Henfield News
There has been a good response to the social media request for feedback on the state of Henfield footpaths. Works Officers are working through the list of actions needed.
Henfield Area Responders project to move as many of the public access defibrillators to locations where they are accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, is now complete!
Do visit their website for all locations and their accessibility, and look out for the article in BN5 magazine.
West Sussex County Council News
The West Sussex Health and Wellbeing board has published the draft West Sussex Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) report, which aims to better understand people’s use of pharmaceutical services. This includes services such as getting prescriptions and health advice from local pharmacies and dispensing doctors.
People in West Sussex are being asked to give their feedback on recommendations to improve access to pharmaceutical services in the county.
For more information and to submit comments please see here:
West Sussex Draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) Consultation | Your Voice West Sussex The closing date is the 28th August.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a herring gull in the Arundel area and has issued the following advice:
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) advises that avian flu is primarily a disease of birds and the risk to the health of the general public is very low.
As a precaution, however, it is important you do not touch or pick up any dead or visibly sick birds that you find.
If you find any dead wild birds in any location, including swans, ducks, geese, gulls, or birds of prey, please report to the DEFRA
A helpline in the first instance Telephone: 03459 33 55 77
Please take a moment to look at the new hub that’s been setup to engage the community in all things related to climate change including the ideas bank and climate action map!
Resident & Community Climate Action Hub | Your Voice West Sussex
The largest-ever local authority roll-out of electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the UK was launched on Monday (20 June) in West Sussex.
It would be great to get residents involved in deciding where chargepoints will go and people can register their interest here: UK’s largest public EV charging project (connectedkerb.com)
Horsham District Council News
Final funding boost for local businesses
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The funding schemes were introduced by the Government in May 2020, enabling local councils to introduce measures to get customers back into retail spaces, upskill local business owners and generally help kick-start local economies after the pandemic. Read moreNew coffee pod recycling collections for Horsham DistrictA new coffee pod recycling scheme for residents will be introduced alongside the Council’s already very successful new initiatives to increase recycling collections from residents' kerbsides. The new coffee pod service will help support the Council’s aim to reduce waste, increase recycling and achieve carbon savings to help tackle climate change. It is the latest in a series of our innovative recycling initiatives, including the kerbside weekly collection of batteries, textiles and small electrical items, and a recent food waste collection trial. Local processing plant reduces landfill waste
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