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A West Sussex based charity is going virtual to say thank you to their volunteers, who make up nearly 50per cent of their work force and contribute over 200 hours weekly.   Volunteer’s week, a national campaign, is an annual

More than 300 patients from Western Sussex Hospitals are taking part in Covid-19 clinical trials to help improve care for people with the new disease. Research specialists and clinicians are working together, at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester and Worthing

Carers Support West Sussex is urging the local community to ‘Make Caring Visible’ by shining the light on family and friend carers during Carers Week 2020 (June 8-14).   The charity stated that statistically, people within the West Sussex area

St Wilfrid’s Hospice is one of many charities celebrating National Volunteers’ Week this week, albeit in a different way this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.   Alison Moorey, chief executive for St Wilfrid’s Hospice said: “I am delighted to

Sussex Green Living (SGL) volunteer Joy Carter has won Terracycle’s global #keepOnRecycling contest for her “how-to” film that inspires householders to recycle specific single-use plastics during the lockdown.   The film promotes the free recycling schemes run by SGL and

Councils across West Sussex will be given a share of a £50m government fund to help local businesses re-open safely.   The Reopening High Streets Safely Fund was set up to help councils introduce a range of safety measures to

A ‘challenging’ year has left West Sussex County Council having to draw on its reserves to balance out a 2019/20 overspend of more than £6m.   During an online meeting of the cabinet, members were told the revenue budget –

Police are reminding all road users to drive and ride responsibly, after more than 800 speeding offences were detected over the bank holiday weekend.   Officers were deployed across Surrey and Sussex to provide education and enforcement as part of

Happy Birthday to (Albert) Roy Murrell who celebrates his 100th birthday on Saturday 30.   The following has been written by Roy’s son, Michael Murrell.   Born in Montgomery Street, Hove, on 30 May 1920, Roy’s dad (Albert Edward) was

The Countryside Charity, CPRE Sussex is calling for more action on light pollution after a new survey indicates that more than half of Sussex’s population can’t see the stars.   The figures published by CPRE today (Thursday, May 28) show