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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Surface dressing to ‘pothole-proof’ county roads
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ROADS across East Sussex will receive a summer makeover to extend their life and help stop potholes forming.
Over two weeks, surface dressing will be carried out on 29 miles of county roads – the equivalent of the distance from Lewes to Hastings. Continue reading
Meet the tobacco dogs at events in Hastings and Bexhill
PEOPLE have the chance to meet specialist tobacco sniffer dogs at a series of events in Hastings and Bexhill next week (August 12 to 16, 2019).
East Sussex Trading Standards is running a Tobacco Awareness Week, at which people can come along and find out more about the effects of smoking on health. Continue reading
Get on your bike and stay safe in the saddle this summer
PEOPLE in East Sussex are being urged to get on their bikes and get fit this summer – and follow some simple tips to stay safe on the road.
East Sussex County Council is backing Our Bikes Our Adventure, a campaign by national cycle training body The Bikeability Trust, which urges people to grab their bike and explore the countryside. Continue reading
Dodgy cigs seller must pay back profits or face jail
AN illegal tobacco trader caught with dodgy cigarettes has been ordered to pay back profits of more than £14,000 – or face prison time.
Hedy Shekha, from St Vincent’s Road, St Leonards, was convicted in January after detection dogs sniffed out £73 worth of fake cigarettes at a shop he owned in Hastings, and was given a 12 month community order. Continue reading