Council tax set to be frozen
HORSHAM District Council’s cabinet will consider a proposal that council tax remain unchanged for residents in the year starting April 2012.If the freeze in council tax is agreed at the cabinet meeting...
View ArticleMortgage rates at record low
HORSHAM residents pay on average 30 per cent less in monthly mortgage repayments compared to when they reached their national highest in 2008, according to research released by Barclays. In an analysis...
View ArticleLandslip causes rail disruption
A LANDSLIP is causing rail disruption at Coulsdon South, with knock-on effects across the network.Southern Railway said the following alterations will apply until further notice:Trains from Redhill...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: West Chiltington man pleads guilty to manslaughter
WILLIAM Thomas Allen, 67, of Nyetimber Lane, West Chiltington, Horsham, appeared at Lewes Crown Court today (January 26) and pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility,...
View ArticleFinal curtain for drama society if leisure centre closed
HORSHAM Operatic and Dramatic Society believes it would face the final curtain if its Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre home was demolished.Chairman Ray Fisher said if after consultation Horsham...
View ArticleCharity challenge to fill youth service gap
A CHALLENGE has been taken up a new Horsham-based youth charity to fill the gaps left by West Sussex County Council’s cuts to the area’s youth services.‘4 The Youth’ has been running youth groups for...
View ArticleRetail turbulence in Horsham continues
HORSHAM’S economy looks turbulent as more town centre units close whilst other new businesses step up to breathe life back into the struggling high street.Last weekend, Swan Walk Shopping Centre’s...
View ArticleMore concerns over school proposals
PROPOSED changes to a school catchment area has left Horsham parents concerned over the future education of their children.Last week Caron Porritt, 38, of Comptons Lane said she was ‘incensed’ with a...
View ArticleCharities set to benefit from text project
LIFE Discovery, Colgate Playgroup, The Rotary Club of Horsham Benevolent Fund, The Supporters of Castlewood School, The Child Memorial Village Hall.This is just a handful from among the charitable...
View ArticleArunside children learn to travel safely
THE WHOLE school community worked on travel safety and sustainability to gain Arunside its Travelwise Level 2 award.The travel team from West Sussex County Council and school chair of governors Diana...
View ArticleFears of ‘Crawsham’
FEARS of ‘Crawsham’, ‘troubled hot-spots’ and a lack of local jobs are just some concerns voiced by parish councillors following a shock bid for 4,500 new homes in North Horsham. Now pressure is...
View ArticlePartnerships provide affordable homes
A NUMBER of partners have been working with Horsham District Council to improve the levels of affordable housing in the district.Ten new affordable homes were completed at Farthings Hill, Horsham, at...
View ArticleVillage now has its own weatherman
FEW villages can boast of having their very own weatherman. But Ashington has just that. When Stuart Gast of The Sands, is not in the air tending to passenger needs as a member of an airline’s cabin...
View ArticleFishmonger’s back on the menu after 20 years
CHRIS Veasey’s fresh fish stall has proved so popular at Horsham’s Saturday market he has taken on a shop - the first fishmonger’s in the town for about 20 years.The former Bloxhams bookmakers in the...
View ArticleTop poet judges school competition
AN AWARD winning poet was on hand to judge a year nine poetry competition at Christ’s Hospital School on Thursday. Jo Shapcott, winner of the National Poetry Competition (1985 and 1991), was invited to...
View ArticleVandals flood Horsham care home
‘VIOLATED’ care home residents were forced out of their Horsham accommodation when the living room was deliberately flooded by ‘mindless’ vandals on Sunday January 22. More than ten elderly people had...
View ArticleRisk of fire in freezing temperature
AS FREEZING temperatures continue to plummet firefighters urge residents to ‘stay warm and safe this winter’.But with extra heat sources brings a greater risk of life-threatening house fires, say West...
View ArticleHorsham firm creating 50 jobs
IN CONTRAST to government figures which chart a continuing rise in unemployment, one Horsham company says they are having trouble finding young enthusiastic staff for their new positions....
View ArticleDamavo UK is supporting Apprenticeship Week
HORSHAM-based Damavo UK is a fierce advocate of apprenticeships in the UK, and will be fully supporting National Apprenticeships Week from February 6 to 10.The leading ICT provider is encouraging its...
View ArticleWoman flown to hospital after tree collision
A WOMAN was freed from a car and flown to hospital following a collision with a tree.Firefighters were called to Billingshurst Road, Ashington, yesterday (Thursday) around 2.30pm.They freed the woman...
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