School given extra cash to finish new classrooms
A Barnham school has been given an extra £233,000 to finish building a much-needed teaching block. St Philip Howard Catholic...
West Sussex
Violent abuser jailed for six years and banned from West Sussex for 14 years
A man who was arrested at gunpoint on Brighton beach last September has been jailed for strangling a woman, controlling...
West Sussex says more guidance is needed to draw up map of new council areas
West Sussex councils have submitted their interim plan for Local Government Reorganisation. The eight county, district and borough councils sent...
Hospital suspends visiting after norovirus outbreak
Visiting has been suspended on eight wards at St Richard's Hospital, in Chichester, after an outbreak of the winter vomiting...
National park agrees wildlife boost for wetland
Changes have been agreed to try to encourage more birdlife at Pulborough Brooks at a meeting of the South Downs...
Paedophile jailed after arranging to meet 13-year-old for sex
A man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for sexual offences involving children online. Michael Dyos,...
Fraud team saves taxpayers £1.5m in just three months
Crawley Borough Council’s fraud team has saved the authority more than £1.6m in the space of three months. A report...
Councillor quits in protest at postponed elections
The decision to cancel West Sussex County Council’s elections in May has prompted one councillor to step down. The decision...
More than a hundred home electrics tests overdue
More than 100 electrical safety checks are overdue in Crawley council homes, some by as long as ten years. Details...
Police charge boy, 16, with theft and attacking shop worker
A shop worker was injured when he and a member of the public stepped in to try to stop a...
