Skills boost for businesses thanks to county council initiative

THE job prospects of hundreds of East Sussex residents have been boosted thanks to a county council initiative.

Last summer East Sussex Council County launched its Employability and Skills Strategy in a bid to ensure that people in the county have the skills that businesses want and need. The strategy is a key to supporting wider economic growth in East Sussex. Continue reading

Public health boss backs campaign to boost HIV testing

NHTW-2015-PNG-THUMBEFFORTS to increase HIV testing levels and prevent a rise in infection rates are being backed by the county’s public health boss.

East Sussex County Council, which funds the county’s HIV Prevention project provided by the Terence Higgins Trust (THT), is supporting National HIV Testing Week 2015, which runs from Saturday, November 21 to Saturday, November 28. Continue reading