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A dangerous lorry driver who crashed into other vehicles at high speed in Chichester has been jailed.

Arun District Council is proposing that all licensed Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles have CCTV installed.

Police investigating a serious assault have made two arrests in connection with the case.

South East Coast Ambulance Service is urging people to think before dialling 999 this winter as colder weather and darker evenings lead to a surge in emergency calls.

A budget gap of £16.3million has been forecast for West Sussex County Council in 2026/27

Proposals to demolish the visitor centre at Hastings Castle have been approved by council planning officers.

A Port Solent restaurant has had its licence suspended for a month after immigration officers found an illegal worker on site.

A mysterious UFO sighting has been reported in Wick, near Littlehampton.

A brand-new Same Day Emergency Care unit officially opened at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester this morning.

Health officials are closely monitoring a meningitis alert after two students at the University of Brighton were taken to hospital with the infection.

Residents in Adur and Worthing are being encouraged to help shape the councils’ new long-term vision for the area.

Plans to build up to 210 homes in Sayers Common have been submitted to Mid Sussex District Council.

Nearly 1,000 people have backed an MP’s petition to bring banking facilities to their town after high street closures.

A petition’s been launched to help save the Cardiac Cath Lab at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester.

West Sussex County Council says its highways team has spent the past six months strengthening the county’s road network ahead of winter.

It’s Halloween, and Fishbourne is getting into the spirit with a community Scarecrow Trail taking place over the half-term break.

Police have charged a man with drugs and weapons offences in connection to the ‘AV Line’ drug line in Sussex.

Police have renewed their appeal for information on Georgina Gharsallah, who went missing in Worthing seven years ago.

Littlehampton’s Bonfire Society says its annual event is run entirely by volunteers, not the council.

Sussex Weald MP Nusrat Ghani says she’s angry that she feels Wealden District Council hasn’t shared details about plans to house hundreds of asylum seekers at Crowborough Training Camp.

Police are appealing for information after a serious assault in Eastbourne.

Police in Brighton are appealing for the public's help in identifying men seen on CCTV following an affray in Whitehawk Way.

A prolific shoplifter has been jailed for 9months for a string of thefts across Crawley and Horsham.

Plans to build 152 homes in Ashington are to be considered by Horsham District Council.

Hair and beauty salons across the South say rising taxes and employer National Insurance are pushing many businesses to the brink.

Asylum seekers could be housed in former military barracks in Crowborough under new government plans.

Police investigating a report of a rape of a woman in Worthing in the early hours on Saturday morning (25 October) have arrested a local man.

Police are investigating a crash just after midnight on Sunday morning in Three Bridges.

A Chichester salon has snipped its way to success — raising sixteen hundred pounds for My University Hospitals Sussex.

West Sussex County Council is seeking feedback from residents and businesses on plans to improve sustainable transport at the Victoria Business Park in Burgess Hill.

The fate of long-debated Tipner West returns to the Portsmouth City Council chamber next month.

Two men and a boy, aged 17, have been charged with supplying Class A drugs.

Two men accused of setting fire to a mosque in Peacehaven are due to stand trial at the Old Bailey next month.

The National Education Union (NEU) is pressing West Sussex County Council to formally adopt its model menopause policy across all schools.

Plans to build 74 homes in North Mundham have been submitted to Chichester District Council.

Police in Eastbourne are appealing for witnesses following an incident in Old Town.

Chichester District Council is taking a major step in its fight against climate change, by switching its diesel vehicles to renewable fuel made from used cooking oil.

Hampshire students will retain their six-week summer holiday in the 2029-30 break, despite calls from one school for it to be reduced.

Crawley Borough Council has received £64,000 to help children living in temporary accommodation.

A man who killed a young couple at their home in Newhaven has been found guilty of their murders.

A London man who raped and sexually abused a young boy in Littlehampton over several years has been convicted at court.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has visited Peacehaven Mosque following a suspected arson attack earlier this month, in a show of solidarity with the local Muslim community.

The Portsmouth History Centre will soon display a collection of letters written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, on loan from the British Library as part of its “British Library on Tour” programme.

New council flats in Worthing are now welcoming their first tenants.

An investigation is still ongoing into the fire at the former Moira House school in Eastbourne.

Police have released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with four burglaries in Crawley.

Ofwat has named Portsmouth Water the top-performing water firm in England, praising its record on supply reliability.

Southern Water has been told to make urgent improvements following a performance review.

Two drug dealers who operated in Bognor and Brighton have been sentenced to prison.

Police have confirmed that reports of a person carrying a suspected firearm in Bognor Regis turned out to be a false alarm.

Plans to build 244 homes on part of the former Novartis site have been approved by Horsham District Council.

Police in Bognor have made two arrests and seized a large quantity of class A and B drugs.

People in Chichester are being encouraged to take part in a free eco-awareness day run by the District Council.

As the days grow shorter and temperatures begin to fall, the Alzheimer’s Society is urging people across the South to check in on friends, relatives and neighbours living with dementia.

Sussex Police have launched an investigation after the body of a man was discovered outside a property in Eastbourne.

Motorists across the South are being warned to take extra care today as Storm Benjamin sweeps through the region, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and the risk of flooding.

A 25-thousand-pound grant will help support families in Sussex coping with the heartbreak of losing a loved one to suicide or domestic abuse.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for strong winds and heavy rain across the South on Thursday, warning that the stormy conditions could bring disruption to travel and power supplies.

Plans for flats above Bognor Regis Arcade have been deferred by Arun District Council.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious crash in Poynings.

A man from Ford’s triathlon challenge has raised more than £4,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK.

A Worthing town-centre building which was formerly home to Argos could gain another storey, according to recently submitted plans.

Twelve Worthing College students have completed the latest IGNITE course run by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

Tributes have been paid following the death of a man in Southampton.

Chichester MP Jess Brown-Fuller and Bognor Regis and Littlehampton MP Alison Griffiths have hosted a Parliamentary event this morning with West Sussex charity Dementia Support.

West Sussex County Council will call on the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner to ensure that tackling retail crime is ‘not just a promise in the Police and Crime Plan but a visible policing reality’.

Emergency Operations Centre staff with the South East Coast Ambulance Service have been honoured with the King’s Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct.

A planned strike by immigration services workers at Gatwick Airport later this month has been called off after staff voted to accept a new pay offer.

West Sussex County Council will write to the Government urging it to cut business rates for hospitality and night-time industries.

Police are appealing for information after a man shouted verbal abuse at a woman outside the BP petrol station in Findon.

Two teenage boys have been arrested as detectives continue to investigate a stabbing on Worthing seafront.

Firefighters have brought under control a large blaze at a disused school in Eastbourne.

Plans to change a former taxi rank building into a bar/café have been approved by Chichester District Council at the second attempt.

Nominations are now open for two local heroes to switch on Chichester’s Christmas lights next month.

A rare piece of Saxon history is set to go on permanent display at The Novium Museum in Chichester — thanks to overwhelming community support.

A major flood protection scheme has boosted safety for almost 200 homes across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Controversial plans to install new bus lanes in Eastbourne have been approved by county councillors.

Police are continuing to appeal for information after a fatal collision near Wilmington.

The public’s being invited to have their say on how to boost nature across Sussex.

Children’s hospices across the South have welcomed a government pledge of £80M in new funding over the next three years.

The MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton has reiterated her opposition to the Government’s proposed Digital ID scheme.

More than fifty Herdwick sheep have arrived at Mill Hill Nature Reserve near Shoreham to help protect local wildlife over the winter.

A Portsmouth shop owner has been ordered to pay more than £53,000 after being convicted of selling counterfeit and smuggled tobacco products.

Libraries across West Sussex are getting into the Halloween spirit by sharing some of the county’s best-known ghost stories.

People across the South are being warned to take care when using hot water bottles this winter.

A man’s been jailed for a year after breaking into a Lloyds Bank in Fareham.

Almost 300 letters objecting to plans to build 3,000 homes West of Ifield have been sent to Horsham District Council.

A national first for Sussex Police, it’s begun tagging repeat shoplifters to track their movements.

A protected seabird species has made a welcome recovery at RSPB Pagham Harbour on the Solent, with record numbers of Little Terns successfully breeding this year.

Chichester District Council has renewed its support for the area’s long-running Community Warden scheme.

With thousands of runners and spectators set to descend on Portsmouth for the Great South Run weekend, the city council and transport providers are urging visitors to plan their journeys in advance.

Worthing could see dozens of new affordable homes built after councillors approved the sale of a major housing site in Titnore Way.

A new employment programme is being launched to help people in West Sussex and Brighton and Hove overcome barriers to finding work.

Three men have been charged in connection with a fire at a salon in Worthing.