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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Services to resume at East Sussex libraries
A RANGE of services will be available at all East Sussex libraries when the remaining 12 reopen on October 19.
Customers will be able to order online or by phone any item from the lending stock of the entire county library catalogue free of charge and have it delivered to the library of their choice. Continue reading
Eat, sleep, grit, repeat
TWO gritter drivers will return to the roads this winter having clocked up more than 50 years’ experience between them.
Graham Gosden and Mick Bishop are among the East Sussex Highways team gearing up for a busy few months keeping county roads clear of snow and ice. Continue reading
Awareness week highlights need for loving homes
THE NEED to find families for children who wait the longest for a loving home is being highlighted during National Adoption Week.
Adoption South East hopes the awareness-raising event will encourage people to consider adopting sibling groups, older children, those with complex health needs and children from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. Continue reading
New testing centre for Covid-19 to open in East Sussex
A NEW testing centre will open in East Sussex today, increasing the options for residents seeking to check if they have Covid-19.
The drive-through site at Plumpton Racecourse will be operated by Sodexo and has been commissioned by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). As a regional testing centre, it will have the capacity to conduct an estimated 700 tests a day and will strengthen the national Test and Trace scheme. Continue reading