The lowdown in Sussex and Beyond
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has been working with dementia day centre, The Chestnuts, on an innovative new project to increase recognition and understanding of the condition among its staff. WSFRS’s Community Fire Safety Officers (CFSOs) have spent specially organised days at the centre to shadow the care team, interact with the customers and […]
Battle Library in East Sussex has reopened to the public after a total refurbishment. The nine week modernisation scheme has seen the library in Market Square completely redecorated and fitted with new carpets, lighting, furniture and shelving, as well as self-service facilities, a new display area and space for community events. New desks provide laptop […]
OUNCIL leaders have agreed to use a Government grant of more than £2million to address one of the worst congestion hotspots in the county. Members of East Sussex County Council’s cabinet agreed plans to use a government grant to build a new two-lane bridge to replace the current one-lane Exceat Bridge over the Cuckmere river. […]
by Matthew Martino \\ Features David Ruddle is a local entrepreneur on a special journey, he wants to help great Eastbourne businesses become even better! Wondering how he is doing this ? After a varied successful management career spanning customer service, retail, operations and senior management roles, in 2011 he took the plunge and became […]
VIEWS are being sought on plans to expand Polegate School to meet the growing demand for school places. East Sussex County Council has launched a consultation on proposals to expand Polegate School and create an additional 210 places. The school in Oakleaf Drive currently has capacity for 420 children aged between four and 11 – […]
The University of Sussex has picked up the THE DataPoints Merit Award trophy at this year’s THE Leadership and Management Awards. The THELMAs, now in their ninth year, recognise outstanding work across the professional services and administration of the UK’s world-leading higher education institutions. This year, THE’s DataPoints team focused on an assessment of global […]
There’s a literary feast of events coming up at Horsham Library this summer. The first two are part of the town’s annual Festival. • Tuesday 11 July, 7pm – Meet the Author: Juliet West Her new novel ‘The Faithful’ is a gripping love story which follows the lives of two very different families in the years […]
The world’s most accessible cycling sports event – StreetVelodrome – will roll into Worthing in a week’s time. Locally enjoyed and nationally televised, the cycling event remains one of the most thrilling sporting weekends in the town’s calendar. Taking place on the weekend of July 1st and 2nd 2017, hundreds of people are expected to […]
We all love it when the weather gets warmer. But did you know that you might need to think harder about food safety in the summer months? New research indicates that people in Eastbourne could be putting themselves and their families at risk of food poisoning through lack of knowledge of the 4Cs of food […]
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service remains at the scene of a fire that burnt overnight in a business park at Rowfant, near Crawley Down. The service received the first of over ten emergency calls to this incident at 01:15 this morning (26 June). At its height, 12 fire engines were in attendance with firefighters […]