Saturday was a very happy afternoon in Worthing. I was delighted to join the Mayor of Worthing, Chairman of Adur and our ubiquitous town crier Bobby Smytherman at the Glamour Club at St Stephens Church in Broadwater.
Recently I attended a meeting in Worthing arranged by the Worthing Ukrainian Friends Network. It was great to hear from our Ukrainian friends how welcome they have been made to feel, but there was one clear ask they had at the meeting.
There is still a pressing need for more accommodation.
I'm delighted to say that West Sussex County Council have confirmed they won't be forcing Springfield Infant School to merge with Chesswood and Lyndhurst schools.
This is an excellent outcome for the school and its local community. Thank you to everyone who helped the campaign to 'save our school!'
Recently I visited Southern Water's wastewater treatment plant in East Worthing.
I was able to ask senior management tough questions on how they are reacting to complaints from local residents, as well as what they are doing to clean up their act in the wider area.
Further to the devastating news that Nat West is closing the last remaining bank branches in the East Worthing & Shoreham constituency, with the loss of the Shoreham and Broadwater branches, last week I held meetings with Nat West regional managers and the Link Group which advises on banking hub
Plans to improve journeys for tens of thousands of drivers by upgrading key junctions along the A27 through Worthing and Lancing have been unveiled by National Highways today.
Given the importance of the A27 and the many problems we have had with congestion over the years, I would encourage drivers
The record number of cases at our A&E departments have put a great deal of strain on NHS services as we come out of the pandemic, with urgent care and emergency services bearing the brunt of the pressure.
It was really good to catch up with the Ukrainian families being hosted in Worthing and Adur at a meeting organised by the Ukrainian Friends Network at the Ardington Hotel last Saturday.
Following the recent chaos on the A27 I'm still on the case with National Highways.
I've asked questions about the drainage system and whether it is being maintained properly.
