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Cabinet Members and council officers visited FreeShop º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø recently as part of º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council’s efforts in supporting local community organisations. With the current cost of living crisis, the council is committed to looking at ways to provide ongoing support for local residents as well as community…

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council is modernising the play area at Southgate playing fields and is asking local residents for their views about the proposed design.  The four-week consultation began on Friday 7 October and is running until Friday 4 November. Local residents can fill out the survey via our consultation…

Former Mayor of º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø, Sally Blake, has died aged 84. Sally was first elected to º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council in 1983 and represented the Gossops Green ward until 1991. She was re-elected in 2002 for Pound Hill North. Sally was mayor in 2006/7 and 2007/8. She was the first Conservative mayor and only the second…

Employ º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø is celebrating five years of helping hundreds of local residents into employment. Created by º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council, in partnership with West Sussex County Council, Employ º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø was set up to support people moving into work or progressing into the next stages of their career or training. The…

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council is encouraging residents to get involved with Cycle to School Week, which runs from 3 to 7 October. The annual event, previously known as Bike to School Week, is back for 2022. It’s an opportunity for residents to save money, get healthier and protect the environment, as well as have lots of…

Junior Citizen, an event which teaches children life skills and how to stay safe, has taken place for the 30th time this year. The long-running event, held at The Hawth, is organised by º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council for more than 1,500 year 6 students in the town. Junior Citizen gives children advice on how to…

Have you seen The Leonardslee Earth yet?  It is a seven metre diameter, air-filled replica planet on display inside County Mall Shopping Centre until Monday 26 September. The picture you see of the earth's surface has been created from thousands of satellite images of the planet's continents and oceans…

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council has introduced a new, easy way to park and pay at º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Hospital and Orchard Street surface car park with the MiPermit Pay and Stay cashless parking payment system. In addition to paying by cash or card, parking can be paid for via a smartphone app, online portal, text or phone call and…

In view of Monday 19 September being declared a national bank holiday for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, many º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council buildings and services will close or operate differently as a mark of respect. For council buildings, the main changes are as follows: The Town Hall will be…

Her Majesty the Queen visited º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø a number of times during her reign (1950, 1958, 1969, 1982, 1988 and 2006). In 1950, the then Princess Elizabeth opened Manor Royal, the main road through º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø’s industrial estate. The name had been kept a secret because it had been chosen by the Princess after looking at an…