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Press releases

August 2007

Boost for South East housing targets

Wednesday 29 August 2007

Councillors have welcomed a report that concludes that a massive increase in houses in the South East cannot be sustained.

Could you volunteer to help support and advise East Sussex parents?

Wednesday 29 August 2007

Potential volunteers who could help support parents in East Sussex with advice and information on a wide range of issues are being offered taster training sessions next month.

County population tops half a million

Wednesday 29 August 2007

The population of East Sussex has topped half a million for the first time, according to official figures released today (Wednesday).

Summer fete for Eastbourne’s elderly

Tuesday 28 August 2007

Service users and staff at Milton Resource Centre in Eastbourne are hoping to raise money from a summer fete to pay for social activities and outings.

Vigil at the Silent City

Friday 24 August 2007

Representing the people of East Sussex, the Chairman of the County Council paid his respects at the 65th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid in France

East Sussex GCSE results improve for seventh year running

Friday 24 August 2007

Students in East Sussex are celebrating their best ever GCSE exam results, according to provisional results.

County Council officers check that children’s holiday work is legal

Thursday 23 August 2007

Employers at more than 120 businesses in East Sussex have been paid a visit by county council welfare officers checking up on child employment in the area.

Legal age for buying tobacco to rise

Wednesday 22 August 2007

East Sussex County Council is advising traders and teenagers that the legal age to buy cigarettes will be raised to 18 on 1 October.

Views wanted on traffic-calming

Wednesday 22 August 2007

Residents are being asked for their views on a proposed traffic calming scheme in Westham.

True age of Neolithic burial mound revealed

Tuesday 21 August 2007

A County Council archaeologist has found that an unusual ‘figure of eight’ shaped burial mound at Pashley Down is 1,000 years older than anyone realised.

Better countryside access

Monday 20 August 2007

A two-year project establishing access to the countryside for disabled people will draw to a close this month.

Photography competition – six weeks to get that winning shot

Thursday 16 August 2007

People who believe they could be the next David Bailey have six weeks left to take a winning photo in a council photography competition.

Council help to cut business energy bills

Thursday 16 August 2007

Local businesses are being helped to cut their energy bills and carbon footprint with free energy audits and grants.

Deal struck with businesses on parking permits

Thursday 16 August 2007

East Sussex County Council has struck a deal that will significantly reduce the cost of business parking permits when the new enforcement regime begins in Eastbourne on October.

Multi-million pound school maintenance programme

Tuesday 14 August 2007

A multi-million pound school maintenance programme is being carried out at over 40 East Sussex schools during this summer and autumn.

Enjoy the East Sussex countryside

Tuesday 14 August 2007

Residents and tourists are being urged to visit the East Sussex countryside during the school holidays, despite the recent case of foot and mouth disease in Surrey.

Dieppe commemorations – Chairman praises Sea Cadets

Friday 10 August 2007

Newhaven and Seaford Sea Cadets have been praised for their efforts to help commemorate the Dieppe Raid which was carried out during World War Two.

Results of Key Stage 2 tests for 11-year-olds show improvements

Wednesday 8 August 2007

Provisional results of this year’s Key Stage 2 tests for 11-year-olds in East Sussex are continuing to improve across all three subject areas, and faster than the national rate of improvement, according to the latest figures from DCSF (formerly DfES).

VIP treatment for foster carers and their families at Eastbourne Airbourne

Tuesday 7 August 2007

Foster carers and their families from across East Sussex will be getting some VIP treatment, courtesy of the Royal Air Force, at this year’s Eastbourne International Air Show on the seafront.

Council looks to keep tax promise

Tuesday 7 August 2007

A promise to provide high quality services at lowest possible council tax has been underlined by East Sussex County Council.

Uckfield to Lewes rail study gets green light

Tuesday 7 August 2007

A study into the possibility of reopening the Uckfield to Lewes rail line was given the green light by Matthew Lock, Lead Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at East Sussex County Council, on Monday (30 July).

No foot and mouth in East Sussex

Monday 6 August 2007

East Sussex residents are being reassured that there is no risk to the public following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Surrey.

County calls for South Downs boundary changes

Friday 3 August 2007

East Sussex County Council has laid out its conditions for supporting the creation of a South Downs National Park.

Views wanted on the future of Gilda Crescent and Hookstead

Wednesday 1 August 2007

Views on older people’s services at Gilda Crescent in Polegate and Hookstead in Crowborough are being sought by East Sussex County Council to ensure services are improved and future fit.

Improving Peacehaven and Hollington – Young people have their say

Wednesday 1 August 2007

Young people in Peacehaven and Hollington have been expressing their view on how East Sussex County Council can spend money to improve their communities.

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