John Steele: Nimbyism and secrecy – a recipe for bad planning
Last week’s outburst by MPs Nicholas Soames and Nick Herbert in which they described a new market town proposal as entirely unacceptable reeks of hypocrisy and naked Nimbyism.The Government has been...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: post office will be at heart of community
Friday was hectic as usual but one event stood out – the official opening of the new Roffey Post Office.I was absolutely delighted to join sub postmistress, Sharon Brand, to cut the ribbon and to help...
View ArticleNick Herbert: Moment to mark achievements of NHS
This Friday marks the 65th birthday of the National Health Service. Founded in 1948, the NHS enshrines the principle that healthcare should be a universal service, not reliant on our ability to...
View ArticleA29 closed at Billingshurst due to accident
A major road in Billingshurst has been closed this afternoon (Saturday July 6) following an accident.The A29 Stane Street in Billingshurst has been shut in both directions at the New Road junction.The...
View ArticleUPDATE: Slinfold double fatal collision
Three teenagers, two aged 18 and one aged 19, arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving following the double fatal collision in Slinfold, Horsham last night (Friday 5 July) have been released...
View ArticleCyclist seriously injured in collision with car at Balcombe
Police and emergency services were called to London Road, Balcombe, today (Saturday 6 July) following a collision between a cyclist and a car.Officers arrived at the scene of the collision near the...
View ArticleWren’s nest turns into a bee hive full of activity
Way back in May I wrote about our excitement that a jenny wren had built a scruffy nest of leaves and twigs on the side of a trailer of straw.The nest is actually built by the male bird and needs the...
View ArticlePier pavilion to be a ‘wow factor’ wedding venue
THE buyer of a former nightclub at the end of Worthing Pier wants to restore it to its former glory and create a “wow factor” multi-purpose venue.Advanced talks are taking place between Worthing...
View ArticleNew business guide and online directory launched
A NEW business guide and online directory has been launched this week – and councillors want every local business to get on board.Almost 2,000 local businesses have already signed up to be featured in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Horsham professional couple to aid Cambodia
A Horsham couple, a civil engineer and diabetes and travel nurse, are going on an international volunteering expedition to Cambodia late this year.Joyce Skeet, a practice nurse at Holbrook Surgery, and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Author discusses story behind her first novel
An author from Billingshurst is celebrating the release of her first novel - at the age of 69.The thought of a quiet retirement doesn’t appeal to Zielfa Maslin, who was awarded a doctorate before she...
View Article... and finally, here’s the latest news from 1898
Builder Paul Gettins got a surprise this week, when he accidentally uncovered a West Sussex County Times page from January 15, 1898.Paul came across the fragment while working in the roof space of a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Haywards Heath man in hospital after Balcombe collision
A 39-year-old Haywards Heath man remains in St Georges Hospital with serious but non life threatening injuries following a collision involving a grey VW Golf on the London Road B2036, Balcombe...
View ArticleChamber CEO reacts to spending review
“FEW positives” can be taken from last week’s spending review from a business perspective, a chamber of commerce CEO has said.Tina Tilley, of Worthing and Adur Chamber of Commerce, was unimpressed by...
View ArticleRay of sunshine Gill is nominated for award
A WELL-established nursery and its owner are amongst the first to be nominated for this year’s Adur and Worthing Business Awards.Gill Bromley, owner of the Sunshine Nursery, in Georgia Avenue, in...
View ArticleMan injured after police Landrover is involved in collision
A 29-year-old man and two police officers were injured after their vehicles collided in Slough Green.The member of the public was driving a Vauxhall Vectra that was in collision with a Sussex Police...
View ArticlePulborough break in
A Pulborough man has been arrested on suspicion of burgling a home in the village.The 51-year-old is thought to have broken into a house in Rectory Lane either late on Sunday June 30 or in the early...
View ArticleCar destroyed in Steyning blaze
Firefighters were called to a blaze in Steyning which completely destroyed a car on Saturday morning (July 6).Crews attended Steyning Bowl off Bostal Road at around 10.20am. A 20m by 10m patch of grass...
View ArticleHorsham play park fire
Firefighters were called to a play park fire on Brighton Road, Horsham late Saturday night (July 6).The small to medium-sized fire was put out using buckets of water.West Sussex Fire and Rescue are...
View ArticleCouncil to close roads for resurfacing
A NUMBER of roads in Worthing and Lancing are being resurfaced by the council this week between Monday, July 8 and Sunday, July 14.West Sussex County Council announced that several road closures may be...
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