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A COUPLE from Devon are looking to trace characters from a diary which they have found who they believe may have come from Chichester.   Hugh and Rosemary Smith, from Northam, in Devon, came into possession of the diary which

BUSINESSES across the district were able to share and network with each other at a special event held on Wednesday.   More than 200 people, including group travel organisers and coach operators, attended the Visit Chichester Leaflet Exchange and Leisure

Following the huge success of the Bernsetin in Chichester Festival last year, an archive of materials from the event has been presented to the West Sussex Record Office.   It provides a full account of the celebrations, including the festival

A LOGO has been chosen to represent the city’s car free day after a competition was launched in January.   A campaign group wants to trial a scheme inside the city walls one Sunday a month. Key aims of the

OVER THE week from Monday, February 25, to Sunday, March 3, there were several reports made to police in the Chichester area.   In Gilmour Road, Chichester, on Tuesday, February 26, a property was broken into between 9am and 10.50am.

COUNCILLORS spent over an hour debating the budget at its full council meeting on Tuesday afternoon.   The leader of the opposition, Liberal Democrat, Cllr Adrian Moss, proposed amendments to the recommendation of the investment opportunities reserve to be increased

BOSSES in one of the Chichester area’s biggest industries fear the effects of Brexit.   The owners of horticultural companies still have a series of unanswered questions – just three weeks before Britain is due to leave the EU.  

A TOTAL of 14 people have now been successfully prosecuted in the county-wide clampdown on Blue Badge parking fraud.   In the most recent case, enforcement officers in Mid-Sussex saw a man using a badge that did not belong to

Libraries in the Post area are holding special ‘slipper swap’ events this month to help prevent falls.   Elderly residents across the county are being invited by West Sussex County Council to trade in their old slippers for a new