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West Sussex County Council

Village green lined with trees as two men, Charles Fentiman and Colin Young, stand in front of an old oak tree.

'Relief' as land secures village green status

Residents say they are are relieved West Sussex County Council has protected their green space.

Girls' school to accept boys for the first time

The year seven cohort starting in September 2026 will be co-educational for the first time.

A close up a map shows the Sussex coastline with Brighton in large capital letters at the centre. In the left-hand foreground we see the names of Hove, Shoreham-by Sea, Lancing and Worthing to the west. In the top right-hand side we see Rottingdean, Newhaven and Seaford named and further into the distance Eastbourne, Pevensey and Bexhill.

Could devolution plans redraw the map of Sussex?

The first plans for reorganising councils in Sussex could see traditional boundaries redrawn.

A woman with brown hair and glasses sat on a staircase with a white wall. Also in the close-up selfie is her teenage son, who has black hair and is wearing a black sports top. Both people are smiling.

'My son missed learning because of discrimination'

A deaf mum says she wasn't provided with a BSL interpreter to help her discuss her son's education.

Vic Franklin, 79, from Bognor, sitting in a wheelchair having had two limbs amputated following an attack by two Rottweilers

Thousands raised for pensioner mauled by dogs

Vic Franklin has had an arm and a leg amputated after being savaged by two escaped Rottweilers.

A council tax printed on white A4 paper lies in on a wooden table. This is a close up image and we see the heading 'Council Tax Bill' and the sub-heading 'Annual Bill'. We see some partial lines of more details. On top of the bill is a scattered pile of a dozen pound coins.

Why is my council tax rising and how is it spent?

Council tax bills across Sussex and Brighton are rising by more than £100 for the average home.

Dr James Simpkin, a Brighton GP, sitting at his desk in front of a computer and looking at the camera

GPs deliver record number of appointments

A record 11.4 million appointments were delivered by GP surgeries across Sussex last year.

A large office building with a car park in front

Council to spend £24m on 64,000 LED street lamps

The council says the project will save it an estimated £117m in maintenance and energy costs.

A yellow and blue flag with yellow birds on it with the sun setting behind.

West Sussex council approves 4.99% tax rise

The local authority says it will not be making cuts to front-line services.