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December 21st, 2022

Drink and drug drivers arrested in Sussex Police crackdown

Dozens of drivers have been arrested on suspicion of drink or drug-driving as part of Sussex Police’s annual crackdown.
Officers from across the county have been working as part of Op Limit, a nationwide campaign to catch offenders on our roads.

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December 21st, 2022

A Worthing man who stole almost £140,000 from his disabled sister has been found guilty at court.

Graeme Brooker, 54, of Vale Avenue in Worthing, had power of attorney over his sister, Cheryl, who had been left physically and mentally impaired following a series of strokes.

The court heard Brooker made direct transfers from his sister’s bank account to his own of up to £20,000 at a time, as well as monthly transfers of £1,050 disguised as payments such as ‘cleaner’, ‘gardener’ and ‘laundry/shopping’.

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December 16th, 2022

Union Place Hoardings - in partnership with Northbrook College

A new series of hoardings have now been erected around the Union Place development site.
The hoardings, which have been designed by Time for Worthing and funded by Worthing Borough Council, complement those already installed at Teville Gate and the Health Hub development site on Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing.

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December 16th, 2022

Taxi marshals set to return to Worthing over Christmas

Taxi marshals are to return to Worthing over Christmas to ensure everyone gets home safely after nights out celebrating in the town centre.

The marshals, funded by the Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner’s Safer Streets Fund, will be based at the town’s main taxi rank in Chapel Road, and will be on hand to help visitors and calm any late-night confrontation between revellers.

Worthing Borough Council and Worthing Town Centre Initiative both made strong representations to Sussex’s PCC, Katy Bourne, for funding towards taxi marshals after it was announced in the summer that her office had been given Home Office funding to back innovative safety projects in the county.

Worthing’s marshals will be clearly identifiable to the public and will be visible in the town centre on key dates over the festive period, including December 23, 24, 30 and 31.

It’s part of our work to ensure that women and other vulnerable members of our community can both get home safely and feel safe when they are out at night.

Cllr Rosey Whorlow, Worthing’s Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing, said: “It’s great that we’ve managed to secure some taxi marshals over Christmas to ensure everyone can get home with an added layer of safety.

“We want to ensure that when people visit Worthing’s town centre they feel safe, and we hope the reintroduction of this scheme will provide increased confidence to not only taxi users but to taxi drivers too.”

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