Sussex World bulletin for Tuesday, September 26, 2023

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1) https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/worthing-debenhams-flats-approved-4348469  2) https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/people/drivers-confused-and-worried-over-traffic-signs-in-one-way-horsham-road-4348235  3) https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politics/council/west-sussex-housing-development-to-be-delayed-after-construction-firm-goes-into-administration-4348358

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00:00 Hello, my name is Lawrence Smith and this is your Sussex World News Bulletin for Tuesday, September 26th, 2023.

00:07 Plans for 80 flats at Worthing's former Debenhams have been approved following fire safety updates.

00:13 The plans are for commercial space on the ground floor and partially on the first and second floors,

00:18 with 80 one and two bed flats from the first floor upwards,

00:22 with two additional floors added to the building to create more area for flats and amenity spaces such as a sky lounge.

00:30 The application for the South Street building was deferred in June by Worthing Borough Council's planning committee

00:35 due to fire safety concerns over the internal design layout, sprinklers and fire escapes.

00:40 But now it has been approved following updated fire safety plans.

00:44 Drivers in Horsham say they are confused and worried about traffic signs in a one way road.

00:49 They say the Barrington Road near Horsham train station is now chaotic.

00:53 The road is one way with residence parking on both sides, leaving only a narrow one way gap in the middle.

00:59 But cyclists can now use the road in both directions.

01:02 A spokesperson for West Sussex County Council, which is responsible for the road scheme,

01:07 said that Contraflow Cycling had been introduced successfully in other parts of the country and had undergone a number of safety audits.

01:14 A housing development in West Sussex will be delayed after a construction firm appointed administrators.

01:20 Westridge Construction has been building 49 new council homes in Southwick since 2021.

01:26 However, the company has now gone into administration, which has meant that work on the site in Albion Street has stopped.

01:32 Ada District Council said it will take action to make sure its development is completed at no extra cost.

01:38 To read these stories and more, visit www.sussexexpress.co.uk.

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