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New technology and recording equipment will be used to catch the fly-tippers and litter bugs who are defiling Horsham district, the local council has announced. Film footage will be used to catch those responsible and enable the council to take action that could lead to five years in jail and unlimited fines. “The council faces …
An eyesore opposite Worthing’s seafront is set to be transformed with a ‘food, drink and wellbeing hub’ popping up in front of the Grafton Street multi-storey car park. Property firm QED has submitted plans for a ‘pop-up’ outlet on the open-air terrace in front of the car park and opposite the seafront to accommodate food …
UPDATE: The local authorities either saw sense or listened to public concerns about these cycleways – and they have since been removed. The seven new routes are being put in “To promote cycling to enable sustainable travel choices on key commuting routes to relieve the pressures on public transport and as an alternative to the …
Caring4Sussex is always on the lookout for a good yarn – especially as deadline approaches. And we found one in the knit of time! East Preston villagers awoke one morning last month to discover their streets had been decorated overnight with knitted bicycles. The eye-catching exhibition is not a genius ploy to pull the …
Chichester District Council has launched a £500,000 discretionary grants scheme to support local community groups and businesses, as part of its Covid-19 recovery plan. £250,000 will be allocated to community groups and £250,000 will go to supporting businesses based within the Chichester district. Applications can be made to either scheme, but not both. “We understand …
Horsham District Council has refused to provide 1,715 homes a year for the next decade, saying that although it recognises the strong demand for new homes in West Sussex, “it is difficult enough already to find land that has few constraints for development and to absorb 1,715 homes every year would make that task virtually …
Mid Sussex leisure centres due to re-open September 1 At a special council meeting on August 19, approval was given for new operating arrangements so that leisure centres could re-open in the district. Kings Leisure Centre in East Grinstead, the Dolphin Haywards Heath and the Triangle in Burgess Hill were all given the go-ahead after …
In an incredible night for small parties and Independent candidates across the country on May 2, the Conservatives in West Sussex lost control of two out of five councils, with a considerably reduced majority in the remaining three. They also lost control of Rother, in East Sussex, in a third Sussex loss. In Brighton the …
The large seaside village, which sits between Worthing and Shoreham-on-Sea, has suddenly shot to fame with its idea to change its name, making it into not only local newspapers but the Daily Telegraph, Times, Guardian and Daily Mail. According to the parish council-led Lancing Vision Group, the addition of ‘on-Sea’ to its existing name would …
Around 3,500 homes will be built on land known as the ‘Northern Arc’ just north of Burgess Hill now that Mid Sussex District Council has approved plans put forward by the government agency Homes England. The 481-acre includes three schools, sports and leisure facilities, ‘health provision’ and better highway infrastructure as well as the housing, …
A project to update certain CCTV cameras in Chichester is being recommended by leading councillors. Chichester District Council’s Cabinet has agreed to recommend that the council invest £165,000 in upgrading a number of original city centre cameras, including reinstating two cameras in Avenue de Chartres. The upgrade will significantly improve the quality of surveillance footage …
After years of suggestions, meetings, plans, money and arguments, going back as far as 2013, all options for an A27 bypass around Chichester have been shelved. An 11 January letter from the Highways Agency to the Leader of Chichester District Council, Tony Dignum, runs through the last two options still on the table, for a …
