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  • Brighton Summit returns for 2017

    THE Brighton Summit is returning on October 13.This unique conference brings together the city’s distinctive business community and is the highlight of Brighton Chamber’s events programme. The theme this year is ‘embracing the unknown’ and the summit

  • Sustainable gym’s big business boost

    A SUSTAINABLE gym business with facilities in Lancing and Brighton has received a business boost from retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis. Paul Crane, owner of Ecogym in St James Street, Brighton, tweeted Theo about his business during Small Business Sunday

  • Enterprise group has a new look

    AFTER calling upon the creativity of graphic design students, the South East Local Enterprise Partnership has a new brand to help tells its important story.The design brief for students – with the incentive of a £1,000 prize for the winner – was to devise

  • Council apprentices applauded

    WEALDEN District Council has congratulated its graduating class of apprentices at a presentation ceremony to mark the achievements of the second cohort of its apprenticeship scheme. The event celebrated the success of the five apprentices - Charlotte

  • Consultant shuns city for better life balance

    AT a time when the cost of commuting into London has never been higher, recruiters are increasingly shunning the city in favour of employers closer to home. That’s according to Hove-based niche technology recruiter, MRL Group.A case in point is Jack Emmingham

  • Former Brighton worker now CEO

    INTREPID Co-founder Darrell Wade has appointed a young successor to take over the role of chief executive officer.Managing Director James Thornton, 35, has become the first non-founding CEO of the Intrepid Group which employs 1600 staff in 27 offices

  • BT field engineer is a sure big pull!

    A FIELD engineer finished second in the southern qualifiers for England’s strongwoman national competition.Gemma Ferguson, 32, of Burgess Hill, led the field for most of the tournament and has now qualified for England’s Strongest Women’s Finals on August

  • No title yet but party goes on at the Amex

    ALBION fans may have to wait until the final match of the season to know if their team are going up as champions but they still got into the party spirit at their last home match before we head into the Premier league.Despite the 1-0 defeat at home to

  • Charitable trust backs Sophie

    SOPHIE Curtis, 23, from Hailsham will be competing in the World Sports Games 2017 in June thanks largely to a donation from a local business charitable trust.The Marlow Ropes’ Charitable Trust has donated over a quarter of the cost needed to help Sophie

  • New partner for county law firm

    DMH Stallard has appointed a new partner in Brighton.Michael White brings almost 40 years residential and commercial property experience to the South East law firm. Previously at Penningtons Manches, his portfolio of work covers everything from multi-million

  • Staff support school’s wellbeing

    STAFF from Hastings Direct went back to school attending a health and wellbeing day organised at St Mary’s School and College in Bexhill.Under the watchful eye of Andy Daughtery from St Mary’s, the activities included tango lessons, pilates, yoga, circuits

  • Crowds enjoy Foodies Festival on Hove Lawns

    A BAKING star was among the thousands of foodies to enjoy a festival in the sunshine.Glorious weather on Saturday brought crowds to Hove Lawns for the first of three days of the Foodies Festival, and many came to see Great British Bake-Off winner Candice

  • Albion fan creates a new form of football

    WITH the Albion all set for The Premier League after promotion, entrepreneur and Seagulls season ticket holder Rob Hill has created a new opportunity for footballing Brightonians to seize sporting glory.Rob has issued a call-to-arms for local footballers

  • Cycling to and from work’s great for health

    CYCLING to and from work can significantly reduce the risk of death from cancer and heart disease.That is the strong message being sent out to the public this week.The Mayor of Brighton Hove, Councillor Pete West - known as the cycling mayor for riding

  • Walton clear for action in play-off decider

    Albion goalkeeper Christian Walton is set to challenge for the play-offs today after his latest loan extension with Southend was confirmed. Walton faces Bury, with whom he had a brief loan stint last term, at Roots Hall on the final day of the

  • Cash boost for vital lookout site

    NEWHAVEN Town Council has donated £1,000 to the National Coastwatch Institution lookout on Castle Hill.Deputy mayor Councillor June Dyer visited the site and presented a cheque to station manager David Crozier.The grant aid will go towards the cost of

  • Objections as post office seeks alcohol licence

    SHOPPERS could soon pick up cider with their stamps as a post office bids for an alcohol licence.Markandayar Gowrikaran has applied for the licence for WHSmith Local and Post Office in Garnet House, St George’s Road, Brighton.The application requests

  • New signs will keep bus passengers in the loop

    MORE passengers will get access to live updates on the progress of their bus thanks to a £200,000 investment.Brighton and Hove City Council has invested the six figure sum into electronic real-time signs at 18 locations. The new signs will be placed

  • Flytipper is caught after leaving number clue

    A FLYTIPPER was caught after leaving a house number attached to a pile of bricks he dumped. Pictures of the rubbish were posted on Chichester District Council’s Facebook page leading to Darren Perry being caught. Perry, from Tangmere, was caught after

  • Brighton Palace Pier to join in Albion's promotion party

    BRIGHTON Palace Pier is to get in on the Albion promotion celebrations.Bosses at the attraction have said plans are under way to decorate the front of the pier in Albion colours to celebrate the club’s return to the top flight. The pier will turn blue

  • Bluebells still blooming but time is running out for visitors

    PEOPLE have still got time to enjoy the colourful signs of spring as bluebells continue to bloom.Wakehurst Place at Ardingly, near Haywards Heath, still has a carpet of the distinctive flowers in Bethlehem Wood and Coates Wood.Experts say recent cool

  • West Sussex’s biggest state school rated good by inspectors

    THE largest state school in West Sussex has been rated good with outstanding features by inspectors.Steyning Grammar School headteacher Nick Wergan said he was “delighted” with the Ofsted inspection rating under a “new and tougher framework” introduced