One in seven English bathing spots rated as polluted in latest testing Scarborough and Bognor Regis among places where water is so polluted it is not recommended for swimming The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025
‘Firearm suspect’ triggering school lockdown turns out to be boy in fancy dress with toy gun Sussex Police dispatched armed officers in response to a report of a suspected gunman in Bognor Regis on Wednesday morning The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
Schools placed on lockdown after report of suspected gunman Sussex Police advised schools in Bognor Regis to go into lockdown The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2025
‘There’s probably worse places’: Bognor Regis back at bottom of UK seaside rankings West Sussex resort comes last again in Which? survey but local residents and visitors are full of praise The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025
Butlin's to open huge £15million activity centre with AR games, escape rooms and more The new PLAYXPERIENCE zone will open at the Butlin's in Bognor Regis next year, bringing activities including Digi Darts, souped up versions of baseball, tennis, lacrosse and cricket, and escape rooms to the camp Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2023
Super fit gran who gets mistaken for 30 reveals key to youth - it's all about strength Grandma Jacqueline Hooton, 59, from Bognor Regis, often gets told she looks like she's in her thirties and says the key to her youthful appearance is being able to deadlift double her bodyweight Daily Mirror · Dec 30, 2022
Butlin's slammed after toddler, 2 chokes to death on sausage on family holiday James Manning, two, choked on the sausage during a holiday with his family at Butlin's in Bognor Regis, West Sussex - a coroner has condemned the firm for its first aid provision Daily Mirror · Sep 26, 2022
Gran's five word response to trolls who call her embarrassing for wearing hot-pants Jacqueline Hooton, 59, from Bognor Regis, wants to disrupt the narrative around ageing and destroy stereotypes about 'older women' as she continues to share viral posts on her Instagram Daily Mirror · Aug 11, 2022
Man in one of England’s driest towns says it has ‘its own micro climate’ The manager of a nursery in one of the driest places in England says it takes up to four hours to water all of his plants each day. The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022
McDonald's customers startled after stray 5ft boa constrictor found at restaurant Workers and diners at the McDonald's restaurant in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, were stunned to see the snake - usually found in tropical rainforests - outside the branch on the south coast Daily Mirror · Aug 3, 2022
Man has '£50,000 knocked off house price' after new toilet block covers sea view James Johnston, 87, claims he has been forced to drastically lower the price of his apartment on The Esplanade Grande, in Bognor Regis, due to the eyesore Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2022