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Waste and Recycling
News date: 02 January 2013
Details of waste and recycling collections and payment of excess car parking charges over the Christmas break....
Take part in our budget consultation
News date: 21 December 2012
Wealden District Council is seeking views on its proposed budget for 2013/14 and its Medium Term Financial Strategy....
Norovirus and Winter Warmth: taking care this Christmas
News date: 20 December 2012
Take care during the Christmas Break. A few simple hygiene tips can help avoid some of the nasty seasonal bugs going around such as the winter vomiting bug, Norovirus....
New Year Day bus service for south Wealden
News date: 19 December 2012
Cuckmere Community Bus is providing a special bus service on January 1 to plug a seasonal gap in the transport timetables...
A welcome freeze for Wealden residents
Media Release date: 13 December 2012
Wealden’s Cabinet is proposing to freeze next year’s council tax, which will make it the third successive year when there has been no increase in the council tax Wealden residents pay for their district council services....
Results of recent consultations
News date: 12 December 2012
The results of two recent public consultations about the introduction of the Council Tax Support Scheme are now available for viewing....
Council Partners sign up to £30 million saving
News date: 10 December 2012
A new waste and recycling contract that will save four East Sussex councils an estimated £30million over the next decade was signed last Wednesday...
Online payments to Wealden District Council
News date: 06 December 2012
Essential maintenance work weekend 8 and 9 December....
Wealden honours its Volunteer Heroes
Media Release date: 30 November 2012
The role of volunteers in the local Wealden community was honoured at a Civic Reception held at the Civic Community Hall in Hailsham last week....
Core Strategy: an essential safeguard
Media Release date: 28 November 2012
Wealden District Council has become the first planning authority in East Sussex to approve its Core Strategy....
Neighbourhood Plan proposed for Herstmonceux
News date: 26 November 2012
Herstmonceux Parish Council is seeking to set up the second Neighbourhood Development Plan in Wealden....
What's on in Wealden this Christmas
Media Release date: 23 November 2012
There is a huge variety of festive events to look forward to in Wealden this Christmas, and you can find out all about them in A Wealden Christmas 2012....
Tony Tack Memorial Skate Park opening event
News date: 22 November 2012
The official opening of the new Tony Tack Memorial Skate Park will take place on Saturday 24 November 2012 from 11am...
Do you want to get on the property ladder?
News date: 20 November 2012
Housing Drop-In for prospective new home owners on Monday 26 November...
Police and Crime Commissioner election results
News date: 16 November 2012
The Wealden turnout in the Sussex PCC elections was 17.38%...
Reporting cases of Ash Dieback
News date: 13 November 2012
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs believes that the Chalara fraxinea has been present in the English countryside for some years....
Wealden residents benefit from Olympic legacy
Media Release date: 12 November 2012
Wealden District Council has awarded over £20,000 to 26 voluntary and community groups providing sporting opportunities to suit all ages and interests from pre-school activities to lawn bowls....
Remembering Armistice Day
Media Release date: 09 November 2012
Members of Wealden District Council will be marking Remembrance Sunday by attending services across the District on Sunday 11 November, Armistice Day....
Working together in times of emergency
News date: 08 November 2012
The floods that struck parts of Sussex in June last year brought it home to those communities how important it is to plan for when an emergency might happen....
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