MORE than 700 Covid-related calls have been made to the county’s trading standards team since March, the latest figures show.
On top of their usual work, and in a bid to keep people safe, the team from East Sussex have issued advice and guidance to a large number of businesses and residents as well as carrying out 158 visits to barbers and hairdressers, homeware stores and garden centres.
EAST SUSSEX businesses in the creative, cultural and digital sectors will be able to access further help after a support scheme has been extended.
The South East Creatives programme – set up by the South East Creative Economy Network to help the creative and digital sector across East Sussex, Kent and Essex – will now be available until June 2021.
An innovative Sussex-wide virtual careers event will give Year 11 students an opportunity to learn about future study and career choices.
‘What Next Sussex?’, an online event showcasing routes and pathways after Year 11, will take place on Wednesday, November 4, and give students the chance to meet a range of specialists within the worlds of education and work.
BUSINESSES and residents in rural areas of the county who are struggling to get high-speed broadband are being offered a helping hand to access improved connectivity.
East Sussex County Council has invested £500,000 to support the Government’s Rural Gigabit Voucher scheme, which helps businesses and residents in rural areas to access fast and reliable broadband. Continue reading
