Politics

Spirited pupils are lobbying Parliament to introduce a Women’s Equality Day to mark 100 years since women first won the right to vote.

Controversial proposals for a major housing development in Polegate have been given the go ahead by Wealden planners.

The University of Sussex will hold the first in a series of debates on free expression, with the first centred around the phrase ‘Generation Snowflake’.

Sussex’s ambulance service has improved its overall rating from ‘inadequate’ to ‘requires improvement’ after the latest visit from regulators.

Wealden planners are set to decide on an application to build 40 homes near Polegate at a committee hearing later this week.

A new ‘landmark’ rooftop restaurant with panoramic views towards the sea was given the green light by planners.

An East Sussex council has defended its use of bailiffs, saying it adopts a ‘sensitive, appropriate and successful’ approach to debt collection.

Campaigners are calling for a lower speed limit on a busy coastal road following ‘a string of accidents’ and the death of a Seaford motorcyclist earlier this year.

The subsidy for meals on wheels in East Sussex could be scrapped by the county council as it looks to make more cost savings.

A proposed ‘core offer’ detailing what services East Sussex residents can expect to be delivered in the future has been published.

The fight to save a Seaford green space was given a boost by a Lewes District Council decision this week.

Proposals to refurbish and extend a community centre in Lewes have been unanimously approved by councillors.

A £2.2m project to build modern prefabricated homes for temporary accommodation in Newhaven has been signed off by council leaders.

A major route in and out of Haywards Heath could be closed for three months for road improvements linked to housebuilding north of the town.

Regeneration plans which will see a Lewes community centre refurbished and extended could be given the go-ahead this week.

Chancellor Philip Hammond announced his Budget in the House of Commons today (October 29) – which included a boost for mental health services, cash for repairs to potholes, as well as funds for schools.

Plans which could lead to new homes being built on Seaford’s Blatchington Green are due to be discussed next week.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid’s eldest brother collapsed in the shower and drowned after being more than five times over the drink-drive limit at a country house hotel, an inquest heard.

Proposals to convert a vacant care home into housing have been given the go-ahead by Wealden planners.