Sussex tourism businesses are being offered subsidised staff training.

More than 50 specially designed courses are available at a fraction of the normal price, £25 per person for a full day and £15 for a half-day, plus travel costs.

They cover customer service, basic food hygiene, first aid, information technology, accounting, marketing, public relations and winning customers and building business success.

The courses, for both staff and managers and available to companies with less than 250 staff, are managed by Sussex Downs College and funded by the European Social Fund and the Sussex Learning and Skills Council.