Lewes District Council news

The Ready to Grow and Big Ambitions programmes are open to companies based in Lewes, Eastbourne, Rother and Wealden districts.

Following their initial emergency response, East Sussex County Council, East Sussex Highways, Lewes District Council, Southern Water and the Environment Agency met to discuss the next steps and longer-term measures.

Lewes District Council has declared its commitment to getting empty homes back into use as affordable housing for local people who need it, as a national campaign week gets underway.

Lewes District Council is supporting a proposed new law to tighten controls over contaminated land.

Lewes District Council Cabinet members and community groups are calling on the government to increase its cost of living support for residents and projects delivering vital services.

A Cabinet councillor has welcomed £2 million government funding for Women's Aid to help survivors of domestic abuse flee and stay away from abusers.

Cabinet councillors have approved a plan that sets out the council's overarching priorities and aims for the next four years.

Residents in Lewes district are being sent colourful calendars to show their new bin collection days for the coming year. The council is also starting to introduce wheeled bin refuse collections across Lewes district.

Lewes District Council is awarding £20,000 to a network of community organisations that support people in poverty to access food, as part of its continued support for residents in need through the cost of living crisis.

Playgrounds across the district have been upgraded thanks to a £400,000 improvement programme by Lewes District Council over two years.

The Leader of Lewes District Council has accused the government of 'ripping the heart out of local services' after the finance settlement for councils was confirmed this week.

Changes to bin collections over Christmas and further changes on the horizon in 2024