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Traders across the Arun district are in for an early Christmas treat thanks to an annual event to promote independent businesses.

Small Business Saturday, a national campaign to encourage local shopping, has received support from many local traders and shoppers. The event is being supported by Littlehampton Traders’ Partnership and is being run by Littlehampton’s Organisation of Contemporary Arts (LOCA).

This year, the event takes place in Littlehampton High Street on Saturday, 5 December from 9am to 5pm and shoppers visiting the town can enjoy all day free parking at St Martin’s and Manor House car parks....

Bognor Regis has finished a runner up in the race to be crowned Britain’s best coastal high street.

Bognor Regis and Prestatyn made it into the top three but were pipped to the post by Amble at an award ceremony in London’s Admiralty House earlier on Monday, 30 November.

A record number of 230 high streets entered and nearly 200,000 votes were cast across the seven categories. This year the public got the chance to vote for the first time, alongside a visit by an expert judge from the Future High Streets Forum...

Arun District Council Building Control will offer customers a fully electronic service from the New Year.

Customers will benefit through being able to submit online applications instantly and make significant savings by not having to pay for printing costs....