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BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Residents urged by Rother District Council to have say on housing
Residents in an area of East Sussex are being urged to air their views on the future of housing and homelessness services following an increase in Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy Consultation will help shape how Rother District Council delivers housing and homelessness services between 2025 and consultation closes at midnight on leader Doug Oliver said demand for services relating to housing, homelessness and temporary accommodation have "a significant impact on the council's budget". The strategy's key themes are reducing homelessness, increasing housing accessibility, and improving both temporary accommodation and Oliver added: "I would encourage all residents and businesses to respond to the consultation, but particularly those at risk of homelessness, or from the building industry and organisations involved in the housing sector."
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Two East Sussex beaches become 'smoke free'
Two Sussex beaches are among the first in England to become voluntarily smoke free. On Wednesday, Bexhill beach from the De La Warr Pavilion to the Coronation Bandstand on East Parade and all of Camber Sands became designated as smoke free. According to Public Health England, there are more than 57,000 smokers in East Sussex. Councillor Doug Oliver, leader of Rother District Council, said it was a "positive initiative to establish the first voluntary smoke free beaches in England". Rob Tolfree, acting director of East Sussex Public Health, said: "Second-hand smoke is just as toxic outdoors as it is indoors. "Creating two smoke free beaches in East Sussex will help protect our children and young people from the effects of smoking by encouraging people to think twice before smoking on the beach." Sussex Wildlife Trust said cigarette butts are one of the most littered items globally and take years to biodegrade. "They leak chemicals including nicotine, ethyl phenol and heavy metals into the sea as they break down, damaging delicate marine ecosystems," the Trust's spokesperson said. The Trust added East Sussex has two Marine Conservation Zones which protect rare underwater chalk reefs and vulnerable blue mussel beds, as well as diverse marine life. The initiative was launched by East Sussex County Council and Rother District Council, supported by Sussex Wildlife Trust on No Smoking Day. Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. 'I felt I had smoked and deserved lung cancer' Mobile units detect 100 lung cancers in Sussex Rother District Council East Sussex County Council Sussex Wildlife Trust
BBC News
13-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Two East Sussex beaches among first to be 'smoke free'
Two Sussex beaches are among the first in England to become voluntarily smoke Wednesday, Bexhill beach from the De La Warr Pavilion to the Coronation Bandstand on East Parade and all of Camber Sands became designated as smoke to Public Health England, there are more than 57,000 smokers in East Sussex. Councillor Doug Oliver, leader of Rother District Council, said it was a "positive initiative to establish the first voluntary smoke free beaches in England". Rob Tolfree, acting director of East Sussex Public Health, said: "Second-hand smoke is just as toxic outdoors as it is indoors."Creating two smoke free beaches in East Sussex will help protect our children and young people from the effects of smoking by encouraging people to think twice before smoking on the beach."Sussex Wildlife Trust said cigarette butts are one of the most littered items globally and take years to biodegrade. "They leak chemicals including nicotine, ethyl phenol and heavy metals into the sea as they break down, damaging delicate marine ecosystems," the Trust's spokesperson Trust added East Sussex has two Marine Conservation Zones which protect rare underwater chalk reefs and vulnerable blue mussel beds, as well as diverse marine initiative was launched by East Sussex County Council and Rother District Council, supported by Sussex Wildlife Trust on No Smoking Day.
