Finally, the truth about badger over population
Very high temperatures last week are certainly uncomfortable for dairy cows whether they are inside or out. Cows are happiest when it’s about 5 degrees, as they are always producing body heat and high...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: £400m new business for British farmers
Last week the new Environment Secretary, Liz Truss, announced a government initiative which could see £400 million of potential new business heading the way of British farmers and food producers.The...
View ArticleRape, pillage, subterfuge – foul play among fowl
We are into the barley and harvest has started. Glorious shining stalks glistening like gold in the afternoon sunshine. And coming in at 14.2% moisture, which if we were sending it into the grain...
View ArticleSuccessful Better Roads programme ahead of schedule
West Sussex County Council’s £30m Better Roads scheme to repair the worst rural and residential roads in the county, is likely to finish a year early.The county council has been repairing and preparing...
View ArticleA year without Windows and a new love of Linux
A little over a year ago, back in April 2013, I set myself a challenge. For so many years I, like countless millions, had used Microsoft Windows for my computing needs… and nothing else.You see, I had...
View ArticleProtect against storm spikes and surges
I expect this is a familiar sound to you by now.Boom. Rumble rumble rumble. Boom. Rumble rumble. BOOM!!!Yes, the inevitable thunder and accompanying lightning strikes at this time of year. They can...
View ArticleSussex Police campaign ‘designed to save lives’
Sussex Police are ‘trying to save lives’ by publishing the names of motorists arrested for drink-driving offences, a senior police figure has said.Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry spoke about the...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Teenage girl sentenced following Millais School fire
A 16-year-old girl charged with arson following the fire at Millais School in Horsham in March was sentenced on Friday (August 1).Sussex Police said the girl appeared at Hove Crown Court and was...
View ArticleVIDEO: Horsham Commemorates start of First World War
Horsham commemorated the start of World War one today (Monday 4) with a service in the town centre. Mr O’Connell opened the commemorations by placing a bouquet of flowers on the Horsham war memorial...
View ArticleHorsham Town centre evacuated after gas leak is discovered at supermarket
Scores of customers were forced to evacuate part of Horsham town centre on Tuesday (July 29) after a gas leak was discovered in a store.The leak was detected at the Waitrose supermarket in Piries Place...
View ArticleOut of control bonfire in Bolney
An out of control bonfire was tackled by firefighters in Bolney on Sunday (August 3).Emegency services were called to the scene off Runcton Lane at about 12.15pm.A hose reel was used to extinguish the...
View ArticleUnattended bonfire at Christ’s Hospital extinguished by fire crews
A bonfire at Christ’s Hospital was left unattended on Friday (August 1).The flames were out of control when fire crews attended the open ground off Two Mile Ash Road, at about 9.45am.A hose reel was...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: ASA launches Swim Safe programme to teach kids about swimming...
The last few weeks have seen millions of families up and down Britain heading to our coastlines to make the most of the summer heat wave and while swimming in the sea is one of the most looked to...
View ArticleHorsham coffee shop closes for refurbishment
A coffee shop in Horsham will be closed for the rest of the summer as it gets a new make-over Costa Coffee, in the high street, closed today (Monday 4) as it prepares for a month of refurbishment...
View Article‘Frightening’ sexual assault at Horsham Railway Station left victim...
British Transport Police have issued images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a sexual assault at Horsham Railway Station.The incident happened shortly before 5.30pm on Tuesday June 10...
View ArticleDrivers punished after racing on A24 at Horsham
Two men who used the A24 in Horsham as a ‘stunt track’, according to police, have been prosecuted after they were caught on camera.Danny Neville and William Smith used their high powered cars on the...
View ArticleMan collapses in Horsham town centre
A man has collapsed in Horsham town centre sustaining head injuries.The man, in his 50s, collapsed outside the Lynd Cross pub at 2.10pm this afternoon (Tuesday 5).It is believed he hit his head as he...
View ArticleHealth trust gets good rating from watchdog
Inspectors have rated Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust good, however outpatient services were found to require improvement.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected the trust in May looking at...
View ArticlePair arrested in connection with Horsham district burglaries
A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries at rural homes in the Horsham district.The 26-year-old man and 24-year-old woman, both from Worthing, were questioned...
View ArticleEntrants needed for Horsham food figure contest
The excitement around Horsham’s Big Nibble and Little Nibble events are building fast.Sainsbury’s and Food Rocks are inviting children to create a Crazy Food Figure for The Little Nibble Children’s...
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