Man trapped in hedge after Cowfold accident
A man was trapped in a hedge following a traffic accident on Friday (March 15) in Cowfold.Emergency services were called to the A281 at Cowfold at around 9.35am.A single car was involved and a man was...
View ArticleDrivers faced delays after Southwater accident
Firefighters were called to a traffic accident on the A24 near Southwater last night (Sunday March 17).They went to the scene, southbound between Hop Oast and Southwater, at around 5.40pm.No one was...
View ArticleBusiness owner drumming up cash for children’s cause
A Southwater business owner celebrating one year on from launching a food truck is running the Brighton Marathon for a children’s charity.Ben Hollands, who lives in Woodfield, off Church Lane, and is...
View ArticleFamily inspiration spawns Toybox
A young ambitious Horsham man has launched a new business specialising in graphic design and marketing. Toybox was spawned by 22-year-old Chris Rice. The company offers services from re-branding to...
View ArticleNik Butler: British democracy has been built with layers of bureaucracy
A letter from Andrew Campbell in last week’s edition is worthy of a considered revisit. It reflects many of the sentiments I have highlighted in previously published articles and echoes many of the...
View ArticleNick Herbert: ‘Trains affected too, even on Monday morning’
The sudden fall of heavy snow in West Sussex on Monday caused serious problems for drivers. One constituent told me that she was stuck for eight-and-three-quarter hours on the A23, and I know many...
View ArticleJohn Steele: the council must be guided by its own policies
An important feature of our planning system is the requirement on local councils to set out their policies in some detail in a hierarchy of planning documents. They are the result of a great deal of...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: potholes are high on the county’s agenda
Friday saw the regular meeting of West Sussex MPs, West Sussex county councillors and officers and also district and borough council leaders. Quite a lot of influential West Sussex people in one room...
View ArticleHelping unemployed young people in West Sussex
A group of councillors which was set up to consider how to help young people into education, employment and training, has made a series of recommendations to West Sussex County Council.The scrutiny...
View ArticleCouncil hopes to save Horsham children’s respite centre
The West Sussex Health and Adult Social Care Select Committee has said it hopes that Holly Lodge in Horsham which provides short breaks services to help support the families and carers of children with...
View ArticleCalling Horsham Tanbridge school class of 1993
Were you in the Class of 1993 at Tanbridge House School in Horsham?If so, you are invited to a reunion being held to mark the 20th anniversary of the day you left school.The event, being organised by...
View ArticleHorsham Music in East Street closes
A music store in Horsham town centre is the latest shop to cease trading.Horsham Music, based in East Street, closed over the weekend, and thanked its customers for their support. A sign in the window...
View ArticleA23 closed at Bolney due to ‘police incident’
A major road was closed due to a ‘police incident’ this lunchtime (Tuesday March 19).The A23 in Bolney was closed in both directions at Bolney Cross.The incident has now been dealt with and the road...
View Article£1.2M grants announced by Horsham charity
Horsham based Action Medical Research – a UK-wide charity funding vital research to help sick and disabled babies and children – has today (Tuesday March 19) announced grants worth more than £1.2...
View ArticleRain blamed for delays to town resurfacing work
The Carfax is now open for traffic until early April, allowing the Easter Piazza Italia to go ahead.It will shut to traffic once more on Tuesday, April 2, for 14 days, so work can be carried out to...
View ArticleCar fires at Southwater and Horsham
Firefighters were called to two car fires yesterday (Tuesday March 19).The first was outside a house in North heath Lane, Horsham.The emergency service was called out at around 2.20pm and put out the...
View ArticleUnder 17s driving experiences as part of Piazza Italia
As part of Horsham’s famous Piazza Italia event this Easter, local award winning driving school, Stay Safe, will be offering a special driving experience for anyone over the age of 14.The driving...
View ArticleHelp improve council website to win £50 in gift vouchers
The deadline for responses to a survey to help improve Horsham District Council’s website has been extended to Friday 12 April to allow more people time to complete the survey during the Easter...
View ArticleLocal elections less than two months away
Elections for 71 West Sussex County Council seats and by elections for two Horsham District Council seats will take place in the in May this year. County Council elections take place every four years...
View ArticleTory who didn’t pay to park quits from council
A high flying Conservative councillor who hit the headlines exactly a year ago when he apologised unreservedly for not paying to park his Jaguar in a Horsham District Council car park has quit.At the...
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