by Stephen | Jan 5, 2021 | Coronavirus, News
1. Lockdown Grant – NEW Following the Prime Minister’s announcement last night, the Chancellor has today announced a new grant for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses. Retail, hospitality and leisure business premises forced to close can...
by Stephen | Dec 23, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Today (December 23rd) it was announced that Eastbourne (and Sussex) will be placed into tier 4 as of Boxing Day to tackle the rising cases of COVID 19.Summary of new rules Bars, pubs and restaurants must close with the exception of sales by takeaway,...
by Leanna Forse | Dec 17, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
The portals to apply for grants are now open and another is due to open tomorrow, Friday 18th December. Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) 2/12/2020 to 15/12/2020 Eastbourne Borough Council are now accepting applications for the Local Restrictions Support Grant...
by Leanna Forse | Dec 8, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Barclays has launched a toolkit to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK get back on their feet as they navigate the uncertainty created by coronavirus. The ‘Barclays Back to Business’ programme has been designed in partnership with the...
by Leanna Forse | Dec 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
If you are on Facebook, you may have seen our videos for our ‘Our Town My Story’ campaign. We have been working with Keith Ridley to produce a series of short films exploring the importance of shopping locally: how it benefits not just the business owners...
by Leanna Forse | Dec 2, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Yesterday evening, Your Eastbourne BID met with Eastbourne Borough Council licensing department to discuss the tier 2 restrictions, and raise questions that had been sent to us. We have attached our notes below. It includes how licensing will support businesses,...