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
Councillors Fox & Keogh Support Residents of Bakers Farm 12th August 2022 Conservative County Councillor Gerard Fox and Hailsham North West Town Councillor Steve Keogh both attended the Wealden District Planning Committee meeting... Local News
Bold library strategy across Conservative-run East Sussex reaps benefits for Hailsham residents 22nd June 2022 RESIDENTS across East Sussex are starting to enjoy the benefits of support and activities introduced as part of an updated library strategy, including the Step... Local News
VE Day 8th May 2022 Good turnout from the Hailsham Conservative team on VE Day. Nice to see Councillor Steve Keogh lay the wreath on behalf of the Royal Navy and Councillor Richard... Local News
Annual Town Meeting 28th April 2022 Wednesday saw a good turnout for the first Hailsham Annual Town Meeting since 2019. I very much enjoyed chatting with people before and after, including a... Local News
Hailsham Safer Streets Grant Update 21st April 2022 The Home Secretary has said that she will not stand by while criminals inflict fear and misery on our local communities. Although it remains a safe place to... Local News
March & April Highways Update 20th April 2022 Just a brief Highways update for my Hailsham New Town Division residents: In March, 28 potholes were filled in my Hailsham New Town Division, with a focus on... Local News
Top Award for East Sussex 31st March 2022 It was a tremendous honour as Chair of the East Sussex Pension Fund Committee, to pick up, with our Head of Pensions, Sian Kunert, the prestigious Local... Local News
Supporting the Stringers 19th March 2022 Mrs Fox and I spent a super Saturday afternoon at Hailsham Town FC cheering on the Stringers as they played Selsey at home. We were thrilled to sponsor the... Local News
March County Council Update for Hailsham 2nd March 2022 I’ve been struck down with covid (again) and a tree has fallen on my house (now thankfully removed). Forced through isolation to watch the news unfold on the TV... Local News
