Hailsham & Hellingly Branch

Conservative-run Wealden District Council successfully bid for a £300,000 grant from the Home Office’s Safer Streets initiative to tackle above average levels of neighbourhood crime in parts of Hailsham.

Plans to deliver a roundabout joining Diplocks Way, South Road and Ersham Road in Hailsham have taken a step closer to be released.

During the ongoing bin strike in Wealden, workers at the the Hailsham Recycling Centre have been working at maximum capacity and beyond to cope with extra demand from residents.

An effort by Conservatives at last night's annual meeting of Hailsham Town Council to elect Steve Keogh (Hailsham North-West) as town Mayor for the ensuing year was defeated.

Initial results from a government-funded scheme to reduce crime in Hailsham are very encouraging, says a Conservative councillor who represents the town. The programme has already captured fly-tippers, untaxed and uninsured vehicles, and helped dozens of shopkeepers to improve security.

The East Sussex Pension Fund, whose committee is chaired by Conservative Gerard Fox, has been honoured with a top award at a national awards ceremony for the way it is run. 

A Lib-Dem Wealden councillor, elected last month on a mandate to tackle the housing in south Hailsham, failed to attend a meeting where the topic was hotly debated and decisions taken.

A commitment to achieve the first Net Zero leisure support hub in Wealden by 2023 has been welcomed.

A £34million package of major improvement works for the busy A22 south of Hailsham have moved a step closer.

County councillor Gerard Fox provides an update on local issues for Hailsham residents as we approach the end of the first quarter.