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Chichester District councillors have agreed to increase the average council tax bill by £5.41 a year for a Band D property in order to protect vital services across the district.

National No Smoking Day will take place on 13 March and so this is always a good time to remind people about the range of support that is available.

Thousands of people came to enjoy a laser light show spectacle at Chichester Canal Basin at the weekend.

I recently had the pleasure of spending the morning with our Rough Sleeper team and Everyone Active to find out more about a unique initiative, which has been helping rough sleepers, and those who are at risk of homelessness, access support.

A unique health and wellbeing initiative launched by Chichester District Council and Everyone Active is helping rough sleepers accept and access support.

At the end of January, we agreed the council's major projects moving forward.

Leading councillors have agreed to appoint a specialist contractor to undertake routine maintenance of Chichester District's coastal defence assets.

I was delighted to recently attend the official opening of Chichester's first full-size 3G artificial turf, which has been delivered by the council in partnership with Chichester City Football Club and the Football Foundation.

Routine dredging will be taking place at South Pond in Midhurst in early February.

Two nights of colourful laser light shows will be returning to Chichester Canal Basin next month during the school half term break, following the success of the first event that was held in 2023.

If, like me, you're beginning to look ahead to all of the events and activities that you don't want to miss in 2024, you'll be pleased to hear that our team at The Novium Museum have an exciting year in store!

The watchdog responsible for regulating the water and sewerage industry, Ofwat, has pledged to work more closely with local authorities across the south coast to hold Southern Water to account.