April 21st, 2022

TALKS OVER ADUR AND WORTHING WASTE SERVICE SUCCESS AS GMB ENDS BIN STRIKE

A strike by members of the GMB has today ended after intensive talks between Adur & Worthing Councils and unions.
Members of the GMB voted this morning to end their industrial action after a series of measures were agreed which will see new pay grades established for some workers, improved weekend and bank holiday pay for cleansing crews and an increased specialist skills payment for HGV drivers.

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April 12th, 2022

BIN COLLECTIONS RESUME TODAY AFTER TALKS WITH UNION

Bin collections have resumed in Adur and Worthing today (Tuesday) after an agreement was reached between the Councils and the GMB union to pause the strike.
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April 9th, 2022

Council goes to High Court to fight development

Worthing Borough Council has gone to the High Court in its fight to prevent hundreds of homes being built at Chatsmore Farm.
The Council has submitted its legal challenge to the Planning Inspectorate’s decision that the green gap between Goring and Ferring can be built on.
This first step in the process involves the Council asking the High Court for permission to take its case to the court for a judicial review. That review would be heard by a High Court judge and could result in the Planning Inspectorate being told to scrap its original decision and consider the case again.

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April 7th, 2022

Vintage Car Show launches a year of events at Amberley

Amberley Museum hosted its first major event of the year on Sunday, 3rd April, when the Vintage Car Show returned to delight families and enthusiasts alike.
Over 120 vintage motor cars – the oldest an 1899 Benz – drove to the industrial museum north of Arundel to showcase the charm and inventiveness of early 20th century motoring. Visitors were able to ride on the museum’s Southdown Vintage Buses, as well as on the narrow-gauge railway with steam locomotive Polar Bear.

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