Maria Caulfield MP has highlighted further details of new flexible rail season ticket which will be available to commuters later this month. Lewes MP Maria Caulfield has previously called for the introduction of the flexible season tickets and has raised the issue on behalf of many local residents who work […]
New app for rail passenger assistance welcomed by Maria Caulfield MP
A new Passenger Assistance mobile phone app to support customers who require assistance when travelling by train has been welcomed by Maria Caulfield MP. The app means customers can choose to request assistance via their smartphone nationwide. The app, which has been developed by the Rail Delivery Group and UK […]
Maria Caulfield MP success as Flexible Season Tickets to be launched
Maria Caulfield MP has welcomed the new national flexible rail ticket which will be available to commuters across England once travel restrictions are lifted. Lewes MP Maria Caulfield has previously called for the introduction of the flexible season tickets and has raised the issue on behalf of many local residents […]
Transport Secretary meets with G7 leaders to plan for the safe return to international travel
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 […]
Easter Bus Times
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 […]
Overnight work to close Etchingham road
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 […]
All B & H school bus services resume on 8th March
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 […]
Maria Caulfield MP and Conservatives success as traffic lights to go up as Exceat Bridge
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 […]
Urgent Action for Bishopstone
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
Joint statement from Newhaven Ferry Port, DFDS and the Sussex Resilience Forum
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 […]
Statement from the Sussex Resilience Forum
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 […]
Winter timetable started on Sunday 13 December
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 […]
Six months free parking in Newhaven Town Centre
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 […]
Appeal following A259 collision.
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 […]
Road Safety Campaign Sussex Safer Roads Partnership
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 […]
Government funded Cooksbridge Railway Station extension open for passengers
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 […]
We Are Supporting Project Edward
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 […]
Wet weather driving warning as storm clouds loom
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 […]
Statement from Southern railway regarding facecoverings
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 […]
Virtual A27 meeting hosted by Maria Caulfield MP
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 […]
Newhaven safe from DFDS job cuts
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 […]