated exceptional or excellent in all areas following an inspection by the Considerate Constructors Scheme, an independent […]
Seaford Head Golf Course are pleased to announce that they are now signed up to Operation Pollinator.
Leading agriculture company Syngenta are supporting golf clubs over the coming seasons to establish and manage areas of pollen and nectar rich wildflower habitat that will provide essential food resources and nesting habitat for pollinators, including native bees, butterflies and other insects. The selected native wildflowers will also provide new visual […]
£500 up for grabs in recycling competition for schools
Schools across the Lewes district are invited to take part in a recycling competition which has a top prize of £500 towards sustainability improvements. Organised by Lewes District Council, each school participating in the competition must enter one student recycling project by Thursday, July 11. Councillor Isabelle Linington, Leader of […]
Decision due on plan to safeguard countryside sites
An East Sussex beauty spot could benefit from £1.4 million of new investment under plans to protect and enhance the future of four countryside sites. Cllr Nick Bennett, East Sussex County Council deputy leader, will next week consider a proposal to transfer ownership of Seven Sisters Country Park to the […]
Road expansion doesn’t work in Wales and it doesn’t work in Sussex either
Henri Brocklebank who is Director of Conservation Sussex Wildlife Trust makes the following observations:- The First Minister for Wales has cancelled the M4 bypass around Newport – an outbreak of good sense that we hope will spread to South East England. The Newport bypass would have caused incredible damage to […]