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Police are continuing to search for a missing man from Littlehampton.

More than a dozen people have been arrested in connection with an illegal rave in woodland near Chichester.

The South Downs road trip has been crowned the best in the UK for electric vehicle drivers according to a new study.

The Library Service in West Sussex is on the lookout for more volunteers to help give support across the county.

Portsmouth City Council is expected to approve changes to the way its leisure centres are run, aiming to save up to £700,000 in VAT costs.

People in Tarring are being praised for their bravery after rushing to help a man escape from a house fire.

Portsmouth MP Stephen Morgan has become the UK’s 1,000th Climate Ambassador.

Hampshire police are appealing for witnesses after a man was reportedly hit by a Utility Terrain Vehicle on Ludshott Common near Headley Down.

Education bosses in West Sussex say every child in the county has been allocated a primary school place.

A woman in her 20’s from Lewes has died after a major air and sea search off the coast of Brighton.

Preparations are underway in Selsey to mark Victory in Europe Day.

Improvements to the skate park in East Preston have recently been completed, and the park has reopened to the public.

There’s an effort to combat wildfires across West Sussex.

There could be major disruptions to people’s travel plans heading out of Gatwick during the Easter Bank Holiday.

The park and ride will be coming back to Portsmouth in the Summer.

Plans to build 15 homes in Plaistow have been submitted to Chichester District Council.

A man in his 70s has died in a fire at a block of flats in Eastbourne.

A man is in custody this morning after a car collided with three pedestrians outside Crawley Leisure Park.

Fire investigators are now looking into what caused the blaze in Oving at the Gribble Inn, which broke out at around 5pm today (11/04/2025)

As VE day fast approaches, a man from Chichester has released his mother's war diaries.

Traffic calming measures are to be put in place in Sompting to prepare for the impact of hundreds of new homes.

The NHS in Sussex is reminding everyone to use the right health services for their needs during the Easter Holidays.

Residents in Bognor are welcoming plans to renovate the town’s Edwardian Arcade building.

The results are in for the South’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch of 2025.

A traffic regulation order (TRO) changing the speed limit along parts of the A283 at Steyning has been approved by West Sussex County Council.

A man from Portsmouth has now died following a collision on the A3 near Bramshott.

South East Coast Ambulance Service has consistently exceeded expectations in its response times over the past year.

The Weald & Downland Living Museum in Chichester has launched its very own beer, paying tribute to one of its historic cottages.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information concerning reports of business burglaries in Bognor.

Police are appealing for information following reports of a fight with weapons in a Crawley park.

A consultation into the government’s vision for better use of England’s land has a couple of weeks left to run, and people in the South are being called on to take part.

Keep Britain Tidy has praised litter-pickers across the South who pledged to collect over 59-thousand bags of litter during its 10th Great British Spring Clean.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a disturbance in Horsham.

There’s misery for some of the South’s commuters navigating part of the A27.

Researchers have discovered big spikes in various chemicals and drugs in Chichester Harbour, with sewage discharge pinpointed as the principal source of contamination.

Residents in Portsmouth are being asked for their input on what they would like in a new watersports centre.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was assaulted in Horsham.

Police are asking for anyone who saw a crash near Chichester to come forward.

A man who admitted a charge of manslaughter following the death of David Hallatt at the Dolphin and Anchor in Chichester has been jailed for seven years.

Students at the University of Chichester have qualified to compete in a national F1 simulator race organised by the British F1 team Williams.

Business owners and councillors have criticised rises in town-centre car parking charges in Worthing.

The Conservative MP for Hamble has accused Tory-run Hampshire County Council of abandoning residents and being “disingenuous” and “incompetent”.

The government has approved the expansion of the Rampion Two wind farm off the Sussex Coast.

It's the big Easter getaway today for thousands of people across the South, and roadworks around a junction just outside Brighton are causing major delays.

An employee of Arun Council and the Arun Veterans Project has been honoured at the Armed Forces Networks Conference.

A 29-year-old man from Portsmouth has been convicted for his involvement in the supply of cocaine and heroin in the city.

A scheme in West Sussex that’s prevented over 94 tonnes of food from going to waste since April 2023 will continue for another year.

As the weather warms and the allure of seaside outings increases, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in Sussex is issuing a timely reminder about the importance of water safety.

The first ‘Good Food For All Feastival’ event in Chichester city centre has been hailed a success by council bosses.

Residents have begged a planning inspector not to allow Cemex to turn Hamble Airfield into a new quarry that they fear will “literally destroy” their village.

President Donald Trump’s recent imposition of tariffs is set to have a significant impact on Rolls Royce Motor Cars.