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More than 300 people with disabilities and their companions visited an open day at The Hawth this weekend to see its facilities and join a huge programme of free events. Thanks to West Sussex County Council, which provided funding through its short breaks for disabled children and young people budget, the theatre…

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council is holding two public consultation meetings to show the concept for up to 18 modular homes in the Ifield neighbourhood. They would be a mixture of one and two-bedroom properties and would replace 52 garages at Deerswood Court. Fifty new parking spaces will also be included in the plans. …

Residents are being asked if polling stations and polling districts in º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø suit their needs in a five-week consultation. º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council has a duty to divide the borough into polling districts and to designate suitable polling places within each district. The Electoral Administration Act 2013 introduced…

On 21 September, º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø welcomed a diverse group of investors and business leaders for the fifth Invest º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Investor Tour. This event offered a unique opportunity to explore the town's thriving business landscape and promising investment prospects. The day began with an engaging breakfast and networking…

Seven weeks of refurbishment work has been completed at Wakehams Green play area, which re-opened on Tuesday. º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council spent £55,000 on new equipment and resurfacing as part of a programme to revitalise all the area’s unsupervised playgrounds – a programme which is now about halfway through. It is…

About 1,600 children from º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø’s schools are in a fortnight-long exposure to some of life’s lessons from the experts across emergency services, public agencies and business. The º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council-organised event is open to all Year 6 children, teaching the 10 and 11-year-olds to identify potentially…

The Hawth is holding a free open day specifically for people with disabilities to showcase a new facility at the theatre. It is one of three places in º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø to be fitted with a Changing Places toilet. Changing Places toilets enable people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their carers to…

The current Deputy Chief Executive of º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council has been appointed as the authority’s new Chief Executive. Ian Duke has been in post since 2018 and has 25 years of experience across local government, having worked for two London boroughs and Gosport Borough Council in largely policy and community…

The council’s Employ º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø team has been helping about 30 staff affected by the imminent closure of the town’s Wilko store. It will stop trading in one of the early waves of closures this Sunday (17 September), so the job-hunting and employment preparation specialists have visited staff in The Broadway again this…

There has been a flurry of activity from º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council staff this week with unusually high temperatures and humidity giving the potential for health risks to the town’s vulnerable people. Sheltered housing residents have received the bulk of our support with all the sites provided with advice on keeping…