WORTHING HERALD: Helping To Make It Happen

See something that needs doing? Willing to take on responsibility? How will you help?

Ian Hart, prominent locally and fellow columnist,ย kindly bought me a beer on Saturday before Worthingโ€™s top football team overcame Weston super Mare.

WORTHING HERALD: Strength and Health in our Community

Smoking is not an adult habit to start. The tobacco industry had to find 5,000 new cigarette buyers every week to replace those who would never smoke again. Half had died; half had given up for the last time.

WORTHING HERALD: Lessons on Campaigning

Campaigns and issues can last for ages; I have been involved with many, some by choice, some by chance. Alan Bates, a sub postmaster for five years until 2003, has campaigned since then. He spoke on Tuesday to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.

WORTHING HERALD: Is It Time To Fix Easter And The Clocks?

Parliament and government came close to fixing Easter in 1928, at least for the western Christian churches. Easter Sunday can be one of 35 days in March or April causing difficulties for secular events such as academic terms.

WORTHING HERALD: The World We Could Be Making Together

Many in the constituency and in wider West Sussex were growing up as the Allies helped the rebuilding of the politics and the economies of Germany and of territories occupied during the Second World War. That approach might have be beneficial one hundred years ago during the 1920s.

Kingston Gap Development Update

During Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, I raised the anguish of residents in Ferring, East Preston, Kingston-Gorse and neighbouring communities where developers are trying to build over every vineyard, horticultural nursery and piece of high-quality agricultural land.

WORTHING HERALD: Time for Worthing and District

The Palace of Westminster and its neighbour Westminster Abbey have been together for ages. The Abbey has an interesting history. There have been 40 coronations, burials of 18 English, Scottish and British monarchs, and 16 royal weddings.

Recognising International Day of Forests

Today is the ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€, a day to celebrate and work to protect the UKโ€™s and the worldโ€™s forests.

WORTHING HERALD: The Power of Mind and the Skill of Hand

The restored House of Commons Chamber was reopened nearly 75 years ago in front of the Speakers and presiding Officers of the Commonwealth Legislatures. On Sunday, our Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP gathered their successors for a memorable dinner, the second to be held in Central Lobby.