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June 27th, 2025

Residents urged to help committee to review councils’ plans to meet environmental commitments

The work by Adur & Worthing Councils to reduce their environmental impact is to be reviewed by a panel of councillors.

Members of the councils’ Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JOSC) will examine the steps that are being taken by officers to cut waste, boost recycling and meet the challenging target of being carbon neutral authorities by 2030. The councils have also signed the UK 100 pledge for the whole area of Adur and Worthing to reach net zero by 2045.

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June 3rd, 2025

Worthing’s Will Rendle on Britain’s Got Talent journey, announcing Postmasters Charity Single

Local musician, Will Rendle, front man of Will & The People, returned to Worthing this week
following a standout run on Britain’s Got Talent, where he performed alongside the Hear Our Voice Postmasters Choir in a powerful campaign for justice.

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May 28th, 2025

Adur & Worthing Councils commit more funding to support residents with the cost of living

Adur & Worthing Councils will provide more financial support for schemes that tackle the effects of the cost of living crisis with money from the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

The councils have secured over £650,000 from the central government fund, with the largest portion set aside for projects that support residents in Adur and Worthing with the cost of living.

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May 23rd, 2025

Adur & Worthing Councils leaders confirm appointment of interim chief executive

Councillors have officially appointed Paul Brewer as the interim chief executive for Adur & Worthing Councils.

Mr Brewer, the councils’ director of sustainability and resources, will step up to the post of interim chief executive and head of paid service from July 12. He has more than 20 years of experience in local government and has served as a director of the councils since 2014.

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