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Residents are being urged to buy local this Christmas and ‘keep it in Â鶹´«Ã½'. Spending money in Â鶹´«Ã½ instead of online or out of town helps the local economy and keeps the town centre and neighbourhood parades vibrant. Keeping it local also helps to create and retain jobs, pumps money back into the Â鶹´«Ã½â€¦

A new, fully accessible Changing Places toilet has been installed and opened at K2 Â鶹´«Ã½ helping increase the ability of people with complex needs to use local facilities. Changing Places toilets (CPTs) are specially equipped for people with significant learning and physical disabilities, and their carers, to use…

Voluntary and community organisations working in Â鶹´«Ã½ can now apply online for strategic grants of £5,000 or more from Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council. This funding programme aims to support local voluntary and community groups. Projects and services must meet the council’s priorities for funding. The council awards…

A colourful banner representing the multitude of nationalities in Â鶹´«Ã½ has been unveiled at the Town Hall. Diverse Â鶹´«Ã½ commissioned local artist Sam Murray to create the 2m by 1m fabric banner to mark the 75th anniversary of Â鶹´«Ã½ becoming a new town in 2022. It was displayed at festivals and events during…

Christmas in Â鶹´«Ã½ starts on Friday 17 November with a series of events and entertainments which culminate with the Christmas tree lights switch-on the following day. Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council and the Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) are collaborating to bring Santa, singers, silent disco, fire…

A much-needed housing development named after the late Raj Sharma, who was twice Mayor of Â鶹´«Ã½, has been officially opened with an on-site ceremony. The building, on Brighton Road in Southgate, was named in honour of Raj, who was elected to represent Southgate in 2014 and was Mayor of Â鶹´«Ã½ in 2016 to 2017 and…

Six charities and community groups have been awarded a total of £7,875 in the latest round of Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council’s small grants. Grants of between £50 and £2,500 are paid out to groups who aim to foster greater levels of community activity through their projects and events for Â鶹´«Ã½ residents and visitors to…

November 6 marked the start of Talk Money Week, which suggests that we each do one thing each day to improve our financial situation, either by reducing outgoings or maximising the money coming in. Our Financial Inclusion team helps Â鶹´«Ã½ Homes tenants carry out benefit checks, apply for benefit, fill in forms,…

Nearly 500 trees were planted at Tilgate Park recently when Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council ran a planting event open to the public.  Dozens of people joined council staff and politicians, plus Sussex Police officers, to add some colour and diversity to a patch of land that was previously used for animal grazing. …

Applications are now open for Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council’s relaunched Neighbourhood Improvement Fund, which uses money collected from developers through the planning system. Community organisations can now bid for funding by submitting applications through the Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council website. The funding scheme…