Monthly Archives: August 2020

Grants of up to £5,000 will be available to help create vital new wildflower havens for bees and other pollinators.   The South Downs National Park Trust is embarking on one of the biggest charitable wildflower planting initiatives the South

A panel of distinguished literary women – Arifa Akbar, Sara Collins and Ade Solanke – spark conversation with Kate Mosse about their successes and the legacy of internationally acclaimed novelist and Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Andrea Levy in an

Plans for a countywide charging network for electric vehicles in West Sussex have taken a step forward.   West Sussex County Council, in partnership with Horsham, Adur and Worthing, Mid Sussex, Arun and Crawley district and borough councils have just

Chichester’s Nuffield Health private hospital is being used to help clear some of the NHS patient backlog caused by the coronavirus pandemic.   Nuffield Health’s 31 hospitals throughout the UK, including in Chichester, is taking non-urgent patients as part of

There is no dispute that the internationally renowned landscape designer and author, John Brookes MBE, changed garden design in Britain and around the world forever.   Known as the ‘Man who Made the Modern Garden’, John influenced countless designers around

A firefighter PE class, tours of fire engines, mock incidents and a welcome from the Chief Fire Officer – that was all part of West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service’s first virtual open day on Saturday.   The online event

Arun District Council is launching a community consultation exercise to gather views on the draft West Bersted Framework Masterplan.   The Framework Masterplan will support the development of housing, employment, a school, sports and other community facilities. The site has

Many students at The Regis School are getting ready to return to the school’s Sixth Form, after receiving their GCSE results yesterday.   As a result of Covid-19, students and staff across the country have found themselves in an unprecedented

Arundel Castle in West Sussex has recently reopened its gardens and parts of its exterior to visitors, offering the experience of August in full bloom. Visitors exploring the gardens this month can take in a wide array of flowers, plants

Cabinet Minister Oliver Dowden visited West Sussex visitor attractions on Tuesday (August 18) with the aim of hearing about the challenges faced by the tourism industry and to highlight the Enjoy Summer Safely Campaign.   The Secretary of State for