Part of a British Trust for Conservation Volunteers’ (BTCV) initiative, Portslade Green Gym offers people the opportunity to get fit for free while helping the environment.
Every Thursday morning from 10am to 1pm, the Portslade group gather to warm up before they set to work, cleaning and maintaining local open spaces. But while they may work up a sweat, it’s not all hard graft: The venture acts as a thriving social …

The East Sussex Energy Partnership (ESEP) comprises of a partnership between four Councils, Eastbourne (the lead authority), Hastings, Rother and Wealden who contracted Climate Energy in 2009 to manage their energy efficiency programme for a three year period.
The scheme offers an extensive range of measures to help reduce fuel costs and CO2 emissions to all owner occupiers and private rented tenants throughout the four Council boundaries.
The eligible measures include loft …

Many of us who are lucky enough to live in Sussex enjoy the quiet wonders of the South Downs, from the serious ramblers who traverse the South Downs Way to thrill-seeking mountain bikers taking advantage of the off-road paths and those who just like to gaze at the beauty of these rolling hills from a train window. In our world of over-development and ‘build first think later’, it’s a marvel …