Brighton park protection area nearly doubled

5:50pm Tuesday 30th March 2010

An area protecting a park has nearly doubled in size.

National park should be for the people, says former Brighton council leader

5:50pm Monday 29th March 2010

A former council leader has told how he hopes a national park will be “for the people”.

South Downs National Park opens for business

5:41pm Tuesday 30th March 2010

The new South Downs National Park officially comes into being tomorrow, giving greater protection to a huge swathe of green space across Sussex.

South Downs National Park formally signed into existence

South Downs National Park formally signed into existence

9:00pm Thursday 12th November 2009

Campaigners were celebrating today as the Government signed into existence the new South Downs National Park - and announced it would be bigger than previously planned.

Brighton park campaigners given boost

11:00am Wednesday 19th August 2009

Campaigners fighting for a city beauty spot to be included in the new South Downs National Park have been given new cause for optimism.

Sussex beauty spot "cut out" of South Downs National Park

Green Ridge

12:00pm Thursday 7th May 2009

Residents have reacted with horror after an area of outstanding natural beauty was “cut out” of the planned South Downs National Park.

South Downs Park could force rural traders out of Sussex

10:15am Tuesday 7th April 2009

Rural businesses will be forced to relocate from Sussex if planning restrictions within the new National Park are too severe, it has been claimed.

South Downs' status as national park is priceless

MOST WELCOME: Friends of Sheepcote Valley celebrate the inclusion of the valley in the South Downs National Park

10:51am Thursday 2nd April 2009

The news the South Downs is to become England’s ninth national park has been broadly welcomed across Sussex and, according to Tourism South East (TSE) , the announcement has come at just the right time.

South Downs to become National Park

NATIONAL PARK: The South Downs

10:20am Tuesday 31st March 2009

The South Downs has been given the go-ahead to become England's ninth National Park.

National Park announcement expected

PROTECTED?: The South Downs

8:26am Tuesday 31st March 2009

The Government is expected to announce the creation of a South Downs National Park today, more than 60 years after the area was recommended for the protected status.

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