Farm Diary: Interesting times as fracking and house building loom
More unsettled weather last week, mainly sunshine but there were showers which freshened things up a bit and kept the grass growing. The buddleia is now in flower and butterflies are everywhere.It...
View ArticleNature Notes: Strange incident of the pheasant gang of women
I take back nearly everything I said about Cock Charley and his many wives. He is the pheasant I have tamed to feed from my hand, who when entered the house when we weren’t looking to find food, and...
View ArticleSwallows whooshing about along with incontinent visitors
our meal shed is full of mysterious noises. Whooshes of air just above your head. A farm ghost? No swallows feeding ravenous nestlings who nearly topple out of nests in their eagerness to get to the...
View ArticleLETTER: Protecting highly regarded officers
As part of a diverse membership of Horsham District Council, we councillors all have differing ideas and political affiliations, which of course represents genuine democracy.However, having said that,...
View ArticleLETTER: Memories of harvest camps
Can you help? I am a journalist/author researching the subject of Second World War harvest camps, especially those attended by school children.If you have memories of harvest camps and would like to...
View ArticleLETTER: Wonderful sight of lovely roses
I want to say what a wonderful sight the roses have been in the troughs in the middle of the roads and on the islands in Horsham.The island near Park Surgery was a picture with the lavender. It...
View ArticleLETTER: MP should meet with protesters
In response to Horsham MP Francis Maude’s weekly article for the West Sussex County Times (Horsham edition August 1) I would like to respond with the following.Firstly, the protesters are fully away...
View ArticleMotorists urged to be patient during harvest
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging motorists to be patient when driving behind slow moving farm machinery. Laurence Matthews, the NFU South East Crops Board chairman said: “Harvest only happens...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fire at Horsham Park
Firefighters were called to extinguish a fire at Horsham Park yesterday evening (Thursday August 15).A West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service crew attended the scene after 6pm.They extinguished the fire...
View ArticleWin for Rudgwick’s Sussex Charmer Cheese ‘very special’
A ‘shocked’ Rudgwick-based cheese company scooped a ‘Best in Show’ award at one of the world’s biggest cheese competitions late last month.Sussex Charmer Cheese took gold in the Food Services category...
View ArticleTesco launches new Horsham store at disused pub in Brighton Road
A new Tesco Express has opened in Horsham - giving 14 previously unemployed local people work. The new store has been created from the disused pub and restaurant on the corner of Brighton Road and St...
View ArticleRejected scheme for Horsham’s Kings Road houses appealed
A scheme for 14 homes in Horsham dismissed as ‘greedy’ by the council has been appealed by the developer.In June this year Horsham District Council...
View ArticleVIDEO: Drill Hall art exhibition sells almost £5,000
Almost £5,000’s worth of art was sold by the end of a local artists’ exhibition first day yesterday (Aug 15) at Drill Hall, Horsham.More than 30 items - ranging from paintings, to sculptures and...
View ArticleDrivers face possible problems as M25 closes after accident
Drivers around the Gatwick and Crawley areas may experience problems following a serious accident on the M25 this afternoon (Friday August 16).The M25 is closed and there is stationary traffic...
View ArticleIs Horsham district’s road network ‘generally good’?
Consultation on the council’s Sustainability Appraisal as part of its draft housing plan started today (Friday August 16).The document published by Horsham District Council reads: “The road network in...
View ArticleNorth Horsham and Southwater’s landscape has ‘capacity to accommodate...
The landscape of both North Horsham and Southwater have the ‘capacity to accommodate development’ according to a council document.Horsham District Council’s sustainability appraisal was published...
View ArticleProtest takes place outside Horsham courtroom
A protest took place outside Horsham Magistrates Court this morning (Friday August 16) in support of two defendants whose trial began today.Five protesters from London and Oxford unveiled a banner...
View ArticleBillingshurst parking problems may be resolved
A proposal to solve parking problems for Billingshurst residents living near the train station has reached a formal stage.West Sussex County Council is asking the public to have their final say on...
View ArticleHenfield chocolateers win a national food award
A Henfield chocolate-making company has won a national award in what has been described as the ‘Oscars’ of the food world.The Raw Chocolate Company is celebrating the news that its Goji Berry &...
View ArticlePolice rebut Balcombe drilling accusations
Sussex Police have dismissed claims that they have allowed protesters to bring oil drilling at Balcombe to a halt.They have issued a statement as up to 1,000 extra people have gathered for a climate...
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