Small electrical fire at Billingshurst Leisure Centre
Firefighters were called to a small electrical fire at Billingshurst Leisure Centre yesterday (Monday July 28).Emergency services were called to the Station Road leisure centre at about 7.45pm.The fire...
View ArticleStar actress to signal start of 12 hour lawn mower race
Star of stage and screen Julie Walters will drop the flag to signal the start of the world-renowned 12 Hour Lawn Mower Race on Saturday August 9.The venue is once again Five Oaks, near Billingshurst in...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: On a night out at the pub, could you fall victim to identity theft?
If you thought you were pretty savvy when it comes to making sure your online identity is protected, then a social experiment which saw researchers from Experian head to a pub with the sole intention...
View ArticleSummer holidays - very busy time
As usual Chestnut Tree House has been turned upside down with the start of the summer holidays – it is always our busiest time of the year.We have families booked in to stay who will be enjoying time...
View ArticleHorsham police chase ends without arrest
Police officers gave chase to a fleeing man in Horsham town centre yesterday (Tuesday July 29).A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “Police pulled up in a van in the Causeway in Horsham around 4.40pm on...
View ArticleOckenden Manor Hotel & Spa - The perfect place to relax
Albert Camus famously observed: “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”Too often, that winter represents neither season nor climate. It refers to the...
View ArticleHuge hay bale set alight in Pulborough
A bale of hay weighing one tonne was set alight deliberately in Pulborough yesterday (Tuesday July 29).Firefighters were called to the field off London Road just before 1.30pm.The hay bale was allowed...
View ArticleNik Butler: Gatwick noise protests and the need for better reasons
In reading the recent emails from the protest group Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions, www.cagne.org, I am left wondering if this is not, in actuality, an argument for renewable energy usage...
View ArticleBonfire sets tree alight in Horsham
Flames from an out of control bonfire set fire to a 20 foot conifer tree in Horsham yesterday (Wednesday July 30).Firefighters were called to the garden of a home in Langhurstwood Road at about 1pm.One...
View ArticleForty hay bales catch fire in Partridge Green blaze
Forty hay bales caught fire in a field in Partridge Green yesterday (Wednesday July 30).Emergency services were called to the three acre field off Jolesfield Road at about 2.20pm.Firefighters created a...
View ArticleJewellery and wallet taken from Horsham home
Jewellery and a wallet were taken from a Horsham home in a burglary earlier in the last week.Between 9am on Friday July 25 and 6pm on Monday July 28, offenders broke into a house in Pondtail Road by...
View ArticleWest Sussex firefighters set for period of strike action in August
West Sussex firefighters will be among those taking part in an eight day period of strike action in August.The further industrial action will take place due to the government failing to improve their...
View ArticleDavid Moore: What happens if the fracking process goes wrong?
It’s not really surprising that the fracking question never really goes away and it resurfaced last week when an application to drill an exploratory well in Wisborough Green was rejected, albeit due to...
View ArticleFlooded Horsham flat causes leak in flat below
A flooded Horsham flat caused a leak in the home below yesterday evening (Thursday July 31).Emergency services investigating a small leak in Godwin Way found it was caused by flooding in the flat above...
View ArticleMagazine: Secrets of business success
Most people who start their own business do so with the aim of becoming a business success story – taking the world by storm and even winning an award or two for their innovative and amazing ideas and...
View ArticleWoman dies of suspected heroin overdose in Billingshurst
A woman has died after a suspected heroin overdose at a flat in Billingshurst in the early hours of this morning (Friday August 1).Police were called to the Bridgewater Close flat by ambulance...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: How to teach your children to be responsible pet owners
Caring for a pet can be a fantastic way to teach children about responsibility, compassion and empathy.But while most children at some stage will ask mum and dad for a new puppy, kitten, or guinea pig,...
View ArticleNick Herbert: The drive for shale has got off to a bad start
There was good news for the West Sussex countryside last week when the County Council turned down an application by Celtique Energie to drill between Wisborough Green and Kirdford. There was further...
View ArticleResidents urged to apply for flood prevention funding
West Sussex County Council is reminding residents to apply to the Operation Watershed fund set up as a result of the flash floods of 2012, 2013 and 2014.While the county basks in summer sunshine, the...
View ArticleNature’s healing power is more than a cliche
One rifle bullet an inch to the left or right and I would not have been standing here. My father’s name would have been on one of those grave stones instead. This is ‘Plugstreet’ wood as Allied...
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