Deputy PM congratulates Horsham company for apprenticeship training award
Nick Clegg has congratulated a Horsham company for coming in the top 100 apprentice-employing companies in the UK.For the third consecutive year, Damovo UK & Ireland has been recognised in the...
View ArticleFive days left to win an Android tablet after Smart Monkey rebrand
A Billingshurst-based branding agency is celebrating its rebrand with an Android tablet giveaway.Smart Monkey’s milestone marks a shift from being an integrated agency to focussing on brand...
View ArticleElderly woman trapped in Broadbridge Heath care home lift
Firefighters were called to Broadbridge Heath care home after an elderly woman became trapped in a lift. Crew from Horsham arrived in Guildford Road at 9.15pm on Monday (November 25). She was freed...
View ArticleWest Sussex companies offered grants to take on higher apprentices
Grants of £2,500 are being offered to businesses across West Sussex to help cover costs of taking on or up-skilling staff to become higher apprentices.Higher apprenticeships allow managers to recruit...
View ArticleUPDATE: Heavy traffic both ways on the A23 near Handcross and Bolney
Motorists have been delayed on the A23 today (November 26).Queues have formed in both directions on the A23 between Bolney Cross and Handcross. There is heavy traffic between the A272 Cowfold Road and...
View ArticleLarge containers targeted in Horsham
Storage containers in Horsham have become the target of break-ins. Several padlocks have been broken off from the units in Blatchford Road some time early this week. Nothing has been reported as...
View ArticleHorsham council planning improved, says chief executive
The chief executive of Horsham District Council has praised council staff for their efforts in improving the efficiency of the planning department.In June, the County Times reported that the planning...
View ArticleGatwick turnover grows by more than ten per cent
Gatwick’s turnover increased by more than ten per cent from 2012, it announced today (November 26).Year-on-year footfall from April to September has increased by 4.4 per cent - almost one million - to...
View ArticleUPDATE: A281 cleared after car overturns
Police have reopened the A281 Brighton Road in Mannings Heath after a car overturned on it this morning (November 27).Sussex Police said a Volkswagen Polo flipped onto its roof at around 7.10am....
View ArticlePolice helicopter and dog unit hunt Horsham home intruder
A police helicopter and dog unit were launched to trace a suspect who broke into a Horsham home and was shouted at by the person who lives there. Emergency services were called to Paget Close at around...
View ArticleFirefighters called to a Henfield chimney fire
Firefighters were called to a chimney fire in Henfield yesterday evening (November 26).The Henfield crew arrived in Blackstone Lane at 7.36pm.They left at 10.10pm.
View ArticleVIDEO: England international reopens Lloyds bank in West Street, Horsham
Lloyds ‘new branch’ was opened by Southwater’s ex-England football international Alan Mullery MBE, this morning (November 27).The football pundit has been a customer at the branch for 13 years and...
View ArticleSussex heritage: work rooted in South Downs
An intimate exhibition of prints by the artist Eric Ravilious, who lived and worked in Sussex, is on show at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester until 8th December. The exhibition highlights prints and...
View ArticleAt the Vets: Twitching paws? Quivering lips? Yep, Fido is dreaming
So who reckons that they’ve witnessed their dogs dreaming?I’m pretty sure most of you will have noticed some degree of canine lip quivering, leg twitching, or even a growl or snap at some imaginary...
View ArticleHow very dare you! The top things that make us angry
Queue jumpers, benefit scroungers, traffic jams and petrol prices have emerged among a list of the 50 things which make us angry.Rudeness, people who don’t listen, spitting in public and having to go...
View ArticleSerious accident shuts main road at Alfold
A major road north of Horsham has been closed this evening (Wednesday November 27) following a serious accident.The A281 Guildford Road in Alfold has been shut in both directions at the Loxwood Road...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after Alfold collision
Surrey Police are appealing for witnesses following a head-on collision in Alfold yesterday evening (Wednesday November) 27.The collision, which involved a green Land Rover and a 17 tonne HGV lorry,...
View ArticleMagazine: National business winners off advice
Successful businessmen and women were honoured at the National Business Awards recently.After receiving their awards they took time out to offer some ideas and advice for all companies to follow if...
View ArticleFirefighters called to Pease Pottage collision
Firefighters were called to collision involving a car and a van in Pease Pottage yesterday afternoon (November 27).Crews arrived at the roundabout above the M23 at 4.29pm.No one was trapped in the...
View ArticleNik Butler: Horsham’s heart lies safely in its community
The year is to run out upon us and the annual month of festive distraction for hope and of joy is almost here. Rather than waiting for the inevitable end of year round up I wanted to follow in the...
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