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Local Tories forget Worthing in transport funding bid

by Press Officer on 28 August, 2011

Worthing Lib Dems urge them not to waste second chance Worthing was forgotten when the West Sussex Tory administration applied for funding from the £560 million Local Sustainable Transport Fund announced by the Coalition government in January.  Under the title West Sussex Sustainable Travel Towns the county council bid for £5 million for improvements to Crawley, […]

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Worthing has highest road casualties

by Press Officer on 23 August, 2011

Worthing has the highest pedestrian and cyclist casualties of any town in West Sussex, according to the County Council. 20mph limits bring better safety.  In the last 5 years of data 111 people have been killed or seriously injured walking or cycling in Worthing. This is almost twice that in Crawley (62) and more than […]

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20 MPH Zones – Now it’s up to you

by Press Officer on 19 August, 2011

 20 MPH Zones – Now it’s up to you  Liberal Democrats have been at the forefront of progressing the introduction of 20 mph zones in Worthing residential streets where residents want them. Firstly at Worthing Borough Council Lib Dem Michael Donin successfully moved a motion in favour. Tarring Lib Dem Bob Smytherman followed up at West Sussex […]

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Now 5 West Sussex College Principals call for a rethink of cuts to Post 16 student travel which is set to hit the poorest hardest. Letter from 5 West Sussex College Principlals – 16-18 Bursary Fund This week Members of West Sussex County Council Children’s and Young People Select Committee received a letter from five […]

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A proposal to extend Worthing’s Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ), which was created in 1996, has been given the go-ahead by Worthing County Local Committee. The proposal was contained in a report drawn up for the Committee by County Hall highways experts. The report said: “In recent years a number of concerns from residents in unrestricted roads […]

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Trail Blazing 20 mph Limits Motion for Worthing, West Sussex   On 6th July Councillors will consider a motion from Bob Smytherman proposing the spearheading of 20mph limits in the county in Worthing. West Sussex Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, Lionel Barnard, has indicated that he will consider supporting wide scale 20 mph limits. His […]

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