VIDEO: New Horsham District Councillors speak after Tory by-election success
The two newly elected councillors on Horsham District Council have spoken of their success at last week’s by-election.The seats in the wards of Cowfold, Shermanbury and West Grinstead and Chantry...
View ArticleA281 near Lower Beeding partially blocked after accident
Drivers faced delays this morning (Wednesday May 8) near Lower Beeding following an accident.The A281 in Crabtree was partially blocked and there was queueing traffic near the Picts Lane...
View ArticleTrain delays up to 30 minutes after signalling fault at Balcombe
Trains between London and the South coast are being affected after an electrical fault at Balcombe this morning.Network Rail say engineers have now resolved the fault but residual delays will occur...
View ArticleElderly woman trapped in lift at Horsham care home
Firefighters were called to a nursing home in Horsham after an elderly woman became trapped in a lift.Emergency services attended the scene in Kings Road at around 10.45am on Tuesday May 7. Crews...
View ArticleSkip set on fire in Horsham business park
A business park skip in Horsham was deliberately set on fire Tuesday evening (May 7), West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has said. Firefighters were called to Blatchford Road just after 8.30pm.A skip...
View ArticleRudgwick jogger in collision with car
A jogger is recovering from an elbow injury after a collision with a car in Rudgwick this morning (Wednesday May 8).Paramedics arrived in Church Street at around 9.30am. A spokesman for South East...
View ArticleVIDEO: Copsale man to sue car garage
A Copsale man who campaigns against speeding is suing a garage over stress after his car was clocked doing 81mph while it was being repaired. Norman Bryant, who was also once a driving instructor, took...
View ArticleLast chance to sign up to green waste collections
Residents in the Horsham district who have not already signed up to the new garden waste collection service have until May 18 to sign up to ensure there are no missed collections.Unlike general waste...
View ArticleVIDEO: Man’s four year wait for council to fix drainage for new home
A Partridge Green man is unable to move into his new home because of poor drainage of pipes owned by West Sussex County Council.Keith Price of High Street, Partridge Green, is waiting to move into his...
View ArticleMarket cancelled after gale warning
Today’s Horsham town centre market has been cancelled due to forecasts of gale force winds this afternoon.Saturday markets are expected to go ahead as usual.Visit www.horshammarkets.co.uk for more...
View ArticleBid for empty Southern Housing office in Horsham to become 13 flats
The former offices of the Southern Housing Group at Fivash House, Denne Parade, Horsham, are subject to a planning application to convert it into 13 flats.Also in the plans being considered by Horsham...
View ArticleDo you feel like getting all creative, like me kids?
THIS week we had the day off school on bank holiday Monday, so I went shopping with my mum. We visited lots of shops and I bought a brand-new collar. It was bright red, I couldn’t wait to wear it to...
View ArticleNik Butler: Let’s give up on voting - it’s not worth the tax payers’ time
Let’s give up voting. It is clearly not worth the the tax payers’ time. Why not just sit back and agree that there is no other party than the incumbent party and they alone should have the right to...
View ArticleChance to quiz councillor on Horsham town issues
Anyone with an interest in Horsham town centre is invited to join Horsham District Council’s cabinet member for Horsham town at the next drop in surgery at Horsham Museum on Thursday May 23.Local...
View ArticleBus is a lasting reminder of Jubilee
Amberley First School children have an exciting new addition to their playing fields, a Red London Bus to provide a great reminder of last year’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics.This beautiful and...
View ArticlePulborough man banned from driving
A Pulborough man has been disqualified from driving for 19 months after being convicted for drink driving.Luke Drea, 18, unemployed of Blackgate Lane, Pulborough was arrested on May 1 at around half...
View ArticleMobile waste electricals recycling continue in South Downs
A trial mobile recycling event of broken or unwanted electrical items in the Chanctonbury area will continue until the end of this year, West Sussex County Council has confirmed.Mobile Waste Electrical...
View ArticleDavid Moore: it’s a myth that house build will kick-start economy
It seems to have been accepted that we will not see a new NHS hospital with an A&E department built near Horsham.Even if this had been a real possibility rather than a carrot dangled on a stick...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: measures to improve the nation’s health
Over the years, I’ve written a great deal about attempts to secure a new hospital for local NHS patients – it’s been big news. But I felt it was time I drew readers’ attention to what’s going on...
View ArticleNick Herbert: Queen looked radiant at Westminster
The State Opening of Parliament is always a splendid occasion, and after the newsthat the Queen would not be travelling to the Commonwealth Summit this year, it was reassuring to see her looking...
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