Monthly Archives: April 2020

Aston Hossack, a Year 8 student from The Regis School in Bognor Regis, has been awarded the runner up prize in the junior engineering category in the finals of The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Competition, for his

Bognor Regis BID has launched ‘Shop Local Bognor Regis’, a new website for local businesses, groups and organisations to show the range of adapted services they’re offering during Coronavirus social-distancing rules, in one, easy to find online location.   Businesses,

It can be hard to keep positive and maintain mental and physical health as we grapple with life in lockdown.     However, gardening has been found to reduce stress, depression and anxiety symptoms, as well as improving mood. At

The 2.6 Challenge on Sunday, April 26, marked what would have been the 40th edition of the London Marathon, which raised £66.4 million for charities in 2019.   Hundreds of participants dreamt up activities based around the numbers 2.6 or

The county council closed all their libraries on March 17 due to the coronavirus pandemic and have had over 963 people joining their online library.     The council have added 1,300 extra ebooks and 450 eAudio titles and are

A homeless charity in Chichester and Bognor Regis is hosting a new event for people to do at home to help raise funds.     Stonepillow support and empower homeless and vulnerable people to achieve sustainable independence and wellbeing. The

As the county council’s amenity tips continue to remain closed across West Sussex, Labour councillors are pressing the county council to take urgent steps to re-open them with appropriate distancing measures in place, as tips elsewhere in the county have

Southern Rail, run by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), is working with specialist cycle repair company Handlebars to give free bikes to key workers.   The train group intends to give more renovated bikes away to key workers, through projects it

A West Sussex councillor has issued a public apology after referring to children with special needs as ‘backward’ during an online meeting.     Dr James Walsh, leader of Arun District Council, was taking part in an online discussion on

People living in 84 of the residential and care homes in West Sussex have been confirmed or suspected of having the coronavirus.     The figures were shared at a county council cabinet meeting where members were updated on the