Unnecessary road signs are being taken down as part of a campaign to declutter the county.

Earlier this year, West Sussex County Council was one of only two authorities to sign up for a clutter challenge thrown down by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England.

Now dozens of signs are being removed from roads in Worthing thanks to the support of the borough council and the West Sussex youth offending team.

The "no waiting at any time"

signs are mainly fixed to street lights next to double yellow lines.

National changes now mean councils can remove the signs because drivers know parking on double yellow lines is illegal at all times.

Colin Hunt, Worthing borough council's street scene officer, helped arrange for the signs to be removed by teenagers carrying out "community payback" work supervised by the West Sussex youth offending team.

It has been involved in a series of schemes at Worthing including removing graffiti.

A scheme to tidy up alleyways, and front gardens belonging to the frail and elderly, is also being planned.

The work is all designed to help improve the appearance of the town.

Tex Pemberton, West Sussex cabinet member for highways and transport, recently appointed his policy advisor, county councillor Derek Whittington, to spearhead the drive to reduce unnecessary signage.

Mr Pemberton said: "We have already removed many 'no waiting at any time' signs in the Chichester area.

"It is a small start to a policy that will be developed during the coming months and one that will also look carefully at the amount of signage needed for new developments."