Politics

Members of Divest East Sussex handed in a petition signed by 5,300 people at County Hall on Monday (September 16) calling on the county council to stop funding climate change.

Proposals to build housing on an industrial site in Peacehaven have been given the go ahead by Lewes planners.

Some meals on wheels customers in East Sussex may continue to be eligible for a subsidy as part of revised plans now being considered.

A senior Lewes councillor has called on the authority to ensure it supports EU nationals in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Revised plans for development at the Newhaven marina are set to go on show to the public next week.

Plans to replace Newhaven Fort’s entrance bridge have been signed off by the district council.

A fresh row has broken out on social media over possible Government investment in Newhaven between the town’s MP and council leaders.

A true Sussex ‘stalwart’ whose career has spanned being arrested by Idi Amin, presenting a TV programme from while the IRA bombed sites in Birmingham and broadcasting from the Seoul Olympics has retired from a long-serving charity role.

Why on earth did the anti-Brexit protesters in Lewes invite a Lib Dem speaker to their meeting on Cliffe Bridge? (Express 6/9/19)

There seems to be far too much confusion and emotional energy spent on whether we leave the EU with a deal or on WTO terms.

This is just about the most bone-headed proposal I have seen for this town since moving here in 1988.

News that East Sussex County Council is to sell off Ditchling Common Country Park is ‘not true’, the Sussex Express has been told.

A Newhaven councillor has raised fears about the ‘value for money’ of a £2.9million Lewes District Council housing scheme.

Residents are to have their say on a controversial parking issue in Lewes following a decision by county councillors earlier this week. 

A group of councillors scrutinising plans for a new health hub in Seaford are to report back their findings before the end of November

A new campaign is urging parents to be ‘pushy’ to ensure their child goes to school to drive up East Sussex attendance rates.

Plans to set up a rural wood recycling site near Framfield were withdrawn by developers ahead of a meeting this week. 

Concerns over ‘serious water leaks’ in Lewes have been raised by the Lewes District Green Party.

There was a common theme running through three of the letters published in the August 23 edition of the Sussex Express.