19 March 2025 / 19 March 2025 by Jo Smart
Lewes District Council’s (LDC) Cabinet members are set to consider the recommendations of the council’s Southern Water Scrutiny Panel on Thursday 20 March, following its landmark investigation into local sewage pollution. ‘Our rivers and seas are awash with sewage,’ said Green Cllr Ezra Cohen, deputy chair of the panel. ‘In my home in Seaford, it’s […]
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Lewes District Council has backed recommendations proposed by Green Cllr Ezra Cohen, calling for an enhanced democratic devolution deal for Sussex to restore public trust in politics, ensure local accountability and require meaningful action on the climate and nature emergencies. It follows the government’s February announcement that East Sussex, together with West Sussex and Brighton […]
1 July 2024 / 1 July 2024 by johnnydenis
Green Party Councillors in Ringmer, near Lewes, have taken the unusual step of writing to Morrisons CEO to ask them to up their game in what they say is a poorly served village Morrisons Daily (formerly McColls). Ringmer is seeing an ongoing increase in population due to housing development and councillors argue the shop is […]
23 May 2023 / 23 May 2023 by jonathanvernon
The official announcement on the shape of the new Lewes District Council following local elections came at the first Council meeting on Monday, with the Green Party and Labour Party announcing they will again be forming an Alliance to run Lewes District Council, extending arrangements which have operated successfully over the last four years, and […]