Crowborough Training Camp. Wealden District Council was informed on October 10th 2025 that the Home Office intended to use the Crowborough Training Camp (which is an MOD site and thus “Crown Land”) for the purpose of asylum seeker accommodation. A letter was sent to Mike Tapp, the current Minister for Migration and Citizenship on October 22nd.…
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Declaration of a Protection Zone and a Surveillance Zone (H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza) –near Uckfield, Wealden, East Sussex (AIV 2025/77) 1. The Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 is present in England and has taken into account the criteria set out in…
Local Update September 2025 Commemorations Commemorating historical events has been a big theme this summer. We did not have any major local celebrations of VJ Day. That is fraught with ethical issues but without that war ending many more lives would have been lost. As Chairman of the County Council, I attended a memorial of…
County Council July Meeting When the County Council met in July we were presented with a Green Party motion about the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill which is now in the House of Lords having been passed in the Commons. The motion expressed concern that the Bill removes protection for our environmentally sensitive areas and…
OWLSBURY Most residents will now be aware of the proposal to build 1700 houses west of the A22 between Isfield, Piltdown and Little Horsted. There are very good reasons to oppose this; The accumulated housing in our area from this and other developments is totally unsustainable. The roads could not cope with the traffic even…
Important Roadworks update for 28th May 2025 A26 Lewes Road, Rose Hill & Uckfield Road Open PDF Version Dear Resident, I am writing on behalf of East Sussex Highways to update you regarding the upcoming surface dressing works on the A26 between Ringmer and Little Horsted. What does the work involve? A layer of liquid…
You may moan that I am always writing about roads but the bulk of the issues raised with me do relate to roads although the County Council spends much more on social care for adults and children. There is a move in developing the future programme for road maintenance to concentrate more on patching and…
There does seem to be some confusion about what the Labour Government are planning to do to Local Government. Their plans have been set out quite fully but they could change. Often only politicians are concerned about government organization and management. Most voters just want efficient services to be delivered. However, it is important to…
Greenfield Protection Update from your Local District Councillor: Christina Coleman March 2025 I have spent considerable time in recent months defending green field sites from inappropriate development. Firstly, on Planning Committee North, where I advocated to refuse a substantial housing development that would have a detrimental impact on irreplaceable habitats such as aquatic ecosystems, veteran…
Our roads remain in bad condition despite record investment this year. The recent wet weather continues to exacerbate the problems.( I know the weather is always wet in an English winter but it has been a lot worse in recent years!) There are many positives- In the first 9 months of this financial year there…