Business News

July 17th, 2023

Greener plans for new Worthing block of flats approved

New trees and green space will surround a proposed new Worthing block of flats approved by councillors.

Columbia House Development Limited intends to build 78 flats on the site of a former office car park in Romany Road, Durrington.

Worthing Borough Council’s planning committee has approved the application for a seven-storey building next to Columbia House.

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July 17th, 2023

Worthing creates forum in support of local development

A new development forum has been launched in Worthing to help industry stakeholders meet, learn and collaborate on projects that shape the town.

Developers, planning experts and businesses from across the region will meet for the first time later this week to discuss ways they can work together to overcome challenges facing the local construction sector.

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June 20th, 2023

Local Communities reject A27 improvement plans

Local residents agree with Adur & Worthing Councils that the current suggested improvements to the A27 between Worthing and Lancing will not even begin to address congestion problems.

National Highways, the government-owned company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A-roads in England, has earmarked £20 million to improve this stretch of the A27. In contrast, improvements to the Arundel bypass further west on the A27 are expected to cost around £320m.

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June 15th, 2023

Councils launch investigation into new contractor data breaches

Adur & Worthing Councils have launched an investigation after two of their contractors were caught up in an international data breach.

Debt collection agencies Rundles and Jacobs have contacted the Councils to say that the data of 84 Adur and Worthing residents may have been accessed by a criminal gang as part of a cyber attack on businesses and organisations around the world.

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