Our County Council has received £41 million from the government for its Bus Service Improvement Plan. This, in a bid to improve public transport and the numbers opting for it and reduce congestion in our town.
Caroline Ansell is supporting a cross-party campaign calling on supermarkets to highlight British produce by incorporating a ‘Buy British’ section on their online stores.
A huge thank you to everyone involved in Airbourne. It was a great success yet again and brought many thousands to our town for a series of spectacular aerial and ground displays.
Caroline Ansell MP for Eastbourne & Willington recently met with young people taking part in a week of life skills training with NCS (National Citizen Service) at Twin English Centre in Eastbourne.
The sun is out in Eastbourne and this has always meant revenue for our town as the visitors come to take in the sites and the natural beauty of our coastline.
Last year, over £1.6 million in government funding was awarded to East Sussex and thousands of children and young people had enriching experiences and a healthy lunch through the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme.
Sitting alongside friend, transport minister and neighbour Huw Merriman MP I saw beautiful Eastbourne from a whole new vantage point this last week – atop one of Seven Sisters Bus & Coach's classic vintage vehicles.
Talk of by-elections and polls have dominated the political news these last few weeks so I thought I would spend some column inches this week on just some of the important developments of these most recent months, now parliament has broken up for the summer.
