Skilled pupils teach aspiring footballers
Young FC players studying at Steyning Grammar School have joined a voluntary programme to help train the next generation of footballers.The pupils that play for Ashington Cougars are active...
View ArticleNomination deadline for Youth MP elections approaches
Young people aged between 11 and 19 years old have one week to come forward for the next UK Youth Parliament elections and run their own election campaign.They can register their interest online on the...
View ArticleTop council staff ‘an investment’
The leader of Horsham District Council has said senior officer management ‘should not be regarded simply as a cost’ after calls to axe the post of chief executive.Eric Pickles the Secretary of State...
View ArticleVIDEO: Snow dusts the South Downs
The first snow of 2013 in West Sussex dusted the South Downs and much of the Horsham district last night.Driving the Bostal Road from Sompting to Steyning afforded views of a truly wintery scene.Some...
View ArticleView wanted on Horsham district’s green spaces
Views are wanted on Horsham District Council’s draft ‘Green Space Strategy’ document which will provide a plan for managing the green spaces throughout the Horsham District.The strategy document will...
View ArticleUpper Beeding’s first coffee shop opens
A new coffee shop has opened its doors today (January 14) in Upper Beeding Baptist Church.The Hub Cafe is open Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm and the second Saturday of every month.Pick up the County Times...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Stuck crane closes Billingshurst road
A Billingshurst road has been forced to close after a crane became stuck in a ditch this afternoon (Monday January 14).Crane operator Anthony Morew was leaving the site in Marringdean Road when the 40...
View ArticleBoost for online shoppers as West Sussex libraries get Amazon lockers
A number of libraries in West Sussex have been fitted with new Amazon Lockers as an alternative delivery solution for their online purchases.The lockers have been installed in Chichester, Horsham and...
View Article‘Council is intent on balancing the books, considering all risk factors’
By Roger Arthur, cabinet member for finance and efficiency HDC (Con) Chanctonbury:The Leader of the Minority Group (Cllr Holmes) suggested last week that HDC is “exaggerating” its financial challenges...
View ArticleA24 Horsham blocked after five-vehicle collision
The A24 in Horsham has been blocked following a five-vehicle collision this afternoon (Tuesday January 15). Slow traffic has been reported at the Hop Oast Park and Ride Roundabout. It is not known if...
View ArticleHorsham woman targeted by ‘PPI compensation’ phone scammers
A mother from Horsham is warning people to watch out after she was targetted by telephone scammers offering PPI compensation.Suzanne Lewin was called at her home in Earlswood Close on January 3. The...
View ArticleLandmark pub looking for a new publican
The Coach House in Horsham Road, Cowfold, closed abruptly earlier this year.Notices on the building say the freehold owners entered the premises ‘for the purposes of making them safe’ on January 10.A...
View ArticleHow gay-friendly is your workplace?
Three prominent employers operating in West Sussex, including the county council have ranked today in Stone wall’s top 100 gay-friendly workplaces in Britain.The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dead woman’s home ‘defiled’ in burglary
Precious memorabilia worth thousands of pounds has been ransacked from a Rusper woman’s home around the same time as her funeral. The family of Ngarie Calder have been ‘crying our hearts out’ after...
View ArticleFire on Gatwick train prompts London Victoria evacuation
A fire on a Gatwick Express train has prompted the evacuation of London Victoria station at the start of the rush hour this morning (Thursday).Southern Rail said: “”No one was hurt which was...
View ArticleIcy conditions blocks Henfield road
Slow traffic is being reported in Albourne Road in Henfield following an accident and icy conditions. The B2116 eastbound between A281 Crouch Hill and Wineham Lane is congested. Details of the incident...
View ArticleVIDEO: Southern running a revised service through Horsham
Trains are running through Horsham following a fire at London Victoria this morning (Thursday), albeit on a revised timetable.Services are being diverted to London Bridge or terminating at earlier...
View ArticleNormal service resumed on trains through Horsham
Southern Trains services have returned to normal following an earlier fire at London Victoria Station.Trains in and out of Victoria were cancelled earlier today because of a small fire on a Gatwick...
View ArticleAttempted break-in at Pulborough RSPB nature reserve
Police are appealing for witnesses after would-be thieves tried to break into a tractor shed at the RSPB Nature Reserve, Upperton Barn Visitor’s Centre, in Wiggonholt, Pulborough.At around 7.20pm last...
View ArticleSnow: NHS Sussex advice
Advice has been gven by NHS Sussex in anticipation of snow tomorrow (Friday January 18).A spokesperson for NHS Sussex said: “Cold weather is serious and claims lives every year. In particular, it can...
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