Ashington garage destroyed in fire
A domestic garage, car, and campervan were all destroyed in a fire at an Ashington home this morning (Tuesday July 16).Firefighters were called to a home in Spear Hill just afer 8am, and used hose...
View ArticleVIDEO: Woman’s plea to beach-goers: ‘Take your rubbish home’
A WOMAN who was shocked to find a large quantity of broken bottles on Worthing Beach this morning has appealed to beach-goers to take their rubbish home with them (Tuesday, July 16).Gill Tucker, of...
View ArticleHelp pay for patients’ vital gym equipment
Physiotherapists at the Princess Royal are more used to putting patients through their paces but they began working up a sweat of their own in a fund-rising bikeathon early this morning.They are taking...
View ArticleA24 Southwater fatal accident - man named
Police are appealing to anyone who was driving on the A24 near Southwater, south of Horsham, at 2pm on Saturday (July 13) and may have seen a pedestrian in the road.Emergency services were called to...
View ArticleMidsummer walk and barbecue organised by council
Enjoy a free midsummer walk this weekend and finish it off with a barbecue thanks to Horsham District Council’s Health Walks scheme.The circular walk from the Kissingate Brewery in Lower Beeding will...
View ArticleCharity and business initiative is a success
CHARITIES and businesses got together to celebrate the benefits of collaboration following a successful networking event last year.The evening, at Worthing Town Football Club, in Palatine Road,...
View ArticleGuitarist to become film club patron
ACCOMPLISHED composer and musician Richard Durrant has agreed to become patron of Shoreham’s Ropetackle Film Club.The Shoreham guitarist joins his wife, Louise, who is president of the club.Sandra...
View ArticleSuperheroes take to the skies for charity
SUPERMAN and Batman were among the heroes who dived from a great height to raise money for children’s charity Chestnut Tree House.Twenty-five jumpers took the plunge for the much-loved children’s...
View ArticleArmed Forces Day collection in Steyning
MORE than £1,000 was raised during an Armed Forces Day collection in Steyning.David Owen, a retired captain, organised the collection at the Co-op and Sussex Produce Company, boosted by collecting tins...
View ArticleHandel’s duets
AN evening of vocal duets will be performed at St Mary de Haura, Shoreham.The concert, Nature’s Songster, features soprano Elizabeth Ryder-Weldon and countertenor Adam Leclercq.They will perform music...
View ArticleHorsham Cycle Challenge ends this week
Organisers of the Horsham Cycle Challenge are reminding residents that there are still a few more days left to take part in the event that ends on July 21.Participants have to log in a ten minute ride...
View ArticleSt Catherine’s Hospice Midnight Walk another huge Horsham success
Sisters were doing it for themselves last Saturday night in Horsham Park in a bid to raise more than £85,000 for St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley.On the hottest night of the year, more than 600 women...
View ArticleSurvey on Gatwick second runway highlights Horsham’s road congestion worries
Congestion on Horsham district’s roads was a key worry for respondents to a county council survey on a second runway at Gatwick Airport.A stakeholder meeting organised by West Sussex County Council and...
View ArticleReview ‘should not be kicked into long grass’
An attempt to postpone a review of trade waste services, described as ‘kicking the issue into the long grass’, was blocked by a council committee on Monday.Speaking for Andrew Baldwin, Horsham District...
View ArticleWorthing MPs disagree over planned salary rise to £74k
WORTHING MPs are at odds over plans to introduce a nine per cent pay rise to take their salary to £74,000.The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, the common’s expenses watchdog, says that...
View ArticleAccident partially blocks Fittleworth road
Drivers faced delays going through Fittleworth this afternoon (Tuesday July 16) following an accident.The A283 Upper Street in the village has been partially blocked at the School Lane junction.The...
View ArticleHas your child had the full MMR jab for the summer holiday?
A warning has gone out from the county council that parents planning family holidays abroad this summer should check their children have had the full MMR vaccination before travelling.Measles is a...
View ArticleAt the Vets: Yellow lead provides a clear message
The other day a handsome but anxious German Shepherd named River (pictured below) came to see me sporting a rather interesting lead.Not only was it bright yellow but on it was the word ‘NERVOUS’....
View ArticleCOMMUNITY AWARDS: Volunteer of the Year will be nominating for this year’s...
Nominations for this year’s County Times Community Awards have opened - and one winner from last year’s event is planning to do the nominating this year.Community champion Bik-Kay Talbot, last year’s...
View ArticleAll About Bees: Busy time in the sun
The build-up in a lot of cases has been very slow this year as colonies were very small coming out of the long winter, but they are large enough to take advantage of a very good nectar flow in this...
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