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West Sussex

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County council West Sussex County Council
Population (mid-2018 est.)852,400
Population852,353 (2017)
Points of interest Arundel Castle
Wakehurst
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About West Sussex


West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering East Sussex to the east, Hampshire to the west and Surrey to the north, and to the south the English Channel. West Sussex is the western part of the historic county of Sussex, formerly a medieval kingdom.

Eurostar passengers stuck on board with no electricity

Eurostar passengers stuck on board with no electricity
Nov 30,2023 12:11 pm

... Rebecca Morris, from Horsham, West Sussex, said her group of six had been given water but no food...

Storm Ciarán: Flooding and damage hits homes across UK

Storm Ciarán: Flooding and damage hits homes across UK
Nov 2,2023 3:21 pm

... Albourne School in Hassocks, West Sussex, closed after it was struck by lightning, lost power and was flooded...

Spotlight's 'two-tier' casting membership paused after backlash

Spotlight's 'two-tier' casting membership paused after backlash
Nov 1,2023 1:31 pm

... Tiffany Clark is an actress and singer from Worthing in West Sussex - she tells BBC Newsbeat the plans for a price hike risked making the entertainment industry " unsustainable" for people from disadvantaged backgrounds...

Storm Ciarán: England and Channel Islands prepare for disruption

Storm Ciarán: England and Channel Islands prepare for disruption
Nov 1,2023 4:31 am

... In West Sussex on Sunday, a caravan park in Bognor Regis was submerged, the town s Tesco supermarket car park was flooded, and the roof of a house was ripped off in heavy winds that residents described as like a " tornado"...

'Lost demon' uncovered in Joshua Reynolds painting

'Lost demon' uncovered in Joshua Reynolds painting
Oct 31,2023 12:31 pm

... The 1789 artwork has now been put back on display at Petworth House in West Sussex, with the demon in full view...

Hastings shopping centre evacuated after major floods

Hastings shopping centre evacuated after major floods
Oct 28,2023 10:10 am

... It currently has eight flood warnings in place for East and West Sussex - for Hastings, Alfriston, Seaford seafront, Seaford town centre, Amberley, Arundel, Climping and Bersted...

September heatwave sets new record

September heatwave sets new record
Sep 7,2023 11:21 am

... 7C in Wiggonholt, West Sussex on Tuesday...

Lucy Letby: NHS England 'persuaded' trust boss to take new job

Lucy Letby: NHS England 'persuaded' trust boss to take new job
Aug 29,2023 10:21 pm

... He was subsequently appointed interim CEO of the Queen Victoria Hospital in West Sussex, in February of this year, months after Letby s trial had started...

Farmers could be paid for post-Brexit land changes

Aug 22,2023 9:11 am

Farmers and landowners in England could be paid to turn large areas of Land into nature reserves, or to restore floodplains, under new government agriculture subsidies.

When the UK was part of the EU, farmers were given grants based on how much Land they farmed.

Following Brexit, the government has pledged to pay based on how farmers care for The Environment .

But environmental groups say the new plans lack detail and may not deliver.

In what the government describes as " radical plans" landowners and farmers will be allowed to bid for funding to turn vast areas of Land - Between 500 and 5,000 hectares - over to wildlife restoration, carbon sequestration, or flood prevention projects.

" What we're moving to is a more generous set of incentives for farmers doing The Right thing, " Environment Secretary George Eustice told The Bbc .

" We can have both sustainable, profitable food production, and see a recovery for nature as well. "

Agriculture is a devolved issue meaning that each UK nation has its own plans.

Improving The Environment

Under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy , farmers were given taxpayers' money largely based on the amount of Land they farmed: the more Land they held, the more cash support they got. In 2020 about £3. 5bn was handed out.

Now the government says that instead of rewarding farmers for how much Land they work, it wants to encourage farmers to introduce practices that improve The Environment .

and large-scale agriculture has long been accused of degrading The Environment .

Applications will shortly open for the First Wave of " Landscape Recovery" projects. Mr Eustice said the scheme would lead to " fundamental Land use change" creating new woodlands, restoring peatlands, and other " intensive interventions".

The aim of these pilot projects is to create 10,000 hectares of restored Wildlife Habitat , which could help sequester carbon and restore England's rivers and streams. Mr Eustice said he hoped it would lead to more large-scale rewilding projects like the Knepp estate in West Sussex .

But Craig Bennett, chief executive of the Wildlife Trusts, said the " golden opportunity" of the agricultural transition was in danger of being " wasted"

" While we're hearing The Right noises from the government, The Devil will be in The Detail , and The Detail is still not published nearly Six Years after the EU referendum, " He Said .

Dr Alexander Lees, from Manchester Metropolitan University, said the schemes fitted well with The Challenges of reversing declines in Britain's most Endangered Species - those on the Red List. But the aspirations of The Pilot seemed " simultaneously low and over-ambitious" He Said .

" It would seem very hard to reverse Biodiversity Loss for the 'most threatened Species ' in just 10,000 hectares, " he added.

" If We Are serious, then we need to be racing towards the 300,000 hectare target as fast as possible. "

An additional plan, called The Local Nature Recovery scheme, will pay farmers to deliver on small-scale environmental priorities, such as " creating Wildlife Habitat , planting trees, or restoring peat and wetland areas".

Mr Eustice said it was " about individual farms or groups making space for nature on part of their holding, perhaps creating water features on some of the less productive Land , or hedgerows for breeding sites for birds. "

The government says, by 2030, the policy aims to:

Prof Dave Goulson, from University of Sussex, said it looked like " a step in The Right direction" but more information is needed about " exactly what is funded, and how much has to be delivered to qualify for the payments".

Details of the broader which aims to support sustainable farming practices, were revealed in December.

The Wildlife Trusts, National Trust and RSPB saying they were " deeply concerned" that they did not go far enough.

According to the Wildlife Trusts, the SFI allows 30% of arable soils to be left bare over winter, which is damaging to soil health. The standards also do not address the damaging impact of pesticides and artificial fertilisers on soil, it said.

It also claimed that farmers would be left to measure and assess their own management plans.

Mr Eustice said judging how successful The Plan is would be a " complex" thing to do in The Years ahead.

He Said : " We've been running agri-environment schemes in one form or another for well over 20 years, and each of those have been evaluated. It may not be perfect, but we think it's reasonably accurate. And you have to work on something. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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