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Experience Sussex report shows tourism contributed £4 billion to the local economy in 2024

Images of Sussex in a grid with the words Experience Sussex in the middle 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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This entry was posted in Economy, Featured, General on December 17, 2025 by saffronp.

Changes to opening hours at three waste sites due

Recycling siteCHANGES to the opening hours of three household waste and recycling sites in East Sussex are due to come into effect.

Facilities in Forest Row, Wadhurst and Seaford will open three days a week from October 6, 2014. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment, Waste and recycling on September 9, 2014 by karenb.

Link Road team fund-raiser shows Premier League class

Stephen LapthornA MEMBER of the Bexhill to Hastings Link Road team is setting off on an epic football grounds tour in aid of charity.

Stephen Lapthorn, a quality manager for HOCHTIEF (UK) Construction, will walk more than 500 miles visiting all 20 Premier League grounds to raise money for research into juvenile diabetes. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads on September 8, 2014 by karenb.

Horsepower helps bring bracken under control

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHORSEPOWER was called upon to bring bracken under control and protect the historic heathland on Chailey Common Local Nature Reserve.

Horses from the Working Horse Trust in Eridge spent three days at Chailey Common helping to pull rollers through the bracken in three areas. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Transport and Environment on September 8, 2014 by karenb.

Event highlights Conquest street light changes

East Sussex County Council contractors converting old-style street lights in Hastings to modern LED lanternsCONQUEST ward will be the venue for the latest in a series of public events on street light changes in Hastings.

A public exhibition will be held in the area offering residents the chance to find out more about the change from traditional orange and yellow lights to new, energy-saving white LED lanterns. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Roads, Street lighting on September 8, 2014 by karenb.

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