SussexWorld's Mark Dunford looks at the headlines across Sussex today
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00:00 Hi, I'm Mark Dunford and I'm here with today's Sussex World Daily Bulletin on Wednesday March 27th.
00:06 The world's most famous intruder airfield is set to be transformed with the West Sussex site earmarked for a major development.
00:13 More than 1,000 houses and a 60 bed care home are set to be built alongside a new primary school with sports pitches on the former Ford airfield.
00:22 Abbery, one of the South's largest housing providers, and Vistry Group, the UK's leading mixed tenure developer, have entered into a 50/50 joint venture to acquire the land.
00:33 Concerns are being raised over secret plans to build a new town in Horsham District.
00:39 They are being voiced by Horsham MP Sir Jeremy Quinn and South Downs MP Andrew Griffith.
00:44 Their concerns have been sparked following an announcement by Horsham District Council's Cabinet Member for Planning that the Council was considering applying to establish a green belt in the area.
00:53 Pizza chain Papa John's has announced it's closing a number of its branches in East Sussex.
00:59 The company said the branches form a part of a total of 43 stores it is shutting across the UK, which it said were underperforming.
01:08 It said it is proposing to close the stores by mid-May following a consultation process with impacted staff.
01:14 A long-delayed road building project is to receive £2.5 million from the Government to help in its completion, it has been announced.
01:22 The Department for Leveling Up Housing and Communities, the DLUHC, said it has allocated the money towards completing the Queensway Gateway Road, which it said help unlock jobs, reduce congestion and ensure improved connectivity in the Bexhill-Hastings Growth Corridor.
01:39 The Government said the money is part of a total of £40 million for East Sussex from the DLUHC towards a number of projects.
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