http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news Latest news, events and information regarding our services for the community of the Lewes district en-gb 2011 Lewes District Council Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:39:00 GMT Open Text Web Solutions 10.1 http://www.lewes.gov.uk/sys_images/ldc-logo.gif http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news 123 66 http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19888.asp Chair, Eileen Russell and Cllr Sharon Davy attended a fundraising evening in Cooksbridge to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19888.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19887.asp Landlords with properties within the Lewes District Council area are invited to attend an information forum on 9 February 2012. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19887.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19878.asp We are delighted to be working with secondary schools in the district inviting them to take part in a competition "celebrating 2012". http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19878.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19872.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19872.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19820.asp 2012 is set to be an epic year and where better to celebrate than the Sussex countryside. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19820.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19818.asp Read the latest edition of our residents' magazine, District News - your look at Lewes District Council services. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19818.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19803.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19803.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19802.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19802.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19801.asp Our Legal Services team is to be awarded the Lexcel accreditation, the Law Society's international mark of excellence. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19801.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19800.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19800.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/16798.asp The festive period will see temporary changes to your rubbish and recycling collections due to the Bank Holiday adjustments. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/16798.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/16934.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/16934.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19768.asp The latest figures we have compiled indicate tourism continues to make a significant contribution to the district's local economy. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19768.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19766.asp A number of new housing projects have been completed since Easter 2011, adding to the homes available through Sussex HomeMove. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19766.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19755.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19755.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19754.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19754.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19732.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19732.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19731.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19731.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19730.asp An important meeting took place today Friday 2 December 2011 to look at the future of Newhaven. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19730.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19727.asp There are now five waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling sites located within the Lewes District Council area. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19727.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19726.asp Advice for customers of how our services are affected by industrial strike action on Wednesday 30 November 2011. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19726.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19715.asp We now have a new planning protocol that we hope will give people more opportunity to have their voice heard on planning matters. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19715.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19703.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19703.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19664.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19664.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19619.asp The Pubwatch schemes in Lewes, Newhaven, Peacehaven and Seaford are the first in Sussex to go online. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19619.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19589.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19589.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19587.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19587.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19577.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19577.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19576.asp We have introduced a new planning protocol that is hoped will give people more opportunity to have their voice heard on planning matters. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19576.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19568.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19568.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19238.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19238.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19552.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19552.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19545.asp 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. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19545.asp http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19537.asp The Leader of Lewes District Council, Cllr Tony Nicholson, has announced changes to the Cabinet. http://www.lewes.gov.uk/news/19537.asp