Climate change

Successful applicants of the Waste Prevention Community Grant Fund

Funding boost for community-led waste prevention projects in West Sussex

The EnergyTown game is marketed towards UK schoolchildren, and funded by energy giant Equinor

Warning over classroom game accused of 'brainwashing' schoolchildren

Councillor Keene introducing Natalie Bennett, Hugh Montgomery and Jo Smart

Lewes event sparks discussion on future of society, climate and democracy

It will offer inhabitants round-the-clock electricity

Ad Feature Iraq’s first solar-powered village begins operating

Young people across the UK have a lot of big worries on their plates

5 of the biggest concerns for children in 2025

Community Energy Pathways (CEP) has been awarded the King’s Award for Sustainable Enterprise

Social enterprise ‘over the moon’ after receiving prestigious award

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods

LMC livestock. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

Farm Diary: amid the uncertainty, the good news is prices are very good at the m...

Houses in the middle of a flooded area after Storm Laurence passed through El Palmar de Troya in southern Spain, before Martinho swept in.

Large areas of holiday hotspot on alert as rainstorms cause flooding

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6 of the best eco-friendly banks for sustainable spending in the UK

Professor Mahmood Bhutta, Chair in ENT at Brighton and Sussex Medical School and Professor of Sustainable Healthcare, is one of the Directors of the seven hubs, a transdisciplinary hub to decarbonise commissioning and delivery of healthcare.

New £42m funding for net zero research hubs across the UK, including one in Brig...

Inspiring young people to connect with nature and building greener schools are both on the government agenda

Three things the Government is doing to make schools 'greener'

Abigail is appearing at Glyndebourne (contributed pic)

Glyndebourne puts focus on climate change with huge community opera

More than 1,600 claims were made on home insurance policies over the 5 years

Brits have claimed £31m for flood damages between 2020 and 2024

Glyndebourne Artistic Director Stephen Langridge © James Bellorini

The largest mainstage community opera in Glyndebourne’s history

Uprising rehearsals at Glyndebourne © Glyndebourne Productions Ltd Photo Sarah Hickson

Glyndebourne stages largest mainstage community opera in its history

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The rules, fuels and regulations around wood burners for 2025

Solar panels on the roof of an office building

The potential power of rooftop solar in West Sussex

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

Climate Action and Adaptation Plan - our priorities 2024 to 2027 for West Sussex County Council

County council plan to reduce emissions and increase climate resilience in West ...

Grace Hills, 36, transformed her street from a 'neglected patch of urban land' into a colourful wildflowers.

I filled my street with wildflowers to attract bees

Pupils from Ffynnon Taf Primary School celebrate their new heating system (Photo: Kensa/Supplied)

Ground-breaking new 'green' heating system warming up UK school

A pile of dead batteries. Photo: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

Recycling expert explains what to do with your dead batteries

There was a special gathering at Storrington Library on Friday, July 12, to celebrate the completion of new eco-friendly upgrades. From left: Councillor Duncan Crow, Cabinet Member for Community Support, Fire and Rescue; WSCC Councillor Deborah Urquhart, cabinet member for environment and climate change; and WSCC Leader Paul Marshall

Photos and video – eco-friendly upgrades at Storrington Library

Although a hose pipe ban is inevitable this summer, we can all take steps now to save water.

Hose pipe ban 'inevitable' for West Sussex says Horsham smart tech pioneer

AI predictions show what impact climate change could have on major British cities. Photos via NightCafe

11 photos show how major cities could be transformed by climate change

People are asked for views on Climate Change projects

The hustings will follow a BBC Question Time format.

Steyning to grill election candidates on climate change

What Britain will look like in the Year 3,000 according to AI. Photo by NightCafe

What your city will look like in Year 3000 - according to AI

A Spain holiday warning has been issued as a “major cockroach infestation” is expected to hit the popular destination this summer. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

'Cockroach infestation’ to hit holiday hotspot

Lewes Floods in 2000.

What will climate change mean for flood risk in the lower Ouse valley?

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Local schoolchildren are putting their ‘Ideas Into Action’ to help tackle climat...

Gran Canaria.

Watch: Booking a holiday? Tourism tax and airport delays explained

Hiker points to a giant sinkhole estimated to be around 20m deep

Hiker films 20-metre deep sinkhole as it suddenly appears in field

London Gatwick chiefs have put in an application to bring the Northern Runway into more routine use | Picture: Jeffrey Milstein

Decision to include climate change hearing during Runway examination welcomed

The four 2024 predictions of French astrologer Nostradamus explained - including a new Pope and a new king. Composite image by NationalWorld/Kim Mogg.

The four 2024 predictions of French astrologer Nostradamus explained

The glass protecting the Rokeby Venus was shattered with safety hammers, the group claimed (Just Stop Oil/Supplied)

Just Stop Oil activists smash glass protecting Rokeby Venus

Councillor Emily O’Brien

Free business sustainability course for Lewes district firms

Eastbourne businesses have been invited to take part in a free online sustainability workshop over two mornings by Eastbourne Borough Council. Picture: Eastbourne Borough Council

Free business sustainability course for Eastbourne firms to be run by council

Lego has ditched plans to make bricks out of recycled bottles (BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Lego scraps plans to make bricks out of recycled plastic bottles

Met Office warns 40C summers & extreme heat to become more common

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land

Rare penguin chick hatched at Edinburgh Zoo

Watch as rare penguin chick hatches at Edinburgh Zoo

Sir David Attenborough says nature in the British Isles can be as dramatic and spectacular as anything else he’s seen across the world

David Attenborough - how to watch documentaries for free

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Arun District Council 'honoured' with silver award for Armed Forces support

Luna. Photo: Dogs Trust

'Fun-loving' dog seeks home after 173 days in kennels

This home, in Broadview Gardens, High Salvington, Worthing, is on the market with Purple Bricks

See inside this West Sussex home that’s on the market now for £800k+