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New scheme helps firms with regulation and growth

- Richard Strawson, East Sussex County Council team manager for Trading Standards (right), with David Taylor, from the Eastbourne-based Motion Picture Licensing CompanyBUSINESSES are being urged to sign up for a scheme which guides them through regulation and helps them ensure they stay within the law.

East Sussex County Council’s Trading Standards team has begun providing Primary Authority Partnerships, which offer a ‘one-stop shop’ for tailored advice and support on complying with consumer protection law. Continue reading

Take a trip to Beanotown for the reading challenge

YOUNG readers can join a team of Mischief Makers for a tour around Beanotown as this year’s Summer Reading Challenge gets underway.

East Sussex libraries are calling on children aged four to 11 to sign up to read six books over the summer. Those taking part will earn stickers – some emitting a mysterious smell – which will lead them to buried treasure. Continue reading