March Report to Hailsham Town Council Wednesday, 27 March, 2024 27th March 2024 Our £538 million 2024/25 County budget passed on February 7th with no cuts to services, and a modest drawdown from reserves. Further additional Highways spend is being explored, although budget pressures from social care (esp. children’s), SEND & Home to school transport are intense. In February, the County Council was praised by Ofsted for its support for children and families... Local News
Highways Update 2nd February 2023 East Sussex County Council’s contractor continues to work round the clock and has repaired 4264 potholes since the start of the year. There are some 1977... Local News
Temporary Move for Burfield Academy 30th January 2023 The STEP Burfield Academy will be closing from the September 2023 term for a year with pupils transferring to their site at Pheonix school. This will be to... Local News
Conservative Councillors Rally in Support of Local Residents 27th January 2023 Local Conservative Councillors rallied to support north-west Hailsham residents in persuading a Wealden planning committee to block a developer proposal to... Local News
2022 Round Up 18th January 2023 In May 2021, residents re-elected me for a second term as Hailsham’s Conservative County councillor (New Town). I campaigned on a platform of raising spending... Local News
Government Funds Bus Price Cap 11th January 2023 East Sussex residents are to benefit from a Government initiative to provide up to £60 million in the first three months of this year, as a part of its Help for... Local NewsWestminster News
New Highways Update Jan 10th 11th January 2023 UPDATE: As of Jan 10th East Sussex Highways have just over 2000 reported potholes in the system currently (approximately 1200 more than the seasonal average)... Local News
Highways Update: Flood, Freeze & Thaw 4th January 2023 Happy New Year! I wanted to start the year with a Highways update The volatile winter weather has taken an inevitable and severe toll on our road network. First... Local News
Promoting Cleaner Rivers, Seas & Waterways 22nd November 2022 As someone with a post-grad degree in Energy and Environmental Economics, with a strong interest in environmental issues and renewable technologies, I am a keen... Local News
£41 million Confirmed for Local Bus Service Improvement Plan 22nd September 2022 Really pleased to see that our ambitious bid to improve local bus services has been formally granted the full £41.4 million indicated earlier in the summer by... Local News