Cranleigh road shut after accident
AN accident has closed a road in Cranleigh this morning (Wednesday).The B2130 Elmbridge Road in Cranleigh closed has been shut in both directions between the A281 Horsham Road junction and the B2128...
View ArticleConcerns about new secondary school
SOME of Horsham’s most senior head teachers and principals were this week sending out a statement raising serious concerns about plans for a new free secondary school at Southwater.The school, with a...
View ArticleLittle Chef announces closures
ROADSIDE restaurant Little Chef has announced it is to close 67 of its 161 sites which is expected to lead to a loss of hundreds of jobs.The chain, which has a restaurant in Five Oaks on the A29,...
View ArticleVideo: parents advised on what to do if child chokes
SUSSEX parents and their relatives and friends are being targeted in a campaign to make them aware of what to do if a child starts to choke.Last year 15,000 under-fives were admitted to A&E because...
View ArticleRise in Horsham burglaries
SUSSEX Police is advising home owners in West Sussex to ensure their homes are secure due to a recent rise in burglaries.Detective Constable Russ King, from West Sussex CID, said: “Unfortunately there...
View ArticleChrist’s Hospital student death an ‘accident’
THE ‘TRAGIC LOSS’ of a teenager who died on a railway crossing near Barns Green was an accident, an inquest heard yesterday (Wednesday January 11).Matthew Leonard, 18, a sixth form boarder at Christ’s...
View ArticleInternational Co-operatives launched
CUSTOMERS visiting the Co-operative store in Cranleigh today (Thursday) may find staff in an array of international headgear.Staff will be wearing traditional hats from countries around the world to...
View ArticleRusper Road to be closed.
WORK to replace barriers and upgrade the level crossing at Littlehaven station will mean Rusper Road, Horsham, is closed for two weeks.West Sussex County Council is planning to close the road at the...
View ArticleFind out about new Southwater school bid
A CHAT over coffee is being offered to prospective parents hoping to find out about the possibility of a new secondary school in Southwater.Horsham Churches Together has organised a series of coffee...
View ArticleTown drop-in sessions for foster carers
DROP-IN sessions for prospective foster carers will be available at Horsham Library on Wednesday January 18 from 10am to 4pm. The informal question and answer day with existing foster carers is the...
View ArticleHorsham residents victims of lotto fraud
ELDERLY Horsham residents are being targeted in cold-calling lottery scams, warn Sussex Police. Victims located in the north of the county have received calls from individuals claiming to be from...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Woman in hospital after house fire
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation at a house fire in Horsham this evening (Thursday January 12).West Sussex Fire and Rescue were called to the incident on Crawley...
View ArticleIndecent exposure at Lower Beeding bus stop
A MAN is wanted by Horsham police after exposing himself to a woman waiting at a bus stop in Lower Beeding yesterday (Thursday January 12).The incident took place in Sandygate Lane at 10.55am. A small...
View ArticleEnd of amnesty for Sussex businesses
NON-VAT registered businesses across Sussex could face an HMRC investigation following the end of an amnesty period for registration on December 31. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will compare...
View ArticleBusiest Christmas Eve ever
AMID many high street stores having to close their doors after the festive period, one Horsham stop reported sales increasing.Waterstones, on the Carfax, told The County Times it had a good and busy...
View ArticleWhy this is a vehicle for sensitive organic growth
HORSHAM is a very pleasant town and we absolutely appreciate residents’ pride in it. However, it is widely acknowledged that the country is drastically short of housing, with tens of thousands of young...
View ArticleDeveloper insists he will ‘awaken the silent majority’ to back bid
A PROPERTY developer has engaged a local marketing agency to better promote its proposal to build more than 500 homes in Southwater.Speaking exclusively to the County Times, the managing director of...
View ArticleTurning around the lives of troubled families
THE PLIGHT of homeless people should be on our minds all year round – not just at Christmas. We can drop into a local homeless charity and feel good about the wonderful staff and volunteers taking care...
View ArticleLetter: Holiday a let-down
LAST year I had a week’s holiday in your area and on January 3 I heard on Radio 4’s ‘You and Yours’ that your local council wants to sell a sports centre to develop more housing/retail.By evidence of...
View ArticleWorkshop extension approved
A SINGLE storey extension to a vehicle workshop at 3 Victory Road, Horsham, to allow installation of MoT equipment was approved on Tuesday.Plans had been revised to lower the roof from a previous...
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