Exceat Bridge replacement project delayed with spiralling costs – £4.6m already spent without visible progress, wasting taxpayers’ money. Council Cabinet deferred decision on 4 March 2025 - prompting James MacCleary MP to demand an urgent meeting.
The future of the critical A259 improvements between Newhaven and Seaford remains uncertain, following years of overpromising and under delivering by the previous Conservative government.
James MacCleary, MP for Lewes, has taken the ongoing Talland Parade saga to the government, meeting with Alex Norris MP, Minister in the Department for Housing, Communities, and Local Government, to push for action.
James MacCleary, Member of Parliament for Lewes, has formally proposed that Lewes District Council apply for Blue Flag status for Seaford Beach.
The Labour government has updated guidance on compulsory purchase orders which could finally offer a solution to the Talland Parade eyesore in the centre of Seaford.
Carolyn Lambert has written to the Green Leader of Lewes District Council, Cllr Zoe Nicholson, asking the District Council to take action on the number of empty commercial properties in Seaford town centre
