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Three businesses have received funding from ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council in the latest round of Small Business Grants. The three businesses have been awarded a total of £8,350, bringing the total amount awarded in 2020/21 to £31,447 to 10 different ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ businesses.    The businesses who have recently…

The Safer ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Partnership wants to hear residents’ views on community safety issues to help shape what it will focus on for the next year.  The Safer ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Partnership is a statutory partnership that brings together ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council, West Sussex County Council, fire and rescue, police, health and…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council wants to hear your views on proposals for changes to conservation areas and locally listed buildings. For conservation areas, ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council is proposing the following changes: Two new conservation areas – one at Queens Square and The Broadway and one at Gossops Green…

Businesses that have had to close due to the current lockdown can now apply for new government grants. This latest grants are called ‘Local Restriction Support Grant (Closed) Addendum: 5 January onwards’ (LRSG) and Closed Businesses Lockdown Payment (CBLP). The grants cover the six-week period of lockdown from 5…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council has announced that two of its adventure playgrounds will remain open for supervised play this year following a one-off grant from the government. The government has given every local authority a Lower Tier Services Grant so the council has decided to use this to keep Cherry Lane and Millpond…

Emergency services have been responding to a major gas leak next to Milton Mount Flats in Pound Hill this morning. The leak was reported at 12.21am today (Wednesday 6 January) and declared as a major incident. A cordon was set up that included Milton Mount Community Centre and Ridleys Court. Residents were…

Businesses that have had to close due to tier 4 restrictions can now apply for government grants. This latest grant, called Local Restriction Support Grants (closed businesses), are for the period 26 December 2020 until 8 January 2021. The grants are based on rateable value and the rate of payment for…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council is launching the next stage of consultation on its Local Plan. The six-week consultation, which begins on Wednesday 6 January, is for residents, businesses and other interested stakeholders to make formal representations on any policy or allocation in the Local Plan. If you previously…

With ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ being placed under tier 4 restrictions from Boxing Day, several ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council buildings and services will close or operate differently. The Town Hall, which is now closed for the Christmas and New Year holiday, will remain closed from Monday 4 January until further notice. Despite this,…

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council is urging business owners to apply for the grants that they are entitled to. There are four grants currently available but the number of applications has been extremely low. The government has given the council more than £3.7m to distribute but any money that isn’t spent will be sent back. …