Hailsham & Hellingly Branch

Nusrat Ghani, Conservative MP for Wealden, has visited the Ukrainian community support and social group, which meets weekly at the Hellingly Community Hub, to support Ukrainian families living in the Hailsham area.

Plans for the proposed multi-million pound Wealden Community Sports Hub have taken a major step forward this week.

Road safety improvements have come to fruition in Hailsham thanks to the efforts of local Conservatives.

Conservative county councillor Gerard Fox and Hailsham North-West town councillor, Steve Keogh, both attended the Wealden District Planning Committee meeting yesterday to oppose, on behalf of the local community, proposals to build 28 properties next to the retirement park of Bakers Farm in Upper

Plans to enhance the Cuckoo Trail have been agreed by Conservative-run Wealden District Council’s Cabinet committee this morning.

A new three-point strategy has been adopted and outlines a number of exciting proposals for the 11-mile long stretch between Polegate and Heathfield.

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.