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East Sussex students were celebrating GCSE success today with improved results across the county.
Average grades were up on 2018 across the full range of headline measures. And there was a particularly strong performance in English and Maths where the proportion of students getting higher grades (9-4) rose from 62 per cent last year to 64 per cent this year. Continue reading
MAJOR road improvements could be on the way to two primary routes through East Sussex after they were identified as priorities by a regional transport body.
Schemes to improve the A259 between Brighton and Eastbourne and the A22 in Wealden feature among 10 priority schemes in the region selected by Transport for the South East. Continue reading
TWO major projects which will help boost the county’s economy have been given a cash injection of nearly £2.5 million.
East Sussex County Council has been awarded Local Growth Fund money by the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) for the initiatives in the Bexhill and Seaford areas. Continue reading
PRIMARY school pupils will soon be inspired by the world of work as the county council is named the only local authority to lead on a Government pilot.
East Sussex County Council will be awarded £145,000 to extend its successful East Sussex Careers Hub to cover primary school children from the age of five, in a one year pilot. Continue reading
TWO schools and a hospital are among those winning praise for their efforts to encourage people to travel on foot, by bike and on public transport.
Eastbourne, Bexhill and Newhaven Job Centres, Bike Lab Hastings and Education Futures Trust in Hastings, Seaford Head School, Denton Primary in Newhaven, Eastbourne District General Hospital (DGH), were all recipients of an Active Access for Growth (AAfG) Award. Continue reading
