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Karen Dunn
Local Democracy Reporter

Two-thirds of the new cases of coronavirus in West Sussex over the past week were detected in Crawley, government data has shown.

Between 2 and 9 July inclusive, 15 people were diagnosed with the virus – taking the countywide total to 2,701 – of which 10 were in Crawley.

Peter Lamb, leader of the borough council, announced the spike in cases during his online Q&A, and said he wasn’t really surprised.

Mr Lamb, who keeps a weekly total of the figures, said: “To be frank, seeing a lot of the lack of following of social distancing [rules] that I’ve seen over recent weeks, it’s not a huge surprise.

“People have got to do their best to try to adhere to those rules because it’s very clear whenever a statement comes to you from the government that it’s only appropriate for them to be rolling back these conditions so long as people are following the guidelines.”

As of 9 July, the number of cases in Crawley stood at 432, which is 384.2 people per 100,000.

The highest figures in the county overall were recorded in Mid Sussex, with 593 cases – 396.1 per 100,000.

Next was Horsham with 508 cases – 357.2 per 100,000; Worthing with 395 – 359 per 100,000; and Arun with 319 – 199.6 per 100,000.

The lowest figures in West Sussex were recorded in Chichester and Adur, whose cases stood at 269 – 222.8 per 100,000 – and 185 – 289.7 per 100,000 – respectively. Crawley Borough Council received heavy criticism on social media for not opening its playgrounds last week.

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Huw Oxburgh
Local Democracy Reporter

Hastings Borough Council faces a £4.9m financial hit as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, senior councillors have warned.

At a virtual meeting, the council’s cabinet discussed reports covering the impact of the pandemic on its operations.

According to those reports, the council expects to face around £4.9m of additional costs or lost income as a result of Covid-19.

However this figure is not fixed and is subject to change. In a best-case scenario, the final costs are estimated to reach £3.65m.

In a worst-case scenario, this could rise as high as £10.1m, council papers say.

Despite this, Hastings remains in a relatively good position as a result of its existing reserves, said cabinet member for finance Peter Chowney.

He said: “We are in the fortunate position in Hastings of having a reasonable level of reserves. We kept the general reserves to its minimum position of £6m. We haven’t gone below that.

“Of course, reserves are there for major financial crises and unforeseen circumstances and you can’t get much more unforeseen and critical than what we are in at the moment.

“The reserve that we have will cover the estimated shortfall even if we get no more money. However we still need the money, partly because if we use that reserve we will have to build it up again.

“We need more money basically. The government is going to have to bail out local authorities. If it doesn’t, the consequences are inconceivable, not in Hastings but certainly everywhere else and eventually in Hastings if the crisis goes on.”

To date the government has confirmed additional grant funding of £985,000 for Hastings Borough Council.

The authority is also expected to receive a share of a £4.3bn funding package for councils in England. But cabinet members warned further funding would be needed to weather the crisis.

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