Local MP Maria Caulfield is supporting a campaign to raise funds for a permanent fishing memorial in Newhaven to commemorate fishermen who have sadly lost their lives at sea off the Sussex Coast. After the terrible tragedy last November where Adam Harper, 26, and Robert Morley, 38, were both onboard […]
Fisheries and Seafood Scheme opens for applications
The Marine Management Organisation has opened applications for a new grant scheme to support the fishing and seafood sector in England. The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme will provide £6.1 million over the next 12 months with an initial focus on projects that help businesses adapt to life outside the EU’s […]
Back our local fishing community, say Lib Dems
Local Liberal Democrats are calling for more support for our local fishing industry as the combined impact of Covid-19 and Brexit continues to drive businesses to brink of bankruptcy.There have been protests in London over the government’s Brexit deal that has not delivered any of the benefits to the fishing industry […]