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Funding bid to support development moves to next stage
MULTI-million pound funding to help support sustainable development in Wealden is a step closer to becoming a reality.
A bid for a share of the Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund has been taken forward to the next stage, with East Sussex County Council, working with Wealden District Council, being invited to draw up a business case. Continue reading
Students get behind the camera to promote skills-boosting network
STUDENTS inspired by an insight into the world of work have put their skills to the test to promote stronger links between education and business.
Bexhill College students were challenged to work with Marshall Tufflex to produce the video highlighting the work of the county’s employers in supporting the skills agenda as part of the East Sussex Enterprise Adviser Network (EAN). Continue reading
Pupils showcase talent at music festival
More than 800 primary school children from across the county showcased their musical talent at special festival organised by East Sussex Music.
Youngsters from 17 local schools played tenor horns, recorders and ukuleles to packed audiences at Lewes Town Hall and Eastbourne Kings Centre as part of the First Access Festival. Continue reading
Celebrating the role of East Sussex suffrage ‘pioneers’
TWO East Sussex pioneers in the fight for votes for women have been celebrated in a national commemoration.
Muriel Matters and Barbara Bodichon (left) are named in a list of ‘suffrage pioneers’ – ordinary people who did extraordinary things to further the struggle to gain the vote. Continue reading



