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Press releases

February 2006

Consultation results & designs unveiled for countryside park

Monday 27 February 2006

Findings of the five-month consultation and preliminary designs for Pebsham Countryside Park are revealed this evening in a community meeting at Bexhill College.

Focus on East Sussex

Wednesday 1 February 2006

Find out the latest facts and figures about your county by logging onto eastsussex.gov.uk/focusoneastsussex

Temporary library closures at Uckfield and Eastbourne

Wednesday 1 February 2006

East Sussex County Council is improving Uckfield, Langney and Willingdon libraries during March and April.

Washable nappies save time and money

Monday 27 February 2006

Young families are getting a helping hand, with a new nappy loan scheme to save them hundreds of pounds and cut their weekly rubbish in half.

Hailsham Library to re-open

Monday 27 February 2006

People in the Hailsham area will soon be able to use their newly refurbished library following the completion of a £215,000 scheme to improve access and facilities.

Home visits for the blind and partially sighted set to continue

Monday 27 February 2006

The service will continue to help people with correspondence and small household tasks with the aim to keep people independent in their own homes.

Planning approval for new waste facilities

Friday 24 February 2006

East Sussex County Council’s planning committee has recommended that new facilities for managing waste at Maresfield Camp, Uckfield, should be given the go-ahead.

Support for more flood defence funding

Thursday 23 February 2006

A call for a major increase in national flood defence funding has received all-party support at East Sussex County Council.

Urban arts in Eastbourne

Wednesday 22 February 2006

Show-stopping graffitti lined the inside walls of Archery Youth Centre in Eastbourne this week, as young people exhibited their artwork for the first time.

Help Pevensey Bay Library celebrate its 40th Anniversary

Wednesday 22 February 2006

Library staff at Pevensey Bay are collecting local residents’ memories of how the library and surrounding area has changed over the last 40 years for a display at their Open Day on Saturday 25 March.

Waste Local Plan

Tuesday 21 February 2006

The Secretary of State has advised East Sussex County Council and Brighton & Hove City Council that the Waste Local Plan can be formally adopted without any further changes.

Four-year council tax plan gets green light

Tuesday 21 February 2006

A plan to drive down council tax rises over the next four years has been agreed in East Sussex.

Health committee to question health and social care bosses about bed blocking

Monday 20 February 2006

Health and social care bosses are to face questions on bed blocking from a powerful committee as part of their ongoing examination of the problem.

Change of provider for mental health services in Lewes

Wednesday 15 February 2006

Users of a mental health drop-in centre in Lewes are to receive services from a new provider.

Green Apple award

Tuesday 14 February 2006

An East Sussex County Council funded project, which helps small businesses to reduce waste and lower their impact on the environment, has received a prestigious Green Apple award for its work.

County continues push on school attendance

Tuesday 7 February 2006

East Sussex magistrates have ordered parents to pay fines and courts costs for failing to make sure their children attended school regularly.

Bexhill pupils scoop young consumer crown

Thursday 9 February 2006

Students from St Richards Catholic College in Bexhill have walked away with the title of top young consumers.

Don’t be a victim of credit card scams

Tuesday 7 February 2006

People in East Sussex are being warned about the growing number of incidents of fraudsters attempting to obtain personal credit card information over the phone.

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