As the world marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth on 16 December, a town in West Sussex has been paying its own ...

The South East of England comprises Hampshire, Sussex, Kent, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, and the Isle of Wight. The South East of England is rich in history, with many interesting ...

A pub fire in Sussex may have been caused deliberately, police say. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters were at the Sussex Yeoman pub in Palatine Road, Worthing. Emergency services ...

Worthing, a charming seaside town on the southern coast of England, has been named the most humid place in the United Kingdom, according to new research. The study, conducted by HouseFresh, a company ...

The incident echoed a similar occurrence in January 2008, when the Greek-registered cargo ship, spilled more than 2000 tonnes of timber ...

New bathing water gradings have been revealed and two sites in Sussex remain polluted. The Environment Agency has published its bathing water classifications for 449 sites across England, which reveal ...

People in Worthing say it is "sad" that more than a dozen high street shops in the town have closed recently. Fifteen shops closed in the West Sussex town in 2023 and 2024, according to the latest ...

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