Sussex and Hampshire News

There’s been an attempted kidnap of a woman in Petersfield.

Portsmouth City Council has resolved to improve timescales for delivering education, health and care plans.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a collision in Littlehampton.

The Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner is to ask questions at a national level about the funding provided to forces to carry out DBS checks.

Sore heads today following major celebrations after Crawley Town were promoted to League One thanks to a 2-Nil victory over Crewe Alexandra at Wembley.

A Detective has been given a final written warning after an investigation found his conduct amounted to gross misconduct following an allegation that he was involved in an assault.

Chichester Falcons carved out their second win of the season in a short, tight encounter with the Vikings of Gosport.

Global charity event, The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, has taken place in West Sussex today. 

Crawley have won promotion to the third tier of English football thanks to a 2-nil victory over Crewe.

Smoke will be visible from Chichester Cathedral today, as fire crews simulate a fire and rescue operation.

A teenage girl has been verbally abused and spat at by a man in Gosport.

A care provider in Worthing has been told to pay nearly £25,000 in fines after the death of a resident.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has won 2 awards at the prestigious Museums and Heritage Awards 2024.

Amazon World Zoo Park on the Isle of Wight has a new addition.

Food banks across Sussex are handing out record numbers of emergency food parcels.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Climping.

Police are continuing to tackle anti-social behaviour in Littlehampton and have made a number of arrests.

Portsmouth University students are receiving free meals to help combat stress during the busy exam period.

Staff at South East Coast Ambulance Service have begun receiving new conflict resolution training - as new figures show a rise in reports of abuse towards workers.

Portsmouth residents are encouraged to tell us what they think about amenities at the Hard Interchange, by taking part in an online survey.

Funding of up to £26m has been approved to update West Sussex County Council’s business management system.

Self-harm, a serious drug problem and worsening violence were just some of the issues found during a recent inspection of Lewes prison.

Hampshire roads will be given a new lease of life this summer as Hampshire County Council’s annual programme of road surface strengthening gets underway at 400 locations

27 new bathing water sites have been announced across England, including three in Sussex.

Organised criminals in Sussex and East Hampshire target industrial sites to steal copper cable. Officers investigating urge people to report crimes and any suspicious activity around industrial sites.

Starting in July, work will begin to create a climate-friendly "heat network" in Worthing, which is expected to cost half a billion pounds.

The Aurora lit up the night sky across the South on Friday night into the early hours of Saturday morning.

Hampshire County Council has welcomed news that the Department for Education (DfE) will fund a new special school in the county – providing vital support to more Hampshire children with special educational needs.

Two men have been convicted following a burglary at a caravan park in Bognor.

Watch the Red Arrows soar as part of the huge, free Portsmouth Armed Forces Day event taking place on Southsea Common on Saturday 8 June.

Police are appealing for information after an assault on a PCSO in Uckfield town centre.

Two men have been charged and are due in court later this month after a safe was stolen from a Portsmouth charity.

Drivers in the South are being warned to plan ahead this weekend.

An 18-year-old man charged with attempted murder has been remanded in custody following a stabbing in Crawley at the weekend.

UK Harvest is welcoming a group of residents from Chichester’s Lacy House to join a volunteer team to help combat loneliness and isolation among the elderly.

Hampshire County Council’s music service has been awarded a £2.3-million-pounds funding boost by Arts Council England.

A man who detonated a low explosive device in Gosport in the presence of police officers has been jailed.

The Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex, Lady Emma Barnard, presented the volunteers at Amberley Museum with the prestigious King’s Award for Voluntary Service.

A Littlehampton man who assaulted two women has been jailed after an incredible display of bravery by female police officers.

Hampshire residents can now borrow blood pressure monitors from their local library, alongside books and magazines

Visitors who wish to access Brighton's Palace Pier will have to pay a fee of one pound as of the end of the month.

A woman from Chichester is taking on the challenge to run seven marathons in a week by running the length of Wales.

There's major issues at some of the UK's airports tonight as some of the systems have gone down used to process passengers.

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A former railway line in Sussex may have a future as a cycle route, if proposals gain the go ahead from council leaders. 

Plans to set up modular accommodation for 120 people at Baker Barracks in Thorney Island have been submitted to Chichester District Council.

Plans for Chichester Festival Theatre to use its bandstand all year round have been approved by the district council.

There’s a boost for education on the South Coast as the University of Brighton is selected as one of only eight providers in England to deliver a new undergraduate Teacher Degree Apprenticeship.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a motorbike theft in Rudgwick.

A man in his 40’s has been seriously assaulted in Portsmouth.

£400,000 of funds have been raised by players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, and thousands of Congolese refugee children in Uganda will now be able to access the education they need for the best start in life.

Angel’s Bar and Club in Worthing is to have its alcohol licence reviewed. The review will be heard before Worthing Borough Council’s licensing and control sub-committee B, which will meet at 6.30pm on Wednesday, May 8, at Worthing Town Hall.

Chichester District Council has announced this week that it has submitted its new Chichester Local Plan 2021–2039 to the Planning Inspectorate for examination.

Officers from Surrey and Sussex Police’s Roads Policing Unit (RPU) will be back on the roads again over the Bank Holiday weekend to share vital safety advice with motorists and motorcycle riders.

Danny Potter’s Chichester city team secured promotion in the Isthmian South East play-off final with a thrilling 5-0 victory over Three Bridges at the Jubilee Stadium.

Police in Eastbourne have arrested two men; officers have been investigating reports of inappropriate relationships between two members of staff and a teenage student at Cavendish School in the town.

The Local Elections are now in for Sussex and East Hampshire. It was a bad night for the Conservatives, as Labour gained control of Adur District. We are still awaiting the Police and Crime Commissioner results for Sussex on Sunday.

Anyone planning to attend or organise an unlicensed music event this summer can expect to face the full force of the law.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service have had a busy night dealing with lightning strikes

The rowing team from Lessons from a Boat visited the University of Chichester’s Sport Performance and Rehabilitation Unit (SPRU) recently to gain valuable insights into their physiological profiling ahead of their grueling race across the Atlantic.

The polls have opened across the South Coast for the local elections.

Two men have been charged following the discovery of a cannabis farm in Littlehampton.

Six friends from West Sussex will be playing video games for a full day to raise awareness and money for a charity that helps prevent male suicides.

A derelict site of a former school in West Sussex is to be transformed into a community and wildlife haven.

An appeal for witnesses and footage is being launched by police following the attempted burglary of a convenience store in Bognor Regis.

West Sussex Trading Standards, in partnership with the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), is advising residents across the county to be careful when buying children’s toys online which contain button cell batteries.

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