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Here's a really useful collection of films, with advice and information covering your home, outdoor activities and other helpful stuff.

Come and watch British citizenship ceremonies in West Sussex

Every year hundreds of new British citizens take part in special citizenship ceremonies organised by West Sussex County Council Registration Service. We visit two of them, and meet those who finally have British nationality.

See who cares in West Sussex

West Sussex Specialist Day Services are provided by the County Council for people with complex social care needs In this heart warming film Ray Kemp meets dedicated staff and carers, and customers who are being helped to live as independently as possible in their community.

Sculptures show how to re-use rubbish

Art was certainly rubbish when sculptors from West Sussex schools and universities competed for a prestigious prize.

Fostering - The inside story

Foster carers are always needed in West Sussex. Could you handle it? We meet one family and the teenage girl they foster, to find out what its really like.

Caught on camera - Dave the dodgy roofer

Fifty quid to fix a roof slate? A bargain, till Dave 'ups' the price to £2,000. Watch West Sussex Trading Standards trap a scammer, and learn how to avoid being caught by a conman.

Apprentices learn the job from 16 - 65

West Sussex County Council is employing 200 apprentices. Reporter Kim Adsett went to see how 2 of them are getting on.

Technology to the rescue of visual and hearing impaired

Things that bleep, flash and speak are helping West Sussex residents with visual and hearing impairments to live more normal lives. Kim Adsett looks at some of the ingenious technology on offer in the county.

Service provides help for parents

A service for parents with disabled children is offering much-needed support. The county's Fun and Breaks service (formally Sitting Service), arranges for volunteers to provide regular care for a few hours. Simon Eden went to meet a family.

Wheeling out the meals

They're not just food. Meals on Wheels can be a lifeline for the elderly. Philippa Eld joins a delivery driver as he checks up on a West Sussex 90-year-old living alone.

Children's centres

A new network of children and family centres is growing throughout West Sussex. Philippa Eld goes behind the scenes to meet the people who use them and run them.

Fit enough to fit the bill? Become a Firefighter

What does it take to become a West Sussex firefighter? Caroline Kingsmill went to a pre-recruitment day to find out its not just fit blokes, its fit mums too.

Inside the West Sussex world of recycling

What happens when you throw stuff away? In West Sussex it sets advanced technology in motion at the Materials Recycling Facility on Ford Airfield near Arundel. Ray Kemp visited one of the UK's most hi-tech plants to see how it works.

How to fit, maintain and test battery smoke alarms

Your home smoke alarm may be the one thing that saves your life. Here's how to choose one and look after it.

Why you should belt up

Watch what happens when your car hits something at just 4 miles an hour - and see how your vision goes haywire after a few drinks. West Sussex college students join us on the seatbelt sled.

Dementia - The inside story

We talk to the experts in dementia and those diagnosed with the illness. What is it like and what help do they receive in West Sussex?

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