Sussex News

Girls’ Take Over Day at Hastings and Bexhill RFC

March 20, 2025

Active Hastings were delighted to attend the Hastings and Bexhill RFC Girls’ Take Over Day earlier this month, where the girls’ Under 16 team coached

Fantastic news for pet lovers in Horsham District

March 19, 2025

Horsham District Council is one of the first councils to adopt a new environmental health rating scheme for local businesses associated with the care and

Foodies Festival – Brighton

March 17, 2025

FOODIES FESTIVAL will visit Preston Park, Brighton, from 3rd – 5th May across the Bank Holiday Weekend, serving up a star-studded line-up of TV, celebrity

Worthing welcomes new community hospital

March 11, 2025

CHEC’s new Worthing site set to reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice CHEC, one of the UK’s leading providers of community healthcare, has

Crawley Pride is back for 2025!

March 3, 2025

This year’s Crawley Pride will place on 16 August in Goffs Park. The festival’s fifth anniversary has a stand-out line-up and is set to be

Sussex-based marketing agency launches CHALLENGE PMW to transform local communities

February 27, 2025

Award-winning marketing agency PMW has launched CHALLENGE PMW, an ambitious new initiative to support charities, non-profits, and local organisations across Sussex through hands-on, practical projects.

Council supports community art project for Worthing railway station approach

February 26, 2025

To involve the local community in work to enhance the approach to Worthing railway station, West Sussex County Council included a community art project in

Horsham’s Capitol to now remain open in 2025

February 25, 2025

Refurbishment plans for The Capitol in Horsham have been revised, enabling the venue to now remain open for 2025 before full refurbishment commences in 2026.

Keep Me Breathing Charity to Hold Coastal Relay Run for Rare Disease Day

February 19, 2025

Sussex charity, Keep Me Breathing, will mark Rare Disease Day with a night-time coastal relay run on Wednesday, 26 February, 2025. Five groups of runners

Mobile phone dangers highlighted in road safety campaign

February 18, 2025

A hard-hitting campaign has been launched to help tackle the growing problem of drivers using their mobile phone behind the wheel. The campaign, launched by

Works to start next month on Active Travel improvements in Shoreham-by-Sea

February 13, 2025

On March 3 2025, West Sussex County Council will begin construction of the Upper Shoreham Active Travel Scheme following extensive public consultation carried out in

Horsham District Council set to spend £2.5 million on Billingshurst

February 12, 2025

Councillors at Horsham District Council have agreed to spend some £2.5 million improving Billingshurst’s village centre, sports grounds, recreation grounds and public buildings. This investment

Future-proofing Fittleworth School

February 9, 2025

Fittleworth Village School is delighted to announce that we have secured £224,000 of funding to improve our school grounds. Working together with the Western Sussex

Lancing police station to be sold for the benefit of the community

January 29, 2025

The site of the former Lancing police station has been put up for sale by Adur District Council to help the community benefit from the

Consultation begins to gather people’s views on new housing strategy for the Chichester District

January 23, 2025

Chichester District Council is asking for people’s views on the aims and actions proposed for its new Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy, as part

New exhibition to be unveiled at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery

January 22, 2025

Stories from DEEP TIME, the latest exhibition at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, sees 18 local artists respond to the museum’s fossil collections through the

Big boost for community projects to begin 2025

January 21, 2025

Cycle path improvements, new toilets, a school extension, wildlife viewing platform and the restoration of a historic walled garden are among the community projects to

Discover Horsham’s dinosaurs

January 20, 2025

Horsham Museum will unveil a new exhibition Cretaceous Horsham: Discovering Dinosaurs which will open on Saturday 18 January 2025. The exhibition tells the story of

Applications Open for Waste Prevention Community Grant Fund

January 17, 2025

The Waste Prevention Community Grant Fund is now open for applications from community-based projects in West Sussex to encourage people to repair and reuse items

Pensioners not receiving Winter Fuel Payments to be offered free supermarket vouchers

January 15, 2025

Pensioners that are not eligible for Winter Fuel Payments are being offered support by Adur & Worthing Councils. This month the councils will be sending

Council Fostering Service teams up with Bognor Prom 10k

January 14, 2025

Could you make a change this year? West Sussex County Council’s Fostering Service is calling on local residents to join their team at this year’s

New year, new career? West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is now recruiting for its ‘hottest’ job

January 13, 2025

West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has launched its latest recruitment campaign and applications to become a wholetime (full-time) firefighter are now open. They are

University of Brighton champions UK-India collaboration to tackle environmental, economic, & social challenges

January 6, 2025

The University of Brighton is at the forefront of two groundbreaking research initiatives that unite the UK and India to address some of the world’s

Multiply your skills with free maths courses for adults

January 4, 2025

FREE maths courses are available to adults in East Sussex to help build numeracy skills. Who is eligible? People aged 19 and over without a

West Sussex County Council to increase awareness of breast cancer

January 3, 2025

A recent debate at a meeting of West Sussex County Council led to unanimous support for a proposal that the council should increase public awareness