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Slinfold man cycling for a cause close to his heart

A keen cyclist from Slinfold will jump into the saddle for Britain’s biggest bike race in a generation to raise money for a cause very close to his heart.Peter Haynes, 43, was devastated when his...

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Should County Hall’s European Union flag be removed?

A motion to remove the European Union flag at County Hall was defeated at a full council meeting in Chichester last Friday.UKIP’s Mike Glennon, the official opposition party leader, proposed a motion...

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Firefighters respond to broken toilet in Henfield

Firefighters were called to a block of flats in Henfield after a crack in a toilet cistern caused flooding in the early hours of this morning (July 24).One crew from the village attended Barrow Hill at...

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REVIEW: Andrew and Yvonne have a taste for entrepreneurial adventure – and...

It may seem an unconventional journey – from being a GP, to owning a medical software company, and then taking the helm of a restaurant.But Andrew Cohen and his wife Yvonne have a taste for...

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Twelve in court after elderly conned in Horsham, Henfield and Pulborough

Twelve people are to appear in a Brighton court charged in relation to a conspiracy to obtain on the pretence of carrying out urgent building work at the homes of elderly people across the South East...

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Charity’s plea for carers to help other carers

Carers Support West Sussex, a leading organisation for carers across the county, has a challenging target to reach out to up to 84,000 carers and offer them support. The charity gave evidence for the...

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Four arrested after man robbed in Horsham

Police made four arrests minutes after a man was robbed in Horsham in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday July 24).Officers were called to King’s Road after reports of a 21-year-old local man...

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Tanbridge student’s engineering experience

A student at Tanbridge House School spent a day with defence specialists Thales last week as part of the school’s Ambassadors Programme.Anisha Wakefield, 12, is determined to become an engineer in the...

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UPDATE: A24 closed after car seen on fire in ditch near Buck Barn crossroads

The A24 Worthing Road has been closed northbound after a serious incident which left a car on fire in a ditch this afternoon (Wednesday July 24).Sussex Police said the incident was reported at around...

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Slight increase in hospital parking

Parking at East Surrey Hospital for less than three hours will cost 20p more from September 1, the NHS has confirmed.The cost of parking for up to two hours will move from £2 to £2.20, and the cost for...

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Macmillan event at Sedgwick Park

Macmillan Cancer Support hosted a reception at Horsham’s Sedgwick Park, part of a UK-wide programme of events highlighting the importance of making wills yesterday.The programme was developed after...

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Families wanted to help homeless teenagers with temporary accommodation

A charity for young homeless people, Sussex Nightstop, has been awarded a £4,000 grant from American Express, the largest private sector employer in Brighton and Hove, after applying for funding via...

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Village man not guilty of sex abuse charges

A Pulborough resident who denied abusing young girls in a case going back to the 1970s, was found unanimously not guilty this week.Ben Doe, 65, of Stane Street Close, had pleaded not guilty to three...

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Council’s 11,500-home housing plan for next 20 years to be debated tonight

The council’s long-awaited draft housing plan was published last week laying out 11,500 new homes in the district for the next 20 years and will be debated tonight (Thursday July 25).It will be...

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Why our councillors must support tonight’s critical planning debate

Comment by Gary Shipton, Editor In ChiefOscar Wilde famously observed in The Picture of Dorian Gray: “There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked...

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BREAKING NEWS: Independent toy shop to open in Swan Walk

An independent chain of toy shops is launching its seventh store in Horsham next Thursday (August 1).Toy Barnhaus, which was established in 2009, will open in Swan Walk in the space opposite Sports...

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This is the greatest show on earth

REVIEW by Gary Shipton: Barnum at Chichester Festival Theatre’s ‘Theatre in the Park’He was the self-proclaimed greatest showman on earth.So Phineas T Barnum might have accepted the standing ovation...

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Ray Dawe: interesting debate on a very difficult subject

If you are reading this on Thursday, today’s the day that Horsham District Council decides on the housing strategy for the next 20 years.Any regular reader of this paper can’t have missed what must...

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Francis Maude: Olympics are a winner all round

Saturday will mark the first anniversary of the start of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games – I can’t believe a whole year has passed.The legacy continues and this first anniversary is the perfect...

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South Downs MP demands action to avert planning policy ‘environmental disaster’

An ‘environmental disaster’ will loom over the Horsham district if the spirit of ‘localism’ in planning is not heeded by Government , one MP has warned.Speaking in Parliament last Wednesday during an...

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