Stakeholder News

What Next Sussex – a great success for the region!

Students took part in the first ever cross-county virtual pathways event in early November.

Next Steps Surrey Virtual Event

Next Steps Surrey virtual event gives GCSE students and their parents/carers a chance to find out more about their next steps. It will allow them to ‘meet’ local education providers, find out more about apprenticeships and hear from employers.

Massive virtual event helps Sussex students decide what to do after GCSEs!

New What Next Sussex virtual event gives students the chance to ‘meet’ hundreds of local education and apprenticeship providers and employers to plan their next move.

Construction of new station building takes off at Gatwick Airport

Building work started on Gatwick Airport’s huge new railway station concourse yesterday (Sunday), as the first train arrived at one of the platforms that has been rebuilt.

Using cake to virtually inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers!

The annual Crawley STEMfest programme of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities aimed at students in Years 6 to 12 will be going virtual for the first time ever this year!

Joint working to regenerate Caterham Valley town centre

Coast to Capital is pleased to support Tandridge District Council with an ambitious project to help regenerate Caterham Valley's town centre, supporting local businesses and economic growth in the area, to create a sustainable place for residents and local businesses.

UK's most operationally challenging railway junction to be unblocked as part of Brighton Main Line proposals

Network Rail is asking passengers and the community to help shape its proposals to remove the UK's most operationally challenging railway junction as a public consultation on the scheme enters its final month.

Funding secured for new Haywards Heath College

Haywards Heath College has received valuable support ahead of its September 2020 opening.

£20 million in new grants to boost recovery of small businesses

£20 million new funding to help smaller businesses recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

FastFutures Launches

A ground-breaking digital skills programme, backed by leading global employers to prevent a lost generation

South East submits bid for transport devolution to boost economic recovery and accelerate green transport revolution

A ground-breaking bid for transport devolution in the South East of England has been submitted to government by a partnership of the region's local authorities and business leaders.

Hundreds of Brighton & Hove pupils take part in lockdown careers advice online sessions

More than 500 Year 10 pupils in Brighton took part in a series of online careers sessions last week, as part of a radical new approach to careers coming out of Brighton's 'Cities of Learning' initiative.

Brighton Main Line passengers urged to have their say on major upgrade proposals

Passengers travelling on Brighton Main Line and the lines that feed into it are being asked to provide feedback on major proposals to unblock the railway bottleneck at Croydon and provide more reliable, more frequent and faster services.

Survive, Revive, Thrive - Help for the Sussex Tourism sector

Over 200 people from the Sussex tourism sector virtually came together this week to discuss the myriad of challenges facing the sector during the COVID-19 crisis. 'Survive', the first of three webinars planned to support the industry, included experts from communications, finance, legal and HR as well as a representatives from local tourism businesses across Sussex.

Regional transport leaders tell Chancellor: Invest in the South East to 'level up' the UK

Ahead of next week's Budget, Transport for the South East has penned an open message to the Chancellor of the Exchequer calling for increased investment in the South East to help 'level up' the UK economy.

City Careers Fair

Taking place during National Careers Week, the City Careers Fair is providing an opportunity for students and young adults, teachers, parents and carers to talk to employers and training providers from across Sussex about future aspirations and career choices.

Network Rail reveals plans to upgrade Reigate station and is looking for your views

Network Rail is inviting everyone to have their say on new proposals to upgrade Reigate station.

Phase two of town centre regeneration is complete

Phase two of Crawley's Town Centre Regeneration Programme has been completed, offering residents and visitors a refreshed shopping experience and businesses a revitalised trading environment.