Local News From the Seaford Newhaven and Peacehaven area
Our local MP Maria Caulfield would like to update us with the following information:- “Lots of you have fed back to me about the great experience you have had when getting your vaccine. Others are concerned they still have not heard so I wanted to further update you on the […]
Victims of domestic abuse are now able to access support from local pharmacies across the Lewes constituency, as part of the Ask for ANI scheme backed by Maria Caulfield MP and the Government. The scheme will allow those at risk or suffering from abuse in the local area to discreetly […]
Maria Caulfield MP for Lewes has joined forces with the UK’s largest dog welfare charity to call on the Government to stop the illegal importation of puppies into the UK. Dogs Trust is urging MPs to help stop #PuppySmuggling by joining their new parliamentary Puppy Smuggling Taskforce. Every year thousands […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed the measures the Government has put in place to ensure every student across the Lewes Constituency receives a high-quality remoted education while schools are closed. Throughout the pandemic, education has been a national priority, and thanks to the efforts of teachers and school staff across […]
Lewes MP Maria Caulfield has welcomed new support for businesses announced by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak. The government have already set out the economic package of support for businesses over the Winter, including monthly grants for closed businesses worth up to £3,000 per month, extending the furlough scheme to April […]
Sussex Police is set to receive an additional £18.1 million in its funding, thanks to the Conservative Government’s increase to police budgets. Home Secretary Priti Patel has announced policing will receive up to £15.8 billion in 2021-22 – an increase of £636 million on last year. This includes over £400 […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed the Government’s announcement that local authorities in the Lewes constituency will see their budgets boosted by £22.58 million, as part of the Conservatives’ commitment to level up local services across the country and give them the resources they need to support their communities as we […]
With 10 days to go to the end of the transition period and supply chains from Europe to the UK now suspended for the next two days, James MacCleary, Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Spokesperson, calls for a recall of Parliament. “Boris Johnson’s announcement of the new Coronavirus strain and putting London […]
Liberal Democrats parliamentary spokesperson, James MacCleary (pictured), has condemned the Chancellor for failing to introduce a comprehensive plan to save jobs after it was revealed that over 2,500 people in Lewes District are currently on Universal Credit. Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Christine Jardine criticised Rishi Sunak’s “constant chop-and-change approach”, urging him to put in […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed National Lottery funding of almost half a million pounds to 16 projects across her Lewes constituency. Since 1st January, The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded over £650m raised by players of the National Lottery, supporting over 13,000 projects all over the country including £446,768 of […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed the final figures from this year’s admission cycle showing there were 29,740 acceptances to nursing and midwifery courses in England, 6,110 more than last year and an increase of over a quarter (26%). This year, 23% (6,770) of acceptances were from students aged 35 years […]
Newhaven Port has been successful in its bid to the Port Infrastructure Fund and is to receive £6,215,839 in government funding. New infrastructure at ports will be needed whether or not the UK secures a negotiated agreement with the EU as we are leaving the Customs Union and Single Market […]
The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 14,813 compared to last year, and the number of doctors rose by 6,257 to a record 121,726, figures up until the end of August show. Quarterly vacancy statistics also show the number of overall NHS vacancies has decreased since last […]
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 […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed the Spending Review which provides billions of pounds in the fight against coronavirus, delivers on the Conservative’s promises it has made to the British people and invests in the UK’s recovery. The Government set out an ambitious plan that focuses on levelling up across the […]
Maria Caulfield MP is helping to raise awareness of fake electrical goods for sale online as more shoppers turn online for their Christmas shopping. Concerns around Covid-19 have led to many of us to shop online this Christmas instead of visiting the High Street. Consumer safety charity Electrical Safety First […]
Maria Caulfield MP, who returned to the NHS during the Covid19 pandemic, is backing a law in Parliament to create a new system of volunteer reservists for the NHS, modelled on Armed Forces reservists and police special constables. The NHS Reserve Staff Bill was presented in Parliament on Tuesday 24 […]
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 […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed new defence funding which will help protect our country and bring tens of thousands of jobs to every corner of the Union of the UK. This the largest investment in the nation’s defence in the last 30 years, providing our defence budget with an extra […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed funding increases to support victims of rape and domestic abuse, including funding specifically for Sussex. Nearly £11 million will go towards a range of services offering practical and emotional help – allowing organisations to recruit more staff, adapt to remote counselling methods during the pandemic […]
When: Friday 20 November from *1.45pm for a 2pm start to 3pm Where: Online via Zoom Cost: Free – Find out more and register your place here. Join an interactive virtual session with Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven for a Business Q&A on the challenges facing the economy in 2020 and 2021. Andrew […]
The future of youth hostelling lies in the hands of local MPs. YHA (England & Wales) has joined voices with colleagues from across the independent hostels sector to lead the plea for MPs to add their signature to a tabled motion in Parliament. The motion asks the government for help to […]
Families that have been hardest hit by the pandemic and need extra support this winter with food and bills will benefit from a new £170 million scheme unveiled by the Government. The Covid Winter Grant Scheme will see councils across England share £170 million in additional, ring-fenced funding to help […]
Maria Caulfield MP has praised the latest UK trade deal that has been agreed with the largest economy in East Africa, Kenya. The agreement will ensure all companies operating in Kenya, including British businesses, can continue to benefit from duty-free access as they export products including vegetables and flowers to […]
Farmers across the UK will be given a greater say in future UK trade deals as the Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) has been placed on a full statutory footing, in a move welcomed by Maria Caulfield MP. The Commission was initially launched for a six-month period in July to […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed more than £500,000 of government funding for Wealden District Council for homes for rough sleepers and other vulnerable people. The £555,600 of funding is part of a national investment of more than £150 million. This will enable people who sleep rough, or at risk of […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed the announcement that Sussex has been bolstered by an additional 129 officers since the Government launched its major police recruitment drive one year ago. The addition of these new officers brings the total number of police across Sussex up to 2,904, meaning there are now […]
Lewes MP Maria Caulfield has launched new eTicket readers at the town’s railway station. New eTickets or mTickets are an alternative to a paper ticket, meaning customers can scan a barcode on their smartphone or on paper printed from home. This can save time queuing for a ticket as passengers […]
A new proposed law, introduced in Parliament by Conservative MP Chris Loder in February, will see the most serious perpetrators of animal cruelty face up to five years in prison, up from the current maximum of six months. The Bill passed its second reading in Parliament on Friday 23rd October. […]
New statistics showing 13,700 more nurses in the NHS have been welcomed by Lewes MP and NHS nurse Maria Caulfield MP. The number of nurses in the NHS in England increased by 13,718 compared with last year, and the number of doctors has risen by 7,810, figures to the end of […]
We have a statement from Maria Caulfield MP clarifying the situation on free school meals:- “This week there has been a vote in Parliament on the issue of Free School Meals which I have always campaigned for, voted for and which I strongly support. I want to reassure you that […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed news that Lewes will benefit from a share of £900 million in additional funding for local councils announced by the Government, which includes Lewes District Council. This means that since the start of the pandemic, Lewes has received £1.59 million in extra direct support from […]
On Wednesday evening (21/10/2020), the Conservative party, including Lewes MP Maria Caulfield, will vote against a motion in the House of Commons that would guarantee that all children in receipt of free school meals will continue to receive them during the upcoming school holidays. Commenting on the issue, James MacCleary, […]
Maria Caulfield MP is urging local farmers in the Lewes constituency to apply for funding from the government’s £25 million Countryside Productivity Small Grants (CPSG) scheme. Under the Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme, farmers can apply for grants of between £3,000 and £12,000 to buy new and innovative equipment – […]
New statistics showing the huge Government support to businesses across the Lewes have been welcomed by local MP Maria Caulfield. Businesses across the Lewes constituency have benefitted from £69,152,437 worth of loans since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. This includes 1,813 Bounce Back Loans – 100 per cent government-backed loans […]
Maria Caulfield MP is inviting everyone in the Lewes constituency to get involved in UK Parliament Week and join a UK-wide conversation about our democracy, people power and making change happen. UK Parliament Week is an annual festival taking place from 1-7 November, that engages people from across the UK […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed news that the future of Newhaven to Dieppe ferry has been secured as the government announced Newhaven as one of eight ports to secure a government freight contract. The Government have announced that Newhaven Ferry will be part of a £77.6 million national contract to […]
Please find some news on the Agriculture Bill that was voted on this week. James Mc Cleary, Leader of Lewes Council would like it known that there is a large farming community locally in Lewes constituency who are unhappy with their MP’s decision not just to vote against the Lords Amendment […]
Maria Caulfield MP has visited Bluebell Railway and Newhaven Fort after they received more than £1.5 million in government funding to support them during the coronavirus pandemic. Bluebell Railway is to receive £727,200 and Newhaven Fort is to receive £850,000. They are two of 445 organisations which will share £103 […]
The Lewes Constituency has been awarded £490,495 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced today. The Charleston Trust, Ditchling Museum, So Sussex and Sussex […]
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed £2 million of funding from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund to support four cultural assets in the Lewes constituency. The four cultural assets in the Lewes constituency set to receive funding are: Bluebell Railway £727,200, Culver Archaeological Project £12,000, Sussex Archaeological Society £497,500, and Wave […]
Maria Caulfield MP has hailed the Prime Minister’s announcement at Conservative Party Conference of a £160 million investment in wind energy as great news for Newhaven. This new £160 million funding will support major new port side manufacturing hubs, so that the UK can host the factories making the next […]
Maria Caulfield MP is encouraging community groups and village organisations in the eastern part of her constituency to apply for community grants from Wealden District Council. The Wealden Community Grants Recovery fund offers grants of between £500 – £5,0000. These need to be spent before the end of March 2021. […]
Cancer nurse and MP for Lewes Maria Caulfield has today raised a mug in support of Macmillan’s Coffee Morning and is encouraging her constituents to do the same. Now in its 30th year, the charity fundraiser usually sees millions of pounds donated every year to help support people affected by cancer. […]
Local MP Maria Caulfield has urged all those people in the Lewes constituency who are eligible for the flu jab to get one this winter, as the Government launches its drive to vaccine 30 million people. The drive to vaccines comes as new research from Public Health England suggests that […]
Maria Caulfield MP is backing plans to radically overhaul sentencing, to crack down on crime and protect the public by ensuring dangerous criminals are kept in prison for longer. For too long, our justice system has been beset by complex and confusing laws which the public often feel fail in […]
£105 million extra funding for councils to prevent vulnerable people supported during the pandemic ending up on the streets • Council to receive £964,300.00 to support vulnerable people across district • First 3,300 of 6,000 planned new homes for rough sleepers to be delivered by end of the year […]
At a meeting last week the local MP, Maria Caulfield, the Parish Council and the Friends of Cuckmere met with The Environment Agency (EA) to work out an action plan to tackle the terrible problems the river Cuckmere has had in recent months with flooding in the winter and dying […]
The government has secured our first major free trade deal as an independent trading nation with Japan. This deal will boost trade between the two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. The agreement negotiated – in record time and […]
Maria Caulfield MP has thanked Network Rail and the Cooksbridge Rail Action Group following a government funded extension to the platform at Cooksbridge Railway Station that will mean trains will no longer block the level crossing. The work has been completed thanks to a £10 million investment from the Department […]