Walberton parish ‘community champions’ recognised in local awards
The so-called ‘new normal’ has seen the rise of a range of heroes: NHS workers, supermarket staff, lorry drivers, care providers, teaching staff, and members of the community who do that little bit extra to help out a neighbour in
Help map moth species affected by climate change: hunt for red underwings this Moth Night
While humans slept badly in their beds during the hot ‘tropical’ nights of early August, the record-breaking weather provided ideal conditions for our native moths to thrive and encouraged rare visitors from continental Europe. And this year’s Moth Night, the
One million items of PPE processed by county council teams
One million – that’s the significant milestone figure of personal protective equipment (PPE) delivered to those who need it most across West Sussex by county council teams. Officers from West Sussex County Council and West Sussex Fire & Rescue
Road safety operation leads to more than 150 road offences being dealt with
A road safety initiative has resulted in over 150 offences being dealt with and dozens more motorists positively engaging with police. As part of Operation Downsway, specialist officers from the Surrey and Sussex Roads Policing Unit (RPU) provide education
Firefighters take on blustery South Downs Way challenge
A team of firefighters from Haywards Heath Fire Station have raised more than £1,000 for The Fire Fighters Charity in memory of their former crew commander after cycling 100 miles along the South Downs Way. Despite two members of
Chichester’s international author Kate Mosse hosts online Andrea Levy event
A panel of distinguished literary women – Arifa Akbar, Sara Collins and Ade Solanke – spark conversation with Kate Mosse about their successes and the legacy of internationally acclaimed novelist and Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Andrea Levy in an
Be part of nature recovery and join big wildflower planting push
Grants of up to £5,000 will be available to help create vital new wildflower havens for bees and other pollinators. The South Downs National Park Trust is embarking on one of the biggest charitable wildflower planting initiatives the South
UKHarvest launch new online series Of education classes
UKHarvest, Chichester based food rescue charity, launch their new series of online education classes, ‘Food Knowledge’. These free events take place online at 2pm on the fourth Wednesday of every month. Hosted by their Associate Nutritionist Ffion Hayward (ANutr),