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• Help For Heroes Fundraising Event

  Chair, Eileen Russell and Cllr Sharon Davy attended a fundraising evening in Cooksbridge to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes.

• Forum For Landlords

  Landlords with properties within the Lewes District Council area are invited to attend an information forum on 9 February 2012.

• Schools Competition Celebrating 2012

  We are delighted to be working with secondary schools in the district inviting them to take part in a competition "celebrating 2012".

• Holocaust Memorial Day 2012

  The Chair of Lewes District Council, Councillor Eileen Russell, and the Mayor of Peacehaven, Councillor Phil Howson, will plant a Cherry Tree in Peacehaven to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

• So Much To Enjoy In Sussex In 2012

  2012 is set to be an epic year and where better to celebrate than the Sussex countryside.

• District News

  Read the latest edition of our residents' magazine, District News - your look at Lewes District Council services.

• Closer Working With Federation Of Small Businesses

  A recent meeting between Lewes District Council and the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) heralded the start of a new relationship of working together to support business and enterprise within the Lewes District.

• Successful Benefit Cheat Prosecution

  Mrs Barbara Joyce, 60, of Valley Road, Newhaven appeared in Brighton Magistrate's Court on Wednesday 14 December 2011 charged with four counts of benefit fraud. She plead guilty and was sentenced to a one year supervision order with £100 costs.

• Law Society Awards Excellence Accreditation

  Our Legal Services team is to be awarded the Lexcel accreditation, the Law Society's international mark of excellence.

• Credit Union Offers Loans, Savings and Debt Advice

  Plans are in place to open a weekly Help Point in Newhaven in partnership with the Newhaven Community Development Association (NCDA), at the new Hub premises in the High Street.

• Christmas Waste & Recycling

  The festive period will see temporary changes to your rubbish and recycling collections due to the Bank Holiday adjustments.

• Christmas Contacts & Opening Hours

  Councillors and staff would like to wish all our residents and businesses a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Please note our opening hours over the festive period and how and when we are contactable.

• Tourism Strengthens Local Economy

  The latest figures we have compiled indicate tourism continues to make a significant contribution to the district's local economy.

• New Affordable Housing

  A number of new housing projects have been completed since Easter 2011, adding to the homes available through Sussex HomeMove.

• Benefit Fraudster Successfully Prosecuted

  Miss Sarah Knights, 23, of Elphick Road, Newhaven appeared in Brighton Magistrate's Court on Monday 6 December 2011 charged with failing to notify a change in her financial circumstances. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to an 18 month conditional discharge.

• Meet The Rangers

  Landport Bottom Management Committee invites you to meet the Lewes District Council Rangers to discuss issues associated with recreation and management of Landport Bottom, Lewes.

• Online Maps Show Changing Coastline

  The coastline in Lewes District is part of a pioneering national pilot scheme to give the public online information on how the coast is changing.

• Hospice To Benefit From Pelham House Arrangement

  Our councillors are happy to support the chosen charity of Pelham House - Chestnut Tree Hospice - when they meet for their regular Council meeting at Pelham House.

• Newhaven Port Regeneration Sets Sail

  An important meeting took place today Friday 2 December 2011 to look at the future of Newhaven.

• Electrical Recycling Sites In Time For Christmas

  There are now five waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling sites located within the Lewes District Council area.

• Industrial Action Latest

  Advice for customers of how our services are affected by industrial strike action on Wednesday 30 November 2011.

• More Time To Speak At Planning Meetings

  We now have a new planning protocol that we hope will give people more opportunity to have their voice heard on planning matters.

• Doubling Chances Of Regeneration Success

  We are confident our plans to bring more regeneration into the district have been greatly improved by confirmation of our inclusion in the Coast to Capital Local Economic Partnership.

• Lewes Welcomes Olympic Torch

  Olympic excitement is heading to Lewes after it has been announced Lewes is one of eight towns and villages in East Sussex to host the Olympic Flame ahead of the London 2012 Olympics.

• Pubwatch Goes Online

  The Pubwatch schemes in Lewes, Newhaven, Peacehaven and Seaford are the first in Sussex to go online.

• Town & Parish Conference 2011

  A conference for Town and Parish Councils and Parish Meetings took place at the Sussex Rural Business Centre at Plumpton College on Thursday, 20 October 2011.

• Stay Beautiful, Stay Safe

  Environmental Health Officers are visiting beauty industry premises to check on activities such as hairdressing, nail treatments, fish pedicures, tanning and sunbed use and non-surgical cosmetic treatments involving lasers.

• Imagine Lewes District In 2030

  Lewes District Council and the South Downs National Park Authority are encouraging local people to give their views on the Emerging Core Strategy for Lewes District.

• More Time To Give Planning Views

  We have introduced a new planning protocol that is hoped will give people more opportunity to have their voice heard on planning matters.

• Councillor Groves Fined

  Councillor Barry Groves, Lewes District Councillor for Seaford West (Conservative), has been convicted at Brighton Magistrates' Court of disorderly behaviour, resisting arrest and obstructing a police officer.

• 8,554 Households Risk Losing Right To Vote

  Residents in the Lewes district area have been urged to make sure they don't lose their right to vote. Households' electoral registration forms must be completed and returned by 15 October 2011.

• Access For All Awards 2011

  We are inviting local people to nominate any shop, service, business or facility that provides good access for disabled and older people in Seaford and Newhaven.

• Council Tax Discount Amnesty

  Councils across East Sussex are joining forces to review how many people may be wrongly claiming a discount on their council tax. This will help keep council tax as low as possible for all council tax payers.

• Cabinet Reshuffle

  The Leader of Lewes District Council, Cllr Tony Nicholson, has announced changes to the Cabinet.