Academy School Merger Proposal Declined by DfE Regional Director Monday, 18 November, 2024 According to the minutes of the meeting, the proposal by STEP to amalgamate Burfield and Phoenix schools has been declined by the Department for Education (DfE) Regional Director in consultation with the DfE South East Advisory Board. The DfE Advisory Board decision (contained in the October 17th meeting minutes, see below at the bottom of this piece) clearly reflected the concern that STEP had... Local News
Ersham Road Resurfacing 13th June 2023 In my 2022 report to Hailsham residents, delivered by leaflet in January and published here, I mentioned that I had been pressing County Highways officers to... Local News
South Road Bridge Resurfacing in July 8th June 2023 In April, I promised that the very limited and somewhat incomplete interim carriageway works conducted on South Road Bridge would be followed by more... Local News
Hailsham Grass Cutting Season 19th May 2023 I wanted to correct a number of misperceptions around the Town’s Grass Cutting programme. The County Council provide Towns & Parishes with two cuts per year... Local News
South Road Bridge Resurfacing Plans 21st April 2023 I’ve been working with the East Sussex Highways and County Assets Management team on getting a long run solution to the South Road Bridge problem for a number... Local News
Summary of County Council Achievements 2022/23 7th March 2023 The attached is a summery of what we believe your Conservative-run County Council has achieved on your behalf over the last year: Local News
Highways Update: Feb 9th 9th February 2023 In the wake of the extreme winter weather (see my earlier piece Flood, Freeze & Thaw), ESCC Highways contractor has repaired nearly 6000 potholes since the... Local News
East Sussex Conservatives: Delivering Sound Finances, Safeguarding Local Services 7th February 2023 Today Full Council approved Conservative-run East Sussex’s 2023/24 budget. Vital services across the county are set to be protected once again. Approval of the... Local News
Highways Update 2nd February 2023 East Sussex County Council’s contractor continues to work round the clock and has repaired 4264 potholes since the start of the year. There are some 1977... Local News
Temporary Move for Burfield Academy 30th January 2023 The STEP Burfield Academy will be closing from the September 2023 term for a year with pupils transferring to their site at Pheonix school. This will be to... Local News
