Local News from Wednesday, October 14th, 2026

A Bognor Regis animal rescue charity is hoping to raise £3,500 to bring reptile education to more communities across Sussex, following heartwarming feedback from care homes where residents living with dementia continued talking about the animals days after their visits.

Children of RNLI crew members have been bullied at school because of their parents’ lifesaving work, councillors heard during a debate over honouring the charity.

Portsmouth councillors have thrown their support behind Chris Packham’s National Emergency Briefing documentary on climate change.

The family of a 17-year-old boy who died after being accidentally shot with an air rifle in Hampshire have paid an emotional tribute to their son, describing him as a much-loved, sporty teenager whose organ donations have helped save lives.

Schoolchildren in Portsmouth have taken part in an unusual wildlife rescue operation, helping to relocate crabs from Canoe Lake in Southsea ahead of work to improve the lake's water quality.

An Eastbourne man who subjected a woman to years of sexual abuse, violence and controlling behaviour has been jailed for 18 years.

A Sussex hospital is warning parents about the dangers of everyday household items after revealing that almost half of children assessed for burn injuries are aged two or under.

A bus company boss is preparing to take on the Great South Run alongside his teenage son, 18 years after losing his baby daughter, in a moving tribute to her memory.

Two men have been arrested following a violent altercation involving knives at Worthing railway station.

West Sussex County Council has secured £182.7 million in government funding to help tackle the growing financial pressures of supporting children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

A new species of meat-eating dinosaur, armed with giant claws and roughly the size of a large tiger, has been identified from a fossil discovered on the Isle of Wight more than a century ago.

Police are appealing for help to find a missing 38-year-old woman from Southampton who may have travelled to London.