Chance for young people to help shape future Horsham transport facilities
Young people in Horsham who want to help shape future transport and travel services are being invited to a special conference in Crawley next month.CHAT @ K2 Crawley (Crawley, Horsham and Travel) is...
View ArticleButterflies bring blue beauty to hill
THIS adonis blue butterfly is making the most of the horseshoe vetch on Mill Hill, Shoreham.Although not as luxuriant as the best years, the expanse was flowering at its peak on the lower slopes when...
View ArticleMidwife star Judy cuts tape
Call the Midwife star Judy Parfitt snipped with a pair of scissors after a pregnant pause to open the new Miss Mabel’s in Burgess Hill.The television and stage actress had a date on Saturday morning at...
View ArticleFree school launch evening and talk
More than 100 parents from Sussex, Kent and Surrey including Hayewards Heath have registered interest in a new school in Sussex. The Sussex Weald Free School initative will hold its first public...
View ArticleYoung stock enjoying the sun on their backs
What a glorious week, with a refreshing shower on Friday which was perfect. The combination of sunshine and wind last week dried up the land very fast indeed, and the rain this week will be welcome by...
View ArticleDeliberate fire figures down by 72 per cent
A FIRE chief warned there is “no room for complacency” despite a significant fall in the number of deliberate fires in Worthing and Adur.Statistics released by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service for...
View ArticleUPDATE: man injured in Wisborough Green traffic accident
A man was taken to hospital this morning (Friday June 14) following an accident in Wisborough Green.Emergency services were called to Newpound Road just before 6.30am.A car was on its side after a...
View ArticleEnvironmental officers investigate ‘odour’ at pig farm
Environmental and trading standards checks are underway at a Bramber pig farm, a district cabinet member has confirmed. Sue Rogers, HDC cabinet member for a safer and healthier district, has met with...
View ArticleTown parish to defer skate park application for group
Steyning parish council voted to defer their application for building a skateboarding facility on the Memorial Playing Field this week.The ‘special resolution’ was passed at an extraordinary meeting...
View ArticleIntruders killed and butchered pet goose
A horrified pet owner is offering a £150 reward for the conviction of the intruders who butchered her pet goose.Kay Henderson, of Montpelier Gardens, Washington, came home on Thursday and discovered...
View ArticleTowers Convent gets ready for its ‘Summer Soltice’ weekend
Towers Convent in Upper Beeding is hosting a series of charity events and entertainment next weekend to raise funds for cancer charity over the solstice period.The funds raised will be in support of...
View ArticleA touch of Italy for town centre
The owner of a new independent cafe and patisserie has put his faith in one of the quieter areas of Crawley town centre.Alex Rustani, 35, of Southgate opened La Rusta in Broad Walk in April after...
View ArticleHospital’s League of Friends bike riders raised £1,230
The Princess Royal Hospital League of Friends’ team of 24 cyclists in the Haywards Heath Bike Ride raised £1,230 for the League’s continuing work to provide equipment and resources for patients. Some...
View ArticleHurstpierpoint bedroom damaged by fire
A Hurstpierpoint home was damaged by fire yesterday (Thursday June 13).Firefighters were called to the house in Cuckfield Road just after 6.30pm.The blaze was in the first floor bedroom which had 25...
View ArticleMan pulled from burning building in town centre
A MAN has been rescued by firefighters after a fire in a second floor flat in Worthing town centre this afternoon.The fire happened above Candy Love, in Montague Street, at around 12pm.The man has been...
View ArticleVIDEO: Man rescued from flat fire in Worthing town centre
A MAN has been rescued by firefighters after a fire in a second floor flat in Worthing town centre this afternoon.The fire happened above Candy Love, in Montague Street, at around 12pm and the man,...
View ArticleLatest CCTV unit is 37th to be installed in Horsham town centre
A new police CCTV camera is being erected in Horsham town centre. The unit, in Springfield Road off Albion Way, will be linked to the Haywards Heath police station CCTV hub where officers monitor crime...
View Article‘Difficult choices’ due on Horsham Hospital’s Minor Injuries Unit
‘Difficult choices’ may have to be taken on Horsham Hospital’s Minor Injuries Unit - according to the new Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).Steve Williams, an external consultant, is looking at...
View ArticleTarget of 3,000 affordable homes set for new market town proposals
A developer hoping to build a 10,000-home market town between Henfield and Sayers Common has announced a new partnership with one of the country’s leading housing associations. Mayfield Market Towns...
View ArticleBall lightning in Mannings Heath - eyewitness
A witness has described seeing a ball of white light shooting through Mannings Heath, just before a power cut and major disruption to nearby electronic devices.The object, which appears to fit...
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