Nick Herbert: misguided attack on welfare reforms
Cardinal Nichols’ attack on the Government’s welfare reforms has spearheaded a volley of critical comment from Britain’s religious leaders, including in West Sussex.Of course churches and their leaders...
View ArticlePetrol strimmer and pressure washer stolen from Plummers Plain
A petrol strimmer and pressure washer have been stolen from a shed in Plummers Plain.The break-in occurred between Monday February 24 and Wednesday February 26.A padlock was removed from the shed in...
View ArticleGarage targeted in Steyning
A detached garage in Steyning was targeted on Tuesday February 25.A side door handle was forced open with a jemmy.It is believed no entry was gained or items stolen.
View ArticleCash stolen in Horsham burglary
Cash was stolen from a home in Pondtail Road, Horsham, last week.The break-in occurred between 8.30pm on Thursday February 20 and 10.30am on Friday February 21.Police are appealing for witnesses....
View ArticleBonfire made of rubbish in Pulborough
A bonfire was extinguished in Pulborough yesterday.West Sussex Fire and Rescue were called to Stane Street Close just after 5pm.The small bonfire involving rubbish was extinguished using one hose reel.
View ArticleFormer Tory leader ‘absolutely appalled’ by her party’s treatment of their...
A former distinguished leader of Horsham District Council today (Thursday February 27) said she was ‘absolutely appalled’ by the decision to remove the chairman-elect by her own party.Conservative...
View ArticleDraw your Mum and enter our competition
Mother’s Day is coming up soon.There are many ways you can celebrate with your mum.You can buy her flowers, make her breakfast in bed, or take her out for a nice lunch. I normally take my mum for a...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: we’re all part of one United Kingdom family
I was in Aberdeen on Monday for the Cabinet meeting. A few times every year we meet somewhere outside London, and it’s useful for us to make visits to enterprises relevant to our individual government...
View ArticleCounty Times editor resigns from Chairman’s Trust
The Editor In Chief of the County Times Gary Shipton today confirmed that he had withdrawn from The Chairman’s Trust in the wake of the unfolding controversy surrounding the deselection of Horsham...
View ArticleMan arrested following exposure incidents in front of Horsham schoolchildren
Police in Horsham are seeking witnesses to a series of sexual exposure incidents in the town.On several afternoons between about 3pm to 3.30pm during February a man has been seen standing naked in a...
View ArticleDo you think a new hospital should be built on Horsham’s Novartis site?
A petition calling on a new hospital in Horsham has attracted hundreds of signatures.Earlier this week the County Times reported how pharmaceutical giant Novartis will cease operations at their Horsham...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: Celebrities line up to star on UK’s first radio station exclusively...
Hound Waves radio, part of the Be Lungworm Aware campaign from Bayer, will run for 24 hours on March 7 and is backed by celebrities and animal charities such as the Blue Cross, Hounds for Heroes, The...
View ArticleFlooding threatens electrics in Horsham flat
Emergency services were called to reports of flooding in a Horsham flat yesterday evening (Thursday February 27).The water was entering a flat in The Causeway from an unknown location, affecting...
View ArticleAncient and battered Land Rover still passing the MOT
Emotions are mixed in our house this week. John’s venerable, much loved, ancient Land Rover is due for its MOT tomorrow.My view that this antediluvian, smelly, battered heap of rust should be banished...
View ArticleJohn Steele: not too late to talk, but council must have open mind
Last week’s County Times was once again full of letters expressing the widespread frustration at Horsham District Council’s failure to properly debate its preferred strategy and respond to the...
View ArticleCabinet member backs deselected Horsham council chairman-elect
A ‘big-hitter’ on Horsham District Council’s ruling Conservative cabinet today (Saturday March 1) stepped into the growing row over the deselection of the chairman elect - for speaking out on behalf of...
View ArticleExcitement as storms bring in a very rare gull
The recent storms have brought into Sussex one of the rarest gulls ever to have been seen here – a Kumlien’s gull.It was flying around near Littlehampton seafront in company with more common gull...
View ArticleTime to get back on top of all the jobs before spring
Much better weather as we head towards March; spring was in the air last week but I expect it’s a little early to get carried away. However, daffodils and crocus are everywhere now and blossom is...
View ArticleA23 delays near Handcross following traffic accident
Drivers have faced long delays on the A23 this afternoon (Sunday March 2) following an accident.One lane is blocked and there have been long queues on the A23 London-bound between Warninglid and...
View ArticleLiberal Democrats demand changes following Tory council’s deselection of...
The Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Horsham District Council tonight (Sunday March 2) condemned the decision by the Tory group to deselect the authority’s chairman-elect - apparently for...
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