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24 Mar
Interactive platform launches in Worthing to answer questions about seawater quality
24 Mar
Eastbrook Manor Community Centre gets £1.2 million funding boost
17 Mar
Former home of Southwick FC to be transformed through multi-million pound project
16 Mar
Next step to more affordable homes in Worthing as council agrees to sell brownfield site to housebuilder
13 Mar
Adur and Worthing community groups benefit from Thriving Together funding
09 Mar
Adur's towns and villages get a spring clean
09 Mar
More than £1m secured to protect Worthing's lido
06 Mar
Worthing Borough Council to seek developer for Decoy Farm
04 Mar
Worthing Borough Council agrees budget and council tax charge for 2026/27
27 Feb
Adur District Council launches consultation on new air quality strategy
27 Feb
Adur District Council agrees budget and council tax charge for 2026/27
26 Feb
Public invited to comment on new green infrastructure planning guidance
26 Feb
Adur and Worthing residents reminded not to miss voting deadlines
25 Feb
Four Adur District Council members become independent councillors
25 Feb
Businesses and residents invited to help review the work of Worthing’s Business Improvement District
25 Feb
Have your say on plans to address wildlife feeding in Worthing town centre
17 Feb
Local elections will take place in Adur and Worthing in May 2026
11 Feb
Adur & Worthing Councils cut their waste fleet emissions with cleaner fuel
10 Feb
Artists and traders team up to brighten Worthing shopping experience
10 Feb
New playground opens at Worthing's Homefield Park
04 Feb
Rising cost of homelessness continues to put pressure on Worthing Borough Council budgets
30 Jan
Adur District Council draws up budget to improve its environment for the community
29 Jan
Work due to start on Worthing's Union Gardens development within weeks
26 Jan
Adur & Worthing Councils support low income households with supermarket vouchers
21 Jan
Adur & Worthing Councils launch strategy to reduce homelessness
21 Jan
New day nursery to open on former Lancing police station site
20 Jan
West Sussex council leaders reaffirm strong partnership as government considers reorganisation proposals
20 Jan
Next phase of Worthing Heat Network to cause fewer disruptions for town centre
20 Jan
Families move back to Worthing to new council accommodation
19 Jan
Preserving Lancing Ring for future generations
15 Jan
Adur District Council leader tells government that postponement of local elections in 2026 will support local government reorganisation
15 Jan
Postponement of elections in 2026 could help support local government reorganisation in Worthing
13 Jan
Worthing businesses and residents invited to help scrutinise Worthing Heat Network
07 Jan
Worthing invites expressions of interest to invest in two key sites
07 Jan
Search for partner to transform Buckingham Park pavilion in Shoreham
23 Dec
Clear path mapped out to save Worthing's lido in 2026
22 Dec
Developer funding for Worthing community groups pushes towards £1 million
16 Dec
Worthing Borough Council set to upgrade town centre and seafront CCTV
12 Dec
New public art project shines a light on Shoreham’s maritime history
11 Dec
New tree planting policy adopted in Adur and Worthing
10 Dec
Work set to begin on Shoreham flood defences in the new year
10 Dec
Worthing Pier to get permanent fix in 2026
05 Dec
Local homelessness surge costing more than 30% of Worthing's entire budget
05 Dec
Adur District Council on track to balance its books despite challenges
04 Dec
New Thriving Together grant fund for Adur and Worthing community groups launches
26 Nov
Bathing sites in Adur retain strong classifications
25 Nov
Improvements to Worthing’s bathing water sites
24 Nov
Residents invited to share their views on community safety in Adur and Worthing
24 Nov
New political group formed on Adur District Council
24 Nov
New Reform UK political group formed on Worthing Borough Council
20 Nov
Community Toilet Scheme launches in Adur and Worthing
20 Nov
Government launches consultation on local government reorganisation for Sussex
20 Nov
Cllr Charles James becomes a Reform UK councillor on Worthing Borough Council
13 Nov
Cllr Paul Mansfield becomes an Independent Adur councillor
11 Nov
Contractor takes back control of Worthing Integrated Care Centre's water system to fix problems that are preventing it opening
07 Nov
New multi-use games area to be unveiled at Worthing's West Park
06 Nov
Disused patch of land in Lancing to be transformed into community farm
30 Oct
Residents invited to share their views on Adur & Worthing Councils' new corporate strategy
24 Oct
Paul Brewer confirmed as new chief executive of Adur & Worthing Councils
22 Oct
Residents moving into new Worthing council accommodation
17 Oct
Adur District Council to sell its section of Southwick Beach
15 Oct
Adur & Worthing Councils adopt new vision for nature
14 Oct
Unforeseen issues add to cost of new Southwick council homes
13 Oct
New affordable homes planned for Worthing's Caravan Club site
09 Oct
Paul Brewer selected as recommended candidate to be the next chief executive of Adur & Worthing Councils
06 Oct
Adur District Council seeking information after building firm applies to go into administration
02 Oct
Adur & Worthing Councils sets up working group on community governance
26 Sep
Adur & Worthing Councils recommend two-unitary option for West Sussex
22 Sep
Tree Preservation Order implemented to protect historic hedge in Goring
18 Sep
Work to transform Worthing's Homefield Park playground begins
15 Sep
Rollout of the new yellow fish campaign continues in Adur and Worthing
12 Sep
Business case in response to the government's invitation on local government reorganisation completed
12 Sep
Council's focus to be on redeveloping Worthing's Grafton multi-storey car park
11 Sep
Funding could be awarded to improve football pitches in Worthing
10 Sep
New community seawater testing facility coming to Worthing
09 Sep
Help us tackle homelessness and rough sleeping in Adur and Worthing
02 Sep
Steps forward to establish long-term custodianship and recovery of the Cissbury landscape in Worthing
01 Sep
Applications open for Worthing CIL Neighbourhood Fund
26 Aug
Adur and Worthing residents invited to quiz council leaders on housing and homelessness
22 Aug
Shoreham Airshow 10th anniversary memorial service
20 Aug
Worthing developer who ignored planning rules ordered to pay more than £16,000
18 Aug
Plans for Worthing's community-designed Homefield Park playground revealed
13 Aug
Consultation on plans to widen Goring seafront path launched
12 Aug
Yellow fish campaign launches in Adur and Worthing
11 Aug
Worthing town centre and seafront to be refreshed and refurbished
06 Aug
Study suggests minimum £17m cost to reopen Grafton car park in Worthing
01 Aug
Cllr Charles James becomes an independent on Worthing Borough Council
30 Jul
Have your say on the future of local councils in West Sussex
18 Jul
Green Flag award success in Adur and Worthing
18 Jul
Partners discuss new plan to deliver Shoreham flood defences
17 Jul
Have your say on the future of local government in West Sussex: councils launch public survey
15 Jul
Work starts on Montague Gardens in Worthing
09 Jul
Worthing Borough Council to launch new search for a developer for the Grafton site
09 Jul
Adur District Council to host engagement event ahead of potential beach sale
07 Jul
Share your thoughts on our public orders relating to dogs
02 Jul
Adur District Council's potential sale of Southwick Beach
27 Jun
Residents urged to help committee to review councils' plans to meet environmental commitments
20 Jun
Buckingham Ward, Shoreham, by-election results
10 Jun
New remembrance garden opens at Worthing Crematorium
06 Jun
New plans to reshape the centre of Lancing revealed
30 May
New operator agreed for the Adur Outdoor Activities Centre
30 May
Work starts on Worthing's Colonnade House sustainability improvements
29 May
Worthing community groups invited to apply for funding
29 May
Cllr Luke Houghton becomes a Worthing councillor for Reform UK
28 May
Adur & Worthing Councils commits more funding to support residents with the cost of living
23 May
Adur & Worthing Councils leaders confirm appointment of interim chief executive
21 May
New Mayor of Worthing elected
16 May
Grafton car park in Worthing closed with immediate effect
14 May
Adur & Worthing Councils leaders to decide on interim chief executive
14 May
Adur & Worthing Councils launch new approach to work more closely with the community
13 May
Bin collections update
30 Apr
Worthing nightclub owner fined after breaching noise notice
15 Apr
Adur & Worthing Councils publishes response to government consultation on Sussex devolution
09 Apr
Adur and Worthing residents urged to check their bin collection dates
07 Apr
Adur and Worthing households struggling with rising energy bills offered cash grants
07 Apr
Adur District Council leader pays tribute to Cllr Nigel Jenner
03 Apr
Catherine Howe to step down as chief executive of Adur & Worthing Councils

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