Break-in at Billingshurst High Street store
A store in Billingshurst was broken into in the early hours of Friday morning (July 11).A police spokesperson said Budgens in the High Street was broken into at about 1am, and an attempt was made to...
View ArticleMagazine: A little taste of South Africa
Summer is upon us which means it’s time for picnics, dinner al fresco, festivals and camping trips. So why not try something different this season, and watch food blogger Kerstin Rodgers cook up a...
View ArticlePower tools targeted in two Storrington vehicle break-ins
Power tools including angle grinders and battery chargers were stolen from vehicles in separate break-ins in Storrington last week.Overnight from Monday July 7 into Tuesday July 8, two vehicles were...
View ArticleWheelie bin set alight in Horsham Park
A large wheelie bin was set alight in Horsham Park in the early hours of Sunday morning (July 13).Firefighters were called to the bin near the duck pond at about 12.45am, and used a hose reel to...
View ArticleThree Horsham drivers banned from roads
Three Horsham district motorists have received lengthy bans and fines for drink-driving offences.Andrew Coakley, 49, was arrested at 7.30pm on June 6 after he was seen driving erratically on the A272...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle small blaze on Horsham’s Denne Hill
Firefighters extinguished a small fire on Denne Hill on Saturday (July 12).Fire crews were called to the woodland off Denne Road just before 6.30pm.Hose reels were used to extinguish the flames.
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after car rolls in Upper Beeding
A man was taken to hospital after a car overturned in Upper Beeding in the early hours of Sunday morning (July 13).Emergency services were called to Shoreham Road at about 3.30am.No one was trapped in...
View ArticleSkip set alight outside Horsham church
A skip was set alight outside a Horsham church on Monday (July 14).Firefighters were called to Springfield Road at about 1.15am to find the skip well alight.Two hose reels were used to tackle the...
View ArticleCouncil enables public to monitor performance on website
West Sussex County Council has become the first authority in the UK to use new software that will give residents open access to its performance data. For the first time, communities and journalists...
View ArticleTwo men arrested on suspicion of burglaries in Pulborough and Storrington
Two Ashington men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary in Pulborough and Storrington on Monday July 7.A Sussex Police spokesperson said gold rings and a gold necklace were stolen from an elderly...
View Article‘Eruption’ of flying ants in Horsham area
Have you noticed an invasion of flying insects across the Horsham area over recent days?The warm summer months are ideal for species of flying ants to flourish, and there have been several reports of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Striking Horsham staff demand fair pay for all workers
Council workers across the Horsham district went on strike on Thursday (July 10) over a dispute over a Government pay rise offer.The Government has offered them a one per cent pay rise - the first...
View ArticleCycling initiative gets firm gold workplace award
A Horsham business is celebrating after picking up a gold Horsham Healthy Workplace Award for its efforts to help its staff get even healthier.Assurity Consulting is an independent consultancy...
View ArticlePolice arrest 24 people over accessing indecent internet images of children
Police have arrested twenty-four people in Sussex as part of an operation to identify and arrest those who use the internet to access indecent images of children.Surrey and Sussex Police have been...
View ArticleAmberley road closed after vehicle crashes into bridge
A road in a South Downs village was blocked this afternoon (Wednesday July 16) after a vehicle crashed into a bridge.The B2139 Turnpike Road was shut in both directions in Amberley at the School Road...
View ArticleNik Butler: Low incomes are keeping many people off the property ladder
A favourite phrases of my father is “Turkeys don’t vote for Thanksgiving”; to give the aphorism a more British spin we would say “Turkeys don’t vote for Christmas”.When I read the views of landlords...
View ArticleFootball club youth team sponsored by timber yard
A Horsham timber and builders’ merchant has teamed up with Horsham Football Club to help the club set up a boys under tens team.The club has been established in the community for 143 years, but this is...
View ArticleCake proves popular at firm’s first birthday
Senior managers and staff of a Horsham company have celebrated its successful first year of business with a special birthday cake.The specialist groundwork and civil engineering distributors Rudridge...
View ArticleHorsham Park bonfire extinguished
Firefighters extinguished a bonfire near the skate park in Horsham Park yesterday (Wednesday July 16).Emergency services were called to the park just before 1pm.A hose reel was used to put out the...
View ArticleDonkey rescued after becoming stuck in Rudgwick
A donkey had to be rescued after becoming stuck in a four foot deep ‘tank’ in Rudgwick yesterday (Wednesday July 16).Four technical rescue unit officers were called to farmland off Guildford Road at...
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