The multi-million pound Northern Arc scheme, developed by Homes England and its development partners will be renamed 'Brookleigh'. According to the project's Facebook page: "The project is currently shifting from a focus on infrastructure provision and site preparation to welcoming its first residents, and the new name reflects this change". ...

Working in partnership with West Sussex County Council, MSDC has submitted an expression of interest to the government to create new Investment Zones for two commercial sites in Mid Sussex. Investment Zones will deliver commercial growth and support local employment opportunities by offering long term tax and other incentives for businesses and emp...

ShopAppy.com goes live in Burgess Hill, Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint on 15th July, helping to support and promote local businesses and encourage residents to shop local. With High Street shops fully reopened after months of uncertainty and lockdown, Burgess Hill and the key villages of Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint are now supported by ShopAppy, ensur...

Mid Sussex District Council will allocate over £3 million this month to almost 700 local businesses that have not yet received any financial support during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) has been provided by the Government to support businesses that were not eligible for their main Business Grant support schemes. ...

 The new school on the Brookleigh housing development will be called The Bedelands Academy.  Plans have been submitted to build a new ultra-low carbon secondary school in Burgess Hill. West Sussex County Council is developing the new school on the Brookleigh housing development, formerly known as Northern Arc. It will provide a high-quali...

Mid Sussex District Council has been catching up with businesses who were supported by our grants over the past few years to hear how they are getting on. The Covid pandemic and economic stress put unprecedented strain on the local Mid Sussex economy and the businesses operating within it. During that time the Council took every opportunity to supp...

The Government's Department of International Trade has pledged to put its weight behind Mid Sussex's planned new Science and Tech park, deemed as essential to the country's future economic growth. Dr Mike Short, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department of International Trade, speaking at a Westminster launch event for Opportunity Mid Sussex, said that ...

Mid Sussex District Council is planning to create an Urban Park at the Martlets Shopping Centre in Burgess Hill to make the area more attractive to visitors.  Cabinet met on Monday 6 June to consider temporary options that will significantly improve the look and feel of the Martlets Shopping Centre. Members supported the idea of creating Urban...

 A BLOG BY CHRIS FOUNDS, CJ FOUNDS ASSOCIATES A multi-million-pound investment has put Mid Sussex at the pioneering edge of delivering ground-breaking high quality digital infrastructure to enable a potential innovation hub in the south of England, that will rival the offer from the very best cities of the north. Part of the investment is a fi...