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No Dualling of A21
MARK SULLIVAN MP for Bexhill & Battle, Kieran Mullan, called in Parliament last week for dual carriageways to be built on further stretches of the A21. Hastings & Rye MP…
Bus Fares to be Capped
Single adult fares on all local bus journeys in East Sussex are likely to be capped at £2 for the first three months of next year. The Department for Transport…
County council calls for extension of bus subsidies
Since April 2020, the Department for Transport (DfT) has paid out more than £ in subsidy schemes to maintain bus services across the country, first under the Covid-19 Bus Service…
Buses on demand in East Sussex?
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) approved a new transport initiative last week which is set to overhaul the provision of bus services across the county. The council’s Bus Services Improvement…
Southeastern Trains Nationalised
The main line train service between Hastings and Charing Cross, and all other services currently forming the South-eastern rail network, will be run from next week as a nationalised operation…
Give your view on walking and cycling plans
Local residents have until 11th December to comment on East Sussex County Council’s walking and cycling plans. Plan implementation is contingent on central government funding and councils applying for money…
Seafront Pavement Scheme Panned by Locals
A news report in our last edition (Active Travel: Council Scolded For Lack Of Ambition) revealed that most of the 16 projects proposed by East Sussex County Council (ESCC) under…
Active Travel: County Council Scolded For “Lack Of Ambition”
The stated aim of the Department for Transport (DfT) in its Emergency Active Travel Fund, amounting nationally to £250m, is “to enable more people to walk and to cycle”. The…
Active Travel: The Covid Factor
A number of recent studies – undertaken by government as well as by cycling or pedestrian pressure groups – have shown that cycling and walking are not only good for…
Bus Funds On Diversion
New subsidies, reduced timetables: are key workers being served? In February Boris Johnson announced in Parliament that his government was launching a new package of actions for public transport including…
Southeastern Trains – Nationalisation By Virus
Under the Emergency Measures Agreement introduced by the Department for Transport (DfT) following the coronavirus outbreak, all rail franchisees’ revenues and cost risks have been effectively nationalised for at least the next…
A Cycle Of Misdirected Funding?
The government’s statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy published in April 2017 set out the following aims for increase in national cycling activity: • By 2020, increase activity while reducing…
Invisible Disabilities
1: Sunflower lanyard For people with hidden disabilities, going on holiday can be difficult. Being in a busy environment with hundreds of other passengers may leave them feeling overwhelmed and…