Ray Dawe: our political system delivers the best for the people
In Britain we are proud of our democratic tradition and institutions. We can openly criticise our politicians and our media are free to comment.We have the privilege of the vote and yet nearly 50 per...
View ArticleGREEN WASTE: MP is alerted to green waste row
The man who started the petition against the new charge for garden waste collections has raised his concerns with Horsham MP Francis Maude.In an open letter posted on the County Times website Andrew...
View ArticleWork finally underway at village petrol station
Henfield’s filling station is set to be open for business by this summer as workmen move onto the site after nearly three years of closure.This comes as a relief to many village traders and residents...
View ArticleWest Sussex girls reminded to get their third dose of cervical cancer vaccine
Sussex Community NHS Trust (SCT) is calling on girls across West Sussex to have their third and final dose of the cervical cancer vaccine.School nurses will start their final round of vaccination...
View ArticleStone supplier sponsors pupil design competition
A Broadbridge Heath firm gave a Shipley school girl a chance to leave her stamp on history, sponsoring a competition challenging pupils to design a mark to carve on stone.Millie Lewis, 7, who lives in...
View ArticleFree market pitches to business owners
Free market pitches are being offered at Horsham’s Mixed Market to budding small business owners who want to make their mark in the market and bring a new product to Horsham’s shoppers.Horsham Market...
View ArticleStylist comes out top in battle of 66 stores
A Horsham-based hair stylist was invited to receive a national award at a London event beating hairdressers from 65 other stores.Marcos Garcia, who works in West Street’s Rush Horsham, was named...
View ArticleGingerbread maker wins life changing prize
A young gingerbread maker from Crawley has snapped up a ‘once in a lifetime’ prize by winning a business competition for 16-25-year-olds.Sam French, 21, from North Road, Three Bridges, triumphed in the...
View ArticleSNOW: Disruption on train services
Train services from West Sussex have been disrupted because of the wintry conditions.There is disruption on Southern between Bognor Regis and Victoria, between Portsmouth Harbour and Horsham and...
View ArticleUPDATE SNOW: School closures March 2013
Snow has deluged the Horsham district once again (Monday March 11). Two schools and a nursery in Crawley and a school in East Grinstead have closed because of the weather.However, these are the only...
View ArticleHouse fire in Horsham
Firefighters have been called to a home in Horsham this morning (Monday March 11).Crew arrived on the scene in Laughton Road at around 8.30am.A spokesperson for the service said it was to reports of a...
View ArticleCar flips in Horsham
A car has overturned on the A281 in Horsham this morning (Monday March 11).Officers are advising motorists to take care on the roads today. Horsham police tweeted: “Good Morning...Please be careful out...
View ArticleVIDEO: Crash in Washington
Emergency services were called to a collision involving two vehicles on the A283 near Washington this morning (Monday March 11).There have been no reports of serious injury. Sussex Police are...
View ArticleVIDEO: Snowy scenes in Horsham
Horsham’s Causeway and Horsham Park on Monday March 11, 2013.Taken around 11.30am, just after the late morning flurry.At this point, all of the district’s schools were still open and conditions were...
View ArticleTwo injured after Warnham car collision
A man was taken to hospital after a two-car collision near Warnham on Friday (March 8).Emergency services were called to the A24, near the Warnham turn-off, at around 4.50pm.Two men were treated for...
View ArticleFire at Albourne kennels
A boarding kennels was damaged in a fire on Friday afternoon (March 8).The kennels, in London Road, Albourne, near Henfield, had a fire in roof space around a flue in an incinerator room.Firefighters...
View ArticleHorsham school ready for £14million improvement programme
West Sussex County Council’s programme to improve and expand schools, including a £14m investment in Millais School, will go ahead as planned, despite a reduction in the capital spending grants from...
View ArticleFittleworth road closed because of fallen tree
The A283 in Fittleworth is closed this afternoon (March 11) because of a fallen tree.The B2138 Lower Street junction has been closed in both directions.Drivers are advised to avoid the area until the...
View ArticleSpare parts firm saves world’s first computer
The world’s oldest computer which helped win World War Two for the Allies, rebuilt after the Cold War, will continue to run thanks to a donation from a Billingshurst firm. Langrex, which sells obsolete...
View ArticlePolice attend more than 300 crashes in 24 hours
In the last 24 hours police have attended more than 300 collisions across the county. No-one suffered any life threatening injuries, but officers are urging people not to drive unless they have to...
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