Local News From the Seaford Newhaven and Peacehaven area
The councillors and officers of Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council are deeply saddened at the news of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this time. Details of an online book of condolence are expected […]
To help local businesses get ready for the easing of some restrictions from 12 April, Lewes District Council are letting all licensed premises know a team is available to answer your questions to help make sure you are doing everything necessary to keep your customers and staff safe and ensure […]
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 momentum behind Lewes District Council’s drive to develop affordable homes continues to pay dividends for local families as one housing development is completed and another is set to start. On the recently finished Old Hamsey Lakes development in South Chailey the council has made 12 homes available to people […]
For this week’s live Q&A, Cllr James MacCleary will be talking to Corina Fletcher about The Makers Directory – a great new one-stop searchable directory of artists and makers in Lewes district which will be launching soon. Join James and Corina this Wednesday 17 March at 10am on our Facebook page. Facebook.com/LewesDistrictCouncil […]
To mark International Women’s Day 2021, Cllr Zoe Nicholson will be holding next week’s Live Q&A on Monday 8 March at 1pm. Zoe will be talking to Mebrak Ghebreweldi of Diversity Resource Internationalabout the event they are holding that evening, and to Karen Dobres, Co-Director at Lewes FC about becoming the first club teams […]
Cabinet councillors at Lewes District Council have earmarked a funding pot for businesses in the district and self-employed who are suffering exceptional hardship, including those that have not been able to access any of the government Covid-19 support. Councillor James MacCleary, Leader of Lewes District Council, said: “We are increasingly […]
For this Wednesday’s live Q&A Cllr James MacCleary will be talking to Nick Adlam who is overseeing the Railway Quay redevelopment project in Newhaven. Join them at 10am this Wednesday 3 February to hear all about this exciting scheme as well as all the usual local updates from the district […]
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 […]
Lewes District Council Co-operative alliance Councillors Imogen Makepeace ( pictured ) and Rob Banks brought a motion to council last night to support the ExcludedUK’s campaign to call on the government to fix the unfairness for those that have not benefited from any of the covid19 support schemes. Imogen Makepeace […]
The deputy leader of Lewes District Council has vowed to continue prioritising support for people who have been hit hardest by the pandemic and ‘not scaling back our ambition’ to tackle the climate crisis in the district’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. The comments from Councillor Zoe Nicholson (pictured), who is also Cabinet member for Finance and Assets, came as a rise of less than 10p a week […]
Cllr James MacCleary will be hosting this week’s leader’s Q&A this Wednesday 17 February at 10am, live on Facebook – please join them if you can! Facebook.com/LewesDistrictCouncil
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The largest political group on Lewes District Council says now is not the time to hit residents with an unnecessary council tax increase. Conservatives are pressing for a zero increase for 2021/22 but the ruling anti-Conservative coalition are adamant to squeeze the largest rise they can implement, even though many […]
Further to our earlier article, residents wishing to take advantage of the Garden Waste Service are being reminded by a Councillor to renew their subscription. People have until Friday, March 19, to renew online and guarantee the service continues without interruption between April 2021 to March 2022. Anyone who does […]
Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the millions of people who suffered in the Holocaust and in the genocides which followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. Lewes is commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day by hosting live and virtual events including:• online discussion• haiku workshop• online spoken word event To find out more information visit facebook.com/groups/LewesHMD We also encourage people to […]
This week Cllr Zoe Nicholson will be joined by Christina Ewbank to discuss theLEAP Business Start-Up Programme and other support available to businesses and entrepreneurs in the district. If you have a business idea and would like some help and advice getting it off the ground please join us at 10am this Wednesday […]
Councillor James MacCleary (pictured), Leader of Lewes District Council and ward councillor for Newhaven South, said: “I’m obviously pleased that the town where I live is set to receive this funding, it will allow us to kickstart some really important change in the town and create yet more momentum behind the longer-term […]
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 […]
This Wednesday Cllr Zoe Nicholson will be joined by Claire from the team behind the Lewes Christmas Trail which launched today, Monday 14th December. Join Zoe at the usual time of 10am on Wednesday 16 December to find out about this great initiative as well as all the usual local […]
Cabinet councillors today (Thursday, December 10) agreed an ambitious action plan to build local wealth in the Lewes district based on recommendations from a national economic thinktank report. Lewes District Council made a commitment to community wealth building (CWB) in its Corporate Plan adopted in February 2020 and commissioned the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) to undertake a study over the summer involving in-depth interviews with council staff and […]
Lewes District Council will provide increased support to people in financial distress and on low incomes, Cabinet councillors agreed today (Thursday, December 10). The Local Council Tax Reduction (LCTR) scheme for working-age people has been running since 2013 and awards a council tax reduction up to maximum of 80% of a person’s council tax liability and is means-tested. […]
Cabinet councillors at Lewes District Council have welcomed an Environment Agency led initiative to better understand what viable options exist for managing the risks posed by cliff erosion at Telscombe Cliffs The stretch of coast from Ambleside Avenue South to Southern Water’s Portobello Works is undefended from erosion by the […]
Cabinet councillors at Lewes District Council have agreed to sell their minority share in the North Street Quarter site in Lewes to Human Nature, subject to the developer securing planning permission for the new scheme that it wants to bring forward. The decision follows the news last week that MAS […]
Local Lib Dem parliamentary spokesperson, James MacCleary, is calling on the Government to raise Carer’s Allowance by £1,000 a year, to help support 1,515 unpaid carers in Seaford, Newhaven, Lewes, Ringmer and the rest of Lewes District during the coronavirus pandemic. The party’s leader, Ed Davey ( pictured) who has […]
Councillor James MacCleary will be hosting this week’s live Leader’s Q&A. As well as the usual updates, James will be talking to Helen Browning-Smith about the Shop Independent at Christmas campaign – this will include how you can win a hamper of locally produced goodies by supporting local independent traders! […]
The government’s Spending Review announced by the Chancellor is a ‘missed opportunity’ says James MacCleary, Liberal Democrat parliamentary spokesperson for Lewes.The Spending Review announced no extra support for the 3 million people taxpayers who have received no support from the government during Covid-19 or for carers, children living in poverty or […]
The leaders of Lewes District Council have appealed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to not forget the role played by district councils in tackling the impact of Covid-19 and supporting local economic recovery. The Covid-19 pandemic has left the council facing up to a £12m shortfall over this year […]
Lewes District Council has supported a motion calling on Maria Caulfield, MP for Lewes, to oppose the government’s proposed planning reforms. Councillor Robert Banks, ward councillor for Plumpton, East Chiltington, Streat and St John Without, brought the motion at Full Council on 23rd November. Councillor Banks said: “The cross-party opposition […]
Lewes District Council has renewed two Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) to prevent street drinking and dog fouling. 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 two orders, which were put in place in 2017 for three years, were due to expire this month unless renewed. […]
On Tuesday, as well as all the usual updates, Cllr Zoe Nicholson will be talking to the team at The Depot Cinema, Lewes about their recent win at the Creative Green Awards. On Thursday Cllr James MacCleary will be talking to The Rita Project about their work to support people […]
Join Zoe and James every Tuesday and Thursday in November for the regular live Q&As. As always, they would welcome your questions in advance or live during the sessions. www.facebook.com/lewesdistrictcouncil
The Local Restrictions Support Grant portal is now live. These grants are to help businesses which have been mandated to close during the current lockdown by central government. For details about eligibility and to apply visit www.lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk/…/help-for-businesses/. If you need help understanding the schemes put in place to help businesses through […]
Lewes District Council’s Cabinet has passes a resolution calling on the government to launch a pilot of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the district.UBI is a payment to cover the basic cost of living and is given to all citizens regardless of employment status, wealth or marital status. It is […]
Seaford Town Council is thrilled to announce that in December a new Town Clerk will be welcomed. Following on from a thorough and insightful recruitment process, the Town Council was delighted to offer the position of Town Clerk to local resident, Mr Adam Chugg. Adam has been Chief Executive of […]
The consultation on the government’s planning reforms has drawn stinging criticism from Cabinet councillors at Lewes District Council today (12 November). The Cabinet report outlined the authority’s ‘deep misgivings’ on government proposals that would see the housing requirement for Lewes district nearly double, from 483 to 800 properties a year […]
Lewes District Council is moving forward with a wide-reaching programme that has community wealth building at its core, to meet the challenges it faces due to Covid-19 and support a district-wide recovery. This approach aims to keep as much wealth as possible in the local economy through the creation or new local jobs and new locally owned enterprise, to ensure a sustainable future. Cabinet councillors today (November 12) heard about progress with this recovery and reset programme in four headline […]
Lewes District Council will be holding their live Facebook Q&As at least twice a week during November, to try and keep you updated with the latest developments. These will generally be held on a Tuesday and Thursday at 10am and they’ll let you know with as much notice as possible […]
If you need help understanding the schemes put in place to help businesses through the current COVID-19 situation contact Business East Sussex on 01273 335878 or visit southeastbusiness.org.uk/east-sussex. A business advisor will also be able to help you on a one to one basis on a range of matters including business […]
Lewes District Council has submitted a ‘candid and critical’ response to the government’s recently announced consultation on reforms to the planning system. A report updating Cabinet members will be considered on November 12. The controversial reforms would see the government’s housing requirement for Lewes district nearly double, from 483 to […]
Lewes District Council has awarded nearly £70,000 of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Funding to a community transport charity to pay for a new minibus. Councillor Adrian Ross, Chair of Lewes District Council, visited the CTLA charity at its Newhaven base to see the new minibus and find out more about its work. He said: “CTLA provides a fantastic transport service for local […]
Do note the new day! The weekly Live Q&A will take place on Thursday 5 November at 10am this week, to coincide with the first day of the new lockdown period. This week’s session will focus on the support available for businesses affected by Covid-19, for which Cllr James MacCleary will be joined by […]
Councillor Zoe Nicholson and Councillor James MacCleary demand the resources needed from government to ‘keep our communities safe’ The Deputy Leader of Lewes District Council has written to Matt Hancock MP, the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, with an impassioned plea to put the responsibility for the […]
Lewes District Council will give £7,000 to selected charities and community organisations in the district that are supporting Marcus Rashford’s campaign for free meals for children during the school holidays. Councillor Johnny Denis (pictured), Cabinet Member for Communities and Customers, said: “Many people in the public eye make contributions of […]
For this week’s live Q&A, Cllr Zoe Nicholson will be joined by Jacky Wilks from Lewes District Citizens Advice for a discussion about the help available if you are worried about money. If you have any questions for the session please post them in the comments below this facebook post, or […]