Millais ‘restoring school services’ after blaze
Pupils at Millais School in Horsham have yet to return to their normal timetable after a fire swept through the building on Thursday (March 30).Individual year groups have been asked to come in for...
View ArticlePupils set up fundraising group after Millais School fire
Year 11 pupils have set up a fundraising group in the aftermath of the Millais School fire. The Facebook page ‘a school united by flames’ was established on Friday (March 21).It is illustrated with a...
View ArticleFirefighters spend nearly four hours rescuing horse stuck in six-foot ditch...
Firefighters spent nearly four hours rescuing a 30-year-old horse after it fell into six-foot ditch yesterday (Sunday March 23).West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service’s Technical Rescue Team were called...
View ArticleThreat of flooding remains across county
Despite recent dry, sunny weather over the past few days the threat of groundwater flooding remains high around the county.The county council says that although groundwater levels are falling, the...
View ArticleIndependent candidate signs up to Free Speech Charter
An Independent candidate in next year’s Horsham District Council elections today signalled his support for the County Times Free Speech Charter.Nik Butler, who intends to stand in Roffey North, gave...
View ArticleMillais School in Horsham to partially re-open
Millais School in Horsham will partially re-open on Tuesday March 25 and Wednesday March 26 after a blaze last week. On Tuesday Year 7, 10 and 11 have been asked to attend school, while Year 8 and 9...
View ArticleSenior Lib Dem councillors say they will sign Free Speech Charter
Two senior Lib Dem Horsham district councillors today said they would be signing the County Times Free Speech Charter - launched in the wake of the secrecy controversy following Christian Mitchell’s...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Teenager arrested after Millais School blaze
Detectives investigating the arson at Millais School in Horsham on Thursday March 20 have arrested a 16-year-old girl on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.The girl was arrested on Sunday...
View ArticleTory county council leader ‘dismayed’ at Government cut to emergency welfare...
The Tory leader of West Sussex County Council is ‘dismayed’ by the Government’s decision to scrap a fund which acts as a ‘godsend’ to people in dire financial circumstances.The national Local Welfare...
View ArticleHouse fire near Billingshurst classed as ‘deliberate’
A bedroom was badly damaged in a blaze which firefighters have classed as ‘deliberate ignition’ near Billingshurst yesterday (Monday March 24).The emergency service was called to a detached home in...
View ArticlePolice warning over social media during Millais School fire investigation
Sussex Police has warned of the dangers of posting information on social media about the Millais School fire. A 16-year-old girl has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life following a...
View ArticleCouncil’s Lib Dem group welcomes County Times Free Speech Charter
The Liberal Democrat group at Horsham District Council has formally welcomed the County Times’ Free Speech Charter - launched in the wake of the secrecy controversy following Christian Mitchell’s...
View Article‘Deeply shocked and saddened’: Millais School head
The headteacher of Millais School in Horsham said he is ‘deeply shocked and saddened’ after an inferno ripped through the top floor of his school last week.Firefighters were called the scene in Depot...
View ArticleTeachers’ strike called off at Millais School to support ‘traumatised’ community
Teachers at Millais School have taken the decision not to take part in a national strike today (Wednesday March 26) and instead support a ‘traumatised’ community in the wake of the inferno. Maggie...
View ArticleCar ends up in hedgerow after Handcross accident
A car ended up in a hedgerow following an accident in Handcross yesterday (Tuesday March 25).Firefighters were called to High Beeches Lane at around 1.45pm.Two cars were involved with one in a...
View ArticleI love warm weather but don’t get burnt!
SPRING is finally here, the sun is finally shining and I’ve been running around in the park.Hopefully you’ve all been able to finish your homework and get out in the sun! I like to reward myself with a...
View ArticleBranching out eastwards
We continue to get more and more enquiries for our care services from East Sussex.While we have always offered our services in East and West Sussex, with Chestnut Tree House being near Arundel, our...
View ArticleBurial mounds are still home for the living
Many a Bronze Age burial mound is inhabited by the living. Deep inside the catacombs unseen by us creep the new folk.They are the ones who can slide between the stones and the damp, dripping chalk that...
View ArticleEggs tumbled out of all nooks and crannies
Spring has sprung. We are lambing. Well. Two ewes have lambed so there are still a lot more to go, but, it’s a start. Both ewes had stonking great singles so we are expecting more of the rest of the...
View ArticleHorsham ‘think-tank’ event rescheduled
An international think-tank event for Horsham, aimed at pulling creative new businesses into the town, is being rescheduled to make it possible for more key leaders to attend.“2020Plus Horsham is being...
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