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Seven Towns Fund projects worth £12.6m that will boost Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s economy have been approved by the government. In September 2021, the government gave the Â鶹´«Ã½ Town Deal Board the go-ahead to fully develop 10 project business cases in detail to receive the money from the Towns Fund between 2021/22 and 2025/26. …

Plans to improve the area around one of Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s busiest transport interchanges have been formalised. A planning application for improvements to the Three Bridges Station forecourt area has been submitted by Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council. The council, working with Govia Thameslink Railway, Network Rail and West…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council has handed over the keys to its 350th council home in Forge Wood as part of its ongoing commitment to providing new homes for Â鶹´«Ã½ residents. The 350th council home is one of 15 flats located in Newell House and forms part of Phase 2C of Forge Wood, being developed by Persimmon Homes…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council is urging people to buy local this Christmas to ‘keep it in Â鶹´«Ã½â€™ – and has a parking offer to help. Spending money in Â鶹´«Ã½ instead of online or out of town helps the local economy and keeps the town centre and neighbourhood parades vibrant. Keeping it local also helps to create and…

The new Â鶹´«Ã½ Innovation Centre has been granted planning permission and will bring a much-needed economic, innovation and technological boost to the town. The exciting plans – a major priority in Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Economic Recovery Plan 2022-2037 – were agreed by the Planning Committee at Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council on 1…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council is transforming the Millpond site into a high-quality unsupervised play area and wants to hear your views. The proposed plan will significantly expand the play provision, create a memorable play experience and restore the site to a sustainable condition. The council is continuing to work…

Several community centres will be open as ‘Winter Warmers’ from next week to help residents who cannot afford to heat their homes or are just looking at ways to reduce their bills. The council’s Cabinet agreed to set up six Winter Warmers – in community centres in Bewbush, Broadfield, Furnace Green, Ifield West,…

Letters expressing Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council’s deep concern at Center Parcs’ proposed holiday village on the edge of the town have been sent to the company and Mid Sussex District Council, who will be making any planning decisions. The cross-party letters to the Chief Executive Officer of Center Parcs and Councillor…

The leaders of Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council and West Sussex County Council have written to the government to warn of an imminent funding crisis caused by its decision to grant British citizenship to people of Chagossian descent. Both councils are pleased for Chagossians that this policy will go some way towards…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council has agreed to continue providing significant funding towards Citizens Advice West Sussex (CAWS) services in Â鶹´«Ã½ over the next six years. This approval follows a successful bid by CAWS to a funding partnership (on behalf of West Sussex County Council together with the local District and…