Letters

WAGES of £32,000 a year at least are needed to buy the cheapest properties around Arun, a new report reveals.   The household income is included in the new housing and homelessness strategy agreed by Arun District Council’s cabinet on

STYLISTS at a Bognor Regis hair salon have been celebrating in five-star style after being given a prestigious accolade.   Experts at the Good Salon Guide – the only independent, nationwide scheme for assessing professional standards within hairdressing – have

JOBLESS residents in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton have jumped in number by 50 per cent in the past year.   The latest figures revealed by the Department of Works and Pensions on Tuesday shows a claimant count of 1,080 in

Sir,   last year a young homeless woman, sleeping mainly in a doorway in London Road, died in temperatures approaching sub-zero.   The immediate cause of her death or how she came to sleep in the streets aren’t really relevant.

Sir,   Bognor Regis needs regeneration. Regeneration means improving the social and economic wellbeing of the area.   Arun District Council’s Linear Car Park proposal is not regeneration – it’s redevelopment.   The council proposes to spend £4 million in

KENYAN farmers will benefit from a partnership between a global farming and food company in Pagham and Aldi stores.   The produce will be grown by the farmers involved in the Growing Futures Project, an initiative run by international development

YOUTH parliament members from West Sussex put their skills to the ultimate test in a lively House of Commons debate.   Chaired by the speaker of the house, John Bercow, the four teenagers took part in the annual event for

MOVE over Movember – Christopher Best is fundraising his way.   The 11th month of the year has recently been adopted by the Movement Foundation to encourage men to be sponsored to grow beards and raise money for men’s health

LITTLE swimmers in pyjamas had a splashing time in Walberton to raise money for a hospice.   The youngsters with Hampshire and West Sussex-based baby and children swim school, Puddle Ducks, were sponsored for its annual PJ Week. This sees

VOLUNTEERS will be asking shoppers in Bognor Regis to give up their packaging.   A group of environmentally aware campaigners will be based at Tesco in Shripney Road tomorrow to gain support for their efforts to reduce the amount of