Ray Dawe: Massive challenge of doing more with less in an era of significant...
Councils have received 40 per cent less money from central government in grant since 2010. This has been necessary to help cut public spending and reduce the country’s deficit. Last year the Department...
View ArticleRSPCA warning follows deer rescue
A young roe deer had to be rescued by the RSPCA last week, after he got tangled in a disused tennis net in a Broadbridge Heath garden.The buck was spotted in a tennis court in a Billingshurst Road...
View ArticleVIDEO: Building work begins at Millais School
A major upgrade to Millais School is underway with work on a new three-storey teaching block beginning this week.The ground-breaking ceremony was held yesterday morning (Wednesday) with representatives...
View ArticleTwo in hospital after car crashes into Henfield home
Two people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a Henfield home yesterday evening (Thursday November 28). Emergency services were called to Golden Square at around 6.30pm. The area was...
View ArticleElderly driver trapped after car rolls in Pulborough
Emergency services were called to Pulborough after a car rolled onto its side and trapped an elderly driver.Paramedics and firefighters attended the scene in Mare Hill Road just before 5pm yesterday...
View ArticleHorsham road shut after accident
A main road into Horsham town has been closed this evening (Friday November 29) following an accidentThe A281 Guildford Road was closed and there was slow traffic into town at the Merryfield Drive...
View ArticleExhausted after failing to kill a blackbird
This photo by reader Joan Scowen taken in her garden near Chichester shows a male sparrowhawk resting after a blackbird chase. It missed the target.Now it is transfixed by exhaustion. It is a violet...
View ArticlePublic row over trading not the best way forward
A mainly dry but cold week helped us in keeping the heifers out at Crouchlands for the extra days needed to finish concreting the last shed and no sooner than it was dry, it was bedded up with straw...
View ArticleFinally succumbed to the central heating
We have had to put the central heating on. Fought it until the last minute but the switch has been finally clicked. It has been a verymild autumn and the range cooker in the kitchen keeps us very cosy...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: Aids Day is poignant time for my family
This Sunday, 1st December, marks World Aids Day. This is always a particularly poignant time for my family, and this year especially so as it is now 20 years since my older brother Charles died of Aids...
View ArticleChristmas home accessories brand sale in Cranleigh
A Cranleigh-based home accessories business is putting on a Christmas shopping event next Thursday (December 5).The village’s ALSO Home showroom is knocking 25 per cent off all its items.Christmas...
View ArticleBook on Horsham’s history launched today
The history of a Horsham church and its surrounding area has been documented in a 120-page book which goes on sale today (Saturday November 30).The Holy Trinity Archive Group has detailed the history...
View ArticleVIDEO: New equipment to test drivers for cannabis
A simple swab test, being used across the county from today, will help police to catch drivers who have been taking cannabis.Normally, if officers suspect somebody of being under the influence, they...
View ArticleNick Herbert: No ‘a la carte’ menu on offer by the Union
This week saw the publication of Alex Salmond’s White Paper on Scotland’s Future. The Scottish people will vote on 18 September next year to decide whether Scotland will remain a part of the United...
View ArticleSussex NHS Trust joins in Worlds Aids Day events today
Sussex Community NHS Trust (SCNT) will be contributing to local events open to the public to mark World Aids Day today (December 1).The trust’s HIV Specialist service will be part of the Brighton &...
View ArticleBillingshurst family day and Christmas fayre is back
This year’s Billifest family day and Christmas fayre will take place in Jengers Mead, Billingshurst on Saturday December 7.A ‘mega-raffle’ featuring prizes donated by local businesses and a hog roast...
View ArticleHorsham Post Office extends opening hours for festive season
Horsham Post Office have extended their opening hours in the run-up to Christmas from today (December 2).The branch in the Carfax will be open from 8.30am to 6pm from Monday to Friday and 9am to 5.30pm...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after Horsham car and motorbike collision
A man was taken to hospital after a car and motorbike collided in Horsham on Friday evening (November 29).Emergency services were called to the Merryfield Drive and Guildford Road junction at...
View ArticleEmergency services called to two car collision in Broadbridge Heath
The emergency services were called to a two-car collision in Broadbridge Heath on Friday (November 29).The incident took place in Bognor Road, at 7.14pm.Two people were assessed by ambulance...
View ArticleCouncil urges Horsham restaurant-goers to check hygiene ratings for Christmas...
Residents who are organising a Christmas meal at a restaurant with friends, family or colleagues should think about how seriously a restaurant owner takes its food hygiene according to Horsham District...
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