‘Significant changes’ expected to fire service restructuring proposals
“Significant changes” are to be made to proposals to restructure East Sussex Fire Service which caused uproar in Uckfield and around the county.
Luxford Field play area works get started
Clearance work for the new Luxford Field play area has begun. Equipment and other structures are being broken up.
Wealden Coronavirus cases edge up
Coronavirus case numbers in Wealden have again risen in the last week.
Home working could be part of the future at Wealden Council
Some of the changes made by Wealden Council during the Coronavirus pandemic are here to stay, the organisation has indicated as it plans for recovery.
Wealden Covid-19 deaths total updated
The number of deaths due to Covid-19 in Wealden continues to decline.
Safety fears delay opening of Uckfield play areas
Uckfield Town Council is delaying the opening of play areas because of difficulties in implementing Covid-19 control measures.
Uckfield area buses getting back to near normal
Buses services in the Uckfield area are returning to something like normal from today (June 29) as the Covid-19 lockdown eases.
Town council plans memorial to ranger Geoff Pollard
Uckfield Town Council plans to place a memorial in West Park Nature Reserve to countryside ranger Geoff Pollard who died on June 8.
Uckfield housebuilding alert: large-scale schemes loom
Proposals for large-scale housebuilding schemes “at and around Uckfield” are nearing.
Emergency water works close Uckfield road
South East Water is carrying out emergency repairs in Mill Drove, Uckfield.
Wealden Council looks for new ways of helping voluntary sector
Wealden Council is looking to see what extra measures can be put in place to help the district’s voluntary sector over the coming months.
Uckfield countryside ranger Geoff Pollard dies
Tributes have been paid to countryside ranger Geoff Pollard who has died.
Landmark in Wealden Covid-19 lab-confirmed cases
An important benchmark was recorded yesterday afternoon (June 28) by this website’s tracker of Coronavirus lab-confirmed cases in Wealden.
First Uckfield Tree for a Tree ‘alive’
The first sapling planted under Uckfield Town Council’s Tree for a Tree scheme is alive.
Financial support for smaller businesses – apply now
Fewer businesses than expected have so far applied to Wealden District Council for a Covid-19 discretionary grant.
Councillor highlights issues facing first time buyers in Uckfield
Uckfield has lost 200 affordable homes on the Ridgewood Farm estate in Uckfield because developers weren’t required to provide the full 35% of the total number of houses being built there.
Rare plant flourishes in Hadlow Down
One of the country’s rarest plants has successfully been reintroduced to a verge in Hadlow Down.
Updated total of Covid-19 cases in Wealden
The total of lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases in Wealden continues to rise.
Why Wealden has problems with housing land supply
Housebuilding land within Wealden is in short supply. That news will surely amaze the majority of people living in the Uckfield district.
Union’s unanimous ‘no confidence’ vote in fire authority shake-up plans
Firefighters in East Sussex have “no confidence” in their employers plans to restructure the service.