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More than 150 Â鶹´«Ã½ residents came face-to-face with businesses offering ‘earn while you learn’ opportunities at the Employ Â鶹´«Ã½ Apprenticeship Fair on Wednesday (29 June). The fair, held at Â鶹´«Ã½ Library, brought together a wide range of employers including Â鶹´«Ã½ College, Sussex Police, West Sussex County…

The areas in Tilgate Park where dog walkers will have to walk their pets on a lead will be agreed next month. The decision, which will be taken by Full Council at its meeting on Wednesday 20 July, relates to the creation of a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) under Section 67 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime…

COVID-19 signage in the town centre and all neighbourhoods has been taken down by Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council. The signage, which was installed in June 2020 when non-essential retail opened after the first lockdown restrictions were lifted, included floor vinyls, lamppost wraps and metal signs. These signs – with…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council recently awarded £600 to local voluntary group Friends of Goffs Park for equipment to be used at its community picnic event on Sunday 3 July. The event will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the 75th anniversary of Â鶹´«Ã½ New Town. The award was part of Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council’s…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council has introduced new Article 4 Directions so homes can no longer without planning permission be converted to Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs). HMOs, which accommodate between three and six unrelated individuals, will now need planning permission in the following 10 locations: Aintree…

The Safer Â鶹´«Ã½ Partnership has awarded its funding for 2022/2023 to local community projects at its latest meeting. £30,000 has been awarded to Â鶹´«Ã½ Open House towards the cost of the day staff that provide support in areas related to housing, physical health, mental health, substance misuse and addition,…

National sports charity ‘Tennis for Free’ (TFF), with the support of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), is serving up an ace for the local community, with the relaunch of free coach-led tennis sessions in Maidenbower Park, Â鶹´«Ã½. In an exciting partnership with Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council and Serious about Sport, the…

Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council has now commenced works at the Millpond adventure playground to rejuvenate and improve the play area in preparation for this being redeveloped and reopened as an unsupervised play area.  These works are aligned to the inspection report undertaken which identified that many of the pieces…

A commemorative plaque has been unveiled at the ancient hawthorn tree in Tilgate, in recognition of it being dedicated to the Queen’s Green Canopy. The plaque was unveiled by Mayor of Â鶹´«Ã½, Councillor Jilly Hart, accompanied by Councillor Michael Jones, Leader of the Council. The beautiful tree, located on…

With the rising cost of living hitting local families hard, Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council has produced a guide for residents on its website to help show people where support is available. The dedicated page on the Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council website provides guidance on maximising your income, housing financial support,…