BREAKING NEWS: County council ‘in principle’ urged to support second runway...
A motion supporting Gatwick Airport’s ambition for a second runway is to be debated by West Sussex County Council tomorrow (Friday July 19).The historic move comes after around 40 years of opposition...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Well-known milkshake bar coming to Horsham
A milkshake bar that has gained a cult following since its opening in 1999 is coming to Horsham.ShakeAway has named Horsham as one of its three new stores via its Instagram. Horsham also features in...
View ArticleHorsham brewer takes a tank to Festival of Speed
Hepworth & Co took a specialist beer tank to the weekend’s Festival of Speed, supplying 8,000 litres of beer to the event at the Goodwood Racecourse. The brand-new tank, provided by Tankbeer UK,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Can Roffey be made crimeproof?
A crime clinic has been set up in Roffey today (Thursday July 18) after a number of drug warrants were executed in the area early this year.Horsham police, the district council joined other agencies...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Crash in Roffey
Emergency services have been called to reports of a man trapped in wreckage after a car crash in Roffey.Firefighters say a man will have to be cut from a wrecked vehicle, near the junction of Crawley...
View ArticleDemand for water rises during heatwave
Demand for water in the area has risen by around eight per cent due to the soaring temperatures - according to Southern Water.The Worthing-based utility company, which serves most of the Horsham...
View ArticleArundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert: Concerns over housing put to the...
I have always been passionate about protecting the countryside and rural communities. Planning issues are of huge concern locally, as we have seen from packed public meetings in Angmering, Storrington,...
View ArticleFind it Out celebrates 20th anniversary
Horsham’s Youth Information Shop marked its 20th anniversary in a special event at the Y Centre.Around six 15 to 16 year olds from Tanbridge House School who have been closely involved with the...
View ArticlePair who robbed pizza delivery driver spared jail
Two men from Horsham were involved in a ‘shabby’ ambush on a pizza delivery man, a court heard.Aaron Vincent, 41, formerly of Springfield Road, Horsham, now living in Worthing, and Luke Underwood, 23,...
View ArticleSon fails in bid to win share of mother’s will
An elderly tennis fan’s enjoyment of a day out at Wimbledon helped a top judge to conclude that she knew exactly what she was doing when she cut her youngest son out of her will. Daphne Jeffery’s...
View ArticleNew yoghurt drink to launch in Billingshurst
A new yoghurt and oat drink will be launching in Billingshurst High Street’s Budgens today (Friday July 19).Elouise Mockler, 22, from West Sussex, is launching Yog Oat, billed as a ‘banquet in a...
View ArticlePostman raises alarm of Southwater house fire
A postman called firefighters after smelling smoke from a home in Southwater this morning (Friday July 19).Crews from Horsham arrived in Cedar Drive at 10.48am. They gained access to the property to...
View ArticleDavid Moore: will Horsham’s tomorrow be a success of a failure?
There has been quite a lot written in the past few weeks about things that could have an effect on Horsham’s future. There’s been the proposed Lifestyle Ford / Bishops Weald redevelopment, the possible...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: delight at proud day for village club
Cricket has always been at the heart of the British way of life. As Bill Shankly famously said of football, it’s not a matter of life and death. It’s much more important than that. That’s how I feel...
View ArticleTrees on fire in Horsham
Firefighters were called to Greenway in Horsham after reports of trees well alight yesterday evening (Thursday July 18).A crew from Horsham arrived on the scene just before 8.15pm. A small area of...
View ArticleHigh accolade for Cranleigh school
St Joseph’s Specialist School and College in Cranleigh has won this year’s Times Educational Supplement school award for Sports and Healthy Eating. This highly prestigious award was presented in front...
View ArticleTweet week event offers insight into CABs’ workings
Horsham’s Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), one of a national network of advocacy and advice-giving charities, took part with dozens of bureaux across the country in a week-long twitter event aimed at...
View ArticleBillingshurst roads resurfaced
Five roads in the local area are scheduled to be resurfaced by Sunday July 21.They are four roads in Billingshurst - Pine Close, Cherry Tree Close, Maple Close and Rowan Drive - in addition to Glebe...
View ArticleParamedics encourage youngsters to take on driving course after Horsham...
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is encouraging young people to sign up to a virtual driving experience after a number of fatalities on roads in the Horsham district.The Horsham-based...
View ArticleVIDEO: Aspiring pilot ‘living his dream’ with prestigious scholarship
A teaching assistant from West Chiltington is the first ever aspiring British pilot to win a prestigious scholarship from a large German company.Jacob Reynolds, 20, who attended The Weald School in...
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