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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Cash boost will help councils fight Blue Badge fraud
MOTORISTS misusing Blue Badges in East Sussex will be targeted as part of government funded crackdown.
East Sussex County Council, in partnership with Brighton and Hove City Council and Sussex Police, won £183,000 from the Department for Communities and Local Government to help free up spaces for disabled drivers. Continue reading
Cabinet to decide on changes to subsidised bus services
A TOTAL of 90 of the 101 subsidised bus services in East Sussex will continue to run under revised proposals to be put to council leaders.
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At its meeting on Tuesday, December 16 2014, East Sussex County Council’s cabinet will consider proposed changes to the supported bus network that would save taxpayers £1.88m. Continue reading
Major refurbishment begins at Newhaven Swing Bridge
WORK has begun on a £1 million project to refurbish a bridge which forms part of a key coastal route through East Sussex.
The project will see a complete revamp of the original mechanical and electrical components on Newhaven Swing Bridge, which carries the A259 over the River Ouse. Continue reading
Bridge demolition work begins on Link Road
THE demolition of Ninfield Road Bridge has begun as the construction of the new Bexhill to Hastings Link Road continues.
The existing bridge is too low and narrow to allow traffic on the new link road to pass underneath it. The new structure will be a single span bridge keeping the existing brickwork retaining walls. Continue reading