£24m Fund Opened for Seaside Towns
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles and Chief Secretary Danny Alexander launched on 9th February a new fund to help create jobs and prosperity in seaside towns. The £23.7m Coastal Communities Fund has been created to provide struggling coastal communities all across the …
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E-ON Unveil New Wind Farm Plans
E-ON are to unveil their plans for the Rampion Wind Farm off the Sussex coast. The project involves 100-195 turbines to be located 8 miles off the coast, enabling enough power to be generated to power 2 out of …
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C2C Growing Places Fund Confirmed!
Government have confirmed the Coast to Capital’s Growing Places Fund and have increased the allocation to £16,024.526 (previously £15,083,882).This increase is due to a review of 2010 Population statistics and the possible inclusion of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council into …
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Help to create a faster Broadband supply in West Sussex
To secure a better and faster broadband supply across West Sussex, the Better Connected Partnership needs your help by registering your current connection speeds. It takes just 5 minutes so if you’re a business or a resident, please help to …
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Kick-Starting 100 careers in 100 days
Northbrook College, National Apprenticeship Service and the Worthing Herald and Gazette unveiled the 100 in 100 challenge on Friday 27th February for employers to find 100 apprenticeship placements in 100 days. The campaign has been launched in response to a startling rise in youth unempleymont and …
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Shoreham Port Authority Creates Renewable Energy Partnership
Shoreham Port Authority and MITIE have agreed to work in partnership over the next 10 years to see the port become a centre for low carbon energy and sustainability. The Port Masterplan, completed last year, highlights the significant opportunities at …
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£50 m ‘kick start’ package to boost the West Sussex economy
A multi-million pound infrastructure and development package to give the economy of the county a major boost was unveiled today by West Sussex County Council.The aim is to create and maintain jobs, boost tourism, as well as enabling access to …
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Coast to Capital LEP receives over £15 m
The government announced in November 2011 the provisional allocations from a £500 million Growing Places Fund [GPF] intended to restart work on stalled infrastructure developments. The Growing Places Fund was announced in September and the list of recipients published …
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Butlin’s continue to invest
Construction on a 3rd hotel in Bognor Regis has just started and represents another £25 million investment that will bring the total investment on Butlin’s 3 hotels to £55 m since 2004.
New Website for Coastal West Sussex
CWS has just launched a brand new website. We are keen to feature articles of about your business successes so please do share your news