Lewes District Council news

Cabinet councillors at Lewes District Council have this week approved over £6 million in funding for a raft of 'exciting community projects'.

Cabinet councillors yesterday (Thursday 11 July 2024) approved a refreshed strategy to fulfil the council's commitment to becoming net carbon zero by 2030 and help tackle the nature crisis.

The latest phase of the Newhaven Square development will go before Cabinet councillors at Lewes District Council on Thursday 11 July 2024.

A new free business start-up programme funded by Lewes District Council and delivered by 'always possible' will start in July 2024.

Anyone who wants to vote in the general election on 4 July must be registered to vote before the deadline on midnight 18 June.

Councillor looks forward to autumn 2024 re-opening

Some 37 good causes are sharing £6,200 thanks to Lewes District Local Lottery's Community Fund.

Voluntary organisation and community groups in Lewes district are being invited to bid for community grants of up to £10,000.

Lewes District Council has confirmed it will pause the current plans for a food waste transfer facility in Newhaven.

Foodbanks in Newhaven, Peacehaven and Telscombe are not accepting new members after the numbers of residents needing emergency support reached 'unsustainable levels'.

Councillors at Lewes District Council are supporting a campaign to address a 'quirk in the UK calendar' that could mean some tenants in social housing will have to pay an extra week's rent over the coming year.

A 'simply stunning council development' of affordable homes in Newhaven was officially opened this week in advance of the arrival of new tenants.