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Yesterday, ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council marked White Ribbon Day by encouraging all of its male councillors and officers to sign a pledge to help end violence against women and girls.White Ribbon UK is the leading charity engaging men and boys to end violence against women and men. This year, the campaign “It starts with Me…

Consultation on the development of a site in Lansbury Road took place earlier this year. This consultation provided a number of views and perspectives from residents in Lansbury Road and the surrounding area. Following the consultation, ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council has now identified other housing schemes which better…

Elies Play Café has recently been launched in Bewbush providing a soft play café and sensory room for the local and wider community.A grand opening event with local children and families was held to mark the launch, supported by ºù«ÍÞapp Play Service, which provided face painting and a themed disco. Councillor Michael…

ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council, in partnership with Sussex Police and community leaders, held a unity event yesterday evening to celebrate the diversity of ºù«ÍÞapp and thank local people for coming together during the period of heightened community tensions that took place across the country over the summer.The unity event…

ºù«ÍÞapp Town Centre is set to be lit up for the festive period following the free annual Light Up ºù«ÍÞapp event on Saturday 16 November.The fun starts at 11am with traditional Victorian carol singers in the Memorial Gardens and Silent Disco tours from 11.45am. From 3pm to 6pm, there will be live entertainment in…

One lucky resident has won their 2024 to 2025 Council Tax paid for a year thanks to ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council’s fantastic prize draw.A big congratulations goes to Sophie Clegg-Hill, whose name was drawn at random after signing up to e-billing.Residents can register for electronic billing for several council services,…

For anyone who needs help with applying for Pension Credit, the council is offering a drop-in service at the Town Hall today and every Tuesday and Wednesday throughout November between 9:30am and 3:30pm.Residents can also contact Access ºù«ÍÞapp on 01293 438101 at the Town Hall, or their local Citizens Advice or Age UK…

ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council’s Cabinet has (at its meeting on 6 November) agreed to support the renewal of the ºù«ÍÞapp Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) and hold a ballot to continue the BID for another five year term 2025-2030.The town centre BID was originally set up in October 2020 and covers one of three…

ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council has reached a milestone in its work to move its tenants who held five-year flexible tenancies onto secure, life-time, tenancies.  In March 2023 the Council made changes to its Tenancy Policy so that it could phase out flexible tenancies over the next two years.   There were…

ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council has successfully secured £98,000 of grant funding to review how it heats 13 community centres and business units, supporting the journey towards net zero across its commercial portfolio. The funding was awarded as part of the Phase 5 Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund, delivered by Salix…