News Articles

New appointments made to council

Publish Date: 15 May 2025

Liberal Democrat, Green Party and Labour councillors make up the Alliance for Wealden, which is a cross-party, co-operative group that governs the council. As part of their agreement, council leadership alternates annually between the Liberal Democrat and Green parties.  For the 2025–2026 term, Liberal Democrat Councillor James Partridge has been appointed leader of the council,...

High satisfaction for Wealden’s waste and recycling service

Publish Date: 8 May 2025

The aim of the survey was to help Biffa, the council’s joint waste partner and Wealden District Council understand the levels of satisfaction with the service and to gain a better picture of how residents dispose of their waste. When shown a list of household waste items 94% of respondents are correctly choosing to recycle...

Wealden Community Sports Hub reaches milestone

Publish Date: 8 May 2025

The milestone was marked by a topping out ceremony at the site earlier this week with Wealden district councillors, Councillor Rachel Millward and Councillor Kelvin Williams fitting the final roof tile. The ceremony was also attended by the main contractor Sunninghill Construction, and the contract administrators Pick Everard, as well as the council’s internal project...

Coronation Place unveiled

Publish Date: 7 May 2025

Coronation Place, a former retirement living scheme in Southview Drive known as Streatfeild House, was demolished to provide the new affordable carbon zero ready homes - 18 for social rent and two for purchase on a shared ownership basis. Two homes have been built for wheelchair users and the remainder built to accessible standards. The...

Payment system update

Publish Date: 7 May 2025

This is due to essential maintenance being performed on our payment systems. Please do not try to make a payment during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.