We recently popped along to Pelham House Hotel to interview Paul Morgan, the manager. Our aim is to get a more on-the-ground understanding of the challenges facing local independent businesses, especially those that use the… Read More

Is your business coming up in local search results based on key words your customers might use? A surprising number of Lewes businesses are not! Use your smartphone or tablet to check and test this… Read More

This worksheet relates to the article on ‘local search’ and is drawn from a wide range of sources. It is really important that you check that their business comes up in search results. Use your… Read More

The latest review into the future of the high street ‘Beyond Retail’ follows fast on a report published in September 2013  called  ‘The Vanishing High Street by the veteran retailer Bill Grimsey. His report  was… Read More

This is a response by Keith Taylor MEP  to issues raised by Amanda Saurin in her blog post>>> : Thank you for your email to Keith Taylor MEP, which he has asked me to respond to… Read More

This is a copy of an article by Leander Bindewalt of the New Economics Foundation Time banking, business-to-business currencies, local payment schemes: community currencies such as these are rapidly rising to prominence in the wake… Read More

 Guest article by Lucy Wilkes, The Lewes Print Centre There has been a great deal of press about 3d printing lately and the potential to print in a completely new and affordable way. We have… Read More

Fishing, like so many vital human activities today, is an industry. Large fish processing companies often operate their own fishing fleets or farming operations  and sell their products to grocery chains or to intermediaries. Because the… Read More

“I love my job. I am the happiest woman in the world!”    Many of you will recognise Toos from the Lewes Food Market but how many of you know her story? This georgeous picture… Read More

Crowdfunding    is the collective effort of individuals who bypass banks and pool their money   to support the efforts of others. It could be a new business, a community enterprise or an arts project. Crowdfunding is… Read More