• Uckfield residents want their street lights back on

  By benjs1 at 18:25 on 17/02/12

  

  Uckfield residents have decided that they want their street lights back again. The lights were originally switched off to reduce Uckfield's carbon footprint and provide savings but local areas affected have begun a campaign to get the lights switched on again. The Newtown Action Group and Wealden Residents Action Group are asking both the Town Council and the County Council to look again at the policy of switching off the lights...

• Wealden District Council set to freeze Council Tax

  By rfowler73 at 18:53 on 31/01/12

  

  Uckfield residents look likely to benefit from a freeze in part of its Council Tax charge for the second year in a row. Wealden District Council which makes up part of the overall charge is expected to announce that it will freeze its level of tax at £174.06 for a band D charge. The overall Council Tax charge also includes money paid to town or parish councils, the police and the fire and rescue service. The coalition...

• Uckfield development plans reach public consultation stage

  By benjs1 at 18:56 on 16/01/12

  

  Uckfield could see 1,000 new homes built as part of a planning blueprint being considered by Wealden District Council.The proposals were announced last year and the public consultation that lasts for six weeks began today.  You can see the exhibition at the Ashdown Room at the Civic Centre from 10am – 1pm on Saturday February 11th. There will also be exhibitions at other Wealden towns affected by the plans in Heathfield,...

• No rise in Council Tax for Uckfield in 2012

  By rfowler73 at 11:22 on 30/12/11

  

  Council Tax payers in Uckfield and the surrounding area are likely to see a freeze on their bills when they are sent out in April. A final decision will be made by Wealden District Council on February 15th after a freeze was proposed earlier in the year. It means that the cost of Wealden Council services as part of the overall bill for a band D property will remain at £174.06 for a third consecutive year. The element of the...

• Council to dim Uckfield street lights to save money

  By benjs1 at 12:04 on 25/09/11

  

  The County Council has said that it is considering turning off the street lights at night in Uckfield to try and save money. The Council needs to reduce the cost of its street lighting electricity bill, which currently costs £1.5 million a year. The proposal is to turn off some street lights after midnight, reduce the number of lights in some streets and dim others between midnight and 5.30am. There will be a public...

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