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Farmers around Chichester Harbour welcome news that nature-positive grant programme is to be extended
Farmers around Chichester Harbour had a welcome boost last week with the announcement that the Farming in Protected Landscapes grant programme will be extended for another three years. The grant scheme supports farmers in enhancing nature recovery, tackling climate change and preserving cultural he...
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West Sussex village farm sign condemned as more suited 'to a Wild West movie'
A flurry of objections are being raised over a large West Sussex farm sign described as being more suited to ‘a Wild West movie set.’
HM Courts Service: These are the magistrates' court results for the Chichester area from December 16 to 29, 2025
The following are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases from the Chichester area sentenced by West Sussex Magistrates’ Court sitting at Worthing, Crawley and Horsham from December 16 to 29, 2025.
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'Be careful if taking dogs on the beach' - Councillor issues warning amid latest incidents involving shipping containers across Sussex
A Bognor Regis councillor has spoken out after a shipping container washed ashore.
Multi-million pound West Sussex sewer project in new phase
The next phase of a major sewer sealing programme aimed at tackling decades of groundwater-related flooding in the Lavant Valley is set to begin in West Dean.
Residents and businesses invited to help shape a new place narrative for the Chichester area to support economic growth
Chichester District Council is inviting residents, businesses and stakeholders to take part in a short survey that will help shape an important project which aims to raise the profile of Chichester and the surrounding areas and attract further commercial investment.
'Please keep away' - Volunteer group explains situation after shipping container washes ashore in Selsey amid incidents in Elmer and Seaford
A shipping container washed ashore in Selsey Bill on Tuesday, with agencies unsure if it was one of those lost from the Baltic Klipper in December or from ships near the Isle of Wight last week.
Atmospheric tree picture wins South Downs national park photo competition
A hauntingly beautiful photograph of gnarly giant trees and a quintessentially South Downs image of a colourful butterfly are the winners of this year’s South Downs National Park photography competition.
St Wilfrid's Hospice Chichester - here for you with your help
For more than 35 years, St Wilfrid’s Hospice has been caring for local people living with life-limiting illnesses, not just in our hospice at Bosham, but in homes across Chichester, Bognor Regis and the surrounding area. At any one time, we support more than 340 patients and their loved ones. We...
Political opinion with Jess Brown-Fuller: Democracy denied again in West Sussex
I began this week on the steps of County Hall, protesting cross-party alongside MPs, Councillors and residents against West Sussex County Council’s efforts to the cancel local elections due to take place in May 2026. We find ourselves in the same place we were in last year, with the administration...
Traitors star Claudia Winkleman visits Sussex youth project
Claudia Winkleman discovered how beats and rhymes can build confidence and change young lives during a visit to AudioActive, a National Lottery-funded project in Sussex.
Sussex traffic and travel: 'Severe delays' on A27; road closed due to flooding
Here’s your travel update across Sussex for the morning of Monday, January 12.
Chichester City’s unbeaten run is ruined by Ramsgate
Goals early in each half set Ramsgate on the way to a 3-1 Isthmian premier division victory at home to Chichester City.
Largest adult gaming centre in West Sussex opens new site in former Chichester city centre pub
West Sussex gaming centre Cassino Amusements has opened a new site at a former pub in Chichester city centre.
Premier Inn gears up for second Chichester hotel
The UK’s largest hotel chain has bought a Bognor Road site as part of their south coast expansion.
The People of Whyke Churchyard: new book on work of researchers
Between April 2023 and August 2025 a group of researchers gathered evidence about the lives of people who are buried in St Mary’s Churchyard, Whyke, Chichester – approximately 1,930 individuals in all. This was a project of the newly-formed Friends of St Mary’s Churchyard.
New performance room welcomes local colleges to see Esports in action
Young people from St Vincent’s College in Gosport visited the new Esports Performance Room at the University of Chichester recently. The visit offered students considering a career in Esports a chance to see the university’s state-of-the-art facilities in action.
Reasons to be Cheerful by Vicky Edwards: Thanks very much!
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” So said the writer William Arthur Ward. A good point well made, I say.
Exploring Chichester's oldest surviving pubs – and the pubs the city has lost
Chichester was once a bit of a boozy city, with a high concentration of pubs relative to population, and some of those 18th century drinking establishments remain to this day.
Storm Goretti: Here are all the flood alerts issued in West Sussex as village remains in red warning status
Here is a round-up of all the flood alerts issued for West Sussex.