Horsham police officers thanked for help
Horsham police officers have been thanked for their response after money was stolen from a credit card. PC Jacqui Thornton and PCSO Damian Cecil were recognised in a letter published in chief inspector...
View ArticleWork begins on plans in Billingshurst to revive heart of ‘dead village’
Planners are hoping to draw up a blueprint that could help revive the centre of Billingshurst, described as a ‘dead village’ at a parish meeting last Wednesday.Horsham District Council has commissioned...
View ArticleDrama as mother takes a snooze on top of baby
Infanticide on a grand scale has taken place today on the farm. A lamb and a nest full of potential guinea fowl keets. The first squashed, the others abandoned,trampled and then strewn out of the...
View ArticleMrs Mudstopper too busy to notice being snapped
Sorry about the grainy photo this week but I couldn’t resist sharing it with you. I suddenly saw this little blue bird beavering away in the mud around the birdbath outside the kitchen window. As...
View ArticleCOMMENT: Passing power to a local level
Many of you will have heard of neighbourhood planning. This is a new right given to local communities by the Localism Act. Across the country, parishes are asking for their areas to be designated then...
View ArticleJohn Steele: Lack of information shows contempt for the people
Last week Cllr Ray Dawe subjected us to another of his patronising columns suggesting that the public are really too stupid to understand the issues around the need for more housing and why it must...
View Article‘Backland’ development could make a ‘dangerous’ Pulborough road even worse
A ‘backland’ development for four houses in Pulborough could make a dangerous road even worse - a neighbour has warned. The planning application for land behind Bartram House in Station Road is set to...
View ArticleDC Leisure changes name to Places for People
The company which runs leisure centres in Horsham, Steyning, Billingshurst, and Broadbridge Heath is changing its name from DC Leisure to Places for People.DC Leisure has announced a change of name to...
View ArticleWest Sussex Local Enterprise Partnership delivers economic plan to Government
The Local Enterprise Partnership covering West Sussex has delivered its Strategic Economic Plan to Government outlining ambitious plans for economic growth in the area.Coast to Capital, based in Hurst...
View ArticleMan sentenced after Christmas Eve break-in at Billingshurst salon
In Sussex Police’s Horsham District Monthly Update, Chief inspector Howard Hodges said he and PC Walker attended a break-in at a beauty salon in Billingshurst on Christmas Eve. The report read: “The...
View ArticleMan charged after two seriously injured in Pulborough collision
Two pedestrians have suffered serious injuries after a collision with a car in Pulborough on Sunday (April 13). The men, aged 18 and 24, were struck at around 12.35am on the A29 London Road. The...
View ArticleElla’s amazing Easter art!
Fiver-year-old Chipper Club member Ella Hill sent me this fantastic work of art to celebrate Easter.Ella, from Horsham, has designed a lovely flower made of screwed up paper, and as you can see she has...
View ArticleHorsham motorcyclist in Brighton crash
Police are appealing for witnesses after three collisions on the A27 eastbound between the Devil Dykes junction and the A23 junction, Brighton, on Sunday (13 April).Emergency services were called at...
View ArticleDigger worth £5000 and trailer stolen from Horsham yard
A digger worth around £5000 and a trailer worth around £1500 were stolen from a property in Horsham last Thursday (April 10).The equipment was taken from the Hammerpond Road property between 7pm and...
View ArticleDriver taken to hospital after Pulborough collision
A driver was taken to hospital after his car was involved in a collision with a wall in Pulborough in the early hours of Sunday morning (April 13).Emergency services were called to Stane Street just...
View ArticleFree runners spark police call in Horsham
Police were called to Horsham town centre after reports of free runners on shop roofs this afternoon (Monday April 14).Officers responded to reports of a group on the roof of HMV in West Street jumping...
View ArticleTwo cars collide at junction in Horsham
Two cars were involved in a collision in Horsham on Sunday morning (April 14).The incident took place at about 9.30am on the junction of Brambling Road and St Leonards Road.No one was trapped and the...
View ArticleFire in Wisborough Green wood ignited deliberately
Rubbish that was found ablaze in Wisborough Green on Friday (April 11) was ignited deliberately, according to West Sussex Fire and Rescue.Firefighters were called to woodland off Kirdford Road at about...
View ArticleM23 Crawley lane closed after major incident
Emergency services were called to a road traffic collision on the M23 near junction 10 at Pound Hill, Crawley, at 6.13am today (Tuesday April 15) which resulted in all northbound lanes being closed....
View ArticleMagazine: Newly blind left to cope alone – finds RNIB report
Almost half of all eye hospitals in the UK do not offer any support to people who are going blind.Tens of thousands of people are going without the vital emotional and practical support they need when...
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