Latest figures from the Government statistics office, NOMIS, show that Worthing's employment rate has further improved and is now 86.2%, the highest in West Sussex.

West Sussex County Councillors have explored the positives and negatives of a battery storage project and given it the thumbs-up.

The project, which will be built in Halewick Lane, Sompting, is expected to generate £29m for West Sussex County Council over the next 25 years.

A good measure of how well a local economy is doing is the employment rate. In Worthing, the rate is 85.6%, well above the national rate of 78.5%. Compare this to Labour controlled Brighton & Hove where the rate is only 76.9%, or even worse take a look at Labour controlled Hastings at 67.3%.

Enhanced public spaces, improved housing and new Council Homes are all part of an ambitious £14.2m investment plan from Adur District Council.

Leader of Worthing Borough Council Daniel Humphreys (Conservative, Offington) has welcomed the news that 482 new homes were built in Worthing last year.

Adur and Worthing Councils came in for praise at the West Sussex County Council meeting, on Friday 19th October.

Adur DC and Worthing BC are partners with the County Council in the West Sussex Waste Partnership (WSWP), and have together launched a campaign to tackle food waste. Investigation has shown that approximately 33% of the waste in an average rubbish bin is made up of food waste.

A bye election has been called in Southlands Ward, due to the resignation of Paul Graysmark (UKIP). We are fighting to win the seat for our candidate, Tony Nicklin. Attached to this article is a short survey. Please print it off, fill it in and post back to us at 88a High Street Shoreham.

Preparations are under way for the forthcoming Adur & Worthing Careers Fair – an exciting collaboration between business, local authority and education establishments across the area, inspiring people of all ages on their career journey.

We were as annoyed as anyone to see the mindless vandalism recently in the children's play area in the Sompting Rd. Nigel said “I have already spoken to the parks dept about replacement equipment.