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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Event for families who can offer a child a loving home
FAMILIES interested in finding out more about adoption can get all the advice they need at an information event this week.
Following National Adoption Week, East Sussex County Council’s Adoption team are focussing their efforts on finding people who can offer a loving home to siblings, but want to speak to anyone who can offer a child a loving home. Continue reading
Flu jab warning from health chiefs
PEOPLE in East Sussex are being urged to get themselves vaccinated against flu to reduce the impact of the virus.
Public health chiefs from East Sussex County Council issued the alert as part of a national drive to get people protected before the onset of winter. Continue reading
Illegal tobacco operation nets haul worth thousands
THE highly trained noses of tobacco detection dogs helped East Sussex Trading Standards sniff out £7,000 worth of illegal cigarettes.
Raids on four shops in Eastbourne town centre and Hampden Park netted a haul of almost 9,000 cigarettes and more than 10kg of hand rolling tobacco. Continue reading
Past meets present in East Sussex WW1 project
PEOPLE with pictures showing life in East Sussex during the First World War are urged to submit them for a photographic project aimed at bringing the past to life.
East Sussex County Council’s First World War website has launched a new feature showing photographs taken during the conflict, overlaying a modern image taken from the same perspective. Continue reading