Monthly Archives: May 2020

Arun District Council Chairman, Cllr Jeannette Warr, brought her year in office to a close at the Annual Council meeting held on May 20, 2020.   For the first time ever, the meeting was held virtually via the Zoom platform,

West Sussex County Council is asking all residents what impact the Coronavirus pandemic has had on them in their latest Have Your Say survey.   Until Sunday 31 May, everybody across West Sussex is being invited to answer 24 questions

A would-be robber in Bognor is starting a prison sentence after his attempt to take cash from a local shop was thwarted by the owner, and he was tracked down by a local business warden and the police. He had

A man has been given prison sentences totalling one year, including 14 weeks for assaulting and racially abusing police officers in Chichester.   Police attended Eastgate Square around 9.30am on 9 April to arrest Rory McGrail, 38, of Longley Road,

An inspiring campaign to plant 5,000 trees across the South Downs National Park is edging closer to smashing its fundraising target – and now expressions of interest for planting are being taken.   Trees for the Downs was launched during

A free bereavement care service is celebrating its 20th anniversary after touching the lives of more than 59,200 people.   The Bereavement Centre, part of the regional co-operative Southern Co-op, was the brainchild of one of its colleagues who worked

A children’s charity has marked their year’s annual walk with a virtual walk instead.   The Sussex Snowdrop Trust provides vital nursing care, emotional and financial support for families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.

St Wilfrid’s Hospice is one of many charities feeling the pinch of social isolation on the high street.   It’s 12 stores usually account for over £2 million in sales, which helps fund the charities vital work providing support to

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has launched a new online library offering people with sight loss in south east England instant access to thousands of free books in formats they can read.   RNIB’s new platform already