HUNDREDS of young people will get the chance to train on the job thanks to the success of an apprenticeship campaign.
East Sussex County Council joined forces with partners to launch You’re Hired East Sussex in March this year, with the aim of creating 500 new apprenticeships within five months. Continue reading
COUNCIL chiefs in East Sussex have vowed to continue to press for measures to mitigate the impact of aircraft noise at Gatwick – regardless of the final decision on airport expansion.
The Airports Commission today announced expanding Heathrow was its preferred option for boosting the UK economy, meeting the need for aviation capacity in the south east and expanding global connectivity, but said expanding Gatwick was a ‘credible’ option. Continue reading
COUNCIL chiefs have welcomed a decision by two air operators to take action to reduce engine noise from planes serving Gatwick Airport.
Budget operator EasyJet, which has a major presence at the airport, has pledged to retrofit its older Airbus A320 planes with a device which prevents the high-pitched whining noise which has plagued residents living under the flight path. Continue reading
COUNCIL chiefs will be making sure every penny they spend in East Sussex counts as they face spending reductions of up to £90million over the next three years.
A report due at East Sussex County Council’s Cabinet on Monday June 29, will consider how the council can continue to provide the services local people need while reducing spending by as much as £90million in the three years between April 2016 and March 2019. Continue reading
