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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‘Working together’ to help young carers
A COUNCIL has pledged to provide a more ‘joined-up’ approach to support the estimated 17,000 young carers in East Sussex.
East Sussex County Council has launched a new ‘working together’ policy aimed at ensuring young carers and their families get the support they need, regardless of how they come into contact with the authority. Continue reading
Chinese law chiefs in East Sussex visit
SENIOR judicial officials from China dropped in to East Sussex as part of a fact-finding visit to the UK.
The delegation of six presidents and vice presidents of courts in Gansu Province, in the north west of the country, attended a meeting of the Sussex Police and Crime Panel at County Hall, in Lewes. Continue reading
Countdown to new ‘first class’ library for Hastings
DETAILS have been announced of the timetable for a major refurbishment of Hastings Library.
East Sussex County Council is embarking upon a complete revamp of the building, in Claremont, which will also see the children’s library move from its current base in nearby Robertson Passage. Continue reading
Pedestrian improvement scheme to start in Hastings
RESIDENTS and motorists in Hastings are being advised of temporary traffic measures being put in place as part of a highway improvement scheme in the Old Town.
On Monday, February 1 2016, East Sussex County Council begins an eight-week programme of work in High Street, part of a package of measures approved in January 2014 following a public consultation. Continue reading