UPDATE: Collision in Barns Green
Emergency services were called to Barns Green this afternoon after two cars were involved in a collision in the area.A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service said they were called at about...
View ArticleThree members of the same family convicted of assault near Billingshurst
Three people have been found guilty of assault after a fight near Billingshurst in 2012.A Sussex Police statement says that Gary Stevens Senior, 46, and Kim Stevens, 47, both of Plaistow Road,...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Police raid Broadbridge Heath home for drugs
Sussex Police have carried out a drugs raid on a property in Broadbridge Heath.Police were called to a house in Sullington Mead at around 3pm yesterday (Thursday October 23) and were still searching at...
View ArticleYour chance to help our local businesses
The minister responsible for our high streets has today defended the Government’s stance on the controversial business rates system.Last week we launched our campaign for a fairer version of business...
View ArticleSecond accident in a day near Findon causes traffic delays
Another accident in the Findon area has caused long delays on the A24 in the South Downs this evening (Friday October 24).The A280 Long Furlong in Findon is closed and there are delays in both...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: Charity is not just about giving money
On Friday I was delighted to be invited to attend the charter meeting for the first Rotary Interact club in Horsham, which has been set up by an enterprising group of girls at Millais School.The...
View ArticleBuy British - scientists fall in line with farmers
The cows will soon be in. They are starting to spend hours gazing wistfully over the gates across the lane from the foldyard. Dreaming no doubt of self service at the silage clamp, but they can dream...
View ArticleBramleys just too big to serve up as a baked apple
Very warm weather courtesy of ‘Hurricane Fay’ made the last few days very pleasant, although some heavy rain filled the rain-gauge once more.Grass growth continues apace as we go into the second half...
View ArticleA ‘thriving West Sussex’ as unemployment falls
A fall in the county’s unemployment is set to lead to a ‘buoyant economy and a thriving West Sussex’ a Horsham expert has said.In figures released last week by the Office for National Statistics, the...
View ArticleHenfield man injured in fatal collision
A Henfield teenager suffered a broken arm in a two-vehicle collision in which two other people died yesterday (Friday October 24).A police statement says that a man and a woman - respectively the...
View ArticleMannings Heath businessman appointed new chairman of charity
A Mannings Heath businessman has been appointed as the new chairman of The Licensed Trade Charity, the organisation that manages LVS Hassocks, a West Sussex school for youngsters diagnosed with...
View ArticleTributes paid to former council chairman and ‘wonderful’ mother
A former chairman of the Horsham District Council, who served in the late 1970s, has died. Her daughter Anthea Boylston has submitted the following tribute:Avocet Phelps, who died recently in...
View ArticleDebate on future of county council’s decision-making
Councillors engaged in a heated debate over the future of West Sussex County Council decision-making on Friday (October 17).UKIP’s Mike Glennon tabled a motion urging the council to return to a...
View ArticleNick Herbert: Site is totally unsuitable for drilling
Last Thursday I spoke to a meeting at Petworth House about fracking. We had just heard the news that Celtique Energie has appealed against West Sussex County Council’s decision to refuse planning...
View ArticleSouth Downs National Park’s achievements
The South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA) has released its 2013-2014 annual report, detailing its achievements and new partnership projects.Re-introducing water voles, better woodland management...
View ArticleFree tools available to help clean up your computer
You know what it is like, your PC is running fine when you first get it, but over time it starts to go down hill. It is not as if your PC is even that old and even if it is getting a little long in the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Slinfold woman in serious condition in hospital after collision
A woman was taken to hospital in a serious condition after being involved in a collision with a vehicle in Horsham on Saturday (October 25).The 22-year-old woman, from Slinfold, suffered ‘a number of...
View ArticleCouncil’s call to help prevent flooding
Did you know that if you own a property or land with a watercourse that runs on, under or next to it, then it is your responsibility to keep that watercourse clear?You’re called a riparian owner, and...
View ArticleArsonists target derelict caravan in West Chiltington
A derelict caravan was set on fire in West Chiltington on Sunday morning.West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene in West Chiltington Lane shortly before 7am on October...
View ArticleBroadbridge Heath driver banned from roads after drink-driving arrest
A Broadbridge Heath woman who crashed her car and pleaded guilty to drink-driving has been banned from the roads.Elizabeth Cogbill, 21, of Charrington Way, got behind the wheel after a night out...
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