内容摘要：Earlier in March, the high street had partially reopened to allow vehicular access as far as the sinkhole.

Earlier in March, the high street had partially reopened to allow vehicular access as far as the sinkhole.

Each authority will hold an extraordinary meeting on Thursday morning to ratify plans to submit a collective proposal to the government to be among the areas entering the Devolution Priority Programme, aimed at rapidly setting up the new combined authority by next May.While there appears to be consensus among our three upper tier councils, for the 12 borough and district councils across Sussex, their future is very uncertain. They are due to be abolished.

The Green Party, Liberal Democrats, Reform UK and other small parties and independents are disappointed about the plans.They had hoped to capitalise on the failing fortunes of the Conservative Party, which controls both East and West Sussex county councils, by challenging their seats in elections this May.Instead, they could be about to lose the power base they've built up in recent years, which now sees councils in Hastings, Lewes and Wealden with Green leaders and a Liberal Democrat at the helm in Arun, Chichester, Horsham, Mid Sussex and Eastbourne. Rother has a leader from a residents' association.

When the three upper-tier authorities make a decision on Thursday, it will be at special meetings of their cabinet, not the full council, meaning only Labour councillors in Brighton and Conservative councillors in East and West Sussex will have a say.More detailed criteria for local government reorganisation is expected to be sent to all councils in the next few months, followed by a government-led consultation on reorganisation proposals.

There are outline plans for three new lower-tier councils to be created roughly matching the existing Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex boundaries.

A new development which would see the building of more than 400 homes on the edge of Cambridge has been given the go-ahead by the government."So, in many ways, Lindsay’s case is a very good case for us to discuss”.

The conference is being held at Sheffield City Hall from 5-7 September.A woman who lives near a partially collapsed road in a Surrey village says the sinkhole has "transformed" her life.

Carol Ward has only lived in Godstone for a year and said before the sinkhole appeared in the High Street she was feeling a bit isolated., she set up a support group for people who wanted to help, those who needed support and to share information.