Local News From the Seaford Newhaven and Peacehaven area
Nigh time road closures will be in place on the A259 in Newhaven from the beginning of June to allow for resurfacing work. Work will start on Wednesday, June 2 and continue until Saturday, July 10.While the road is closed streetlight improvements will also be carried out, along with sign […]
Work to enable the safe return to international travel continues at a meeting of transport ministers hosted by UK government Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. The virtual meeting brought together transport ministers from the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the EU Commission to identify common goals and principles that will help develop globally recognised […]
Brighton and Hove buses will be running Sunday services on Good Friday, and Easter Monday. A normal Saturday service will run on Easter Saturday and a normal Sunday service will operate on Easter Sunday. View our timetables here They’re expecting buses to be busier than they have been, as lockdown […]
Alongside the BML2 project team and with the support of many local MPs, including our local MP Maria Caulfield, have submitted the final bid to the Restoring Your Railways fund. This programme funds 75% of costs of successful bids to help fund the reinstatement of rail lines closed during and […]
TEMPORARY traffic lights are to be put in place to ease traffic problems on a key coastal route between Seaford and Eastbourne. East Sussex Highways will be installing the lights on Exceat Bridge on Monday, March 29. It is hoped the lights will improve the traffic flow on the A259 […]
You never know- you be needing to get through Etchingham next month but beware. Sections of an Etchingham road will be closed overnight throughout April to allow resurfacing work to take place. Two stretches of the A265 – Haremere Hill and Straight Half Mile, will be resurfaced in sections between […]
Maria Caulfield, the MP for Lewes , and the BML2 project team submitted their bid to the Restoring Your Railways fund. This programme funds 75% of costs of successful bids to help fund the reinstatement of rail lines closed during and after the Beeching cuts. Lewes MP Maria Caulfield is […]
With the confirmation by the Prime Minister of schools and colleges reopening on 8 March from that day all school services will once again begin operating. Travelling safely to school Here’s a quick guide to making travel safer on board the buses: Wear a face covering if you are 11 or over, unless exempt […]
Here is some good news for regular users of the Exceat Bridge. Following calls from Maria Caulfield MP and Seaford Conservatives, the Conservative County Council are set to put temporary traffic lights at Exceat Bridge until the new bridge is built. Maria Caulfield MP and Seaford Conservatives have been called […]
All buses are currently being fitted with new air filters that will take out 99.99% of viruses and bacteria, an extra safety measure in the fight against Covid. Buses already have a natural means of refreshing the air, as doors open at regular intervals and windows are encouraged to be […]
Thank you for wearing a face covering on board the buses for your entire journey – you are helping to protect yourself and others and following the government’s legal requirement for travel on public transport. Around 90% of passengers who must wear a face covering by law are wearing one […]
From Sunday 17 January revised timetables will be in operation. We are trying to minimise the impact this will have on your journey and anticipate this being in the region of 80% of pre-Covid levels. These changes could affect your usual bus arrival times so please check before you travel. […]
Another terrible accident happened at the busy and dangerous Bishopstone junction in the last few weeks and along with local Conservatives, Cllr Liz Boorman and Luke Proudfoot Maria Caulfield is pushing East Sussex County Council to fast track the improvements for the road. You can follow the campaign here
Issued on behalf of Newhaven Ferry Port, DFDS and the Sussex Resilience ForumLorry drivers are asked to avoid travelling to Newhaven Port as any ferries leaving the port before Christmas are fully booked. The port, ferry company and local partners are working with the government to try and arrange Covid […]
THE Sussex Resilience Forum is working as always with local transport operators and businesses to help keep the county moving and supplied. Sailings from Newhaven Port for accompanied freight and tourist traffic have been suspended for 48 hours to comply with the temporary French ban on people travelling from the […]
Several Southern routes, including East Grinstead to London Victoria, Seaford to Brighton and Brighton to Portsmouth Harbour have seen an earlier start to weekday services. Southern have also responded to greater demand for Saturday services by increasing services on the Brighton to Lewes, Brighton to West Worthing, Sutton to London […]
Newhaven Enterprise Zone and Lewes District Council have announced that two car parks in Newhaven will remove charges to help support local businesses by encouraging shoppers to explore the town’s shops and restaurants. Dacre Road multi-storey car park and Lower Place car park will be free for a six-month period thanks […]
The following works are scheduled on the M23, subject to weather conditions. We attach a map which may help you to visualise the areas affected. Monday 7 & Tuesday 8 December 20:00 to 06:00 Full carriageway closure northbound from J10 to J8 plus all associated slip roads Diversion for M25 […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following a collision in Bishopstone near Seaford on Wednesday morning (2 December). A red Nissan Micra and dark coloured Hyudai Getz collided on the A259 Buckle Bypass at the junction with Marine Parade at about 7.20am. Emergency services attended the scene. The driver of one of the vehicles, a woman […]
Sussex Police and Sussex Safer Roads Partnership (SSRP) are encouraging road users to share the roads responsibly in the latest campaign to reduce death and injury on roads across the county. Operation VRU (Vulnerable Road Users) is taking place throughout November with a view to educate and advise on road […]
Monday 9 to Friday 13 November (inclusive) There are no full closures planned for this week. There will be lane closures for landscaping and replanting work.
Monday 2 to Friday 6 November (inclusive) There are no full closures on M23 Smart Motorway Project or slip roads over the next week. There will be some lane closures only.
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 […]
Here is an extract from a notice from Paul Codd of Southern Railway concerning changes to timetable from December 13th “As a result, the plan for the next timetable is to leave the total number of services across the week day as pretty much flat to protect reliability for our […]
Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 October (inclusive) 20:00 to 06:00 Full closure from J10 to J8 + slips J10 and J9 Northbound Diversion for M25 via A264 Copthorne Road, A22 and join at J6 M25. Diversion for Gatwick: A2011 Crawley Avenue, A23 London Road, Airport Way into the terminals. Full closure […]
The following works are scheduled on the M23, subject to weather conditions. Monday 12 to Friday 16 October (inclusive) 20:00 to 06:00 Full closure from J10 to J8 + slips J10 and J9 Northbound Diversion for M25 via A264 Copthorne Road, A22 and join at J6 M25. Diversion for Gatwick: A2011 […]
The following works are scheduled on the M23, subject to weather conditions. A map is attached which may help you to visualise the areas affected. Monday 5 & Tuesday 6 October (inclusive) 20:00 to 06:00 Full closure of J8 to J10 Southbound Diversion to Brighton via J6 M25, A22, A264 […]
We have received the following message about the M23, from Kier, the main Contractors: “It gives me great pleasure to announce that as of Wednesday 16 September, the M23 is open for traffic with the 70mph national speed limit reinstated and gantry technology in place. We have been on your […]
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 […]
Sussex Police are urging road users to pledge their support towards September’s Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) campaign to save lives and reduce death and injury on roads across the county. Project EDWARD, set to take place on Wednesday 16 September 2020 and championed by ROADPOL (European […]
Maria Caulfield MP has helped to restore a suitable rail service for school children using Glynde Railway Station to commute to Lewes. Following a timetable change the options for pupils were either to arrive in Lewes at 07:32 or 08:32. These changes have meant that trains from Glynde to Lewes […]
Some information from Brighton Buses about the revised bus timetable starting this Sunday. Obviously with schools starting up again there are sure to be some challenges. If you haven’t been on board buses for a while then please take a look at the safer travel guidance, you can also read about […]
The following works are scheduled on the M23, subject to weather conditions. We attach a map which may help you to visualise the areas affected. August Bank Holiday embargo starts 06:00 Friday 28 August to 00:01 Tuesday 1st September. No work to take place during this time. Tuesday 1 & […]
AS CHILDREN and young people head back to school in September families are being encouraged to travel by foot, bike or scooter. With roads expected to get a lot busier next month, parents and carers are being asked to play their part in cutting congestion and reducing carbon emissions and […]
After a spell of very hot weather and the likelihood of storm clouds looming on the horizon, roads policing officers in Sussex are warning drivers to be ready for potentially treacherous conditions when the rain arrives. Chief Inspector Michael Hodder from the Surrey and Sussex Roads Policing Unit said: “Experience […]
From the 15 June the wearing of a covering became mandatory and since then our role has been to encourage and enable passengers to do this. We are reminding users of the need with customer communications online and then during the journey using posters and announcements. We’ve been actively encouraging […]
Maria Caulfield MP has hosted a virtual meeting on the latest news regarding the A27 for constituents living in villages along the route. The meeting was organised following misleading protests by those opposed to any improvements to the A27 claiming that a new motorway was going to be built through […]
Maria Caulfield MP has put the case forward for jobs on the Newhaven to Dieppe ferry route and learnt that none of the planned 650 job cuts will be happening locally. Following discussions with the Newhaven Port Authority regarding Danish based company DFDS Maria Caulfield MP confirmed that whilst 650 […]
The following works are scheduled on the M23, subject to weather conditions. Monday to Friday 07:00 to 19:00 daily for 6 weeks Full closure of J10 exit slip Northbound. Diversion to J9 and back southbound to Junction 10. Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 July (inclusive) – 20:00 to 06:00 and […]
Please see this Safety Update from our Local Bus Company:- ” If you have just resumed travelling with us again then we’d like to welcome you back on board. If you are new to travelling with us again or have been travelling with us throughout this difficult time we wanted […]
Maria Caulfield MP is encouraging local residents and interested people to take part in the County Council’s consultation on plans for a new Exceat Bridge. The plans include a new two way bridge, with a pedestrian footpath on the northern side and a shared footpath and cycle path on the […]
Here is a notification from Stagecoach buses ( who run the buses in Eastbourne and Hastings areas ) informing of new seating guidelines. As lockdown restrictions continue to ease and more people are travelling we’ve reviewed our seating guidance so we can safely carry more passengers.There will be posters and […]
Following more concerns regarding the trains running on this line and especially lack of toilet facilities, we have received a statement from GTR the parent Company. “The class 313s are our older trains that run to and from Seaford and weren’t built with toilets. The train interiors have however been […]