You’ve landed – join the Gatwick Diamond team at UKREiiF
The GDI and the GDB will jointly host an informal networking breakfast at this year’s UKREiiF. Over a light breakfast on Weds 21 May, between 8 – 10am, visitors to Leeds are invited to join the team and find out about the launch of the Gatwick Region Airport Economic Zone and the ambitions of this […]
Sussex businesses to benefit from university’s expanded business growth programme
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across Sussex will receive continued practical business support from Brighton University’s Help to Grow: Management Course. Thanks to renewed funding from the Department for Business & Trade, the University will deliver three new cohorts of the Help to Grow: Management Course – offering more local businesses the chance to gain essential […]
New planning guidance supports city’s music venues
Brighton & Hove City Council and the Music Venues Trust have produced a ‘comprehensive guide to the planning system’ to support music venue owners and businesses to ensure Brighton & Hove’s grassroots music scene continues to thrive. “The guide is invaluable for venues that are under threat, providing a much-needed pathway of how to navigate what […]
New London Gatwick restaurant showcases best of Sussex produce
As part of London Gatwick’s aim to showcase local produce and boost the economy, the airport has celebrated the opening of Sussex House Kitchen and Bar. This latest opening builds on London Gatwick joining Natural Partnerships CIC’s Sussex Six campaign in April, pledging to increase local produce on shelves and menus. The airport showcases 27 Sussex products – […]
National chain, Superbike Factory, to open in Crawley’s Manor Royal
SuperBike Factory has announced it will open its sixth location, SuperBike Factory South, in the Manor Royal early next year. The company has taken on the P&H Motorcycles site and are working to turn it into a hub for motorbike enthusiasts. Once open, the company will offer over 400 used motorbikes in store, alongside the […]
Have your say on the issues that will shape Brighton & Hove’s future development
Brighton & Hove City Council has launched its Our City Plan consultation to hear the views of residents, local businesses and those working in building design and construction that will help shape future development in the city over the next 15 to 20 years. The consultation period will close on 20th January 2025. The City […]
Cheaper parking tariffs introduced for Brighton & Hove
Price changes, agreed at a city Cabinet last month, will into force from Monday 11 November. The reductions in one-hour tariffs are part of a new parking plan for Brighton & Hove, designed to be better for residents, support local businesses and help the growth of the city’s vibrant visitor economy. Councillor Trevor Muten, Cabinet member for […]
Surrey Festival of Skills set to be even bigger and better for 2024
The Surrey Festival of Skills is set to fire up thousands of young people to be inspired about their futures. Now in its second year, the event gives over 2,000 young people the chance to connect with and learn more about some of Surrey’s brightest and best businesses and training providers. The Festival of Skills […]
GSF Car Parts now open in Manor Royal
GSF Car Parts, the leading UK car parts distributor, has announced the opening of two new branches in Crawley and Southgate, London. The new branches, which take the total of GSF branches to almost 200 nationally, will create new jobs across both North London and West Sussex The Crawley Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) covers 22,000 […]
Brighton University partnership helps city restaurants measure their social and environmental impact
A toolkit developed by the university in partnership with Restaurants Brighton enables restaurants to measure performance on range of sustainability measures. The UK’s restaurant sector faces significant challenges around its use of resources and the waste it generates, with WRAP estimating that the UK hospitality and food sector throws away over one million tonnes of […]