Accidents in South Downs cause problems for drivers
Drivers have faced problems this afternoon (Friday May 24) in the south of Horsham district.The A24 in Ashington has been partially blocked and there has been queueing traffic southbound at the B2133...
View ArticleAlbourne road closed after car accident
A village road in the South Downs has been closed this morning (Saturday May 25) following an accident.The B2117 in Albourne, near Henfield, has been closed westbound at the B2118 junction, because of...
View Article‘Strong will needed to start from scratch’
A young entrepreneur who has built his window cleaning company from scratch says a strong will is needed to survive in today’s climate.Alessandro Tricarico, 22, who lives in Plough Road, Smallfield,...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: Maximising the number of people in work
The focus of this year’s Queen’s Speech was strengthening the economy, creating jobs and getting people back into work and off benefits.Unemployment is bad for society and the economy but it can be...
View ArticleNick Herbert: Impressed by company’s zero landfill policy
On Friday, I visited Kate’s Cakes, a highly successful business based in Ashington. Leading supermarkets sell their produce, and the other day I realised that their cakes are even for sale here in the...
View ArticleDog therapy businesses’ DVD wins American award
A Shipley dog therapy business is the unlikely recipient of an award from the Dog Writers’ Association of America for its DVD.Canine specialists Julia Robertson and Elisabeth Pope, the Directors of...
View ArticleMan in hospital after Henfield fence crash
A 22-year-old Brighton man has been taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital with serious injuries after the silver Vauxhall car he was driving collided with pub fencing in Henfield on Saturday May...
View ArticlePublic inquiry into East Street road closure
A public inquiry has been called into the controversial decision to close East Street and Market Square to daytime traffic.West Sussex County Council plans to make two experimental orders into...
View ArticleMan punched several times outside Henfield pub
Police are appealing for witnesses for an assault outside The Plough Inn in Henfield on Saturday (May 25).The victim was standing outside on the High Street at 1.20am having a cigarette when he was...
View Article‘Speed camera’ birdbox defaced and stolen from garden within hours of being...
The controversy over Storrington’s speed limit took a bizarre turn last week, when a fake speed camera was stolen from a garden.Amanda Munday told the County Times that she had a birdbox - designed to...
View Article13-year-old girl arrested after Horsham tree incident
Two men and a girl were arrested in Horsham this morning (Tuesday May 28) after being challenged about cutting down trees in a woman’s garden. Police were called to Woodlands Way in Southwater at...
View ArticleVblog: What are Sussex police chief’s key priorities?
She’s six months into her role as Sussex’s Police & Crime Commissioner, but how is Katy Bourne faring?In the first of a series of regular video blogs, Mrs Bourne looks back on the past half year,...
View ArticleOil stolen from Horsham home
Oil valued at £500 has been stolen from a home in Rusper Road, Horsham.Police say a gate to the property was forced open to gain access to the tank some time between 8.30pm on Friday May 24 and Monday...
View ArticleRay Dawe: let’s hope Francis Maude succeeds over housing plans
As a District we are facing an onslaught of applications for new housing developments and many are in places that we would not have chosen.Whenever Horsham District Council’s planning committee turns a...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: resolute in stand against extremism
Let me start by commenting on the despicable murder of soldier Lee Rigby last week. What happened in Woolwich was a sickening attack and my thoughts continue to be with him and his family.The Security...
View ArticleNick Herbert: Some truly shocking statistics in our area
Recently, I received a letter from the Association of British Insurers with some truly shocking statistics. According to the Department for Transport, Arundel & South Downs was the eighth worst in...
View ArticleTories take £293,000 ‘payroll vote’, ignoring County Council’s constitution
Following the leader of the county’s Liberal Democrats exclusive interview with the County Times last week, James Walsh has issued further criticism of the local Conservative group for ‘ignoring ‘ the...
View ArticleCar crashes into Steyning field
Emergency services were called to Steyning after a car crashed into a field yesterday (Wednesday May 29).Firefighters, police and paramedics arrived on the scene off Horsham Road just before 3pm.Two...
View ArticleThousands of women ready to take on cancer at Race For Life
A formidable army of women will make a stand against cancer at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Horsham on Sunday, June 2. Some 2,000 women – including cancer survivors and people taking part in...
View ArticlePaddington Bear’s visit to Headstart Nursery, Horsham
Marmalade sandwiches were on the menu at a Horsham nursery school this week, as staff and children got ready for a visit from Paddington Bear.Children at Headstart Nursery in Hurst Road are supporting...
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