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A tyre recycling site near Chichester has been ordered to stop accepting waste immediately after Environment Agency officers identified serious fire safety and pollution risks.

A Chichester primary school is set to benefit from £1.8 million in funding to support expansion work as pupil numbers continue to rise. Portfield Primary Academy will receive the money via West Sussex County Council, after Chichester District Council released the funds from its Community Infrastructure Levy — a developer-funded pot used to support local infrastructure. The money will be passed to The Kemnal Academies Trust in instalments to help address growing demand for sch

Police are investigating a series of garage and vehicle break-ins in the Funtington area near Chichester and are urging residents to stay vigilant.

Plans to demolish the mortuary building at St Richard’s Hospital have been submitted to Chichester District Council.

Plans to build a Tesla supercharging facility in Chichester have been approved by the district council.

Plans to release more than £250,000 for the refurbishment of Age Concern Southbourne’s New Road home have been backed by Chichester District Council’s cabinet.

Police are appealing for help to identify two men following the theft of an electric bike in Chichester.

Plans to build 300 homes in West Sussex have been withdrawn after the developer faced hundreds of objections, including concerns over flooding and sewage capacity.

A drink-driver who caused a head-on collision, leaving a young passenger seriously injured, has been disqualified from driving.

Staff at the university say the event not only celebrates student achievements but also underlines the growing importance of social work in today’s society.

A coroner has called for tighter rules for newly qualified young drivers after a teenager died in a crash near Chichester.

The planning committee backed the proposal on Wednesday (11 March), allowing the change of use of land south of Racton View on Marlpit Lane.

Sussex Police said they were assessing items believed to be smoke signals and small munition fragments.

Tragically, the driver, a 53-year-old man from Portsmouth, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The road is likely to remain closed for several hours.

Two men from West Sussex have been jailed in Indonesia after being found guilty of smuggling cocaine into the holiday island of Bali.

Plans to turn agricultural land in Bosham into a glamping site have been rejected by Chichester District Council.

Mark Chilton, cabinet member for finance, said the budget was ‘as robust as it could possibly be in the current circumstances’.

Walkers can now explore more of the coastline around Chichester Harbour with the opening of a new 35-mile stretch of the King Charles III England Coast Path.