BREAKING NEWS: Horsham FC sack manager Langton
HORSHAM Football Club have today sacked manager Hugo Langton following a poor run of results.Langton only took over as Hornets boss at the end of October last year when he replaced Justin Luchford, but...
View ArticleThe puppy who will never grow up
MEET Oscar - a very small Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who will never grow up.For Oscar has been diagnosed by vets as a dwarf.Vets Mark Maltman and Josie Cosham of Maltman Cosham Veterinary Clinic,...
View ArticleMP’s London office has £8.5m refurbishment
THE GOVERNMENT department of Horsham’s Conservative MP Francis Maude has spent £8.5m having his Whitehall headquarters refurbished, it was revealed this week.Last month Mr Maude said cutting 43,000...
View ArticleHorsham recycling scheme gets thumbs up in council survey
A SURVEY of Horsham district residents has found nine out of ten people are were ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ with the council’s innovative Acorn Plus refuse and recycling scheme. Just under 1,000...
View ArticleLeisure Centre user group launches website
THE BROADBRIDGE Heath Leisure Centre Joint User Group launched a website at www.bbhleisurecentrejug.org.uk today (Thursday March 1).The move coincides with the formal commencement of the Horsham...
View ArticleGenerator fire in Horsham
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a temporary traffic lights system in Horsham yesterday (Wednesday February 29).Crew arrived on the scene at Langhurstwood Road just after 3pm.A diesel generator...
View ArticleServisair launches Aspire lounge in Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal
Aviation services provider Servisair has announced the opening of the first Aspire Lounge at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal.The lounge was opened by Shaun Weston, Servisair’s travel services...
View ArticleEasyJet celebrates a decade of service at London Gatwick Airport
EasyJet, the UK’s largest airline, is celebrating ten years since their first flight took off from Gatwick, becoming the biggest operator at the airport in that time.EasyJet now operates 50 aircraft...
View ArticleCouncil wants youngsters to do work for no wages
CONTROVERSY over a government work experience scheme has spread to Horsham District Council.Unpaid roles for young people on Jobseeker’s Allowance are being offered at the local authority - this been...
View ArticleHorsham council leader speak of ‘hard choices’
THE NEWLY-elected leader of Horsham District Council has said he plans to build a business-savvy council with a ‘positive, optimistic and entrepreneurial agenda’ and that reviewing options for...
View ArticleSpirit FM - simply the best
SPIRIT FM is celebrating after being declared part of the UK’s best company to work for for the second year in a row. It beat off such big names as BMW, Virgin Money and The Savoy Hotel.Spirit FM is...
View ArticleShould parish councillors be axed?
HORSHAM District Council is undertaking a review to consider how local communities are represented in the Horsham District.As part of, what is known as, the community governance review, consultees are...
View ArticleSt Robert Southwell School celebrates Fairtrade Fortnight
Pupils and staff from St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School in Horsham marched around the roads near the school dressed as Fairtrade products and producers on Friday March 2 to celebrate...
View ArticleTree blocks West Chiltington road
A WEST Chiltington road has been blocked after a tree fell this morning (Monday March 5).Common Hill is blocked at the Fir Tree Lane junction.Sussex Police are in attendance and a recovery is taking...
View ArticleNew tree planted by Society
LAST year the Horsham Society was fortunate to be chosen to take part in Waitrose’s “Community Matters” scheme, where customers choose between three good causes, and was awarded £344.This generosity...
View ArticleWetland plans are now nearly home and dry
PLANS to turn Warnham Pond into a wetland area came one step closer last week.Following consultation with the public last year, Horsham District Council agreed on Wednesday last week to spend £1m on...
View ArticleHorsham businesses become refuge for bully victims
A JOINT scheme to help prevent bullying, abuse and harassment of people with learning difficulties has been launched in Horsham but could be set for county-wide roll-out.The Safe Place scheme is a...
View ArticleGreen light for ‘super-fast’ broadband in West Sussex
MORE THAN £6M will be invested to achieve ‘super-fast’ broadband for most of West Sussex, says the county council. Plans to bring improved broadband for 90 per cent of the county by April 2015 have...
View ArticleChicken campaigners have bone to pick with RSPCA
ANIMAL welfare activists swarmed to the RSPCA headquarters in Southwater last week to ‘express dissatisfaction’ at the Freedom Foods scheme.Campaigners known as the Essex Animal Defenders donned...
View ArticleHorsham Microbiz this Saturday
HORSHAM’S annual Microbiz is the day that no small business owner or start up business can afford to miss, according to organisers.Taking place this Saturday March 10 between 10am and 4pm at The Drill...
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