News Articles
Sussex Six food and drink campaign launched in Wealden
Publish Date: 23 July 2025
Restaurants, pubs and cafes across the Wealden district are encouraged to make the Sussex Six pledge to take on at least six more local food and drink product lines in the coming year, to boost local business, support the local community and reduce food miles. At the launch event, Councillor James Partridge, Alliance for Wealden...
Eligible residents able to seek health checks in Wealden
Publish Date: 23 July 2025
Following the success of the spring roadshow, One You East Sussex will again be using its community outreach campervan, COLIN, to provide pre-bookable NHS health check appointments and free health advice in Wealden. NHS health check must be booked in advance. Spaces are limited and unlikely to be available on the day. To make an...
New waste depot and solar farm plans move forward for Hailsham
Publish Date: 22 July 2025
Knights Farm West, located to the north of Hailsham, was bought by Wealden District Council in 2020 because of its potential for employment use. The current depot at Amberstone, built in the 1960s, is now at full capacity with no room to expand and increasing pressure from population growth and new services like food waste...
Wealden District Council welcomes transformative £39 billion government funding towards social housing
Publish Date: 22 July 2025
The move was announced from the Chancellor’s Spending Review, which took place last month outlined government’s spending plans for the next few years. The funding allocated aligns directly with key recommendations from the Secure the Future of Council Housing campaign, a coalition of 112 councils including Wealden District Council, to save council housing. The National Housing...
Wealden councillors support Rights to Rivers to help river protection
Publish Date: 22 July 2025
The motion - proposed by Councillor Rachel Millward and seconded by Councillor Paul Coleshill - asked Wealden councillors to agree to support the idea of giving rivers a set of basic rights under the law, including the right to flow and the right to be free of pollution, and to support community action for all...