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‘Tell us how you’re coping with coronavirus’ survey asks residents

On 19th June 202019th June 2020 By peterlongden

PEOPLE in East Sussex are being asked to say how coronavirus has affected them in a county-wide survey. The survey also asks what people’s priorities are for when the county begins to rebuild from the impact of Covid-19.The findings will be used by East Sussex County Council, which has commissioned […]

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