Category Archives: Lewes District Council

Seaford MP welcomes progress for Splash Point

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Seaford Lib Dem MP, Norman Baker has welcomed the news that Lewes District Council and Seaford Town Council have agreed funding to start work at Splash Point in Seaford.

The area was damaged in storms earlier this year, which led to Lewes District Council erecting fencing and gates to keep the public out, due to safety concerns.

Both Seaford Town Council and Lewes District Council have agreed £10,000 each to put towards these repair costs and once again open the area to local residents and visitors to the area.

Norman met with Greg Barker MP, Energy Minister and the Prime Minister’s Flood Envoy, this week at Seaford seafront where he raised the on-going issues of maintenance and repair at Splash Point, alongside the Leader of Lewes District Council, Rob Blackman and representatives of the Environment Agency.

Norman says: “I am pleased to hear that there is progress being made towards getting repair work underway at Splash Point and applaud Seaford Town Council and Lewes District Council for putting forward the money towards this.

“Having raised the on-going issues of Splash Point with Greg Barker MP today, I hope to find a long term solution to the continued maintenance and repair for the area.

“I hope these works progress quickly to ensure that this area is open to the public as soon as possible.”

MP welcomes local campaign to get tough on rogue landlords

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Local Lib Dem MP Norman Baker has welcomed news that Lewes District Council is adding its support to Shelter’s national campaign to tackle rogue landlords.

Councils who sign up to Shelter’s campaign are asked to take tough action against landlords who are ignoring their responsibilities to tenants, including to proactively inspect properties to make sure they are appropriate homes and enforce laws that already exist to stamp out rogue landlords.

Norman says: “I have heard from a number of constituents whose landlords have made their lives a misery and I welcome the news that Lewes District Council are going to be proactively support this worthwhile campaign”

“I would now like to call on other councils to do the same thing and get tough on all unscrupulous landlords”

Further information about Shelters Campaign “Evict Rogue Landlords” can be found http://england.shelter.org.uk/campaigns/fixing_private_renting/evict_rogue_landlords

“Crime falls again in Lewes District” Says Crime Prevention Minister Norman Baker MP

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Lewes Lib Dem MP and Crime Prevention Minister Norman Baker has welcomed the news that crime have fallen across Lewes District.

Current Local crime figures show that overall crime across Lewes District is down by 19% between June 2010 and December 2013.

Along with a reduction in violent crimes, there has also been a significant reduction of criminal damage and arson down by 32%, drug offences down by 26%, public order offences down by 26% and burglary down by 25%.

Norman says: “This is very welcome news indeed for my constituents in the Lewes District, to be able to know the crime is reducing across the area.”

“On paper sexual offences show an increase but this demonstrates people are more willing to report sexual crime in the wake of Jimmy Savile and I welcome more people willing to report.”

“As the Lib Dem Crime Prevention Minister, I am very pleased with the progress we are making in tackling crime.”

Have your say on how to spend share of £40k

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I have received the following from Lewes District Council:

Lewes District Council is launching a series of events to explain how local communities can spend their share of £40,000 from the Zero Heroes campaign, which aims to encourage people to recycle, reuse and reduce household waste.

The ‘How to spend it events’ form part of the Zero Heroes campaign in which residents have a chance to win a share of £40,000 for their community that they can put towards a local project.

The events are part of an open process for residents to have their say about which projects they would like the money spent on. The projects with the most votes will be funded from the Zero Heroes Community Competition prize fund.

For more information visit: http://zeroheroes.me/how-to-spend-it-events/ or contact the Democratic Society on [email protected]

Zero Heroes ‘How To Spend It’ Events Schedule:

Area Date Venue
Newick 30th April Newick Community Centre
Newhaven 6th May Hillcrest Centre
Peacehaven 7th May The Meridian Centre
Kingston 9th May Kingston Parish Hall
Saltdean & Telscombe Cliffs 14th May Telscombe Civic Centre
Chailey & Wivelsfield 20th May Wivelsfield Village Hall
Ouse Valley & Ringmer 21st May Ringmer Village Hall
Ditchling & Westmeston 22nd May Ditchling Barn
Plumpton, Street, East Chilington & St John (Without) 29th May Plumpton Village Hall
Barcombe & Hamsey 3rd June Barcombe Village Hall
Seaford 5th June St Leonards Hall
Lewes 9th June Lewes Town Hall