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Drivers across the South are being urged to plan ahead as the Christmas travel rush begins, with busy conditions expected on roads and at airports over the coming days.

The Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance landed at the Amphitheatre Park in Chichester earlier this morning.

County council elections for around 1.5 million voters in East and West Sussex are likely to be postponed for a second time, following fresh guidance from the government.

Teachers at secondary schools across the South are set to receive specialist training under new government plans aimed at tackling violence against women and girls.

The MP for Portsmouth North, Amanda Martin, has welcomed a major funding boost for the city under plans announced by the Labour Government.

With Christmas just around the corner, Chichester District Council is urging residents to recycle as much as possible to help cut down on household waste.

West Sussex County Council says it remains committed to resolving the long-running disruption on the A29 at Church Hill in Pulborough, following a landslide in late December 2022.

A West Sussex homelessness charity has welcomed the government’s plan to end rough sleeping, but has warned that ongoing pressures could undermine its impact.

Schoolchildren across the Chichester District are being encouraged to cycle more safely this winter thanks to a road safety initiative run by Chichester District Council.

Police are seeking help to identify a man they would like to speak to in connection with an assault in Terminus Road, Eastbourne, at around 8.30pm on Monday, 15 December.

West Sussex County Council is to appeal to the government to make all primary schools smart-phone free.

Police in Fareham want to hear from witnesses after a reported assault near the train station last weekend.

The Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton has been told it must make immediate improvements following a damning inspection report from the Care Quality Commission.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue have been called to the scene of a road traffic collision in Oving.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain across the South, beginning at midnight on Thursday.

A firefighter from Bognor Regis is preparing to take on a gruelling 12-hour challenge to raise money for a national charity that supports firefighters and their families.

A family in Seaford say they’re devastated after losing four pets in a house fire on Friday night.

People across the South are being urged to help support NHS services by choosing the right care, as resident doctors begin further industrial action during one of the busiest periods of the year for the health service.

Sussex Police have arrested 56 people for drink and drug driving during the second week of a December enforcement campaign, as officers step up efforts to improve road safety during the festive period.

Emergency services were called to the High Street shortly before seven this morning, following concerns for a man’s welfare.

Eastbourne Community Scrap Store says it has prevented around ten tonnes of waste from ending up in landfill during its first year of operation.

The major clean-up operation to recover debris and containers washed ashore between Selsey and Bognor Regis continued over the weekend.

A child has been rescued after falling around three metres into the Chichester Canal on Saturday, thanks to the quick actions of members of the public and emergency services.

A teenager convicted of the manslaughter of a family man in Littlehampton has been sentenced today.

Gatwick Airport has blamed a rise in business rates for a sharp increase in its passenger drop-off charge, which is set to rise from £7 to £10 next month.

The Littlehampton Community Fridge is appealing for public support as it approaches the busy Christmas period, following a recent move to new premises.

Chichester District Council is to consider an application for the layout and appearance of 1,300 homes given the go-ahead for Tangmere.

Portsmouth’s bus network is set for another major boost after the government confirmed £16m in long-term funding to improve services across the city.

V2 Radio’s Christmas Toy Appeal has come to an end with a huge result for Children across the South.

A new report from the charity Libraries Connected says West Sussex libraries are delivering nearly £220,000 worth of extra value each year by supporting mental health and wellbeing, particularly for older people.

Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne has raised concerns over government proposals to create regional “super-forces.”

Health chiefs across the South are warning that the NHS is heading into an unprecedented flu season, with hospitals already under severe strain from winter pressures.

Counter Terrorism Policing South East has charged a man in connection with an investigation into Extreme Right Wing Terrorism in Sussex.

Homes England has given notice to Ifield Golf Club that it will need to leave its site by April, 2027 – the year of the club’s centenary.

Eleven students from Crawley College have completed the latest IGNITE course run by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

Worthing Pier is moving a step closer to full restoration, with permanent repair work expected to begin in the coming months.

West Sussex County Council has completed a major upgrade of traffic signals across the county, replacing outdated halogen equipment with new LED technology that is expected to cut operating costs and carbon emissions for years to come.

Sussex Police say more than 60 people have already been arrested in the first week of their Christmas drink and drug-driving crackdown.

Police in Sandown are investigating a hit-and-run collision involving a car and a 14-year-old girl who was a pedestrian.

South East Coast Ambulance Service is calling on the public to support its crews as they prepare for what is expected to be a surge in emergency calls in the run-up to Christmas.

One in five Portsmouth pupils are persistently absent from schools, a new council report reveals.

Chichester’s MP Jess Brown-Fuller says containers washing up in Selsey, Pagham Harbour and Bognor have caused an enormous pollution incident.

Efforts are underway today to clear debris from shipping containers that have washed up along the West Sussex coastline.

Police on the Isle of Wight are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Newport.

Police in Hove are appealing for help to identify a man they want to speak to after criminal damage at St Andrew’s Church.

A new exhibition celebrating the late Portsmouth artist Joseph Loughborough is going on display at The Windbreaks outdoor gallery on Southsea seafront from the third of December, running for four months.

An inquest has concluded that a man who died after falling from a hot air balloon in Wisborough Green took his own life.

Emergency services have cordoned off part of Selsey beach after five large shipping containers washed ashore following an incident at sea.

Emergency services were called to Bonmarche on the pedestrianised section of London Road in Bognor Regis on Friday 5 December, after reports of a fire inside the store shortly after 8.10pm. The incident triggered a significant response, drawing multiple fire crews and police units to the town centre.

A drug-driver who killed one person and seriously injured two others in a head-on collision has been jailed.

Leaders of Hampshire’s upper-tier authorities have stressed that the decision to delay the mayoral election was made solely by the Government.

More than 30 per cent of Worthing’s entire annual budget is now expected to be spent on housing people who would otherwise be homeless.

Chichester District Council is seeking government funding to carry out urgent repairs to Selsey’s West Beach coastal defences.

Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) have arrested four people on suspicion of terrorism offences in Sussex today (4/12).

Police are appealing for witnesses after a mobility scooter rider was seriously injured in a collision in Littlehampton.

Chichester’s MP Jess Brown-Fuller is urging the Government to reverse cuts to Police Community Support Officers.

Three men have pleaded guilty after a cannabis factory was discovered in Eastbourne.

Bognor and Littlehampton MP Alison Griffiths has strongly criticised Government plans to delay the forthcoming mayoral elections for Sussex and Brighton, as well as Hampshire and the Solent.

Mayoral elections across parts of the South, originally scheduled for next May, are now to be pushed back by two years, in a move that is already prompting political disagreement.

Portsmouth City Council says it is making clear progress in tackling anti-social behaviour, with new figures showing less fly-tipping, more patrols and stronger joint work with partners.

West Sussex County Council faces a budget gap of £16.2m in 2026/27 as well as an overspend of £19.7m in 2025/26, councillors have been told.

The University of Chichester has hosted delegates from the European Movement UK for a discussion on the future of Britain’s relationship with Europe.

Police in Southampton are appealing for witnesses after a collision between a moped and a white van.

Part of a 1930s Art Deco building in Horsham which was to be converted into flats is now likely to be demolished and rebuilt.

Brighton and Hove City Council is calling on residents to limit the use of real log fires and wood-burning stoves this winter.

Arun District Council has refreshed its fuel poverty and energy efficiency strategy and is asking residents for their views.

Sussex Weald MP Nusrat Ghani says the cadets currently based at the Crowborough military camp will leave the site next week, ahead of plans to convert the facility into accommodation for asylum seekers.

Portsmouth is moving forwards with plans for a regional film office that will serve the city as well as the wider areas of Hampshire and the Solent.

A domestic abuser who attempted to strangle a woman has been jailed.

Firefighters have been called to a boiler fire inside a retail unit at Gunwharf Quays.

A house fire in Eastbourne’s Sovereign Harbour was caused by a washing machine catching alight.

Sussex Police and partner agencies are stepping up action through December and January as part of the national Safer Streets Winter of Action.

The South’s police forces have begun their seasonal campaign targeting drink and drug drivers, with Sussex Police reminding motorists: “Think you won’t get caught? Think again.”

Police are appealing for witnesses after a collision in Littlehampton this morning (29/11/2025).