Police’s cash boost for Plumpton
Sussex Police has made donations of £200 each to Plumpton Parish Council and Plumpton Tennis Club to encourage more people to get active.The money comes from the local Police Property Act Fund that...
View ArticleHorsham parish church packed for civic service
Against the setting of the stunning annual flower festival, Horsham’s parish church of St Mary was packed for the civic choral evensong tonight (Sunday).Dignitaries, workers, and residents from across...
View ArticlePeter James golf event organisers honoured
Members of the Haywards Heath and Lindfield Committee of national children’s charity Action Medical Research have been presented with special awards in recognition of their dedicated long service.The...
View ArticleHospital call
SUSSEX Defend the NHS has arranged an emergency public meeting on Southlands Hospital in Shoreham.The meeting, at the Shoreham Centre, in Pond Road, on Thursday, June 27, at 7pm, will feature speakers...
View ArticleOpera pair’s story retold
A SOCIAL afternoon is being held by the Individual Members Section of Southwick Community Association on Wednesday, June 26, at 2.15pm, in the Garden Room, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick...
View ArticleMan falls unconscious on fishing boat
A MAN fell unconscious on a fishing boat 16 miles south of Shoreham Harbour.The Shoreham RNLI all-weather lifeboat was launched in thick fog on Thursday at noon following reports of a man who had...
View ArticleSerious accident closes M23 near Gatwick
A serious accident on the M23 has caused major problems for people travelling in the Gatwick area this morning (Monday June 24).The motorway has been closed southbound between M25 and juntion 9...
View ArticleCouncil chairman welcomes visiting students
Philip Circus, the chairman of Horsham District Council, welcomed exchange students from Spain and Germany last week.Pictured are students from Hellin, Spain and their Collyer’s counterparts, who met...
View ArticleJudge Richard Brown praised for wit and lack of pomposity in court
The county’s senior judge bid a fond farewell to his colleagues this month, in a courtroom packed with judges, barristers, solicitors and court staff.His Honour Judge Richard Brown DL - less formally...
View ArticleNorth Horsham planning and transport decisions
The refurbishment of the Roffey Corner Trafic Signals on the Crawley Road Harwood Road junction will begin next Monday, July 1, and will last for approximately 10 weeks, it was noted by North Horsham...
View ArticleIsabella’s delight as her work hits the West End stage
After seeing Matilda the Musical three times, some people might find a fourth showing to be a bit of an anticlimax.Yet there was no danger of that with Isabella Thomas, eight, as she was about to see...
View ArticleChairman re-elected by Central Mid Sussex CLC
A councillor has been re-elected as chairman by the Central Mid Sussex County Local Committee.Pete Bradbury, who represents Cuckfield and Lucastes, and was the outgoing chair, was reappointed at the...
View ArticleStudents’ artworks on show at Millais School
Millais School showcased the artwork of their GCSE students this week, with an exhibition in the school hall of their paintings, drawings, sculpture, and ceramic pieces.The girls’ course work featured...
View ArticleDouble bill of events at St Botolph’s Church this Saturday
ST BOTOLPH’s Church on Lansdowne Road, Heene, will host two free events this Saturday, June 29, starting with the summer fair from 10.30am to 2pm.Activities will include games, crafts, face painting, a...
View ArticleColourful garden opens to the public
A Horsham couple will open their garden to the public next Saturday, for charities supported each year by the National Garden Scheme.The colourful and textured garden was built on a slope with steps...
View ArticleCanadian goose rescued from fishing line in Wisborough Green
A Canadian goose had to be rescued from a fishing line in Wisborough Green yesterday (Monday June 24).Firefighters were called to a lake off the A272, at Strood Green, near the village at around...
View ArticleSteyning chicken shed wrecked in blaze
A chicken shed was badly damaged in a fire at Steyning this morning (Tuesday June 25).Emergency services were called to the rear garden of a house in Coombe Road just before 6am.The chicken shed was 80...
View ArticleMP calls for NHS testing to stop babies dying
Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames has renewed his call for routine treatment and testing for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) on the NHS.Haywards Heath based charity ‘Group B Strep Support’ promotes better...
View ArticleCharity hosting children’s tea party
NCT Horsham branch is holding a Cheeky Monkeys Tea Party for parents and their children to help raise money to support new and expectant parents.The tea party, hosted by the UK’s largest charity for...
View ArticleNursery labelled ‘inadequate’ in March inspection
A nursery in the Horsham area has been judged ‘inadequate’ by the education inspection body Ofsted, two years after it was described as ‘good’ by the organisation.A report published in April said that...
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