Local News From the Seaford Newhaven and Peacehaven area
One of Seaford’s famous public houses has re-opened to-day after the second lockdown BUT completely re-vamped! The new Landlord, Simon , has worked really hard to bring the pub back to it’s former glory and more, and all he wants now is your custom! The whole place has been given […]
School: St Leonards Church Of England Primary Academy, St Leonards-on-seaUnique school code: 2017Partly closed: Friday 11 December 2020Reason: COVID-19 local arrangementsMore information: Academy is closed on Friday 11th December for all children except for key worker children who need to book in on the App . Work will be placed […]
On Thursday May 6, 2021 residents in East Sussex will go to the polls to have their say on who represents them at East Sussex County Council. Here is some information regarding different ways to vote to avoid last minute panic. While the County Council elections are not until May, […]
The Health Secretary has announced that hospital staff, patients and visitors in hospitals which are part of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust will benefit from refurbished wards, brand new electrics and upgraded ventilation systems. The Government has announced allocations of £600 million to tackle […]
Newhaven MP Maria Caulfield has visited local businesses as part of Small Business Saturday. Maria Caulfield MP visited the new SurfnSkate café at Newhaven Football Club, which has been opened by the owners of the popular SurfnSkate shop on West Quay. The local MP then went on to visit Paradise […]
This is an official school closure notification School: The Baird Primary Academy, HastingsUnique school code: 2011Partly closed: Thursday 10 December 2020Reason: COVID-19 local arrangementsMore information: They are closing for all pupils except those from keyworker families. For any queries regarding this notification, please contact CS Customer Relations: Email – cs.customerrelations@eastsussex.gov.uk Telephone […]
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. […]
Lewes District Council will submit a bid to the government’s Town Fund in January that could unlock a multi-million windfall for economic regeneration in Newhaven. After Newhaven was one of 101 towns shortlisted for the funding, council officers and the Town Deal Board are putting the finishing touches to a […]
Cabinet councillors have given the latest round of projects funded by the Community Infrastructure Levy unanimous approval and declared them ‘an early Christmas present for communities across the district’. The Community Infrastructure Levy, known as CIL, is a charge that local authorities can make on developments to raise funds for […]
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 […]