1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (228+ words) A majority of respondents have backed a new planting style for a town’s popular seaside gardens. More than 16,000 people responded to a public consultation about the future of Eastbourne’s Carpet Gardens, with nearly 70 per cent supporting a permanent switch to…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (598+ words) A council is investigating allegations that a charity has been breaking waste disposal rules. East Sussex County Council (ESCC) said it had received a complaint that Age UK East Sussex has been using council-run recycling sites to dispose of commercial…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (297+ words) More than two dozen birds have been found dead outside a train station in a suspected case of animal cruelty. Wildlife charity West Sussex Wildlife Protection received a call on September 3 in relation to several dead birds outside Chichester Station....

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (475+ words) Dog walkers could soon face fines for failing to carry poo bags, as a result of new rules. On Monday (September 7), Hastings Borough Council’s cabinet approved plans to extend the town’s Dog Control Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) for a…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (621+ words) Residents of a Sussex village are being offered free help to cut their energy bills and avoid costly mistakes when investing in renewable technology. Forest Row Energy Co-operative, a community-owned, not-for-profit organisation founded in 2014, provides independent advice on everything from…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (534+ words) Waste and recycling collections in Mid Sussex have been missing around 288 homes each week, district councillors have been told. The figures were shared during a six-month review of the 1-2-3 service, which provides weekly food waste collections, fortnightly recycling collections and…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (533+ words) Building a walking, wheeling and cycling path across Chichester’s Oaklands Park will cost more than £370,000 – almost twice its original budget. Now district councillors have been asked to approve the use of £155,000 of Community Infrastructure Levy funds to get the project…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (508+ words) Calls have been made to install "super bins" to help install overflowing rubbish. A proposal has been put forward to trial solar-powered "super bins" and underground waste banks in Brighton and Hove in a bid to tackle overflowing rubbish and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (98+ words) The collection celebrates a quiet encounter with Sussex wildlife, following the hare through a series of natural moments as it explores its surroundings. Tall grasses, small wildflowers and patches of... Sussex hare captured during quiet countryside encounter The collection celebrates…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (374+ words) The death of hundreds of newly planted trees on Hove seafront is being investigated by Brighton and Hove City Council. A planning application to plant replacement trees could be in the pipeline once the council has worked out how to…...