A makeover of Worthing’s Brooklands Lake is nearly complete after ten months of work.

Worthing Borough Council commissioned the six-figure restoration of the lake after residents petitioned the council about its poor condition.

Contractors Five Rivers removed the equivalent of six Olympic-sized swimming pools of silt from the eight-acre lake, with a range of wildlife-friendly features installed.

Work includes a 105m-long boardwalk which will allow visitors to stroll along a reed-lined pathway to get closer to the wildlife.

The last few metres of the boardwalk are expected to be completed this weekend, with fences surrounding the lake while work bedded in to be removed in the coming days.

Councillor Edward Crouch, cabinet member for environment, said: “The transformation of Brooklands Lake has been astonishing – it’s been a really important piece of work that was highlighted and done in consultation with residents.

“As a result of the investment, the water quality is much better, the habitat has been improved and we are really making Brooklands fighting fit for the future.

“Now this is complete we appreciate that people now want us to push on with transforming the rest of the park. Rest assured we have been working hard behind the scenes on the masterplan and hope to be able to reveal our exciting plans in the next month or so.”

Work began on the revamp in October when Five Rivers began draining the lake. Teams then used excavators to move more than 15,000 cubic metres of silt at the bottom to create new margins and an extra island to provide a habitat for birds and other wildlife.

To avoid similar problems in future Five Rivers have narrowed the Teville stream in Valley Gardens to increase water flow which means future sediment is deposited in the wider area in front of the café.

This ‘sediment trap’, along with the ramped access point from Western Road, will allow easy access when material needs to be removed from the bottom of the lake in future years, the council said.

Ben Sharp, project manager for Five Rivers, said: “We’ve really enjoyed being able to work on restoring Brooklands lake.

“It’s been a great project, even though much of it has seen us wading through mud during an extremely cold and wet winter. A particular highlight was finding a snapping turtle in the mud.

“We’re literally just finishing the last few metres of the boardwalk now which means that this weekend we’ll be finished here and the council and residents will have the lake back.”

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Roffey skipper Matt Davies says his side are ‘well motivated and well driven’ going into their Gray-Nicolls T20 Cup final against East Grinstead at Hove on Sunday.

The Boars are the holders of the competition after beating Preston Nomads in 2017 and have defeated Billingshurst, Cuckfield, Nomads, and Hastings & St Leonards Priory en route to this year’s final.

Davies believes that the showpiece final will be contested by ‘the two best teams in the county’ and that Roffey will have to be at their best.

He said: “I think that probably together with us, we’re the two best teams in the county so it’s going to be a good T20 final between the two best sides.

“They’ve got a lot of good batsmen and a lot of bowlers and we’re going to have to be at our best again and hopefully we can get another positive result.

“I think everyone will be well motivated and driven and hoping to get the right result.”

Roffey were knocked out of the ECB Club Championship on Sunday by Stanmore, scuppering the Boars chance of more silverware after taking home the Sussex League Premier Division title.

Davies is hoping to put right Sunday’s defeat and is looking to create a bit of Roffey history.

He added: “Everyone’s certainly motivated after losing on Sunday as it’s almost like we’ve got a lot of making up to do because we were so disappointed after Sunday.

“We’ve won the league but if we can win another trophy it would be a historic season for the club because we’ve never won more than one trophy in a season.”

Sidlesham started their FA Vase campaign in fine style with a thumping 5-0 win at Combined Counties League side Bagshot.

The hosts started strongly but for all the good situations the Baggies created, they never really had a serious effort to trouble Matt Boulton in the Sids goal.

Sids took control and were nearly rewarded as Ben Mepham’s turn and curling effort forced a top-class save from the home keeper. Sids were rewarded on 39 minutes when in-form Morgan Forry fired home from the edge of the box.

The hosts were almost level on the stroke of half-time when a speculative drive took a deflection and clipped the top of the bar.

Bagshot started the second half quickly but the Sids defence coped magnificently, supported as ever by a midfield three of Ryan Chittock, Sam Agostinelli and Alfie Bunker, who worked tirelessly breaking up play while looking to play forward.

Sids increased their lead when the influential Mepham released Forry, who fired home. Sids should have been further ahead as Chittock made a lung-busting run to get on the end of a Mepham cross only to see his effort fly over.

They didn’t have to wait long for a third, skipper Rob Madden poking the ball home from close range following a corner whipped in by Forry.

As the home side pushed forward, a clever reverse pass from Chittock released Mepham who finished well.

The best goal of the night was saved until last as sub Frazer Smith turned on the halfway line, leaving the home centre-back on his backside. Smith strode forward and smashed the ball into the bottom corner a fitting end to a five-star performance from Sidlesham.

Ben Dines put in a real shift and defended superbly, having his best game under manager Steve Bailey.

Sids - Boulton, Dines, Low (McGreal), Madden, Lillywhite, Corell, Bunker (Smith), Chittock, Agostinelli, Forry, Mepham.

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Chichester District Council has agreed to spend £20,000 on a civil engineering consultant to come up with a design solution for a vehicle washing site at Westhampnett.

The council has a fleet of 68 vehicles and, in January, it was agreed in principle that £126,000 could be spent on the facility and its drainage work.

At a meeting of the cabinet on Tuesday (September 4), members were told that the drainage work would not be carried out until the vehicle wash was installed, and a consultant was needed to accurately cost the work.

It was agreed to meet the hiring costs out of the project’s £126,000 budget.

Presenting the report, Roger Barrow (Con, Selsey South) told the meeting that staff were currently using hand-held pressure washers to clean vehicles used to collect recycling and domestic waste.

But, because the existing drainage system was not capable of cleansing contaminated water, no detergents could be used.

Mr Barrow added: “When a vehicle is inspected for MOT it’s a requirement that the engine bays and the chassis are clean, and we currently pay a third party contractor to provide that cleaning service.

“This project would enable us to undertake the cleaning on site, saving revenue and staff time.”

Eileen Lintill (Con, Petworth) said the £20,000 ‘seems a lot of money to me’, but John Connor (Con, Selsey North) felt it was not ‘unduly excessive’.

Over the past few years, the Westhampnett site has undergone major refurbishment work, including the development of a half-acre gypsy and traveller site and the addition of a new service road.

Mr Barrow told the meeting that the gypsy and traveller site currently has a cesspit system, which was emptied by a contractor.

He added that linking the drainage system to that site and into the Southern Water sewer would save the cost of the contractor.

Questions were asked about whether the sewer could cope with the extra pressure, without having to be updated, but members were reassured that nothing would be done without approval from Southern Water.

Mr Barrow also suggested that extra money could be made by providing a vehicle washing service to outside organisations.

Officers will report the full cost of the project to the cabinet in January.

A 16-year-old boy has been banned from West Sussex after puncturing the lungs of two teenagers and injuring another in a knife attack in Littlehampton town centre.

Kurtis Donat, from Durrington, avoided a custodial sentence after the incident on March 28, which saw Terminus Road turn into a major crime scene and left the two victims needing emergency treatment in hospital.

Donat can be named for the first time today after a judge lifted a reporting restriction preventing the teenager from being identified due to his age.

Judge Charles Kemp’s decision came after this newspaper argued the restriction should be lifted in light of the seriousness of the offences.

Judge Kemp said ‘the public interest in knowing not only the circumstances of this case but also the reason behind the sentence’ overrode Donat’s anonymity.

He sentenced Donat to a youth rehabilitation order of 24 months, with various conditions such as going to live with his uncle in Hampshire, not returning to West Sussex, not contacting his victims for three years and a six-month curfew.

He said: “Young men, in particular those who carry knives, must understand the danger they pose and must appreciate the public revulsion of knife crime.”

The court heard how Donat, who was 15 at the time, had felt bullied and intimidated by his three victims over social media gossip regarding a girlfriend, so he armed himself with a knife to defend himself if he saw them.

That became reality on the day of the incident, when one of the victims, stood with a group which included his other victims, started ‘swaggering’ towards him.

Judge Kemp said: “He described an adrenaline rush of acting aggressively to a perceived threat. Reportedly, he bitterly regrets his actions.”

After the stabbings, Donat fled the scene and got on a train home. A firearms unit was called to his house, where officers found him sitting on his doorstep with three knives and a hammer - although there was no suggestion he was going to use them.

He did not answer officers’ questions about what happened, he was either silent or said ‘he was too frightened to talk about what had happened’, the court heard.

William England, defending Donat, said that while it might appear on paper that ‘this was a loonie running around cutting people up and he needs to be put in prison’, really he had been ‘systematically bullied and terrified’ online and via text message, underlining how ‘dangerous social media is around young people’.

He said: “He was sent months and months of abuse, threats, being outnumbered consistently, fearing he was going to be beaten to a pulp. At one point, he thought he was going to have his face smashed in with a brick.

“Perhaps not a once in a lifetime case, but there really are exceptional reasons to take an exceptional course.”

After being arrested and charged, Donat remained in detention for five-and-a-half months. Since then, the 6ft 3ins-tall youth had quit smoking cannabis, continued his studies and gained 20kg by taking up exercise, the court heard.

The two victims who were more seriously injured are expected to make a full recovery - although they will still bear ‘the physical and psychological scars’ of what happened, Judge Kemp said.

In a victim statement, the victim who was less badly injured said he ‘couldn’t sleep for some time’ after the incident. He said: “I was in shock, and some days I couldn’t even speak. I saw my mates at the hospital and that affected me. I feel wary when I’m in Littlehampton now.”

Mr Donat was initially charged with two charges of grievous bodily harm with intent and one of attempted grievous bodily harm, but on August 2 he pleaded guilty to different charges of unlawful wounding, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The original charges will lie on the court file.

The youth rehabilitation order covered various topics such as conflict resolution, mental health and wellbeing, substance misuse, lifestyle and relationships.

He was also required to do a seven-day knife awareness course and was given a six-month curfew. For the first three months, he had to stay at his uncle’s house from 9pm to 6am, and if he complied with the conditions it would be reduced to weekends only for the rest of the curfew.

He was not ordered to pay any costs or a victim surcharge due to his age.

He would only be allowed to visit West Sussex with the permission of the probation service or youth offending team, the court heard.

If he breaches any of these conditions he would be resentenced for his crimes and may receive a custodial sentence.

Donat’s sentence was thanks to Emma Speer from the West Sussex Youth Offending Service, whose ‘outstanding’ report was enough to persuade Judge Kemp not to keep him in custody.

To Donat, he said: “You should be very grateful to her for the time and trouble she has taken on your behalf.”

Glitz and glamour at the prestigious Southern Business Awards saw winners of each category celebrate in style.

Hosted by Spirit FM’s Vicky Edwards at The Grand Brighton, the event saw more than 80 businesses across the East and West Sussex and Portsmouth shortlisted.

As well as winning Overall Business of the Year, Bognor Regis based Woods Travel Limited walked proudly away with medium-sized business, too.

The winners are:

Customer Service (Sponsored by Barraclough The Opticians)

Winner

Pinks Vintage Ice Cream Vans and Tricycles - Chichester.

Start-up of the Year (Sponsored by Chichester Chamber of Commerce)

Winner

The Beach Kitchen - Eastbourne

Innovation Award

Winner

Goscombe Homes - Eastbourne

Small Business of the Year (Sponsored by Khoo Systems)

Winner

Funky Hampers - Eastbourne

Green Business of the Year (Sponsored by Bright Spark Energy)

Winner

Great Ballard School - Chichester

Training and Development award

Winner

Egalite - Worthing

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Award (Sponsored by Nisbits Catering Equipment)

Winner

Mariott Hotel - Portsmouth

Medium-sized Business Award (Sponsored by eastbourne Business Awards)

Winner

Woods Travel Limited - Bognor Regis

Outstanding Contribution to the Community (Sponsored by Oscars Hair and Beauty)

Winner

Brad Ainsworth - Chichester

Employer of the Year (Sponsored by HR Department Eastbourne)

Winner

Digi Tool Box - Portsmouth

Best Employee/Team of the Year

Winner

Gemma Lighting - Portsmouth

Place to Eat or Drink Award

Winner

The Green Man - Horsham

Young Achiever Award

Winner

Ben Griggs - Worthing

Manufacturing and Construction Award

Winner

Dunham Bush Limited - Portsmouth

Large Business of the Year

Winner

First Central - Haywards Heath

Retailer of the Year (Sponsored by Swan Walk Shopping Centre)

Winner

Sakakini - Horsham

Business Personality of the Year

Winner

Tristan Eves - Chichester

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner

Diane Lenantine - Chichester

Overall Business of the Year

Winner

Woods Travel Limited - Bognor Regis

The UK polo season is beginning to wind down but Cowdray Park Polo Club had plenty to enjoy over the weekend, with the final matches played in its successful Edburton Weekend Polo Series and the finals and sub-finals of the West Sussex and Park House Cups.

The six-goal West Sussex Cup attracted eight entries with Ojo Caliente and Brown Rudnick, both new teams to Cowdray Park, and with three women players among the line-ups, making it to the final.

Playing at number one for Ojo Caliente was Ana Escobedo (-1 goals), Georgina Brittain (0 goals) at two, Jack Berner (3 goals) at three with four-goal player Jonny Good at Back. Louisa Watt (-2 goals), an executive with Brown Rudnick, took the No1 position for the team, with Charles Cooney (1 goal) at two, Edward Banner-Eve (3 goals) at three and Henry Brett (4 goals) at back.

It was 2-2 at the close of the first chukka. With the score at 3-3 in the second, Jack Berner broke away from a tussle along the boards and scored a good field goal to take Ojo Caliente ahead. Off went Berner again, managing to trick his way around Henry Brett and score a neat goal to take Ojo Caliente ahead 5-3 into half-time.

The battle recommenced in chukka three with a goal for each side resulting from 30-yard penalties. Another whistle from the umpires gave a free hit to Brown Rudnick taken by Ed Banner-Eve. Henry Brett picked the ball up before Banner-Eve surged forward and sent it between the posts. A good team effort saw Charles Cooney make a field goal to equalise the score at 6-6.

In the final chukka, the first two goals came from 30-yard penalties, both in Ojo Caliente’s favour. A good attacking effort by Brown Rudnick was cleared on the goal-line by Berner, who was rewarded with his fourth goal taking the score to 9-6 to Ojo Caliente.

Jonny Good’s 60-yard penalty went wide. Banner-Eve scored from a 30-yard penalty. Once more Brown Rudnick were awarded a 30-yard penalty and this time Banner-Eve’s shot hit the post but failed to go in, meaning a 9-7 victory for Ojo Caliente.

Tuvi Keinan, chairman of Brown Rudnick, presented the West Sussex Cup and prizes.

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The subsidiary final resulted in a 7-5 win to Saracens over GCN Hickstead.

Sunday saw the conclusion of the historic four-goal Park House Cup, played at Cowdray Park since 1954. Seven teams entered and Wilf Fine’s Sea Breeze team, comprising himself at one, Alfie Hyde at two, Angus Rowan-Hamilton at three and Nick Pepper at back, took on a double father and son combo in the InnoVent side, comprising Duane Lent (0 goals) at one, Andy Cork (0 goals) at two, and their sons Terence Lent and Ollie Cork, both two-goal players, at three and back.

An entertaining game saw Sea Breeze make the first mark on the scoreboard with a goal from Angus Rowan-Hamilton. Terence Lent for InnoVent answered before Nick Pepper took Sea Breeze 2-1 ahead.

In the second chukka Fine was handily placed to send the ball between the posts for 3-1. Terence Lent made a good attempt which went wide. Then a whistle gave Sea Breeze a hit from the centre line.

Pepper’s shot was stopped in the air by Ollie Cork who controlled the ball brilliantly, taking it all the way to the opposite goal to pull one back for InnoVent. Soon Ollie Cork again raced the length of the field for an absolute cracker of a goal to make it 3-3. Sea Breeze won the ball from the throw and Pepper scored and Sea Breeze went ahead 4-3.

The first penalty was scored by Pepper in the third chukka. Yet another goal came from Ollie Cork but the chukka ended 5-4 to Sea Breeze. A 30-yard penalty gave Pepper another goal in the fourth taking Sea Breeze ahead 6-4. Outstanding play by Ollie Cork gave him his fourth and fifth and the scores were tied at 6-6, but solid play by Sea Breeze saw a goal apiece from Angus Rowan-Hamilton and Nick Pepper finally nail an 8-6 win.

Owners of the Park House Hotel at Bepton, Seamus and Stella O’Brien, presented the historic cup to Fine and generous prizes to all players.

The subsidiary final saw a 7-2 victory for Jo Stuart’s Los Hamblinos against James Rogerson’s Connect 44.

And he hopes to observe 'a big heart' from the Crawley Town players and also see them bring back a point.

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When asked at his first press conference what he wants to see at Lincoln, he said: "Effort, hard work. I can’t ask them anything else because I didn’t coach them.

"I would like to see what I saw in the last game. A big heart and to bring back a point."

"Then tactics and other stuff we start to talk about from Monday."

Cioffi's first gaame in charge will be on Saturday September 15 against Morecambe at the Broadfield Stadium.

The glamourous looks of days gone by are brought to the stage at Revival by a globetrotter looking to embrace life.

Revival Fashion presented by Mastercard, situated in the heart of the Revival High Street, is a new area totally dedicated to vintage chic style. The Revival Theatre is the jewel in this crown and offers a story-infused fashion show with live music, models and dancers.

This year's effort is called The High Flyer and showcases the styles of the '40s, '50s and '60s within the story of a young man that leaves London to explore the world.

The Revival Theatre will host the hugely popular Best Dressed competition on Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

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This year's Revival is the 20th anniversary of the event and takes place 7-9 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit. If you are heading to Revival this weekend click here for a guide on what to expect.

Excitement is the buzzword ahead of Brighton's first game in the Women's Super League tomorrow afternoon.

Albion have moved up into the restructured top tier of English football and entertain Bristol City in their first match at Crawley's Broadfield Stadium, with a 2pm kick-off.

The restructure has seen all of the players in the league become full-time and games throughout the season will be broadcast on BT Sport, BBC and The FA WSL Facebook page.

Midfielder Kirsty Barton, who has played for Albion since 2011, said: "It's exciting. We all know what a challenge it's going to be but we've worked tirelessly throughout pre-season.

"The transition from part-time to full-time has not been easy, it's a lot more demanding on ourselves but I feel like we've dealt with it well.

"I think we've prepared in the best way we can and we're ready as we're going to be."

Defender Beth Roe added: "It's going to be a challenge.

"We have expectations to stay in the league but let's just go and play our best football and do what we do.

"Coming up against your Chelsea's and Manchester City's, there's no pressure on us.

"All the girls are excited. Bristol are a good side but we've got a game plan and we're going to execute it to the best of our ability.

"We know as a group we're all going to go out and give it our best shot."

On how Albion have progressed in her time with the club, Barton said: "You'd have never looked back all those years ago and thought we'd be where we are now.

"I never thought professional football would be my job and it's happened so fast.

"It's great and things have improved so much over the years. It's really good and so pleasing for the youngsters here, who have got this to look forward to."

Following a disappointing season in which Horsham were relegated from South Premiership Division 1, the team for the coming term has a refreshed look with up to six different names on the teamsheet.

It’s not entirely a new look as the squad welcome back four alumni from its colts’ section from university, all who proved themselves at first-team level in their time.

It would not be a Horsham team without at least one Chinn in the squad.

They lose budding star Joel, who goes off to University next month, but he is replaced by both of his siblings, Zak and Noah.

Both played in Horsham’s promotion years and Zak will add punch to the frontline while Noah brings stability to the back.

Also returning is Toby Fraser after an indeterminate number of years at various educational establishments.

Quick and fit, he will drop into the midfield.

The final old boy is Jack Dean, who had one of the finest goalscoring records in the league – although his full-time availability is yet to be fully confirmed. New team captain Rob Turnbull has also been recruited over the summer. With last year’s coach and goalkeeper Andrew Isaacs departed to become player-coach at Lewes, the team were concerned to find a new net-minder.

But they have secured a great replacement in Jack Edgerton.

Tall and athletic, Edgerton joins from being second team keeper at East Grinstead.

Also new to the roster is Ed Marsh who transfers from Canterbury.

One position the club have not yet fully filled, despite an exhaustive search, is that of coach.

Their previous player-coach Dom Male has stepped back into the role of training the team, although he will not be available on match days.

“So many potential coaches are still actively playing top level hockey,” Rob Turnbull explained. “We’ll keep on looking throughout the season.”

Matchday cover did not seem too much of a problem as Horsham played a training game against high-flying St Albans at Worth School last Saturday.

On a very hot day three intense periods were played with St Albans edging the goals but the home side giving as good as it got throughout the game.

Manager Al Campbell says the team’s objective this season is to ‘be competitive’ at this lower level.

“It’s early days yet but it’s great to finally get guys coming back from uni rather than losing them,” he said.

“This looks to be the most complete squad we have fielded for many seasons and we have 18-20 young, fit, skilled and mature men competing for selection.”

On Saturday, Horsham host Barnes at Christ’s Hospital in the last of their pre-season friendlies (1.30pm).

Families have raised thousands of pounds for hospice care this summer by joining in The Big Get Together.

The campaign is run by St Barnabas House, the hospice for Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield, to encourage people to gather with friends, family and colleagues to have fun and raise money for the charity at the same time.

Emma Sage from Littlehampton held a fête in her garden on August 4 in memory of her grandfather Tom Brooks and raised £1,424 for the hospice, then the Brattle family from Goring held their third big get together on August 11 and raised £7,035.85.

Jenny Murrell, community fundraising officer, said: “I would like to say a big thank you to both the Brattle family and the Sage family for holding two fantastic events to raise vital funds for the hospice.

“The money raised between the two families equates to just shy of the total cost of providing all the care in our 20-bed in-patient unit for an entire day, which is an incredible amount.”

Steve and Debbie Brattle chose an American theme and guests wore some brilliant costumes. There was a barbecue, live entertainment, a cocktail bar, beer pong and a raffle.

Steve said: “This is the third year that we have held a themed party in aid of St Barnabas and in memory of Debbie’s dad, Spencer Rayment, and sister, Dawn Madell. Both Spencer and Dawn received fantastic care from St Barnabas, who helped them and our family through difficult times.

“It is our intention to hold these events every year and the challenge is to outdo the previous year. The first year we raised £2,600 with an Italian night and last year’s Mexican party raised £3,600. This year’s American night surpassed all our goals with an incredible total of £7,035.85 raised.

“The night was a party from start to finish, with almost 200 guests. We bopped the night away, helped by well-known Elvis tribute act Suspiciously Elvis.

“We have already started planning next year’s ‘disco inferno’ night, where the goal will be to raise £10,000 for our hospice.”

Emma Sage and sister-in-law Charlotte Sage arranged a tombola as Tom loved going to fêtes and the tombola was his favourite stall.

They also held a raffle and organised other fundraising activities on the day, raising a total of £712. This was then doubled by Halifax, where Emma’s cousin works.

Emma said: “My gramps was a very proud man and always paid his way so I’m really happy that we can give a little back to the hospice.

“No money or words can ever really thank the staff at St Barnabas enough for the love, care and dignity they gave our gramps and also the support they gave us as a family but I hope this might help someone else’s nan or grandad. We will continue to support St Barnabas as often as we can.”

To find out more about The Big Get Together, visit www.stbh.org.uk/tbgt or telephone the St Barnabas House fundraising team on 01903 254777.

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Yesterday marked six months since the disapparance of Georgina Gharsallah, with a plea from a Chief Inspector for any information that will help find her.

Georgina, 30, from Worthing, was last seen on March 7 in Clifton Road, Worthing, and she has not been seen or made contact with family or friends since.

Despite an ongoing enquiry, which has been led by the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team since March 26, there has been no information regarding why or where Gina is or what has happened to her.

Chief Inspector Miles Ockwell said: “Six months have passed since Gina’s family and friends have seen or spoken to her and this is an extremely distressing time for them and we remain very concerned for her wellbeing.

“This is extremely unusual behaviour for Gina and it is not something she has done before.

“We, along with your family and friends, just want to hear from you Gina so we know you are safe.

“Please make contact with us or your family or if you are unable, make yourself aware to someone so they can do it on your behalf.

“Everyone is desperate to hear from you.”

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Georgina is white, 5ft 4in and was last seen with shoulder-length dark hair and a Monroe-style piercing above her lip. She has links to Worthing, Brighton and London and she could have travelled to one of these areas.

Chief Insp Ockwell added: “We want to jog the public’s memory and for them to cast their mind back to this time to see if they remember seeing Gina.

“She was walking along Clifton Road on the morning of March 7 carrying two plastic bags; one white and one orange. We believe Gina was carrying her personal belongings and at least two mobile phones.

“Were you working in a mobile phone shop in Worthing that day? Did Gina come into your shop requesting help with a mobile phone?

“If you saw Gina on this day or since then we urge you to make contact with us immediately so that we can continue to investigate all lines of enquiry.

“If you know anything about what has happened or may have happened to Gina then please contact us.”

If you see Gina please call 999 immediately. If you have any information at all, no matter how small, please contact Sussex Police online or call 101 quoting Operation Pavo.

Alternatively, you can visit the Crimestoppers website or contact the independent charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Students across Sussex heading off to university are being urged to check the correct safety measures have been followed before moving in to rental accommodation.

The advice comes after the National Student Accommodation Survey in October 2017 revealed nearly two thirds have experienced serious issues with the property they are living in, ranging from damp and problems with the heating system to poor security.

With the scrapping of maintenance grants and rising tuition fees, there is a concern that students will resort to signing contracts for cheaper housing without properly inspecting the property in an effort to save money.

This could result in students living in potentially unsafe accommodation, which might put their health at risk, or create significant disruption if they have to move out halfway through the year if the house becomes uninhabitable. Of particular concern are poorly maintained heating systems that could be life-threatening if they emit harmful carbon monoxide fumes.

To help with their property search, OFTEC, the trade body for the oil heating industry, has issued a safety checklist for students in West Sussex which outlines the legal requirements landlords must follow and the key red flags to look out for:

1. Every floor of the property must have a working smoke alarm. Carbon Monoxide alarms are mandatory in rooms which use solid fuel (such as a fire place).

2. There must be clear access to a fire escape route at all times.

3. Upholstered furniture such as beds and sofas must have appropriate fire safety labels attached.

4. Check all electrical appliances (kettles, TVs, light fittings etc) are working correctly as it is the landlord’s responsibility to ensure they are in a good condition. Electrical Safety First also recommends portable electrical appliances provided by landlords are tested at regular intervals.

5. For a mains gas heating system, the boiler must have been serviced by a Gas Safe registered engineer. If you are moving in to one of the 21,000 oil heated homes in West Sussex, an OFTEC registered technician should service the system. When viewing the property, ask to test the heating and check the radiators warm up.

Malcolm Farrow from OFTEC, said: “It’s that exciting time of year again for students in West Sussex as they prepare to return to university and move into rented accommodation with their friends.

“However, whilst the vast majority of landlords are fully responsible, unfortunately there are some unscrupulous owners who will try to dupe students into living in potentially unsafe accommodation full of problems.

“With rising costs and university towns, affordable housing is often in short supply so it’s easy to feel pressured into taking the first property you find. But, when moving in, it is important to inspect the property and ensure all safety measures are in place and everything is working correctly.

“In particular, check the heating system is working because you might not turn it on and notice any problems until later in the year once the weather gets colder.”

Dog-lovers will no-longer be able to bring their four legged friends into Wetherspoons from Monday (September 10).

While Wetherspoons has had a policy banning dogs from its pubs since 1979, it has not been fully enforced at all its sites.

A spokesperson for the chain told the Liverpool Echo that it is set to enforce the dog ban because even well-behaved dogs can be ‘unpredictable at times’.

Wetherspoons is also family friendly and the spokesperson added that young children can be scared by dogs and that food is served in its pubs.

However guide dogs will still be allowed in the chain’s pubs although owners are advised to bring along ‘documentation’ to explain the dog’s ‘purpose’.

Wetherspoons’ policy on dogs says: “While we are fond of dogs, we permit only registered assistance dogs inside our pubs and hotels.

“To avoid any confusion or unnecessary upset, please ensure that your dog is wearing the recognisable leash/collar or harness.

“It would also be helpful if you could bring along suitable documentation to explain the dog’s purpose.

“A limited number of pubs do permit dogs on a lead into the garden and/or other external areas.

“Please check directly with the pub which you are planning to visit.”

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Dog owners are advised to think ahead and start preparing for Bonfire Night.

Most dogs dislike fireworks but they can learn how to cope with their fear.

Dogs Trust Shoreham is running a seminar called Firework Fear in Dogs, so owners can prepare their pets well in advance of November 5 and the Guy Fawkes season.

Gemma Whitlaw, head coach at Dogs Trust Dog School Sussex, said: “Fireworks can be incredibly distressing for dogs, with the combination of bright lights and loud, unexpected bangs causing negative and often lasting effects on our four-legged friends.

“Dogs have approximately four times more sensitive hearing than humans and they can hear much higher frequency sounds than we can, so a firework bang for a dog can seem terrifyingly loud.

“To avoid the unspeakable distress and anguish many dogs will go through during fireworks displays, it’s so important that owners plan to help them and their dogs feel prepared and comfortable when November comes around.

“Now is the ideal time to do this as people often have a bit more time on their hands and it’s far enough in advance of fireworks night for consistent training to have a big impact on dogs when it really matters.”

The seminar will be held at the Brighton Road rehoming centre on Monday, October 8, at 6pm. Tickets cost £5, to include refreshments. To book a place, email SussexDogSchool@dogstrust.org.uk or call 01273 466 977.

There is also a host of tips at www.dogstrustdogschool.org.uk

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Howard Donald will make his Goodwood racing debut at the 20th anniversary of the Goodwood Revival.

He will be joining a full grid of 30 cars in the Fordwater Trophy, which returns for the first time since 2015. The Fordwater Trophy is open to production-based sports and GT cars produced between 1948 and 1955 in the spirit of the original Goodwood Members’ Meetings. It will be the first race of the day on Saturday 8 September.

Howard will be driving his own 1953 Porsche 356, a car that came second in the previous running of the Fordwater Trophy in the hands of Top Gear’s Chris Harris.

There will be stiff competition this year, Howard’s rivals will include three-time Le Mans class winner Darren Turner in a 1950 Aston Martin DB2 and 2016 British Touring Car Championship runner-up Sam Tordoff, also racing a 1953 Porsche 356.

Howard said: “It’s my first-time racing at Goodwood, I’ll be in my Porsche 356 this year at the Revival. I did a test in it recently, it’s quite slidey! But I think it will be more nimble than the big Jags which it will be up against. Chris did really well racing it in 2015, but I’m not Chris Harris so I’ll be pretty nervous on the day. I’ve done a lot of HRDC races in a Lotus Cortina which enabled me to get my International Licence. But even there, among other novice drivers, you’re still nervous, after a few laps you’re alright, you start to get some more venom in your blood. I’m not expecting to win anything but just try to enjoy the experience and stay out of trouble as I know there isn’t much run off.”

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This year's Revival is the 20th anniversary of the event and takes place 7-9 September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit. If you are heading to Revival this weekend click here for a guide on what to expect.

Action needs to be taken to prevent water supply in the South East only matching 50 per cent of demand by 2030, Southern Water has warned.

The water company, which operates throughout Sussex, cited climate change and population growth as key factors that would affect its operations in years to come.

To protect against a future shortfall, the company’s business plan for 2020-2025 outlines strategies to reduce water consumption such as encouraging the use of smart meters and reducing leakage by 15 per cent.

An introduction to the plan read: “Twenty-five years from now we will have lost a third of our water sources through climate change, seen a reduction in the amount of water we are allowed to take from rivers and underground sources, and our population will have grown by 15 per cent.

“Without action, we predict a supply and demand deficit by 2030 equivalent to around 50 per cent of our current supply.”

The company is aiming for each person in the region it supplies to use only 100 litres of water a day by 2040, down from 129 litres now.

The region is already one of the more water conservative areas; the national average for water usage per person per day is 141 litres.

In addition to the 100 litre target, Southern Water wants to install 2,500 ‘smart waterquality sensors’ by 2030. It also intends to replace 330 kilometres of water mains by 2025 to reduce leaks and replace 30 reservoirs with eight new ones.

It claims the plan will deliver an average reduction in bills of more than three per cent ‘in real terms’.

The business plan also appeals for ‘shared responsibility’ in helping maintain and improve water quality on the coast and elsewhere, with plans for it to spend £837million on environmental programmes for rivers and bathing water.

It read: “In consultation with our customers, regulators and politicians they have made it clear that they expect us to anticipate threats to a resilient water future.

“We recognise that in addition to our water utility responsibilities, we have an additional responsibility to help create an economic, environmental and socially-resilient region.

“For example, our visitor economy provides a regional gross value add of £8billion a year, much of which is down to the attraction of our coasts, beaches and other water features.

“For these reasons, in our view resilience is a shared responsibility and will require innovative and collaborative action and participation.”

Crawley Town became the first team this season to beat Lincoln City in the league, thanks to Filipe Morais forcing an own goal on the stroke of half-time.

Crawley looked the better side through out the game against the League 2 leaders, making the shock victory richly deserved.

Lincoln’s fortunes suffered a further set-back early in the second half when skipper Lee Frecklington was given a stright red card for a terrible challenge on Mark Connolly.

Reds went into the interval in the lead thanks to an own goal by former Crawley player Michael Bostwick just before the break.

Lincoln then suffered another blow when Lee Flecklin was red-carded in the 56th minute for a horrific tackle on Connolly.

Caretaker managers Filipe Morais and Jimmy Smith were in charge of the team for their second league match, while Gabriele Cioffe who was appointed new boss yesterday was watching from the stand.

Morais and Smith made four changes to the team which lost at Oldham last week, with Lewis Young, Joe Maguire, Panutche Camara and Bondz N’Gala coming in.

Romain Vincelot and Jimmy Smith were both ruled out through injury while Josh Doherty and Dominic Poleon were on the bench.

Lincoln named an unhanged line up from Last Saturday’s 3-0 win ag Exeter City.

Reds made a great start with Ollie Palmer beating three opponents before going down in the area, but no penalty was given.

Then Palmer dispossed keeper Grant Smith of the ball but the move broke down as he had no support.

Lincoln forced Glenn Morris to make a save from a breakaway attack from a deflected shot by Harry Anderson.

Young found Palmwer in a good position with a cross but his attempt on goal ended up going wide.

Camara forced Lincoln ‘keeper Grant Smith to make a fine save to with a shot from the edge of the box.

The Imps shoudl have taken the lead when Bruno Andrade’s cross found ex-Red John Akinde, who used his left put but put the ball wide from just a few yards in front of goal.

Crawley went into the interval deservedly leading 1-0 through an own goal by another former-Red, Michael Bostwick who was trying to keep out a cross from wide by Morais, but infact put the ball in his own net.

Morris made a fine save early in the second half to keep out a header by Jason Shakell.

Lincoln’s Lee Frecklington was sent-off for a dangerous challenge on Mark Connolly, leaving the hosts to play more than half an hour with ten men.

The 8,000 strong crowd really got behind the home team, vcreating a superb atmosphere.

But Reds didn’t buckle and managed to created a superb chance with ten minutes to go when Camara back-heeled to Ashley Nathaniel-George, who lifted his shot over the bar.

Finally in six minutes of added-time Akinde fired wide from in front of goal when it looked easier to score as Reds’ fans were given a happy journey back from Lincolnshire.

Crawley Town: Morris, Young, Connolly, Palmer, Francomb (Doherty 70), Nathaniel-George, Magurie, Bulman, Moraid, Camara, N’Gala

Unused subs: Mersin, McNerney, Poleon, Gambin, Randall

Lincoln City: Smith, O’Connor (McCartan 53), Shackell, Pett (Rhead 81), Frecklington, Andrade (Mensah 74), Toffolo, Bostwick, Eardley, Anderson, Akinde

Unused subs: Slocombe, Gordon, Wharton, Green

Attendance: 8,321 (81 away)

Ref: Matthew Donohue

A Ferrari driver ended up caught over the top of a wall on the way to Goodwood Revival festival today.

Posting photos of the incident on the A27 Arundel Road on Facebook, Worthing Fire Station said no one was hurt and the driver had been on the way to the festival.

It added: “The driver managed to free herself unharmed. Crews made the vehicle safe.”

Goodwood Revival brings thousands of visitors to the Chichester area every year.

Read our guide here: https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/goodwood-revival-what-to-wear-when-is-it-where-to-park-who-will-be-there-1-8616448