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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Outstanding result for children’s social services
FAMILIES needing the support of social workers in East Sussex are receiving an ‘outstanding’ service, Ofsted inspectors have said.
East Sussex County Council has become one of few local authorities to have achieved the highest possible rating for its work with vulnerable families following an inspection which focussed on front-line staff. Continue reading
‘Talk about suicide’ message as awareness day returns
MEN in East Sussex are being urged to talk about suicide and reminded of the support available in the county, as an international awareness-raising day returns
World Suicide Prevention Day, on Monday, September 10 2018, is running this year under the theme ‘Working together to end suicide’. Continue reading
A22 roadworks will extend life of road
A MAIN road between Polegate and Hailsham will be getting a new lease of life as part of a programme of repairs.
The East Sussex Highways scheme on the A22 will see carriageway jointing – filling cracks and joints in the road – and surface treatment work to seal and waterproof the road and protect it against ageing. Continue reading
Lasting memorial to brave soldier unveiled
THE bravery of a First World War solider has been marked with a permanent memorial a century after he was wounded in battle.
Claude Nunney died shortly after he was injured during an attack on a heavily fortified German defensive trench system, known as the Drocourt-Quéant Line, at Dury on September 1 and 2, 1918. Continue reading