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James looking happy against a background of Newhaven Harbour with a ferry and a lot of yachts.

Kingston

“Hands off our communities”, warns MacCleary

Lewes Lib Dem MP leads fight against Brighton’s eastward land grab

19 Aug 2025

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James MacCleary standing in front of the entrance to Lewes Castle and looking very relaxed.

Mortgages

Mortgage lenders are treating families as “cash cows”

Lewes constituency MP says mortgage lenders are treating families as “cash cows” and says Chancellor needs to “stand up for struggling mortgage holders” by reversing tax cuts on big banks.

10 Aug 2025

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A Lewes District Council food waste bin that has clearly been well used.

Waste & Recycling

Questions raised over Lewes district's plan to reduce bin collections

The Lewes Liberal Democrats District Group is raising concerns and demanding genuine public consultation regarding Lewes District Council's proposed move to alternate weekly refuse collections.

28 Jul 2025

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Stella Spiteri, a white woman with shoulder length blonde hair, smiles at the camera as if she has just won something..

Kingston

Kingston councillor queries Brighton and Hove rationale

Councillor Stella Spiteri has written to Brighton and Hove asking for more details of their thinking with regard to their proposed expansion in the Newhaven and Kingston direction.

23 Jul 2025

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Newhaven

MP Secures Speed Limit Cut and Safer Crossings

Residents in Newhaven are set to benefit from a major local road safety improvement, after sustained pressure from the Lib Dem MP James MacCleary led to East Sussex County Council agreeing to reduce the speed limit and deliver safer pedestrian crossings.

21 Jul 2025

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On a fine day James points rather disconsolately towards the brown waters of the Cuckmere

Sewage

Lewes MP Slams National Water Scandal and Calls for Urgent Local Action

James MacCleary has responded to damning new figures from the Environment Agency showing a 60% rise in serious water pollution incidents in England last year, branding the situation a “national scandal” and warning local communities are being let down

20 Jul 2025

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