Horsham company treats suppliers to football tournament at Upton Park
Staff, customers, friends and suppliers of Horsham civil engineering company Rudridge Ltd recently mixed with the stars at their annual seven-a-side football tournament at Upton Park, London.The event,...
View ArticleVIDEO: How firefighters at Horsham Fire Station respond to road accidents
Fire crews based at Horsham Fire Station gave a demonstration of how they respond to car accidents on Wednesday (June 4).The officers cut two volunteers - including County Times reporter Harley Tamplin...
View ArticleGreenpeace targets county council meeting in ‘not for shale’ roadshow
Campaigners Greenpeace have targeted a West Sussex County Council meeting in its ‘not for shale’ roadshow this morning (Friday June 6).According to a new poll commissioned by the group two thirds (66...
View ArticleTwo men in hospital after Parham glider accident
Two men were injured after the glider they were flying landed heavily in Parham yesterday (Thursday June 6).Sussex Air Ambulance and two South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) crews were called to...
View ArticleEast Surrey Hospital not affected by baby drip contaminations
East Surrey Hospital has confirmed it has not received any contaminated batches of baby feed, which is reported to have infected at least 18 newborns across the country.Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS...
View ArticleWhy small businesses in Sussex need to #ThinkDigital this June
A nationwide Think Digital campaign has been launched across Johnston Press titles to encourage small companies to bolster their businesses by advertising online.The initiative aims to promote the...
View ArticleJohn Steele: Developer-led free for all is actually council policy
T he leadership of Horsham District Council and local councillors are always wringing their hands in mock despair at the way in which planning inspectors are riding roughshod over local views and...
View Article‘Last chance to be heard’ on North Horsham plans warn campaigners
Campaigners have warned that now is the ‘last chance to be heard’ on proposals for massive housebuilding north of Horsham.Residents fighting 2,500 homes and a new business park north of the A264...
View ArticleMillie has her finest hour as rats are rousted
I drive John potty pushing guinea fowl eggs under any hen that shows the remotest interest in going broody. Recently, one was a hen that has insisted on going all maternal in a tiny hollow created by...
View ArticleNesting birds voice annoyance at any intrusion
It is pleasant to lean over the parapet of a Rother road bridge and watch the life below. One near Iping village has the memory of an old grain mill, which then became a paper mill, and was burnt out...
View ArticleComplaints to West Sussex County Council increase
A ticket to see Cliff Richard and compensation totalling more than £10,000 were ways in which West Sussex County Council settled complaints last year.A report due to be discussed by the Standards...
View ArticleMaize crop desperately needs sun – like we all do!
Difficult to believe that we are now in summer after another wet week, where rain fell every day until Friday making any progress on land work impossible and puts us well behind with the last area of...
View ArticleNorth Horsham developer instructed ‘not to exaggerate’ its experience by...
The developer behind proposals for 2,500 homes and a new business park north of Horsham has been told ‘not to exaggerate the experience of the company’ in a ruling by the Advertising Standards...
View ArticleTen children injured in A264 accident between Horsham and Crawley
Ten children were treated in hospital after an accident on the A264 between Horsham and Crawley yesterday (Saturday June 7).The children were in two minibuses when they were in collision with a car at...
View ArticleSussex authorities urge motorists to ‘drink or drive’
Sussex Safer Roads Partnership have encouraged motorists to drink or drive ahead of the warm summer months.The partnership, consisting of the police, fire service and councils, are also urging people...
View ArticleMicrowave catches fire in Horsham flat
Fire crews were called to a microwave fire in a Horsham flat on Friday (June 6).Emergency services were called to Livingstone Road shortly before 1.30pm.The fire was out when firefighters arrived. The...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after Handcross traffic accident
A man was taken to hospital after a traffic accident in Handcross yesterday (Sunday June 8).Emergency services were called to High Beeches Lane just before noon.The incident involved a car and a...
View ArticleThree Horsham district drivers charged with drink-driving
Three drivers from the Horsham district have been charged with drink-related driving offences in the last week.Alexander Aston, 22, was arrested after his car was seen being driven the wrong way down...
View ArticleUPDATE: Teenage girl suffers broken collarbone in A264 collision near Horsham
A teenage girl suffered a broken collarbone in a road traffic collision on the A264 dual carriageway between Horsham and Crawley on Saturday (June 7).A Sussex police statement says that at...
View ArticleVehicles stolen and damage caused at gliding club in Cootham
Vehicles worth more than £30,000 were stolen and more than £20,000 of damage was caused after thieves broke into Southdown Gliding Club in Cootham.Between 8.30pm on Wednesday June 4 and 8.30pm on...
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