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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...

Jerusalem cottage among buildings on 'at risk' register

Aug 22,2023 9:11 am

The thatched cottage where poet William Blake wrote the lyrics to the hymn Jerusalem is one of several historic sites At Risk of being lost forever.

But , The World 's tallest three-sided obelisk has been saved, according to this year's Heritage At Risk Register.

The Wellington Monument , in Somerset, has been saved by repair work.

Blake's grade II-listed West Sussex cottage is suffering from decay, thatch and masonry problems and joins the At Risk list.

The Building , in Bognor Regis , was placed into trust for The Nation in 2015, while a fundraising appeal was started for its restoration.

Historic England said that among the places At Risk were 1,459 buildings or structures, 2,001 non-structural archaeological locations, 923 places of worship, 104 parks and gardens, 491 conservation areas, three battlefields and four protected wreck sites.

Battersea Power Station

The famous structure which was built from 1929 and had been on the at-risk register for 30 years, is one of those to have been taken off The List .

The Site of The Once derelict station, which became vacant by 1983 and once supplied a fifth of London's electricity, has been revamped with New Retail , leisure and dining venues alongside housing and Office Space .

Simon Murphy, chief executive officer at the Battersea Power Station Development Company, said he was " delighted" that " several years of careful and complex restoration" had resulted in The Site 's removal from the register.

Bourn Mill, South Cambridgeshire

This is one of England's oldest windmills But it faces collapse due to its rotting central supporting beams.

The main post of the Grade 1 listed mill is believed to be from a tree felled after AD 1515.

The Site was an inspiration for The Work of architect Lord Norman Foster , who prepared drawings of The Mill while studying at Manchester University .

Plumpton Rocks in Harrogate

This is one of A Collection of gardens across Yorkshire painted by JMW Turner in the late 18Th Century .

The silting of The Lake and tree growth had threatened The Site - But it was restored after £700,000 was raised.

The Lake has been dredged, repairs have been made to The Dam and work was done to manage The Trees and vegetation growth.

Restoration work is also being carried out on the parkland.

The Site was used as a location in the 2016 film Swallows and Amazons, starring Rafe Spall , Andrew Scott and Kelly Macdonald .

Warley Place, Essex

The remains of a natural garden created by influential horticulturalist Ellen Willmott are At Risk .

Urgent action is needed to fund and introduce a conservation plan to repair ruined structures, uncover hidden architectural features and help enhance the nature reserve, Historic England said.

More Than 60 plants have been named in honour of either Warley Place or Ellen Willmott .

She transformed the grounds into one of The Most celebrated gardens in the country after moving there with her parents in 1875.



Source of news: bbc.com

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