News - Ben Cox

13 May 2024: Ashdown Radio interview

I was delighted to appear on Ashdown Radio’s East Sussex Today program for my monthly conversation with Peter Suter. Following today’s release of a report by The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma, we talked about the NHS and midwifery, and how it relates to my experience of my son…

15th May 2024: Full Council meeting at Wealden District Council

A video recording of the entire meeting is available here on the Wealden District Council website. Councillor Ben Cox asked a question that laid to rest rumours of traditional local events involving steam railways or bonfires being cancelled due to environmental concerns. Councillor Kelvin Williams stated categorically that this will…

Wealden District Council passes Labour motion to regenerate rivers

The Full Council meeting at Wealden District Council on Wednesday, 22 November 2023 saw the Labour and Co-operative motion proposed by Councillor Ben Cox pass with no opposition. Councillor Cox’s motion aims to kickstart river regeneration in Wealden by developing policies for healthy rivers, building a closer relationship between the…

Wealden elects first Labour District Councillors in 50 years

In an historic event, the 2023 local elections saw the first Labour councillors elected to Wealden District Council since its foundation almost 50 years ago, with the Conservative Party also losing control of the council for the first time in 25 years.