Firefighters called out to burning tree
A BURNING tree had to be put out by firefighters yesterday (Thursday) early evening. The tree was in the rear garden of a house in Haglands Lane, West Chiltington.The emergency service spent just over...
View ArticleWoman injured after three-car accident
A WOMAN was treated by paramedics after a road traffic accident yesterday (Thursday) evening.The incident happened around 6.30pm at Tower Hill, Horsham, and involved three cars.
View ArticleSchool receives travel award
A HORSHAM school has received a West Sussex County Travel Mark Plan award for promoting ‘green’ travel.St Robert Southwell School, Lambs Farm Road, was given the award by Pene Mather, school travel...
View ArticleEarly days in the big debate over ‘fracking’
‘THESE are early days for shale gas exploration in the United Kingdom’.That remark by the minister responsible for oil and gas exploration, Charles Hendry, came during a Commons debate last November on...
View ArticleSouthern Water bills set to go up by huge 8.2 per cent in next year
WATER bills for Southern Water customers are set to rise by an average of 8.2 per cent in the next financial year - one of the highest rises across the country.The Worthing-based company said bills...
View ArticleHorsham town centre power cut
BUSINESSES in Horsham town centre were disrupted this afternoon (Monday February 6) when power shut down for nearly an hour.Traders across the Carfax, East, Middle and West Street were left without...
View ArticleLocal firms join rewards scheme
SHOPPERS at Tesco in Broadbridge Heath are able to exchange clubcard points for vouchers to use in local businesses. The store’s loyalty scheme has started a new trial that allows local companies to...
View ArticleCountdown To Tokyo: The course is all important
IN his second article on preparing for the Tokyo Marathon, arts editor Phil Hewitt explains why the route is what matters:The most important thing about a marathon? Why, it’s the course, of course.The...
View ArticleBody found in lake near Cranleigh
THE body of a man has been recovered from a freezing lake at Wildwood Golf Club in Alfold, near Cranleigh. It is believed that the 53-year-old man, who has not been identified, was walking his dog...
View ArticleCouncil supports National Apprenticeship Week
Horsham District Council is supporting National Apprenticeship Week 2012 this week, hoping residents will take advantage of what’s on offer across the district.Apprentices are employees who earn a wage...
View ArticleBench is a memorial to mums who died just months apart
WHEN two mums from the same street died of breast cancer a few months apart their neighbours decided to provide a lasting memorial to them.On Friday a bench inscribed with the names of Zeynep...
View ArticleA29 partially blocked at Codmore Hill after accident
A MAJOR road was partially blocked following an accident this afternoon (Tuesday).The A29 Stane Street at Codmore Hill, near Pulborough, was partially blocked in both directions.The accident, involving...
View ArticleUPDATE: Horsham town centre power cut
BUSINESSES in Horsham town centre were disrupted for a second day in a row this afternoon (Tuesday February 7) due to a number of power cuts.Yesterday (Monday 6) traders across the Carfax, East, Middle...
View ArticleVideo - dog rescued from cliff face
AMY the dog was rescued from a cliff face between Houghton and Amberley by the Technical Rescue Unit from Horley fire station yesterday (Tuesday).The cliff had a drop of approximately 120 feet but...
View ArticleUpdate: Horsham Bishopric shut after head-on collision
THE BISHOPRIC in Horsham was closed following a head-on collision between two cars late this afternoon (Wednesday).Police shut the road from the traffic lights at Albion Way to the Rushams Road...
View ArticleVideo: pupils enjoy Chinese New Year
CHILDREN at Billingshurst Primary School have welcomed in the Chinese New Year.The year of the Dragon was celebrated by the children at the Station Road school, by wearing traditional Chinese clothes,...
View ArticleGoodwood-based Rolls-Royce on look-out for apprentices
THE SEARCH is on for apprentices to train with Goodwood-based Rolls-Royce.The successful applicants will join the Apprenticeship Programme at the end of August 2012, working alongside skilled...
View ArticleHorsham braces for more power cuts
HORSHAM town centre businesses may suffer further power cuts today (Thursday February 9), warn UK Power Networks.A spokesperson for the company said: “Our engineers are in the Market Square area...
View ArticleFire in heater dealt with by emergency service
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house in Steyning yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon.The emergency service arrived at the home in Horsham Road around 4.30pm after a small fire started in an electric...
View ArticleThree-car collision in Pulborough
A THREE-car collision in Pulborough has blocked Broomers Hill Lane. Police were called to the incident between A29 Stane Street and A283 Mare Hill Road at 8.40am this morning (February 10).One person...
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