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  This week is our last planned post before Christmas so we are repeating the Festive council information we shared last week. Please remember to take care of yourself, family and neighbours in the cold, especially if any are elderly or vulnerable. This link will take you directly to the latest Met Office warnings. The AA advise drivers to: - Map out journeys in advance, and allow extra time. Take a few handy essentials like a blanket, shovel, torch and extra snacks. Take it slow – stopping distances are 10 times longer in ice & snow. Check your tyres and see if you need to change to winter or all-season ones. Help your battery - turn off electricals before starting and wait 30 seconds between attempts.  The UK has had a dark cold snap with little or no wind, which has greatly reduced the output from wind turbines and, with continental problems reducing what we can import, necessitated ramping up gas and coal electricity generation. We have not done so well at realising o...

  This week is an extended post because it includes emergency council contact information for over the Festive period and information on refuse collections, etc. Please remember the Level 3 Cold Weather Alert issued by the Met Office. Do take care of yourself, family and neighbours, especially if any of you are elderly or vulnerable. Keep checking news outlets in case there are further very cold spells.  Last Saturday was Small Business Saturday - and we certainly have some great ones on the Peninsula. When we spend a few pounds in a local shop or use a local business for something, we are helping support our residents and our local economy.  If we don't use our local traders, we may lose them, so if you need something, maybe our local Independents can help.  On the day, Donna and I did our bit to help (with the marshalling for Selsey's second Christmas event.) Having seen our 4-week old grandson earlier that day, it was great to see so many children, parents and gra...

  Much of our District is rural, so having reliable transport (normally a car) is pretty much a necessity, whether for work, shopping, accessing healthcare or keeping in touch with friends and family. Unashamedly, therefore, I thought this article about the most and least reliable brands based on MOT tests may be of interest. I was amazed Honda were not in the top 10 because my British built Civic is amazingly reliable - click here to read it.   Last week we reminded you that traders who are part of Chi's Wednesday General Market have decided to operate on just Saturday 24 December in the city centre. The regular Saturday traders’ market and Sunday car boot sale will continue to operate at the Cattle Market car park as usual. After Christmas, the next Farmers’ Market will take place in East Street and North Street on 20 January 2023. The number of families with children under five who are living in fuel poverty will rise from 860,000 to 1,050,000 when changes announced in the...