West Sussex County Council

The Portsmouth and Chichester Apprenticeship Awards 2026, took place on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at The Marriott Hotel in Portsmouth.
Pictured is: (fifth from left) Compere Mark Collins with all the winners.
Picture: Sarah Standing

Portsmouth & Chichester Apprenticeship Awards celebrates local talent

How East Street could look following refurbishment work. Image: West Sussex County Council

Major improvement works is on the cards at busy shopping area

Third dutch-style roundabout in England to open in Chichester

The Fire and Rescue Service will be on hand to offer fire engine exploration!

Free Festive Family Fun Day at The Regis School, Bognor hosted by UKHarvest with...

Plea to the government to solve long-term congestion on the A27

Fight Against Food Waste booklet to help people fight food waste at home

UKHarvest helps community food hub users to fight against food waste

There have been calls for Pompey to introduce an under-21 squad to improve he pathway for young talent. Picture: Jason Brown/ProSportsImages

Fan desperate to watch Pompey uses disabled mum and son's Blue Badges

Sussex traffic and travel

A27 has reopened near Chichester following flooding

The Christmas tree in a sinkhole in Bognor Regis

Christmas tree in sinkhole is town's new festive attraction

Cllr Sarah Quail and the weeds outside Chichester Cathedral

Anger as weeds outside cathedral aren't cut because of 'budget restraints'

The Treasury allow councils to set their own budgets up to a fixed amount (Photo: Shutterstock)

Council tax will rise by 5% for millions this year - costing households an extra...

Portsmouth City Council leader Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson has called on other councils to 'share the burden' of looking after asylum-seeking children.
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Extra government cash could save £1m-a-year cost to Portsmouth over asylum-seeki...

The first patient to contract Covid-19 within the UK is part of a 'family cluster' of patients and was a patient at Haslemere Health Centre, in Surrey.

Coronavirus among 'family cluster' sees two cases confirmed in West Sussex

An artist's impression of how the new IKEA in Lancing could look

IKEA's first Sussex store given the green light

Louise Goldsmith, leader of West Sussex Country Council, at the new Solar Farm in Tangmere.ks1500506-1

West Sussex County Council leader Louise Goldsmith steps down from top job

Louise Goldsmith, leader of West Sussex Country Council, at the new Solar Farm in Tangmere.ks1500506-1

County council leader steps down from top job after nine years in charge
A COUNCIL leader has announced they will be stepping down after almost a decade in charge.
Tom Cotterill

Children at Chichester's Lancastrian Infants School celebrate their new solar panels provided by Portsmouth City Council through a partnership with West Sussex County Council. Photo: Darren Cool

Portsmouth City Council scoops top award for schools' solar panel scheme

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West Sussex County Council’s booze clampdown to be shown off to other authoritie...

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West Sussex County Council’s booze clampdown to be shown off to other authoritie...

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Children with special needs will receive boost

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Council gets Â£453k to help West Sussex children cope with alcoholic parents

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West Sussex council spends Â£1.5m on pavements

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County tip crackdown willÂ see launch of permit plan

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ReadingÂ challengeÂ launched by counci

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Take part in online survey on hygiene ratings

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Council gets funds to fix potholes

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Meeting to discuss A27 improvements in Chichester
PLANS for the future of the A27 at Chichester will be discussed next month.
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West Sussex council and fire service support LGBT+ awareness day

Portsmouth City Council's solar panel work wins warm praise for a sunny outlook

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Cash grant funds bike safety training for Sussex schoolchildren

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Councils join forces to offer Sussex residents cheaper energy

Louise Goldsmith, leader of West Sussex County Council

Council leader hits out at lack of government funding as fresh tax rise looms

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Deadline for school place applications in Portsmouth looms

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Meals on Wheels service in Sussex scoops top gong

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West Sussex County Council reveals its new leadership team

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Hampshire County Council to continue DIY charges during government review

BLAZING A TRAIL Hampshires new acting chief fire officer Shantha Dickinson

Hampshire's first female fire chief is army veteran

REVEALED: Scrapped A27 improvement scheme cost Â£3.3m of public money

The Chichester A27 bypass from Stockbridge bridge looking eastbound

Council suggests re-run of consultation over A27

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'˜Care for your vulnerable neighbours' as icy weather hits

A warning has gone out to poultry owners

Fresh warning in Hampshire as bird flu fears deepen

Louise Goldsmith, leader of West Sussex County Council (photo submitted). SUS-150522-082832001

County council leader pleads for end to Southern rail strikes

Opinion is split on whether a northern bypass is the best solution to long-standing traffic woes

Chichester A27 consultations could be re-run with northern bypass included

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Warning: The hidden denger that could be in your child's Christmas toy

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Volunteer and help to change someone's life

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Awards for airshow disaster rescuers

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Consultation into A27 improvements to close

Louise Goldsmith, leader of West Sussex County Council

Council leader warns schools are facing a '˜perfect storm' of funding woes

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Warning of disruption as paving is replaced in Chichester city centre

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Win prizes by cycling to workthis month

One of the tributes left in memory of the airshow tragedy's victims last year

Marking one-year anniversary of airshow tragedy

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Travel card in West Sussex to be scrapped

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Cuts to opening hours of recycling centres in West Sussex

The sinkhole is considerably larger than the opening, said to be around 10ft deep

Video: 10ft deep sinkhole opens in Bognor

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Plan to cut mobile tips in West Sussex

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