Vice-chairman elect condemns fellow councillors for ‘utter lunacy’ in not...
The Conservative vice-chairman elect at Horsham District Council Christian Mitchell today condemned his fellow councillors for ‘utter lunacy’ in not voting in favour of a planning application for a new...
View ArticleNew Nordic walk programme starts this week
After a harsh winter, lots of people will be looking for some spring respite. Horsham District Council’s Leisure Link Nordic walking instructor, Linda Edwards, has put together a programme of Nordic...
View ArticleCo-op burglaries in Cowfold and Partridge Green
Co-op stores in Cowfold and Partridge Green were broken into in the small hours of Tuesday morning.Police say intruders made off with cigarettes on each occasion.The first burglary happened around...
View ArticleMain road at Five Oaks closed following accident
A major road near Billingshurst was closed this morning (Wednesday April 17) following an accident.The A29 Stane Street in Five Oaks was blocked in both directions between the A264 Horsham Road...
View ArticleCouncillor ‘disappointed’ over lack of support for Barns Green school plan
A leading Conservative backbench district councillor says she is ‘amazed and disappointed’ that certain of her colleagues failed to support an application for a new school at Barns Green last night...
View ArticlePolice hope to re-unite stolen items with owners
Anyone in the Horsham district and across the county who has had jewellery, clocks, silverware and similar items stolen is being asked to check a police website.On Saturday April 6 morning, officers...
View ArticleWomen’s Land Army reunion on St George’s Day
Veterans of the Second World War home front are meeting in Horsham for a St George’s Day reunion.Age UK Horsham District is inviting former ‘Land Girls’ to meet on April 23, from 3.30pm to 5.30pm at...
View ArticleEast Surrey Hospital Patients rate improvements
Services at East Surrey Hospital are continuing to improve according to the latest survey by an NHS health watchdog.The figures released on Tuesday April 16 by the Care Quality Commission show the vast...
View ArticleDriver injured in Five Oaks crash
Police are appealing for information after a crash on the A29 at Five Oaks this morning.Emergency services were called around 9.30am, after an incident in which a Peugeot left the road and came to rest...
View ArticleParents urged it’s never too late for MMR
Parents across Horsham and Mid Sussex are being reminded that it’s never too late to have children immunised against measles, mumps and rubella.Family doctors, community health teams and hospital staff...
View ArticleNew school will go ahead pledges planning chief
The new Horsham District Council cabinet member responsible for planning policy said today (Wednesday) that she was ‘completely confident’ that plans for a new school at Barns Green will be approved...
View ArticlePatients rate improvements at East Surrey Hospital
Services at East Surrey Hospital are continuing to improve according to the latest survey by an NHS health watchdog.The figures released on Tuesday April 16 by the Care Quality Commission show the vast...
View ArticleConfusion about waste collections
Residents in some areas of the district say they still have not received any publicity about the paid for garden waste collections due to start in June.From June anyone who has not signed up to the £29...
View ArticleCOUNTY ELECTIONS: Four main parties set out their views
In the run up to the West Sussex County Council elections, The County Times has asked the leaders of the four main parties to set out their mandates to readers.The council is currently made up of 43...
View ArticleHopes for site that makes you cash from your clothes
A finalist in Young Start-up Talent, which is supported by the County Times, now hopes to take her business to the next level.Summer Shayne, from Crawley, founded Hire My Clothes two years ago and now...
View ArticleDriver cut out of car after Rudgwick accident
A driver had to be cut out of his car yesterday (Wednesday April 17) following an accident at Rudgwick.Emergency services were called to the A29 at the village just after 9.30am.A single car was...
View ArticleVIDEO: Update - Burst water main causes problems at crossroads near Horsham
A burst water main has been causing problems for drivers at a major crossroads near Horsham this afternoon and evening (Thursday April 18).An emergency repair crew arrived on the scene after water...
View ArticleVachery Triathlon - Mark Davis responds to their critics
Vachery Triathlon organisers are seeking to reassure local residents about the event, coming up on Sunday July 21.The event’s swimming section will take place in a lake on Vachery Estate, near...
View ArticleProtests at Vachery Triathlon meeting
Plans for a triathlon, involving road closures on the A29 and in and around several villages, got a stormy reception in Forest Green.The cycle section of the Vachery Triathlon is set to close roads...
View ArticleBusinesswomen promote Sussex’s food and drink
Two Sussex businesswomen have joined forces to promote the area’s food and rink economy through a new community interest company.Paula Seager of Natural PR, and Hilary Knight, MD of the Sussex Food and...
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