Tag archives for South East Local Enterprise Partnership
£3M REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ROAD, SAY SEA CHANGE
But County Council Still ‘Looking’ for Funding Hugh Sullivan At a meeting of the full East Sussex County Council on 6 February, a member of the public, Bernard Brown, raised…
Queensway Gateway: Is Council Awaiting LEP Abolition?
HUGH SULLIVAN The Accountability Board of SELEP (South East Local Enterprise Partnership), which channels government funds into local infrastructure projects, is due to meet again today (Friday) for its quarterly…
Gateway junction works still stalled
East Sussex County Council (ESCC) remains at apparent loggerheads with its contractors Sea Change Sussex over completion of the Queensway Gateway junction road which is intended to connect traffic from…
Queensway Junction still logjammed
Is County Council awaiting LEP abolition? HUGH SULLIVAN In a low-key pronouncement tucked away within his budget speech to the House of Commons on 15 March, Chancellor of the Exchequer…
County Council reviews rejection of Park cycleway
An East Sussex County Council (ESCC) spokesperson said last week that alternative options have been “carefully considered” following the decision of Hastings Borough councillors in December to reject the installation…
Time running out for North Queensway project?
The development project being promoted by Seachange Sussex at North Queensway with £ of public funds allocated by SELEP (South East Local Enterprise Partnership) may be running out of ;…
Sea Change: More of the Same
North Queensway site set for another £ splash On 8th July SELEP (the South East Local Enterprise Partnership, which channels both public and private funds into economic development in Essex,…
New Loan For Observer Building
Following a strategic board meeting on 12th June, SELEP (the South East Local Enterprise Partnership) have publicised an agreement to lend £ out of their Growing Places Fund for development…
Councillor Glazier
If you want something done, ask a busy man. Such as Cllr Keith Glazier. Starting his political career as parish councillor in Icklesham, and after a business career in heating…
Business and Creative Arts Ambassador Welcomed as SELEP’s New Deputy Chair
The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) has named Sarah Dance as its new Deputy Chair. First set up in 2011, LEPs are intended to bring local authorities and businesses…
Tight Schedule For Potential £25m Towns Fund Boost
Hastings is one of just three towns in Kent and East Sussex – the others are Margate and Newhaven – that have been selected to bid for up to £25m…
Regime Change at Rother: The First Hundred Days
Doug Oliver has enjoyed his first hundred days as leader of Rother District Council. The previous Conservative administration, ousted in elections across the board in May, had been, in his…
Amber’s October Summit
On 8th July Amber Rudd MP headlined her Hastings & Rye constituency website with news that she had met with then Roads Minister, Michael Ellis, and “secured” a commitment from…
Marshlink Rail Upgrade Stuck On Amber
Since her arrival as constituency MP in 2010, Amber Rudd has consistently talked up the prospect of local railway stations of Bexhill, Hastings and Rye getting a fast connection to…
East Sussex College Sees Digital Boost In New Skills Partnership
The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP), whose role is to boost economic growth across the counties of East Sussex, Kent and Essex, has obtained funds from the Department for…
SeaChange under renewed attack
SeaChange Sussex, funded with public money channelled through the South East Local Enterprise Partnership, have been accused by environmental pressure group Combe Haven Defenders (CHD) of presiding over a doubling…