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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Link Road work on schedule despite downpours
WORK on the Bexhill to Hastings Link Road remains on track for its scheduled completion date – despite heavy rains.
The project is on course for completion by spring next year, although the county is suffering its wettest winter for 20 years. Watch our video providing a birds-eye view of progress:
Police and crime panel approve investment for victim support and fighting cyber crime
SUSSEX Police and Crime Panel has given its backing to the Police and Crime and Commissioner’s budget that will see investment in victim support, frontline policing and the fight against cyber crime.
Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne presented the 2014/15 Sussex Police budget to the panel responsible for scrutinising her decisions. Continue reading
Building a school for the future – work begins on Etchingham project
GROUND has been broken on a project to provide Etchingham with a new primary school and community facility.
The replacement school will be funded by East Sussex County Council and is part of a wider development which will include community facilities to replace the village hall, and new homes. Continue reading
Cabinet backing for budget for the future
FINANCIAL plans for East Sussex will give the county ‘greater control over its own destiny’, council chiefs have said.
East Sussex County Council’s cabinet has approved a budget it says will protect frontline services as the authority faces £110 million budget cuts in the 10 years to 2020. Continue reading