Local News

December 21st, 2023

New flats plan to bring homeless Worthing residents back to their town

An empty office building in Worthing town centre is to be converted into much-needed homes for locals currently being housed outside the borough.

Worthing Borough Council will convert the offices it owns at 24 Marine Place into five one-bedroom and studio flats for local residents who would otherwise continue to be housed elsewhere at greater expense.

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December 19th, 2023

Bigger and better Worthing Festival to return in June 2024

It’s official, the Worthing Festival is coming back next summer, with work already underway to deliver an even bigger and better celebration of arts and culture in the town.

Following the ambitious debut festival earlier this year, the multi-arts celebration is confirmed to be returning next summer for two weeks of action-packed events covering music, dance, art, heritage, comedy and more.

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December 14th, 2023

Sign up to the Adur and Worthing app to keep track of your bin collections

Adur and Worthing residents can download an app to make it easier to keep track of when their bins will be emptied over Christmas and through 2024.
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December 14th, 2023

Free music sessions during school holidays for young people who are eligible for free school meals

These sessions will take place at AudioActive Worthing on Montague Street on the 28th - 30th December, with a chance to perform at their New Year's Eve party on the 31st December.

AudioActive regularly run HAF (Holiday, Food & Activities) music sessions and have seen this to be a transformative opportunity for talented young people to learn to produce music, write lyrics and gain confidence through their sessions, while also getting free food and spending their school holidays in a creative environment.

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