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Jun 04
Additional Business Grant Support available
New Local Authority Discretionary Grants are now available to local companies who are not eligible for the Government’s main Small Business Grant support scheme. The Government announced in March a scheme to provide grants to businesses in receipt of Small Business Rate Relief and those working in the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure sectors. Those grants …
Jun 04
650 Open Gardens
We are still holding our 650 Open Gardens and would like to offer virtual tours so we can still enjoy our blooming village this summer! Here’s what we would like; capture a short video or photo of your garden, a flowering flower pot, your veg patch or somewhere special in the village which touches you in …
Jun 04
Proposals revealed for 21km of temporary cycleways in West Sussex
West Sussex County Council is putting forward safe space cycling schemes to the Department for Transport to consider. This is the first stage of work in response to the easing of the Coronavirus lockdown. If accepted, 21km of temporary cycle lanes would be provided to promote cycling as a replacement for journeys in areas which, …
May 28
Household waste update
Some have been asking when Household waste recycling sites will start accepting more items. The link is to Wednesday’s 27th Press Release https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/news/household-waste-recycling-sites-to-accept-more-items-from-monday-1st-june/ It highlights they will start accepting more items including wood, furniture and electrical items from Monday 1st June. Residents will be able to dispose of the following items at …
May 28
Mayfield Update
The Horsham District council Local plan has been issued which has details of the Mayfield objections. You can see it HERE
May 21
Poynings Open Gardens
We are still holding our 650 Open Gardens and would like to offer virtual tours so we can still enjoy our blooming village this summer! Here’s what we would like; capture a short video or photo of your garden, a flowering flowerpot, your veg patch or somewhere special in the village which touches you in …
May 21
Travellers
There are reports that there are some instances with suspicious looking vehicles and people appearing to be scoping out dwellings and land last weekend. The two suspicious vehicles are a Ford white transit, BG69 LUL and a blue Subaru estate BG07 SYY. The white Ford transit was spotted in Twineham again this week so they are …
May 20
Supporting schools to safely begin reopening
The County Council is continuing to work closely with West Sussex schools to support a phased return of pupils in a safe and managed way. Detailed discussions have been held with school and academy representatives and unions to consider the government’s position that schools should begin to reopen from next month. The council’s aim is …
May 20
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC REGULATION – Newtimber
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL CHURCH LANE, NEWTIMBER NOTICE IS hereby given that in pursuance of the provisions of Section 14(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act, 1984, as amended, the use of (and parking on) Church Lane, Newtimber from junction with West Road is temporarily prohibited from 10/06/20 The restriction will be in place off …