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2020 press release archive

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29 Dec
Work underway to bring long-dormant site back into action
29 Dec
Long-awaited Queensway improvements hailed as a boost for Lancing
21 Dec
Don Lock installation is approved for Worthing seafront
17 Dec
Extra support for COVID-affected businesses now available
17 Dec
Local Lancing traders open and ready to welcome shoppers safely
16 Dec
A new Highdown Gardens is really taking shape
15 Dec
SustainableAW magazine's Winter 2020 edition goes live: “Fighting the climate emergency with people power”
15 Dec
Quick response after vandalism at the Shoreham Memorial site
11 Dec
Applications open for grants for groups in Adur helping those most affected by COVID-19
11 Dec
Worthing Winter Walkabout highlights local businesses ready to welcome shoppers this Christmas
10 Dec
Reducing use of plastic should be top priority for tackling climate change in Adur and Worthing
07 Dec
Laser Light City by Seb Lee-Delisle coming to Worthing seafront
07 Dec
Praise for hard-working waste collection crews as recycling rates increase
07 Dec
Councils give major boost to solar power as green drive continues
04 Dec
House buying search targets being met by Adur & Worthing Councils' Land Charges team
04 Dec
Post-lockdown boost for traders as safe towns measures reviewed
03 Dec
Councils step up to fund festive displays to boost town centres
02 Dec
We will not be blown off course by pandemic pledge council leaders
02 Dec
WinterWelcomeAW gets under way to support our town centres and communities
25 Nov
Council commits to preserving Worthing Lido
25 Nov
NHS Test and Trace has opened a Worthing walk-through site
24 Nov
New boost to natural habitat as district council steps in to buy second green space
24 Nov
Major developer sought for key Worthing car park site
24 Nov
Building to be given new lease of life as work begins on 150 flats
23 Nov
Tributes paid to long-serving Adur District councillor and planning chief
23 Nov
Marine Gardens Volunteers
23 Nov
Additional support for COVID affected businesses now available
19 Nov
Councils launch new web pages for easier access and service
18 Nov
Free Christmas parking on offer in Adur District
18 Nov
Free Christmas parking in Worthing
11 Nov
Councillors reject industrial park office-to-homes conversion
11 Nov
£3 million of vital lockdown support for businesses now available
10 Nov
Councils' teams work fast to find shelter for homeless
10 Nov
New initiative launched to assist Adur and Worthing residents facing unemployment
09 Nov
Sustainable homes at heart of Worthing Local Plan
09 Nov
Plans for Worthing Pier's Southern Pavilion Get The Go Ahead
06 Nov
Adur food markets get go-ahead to open during lockdown
05 Nov
Approval for regeneration of Worthing town centre site
04 Nov
Joint message to residents from the Leaders of Adur & Worthing Councils
04 Nov
Residents invited to mark Remembrance Sunday in homes and on doorsteps
03 Nov
Work continues to further improve Green Flag standard park
03 Nov
Worthing's creative industries set for post-COVID jobs boost
02 Nov
Independent persons sought to support Adur and Worthing councillors
29 Oct
Lancing 3G pitches re-opened
28 Oct
Church services to commemorate Remembrance Sunday in Adur and Worthing
27 Oct
Developer faces enforcement action for unauthorised tree felling
27 Oct
Adur Leisure Centres poised for lifeline deal to reopen
26 Oct
Teville Gate: Council set for dramatic £12m intervention to build 230 homes
26 Oct
New life-saving equipment installed in Adur and Worthing
22 Oct
Plans for more than 150 'key worker' homes approved
20 Oct
Greater Brighton makes 10 Pledges on tackling climate change
19 Oct
Worthing seafront palm trees to be replanted
15 Oct
Last call to local businesses to apply for a winter pop-up trading space
15 Oct
Licensing committee ruling - Molotov Cocktail & Vodka Bar
15 Oct
Several parks in Adur and Worthing get top marks in the Green Flag Awards 2020
13 Oct
Adur to build more affordable homes to meet waiting list demand
07 Oct
Table tennis brought into hundreds of homes across Adur and Worthing
30 Sep
Bright future for prime Worthing town centre site
29 Sep
Local children's lives during lockdown reflected in new poetry collection
29 Sep
Adur & Worthing self-isolation grants system aims to reduce spread of Covid-19
24 Sep
Worthing to host two fantastic photography festivals this Autumn
24 Sep
Adur and Worthing homeowners offered cost savings to switch to solar power
24 Sep
BuildingAW goes live: town centres key to COVID recovery
21 Sep
Cue for QR codes: businesses urged to support Test and Trace
21 Sep
Worthing 10k statement
16 Sep
Adur & Worthing Climate Assembly launches with an impressive lineup of speakers
15 Sep
Noisy neighbour fined and equipment seized after action by Worthing Borough Council
14 Sep
Improvement works to Queensway in Lancing to get underway this Autumn
11 Sep
Worthing residents urged to “keep playing your part to control COVID”
09 Sep
Way forward to reopen Adur leisure centres agreed
07 Sep
Young people from Worthing get creative to increase youth safety
07 Sep
What issues matter to you? asks Adur and Worthing's watchdog
07 Sep
Major post-COVID investment for Worthing's leisure facilities
04 Sep
Key Council workers thanked by Mayor
03 Sep
Future of major green space set to be secured by Adur Council
01 Sep
Business grants schemes launched to support COVID bounce back
01 Sep
Windmills installed at Brooklands Lake
27 Aug
Green light for new Worthing health hub
24 Aug
Alterations to pop-up cycle lane welcomed by Adur District Council
24 Aug
Remembrance for the Shoreham Airshow Tragedy
21 Aug
Old Barn Way football ground, Southwick - statement
12 Aug
75th anniversary of VJ Day to be commemorated in Worthing
12 Aug
Young people in Worthing get off to a flying start at secondary school
10 Aug
Latest issue of ThriveAW magazine celebrates the community spirit in Adur and Worthing during the pandemic
07 Aug
Highdown improvement work continues with new Spring 2021 date for opening
06 Aug
#WelcomeBackAW: Support your town centres post-lockdown
04 Aug
Statement - Montague Centre Car Park
03 Aug
Brooklands receives major grant from Rampion Fund
31 Jul
Leisure operators sought for Adur District Council facilities
27 Jul
Adur and Worthing to host Climate Assembly
23 Jul
Adur & Worthing Councils gain major recognition for their work for the second time this year
22 Jul
Two creative exhibitions come to Worthing seafront
22 Jul
SustainableAW magazine goes live: “collaboration key to climate crisis response”
20 Jul
Adur Community Leisure: Statement from Leader of Adur District Council
15 Jul
Reopening of Worthing leisure centres welcomed
13 Jul
Major milestone in the creation of a new landmark office
13 Jul
Firms urged to go al fresco this summer
09 Jul
Site to be bought by Council in bid to boost local economy
08 Jul
Council takes action to stop incursion on Southwick Green
08 Jul
Million pound boost for COVID-affected firms
08 Jul
Riverside scheme for hundreds of new affordable homes approved
08 Jul
Post-lockdown programme to help bounce back unveiled by Adur & Worthing Councils
07 Jul
Worthing welcomes pop-up businesses to its seafront and town centre
07 Jul
Go green and cut costs with the Councils' commercial waste service
06 Jul
Award-winning Adur Markets set to return
02 Jul
Public services urge Adur and Worthing residents to ‘stay safe’ as pubs and restaurants reopen
01 Jul
Work gets underway on new all-season local tennis facilities
26 Jun
Worthing Observation Wheel set to return to the seafront
26 Jun
Council to takes steps to secure long-term future of leisure centres
25 Jun
Adur & Worthing Councils join a campaign to tackle climate change in rural areas
23 Jun
Urgent steps to support Adur and Worthing's homeless
19 Jun
Free citizen WiFi for Adur and Worthing on its way
15 Jun
NHS support for Worthing Health Hub as plans go live
10 Jun
Councils promote schemes to help Adur and Worthing bounce back from lockdown
10 Jun
Worthing seafront litter bin washes up ... in Germany
09 Jun
Decking provides new access to Lifeboat Memorial
08 Jun
Town centres get ready for reopening on June 15th
05 Jun
Plans for pop-up cycle lanes welcomed by Adur and Worthing leaders
05 Jun
Brooklands transformation takes a step closer to reality
04 Jun
Vital services to benefit from funding from Adur District Council
02 Jun
Approval for hundreds of new Worthing homes
02 Jun
Praise as bowling greens are brought back into action
01 Jun
Extra COVID-19 cash support for small businesses released
29 May
Plea to minority of beachgoers: Take rubbish home with you
27 May
New Mayor of Worthing pledges to build on lockdown community spirit
27 May
Work underway to prepare for reopening of town centres
26 May
Worthing centenarian saved from potential disaster
22 May
Medicine, dance and now Adur's new chairman
20 May
Work on making Worthing beach more accessible to all continues at pace
20 May
Worthing's Assembly Hall transformed into PPE distribution centre during Covid-19
12 May
18 new contemporary apartments in Sompting have been given the go-ahead (30% of the homes would be affordable)
12 May
Annual beach dog exclusion zones restrictions kick in
12 May
Recycling rates hit new high in Adur and Worthing
11 May
“Please stick to social distancing guidelines” urge Adur & Worthing Councils
07 May
Work on much-needed housing progresses across Adur and Worthing
05 May
Ministerial thanks after £25 million in business support grants paid out
05 May
A cafe, the Council, churches, businesses and charities: how great teamwork is helping some of the most vulnerable people in Worthing
01 May
Vital support offered to Adur and Worthing’s homeless
21 Apr
Tributes paid to former Worthing councillor
21 Apr
Licence holders are being urged to keep their permits up-to-date during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown
21 Apr
New business units set for green light in Worthing's first ever virtual planning meeting
17 Apr
Hundreds of Adur and Worthing businesses receive vital COVID-19 cash
17 Apr
Michelle and Simon join Adur & Worthing's army of volunteers to help the vulnerable
15 Apr
Urgent appeal to Sussex businesses for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
08 Apr
More than £2m already paid to hard-hit business in Adur and Worthing
07 Apr
Tributes paid to former Mayoress of Worthing
03 Apr
Coronavirus: Adur & Worthing Councils launch online Business Grants Service
03 Apr
Message from the Leaders of Adur & Worthing Councils
03 Apr
Councils teams deal with upsurge in homelessness
03 Apr
Appeal for volunteers goes out across Adur and Worthing

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