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FORMER ARUN REGENERATION CHIEF WHO ADMITTED HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT REGENERATION - WHERE IS HE NOW?

Richard McMann, Chief of Arun’s Bognor Regis Regeneration Task Force publicly admitted “I haven’t got a clue what regeneration is”  He also said that regeneration for Bognor Regis is not something he personally could deliver - and retired from Arun in March 2011. But where is he working now?  Arun is very tight-lipped about this...more

 

£30,000 TO BE SPENT ON KEEPING ENTERPRISE ZONE IDEA ALIVE

Arun District Council is planning to spend £30,000 in an effort to pursue the idea of the failed Enterprise Zone bid earlier this year.  The money will come from ...more

 

ARUN CONSIDERING COMPULSORY PURCHASE OF FARMLAND

Top members of Arun District Council have agreed to consider a report into the possibility of compulsorily purchasing 23ha of farmland at Oldlands Farm in Bersted.  The intention is...more

 

HOW MUCH ARE YOUR ARUN DISTRICT COUNCILLORS COSTING YOU?

Have you ever wondered how much money you are paying all those Councillors to make those decisions that ypou may or may not agree with?  Well, now you can find out....more

 

MASSIVE SECRET BUILDING PLANS AFOOT IN BOGNOR REGIS?

A leading Councillor has admitted that there may be secret plans to massively build on the Hothamton area at the top of Queensway by St. Modwen, but it seems that this will have none of the benefits...more

 

SITE SIX FOUNDATION SHOCK

Residents of Felpham were shocked to learn that the developers of Site Six, close to Hoe Lane, have discovered that it will be necessary to drill down 17 metres.....more

 

BOGNOR’S VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE RE-BORN?

Bognor Regis Observer newspaper has taken over the old Visitor Information Centre premises at Place St. Maur after vacating its old premises in Station Road.  In partnership with....more

 

 

 

CIVIC SOCIETIES LINK TO ESTABLISH ARUN DIVIDE

Because of public concern throughout the Arun District that the Council’s decision-making process is flawed, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Civic Societies have formed an alliance....more

THE ASDA THAT ARUN REFUSED US IS NOW TO BE BUILT AT FERRING

A huge regeneration and job-creation opportunity for Bognor Regis was lost when Arun District Council refused planning permission for ASDA at Oldlands Farm in 2008. Now it’s gone ‘east of the river’ to Ferring and Bognor Regis folk are furious....more