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The wetter and cooler month of May followed by recent settled weather has seen very fast grass growth across the town. Residents may see longer grass for a few weeks until the growth slows down again, usually in July. The good news is that longer grass means we should see bumper crops of buttercups and…

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council is consulting on how it runs its 11 neighbourhood parades. The current approach was agreed in 2004 following an Overview and Scrutiny Commission recommendation that the council adopt a more commercial attitude to the parades. This approach is now being reconsidered by the Council-owned…

A time-lapse video of the new Town Hall has been released by º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council, condensing 10 months of construction into just 100 seconds. The video, which can be viewed on the Invest º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø website,  shows the empty site transformed into a striking nine-storey building. º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council…

Two fly-tippers have been fined a total of £520 after rubbish was dumped in º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø. In July 2019, dumped trade waste from an address in London was discovered at Buchan Park Kennels on º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council land. The contents of the fly-tip led the council’s Fraud and Investigations Team to uncover where the…

The new Mayor of º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø is Councillor Shahzad Abbas Malik. Councillor Malik was elected Mayor at the Annual º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council meeting on Friday 28 May. He has been Deputy Mayor since May 2019. Councillor Malik was first elected to represent Langley Green ward in 2018 and was re-elected in Langley Green…

A woman who dropped a cigarette in the town centre has been fined £802 – after giving a false address and not paying a £50 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN). This is the second resident successfully prosecuted by º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council for giving a false address to Community Wardens. In August 2020, the º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø…

The new children’s play area at Tilgate Park is now open – just in time for the half-term holiday. The new play area, which was designed to be as inclusive as possible with accessibility in mind, is a fantastic addition to the park. It boasts 12 pieces of new equipment, including a new basket swing, a swing seat…

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council and West Sussex County Council have given an additional Council Tax discount of up to £150 to working age Council Tax reduction claimants. The discretionary discount has been applied to 1,758 households and reduces their combined bills by £229,609.70. These additional Council Tax…

º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council has given conditional permission for all three parkruns in the town to return. Parkrun is a free, timed, weekly run organised by local volunteer groups. º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø boasts three parkruns – 5km events at Tilgate Park and Ifield Mill Pond on Saturdays and a 2km junior parkrun at Tilgate Park on…

In line with the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, COVID-19 restrictions are easing on Monday 17 May enabling additional º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø Borough Council facilities to reopen. K2 º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø is set to relaunch group exercise classes. Indoor adult group sports can also take place. Community Centres will be open subject to…