‘Marriage not equal to civil partnership’
The MP for Arundel and South Downs Nick Herbert outlined his support on same sex marriage a number of times this week.Before voting on Tuesday Mr Herbert spoke in Parliament of his own experience of...
View ArticleGenerous donation to In Bloom team
The Steyning in Bloom team were delighted to receive a generous donation from members of Steyning Horticultural Society of £200 this week. Charles Ashby, chairman of the society, presented In Bloom...
View ArticleCouncillors’ attendance at public meetings in spotlight
Horsham District Councillors who were elected in the 2011 local elections had some of the best and worst attendance at the authority’s public meetings last year.There are many aspects of a councillor’s...
View ArticleSkate park and village green plans debated
A group of residents have put forward an alternative site for a skate park in Steyning.The Friends of Memorial Playing Field (FoMPF) have identified a spot which it says would be more suitable in the...
View ArticlePolice ‘thoroughly’ investigated after disabled 11-year-old arrested in...
Police are under investigation after a complaint regarding the treatment of an 11-year-old disabled girl who was allegedly physically restrained by officers during a string of incidents at locations...
View ArticleTudor monarchs to take to Horsham streets
Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and other Tudor monarchs will come to life in Horsham town centre this Saturday February 9.Pupils and staff from Christ’s Hospital will be highlighting an exhibition about their...
View ArticleNick Herbert: concern at glacial pace of planning
On Friday I visited the Sussex Produce Company in Steyning, a fantastic andexpanding business supplying local food.For well over a year, its owner, Nick Hempleman, has been seeking planning permission...
View ArticleCollege is backed over ‘bureaucracy gone mad’
Vital plans for a Horsham college extension were backed by the council despite ‘red-tape’ objections from a national sporting body on Tuesday. Dr Jackie Johnston, principal of the College of Richard...
View ArticleBrian Cox gives pupils the lesson of a lifetime
Science pioneer and TV star Professor Brian Cox rocketed to a Storrington school to give a mind-blowing space workshop. Six lucky science and engineering pupils at Rydon Community College were...
View ArticleTrue decadence in heart of Horsham
There is an art to sipping your favourite blend of freshly-ground coffee and it calls for the perfect space to do so - somewhere that emanates real sophistication with added comfort - Artisan...
View ArticleMP calls for more support for local businesses
Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert has called for national and local agencies to get behind local businesses and not to put unnecessary hurdles in their way.The MP’s comments came after he visited...
View ArticleVIDEO: Intricate wood carvings of birds on display at Horsham Museum
A fascinating collection of intricately woodcarved birds is on display at Horsham Museum until April.Robert Fielding, 70, from Chapel Road, Bolney, a retired mechanical design engineer, has spent the...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle Henfield chimney fire
Firefighters tackled a chimney fire in Henfield last night (Tuesday February 12).They were called at around 9.20pm to a single storey bungalow in Dagbrook Lane.The cause was a log burner in the kitchen...
View ArticleBramble gets a cuddle on her 16th birthday
My good pal Carrie Cort wrote to me to share her photo.This is what she wrote: “My son Adam is a member and would like to share this photo of himself cuddling our golden retriever Bramble on her 16th...
View ArticleSecond meeting called to set council tax for next year
Horsham District Council has called its second full meeting in two weeks to set council tax for 2013/14.The council meeting, set for Tuesday February 19, six days after the previous full council...
View ArticleNick Herbert: care costs cap will give greater peace of mind
On Monday, at the age of 85, Benedict XVI became the first Pope in at least 600 years to resign, rather than die in office. It was a striking sign of changing times.Today’s transparency makes it far...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Bear pub in Horsham gets ready for reopening
The wooden sculpture outside the iconic Bear pub in Horsham was being spruced up this morning ready for the reopening tomorrow (Friday February 15).The pub shut about a fortnight ago and the manager of...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: Age UK is making a huge difference
Last Friday was busy but I was pleased to be accompanied by Forest School student, Sam Cooper. He’d come for a taste of a day-in-the-life of a constituency MP and he certainly got it!First off was a...
View ArticleWhy are parking charges the make or break for Horsham?
I am old enough to remember when Sainsbury’s car park was Tanbridge House lower school. I have a vague recollection of Ms Doohan teaching something regarding socio-economic awareness relating to...
View Article“I felt intruded” by fox break in
“I had a choice, go for my camera or gun, but with the gun being locked away and the thought of my wife’s reaction to mess up the wall, I decided on the camera!”Fred Rossington from Partridge Green was...
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