Apply for funding from Gatwick Airport – if you work for community projects in Sussex, Surrey or Kent
People working for local community projects in Sussex, Surrey and Kent can now apply for funding from Gatwick Airport’s Foundation Fund, which was relaunched today. The grant criteria align with priority areas that many local authorities currently focus on and are designed to: • Build better communities by fighting social isolation and tackling disadvantage • Enable social […]
London Gatwick Airport connects to Frankfurt with two new daily Lufthansa services
Gatwick Airport has today announced a new connection from April 2023, linking two of the world’s biggest financial hubs, as Lufthansa launches a double-daily service to Frankfurt, Germany. From 23 April 2023, the German flag carrier will operate twice-daily between the UK’s capital and Germany’s financial capital, home of the European Central Bank. The new […]
Solar technology innovator secures investment ahead of £10m funding round
From an original article published by Matthew Neville, BDaily News, here Solar tech innovator Naked Energy today announces a £1m investment from Nesta, the London based innovation agency for social good. The deal sees West Sussex based Naked Energy join an “impressive” line-up of tech ventures supported by Nesta’s Impact Investment team which is […]
Latest Manor Royal Micro Park Officially Opens
The latest Micro-Park is now open on Fleming Way outside The Base, the brand new industrial development providing two high specification warehouses of 147,000 square feet and 88,700 square feet. Latest Manor Royal Micro-park officially opened – Latest News – Manor Royal Business District – Crawley and Gatwick
Dolby Medical Secures New Manor Royal Home

Dolby Medical have acquired just over 22,000 sq ft at the 30,000 sq ft Palladian office building on Manor Royal. Dolby Medical secures Manor Royal office facility – Latest News – Manor Royal Business District – Crawley and Gatwick
Invest4 Grant Funding available – apply now
The Invest4 Grant Fund has been created to help new businesses to start-up, and to help growing businesses to grow more quickly. The fund is open to most business owners and start-up founders who are based in the coast-to-capital area and more than 90 percent of those who apply are given a cash award. To […]
County council leaders tell government to ‘unshackle’ their areas as new report reveals foreign inward investment is unevenly focused across England
A report by Ernst & Young for the County Councils Network (CCN) highlights the foreign investment picture across England and shows investment remains concentrated around London and other main metro areas. The South East attracts just five percent of England’s share of FDI projects with 181 projects across the region creating 4,585 jobs. The sector […]
Invest Crawley launches The Create Building – “The finest building between London and Brighton”

Agents and stakeholders were welcomed at a breakfast event at Crawley’s latest and only town centre office development, The Create Building in Crawley on 29th November 2022. Tours of the high specification Grade A office space, which offers flexibility of sizes from 7,000 sq ft to 77,000 sq ft, were followed by addresses from Adam […]