EXPERIENCE SUSSEX, the official visitor economy development programme for East and West Sussex, has released research that reveals the significant value of tourism for businesses in the region.
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Council reaffirms commitment to climate pledge
Council leaders have affirmed the importance of ecological planning and protecting natural diversity as the authority continues its efforts to tackle climate change.
At a meeting of the council today (Tuesday), councillors reiterated their commitment to becoming a carbon-neutral authority and called on central Government for support to reach their ambitious target. Continue reading
Southover Grange witnesses family romances
A HISTORIC manor house has played a part in the romances of two generations of one family, separated by more than a century.
Ian Kerr returned to Southover Grange in Lewes recently to marry in the very rooms where his grandmother, Amy Boyson, wrote love letters to his grandfather at the turn of the 19th century. Continue reading
Green light for new cycling and walking plan
A BLUEPRINT for how the county council could make active travel more convenient for everyday journeys has been approved.
The council’s East Sussex Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan, which proposes an ambitious network of preferred cycling and walking routes across the county, was agreed by Cabinet on Thursday, September 30.
Deadline looms for secondary school applications
TIME is running out for parents and carers to get their secondary school applications in, with less than a month until deadline day.
Families with children in Year 6 who will be moving to senior school in September 2022 have until Sunday, October 31, to complete an application for a place. Continue reading