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Here we cover a variety of subjects that have an impact on where you live. Whether it's the environment, libraries, helpful information or the people and the jobs they do. Find out more.

How to be Care Wise

Elderly people who need care and support also often face financial challenges. This film shows how the Carewise West Sussex scheme could help point them in the right direction at a critical time in their lives.

Getting older? At least you can Age With Confidence

We're all living longer, so it's vital to plan for later life. West Sussex County Council Leader Louise Goldsmith explains how the council is helping people prepare for their later years through its 'Age with Confidence' initiative.

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.

Spirit of Sussex Day

Capture the flavour and spirit of what its like to live in one of the best parts of Britain. Our film takes a musical and spoken journey into the reasons we celebrate Sussex Day every year on 16 June.

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.

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.

Heat and light - From a waste processing plant

Thousands of West Sussex homes could get heat and power from a new high-tech waste plant being built. It's not an incinerator, it converts rubbish into energy. This is the story of 4 years careful planning.

Become a tree warden and preserve history

Tree wardens are desperately needed in West Sussex. But who are they and what do they do? Kim Adsett's been to find out.

Waste side story

Simon Eden's been on the trail of the county's rubbish, and uncovers some surprising facts about what happens when you throw things away.

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.

Bushcrafters bang the Buchan drum

Deep in a jungle close to Crawley, the Buchan Bushcrafters find out how to survive off the land. Kim Adsett went back to nature and joined them.

Royal re-opening for Shoreham tollbridge

Shoreham's ancient wooden tollbridge is safe for at least another 30 years. See the restoration and celebrations as the historic bridge finally reopens.

Capturing the heritage of West Sussex

Browse through your old photos - you might be able to help preserve the priceless heritage of West Sussex.

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.

Toy libraries - They're child's play

Toy libraries around West Sussex are child's play to find. They're based at children and family centres, and cost only a small fee to join. Our film shows how children get the chance to play with things they'd never dreamed of.

The fab four-legged firefighters

Nosing out the cause of fires - Hattie and Barley, the West Sussex sniffer dogs. Chris Rider puts them to the test.

Screen decades of West Sussex

Turn the pages of history with our friends at Screen Archive South East, who have compiled this special film.

Making light work of multi-million pound contract

Thousands of street lights are being replaced across West Sussex as part of a massive project. Ray Kemp has been learning how its done.

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