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Closed Selsey care home on the market for £1,250,000
A closed care home and adjoining property in Selsey have been put on the market for £1,250,000.
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Jess Brown-Fuller MP supports Southbourne’s Sunday Coffee Roasters
Jess Brown-Fuller visited Southbourne’s Sunday Coffee Roasters, an independent speciality coffee roaster specialising in responsibly sourced, exceptional and often unconventional speciality coffees from across the world.
Jess Brown-Fuller MP hears Southbourne residents’ concerns at Q&A
Residents of Southbourne raised pressing local issues directly when the MP for Chichester, Jess Brown-Fuller, attended a busy Q&A session held at Southbourne Village Hall on Wednesday 08 April.
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Cabinet agrees to pay £600,000 towards improvement works in Chichester's East and North streets
Chichester district councillors have supported the use of £600,000 to help pay for major improvement works throughout two pedestrianised zones.
Aldi donates 8,700 meals to Sussex families over Easter
Supermarket chain Aldi distributed thousands of meals across the county with the aim of helping families who may have struggled with the added cost of Easter and the school holidays.
Repairs to boundary walls on Selsey sea defences to cost Chichester District Council £90,000
Chichester District Council is to spend £90,000 repairing two boundary walls which sit atop the sea defences at Selsey.
Earth Cycle and the Aldingbourne Trust announce community garden project
Earth Cycle, the online producer and supplier of peat free gardening and landscaping products, has announced plans to build a new community garden at Aldingbourne Country Centre in West Sussex. The garden will be created using Earth Cycle’s sustainable range of garden materials and will be open to...
Ten year ban for Sussex man who mistreated his dog
A dog owner from Hastings, who was filmed striking and kicking his dog, has been banned from keeping dogs for ten years, following a prosecution by the RSPCA
In pictures: Historic stream train pays a visit to Sussex
The golden age of steam returned to the Hastings rail line on Wednesday April 26 when the Sussex Belle train visited,
HM Courts Service: These are the magistrates' court results for the Chichester area from March 31 to April 13, 2026
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 March 31 to April 13, 2026.
Political opinion with Jess Brown-Fuller MP : The A27 is holding Chichester back
I am furious that even with the well documented issues surrounding the A27, the government has chosen to remove any major upgrades to the arterial road strangling Chichester, from their recently published Road Investment Strategy.
Southern Combination ups and downs being settled – but plenty have all to play for
There are two rounds of games to go in the Southern Combination League season – and while some matters are settled, many more are going down to the wire.
Excitement and expectations high for Chichester Festival Theatre summer
With a very positive response within the theatre industry to its 2026 season announcement, Chichester Festival Theatre is optimistic this could well be the spring, summer and autumn which take it back to pre-pandemic attendances.
Bascombe on Chichester City: We’re so keen to finish strongly
Harry Bascombe says Chichester City must aim to finish the season on an upbeat note – to give them momentum they can carry into 2026-27.
Former Chichester student digs can be used for temporary housing - despite 200 objections
Plans to use former student digs as temporary housing have been approved by Chichester District Council, despite almost 200 people objecting.
Disruption ahead on A27 with no long-term upgrade funding in sight for Chichester
Motorists along the A27 are facing a year of disruption, amid confirmation that no major government funding will be forthcoming for long-promised upgrades to the road.
Chichester planning applications from April 8 to April 15
The following planning applications have been made to Chichester District Council and South Downs National Park Authority between April 1 and April 8.
South Downs planning applications from April 8 to April 15
The following planning applications have been made to South Downs National Park Authority between April 8 and April 15.
Selsey care home residents celebrate Thai New Year with colourful Songkran festivities
Residents and staff at Tenchley Manor in Selsey marked Thai New Year this week with a two-day celebration inspired by the traditional Songkran festival.
Haywards Heath opticians bid to spread kindness this April with community fundraiser
This April, Haywards Heath Specsavers is marking ‘Global Pay It Forward Day’ by accepting donations for a local foodbank and running a charity raffle.