News Articles
Water outage in Crowborough – Saturday 18th 2025
Publish Date: 18 January 2025
You can follow updates via the link below and register for text updates. https://aqualerter.southeastwater.co.uk/interruption/120002 The following message has been put up on South East Water's website: Most of you should now see your see your taps flowing, however you may have slightly lower pressure than normal. A burst main has been located and we are...
Horam hub gets go ahead
Publish Date: 17 January 2025
Permission for the Horam Hub was granted by Wealden District Council’s councillors at a planning committee meeting recently and relates to a site at the disused railway platform of the former Horam Railway Station, which now forms part of the Cuckoo Trail. The new kiosk is to be built as part of several improvement projects...
Report shows confidence in funeral directors
Publish Date: 13 January 2025
Reviews of all businesses in the two districts were completed at the request of Government following an investigation into care of the deceased at a funeral directors in Hull earlier this year. The Ministry of Justice and Minister for Local Government asked for visits to be carried out as a matter of public reassurance in...
Report released and changes implemented by Wealden council over direct debit issue
Publish Date: 10 January 2025
The council has today also implemented recommendations made by the report of new measures that will ensure this can never happen again. This includes oversight by senior officers, extra checks, and new procedure rules. The risk of not administering direct debits correctly and on scheduled dates has also been added to the council’s risk register....
Wealden Community Lottery hits another milestone
Publish Date: 9 January 2025
Over the past 18 months, a total of £100K has been raised for good causes and the central fund combined which has had 3,603 winners, totalling combined cash prizes of £14,700 and a total of 10,809 free tickets have been won. The Wealden Community Lottery was set up by Wealden District Council in 2023 and...