Category: Parish council stories
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By HILARY GAVIN A PUBLIC ROW was averted at yesterday’s Sidlesham Parish Council meeting after two attendees voiced opposing stances on the cause of last winter’s flooding in the village. Local resident Mr Norman Robson, of Bremere Lane Management Company, told parish councillors that a survey had discovered “a jagged edge” in the Bremere Rife…
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By HILARY GAVIN A NEW Hunston Parish Council Chair was elected yesterday evening after it was revealed that three parish councillors have resigned since they last met in July 2026. Cllr Becky Davis has taken up the role until May 2027 when full parish council elections are due to be held. She was nominated by…
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By HILARY GAVIN GOOD MORNING fellow Hunstonians and other interested parties. I’m delighted to say that Monday’s meeting on Hunston Parish Council’s proposal for a new village centre was comparatively well-attended and sparked some interesting and varied questions and comments from attendees. As you can see, Hunston Parish Council has posted this proposal on its…
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FIRST video footage of Hunston Parish Council meeting held in the parish council offices in the village hall in West Sussex on Monday, May 18th, 2026*. By HILARY GAVIN A VILLAGER yesterday asked parish councillors to explain why traffic calming in Hunston is “so poor” compared to “very effective” road safety measures elsewhere in West…
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By HILARY GAVIN THE first video footage of the Sidlesham Parish Council meeting held in the Parish Rooms in the West Sussex village on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026. THIS full meeting of Sidlesham Parish Council primarily dealt with electing the Chairman and Vice Chairman, SPC Representatives and working groups. Cllr Adrian Harland mentioned the newly-elected…
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By HILARY GAVIN HUNSTON parish councillors met for their March meeting in the Annexe of our village hall in West Sussex yesterday on Monday, March 16th 2026 when they welcomed newly co-opted Cllr Jani into their fold. This was the last meeting of the parish council in the fiscal year 2025/26 and the councillors discussed…
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By HILARY GAVIN IT’S BEEN a long time in the offing – but it had to be done. I’m publicly shaming irresponsible Sidlesham Parish Cllr Tricia Tull for decrying the Speedwatch campaign targeted at inconsiderate – and darn right disrespectful – drivers who race through villages. If you read my Facebook comment on the police’s…
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By HILARY GAVIN THE first video footage of the Sidlesham Parish Council meeting held in St Mary’s Church Parish Rooms on the Manhood Peninsula on Wednesday, February 11th, 2026. Please excuse my shaky camerawork but I had to resort to holding my camera for reasons explained on my Facebook page on social media. Seven members…
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By HILARY GAVIN I’M NOT sure where January went, but we’re now into the first working week of February so I thought I’d update you – my readers – on Hunston Parish Council matters. As you know our parish councillors have been deliberating over the future of our village hall. This morning I decided to…
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By HILARY GAVIN IF YOU’RE following me on social media, you’ll know that I’m fast approaching my WordPress blog site’s first anniversary. Of course, my regular blog readers know that I christened my site in February 2025 with a feature on my “big break” into journalism courtesy of the IRA Bognor Regis bike bombing in…