Nik Butler: Work together for something better than the status quo
I do not usually follow up one article with another of the same vein but as the gang of four have, thankfully, been otherwise occupied and everyone else has broken up for the summer holidays there is...
View ArticleGravetye Manor: Victorian kitchen garden inspires the best food
Top chef George Blogg is in no doubt who determines what should be your ‘signature dish’.And it’s not him.“Signature dishes, no matter what any chefs say, are driven by the customers. It’s something...
View ArticleMinibus destroyed by fire in Steyning
A 15-seater minibus was severely damaged by a blaze in Steyning yesterday (Wednesday August 6).Eighty per cent of the minibus was destroyed by fire while the entire vehicle was damaged by...
View ArticleHorsham society raises £800 for mental health research
A pub golf society has raised £800 for mental health research.The Dog & Bacon Golf Society, in Horsham, raised the money over the past year through monthly golf competitions and an annual charity...
View ArticleRay Dawe: Challenge of delivering new and improved services
It’s been a busy time in the political arena, both nationally and locally. Parliament has gone into recess and for the council it is a quiet month with many staff on holiday, so perhaps now is a good...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: Wine expert Oz Clarke on a vineyard holiday with a difference
It may surprise some people to know of the close ties between the US state of Virginia and Britain. But in fact, the East Coast state was the first British settlement, and it has a rich history, from...
View ArticleDelays possible as long vehicle travels across Sussex
Motorists are being warned to expect delays tomorrow (Saturday August 9) in parts of Sussex because of a long vehicle making its way across the county.Officers from the roads policing unit and the...
View ArticleFinding the funds
Every year we have to raise more than £3 million to support the work Chestnut Tree House does. We have a wonderful fundraising team who work so very hard to raise this amount year on year.Some of our...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: “Fins-bury Shark” spotted in boating lake prank
Joggers, dog walkers and early morning commuters were treated to a ‘jaws-dropping’ scene on the boating lake at Finsbury Park this week. Luckily for the people in the boats, it was all part of a prank...
View ArticleRagwort raising its head in paddocks and roadsides
After a hot and dry June and July with a few local storms in the mix, things are a little unsettled as we start August. Harvest is in full swing up and down the country, with good reports on yield and...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: Six months of misery in flightpath trial
Tomorrow, Gatwick’s ADNID trial will end just one week before its scheduled date, after almost six months of intense misery for many of my constituents.It began on 17th February without prior warning,...
View ArticleDrivers warned of delays on Surrey roads during major cycle event
Drivers going into Surrey tomorrow (Sunday August 10) could face delays as the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey event takes place, reaching as far south as Coldharbour and Forest Green.Some of the world’s...
View ArticleNothing fantastic about this ferocious customer
Ferocious Mr Fox has been to call. Not Fantastic. Just Ferocious. My latest clutch of chicks and their mum his first victims this year. An adventurous bantie who had picked a perch on the edge of the...
View ArticleNick Herbert: Remembering the day the lamps went out
When war broke out 100 years ago, the generals did not believe it would last long.Four years later, more than 60 million people had fought; 8 million were dead - one in ten of them British - and 7...
View ArticleA24 shut at Washington following accident
The A24 has been closed this morning at Washington (Sunday August 10) following an accident.The A24 London Road in Washington has been shut northbound between the A283 The Pike junction and the B2133...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: Online shopping turns 20
In August 1994, the first ecommerce transaction took place, with a Sting CD becoming the first ever product sold online.20 years on, online shopping is a weekly, if not daily ritual for millions of us,...
View ArticleSussex anti-burglary scheme widened
Residents living near burglary victims are to be visited by police to help them avoid becoming a target.From August, officers and Neighbourhood Watch volunteers across the county will visit people...
View ArticleTeenage boy injured after collision between car and motorcycle
A teenage boy was taken to hospital after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a taxi in Rudgwick on Saturday (August 9).The motorcycle and white Ford Galaxy taxi collided on the A281...
View ArticleCar rolls into ditch on A24 at Kingsfold
A car overturned and ended up in a ditch on the A24 at Kingsfold on Sunday (August 10).Emergency services were called at around 4.45am.Police closed the road while firefighters rescued the driver, a...
View ArticleWeather-related flooding in Steyning home
A house in Steyning suffered from weather-related flooding on Friday (August 8).Emergency services were called to Kings Barn Lane at about 11.50pm.Rainwater was leaking through the dormer window on the...
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