Category Archives: Local Developments

Chichester District Council has launched a £500,000 discretionary grants scheme to support local community groups and businesses, as part of its Covid-19 recovery plan.       £250,000 will be allocated to supporting community groups and £250,000 will be allocated

A bid for £4.7million worth of improvements and initiatives for cyclists and pedestrians has been put forward – all to encourage active travel choices.   West Sussex County Council’s application in Tranche Two of the Department for Transport’s Emergency Active

New, multi-million-pound highway maintenance contracts started in West Sussex just nine days after lockdown began.   Since April 1, and despite the extra challenges Covid-19 presents, Balfour Beatty Living Places has been providing core maintenance services, such as carriageway repairs

A decision to stop offering senior rail cards as an alternative to bus passes has been supported by a West Sussex County Council scrutiny committee.     The decision, which will save the council around £50,000 over two years, had been

From today (Monday, July 6), a wider range of items will be accepted at Household Waste Recycling Sites in West Sussex.     Soil and hardcore will be accepted at all sites with the exception of Bognor Regis, Midhurst and

People are being invited to take part in a survey that will help shape improvements planned for a popular walking and cycling path.       The Centurion Way is a 11km path between Chichester, Lavant and West Dean and

People in the Chichester District are being reminded to give their views on a draft interim policy statement for housing before the consultation ends on Friday (July 10).       Chichester District Council is bringing forward an interim policy

Plans for how West Sussex will cope with any local outbreak of COVID-19 have been published by West Sussex County Council.   Every county and unitary council has been asked to publish its plans to deal with local pockets of

Chichester BID is excited to announce the launch of a new free digital app to promote  city centre businesses to visitors and shoppers, in partnership with LoyalFree, a multiaward-winning platform used for finding local deals, events and trails.   The

Funding for all seven temporary cycleway schemes in West Sussex has been approved by the Department for Transport.   The decision is set to result in 21km of new and improved cycle lanes to promote cycling to enable sustainable travel