Council Services in East Sussex

A-Z of Services - R

• Race equality scheme - Lewes
  01273 484145
  equalities@lewes.gov.uk
  We consider the implications for race equality in everything we do in providing services and employment
• Radio and Television Reception Interference - Eastbourne
  0207 9813040
  contact@ofcom.org.uk
• Radioactive Material - Eastbourne
  01323 415352
  environmentalhealth@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Radioactive Material - Rother
  01424 787550
  envhealth@rother.gov.uk
• Radon Gas - Eastbourne
  01323 415352
  environmentalhealth@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Rambling - Wealden
  01323 443302
  CulturalServices@wealden.gov.uk
• Rats - Rother
  01424 787550
  envhealth@rother.gov.uk
• Recession relief - Lewes
  01273 484401
  business@lewes.gov.uk
  We are committed to supporting business through an economic downturn and offer help wherever we can
• Record Office - East Sussex
  01273 482349
  archives@eastsussex.gov.uk
  Preserving and making accessible records relating to the county and its people.
• Records management - East Sussex
  01273 336441
  ellen.taylor@eastsussex.gov.uk
  Ensures that records are properly organised, easily retrievable and confidentially destroyed or moved to an archive when no longer needed.
• Recycling - Hastings
  0845 274 107
  refuseandrecycling@hastings.gov.uk
  Recycling collection, 'bring' sites, recycling centres, home composting, recycling initiatives.
• Recycling - Rother
  01424 787580
  recycling@rother.gov.uk
  Recycling
• Recycling (waste) - Wealden
  01892 602626
  recycling@wealden.gov.uk
• Recycling Boxes - Eastbourne
  415229
  joan.crowhurst@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Recycling centres - Lewes
  01273 484999
  customer.services@lewes.gov.uk
  Bring site recycling centres, what can be recycled and centre locations
• Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum - Eastbourne
  01323 410300
  redoubtmuseum@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Refuse collection - Lewes
  01273 484999
  customer.services@lewes.gov.uk
  Residential rubbish collection, bulky waste collection, sharps collection, clinical and medical waste collection, hazardous waste collection, buying wheeled bins, law on household waste and the householder's responsibility.
• Refuse collection - Wealden
  01892 602735
  works@wealden.gov.uk
• Refuse Collection - Eastbourne
  01323 415229
  cleansingemail@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Refuse Collection - Bulky Waste - Rother
  01424 787580
  customer.services@rother.gov.uk
  Refuse Collection - Bulky Waste
• Refuse Collection - Domestic - Hastings
  0845 274 1077
  refuseandcleansing@hastings.gov.uk
  Find out your rubbish collection day, request a special collection (Bulky Waste) and tips on reducing your waste.
• Refuse Collection - Medical Waste - Hastings
• Refuse Collection - Medical Waste & Dead Animals - Rother
  01424 787580
  customer.services@rother.gov.uk
  Refuse Collection - Medical Waste & Dead Animals
• Refuse Collection - Trade Waste - Hastings
  01424 781437
  leisureadmin@hastings.gov.uk
• Refuse Collection - When is my bin day? - Rother
  01424 787580
  customer.services@rother.gov.uk
  Click on the link http://www.recycleforrother.co.uk/index.html and enter your post code to find your regular collection day. When there is a Bank holiday, the day may change for that week only - refer to the link http://www.recycleforrother.co.uk/latestnews.html - and the collection day returns to the regular day on the following week.
• Regeneration - Hastings
  01424 781749
  Fax: 01424 781985
• Regeneration - Battle - Rother
  01424 787832
  economic@rother.gov.uk
  Regeneration – Battle. The Council has a key leadership role in promoting community well-being, and engages with a variety of partners in the sustainable regeneration of communities and its economies.
• Regeneration - Bexhill & Rural Area - Rother
  01424 787832
  economic@rother.gov.uk
  Regeneration - Bexhill & Rural Area -The Council has a key leadership role in promoting community well-being, and engages with a variety of partners in the sustainable regeneration of communities and its economies.
• Regeneration - Rye - Rother
  01797 229600
  economic@rother.gov.uk
  Regeneration - Rye The Council has a key leadership role in promoting community well-being, and engages with a variety of partners in the sustainable regeneration of communities and its economies.
• Regeneration Projects - Eastbourne
  01323 415028
  econdev@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Registration offices - East Sussex
  01273 475589
  crowborough.registrar@eastsussex.gov.uk
  The core opening hours of registration offices in East Sussex are 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday, and on Saturdays for weddings. Some offices also offer appointments outside these hours. Contact the office concerned for further details. You are strongly advised to make an appointment before for your visit, to be sure of being seen.
• Rehabilitation - East Sussex
  0345 6080191
  socialcaredirect@eastsussex.gov.uk
  Rehabilitation can help you to develop and improve skills to enable you to continue living at home without the need for long-term residential care. It is available to older people who are 65 or over.
• Renovation Grants - Eastbourne
  01323 415394
  environmentalhealth@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Renting & Shared Ownership - Lewes
  01273 484006
  housingneeds@lewes.gov.uk
  Renting privately, letting your property, rent deposit assistance, Homebuy, multiple occupancy homes
• Report a fault - East Sussex
  Use the fault reporting system to tell us about problems on roads and streets in East Sussex including road and pavement repairs, broken street lamps, graffiti, abandoned vehicles, faulty traffic lights and verges that need cutting.
• Residential & nursing home care - East Sussex
  0345 6080191
  socialcaredirect@eastsussex.gov.uk
  Residential and nursing home care provides 24 hour care for people who can’t manage living in their own home, even with support from home care services. It is available to older people and adults with disabilities. Nursing home care provides nursing care by qualified nurses, or under their supervision.
• Residential accommodation - Lewes
  01273 484306
  shelteredhousing@lewes.gov.uk
  Specialist homes (sheltered housing) have support for older residents to assist them to live independently
• Residential care - Children - East Sussex
  Information for children and young people who are looked after by a social work team.
• Resident's Leisure Card - Eastbourne
  01323 415421
  leisure@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Residents' panel - East Sussex
  01273 481503
  residentspanel@eastsussex.gov.uk
  The East Sussex residents' panel is made up from a representative cross-section of 1,900 residents. The panel is consulted on a range of issues and the views expressed help us to improve our services.The panel forms an important part of our commitment to work closely with communities in the county.
• Respite Care for Adults - East Sussex
  0345 6080191
  socialcaredirect@eastsussex.gov.uk
  Respite care describes separate periods of care if you, or your carer, need to have a short term break. Respite care can be provided either in residential care or at home, at the time of your choice. The breaks are only short-term and do not usually last for longer than three months of continuous care.
• Restaurants - Eastbourne
  0871 663 0031
  tic@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Restaurants and Catering - Rother
  01424 787550
  envhealth@rother.gov.uk
• Rethink Rubbish Bus - East Sussex
  01273 482323
  rethinkrubbish@eastsussex.gov.uk
  The Rethink Rubbish Bus and activities are free, interactive and fun and can be hired for public or community events or visits to your school. Use the booking forms below. The bus is packed full of information on how you can reduce your waste and how you can recycle.
• Riding Establishment Licence - Eastbourne
  01323 415936
  licensing@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Right to Buy Council House - Eastbourne
  436413
  enquiries@eastbournehomes.org.uk
• Right to buy your home - Lewes
  01273 484321
  housing@lewes.gov.uk
  Some of our tenants have the right to buy their council home from us to become the legal owner of the property
• Rights of way - Wealden
  01892 602461
  engineers@wealden.gov.uk
• Rights of Way - East Sussex
  0345 6080193
  rachel.solomons@eastsussex.gov.uk
  We manage the network of Rights of Way, a range of country parks and nature reserves. Our partners include parish and district councils, the Countryside Agency, the Environment Agency, Sustrans, Sussex Downs Conservation Board, Southern Water, the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, the National Farmers Union and the Country Landowners Association.
• Road and Pathway Maintenance - Eastbourne
  0345 608 0193
  highways@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Road Building - Eastbourne
  0345 608 0193
  highways@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Road Cleaning - Eastbourne
  01323 415229
  cleansingemail@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Road cleaning - Lewes
  01273 484999
  customer.services@lewes.gov.uk
  The cleanliness of roads is our responsibility, while the upkeep and maintenance belongs with East Sussex County Council and the Highways Agency
• Road Closures - Eastbourne
  0345 608 0193
  highways@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Road Gritting - Eastbourne
  0345 608 0193
  highways@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Road Markings - Eastbourne
  0345 608 0193
  highways@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Road Opening Application - Eastbourne
  0345 608 0193
  highways@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Road Opening Licence - Eastbourne
  0345 608 0193
  highways@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Road Safety - Eastbourne
  0121 2482000
  help@rospa.com
• Road Spillage - Eastbourne
  0345 608 0193
  highways@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Road Weight Limits - Eastbourne
  0345 608 0193
  highways@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Roads - Hastings
  01424 783346
• Roundabouts Sponsorship - Eastbourne
  01323 415281
  parks@eastbourne.gov.uk
• Rubbish collection - Wealden
  01892 602735
  works@wealden.gov.uk
• Rubbish Collections - Eastbourne
  5229
  waste.disposal@eastsussex.gov.uk
• Rye Bay and Camber Sands - East Sussex
  rangers@ryebay.demon.co.uk
  Rye Bay surrounds the Cinque Port towns of Rye and Winchelsea and is rich in wildlife and historical interest. Camber Sands is a popular sandy beach, with picturesque dunes and interesting wildlife.
• Rye Bay Countryside Office (RBCO) - East Sussex
  rangers@ryebay.demon.co.uk
  An outreach office of East Sussex County Council. A group of local volunteers carry out practical work on the dunes with East Sussex County Council. Work is also carried out on rights of way in the Rye bay area. Contact us for more information about our trainee ranger scheme.
• Rye Sports Centre - Rother
  01797 224747
  adrian.gaylon@rother.gov.uk
  Rye Sports Centre