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May 28th, 2025

Adur & Worthing Councils commit more funding to support residents with the cost of living

Adur & Worthing Councils will provide more financial support for schemes that tackle the effects of the cost of living crisis with money from the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

The councils have secured over £650,000 from the central government fund, with the largest portion set aside for projects that support residents in Adur and Worthing with the cost of living.

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May 21st, 2025

New Mayor of Worthing elected

Worthing Borough Council are delighted to introduce the new Mayor of Worthing, Cllr Cathy Glynn-Davies.

Cllr Glynn-Davies, who represents Broadwater Ward on Worthing Borough Council, was last night unanimously voted in as Mayor of Worthing for 2025/26 at the council annual meeting.

Cllr Glynn-Davies said: “Being selected as Mayor of Worthing is a tremendous honour and also a challenge, I’m daunted that I will be following some amazing and popular predecessors from all sides of the political spectrum.

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January 13th, 2025

Pensioners not receiving Winter Fuel Payments to be offered free supermarket vouchers

Pensioners that are not eligible for Winter Fuel Payments are being offered support by Adur & Worthing Councils.

This month the councils will be sending letters to 200 households that will not receive the Winter Fuel Payment due to falling just outside the eligibility criteria for Pension Credit, to offer them vouchers worth £200.

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March 12th, 2024

Worthing food bank works with community to tackle root causes of food insecurity

A Worthing food bank is continuing to work with the community to tackle the root causes of food insecurity after securing funding from Worthing Borough Council.

Worthing Food Foundation, which also runs Worthing Vegan Food Bank, was awarded £30,000 from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Neighbourhood Fund to support its community outreach work.

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