Horsham District Council has firmly rejected the suggestion that local elections planned for 2026 could be postponed until 2027.

A new shop in Selsey has been granted permission to sell alcohol, despite objections from residents and Sussex Police.

Tourism in the Chichester district could receive a £130,000 funding boost from the council over the next four years.

West Sussex County Council has confirmed it cannot recover the £6 million already spent on plans for a new secondary school in Burgess Hill.

West Sussex County Council has approved plans to invest more than £4m to expand St Anthony’s Special School in Chichester.

Worthing Homes will contribute around £4 million to the scheme, with an additional £1 million being sought from Homes England.

The future of New Tyne, Worthing’s only council-run residential care home for older people, hangs in the balance.

A formal complaint has been made to Mid Sussex District Council after councillors rejected plans for a new pre-school in Crawley Down.