1st February 2010
`Quality Streets’ for Old Town
The Community Wise Centre in Ocklynge Road, Eastbourne hosted the first Old Town Quality Streets event on Tuesday 18th January.
Dozens of residents took the opportunity to speak to Officers from the Neighbourhood Policing Team, Eastbourne Borough Council’s Community Enforcement, Environmental Health and dog warden, Eastbourne Homes, East Sussex County Council Trading Standards, Neighbourhood Watch, the local Neighbourhood
Panel and East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service’s Home Safety Team.
Issues ranged from dog fouling and litter to concerns about youths and home fire safety.
5th October 2009
Handyperson grants
The Handyperson Grant scheme has now come to its planned completion. No new applications will be accepted.
24th August 2010
New Housing and Care Advice Service Launched for Older People in East Sussex
East Sussex County Council has joined forces with FirstStop, a national one-stop-shop for older people and their carers on housing and care, to launch a new advice service in East Sussex. This is a significant step towards older people having more control over their own lives.
FirstStop will provide specialist telephone advice for the county, referring callers to local services. This joint service will help people maintain their independence and live comfortably at home in later life.
East Sussex County Council has worked with Eastbourne Borough, Hastings Borough, Lewes District, Rother District & Wealden District Councils to provide county and local information to add to the national information held by FirstStop.
This is now available for older people, friends, families and carers to access over the telephone, through leaflets, booklets and briefing sheets and on the FirstStop website
If you have questions about your care, housing or finance, you can ring 0800 377 7070 and speak to a specialist advisor about services in East Sussex, receive personalised reports on your housing and/or care options, be referred on to the County Council’s Social Care Direct and find out about local services.
FirstStop is a service run by EAC (Elderly Accommodation Counsel), which has developed the most comprehensive library of information on housing and care for older people in the UK over the last 30 years.
Beat the cowboys
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Use approved traders and businesses
East Sussex Trading Standards published the new Buy with Confidence (BWC)approved trader directory on Monday 17 March.
Trading Standards launched the first directory in 2004 and so far have more than 270 businesses on board covering a wide range of services. The aim of the scheme is to promote the good businesses of the county, whilst improving consumer protection by providing the public with a list of local businesses they can trust.
The BWC Directory contains over 130 listings and is designed for members of the public without internet access. If you work in an office which has contact with the public then do make sure you have a stock of copies to distribute.
You can order copies of the directory by contacting Trading Standards on 01323 418215 or email:
buywithconfidence@eastsussex.gov.uk > >
You can search the BWC directory online by clicking on the 'Buy with Confidence' button on the right.



