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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Cattle return to graze at Ditchling Common
CATTLE grazing is set to return to an East Sussex beauty spot – to safeguard it for the future.
Later this month (April 2015), livestock will be back at Ditchling Common Country Park following a successful season last year. Continue reading
Book initiative aims to turn people on to reading
LIBRARIES in East Sussex are gearing up to take part in an initiative aimed at helping people experience the joy of reading.
East Sussex County Council’s libraries and information service is backing World Book Night, on Thursday, April 23 2015, which targets the 35 per cent of the population who don’t read for pleasure. Continue reading
Thousands take advantage of their free mid-life MOT
THOUSANDS of East Sussex residents have taken advantage of potentially life-saving health checks, according to latest figures.
The free NHS Health Check is a mid- life MOT which aims to help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease and checks are offered to adults aged between 40 and 74. Continue reading
Council plea to track down tree thieves
COUNCIL chiefs are urging residents to be vigilant after more than a hundred trees were ripped from the ground along the Lewes to Ringmer cycleway.
In three separate incidents, nearly 150 trees have been torn from the ground and fencing damaged in the process. Continue reading