Worthing council news
Worthing council news, newest first: decisions, budgets, council tax, bins and services, each linked to the council's own papers.
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Worthing Theatres and Museum Names Louise Blackwell as CEO
Louise Blackwell, founder of Creative Crawley, will run the Connaught, Pavilion, Assembly Hall and museum from January, as the council's yearly fee falls to £999,234.
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Worthing Crematorium Can't Go Green by 2030, Council Says
Electric cremators would cost millions and shut Worthing Crematorium for a long spell, so the 2030 carbon goal will be missed. Council emissions are down 54%.
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Worthing Street Trading: Station Stalls and Seafront Zones
Up to two stalls could trade at Worthing station, and markets could spread along Montague Street, under plans going to councillors on 14 October.
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Worthing Council Budget: £5.1m Government Support Needed
Worthing Borough Council expects to need £5.1m of Exceptional Financial Support to balance its 2027/28 budget, up from £4.67m in July. Homelessness drives it.
Housing
Worthing Housing List: 858 Could Be Removed in Shake-Up
Worthing plans to drop 858 no-need households from a 2,462-strong housing list, when only 131 homes were let last year. Have your say by 20 October.
Worthing FC
Worthing FC Given Freedom of the Borough in Unanimous Vote
Councillors voted unanimously on 30 September to give Worthing FC the borough's highest honour, the first since 2018 and the first ever to a sports club.
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Worthing Town Hall: £111,333 Housing Reception Rebuild
Worthing Borough Council signed a £111,333 contract on 3 September to rebuild the Town Hall housing reception. Councillors can call it in until 10 September.
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Worthing Pavilion Theatre Windows: Consent Granted 12 Oct
Listed building consent and planning permission for the Pavilion Theatre reglazing were granted on 12 October, after a £221,418 contract was signed in August.
Worthing town centre
Montague Quarter Worthing: Clean-Up Ordered by 28 August
Worthing's council has ordered the Montague Quarter cleaned by Friday 28 August or it bills the owners. One of the two went into receivership on 28 July.
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Worthing food waste collection: bins out by 6:30am
Worthing's weekly food waste bin has to be out by 6:30am, and the council has a workaround for caddy lids that will not lock. What goes in, what does not.
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Worthing Lido: council takes over as repair works begin
Worthing Borough Council is taking over the Lido after its long-serving tenant quit, with repairs now under way and a new operator sought later in 2026.
Bins
Worthing Christmas Bin Collections 2026: Dates Due November
No Worthing bin rounds on bank holidays or weekends, and rounds slip on after each one. Last year's garden waste, tree and bulky dates, and when 2026's land.
Schools
Worthing School Term Dates 2026/27: Half Term 26 to 30 Oct
Worthing's 2026/27 term dates: half term 26 to 30 October, Christmas break from 18 December, back 4 January. INSET days for Worthing High, Bohunt, Sion, more.
Bins
Worthing Tip Opening Times: Closed Thursdays, 9am to 4pm
Worthing tip on Willowbrook Road is shut on Thursdays this winter and open 9am to 4pm on the other six days. Book a slot to drive in; the last one is 3.30pm.