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Secretary of State welcomes ambitious Get Sussex Working Plan

escc logoEAST Sussex County Council, Brighton & Hove City Council, and West Sussex County Council have launched the Get Sussex Working Plan – a bold strategy to boost employment, tackle inequalities and build a thriving local economy.

The plan, which responds to the government’s Get Britain Working white paper, has been welcomed by The Right Honourable Pat McFadden MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

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County council staff complete charity Mount Everest stair climb

Four people standing at the bottom of a staircase holding their hands aloftSTAFF from East Sussex County Council’s Children’s Services department have successfully completed a charity stair climb challenge, scaling the equivalent height of Mount Everest by climbing the stairs at work.

Over the course of five hours starting at 7am, colleagues from the Through Care and Separated Children teams collectively climbed over 50,000 steps in aid of the council’s Through Care Fund.

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