News

Greater Brighton leaders have praised a local engineering firm Ricardo for driving forward the push to cut carbon emissions in transport across the globe. Having been founded in Shoreham over a century ago by Sir Harry Ricardo, the company is a global, multi-industry,...

The new government has been warned that it must not leave the South East behind as it seeks to ‘level up’ investment between the North and South. The chairman of Greater Brighton, Cllr Daniel Humphreys, said a "false narrative" had been allowed to arise which...

How do you define a successful business? It’s a question many people who either oversee existing enterprises or are planning to start up new ones often pose. For many years, the pursuit of profit was the key driving factor. But, with issues such as globalisation,...

Crawley Borough Council and property investment and development firm Westrock have started a major mixed-use scheme that will help regenerate the town centre and provide much-needed new housing and office space. The public private partnership between Crawley Borough...

Plans to restore and enhance Brighton’s Royal Pavilion Garden have received a welcome boost. The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded initial support and development funding of £214,400 to progress plans to improve and enhance the historic garden and apply for a...

Businesses in the south of England could be boosted by a new £11million project from the University of Chichester Business School which will drive economic growth in the region. The initiative, known as the Business Hot House programme, is offering to support more...

A £1.5 million Local Growth Fund cash injection is set to improve digital connectivity across the Coast to Capital area. Funding was approved for a number of digital schemes at the recent Coast to Capital Board meeting. The LEP’s goal is to bring a world-class digital...

Greater Brighton leaders have praised a family-run vineyard for leading the way in putting English sparkling wine on the global map and unbottling a multi-million pound industry. In less than 25 years Ridgeview’s stunning vineyard at the foot of picturesque South...

An ambitious plan to more than double the South East’s economy by 2050, create half a million new jobs, reduce congestion, cut carbon emissions and boost air quality has been published today – and people across Greater Brighton are being encouraged to have their say....

More than 5,300 businesses and 54,000 jobs have been brought into Greater Brighton after Arun District Council was welcomed as a member of the region. The Council joins six other local authorities, influential business partnerships, two universities, Gatwick Airport...

More than 80 per cent of businesses in Greater Brighton are concerned about the state of local transport with congestion and lack of parking high on the agenda, according to a new survey. And more than 25 per cent believe the issues are affecting recruitment and...

Greater Brighton chiefs have welcomed the news that planning approval for more than 3,000 homes north of Burgess Hill has been granted. Homes England, the government’s housing agency, took over the delivery of the project – known as the Northern Arc – last year...