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A fire has broken out in a block of flats in Worthing.

The company proposes an 84% increase between now and 2030, which is higher than its initial request earlier this year.

Work has officially begun on the sea defences in Southsea, spanning the area between the Blue Reef Aquarium and the Hover travel terminal.

Sussex Police celebrated the arrival of 56 new officers in a special ceremony.

Plans to revitalise North and East Streets in Chichester will be unveiled next month.

Chichester’s MP is appealing to the government to ensure their new housing plan is appropriate to people’s needs.

Fire crews are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out last night at a tanning salon in Worthing.

Horsham District Council is to ask the government to require shops, cafés and restaurants to display their food hygiene rating scores

Sussex Police continue appealing for more information after a fatal crash on the A27.​​​​​​​ Emergency services were called to Falmer on Friday morning after a collision between a coach and a pedestrian.

Portsmouth Police are investigating two suspicious incidents involving young girls.

West Sussex County Council is urging the government to take action on severe congestion along the A27. It follows the cancellation of plans for an Arundel bypass earlier this year.

Delays in DBS checks are preventing thousands of people across Sussex from starting work, as employers must review applicants' criminal records before they can work with children or vulnerable adults.

A special exhibition is celebrating Brighton & Hove Albion's historic debut season in European football.

The organisers of yesterday’s Great South Run have expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the 10-mile race in Portsmouth, emphasizing that the decision was not made lightly.

Sussex residents are invited to share their suggestions on how emergency planning could be improved for future incidents, such as floods or power outages.

Around 80 people were released from prisons in Hampshire under the ‘early-release’ scheme, the Police and crime commissioner revealed.

You can see Mars in Chichester today in a new exhibition. A giant sculpture of the red planet will be on display at the Nave of the Cathedral until the 10th of November.

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of armed robbery following an incident in Berwick (17 October).

Former East Worthing and Shoreham MP, Tim Loughton, has expressed his support following the Civil Aviation Authority's decision to revoke the licence of the pilot involved in the Shoreham Airshow disaster.

The pilot involved in the Shoreham Airshow crash, which claimed the lives of 11 men, has been denied his bid to regain his flying licence.

Crawley Borough Council has been allocated £3.854m from the government’s Brownfield Land Release Fund.

A drink-driver who lost control of her car and hit a pedestrian, leaving them with life-threatening injuries in Brighton, has been sentenced to more than two years in prison, and disqualified from driving for over three years.

A newly released film this week aims to encourage more residents in West Sussex to become foster carers, as the County Council makes an urgent appeal for people to step forward.

Officers responded to reports of a disturbance in the area around Bishop Luffa School and Chichester High School at around 2:30pm yesterday.

Nearly 8,000 schoolchildren, have signed a "Smartphone-Free Childhood" pledge with their parents.

Police in Littlehampton want to hear from anyone who witnessed a robbery in Farm Foods.

The Environment Agency is urging residents across the South to create a flood plan as part of their Flood Action Week.

A Sussex Police officer has been recognised with a national award for her work in enhancing support for victims of sexual offences.

Police are investigating an arson attack at Littlehampton Marina and are seeking three individuals spotted watching from a nearby bridge.

Astronomers say this region is one of the best locations to see the stars, and more recently, we’ve experienced the delights of the Northern Lights.

The pupils at Singleton Primary School started the new term by learning about local food and healthy eating.

West Sussex County Council is seeking people’s views on how to make the region more inclusive for those with autism.

A report on the mortuary abuse by David Fuller, the Sussex murderer, emphasises the urgent need for an independent regulator in the funeral sector.

West Sussex Fire Service has rolled out a new questionnaire to gather insights on the key risks that most concern residents and workers across the county.

There’s a new exhibition about the 1980's planned for the Novium Museum in Chichester.

Road bosses at West Sussex County Council say this year’s maintenance programme has ended, and the final scheme of works has been completed in Yapton.

Chichester MP Jess Brown-Fuller has backed a new Climate and Nature Bill aimed at helping the UK meet its global climate and nature targets.