Don't think it was BG, the rumour I heard was that they were going to build a large glass tower with a mixture of flats and offices and maybe a cinema (at long last), looking a bit like that gherkin thing in London.
How about the Inn on the Prom, remember seeing a few live bands in there, is that still there and was it really a pub?
Some of the names on this thread have me reminiscing about some drunken and debauched times in and around Worthing in the early to mid 90's, for that I thank you all very much...