News Articles

Voluntary community Energy Champions sought

Publish Date: 2 November 2023

Sussex-based community benefit society Energise Sussex Coast and Wealden District Council are on the lookout for volunteers to undertake free training. There are two training sessions – between 11am and 4pm on both Monday 6 November in Crowborough and Thursday 23 November in Hailsham. Energy Champions are friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable local people who are...

Local authorities continue to put pressure on Southern Water

Publish Date: 1 November 2023

The Southern Water Stakeholder Group, initiated and co-ordinated by Wealden District Council and including representatives from more than 24 local authorities from Chichester to Folkestone, is also to write to the Secretary of State for the Environment calling on more resources for the Environment Agency to hold the water company to account. At its recent...

Wealden Local Plan update

Publish Date: 1 November 2023

A special meeting of Full Council will be held on Thursday 8 February 2024 when councillors will consider the plan with the formal Regulation 18 consultation taking place in the weeks after the meeting. Work on the forthcoming Local Plan consultation was paused in 2022 due to confirmation that the government was proposing to bring...

New homes handed over to Wealden District Council

Publish Date: 30 October 2023

The homes are located in Hedgerows, a small development in the village of Horam, and are a partnership between Sussex Weald Homes – the council’s housing company – and contractors Greymoor Homes. Twelve one-bedroom flats, two three-bedroom houses and two two-bedroom houses for affordable rent have been completed and already been let to applicants in...

Wealden District Council announces membership of the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse

Publish Date: 27 October 2023

EIDA works with employers to help them implement effective internal policies on domestic abuse, as well as providing awareness and signposting to up to date resources. Wealden council is committed to raising awareness of the terrible impact of domestic abuse, to supporting our employees affected by domestic abuse, as well as to encouraging other employers...