Environment Eco

March 18th, 2024

Sussex Nature Recovery - Have your say!

Get involved in a new way to help nature in Sussex. Local Nature Recovery Strategies (LNRS) are a requirement from the Environment Act 2021. They aim to agree the priorities for nature’s recovery at the county level, determined by the people who live there and the organisations who work there.

Adur & Worthing Councils are supporting East and West Sussex County Councils to develop Local
Nature Recovery Strategies for Sussex – and so can you!

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February 27th, 2024

£100k award accelerates pace of pioneering marine rewilding project

An ambitious collaborative project working to enable nature to take the lead across 100 miles of Sussex coastline is to be awarded £100k of funding from charity Rewilding Britain.

Sussex Bay, the organisation behind the project, has a vision for a healthy marine ecosystem for the Sussex Bay area, an extensive seascape that encompasses 100 miles of coastline from Selsey Bill to Camber Sands and is home to over 1 million residents.

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February 9th, 2024

Water regulator pledges to help take action against Southern Water

The national regulator for the water and sewage industry has pledged to work with Adur & Worthing Councils to hold Southern Water to account over its failures.

The Water Services Regulation Authority, Ofwat, has agreed to work more closely with local authorities across the South East following a recent meeting of the Southern Water Stakeholder Group.

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January 31st, 2024

Southern Water fails to attend scrutiny meetings

Councillors in Adur and Worthing have made a formal complaint to Southern Water for refusing to answer questions in public about its failings.

The joint Chairs of Adur & Worthing Councils’ Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JOSC) have written to the company’s chief executive, Lawrence Gosden, to express their disappointment at Southern Water’s rejection of its invitations

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