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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Beware of rogue traders homeowners told
RESIDENTS are being warned not to fall foul of rogue traders as they county the cost of damage caused by severe storms.
Fraudsters have already been reportedly posing as East Sussex Highways staff across the county, offering to carry out repairs and remove fallen trees for cash following Storm Ciara. Continue reading
Event to boost school governor numbers
INDIVIDUALS and businesses are being invited to discover the career-boosting benefits of being a school governor at an event next month.
With vacancies for school governors in maintained schools across the county, East Sussex County Council launched a major recruitment campaign to address the shortfall. Continue reading
Cut back overhanging hedges before nesting season
LAND and property owners are being urged to cut back trees and hedges overhanging roads and pavements before birds begin nesting.
People are being encouraged to act quickly to remove vegetation obstructing the public highway before the nesting season, which runs from March to August, starts. Continue reading
Lylian’s prize for passionate knife crime speech
A TEENAGER from East Sussex has landed a prestigious award for the powerful speech on knife crime she delivered in the House of Commons.
Lylian Nunoo, from Eastbourne, was awarded the Paul Boskett Award by the British Youth Council for her emotive contribution to a UK Youth Parliament debate on knife crime held in the hallowed chamber in November. Continue reading