https://chichesterlive.co.uk/Local news, what's on and the information you need for Chichester, Arundel and Bognor Regis.en-GBWed, 16 Sep 2026 07:39:14 +0000https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-roadworks-travel/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-roadworks-travel/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoThe whole A27 bypass is shut 8pm to 6am tonight, Thursday and Goodwood Revival Friday, then most nights to 8 October. Stockbridge Road shuts 10 October.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-claimant-count-august-2026/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-claimant-count-august-2026/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsChichester's claimant count hit 2,365 in August, and 55 of the 95 extra claimants on the year are aged 16 to 24. Under-25 claims are up 16.9%, England's 9.4%.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-planning-committee-september-2026/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-planning-committee-september-2026/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsChichester's planning committee said yes to all six schemes on 9 September, including 265 homes at Westhampnett. A week on, only 19 of them have permission.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-lgr-review-paused/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-lgr-review-paused/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsChichester's move into a new unitary council is on hold with no timetable, and the district elections will now go ahead in May 2027 on existing wards.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/m-and-s-chichester-homebase-store/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/m-and-s-chichester-homebase-store/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsM&S wants a full-line store in the empty Homebase at Discovery Park, decided on 9 September. North Street goes, East Street drops to a ground-floor foodhall.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/selsey-coastal-scheme-leading-options/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/selsey-coastal-scheme-leading-options/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsCabinet backed the leading option on 1 September: sloping rock defences along 4.5km of Selsey coast, at £250m to £294m. Public exhibition in October.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/star-and-garter-statement-of-affairs/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/star-and-garter-statement-of-affairs/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe statement of affairs filed at Companies House lists £96,690 owed by the East Dean pub company. HMRC takes £58,025 of it, named suppliers £38,665.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/billys-on-the-beach-statement-of-affairs/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/billys-on-the-beach-statement-of-affairs/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe statement of affairs for Billy's on the Beach Limited shows a £450,270 deficiency and £151,644 of PAYE owed to HMRC. The Bracklesham venue is still trading.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/goodwood-revival-times-tickets-parking/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/goodwood-revival-times-tickets-parking/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnGoodwood Revival runs 18 to 20 September 2026. Gates 8.30am, car parks free from 7am, and rail engineering works hit Chichester both weekend days.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-fireworks-bonfire-night/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-fireworks-bonfire-night/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnBonfire night 2026 is Thursday 5 November. Petworth's free display is confirmed for Saturday 7 November; West Dean's has gone from its own box office.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-christmas-lights-switch-on/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-christmas-lights-switch-on/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnLight Up Chichester turned the lights on at 5pm on 22 November 2025. No 2026 date is published yet, and the pattern points at Saturday 21 November.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-christmas-shows-pantomime/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-christmas-shows-pantomime/Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnChichester Festival Theatre is booking now: Peter Pan runs 14 to 30 December, Hey! Christmas Tree from 5 December, both from £10. The panto is separate.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/st-richards-hospital-solar-panels-approved/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/st-richards-hospital-solar-panels-approved/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000News850 solar panels approved for seven St Richard's Hospital roofs on 21 August. Nobody objected, and the whole lot arrives in one 6am Saturday delivery.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-food-hygiene-ratings-september-2026/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-food-hygiene-ratings-september-2026/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsChichester district beats Arun by eleven points on top hygiene ratings. But every rating published here in the last 30 days was a 5, and that is not luck.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/why-is-my-child-waking-so-often-at-night/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/why-is-my-child-waking-so-often-at-night/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000SponsoredSouthbourne sleep consultant Inese Carter on why frequent waking is rarely a fault to fix, what a child's day does to their night, and when to seek help.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-wastewater-works-25m-upgrade/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-wastewater-works-25m-upgrade/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSouthern Water has started a £25m upgrade at Apuldram, the works the council says is already at environmental capacity. It is not due to finish until spring 2029.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-bin-collection-days/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-bin-collection-days/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoChichester District collects on every bank holiday but Christmas, in its own policy. Garden waste is £78 a year, bulky waste £36, and Midhurst tip shuts Tue and Wed.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/parking-in-chichester/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/parking-in-chichester/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoChichester's car parks charge on Sundays, 10am to 5pm, and at full weekday rates on bank holidays. Long stay is £2.30 for two hours. Two are free all day.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-council-tax-bands/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-council-tax-bands/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoBand A to H charges for every one of the 67 Chichester district parishes. Band D in the city is £2,492.15 after the city council put its own precept up 57.42%.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/selsey-west-beach-seawall-works/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/selsey-west-beach-seawall-works/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsUrgent work on the West Beach seawall shuts the beach access ramp for about 12 weeks. The council's own pages give three different start dates.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-claimant-count-july-2026-wards/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-claimant-count-july-2026-wards/Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsChichester Central has the 4th highest claimant rate of West Sussex's 133 wards at 6.0%. Loxwood, at the district's northern edge, is on 1.3%.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-house-prices-june-2026/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-house-prices-june-2026/Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe district average fell £9,921 in a year to £429,978, the 25th steepest drop of 295 English districts. Only 62 fell at all, and Horsham is now dearer.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-harbour-navigation-review/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-harbour-navigation-review/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe rulebook for 9,000 boats in Chichester Harbour was confirmed in 1973. The Conservancy is replacing it, and its survey of harbour users closes on 30 August.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-research-innovation-week/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-research-innovation-week/Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe University of Chichester opens its first Research and Innovation Week to residents from 7 September. The public keynote and business breakfast are both free.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-city-council-800-medieval-market-5-september/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-city-council-800-medieval-market-5-september/Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Medieval Market ran once, on 5 September 2026, and the council has not repeated it. The nearest medieval market now is Michaelmas at Singleton, 3 and 4 October.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-bid-levy-1-7-percent-ballot-19-november/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-bid-levy-1-7-percent-ballot-19-november/Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsChichester BID wants a fourth five-year term with the levy up from 1.25% to 1.7% of rateable value. Consultation closes 17 August; postal ballot closes 5pm on 19 November.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/star-and-garter-east-dean-liquidation/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/star-and-garter-east-dean-liquidation/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Goodwood Estate village pub's company was wound up on 5 August, but a Gazette notice sets out the plan for a new company to keep it trading.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/billys-on-the-beach-liquidation/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/billys-on-the-beach-liquidation/Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe company behind Bracklesham Bay's famous beach cafe went into liquidation on 30 July. The venue, relaunched as The Beach, is still trading daily.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-house-prices/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-house-prices/Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoThe average Chichester district home was £429,978 in June 2026, down 2.3% while England rose 1.8%. Sold-price medians for 18 places, Selsey to Loxwood.https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-train-times-to-london/https://chichesterlive.co.uk/chichester-train-times-to-london/Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000Local InfoSouthern reaches London Victoria in 1h36, twice an hour, and Gatwick in 1h02. Season ticket prices, walk-up fares and the Waterloo route via Havant.