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There are 15 new trucks for ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council’s waste and recycling rounds, each with a name suggested by children and the crews who operate them.It means Reggie the Red, first of the names to be confirmed in honour of the ºù«ÍÞapp Town FC mascot, will be on the streets with 14 others picking up rubbish, garden…

The decision-makers who will answer residents’ questions at ºù«ÍÞapp Question Time have been announced.The event – now in its 19th year – takes place from 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday 20 March in the Town Hall and gives people an opportunity to ask questions about topics important to them.ºù«ÍÞapp Question Time is an…

A meeting of ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council on Wednesday evening approved the budget for 2024-25.It includes a Council Tax increase of 2.99 per cent for what is paid to the borough. This equates to a £6.76 annual increase for a band D property, just 13p per week.Rents on council-managed homes will increase by 7.7 per cent,…

The Queens Square fountains will be switched back on as part of the Spring Fun event in ºù«ÍÞapp town centre on Saturday 16 March.The event, which runs from 11.30am to 4pm, will include music and family entertainment from New Orleans-themed street band Beached Brass and Rock Choir, plus storytelling and a silent disco…

Residents will have the chance to voice their concerns and help make ºù«ÍÞapp safer at an event next month.Let’s Talk: Community Safety takes place on Thursday 7 March from 6pm to 8pm at the Town Hall.The event will feature:an engaging discussion with representatives from ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council, Sussex Police and West…

Four weeks of initial public consultation began today (Monday 19 February) on draft proposals to deliver major improvements around ºù«ÍÞapp bus station and its adjoining streets.Phase one of the Station Gateway regeneration scheme will include transformation of the public spaces on The Martlets, Haslett Avenue West and…

A motion to declare a housing emergency in ºù«ÍÞapp will go before councillors this week.The proposed declaration is due to unprecedented temporary accommodation demands facing the town.The level of demand is outstripping the supply of available units, both in terms of temporary accommodation, but also more permanent…

Twelve ºù«ÍÞapp community groups have received a total of £97,400 in grants from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).The UKSPF aims to decrease the gap in healthy life expectancy and increaseopportunities between those in the most and least deprived areas in ºù«ÍÞapp.Funding is provided to support projects that boost…

ºù«ÍÞapp Borough Council returned from the Tennis Sussex Awards at the weekend having netted a win in the Parks Venue category.Judges were impressed by the upgraded facilities offered on the nine courts at three venues across the town and the activities to encourage wider participation by people who might not otherwise…

The start of the main construction of the state-of-the-art ºù«ÍÞapp Innovation Centre has been marked with a golden hammer ceremony.The £13.15 million project – at the former TUI Travel House off Fleming Way in Manor Royal – has begun in earnest and is expected to be open in October.The ceremony was attended by…