Business News

October 25th, 2025

Paul Brewer confirmed as new chief executive of Adur & Worthing Councils

Since July 2025, Mr Brewer has been serving as interim chief executive of the councils, following the departure of Dr Catherine Howe to take on the same role at Dorset Council.

On Thursday night, his appointment as chief executive and head of the paid service was ratified at Adur District Council’s full council meeting. Worthing Borough Council’s full council ratified the appointment at its meeting on Tuesday October 21.

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August 18th, 2025

Worthing’s Beer No Evil named in ‘The UK’s Eight Best Independent Beer Shops’

Worthing’s Beer No Evil named in ‘The UK’s Eight Best Independent Beer Shops’ by The Times and The Sunday Times Independent Worthing specialist off license and bar Beer No Evil has been recognised as one of the Top Eight Best Independent Beer Shops in the UK by award-winning beer writer Pete Brown in The Times (online) and The Sunday Times (published on Sunday 17 August 2025).
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August 5th, 2025

Study suggests minimum £17m cost to reopen Grafton car park in Worthing

A new independent report suggests that the minimum work to allow Worthing’s Grafton multi-storey car park to reopen would cost well in excess of £17m.

Worthing Borough Council closed Grafton in May to carry out urgent investigation work because of concerns that its condition had visibly deteriorated suddenly.

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April 2nd, 2025

Hemiko - Worthing Heat Network Free Parking Spring/Summer 2025

Hemiko, in collaboration with Worthing Town Centre BID and Worthing Borough Council, is pleased to announce a set of measures to support Worthing town centre over the coming months, leading up to completing works on this phase of the heat network before the summer holidays.
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