February 23rd, 2022

Brooklands Park to be reawakened

The diggers are swinging into action at Brooklands Park as work to revitalise the popular area gets underway.
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February 23rd, 2022

Worthing’s budget set for 2022/23

The health of residents, shoppers and the local economy will be the focus of funding to boost Worthing over the next 12 months.
Worthing Borough Council approved its spending plans for the next financial year last night (Tuesday 22 February) with a balanced budget for healthy living and regeneration.

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February 21st, 2022

Green light given to transform Colonnade House

Worthing is set to benefit from a state-of-the-art digital hub that will bring a modern twist to the town’s historic Colonnade House and transform the partially derelict site.

The historic four-storey Colonnade House is currently occupied by a mixture of buildings in varying states and Worthing Borough Council’s Planning Committee gave the green light to rejuvenate the area at a meeting on Wednesday, February 16th.

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February 21st, 2022

Council's response towards achieving Carbon Neutral endorsed by Department of Environment Minister

Worthing Borough Council has been praised by Conservative Minister for Nature Recovery and the Domestic Environment, Rebecca Pow MP, on a visit to the town for it's wide variety of work to help achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.

The minister was met by Tim Loughton MP and Conservative Council Leader Kevin Jenkins to explore the Sussex Bay initiative. It was explained how the council has sought to become the first local authority in the UK to lease the seabed off their coast from the Queen in a pioneering project to invest in climate change measures and restore marine habitat. This move paves the way from an ambitious plan to create a Sussex Bay Marine Park along the entire county coast, east and west, to protect vital marine life, restore estuary habitat and even create a destination for eco tourism. It is seen as the 'blue mirror' to the South Downs, with all the environmental protection, tourism and potential job opportunities that could be created.

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