News Articles
Councils call for an ambitious Green and Decent Homes Programme to help tackle housing crisis and improve health
Publish Date: 22 May 2025
The programme would upgrade and modernise England’s council housing making homes safer, healthier and more sustainable for millions of people across the country. Poor housing costs the NHS around £1.4 billion a year. But investing in warm, energy-efficient homes could save up to £4 billion annually in health and social care. For every £1 spent...
Wealden councillors to receive ward budgets to help communities
Publish Date: 16 May 2025
Each of the 45 councillors will be allocated £10,000 to fund projects and initiatives that directly benefit their wards. The funding, totalling £450,000, will come from General Fund reserves and represents a cost-effective mechanism for addressing local priorities identified by residents and councillors alike. Councillor ward budgets have been successfully used by councils across the...
Twelve projects in Wealden given a share of more than £42,000
Publish Date: 16 May 2025
The funding programme was made available through the Government’s Rural England Prosperity Fund. This initiative aims to enhance local infrastructure, improve community spaces, and create more accessible, sustainable environments for residents and visitors alike. A total of £42,878.86 has been allocated in the second round of the programme to support various projects. These include East...
LGR consultation for residents launched
Publish Date: 15 May 2025
The government wants to reorganise local government so that everyone in East Sussex gets their services from just one council. This could mean East Sussex County Council, Eastbourne Borough Council, Hastings Borough Council, Lewes District Council, Rother District Council and Wealden District Council, would be replaced by a single authority. Other options could also be...
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,...