Ann was first elected as Wealden District Councillor for the Framfield Ward in 2007. She was re-elected in 2011, 2015 and 2019. She is now Leader of the Conservative group.
Staff at Wealden District Council have been blamed for an error which saw council tax payments taken from thousands of residents accounts unexpectedly before Christmas.Green Party council leader, Cllr Rachel Millward, says it was the fault of "the person uploading the BACS file" and has apologised t
Conservative councillors walked out of a Wealden District Council meeting, accusing the authority of gagging their views over a controversial local plan which could lead to thousands of new homes being built in green spaces.
Today’s extra-ordinary Full Council is scrutinizing the 9,000 pages of a n
An East Sussex council has come under fire for issuing what’s been called an “incorrect and misleading” news release about grants from South-East Water to local community groups and charities.
Wealden District Council was forced to re-issue its original news item after incorrectly suggesting that S
A senior councillor tasked with helping to create a crucial document framing future planning across Wealden has been slammed as “illusional“, and his eco-ideas as “frankly unworkable”.
The criticism of the Green Party’s Ian Tysh comes from opposition planning spokesman Cllr Ann Newton.
A council’s inactions and unwillingness to address a water shortage that saw thousands of homes, farms, schools and care homes without running water were highlighted at an emergency meeting today (28 June).
Wealden District Council staged an extraordinary meeting to discuss the crisis which saw Sou
The eventual calling of an emergency meeting of Wealden District Council to discuss the ongoing water crisis in East Sussex has been welcomed.
The extraordinary meeting is set for Wednesday 28th June at 10am and will discuss a motion calling on South East Water to explain why taps ran dry and to co
Help for stricken residents who suffered during the water crisis last week should be the district council’s priority, not politicising the issue for personal or Party gain, say a group of Wealden councillors.
Conservatives are appalled that the acting council leader has chosen to “score cheap polit
Wealden Conservatives call for emergency meeting of Wealden District Council to discuss South East Water failure to solve water crisis
The recent water supply problems in North Wealden have caused significant and prolonged distress and disruption to residents, businesses, schools and other bodies.
Wealden District Council’s ruling cabinet is failing residents who are struggling without running water, say Conservative councillors who believe the council should be doing more to help in the current crisis.
Despite calls for intervention by the council, the Lib-Dem/Green coalition running Wealde
