Business News
March 22nd, 2021Boost for traders as Council invests in increasingly-popular parades
Four parades outside the town centre are being given a makeover as Worthing Borough Council commits to investing in the local communities that have become more popular throughout the pandemic. With residents shopping in areas closer to home due to Government restrictions, suburban shopping areas have gained more support from their communities. The Council recognises the importance of these hubs and the need to ensure they remain attractive places for people to visit, shop and spend time in socially.The four key sites that will benefit from improvements are Goring Road East, Broadwater, Kings Parade in Findon Valley and The Strand in Goring/Durrington.
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February 22nd, 2021
Plans to expand Worthing’s thriving creative hub submitted
Plans to expand Worthing’s thriving creative hub and hopefully recognised as a first class location for artists and innovators on the South Coast have been formally submitted for approval.To satisfy the growing demand for creative space in Worthing, Worthing Borough Council is looking to redevelop and regenerate a series of buildings adjoining Colonnade House to support the town’s growing creative community.
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February 16th, 2021
New Cafe on Worthing Pier Aims to Help Bounce Back....Economically and Socially
‘We need a sustained period of celebration when this is over and hopefully we can add to this.’That is the message today from the businessman about to breathe new life and activity into Worthing’s award-winning pier.
Alex Hole, famous for his hugely popular Perch cafe on Lancing beach is currently working with a team right down on the wooden planks of the pier to restore the pier’s Southern Pavilion.
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January 11th, 2021
HISBE Food
Brighton-born “rebel supermarket” HISBE is opening a store in Worthing town centre, on Saturday 16th January 2021, and offering people the opportunity to win free shopping at HISBE for themselves and for local people in need. HISBE is a supermarket on a busy Brighton high street, that offers a full range of fresh food and groceries, household and bodycare products, but does things very differently to your average Tesco’s. They focus on local produce, Sussex suppliers, packaging-free goods and eco-friendly brands. Staff are paid the Real Living Wage and, of every £1 that goes through the tills, suppliers get 68 pence.
On 28th February 2020 HISBE signed a lease on a new retail premises at 38 Portland Road in Worthing, where the Polish shop used to be. They planned to open their second store in May, but within two weeks the Coronavirus changed that. However, post-lockdown HISBE has an opening date and has launched a crowdfunder, inviting people to support the new store and win free shopping for themselves and others.
Ruth Anslow, who launched HISBE’s pilot store in Brighton in 2013 with her sister Amy and their friend Jack, is excited about opening their long-awaited second store: -
“These are uncertain times, and people might say we’re a bit bonkers to be opening a new store in the middle of a pandemic! But even before Covid hit, we had spent 18 months looking for the right place. So, ever since we found it, we can’t wait to get going....
Our interest in Worthing started when my sister moved here and declared that HISBE would be “right at home” in Worthing. We didn’t know the town well at first but have found a unique mix of traditional local pride and forward-thinking spirit here, that comes through from the community, the businesses and the council. From talking to local people, we were excited to discover its proud history with food, land and sea, its thriving independent business sector and a growing buzz of action on local food and sustainability.
And then it seemed like fate when someone at the council told me the town motto is, ‘From the land plenty and from the sea health.’ That’s right up our street - and we can’t wait to be of service to this town!”
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