Unemployment soars in West Sussex

UNEMPLOYMENT in West Sussex has soared by more than 111 per cent in the past year, county councillors were told.

And a warning was given that the biggest increases in the future could be seen in the public sector, because of looming cutbacks in public spending.

For the full story see this week's West Sussex Gazette.

Also making the headlines in this week's paper:

Town history 'talkathon' aids museum

Landfill activists achieve a victory

Councils on the 'verge' of controversy over cost cuts

Anniversaries galore at Goodwood Revival

Major road plan to tackle danger spots

De-stress sessions help hospice funds

Fire service plan that could save 1.3m per year

We also have all our usual popular columnists and plenty of news from across the county in a packed bumper issue, out now priced 35p.