Lawn mower stolen from Storrington shed
A lawn mower worth £699 has been stolen from a garden shed in Fryern Road, Storrington.The break-in occurred between 5pm yesterday (Thursday March 13) and 8.30am today (Friday March 14).The lawn mower...
View ArticleParents warned over West Sussex school closures due to industrial action
Parents across the county could face school closures, some at very short notice, when members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) take industrial action later this month.West Sussex County Council...
View ArticleNick Herbert: The increasing demand for health services
Last week I went to see the GPs at The Glebe Surgery in Storrington and had a useful discussion about healthcare and the growing demand for their services.In place of the Primary Care Trust, our local...
View ArticleOur most read web stories this week
Among the most read stories featured on the County Times website this week were a car driving the wrong way on the A24, residents angry over a ‘New Berlin Wall’ and railway workmen disarming and...
View ArticleDavid Moore: Grasp the opportunity to ensure a sensible plan
Most people, who attended the meeting in public on the Preferred Strategy towards the middle of February, were disappointed at what actually happened. It seemed that no account was taken of any of the...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: 1,000 tyres on fire in Wisborough Green
Around 30 firefighters are tackling a blaze at a tyre dump in Wisborough Green this afternoon (Sunday March 16).Crews were called to the scene off Loxwood Road just after noon.A spokesperson for West...
View ArticleMajor decisions taken by small clique under cabinet system
A local council is nothing if it is not seen to put the people it serves at the heart of everything it does.Horsham District Council can be a tremendous force for good in the community but it is my...
View ArticleMP backs Pulborough-based gliding club over airspace concerns
The Southdown Gliding Club has received the backing of local MP Nick Herbert after the club was told that the airspace it uses for long distance flights could be restricted.The Arundel & South...
View ArticleJewellery worth £15,000 snatched from Warninglid home
Jewellery worth more than £15,000 has been snatched from a home in Warninglid.The home in Highlands, off Brighton Road, was raided some time between 8am and 9am on Thursday (March 13) while the...
View ArticleEarly spring - or is it late winter? - on the farm
We are almost ready for lambing. The big shed opposite the house is fenced in with big bales for warmth and security, and the floor of the yard strawed out for comfort.Pens have been set up around the...
View ArticleWater pheasant is really just the bearded tit
Had you heard that Water Pheasants have been seen again in Sussex? I have been down to Thorney Island to see them. They are in fact very small pheasants, only six inches long which includes the length...
View ArticleLooking forward to our new tree house
Tree house update: In February, I wrote about the Woodland Walk that we are developing within the grounds of Chestnut Tree House.Tree house update: In February, I wrote about the Woodland Walk that we...
View ArticleSpring is on the way so send me pictures!
Hello again, Chipsters! I hope you are well.After all that horrible rain, it is wonderful to see the sun shining again, I hope it stays a little longer. I bet it has been brilliant being able to go...
View ArticleEmergency services called to Horsham road
Emergency services have been called to a Horsham road after a collision this afternoon (Wednesday March 19). The incident took place on the corner of Millthorpe Road and Crawley Road at around...
View ArticleNik Butler: Where are the standard templates for protest?
Housing protests are hardly unique to our District. A brief search on Google for ‘protest at new houses’ finds thousands of articles published in the UK for the last year. From Sharphill Wood, through...
View ArticleHorsham brewery Hepworth’s application to relocate to Brinsbury College...
A renowned Horsham brewery’s proposal to relocate to Brinsbury College near Pulborough was approved by the council on Tuesday.Hepworth and Co Brewers, based in Nightingale Road, submitted an...
View ArticleCranleigh businessman ‘embarrassed’ after drunken rant on Qatar Airways...
A Cranleigh businessman who launched a foul-mouthed drunken rant during a plane flight has been given a suspended jail sentence.Justin Peter Cross, 46, of Horsham Road, was arrested at Heathrow Airport...
View ArticleNick Herbert: Budget shows that economy is on course
The backdrop to this week’s Budget has been the rapid improvement in the economy.The Chancellor announced it will grow by 2.7 per cent this year. We had the fastest growth of any G8 country in the last...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s Society road show to visit Broadbridge Heath
A pioneering road show offering dementia advice will be visiting Broadbridge Heath on Tuesday (March 25).The Alzheimer’s Society’s road show offers free information and advice to anyone with queries...
View ArticleCharity goods stolen from Cancer Research in Horsham
Donated goods are being stolen from outside a Horsham charity shop.Horsham police have received reports that bags dropped off outside Cancer Research in East Street have been taken over the weekends...
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