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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Award for new Hailsham school project
THE CONSTRUCTION of a new 420-place school in Hailsham has been named ‘project of the year’ at a national awards ceremony.
Development of Hailsham Community College Primary Academy, a collaboration between East Sussex County Council and construction company Morgan Sindall Construction, won the category for ‘Building project of the Year under £10 million’ in the Constructing Excellence SECBE Awards 2020. Continue reading
Two decades of caring celebrated as Jackie turns 80
WHEN Jackie spotted an advert looking for people to give vulnerable teenagers a room, she could never have imagined where it would lead.
But 20 years on, as she celebrates her 80th birthday, the mother-of-five says she “wouldn’t have missed it for the world”. Continue reading
Weddings and civil partnerships set to resume
COUPLES whose big days were on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic will have reason to celebrate as weddings and civil partnerships in East Sussex are set to resume.
With changes in Government guidance and following careful planning to ensure couples, their guests and Registration staff can stay as safe as possible, ceremonies will restart from July 21. Continue reading
Rates of cases of Covid-19 in the Eastbourne area
Joint update from Eastbourne Borough Council, East Sussex County Council and Public Health England
The virus has not gone away and we’re seeing the fluctuation of relatively small numbers of cases in many parts of the country. Continue reading