West Sussex

Brighton manager Graham Potter stated everyone at the club loves Aaron Connolly after his two goals were the difference in a 2-0 Carabao Cup win over Swansea.

Police in Crawley are seeking witnesses to a violent incident in the town centre in which a woman was assaulted and a baby girl was taken into a car which drove off at speed.

Britain’s largest rail operator, which operates Southern in Sussex, is strengthening its commitment to the UK’s green recovery this National Recycling Week (20-26 September) with a new initiative in Brighton.

A man arrested in connection with the theft of historic treasures worth more than £1 million from Arundel Castle has been released under investigation.

In less than a months time The Big Sleep Out will be taking place at Chichester Cathedral to raise money for the Stonepillow charity.

Two men were arrested after police swiftly responded to a report of vehicle crime in Storrington.

Two men have been jailed after a woman with whom they were sharing drugs died from an overdose in Brighton.

Plan ahead if you're using the A27, is the message from National Highways as the road will be closed two out of the next three weekends for essential maintenance work at Shoreham.

Police investigating the sexual assault of a woman in Worthing have made an arrest.

A contractor has now been appointed to rejuvenate Place St Maur in Bognor Regis with work set to start in October.

Police are appealing for witnesses following the attempted theft of a high-value watch in Littlehampton.

A man has been arrested by detectives investigating a burglary at Arundel Castle in West Sussex.

Local mental health charity, Heads On, is launching a schools’ project for World Mental Health Day on Sunday 10 October.

Over the weekend, Goodwood Revival made a comeback, with visitors from all over the world descending on the Sussex motor circuit in period-correct clothing to watch race cars from the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s do battle on track.

Encore Vocal Choir put on a concert in Worthing in memory of one of their members to raise money to support local people with their mental health

Residents are being urged to stay alert following cases of courier fraud being reported in Sussex.

As society opens up, Crimestoppers appeals for anonymous information on those carrying weapons in Sussex & warns that violent crime remains a persistent but preventable problem

After holding the event virtually last year due to Covid-19, the St Barnabas House Night to Remember walk returned on Saturday 11 September – and is set to raise over £70,000.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was robbed at knifepoint in Littlehampton.

The process to transform Worthing's floral bedding from the colourful summer display to winter blooms will soon be carried out by the Council's Parks Team.

Police are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked assault in Bognor Regis on Friday, August 20.

Bognor Regis Town F.C coach Robbie Blake believes balance and belief are the two key ingredients when it comes to continuing to improve as the Isthmian premier division season unfolds.

The Sussex PCC has praised a new report tackling violence against women.

An armed man has stolen money from a local betting shop on a busy shopping street in Hove.

A new Urgent Treatment Centre will bring improvements and expand A&E at the Royal Sussex County Hospital.

John Challis, best known for playing Boycie in Only Fools and Horses, has died aged 79.

As of Monday 20 September, many Crawley residents will be able to recycle batteries as part of their existing kerbside collection service for textiles and small electricals. 

A local project run by the Community Forum, which is supported by Chichester District Council's Community Wardens, has been providing a vital lifeline to vulnerable people in Selsey and Bracklesham and the Witterings.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman died in a collision in Chichester.

Work has just begun to install an outdoor power supply in Chichester’ s Priory Park, which is hoped will help support the delivery of future events in the park.

Police are warning people to be vigilant after a number of scams involving items being sold on Facebook Marketplace.

Winter opening hours at all 11 Recycling Centres in West Sussex start on 1 October 2021.

The popular 'Pop Up Shop' scheme, run by Chichester District Council, is welcoming its next group of hopeful high-street businesses

The University of Chichester has continued to climb the national league tables after being named among the top 25 in the UK.

West Sussex charity 4Sight Vision Support is supporting National Eye Health Week (NEHW) from 20th to 26th September, an annual event promoting the importance of good eye health and the need for everyone to have regular eye tests.

A man who raped a woman in Worthing while he was on prison licence whilst serving a sentence for previous sexual assaults, has now been given a nine-year sentence.

Police are searching for Sam Kirk who is wanted on recall to prison.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision near Petworth.

Gatwick Airport is supporting Britain’s return to travel by offering passengers significantly cheaper PCR tests, after announcing it would subsidise its on-site COVID-19 screening centres.

Network Rail say the changes are required to allow engineers to tackle a landslip risk site at Hove.

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (WSFRS) has been awarded nearly £196,000 from the Regulators’ Pioneer Fund (RPF) to help keep businesses safer.

Alison Hammond is among the celebrities who have paid tribute to 41 year old Heather Bone from West Sussex.

Police have made a number of arrests and stepped up patrols around Horsham Park following recent incidents in the area.

Tributes have been paid to a ‘happy-go-lucky’ Littlehampton teenager who tragically died in a collision in East Preston.

Branch staff at banks, building societies and Post Offices worked with the police to stop £1,268.182 of fraud through the Banking Protocol rapid scam response in Sussex in the first half of this year, according to the latest figures from UK Finance

Sussex Police V2 Radio: "Police were called to Collyer Avenue, Bognor Regis, at around 6am on Wednesday (September 15) following reports of a male in possession of a firearm.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Southwick, in which a woman in her 70s sadly died.

The mental health charity is welcoming the public to The Grange in Midhurst on Sunday September 19 with a special event as part of their Moving Minds campaign.

Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne is inviting organisations across the county to bid for funding to help keep Sussex safe.

A new public consultation into how street trading works in Arun has been launched.

Academics have developed a system to predict the flight path of drones which they claim can help prevent the closure of major airports such as at Gatwick in December 2018.

Horsham District Council is issuing a call out to all local job hunters who are looking for paid work, voluntary work or new training opportunities to come along to the Horsham District Jobs and Skills Fair which, after a break last year is now back for 2021.

St Wilfrid’s Hospices’ much loved Moonlight Walk event returned to the streets of Chichester this week, and has currently raised over £46,000 so far!

Volunteers at Bognor Regis Town are preparing to team up with a leading sight loss charity to help promote National Eye Healthcare Week.

The Coastal Office building on Worthing seafront is set to be transformed into an native underwater kelp kingdom.

Police officers on patrol in Brighton have arrested a man wanted in Wales as security increases ahead of the Labour Party conference in September.

A Worthing man who admitted making more than a thousand nuisance calls to a free NHS advice line in two years, costing the taxpayer more that £20,000, has been sentenced.

A former counter-terrorism officer posed as a pilot to secretly film naked models using spy cameras after arranging fake photo shoots, a court has heard.

A new centre where young people can get help with training, apprenticeships and employment has opened for business in Worthing.

Brighton Marathon organisers have apologised to thousands runners on Twitter after it emerged the course was 568m (0.35 miles) too long.

Sussex PCC Katy Bourne has been involved as a member of the Government’s Pet Theft Taskforce and has now welcomed key recommendations outlined in the report published yesterday. 

On the afternoon of Saturday 11 September multiple 999 calls were received by HM Coastguard reporting a windsurfer who was experiencing difficulty offshore of Middleton-On-Sea.

Jack Pearce and Robbie Blake want Bognor to bounce back when they host Carshalton Athletic in the Isthmian premier division.

Police are seeking witnesses to a late night attack on a man in Horsham Park which has left him with a serious eye injury.

Writing Around the Kids is a partnership project with Littlehampton Museum and New Writing South, working with mothers of young children in Littlehampton to support them to write creatively.

West Sussex County Council is providing critical support to Afghan nationals arriving in the UK from Afghanistan.

Despite eye-catching announcements from Government about a Health and Social Care Tax that will revolutionise care provision, the reality for many local families is escalating care charges imposed by West Sussex County Council

The new service will provide a safe supported space, with access to therapeutic services helping single homeless women with multiple needs to rebuild their lives.

Sussex Police have charged three youths in relation to the serious assault of a man in Worthing.

Chichester District Council told V2 Radio: " ‘We are aware of the travellers on New Park Road and we are working with our partners at West Sussex County Council and Sussex Police to resolve this as quickly as possible."

A man has appeared in court after a woman was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked attack in Brighton.

Essential road resurfacing work is scheduled to start in Chichester city centre from 20 September and is expected to take five days to complete.

Police teams working to tackle knife crime and violence carried out a day of action in Crawley on Saturday (September 4).

A desire to put something back into the community has led to a funding boost for the Rocks, thanks to Mike Maskell, boss at insurance firm Robins Row.

Police investigating a sexual assault on a beach in Bognor Regis have made an arrest.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash in Crawley Down.

This morning (9 September), West Sussex County Council and West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service marked the national Emergency Services Day at events across the county.

After holding the event virtually last year due to Covid-19, the Chestnut Tree House Littlehampton 10k returned on Sunday 5 September – and is set to raise over £30,000!

Sims Williams - one of the area’s leading independent estate agents - is opening a new branch office in Bognor Regis High Street.

Police have arrested a man in connection with a rape in Worthing on Sunday (September 5).

Police are appealing for witnesses after a young woman was sexually assaulted on Bognor beach.

Police are appealing for information after a burglary revealed a property was being used as a cannabis factory.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault in a pub in Bognor Regis on Friday night (September 3).

A Sussex priest is being prosecuted over alleged offences relating to indecent images of children.

A man accused of hitting speeds of up to 200mph on a motorway has pleaded not guilty and awaits trial.

Officers from the Worthing Neighbourhood Policing Team made several arrests following proactive patrols to tackle drug-dealing in the town.

Award-winning baker Phil Turner drew on all of his well-honed pie-making skills to help shape an upcoming episode of Celebrity MasterChef -- and says he was pleased with his TV appearance on the hit BBC1 show.

A moped rider has been charged with aggravated vehicle taking and dangerous driving, driving without insurance and driving while disqualified.

Parents and carers can now apply for secondary school places for September 2022.

A former doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a series of sexual offences against five young people in Brighton, West Sussex, Hampshire and the West Midlands between 19 and 25 years ago.

Chichester District Council is working with local communities to look at what further options it can take to deter unauthorised encampments on council owned land due to excessive littering.

Police are seeking to identify these men in connection with an assault in Brighton on Sunday, August 29.

Hundreds of people filled the High Street for Chichester’s second Summer Street Party on Thursday 26 August.

On Saturday 31 July 2021, 87-year-old Stuart Morris from West Chiltington, took on a 320ft abseil down the Spinnaker Tower to raise funds for local children’s hospice, Chestnut Tree House.

Usually, when Dr Luke Tester has a couple of days free from the shifts and stresses of A&E at the Royal Sussex County Hospital you will find him out and about with friends or, more recently, finishing his Post Graduation Certificate in Medical Education.

Just as we use highways to move from place to place, pollinators in West Sussex will soon be able to do the same.

September 2021 marks the launch of a month long initiative by the Chichester Chamber of Commerce and Industry to show support for businesses in the city centre.

A Brighton man has been given a five-and-a-half-year prison sentenced after being convicted of sexual assault on a girl then aged under 13, more than six years ago.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was raped in Worthing in the early hours of Sunday morning (September 5).

A retired Army major from West Wittering who is rowing 100 miles across the country for charity in his home-made tin boat has enjoyed gliding past the “magnificent” Kelpies sculptures.

Jack Pearce insists he will take the positives from Bognor's exit from the FA Cup after a 4-3 defeat at Hayes & Yeading in this first qualifying round match on Saturday.

Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman was assaulted in Crawley.

Brighton born celebrity Katie Price has paid tribute to Sarah Harding following her passing from breast cancer.

Crawley has been given the go ahead to move to the next stage in developing 10 projects worth £21.1m to help drive the town’s economic recovery.

Sussex Police confirm a Bognor Regis man who used a bottle in an 'unprovoked assault' will spend a year and a half behind bars.

The Littlehampton 10k is taking place today (5th September) raising money for the Chestnut Tree House Children's Charity.

UK Coastguards received a mobile phone call from the lone sailor requesting assistance after suffering rigging and machinery failure.

A 15-year-old motor scooter rider has lost his life after a crash in East Preston.

Police officers from the force’s Specialist Enforcement Unit (SEU) stopped a suspect carrying thousands of pounds worth of class A drugs in a hire car in Crawley.

Chichester Ship Canal Trust, the charity behind Chichester Canal, is taking part in Heritage Open Days for the first time.

Obsolete traffic lights will be replaced soon with new, more reliable and energy-efficient equipment at the London Road/Beehive Ring Road junction on the A23 in Crawley.

British Airways is insisting its planned new subsidiary for short-haul flights at Gatwick will feature “the same full standard of service” currently provided to passengers.

Police investigating reports of bank card frauds at cash machines in Brighton believe the cases may be linked.

A woman who spat at police after she was arrested for being more than twice the drink-drive limit has been convicted in court.

A West Sussex man who communicated online for sexual purposes with someone he thought was a teenage girl, has now been given a prison sentence.

A 20-year-old woman has been given a conditional caution after she was charged with sexual assault after a man was allegedly slapped on the bottom at a nightclub.

A grandmother has raised £900 for Sussex Community NHS Charity by asking for donations instead of presents for her 90th birthday.

Residents have been advised against feeding seagulls after Adur & Worthing Councils received a spike in complaints concerning noise and disruption caused by the birds.

Five people involved in a 'County Lines' drug supply chain between London and Bognor Regis have been sentenced to a total of 32 years in prison.

4Sight Vision announces they're hosting a charity ball to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

The quirks and wonders of a rare antique globe dating back to the reign of Elizabeth I will be on full view to the public after the artefact was painstakingly moved to a new display.

Thousands of COVID vaccines are available over the coming days for 16 and 17 year olds across our communities.