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Voluntary and community organisations in the town can now apply for Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Borough Council’s community grants. Our new strategic grants programme aims to support local voluntary and community groups with grants of £5,000 or more, if they meet the council’s priorities for funding and apply successfully. Funding…

Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Borough Council tenants affected by the overpayment of their rent will start to find out if they are to receive a refund in the next few days. Letters are being sent out this week to tenants who pay their rent, or who are in receipt of Housing Benefit, with details of the amount of any refund tenants are…

The Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Wellbeing Team will continue supporting residents to be happy and healthy for another five years. The team, based at K2 Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½, is part of the West Sussex Wellbeing Programme, which has been renewed until April 2027. Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Wellbeing offers one-to-one sessions with a trained Wellbeing Advisor and…

Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Borough Council has appointed a new senior manager. Amanda Kendall will take on the role of Head of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Homes from 1 December following a rigorous selection process, which included panel interviews with officers and councillors. Amanda will oversee Tenancy Services, Asset Management, Responsive…

Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Borough Council’s tenants could receive a refund after a mistake was made in calculating their rents. The refund applies to council tenants living in existing buildings (not new builds), who have become tenants since April 2014. Existing tenancies that started before April 2014 have not been affected. â€¦

Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Borough Council has got 95 people off the streets and in a pathway to permanent housing since the start of the pandemic. The council was successful in assisting 56 people into private sector accommodation, four into social housing and 35 into supported accommodation pathways. At the start of the Covid-19…

Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Borough Council is urging residents and visitors to use the town centre safely and responsibly when travelling through it. Following a recent increase in the number people on bikes and scooters using footpaths in the town centre, which can be dangerous and put pedestrians’ safety at risk, the council is…

Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Borough Council wants to hear your views on the potential renewal of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO), which prohibits the anti-social use of vehicles, also known as car cruising. Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Borough Council introduced the PSPO under Section 59 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014,…

In a record-breaking year for the Green Flag Award, as the scheme marks its Silver Jubilee, five of Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Borough Council’s parks have been celebrating continued success. The Memorial Gardens, Worth Park, Goffs Park, Ifield Mill Pond and Tilgate Park are among the winners, continuing a long run of awards for the…

Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Borough Council has a new, open access small grants scheme and invites not-for-profit groups to apply. This new funding opportunity has no deadline for applications and aims to foster greater levels of community connectivity and cohesion. These grants – from £50 up to £2,500 – are awarded for community…