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East Sussex County Council

A blue and green double-decker bus parked on a roadside

Over 200 bus lane warnings issued in first week

East Sussex County Council says it will soon start issuing £70 fines rather than warning letters.

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Public inquiry to begin into A259 bridge plans

An inquiry will examine plans for a new two-carriageway road bridge on the A259 in Exceat.

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New £70 fines for driving in A259 bus lanes

East Sussex County Council says the move will improve bus travel.

Two men standing side-by-side outside the glass front of a barber shop. The man on the left is wearing a dark zip-up jacket and a dark hat. The man on the right is wearing a black hoodie.

Barbers give back with free haircutting workshops

Bayley Grant, from Eastbourne, says he wanted to do something to give back to his community.

A general shot of the High Street in Bexhill old town. There is a two-lane road with two bollards in the middle.

Calls for HGV ban in town centre to be discussed

A petition calling for a ban on large lorries in Bexhill's old town is to be considered.

Fencing with a sign that says "construction site, keep out" in the middle of the street. There are shops on either side and behind the fence is an excavator.

Concerns roadworks will impact town's summer season

Traders in Eastbourne are concerned that roadworks over the summer will impact their peak period.

Computer generated image of a small bridge running over a river in the country side

Councillors agree £11m funding for Exceat Bridge

Councillors agree to redirect more than £11m towards plans to replace Exceat Bridge in East Sussex.

A man with a white goatee and thinning dark hair in a hospital gown. He is wearing black glasses, is in a hospital room, and is looking at the camera.

Man cancels care from council as costs jump 550%

Steven Kelynack, from Rye, says his care plan contribution went from £64.88 to £421.72 a month.

The FM Conway factory which has excavators on piles of gravel in the foreground, behind is a large green industrial building and a 40 metre high grey chimney stack

Concern over factory emissions despite new chimney

The FM Conway plant makes asphalt for road surfaces which residents say produces a "putrid" smell.