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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Teenagers charged over death of Littlehampton man in 2024
A 17-year-old from Bognor has been charged with manslaughter over the death of man in January Lawrence, a 51-year-old father-of-three and grandfather, was found dead in Gladonian Road, Littlehampton, in the early hours of 28 January, prompting a police 17-year-old boy, from Littlehampton, has been charged sending a message that was grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character, and possession of teenagers, both of whom cannot be named for legal reasons, have been released on conditional bail.
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
A look inside the new biggest-ever soft play area
Butlins has raised the bar for family entertainment once again with the launch of its largest-ever Soft Play centre at Bognor Regis an exciting new addition included in the price of a family break or day pass. Spanning an impressive 3,000 square feet and standing four storeys high, the new Soft Play is double the size of its predecessor and can welcome up to 200 energetic young visitors at once. Designed to delight and engage, this interactive and sensory-rich environment is a vibrant space where children can climb, bounce, explore, and let their imaginations run wild. To book your next Butlins adventure click here. The towering eight-metre-high play structure is thoughtfully divided into three uniquely themed zones tailored to babies, toddlers, and junior adventurers. Each area features vibrant design inspired by Butlins beloved Skyline Gang characters, ensuring a magical and inclusive experience for all age groups. While kids immerse themselves in the play centre, parents can relax in a new seating area, complete with refreshments and a clear view of the action. The layout ensures that adults can unwind and enjoy a coffee while keeping an eye on their little ones. This expansion is part of Butlins £15 million investment into PLAYXPERIENCE a ground-breaking 50,000 square feet indoor activity centre that opened at Bognor Regis earlier this year. PLAYXPERIENCE features nine immersive gaming zones, blending physical play and digital fun in an all-weather space built for active family adventures. For more information on Butlins, Bognor Regis, the new soft play area and the Skyline Gang click here. 1 . Soft Play Paradise – Endless tunnels, slides, and giggles at Butlins' largest indoor play zone. Soft Play Paradise – Endless tunnels, slides, and giggles at Butlins' largest indoor play zone. | Butlins Photo: Butlins Photo Sales 2 . Skyline Gang Fun! Meet your favourite characters while climbing, crawling, and sliding all day. Skyline Gang Fun! Meet your favourite characters while climbing, crawling, and sliding all day. | Butlins Photo: Butlins Photo Sales 3 . Bognor's Best Play Day! The Skyline Gang Soft Play is a dream come true for little explorers. Bognor's Best Play Day! The Skyline Gang Soft Play is a dream come true for little explorers. | Butlins Photo: Butlins Photo Sales 4 . Biggest. Bounciest. Best. Welcome to Butlins' ultimate soft play adventure! Biggest. Bounciest. Best. Welcome to Butlins' ultimate soft play adventure! | Butlins Photo: Butlins Photo Sales Related topics: AffiliatesBoostLinkby
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scotsman
A look inside the new biggest-ever soft play area
Butlins has raised the bar for family entertainment once again with the launch of its largest-ever Soft Play centre at Bognor Regis an exciting new addition included in the price of a family break or day pass. Spanning an impressive 3,000 square feet and standing four storeys high, the new Soft Play is double the size of its predecessor and can welcome up to 200 energetic young visitors at once. Designed to delight and engage, this interactive and sensory-rich environment is a vibrant space where children can climb, bounce, explore, and let their imaginations run wild. To book your next Butlins adventure click here. The towering eight-metre-high play structure is thoughtfully divided into three uniquely themed zones tailored to babies, toddlers, and junior adventurers. Each area features vibrant design inspired by Butlins beloved Skyline Gang characters, ensuring a magical and inclusive experience for all age groups. While kids immerse themselves in the play centre, parents can relax in a new seating area, complete with refreshments and a clear view of the action. The layout ensures that adults can unwind and enjoy a coffee while keeping an eye on their little ones. This expansion is part of Butlins £15 million investment into PLAYXPERIENCE a ground-breaking 50,000 square feet indoor activity centre that opened at Bognor Regis earlier this year. PLAYXPERIENCE features nine immersive gaming zones, blending physical play and digital fun in an all-weather space built for active family adventures. For more information on Butlins, Bognor Regis, the new soft play area and the Skyline Gang click here. 1 . Soft Play Paradise – Endless tunnels, slides, and giggles at Butlins' largest indoor play zone. Soft Play Paradise – Endless tunnels, slides, and giggles at Butlins' largest indoor play zone. | Butlins Photo: Butlins Photo Sales 2 . Skyline Gang Fun! Meet your favourite characters while climbing, crawling, and sliding all day. Skyline Gang Fun! Meet your favourite characters while climbing, crawling, and sliding all day. | Butlins Photo: Butlins Photo Sales 3 . Bognor's Best Play Day! The Skyline Gang Soft Play is a dream come true for little explorers. Bognor's Best Play Day! The Skyline Gang Soft Play is a dream come true for little explorers. | Butlins Photo: Butlins Photo Sales 4 . Biggest. Bounciest. Best. Welcome to Butlins' ultimate soft play adventure! Biggest. Bounciest. Best. Welcome to Butlins' ultimate soft play adventure! | Butlins Photo: Butlins Photo Sales Related topics: AffiliatesBoostLinkby
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Residents slam 'awful' decision to build thousands of homes near small Sussex town
Residents of a small West Sussex village have slammed the decision to build thousands of homes in the area. On May 8, plans were approved to build up to 2,200 new homes on land west of Bersted, subject to conditions. The plans also include a three-form entry primary school, spine road, healthcare facilities, a care home, sports pitch, a community hub including a library, a wellness trail and police and fire and rescue provisions. Since the decision many residents have shared their anger towards the approval. The planned development in Bersted (Image: Arun District Council) Sian Whiter, 31, lives near Chalcraft Lane – the area where the development is due to be built. She raised concerns about the impact the housing will have on local people. 'There are not enough jobs in Bognor anyway for the people that already live here. Crime's going up like no tomorrow and I think by adding more houses and more people it's just going to be awful', she said. 'I believe over the next ten, 15 years we will just be from Bognor to Chichester, joined by the number of houses.' READ MORE: 2,200 homes near West Sussex village have been approved She also highlighted fears that the village's road infrastructure will be unable to cope. Sian said: 'What used to take 10-15 minutes to get to Chichester in the morning already takes about an hour. When you add a lot more traffic to that it's going to be even worse. 'There's just not room for more houses and people until they start making the facilities to go alongside them. We need better road networks.' 📍Chalcraft Lane, Bersted Plans to build up to 2,200 homes in Bersted, West Sussex, have been approved. Read the full story here: — Francesca Williams (@franjourno_) May 22, 2025 Another resident, Julia Watling, 50, also shared similar views. She said: 'You come down here first thing in the morning when the kids are at school, it is nose to tail down Chalcraft Lane. It is absolutely dreadful. 'It's just getting too crammed. I know we've got to cater for other people, but this is ridiculous. All these people are doing is sitting at desks and thinking, where can we build next time.' However, another resident shared that they were unaware of the works. They said: 'I wasn't aware of this. They're building houses everywhere aren't they!' Social media reaction further highlighted public anger towards the decision, one user describing the decision as "terrible". Denise Woods also felt that it was the wrong decision. She said: 'This is so bad for Sussex, we have already had so much development tacked onto our beautiful villages and towns that's it has become overcrowded and unsightly.' 'Chalcroft Lane will become a super highway if they're not careful.' Councillor Martin Lury, Leader of the council and Liberal Democrat group, explained how the development is part of the local plan – allocated by a previous Conservative administration. In this, the area had been identified as a strategic development and therefore, despite local protest, made it difficult for the planning committee to refuse. Cllr Martin Lury (Image: Arun District Council) He told The Argus that the committee had initially deferred the plans due to the highway impact, however West Sussex Highways said this would be 'small and temporary', leaving the committee with no other option. He said: 'No one on the planning committee seemed to want to vote for it, it's wrong to put so much housing in the west of the area. 'We've tried to argue the case, but we've run out of options. In local plans it's very difficult to turn it down, you get hammered by the government. 'I've never voted for Chalcraft Lane, it's not an appropriate place to build houses. I've been fighting this for years, but we are completely tied because it's in the local plan. 'We realistically couldn't vote against it because that would incur costs on an appeal case we couldn't win.' He echoed concerns raised by residents regarding the area's infrastructure and its ability to cope with the influx in people. READ MORE: Fashion retailer opens its first store in Sussex He highlighted issues with water, flooding, health services such as dentists, as well as the road infrastructure. He added: 'There is local resentment that a proper public consultation in person has not taken place. It was done online which clearly may have reduced participation with an elderly population 'I totally understand people complaining, we tried everything we could to stop it or to obtain the proper road infrastructure, but alas to no avail. If I thought we would win of course it would go to appeal. 'Chalcraft Lane will become a super highway if they're not careful.' The site is earmarked for up to 2,500 homes as strategic site SD3 in the Arun Local Plan and will likely be built in eight phases, finishing construction in 2039.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Swimming club at one of UK's 'grubbiest' beaches says water has made members ill
A sea swimming club based at one of the country's grubbiest beaches has claimed that dirty water is making its members sick. The Muscle Beach Swimmers Club, in East Worthing, said it was 'shocked' the water quality at Beach House in East Worthing is among the worst in the country. Aldwick beach in Bognor and the section of beach behind Splashpoint Leisure Centre were recently named "brown flag" beaches after getting a poor water quality rating by the Environment Agency (EA) last year. Muscle Beach Swimmers Club of East Worthing comprises 24 people who swim all year round in East Worthing, around 500 metres from the water quality testing site in question. READ MORE: The blue flag beaches you can visit in Sussex as heatwave hits Mark Smith from the club said there have been instances where 'members of our group have become ill, and whilst it can be hard to directly prove that this is due to the water quality, we believe that it is linked'. He added: 'We know the long-standing issues around water quality in the UK and closely monitor sewage releases into the sea so that we can swim as safely as possible. 'To receive the Brown Flag accolade highlights the poor quality of the water we swim in, and more action needs to be taken. "To compound this issue Southern Water are raising bills for local residents by 47 per cent, adding insult to injury." Worthing Beach House was only added to the EA's list of sites to monitor last year after residents worked to obtain the new bathing designations needed to test the water at the spot. UK travel site Holiday Park Guru analysed the Environment Agency's official summertime water quality data at hundreds of beaches to reveal the '19 grubby winners' of the Brown Flag award. The site is offering free brown flags so that the 19 named beaches can 'warn summer swimmers about their poor rating'. A 47 per cent increase in water bills adds insult to injury Mark said: 'We demand further action from the government and Worthing Borough Council to ensure that the quality of the seawater matches many other parts of the Sussex coast which regularly receive good ratings. 'We call on the government to act on this, to work more closely with Worthing Borough Council and the Environment Agency and also to demand action from Southern Water to bring about change and to improve the water quality at this site.' A spokesperson for Southern Water said: 'Worthing Beach House was designated as a new bathing water site in 2024, and rated 'poor' in its first year for water quality. The Environment Agency has been clear that this was not related to storm overflows, but likely due to contamination in surface water drains. 'We are working closely with the local authority and other local partners to track down where private wastewater pipes may be illegally connected into these channels. We hope that through this action, we can come together to achieve a better water quality score for the coming years.'
