Drivers face more tough conditions
Ice and snow continue to cause headaches for drivers this morning (Tuesday March 12).There are still hazardous driving conditions on the M23 between Junction 9, M23 (Gatwick Airport) and Junction 11,...
View ArticleVIDEO UPDATE: Fallen tree blocks Horsham road
Harwood Road in Horsham is still closed this morning (Tuesday March 11) after a tree fell yesterday afternoon.Police shut the road off to pedestrians and traffic at the Comptons Lane junction at around...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Trains disrupted across the Horsham district
Poor weather conditions are causing delays to train services in and around the Horsham district today (Tuesday March 12).Heavy snow is reported to have fallen in many areas, which is causing problems...
View ArticleVIDEO: Snowy village quiet after schools close
Storrington was quiet this morning, with snow causing its first school and some playschools close.Shops closed up early on Monday evening, and many were slow to reopen today.The main road through the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Snow - Horsham district overview, Tuesday March 12
The recent spring weather well and truly vanished this week, with clement weather being replaced by sudden heavy snowfall.This morning saw schools closed and roads blocked, with reports coming in of...
View ArticleSNOW: Council aiming to operate normal service today - March 12 2013
Horsham District Council is aiming to operate services as usual today (12 March 2013) in spite of the current heavy snow and ice in the Horsham District. The Council’s offices in North Street, Horsham...
View ArticleTRAVEL: County Council says gritting was impossible in some areas
West Sussex County Council has thanked drivers for their patience after last night’s severe problems on roads across the county and the south-east.The county’s gritting fleet were working continuously...
View ArticleGREEN WASTE: Sign up to new collections on leaflet
Residents in the Horsham District will be receiving a leaflet in the next few weeks with more information on how to join the new garden waste collection service.The new opt-in service will replace the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Reporter abandons car on drive home from Horsham
As snow caused chaos across Sussex last night, reporter Jasmin Martin was forced to abandon her car due to the treacherous conditions.The 20-year-old was travelling from the County Times’ offices in...
View Article‘Nightmare’ ten hour journey home
One driver has described how her journey from Worthing through Horsham district to Copthorne ended up taking more than ten hours.Hanne Steffens, who works at West Sussex County Times sister paper the...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Continued disruption on railways into rush hour
Southern trains are reporting that services are still subject to delays and cancellations as we head into the rush hour this afternoon (Tuesday March 12).Heavy snow fell across the Southern Network...
View ArticleParamedics called to pregnant woman in snow chaos
Paramedics were called to a pregnant woman stuck in a car during the traffic chaos near the A23 Handcross Hill last night (Monday March 11).South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) arrived in London...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Bus services back to normal
After earlier disruption Metrobus services are now largely running as normal this evening.Route 84 is currently suspended and Route 281 is currently operating between Crawley and Stone Quarry Estate...
View ArticleHorsham MP denies wrongdoing over Government contracts
Francis Maude was not involved in the selection of any of the companies that went on a controversial allocation of public information advertising contracts worth £520m, his spokesperson said this...
View ArticleBusiness Matters Awards - your chance to nominate
If you feel your business does not get the recognition it deserves now is your chance with the launch of our annual Business Matters Awards. Launched across the Horsham and Mid Sussex districts,...
View ArticleUnveiling of new anti-ageing machine
The unveiling of a revolutionary anti-ageing machine took place in Bolney on Monday and Tuesday and is now available for the first time.NewTechBody, created by Heinz Freier from Germany, is the first...
View ArticleSharing wealth of business knowledge with others
He’s worked for world-renowned brands during a varied business career, is well-known in Sussex circles, and each month he will be sharing his expertise with County Times readers in our new Business...
View ArticleBusiness Blunders... How to Avoid Them
Having been invited to write this new business column, I decided to name it ‘Business Blunders …How to avoid them’.The idea is to offer advice as to how ‘Blunders’ can easily be avoided, helping to...
View ArticleAgency discovers its own creative ‘spark’
An unusual addition has been made to a Billingshurst public relations firm as it welcomed its newest team member to its headquarters last month.PMW Communications, an integrated marketing agency based...
View ArticleNo Smoking Day - your chance to get help quitting
‘Swap fags for swag’ - that’s the message from Sussex Community NHS Trust (SCT) today on national No Smoking Day (Wednesday March 13).Currently almost one in five adults in West Sussex smoke, but...
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