No rail capacity for New Town say experts
A new town between Sayers Common and Henfield could overwhelm a creaking Victorian rail network according to experts who say the London to Brighton line has reached saturation.“I’d say it’s reached...
View ArticleHandsome and friendly but no use in a fight
Here is young Snowdrop wandering among the February Fairmaids. He was a very friendly pheasant. Handsome too. Just look at that huge white ring and the little snow drops on his back. He was full of...
View ArticleMystery over Russian agricultural brooch
Crisis point has again been reached in the loft. Trying to find space to put back the Christmas decorations and finding none, meant only one thing. A clear out.But it is so hard. I am awash with...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: fracking is rightly very tightly regulated
Three issues continue to dominate the local news and my postbag, one of them the possibility of fracking in the UK and in West Sussex particularly, so I will answer here some of the questions I am...
View ArticleVIDEO: MP Henry Smith joins Prime Minister on visit to successful business
Prime Minister David Cameron was accompanied by Crawley MP Henry Smith as he visited one of the town’s successful businesses.Mr Smith joined Mr Cameron on a visit to Manor Royal firm Vent-Axia this...
View ArticleTanbridge House School in Horsham recognised for GCSE improvement
Tanbridge House School has been named as one of England’s top 100 schools for sustained improvement in GCSE performance.In writing to the school on Friday (January 24), Yeovil MP David Laws commended...
View ArticleAlternative to council’s ‘flawed’ housing strategy published
’Dismayed’ by the council’s ‘undemocratic’ housing proposals seven councillors have put together their own alternative strategy this week.Horsham District Council published its draft preferred housing...
View ArticleNick Herbert: We must protect our ‘heavenly scenery’ for future generations
On Saturday I went to the Constable exhibition at Petworth House. Like the wonderful Turner exhibition which the National Trust staged there last year, we were treated to little seen landscapes by the...
View ArticleThree fire crews called to collision in Upper Beeding
Firefighters were called to reports of a two-car collision in Upper Beeding this morning (Monday January 27).Three crews from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene in Shoreham Road...
View ArticleArsonist attack on tree in Horsham Park’s Human Nature Garden
Firefighters were called to reports of a fire in Horsham Park’s Human Nature Garden in the early hours of Saturday morning (January 25).A West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service crew attended the scene off...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman taken to hospital after Broadbridge Heath collision
A woman has been taken to hospital following a collision in Broadbridge Heath this afternoon (Monday January 27).Emergency services were called to the scene just before 1.30pm.Firefighters used...
View ArticleFour more from the Horsham district convicted of drink-driving
A further four people from the Horsham district have been convicted of drink-driving related offences as part of Sussex Police’s Christmas crackdown.All four people pleaded guilty to...
View ArticlePulborough road blocked after tree falls
The A283 Mare Hill Road in Pulborough is blocked in both directions because of a fallen tree this morning (Tuesday January 28). The incident is near the West Mare Lane junction.There are no reports of...
View ArticleMagazine: Keeping fit in the office
With New Year resolves slowly fading, how many of us would like to get fitter and have a healthier diet but are lacking the skills to implement these changes.Recent research among 1,000 office workers...
View ArticleCouncil tax freeze agreed by county council’s cabinet
West Sussex County Council’s Cabinet voted to recommend a freeze on council tax for the fourth year in a row today (Tuesday January 28).The budget for 2014/15 will now be put to a meeting of the full...
View ArticleTwo crews called to Horsham kitchen fire
Firefighters were called to reports of a kitchen fire in Horsham yesterday afternoon (Monday January 27).Two West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service crews attended the scene at a first-floor flat in North...
View ArticleRetired Handcross priest charged with historic sex offences
A retired Church of England priest has been charged with historic sex offences against young men.Vickery House, 68, of Brighton Road, Handcross, was charged today, (Tuesday January 28), on the...
View ArticleHelicopter sent to Horsham after person spotted in garden
A police helicopter was deployed in Horsham this morning (Tuesday January 28) after someone believed they saw a person in their garden.Police received the call from Denne Park just before...
View ArticleNik Butler: Time to learn a lesson from our cousins Down Under?
More wind, more rain, more floods and downed trees. Will we ever see sunshine and blue skies.Will we ever consider a day without broken umbrellas or wet socks. The downward force of current...
View ArticleAre you all set to celebrate Chinese New Year, Chipsters?
HOW has your week been? I’ve been busy finding out about Chinese New Year.My older brother Dash has been learning about the festival at school and has been telling me all about it. Chinese New Year –...
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