Leader, deputy and four other councillors quit Labour as council faces bankruptcy
The leader of Hastings Borough Council and five other councillors have quit the Labour Party and set themselves up as...
Politics
Labour Party confirms election candidate for East Worthing and Shoreham
Tom Rutland has been confirmed as the Labour Party’s parliamentary candidate for the East Worthing and Shoreham constituency. Mr Rutland...
Lord Lieutenant opens £21m fire station and training centre
A £21 million new fire station and training centre has been officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex,...
Hundreds more electric car charging points go live
Hundreds more electric car charging points have gone live across Sussex over the past year, according to the Department for...
Primary school to close
By Huw Oxburgh, local democracy reporter A Lewes primary school is due to close its doors after final approval was...
Sussex windmill added to Heritage at Risk Register
A Sussex windmill has been added to the latest Heritage at Risk Register with the hope that it can be...
Thousands take up offer of free condoms from council
Almost 10,000 people have taken up an offer of free condoms from council public health chiefs while more than 20,000...
Our police are a rock that society beats against
One of my first mayoral duties has been to present divisional commendation awards to Sussex Police officers and staff based...
Construction sector needs not just reinvention but revolution
The number of new homes being built each year continues to decrease yet the construction industry finds itself needing more...
All change but no change
Brighton and Hove City Council is a local authority in urgent need of red tape reduction – but will is...
