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  • Matt Kent leaves the Green Party

    By Raviliouse at 09:22 on 05/01/12
    Matt Kent
    Lewes Town Council member Matt Kent has taken the decision to leave the Green Party and stand as an independent for the Lewes Bridge Ward to campaign for the residents of Malling, Cliffe and some parts of central Lewes without political affiliation.   In a statement on his blog, Kent says that it was a decision not taken lightly having been elected as a Green Party councillor in May 2011. Later, writing on Facebook, he cited...
  • Green Party issue update on their 10 point reform plan for Lewes Town Council

    By Raviliouse at 14:44 on 14/09/11
    Lewes, just beyond Town Hall
    The Green Party in Lewes have published an update to their pre-local elections (held on May 5 of this year) reform plan for the Town Council. The 10 point plan included the points listed below and their update (below that) is bound to fan the flames of a social networking tussle between parties currently to be seen on Twitter: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
  • Ongoing parking consultation woes in Lewes

    By Raviliouse at 10:17 on 18/07/11
    lewes high street
    With East Sussex County Council parking review of Lewes continuing as of last month (the initial phase began in January 2011), there has been some public response to the plans. Among the plans proposed by ESCC are:   • free parking on Bank Holidays • change in operational times • changing some zone boundaries to include additional roads and make zones smaller and easier to understand • double yellow...
  • Lewes councillor vows to stay in post

    By Raviliouse at 17:42 on 07/07/11
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    Ian White, a councillor at Lewes District Council, has stated that he convicted vows to stay in his post in spite of being convicted for drink-driving. White was banned from driving for 12 months and fined £440 after he was caught behind the wheel while over the limit in Marine Drive, Seaford, on May 3, a short time before he was elected to his post. Hundreds of people have added their names to a petition calling for him to...
  • Response from East Sussex County Council to the occupation of St Anne's, Lewes

    By Sophiamraia at 09:56 on 01/07/11
    St Anne's, Lewes, a greeting
    29 June 2011 Dear Ms Pepper Thank you for your email to Becky Shaw, Chief Executive. She has asked me to respond. As you know, we are committed to work with the local community to identify interim uses for St Anne's old school site; indeed I have given my personal assurance publically,and repeatedly, on this point. Furthermore, I have written to local community groups for their views on which local organisations should be...

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