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No Smoking Day, the annual health awareness day which supports smokers who want to quit, takes place on Wednesday 10 March. This year’s theme is ‘Quitting doesn’t have to be stressful’. To support this, Action for Smoking and Health (ASH) has put together its five top tips: Trying is the most important step …

A draft Economic Recovery Plan outlining a vision for Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s future prosperity and recovery from the pandemic has been presented to the town’s Economic Recovery Taskforce. Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the town’s economy. The Taskforce will steer development of the plan, in response to the true impact of the…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council has appointed a new senior manager. Siraj Choudhury will take on the role of Head of Legal, Governance and HR from 29 March following a rigorous selection process, which included a virtual presentation and panel interviews with officers and councillors. As the council’s principal legal…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council’s budget for 2021/22 will protect frontline services and invest in more affordable housing. The budget, which was approved at a meeting of Full Council on Wednesday (24 February), will see the council spend £13.6m on council services – a reduction of £1.1m from last year. The council’s…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Question Time is back for another year – and this time you can ‘attend’ from the comfort of your own home. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s event will be virtual. It will be broadcast live on Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 16 March from 7-9pm. It will also be recorded and available to view on…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council has introduced new Article 4 Directions for a number of the town’s main employment areas. This will mean that at Lowfield Heath, Maidenbower Business Park, Three Bridges Corridor and Tilgate Forest Business Centre, office, light industrial and warehouse premises can no longer be converted to…

Reductions in the amount that Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council gives to the voluntary and community sector will be tapered over two years following a government grant. The council’s finances have been hit hard by the economic impact of coronavirus so significant savings to mitigate the impact on the budget have been agreed…

Three businesses have received funding from Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council in the latest round of Small Business Grants. The three businesses have been awarded a total of £8,350, bringing the total amount awarded in 2020/21 to £31,447 to 10 different Â鶹´«Ã½ businesses.    The businesses who have recently…

The Safer Â鶹´«Ã½ Partnership wants to hear residents’ views on community safety issues to help shape what it will focus on for the next year.  The Safer Â鶹´«Ã½ Partnership is a statutory partnership that brings together Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council, West Sussex County Council, fire and rescue, police, health and…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council wants to hear your views on proposals for changes to conservation areas and locally listed buildings. For conservation areas, Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council is proposing the following changes: Two new conservation areas – one at Queens Square and The Broadway and one at Gossops Green…