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The Novium Museum in Chichester has been upgrading its lighting to help reduce its carbon footprint thanks to a £4,000 grant from South East Museum Development.

A bid for government funding to help projects aimed at improving the energy efficiency of the swimming pool at Chichester's Westgate Leisure Centre has been successful.

Work to refurbish public conveniences across the Chichester District has just started.

The green light has been given to start initial work on a major project to introduce weekly food waste collections across Chichester District.

An egg-citing new exhibition will be roaring into The Novium Museum, Chichester this summer!

Candidates are being sought to fill a vacancy at Selsey Town Council in the run up to a by-election on Thursday 2 May 2024

Recently, I've been finding out about some of the amazing projects across the district that we have helped fund, using money that we have secured from the Government's Levelling Up Fund.

At the end of February, councillors set the budget for the year ahead and agreed to increase our portion of council tax by £5.41 a year for the average taxpayer.

More than £220,000 has been issued to businesses and community groups in the Chichester District over the last year to help boost the area's economic growth.

Leading councillors have given the go ahead to bid for government money so that Chichester District Council's coastal engineering service can develop a plan for the Chichester Harbour area that will help communities prepare for flooding and coastal change. The plan would also help to protect and restore the harbour's habitats and ecosystems.

This week is National Empty Homes Week, which looks to put the spotlight on the important work that is being done to reduce the number of homes that have been left empty for six months or longer.

With National Empty Homes Week starting on Monday 4 March, Chichester District Council is urging owners of empty properties to find out how the council can help bring these much-needed homes back into use.