Arundel and South Downs MP Nick Herbert: Concerns over housing put to the...
I have always been passionate about protecting the countryside and rural communities. Planning issues are of huge concern locally, as we have seen from packed public meetings in Angmering, Storrington,...
View Article‘High quality’ North of Horsham development to be integrated with local...
Liberty Property Trust’s proposals for North Horsham build on its longstanding track record of bringing forward other larger high quality developments in the UK. The plans envisage a mix of residential...
View ArticleY Centre charity jumble sale for Gambian trip
Charlotte Worsfold, 24, a Y Centre resident, is going in a group of YMCA residents to do sports, and arts and crafts workshops in Gambian schools. She’s holding a charity jumble sale this Saturday at...
View ArticleFatal injury was caused by falls, coroner decides
A retired office manager who had Alzheimer’s died of a head injury after falling several times, an inquest heard.Janette Burbidge, 80 of The Hooks, Henfield, died at Worthing Hospital on March 17 this...
View ArticleCelebrating our growing district
OVER the past year or so, Adur as a District has grown in both events and popularity.Mike Mendoza column In Lancing you constantly have events on the Beach and the Green, there are numerous community...
View ArticleCampaign for local fish in town eateries
A RESTAURANT owner is leading a campaign to get more locally-caught fish on the menu of Worthing restaurants.Andy Sparsis, owner of Proto Restaurant Group, held an event for councillors, businesses and...
View Article‘Cavalier treatment’ of parishes ‘disgraceful’ says former Southwater parish...
Powerless parish councils are being blamed for things they have no control over - according to the resigning chairman of Southwater Parish Council.Anthony Bull, who lives in Salisbury Road, Tower Hill,...
View ArticleMotorcyclist seriously injured in A24 crash
Emergency services have been called to an accident on the A24 at Washington this morning (Monday, July 22).They were called out at 7.30am, to reports a motorcyclist came off their bike.The rider is...
View ArticleAccident partially blocks A24 in Washington
The A24 has been partially blocked early this morning (Monday July 22) following an accident.The A24 London Road in Washington has seen queueing traffic southbound near the A283 The Pike junction,...
View ArticleTwo calls in one day for Shoreham RNLI
LIFEBOATMEN had to deal with two calls in one day when a yacht and a jet skier got into trouble.The Shoreham RNLI all weather lifeboat was launched at 1.55pm on Saturday to the yacht, eight miles south...
View ArticleHospitals are inundated in soaring temperatures
A high number of patients are arriving at the Princess Royal Hospital’s casualty department with insect bites, stings and rashes, which could be treated faster by pharmacists.NHS doctors also say that...
View ArticleSecretive new shop coming to the Carfax
Another new shop is preparing to open in Horsham town centre - though its purpose is, for now, a mystery.Days after it was announced that the milkshake bar ShakeAway will be coming to the Carfax, the...
View ArticleIce cream sales increase ‘massively’ as heatwave continues
With Britain sizzling in a summer heatwave, there are few better ways to cool off than a refreshing ice cream.As temperatures pass 30 degrees Celsius, business is booming for ice cream outlets in...
View ArticleWitness to school burglary sought
Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary at a school in Irene Avenue, Lancing, at 10.10pm on Saturday, July 6.Officers attended and arrested a 20-year-old man from Sompting, a 15-year-old boy...
View ArticleWarning as people seen tombstoning off Worthing Pier
BEACH inspectors are warning people against ‘tombstoning’ after a group were seen jumping into water just a metre deep off Worthing Pier today (Monday, July 22).In the past two days, beach office staff...
View ArticleTelecoms company sponsors football team in youth sport drive
A TELECOMS company has announced its sponsorship of a youth football team as part of its drive to get more young people into sport.Overline Telecoms, based in Worthing, has sponsored Ferring Youth FC,...
View ArticlePolice chief’s reassurance over closures
SUSSEX Police has promised residents the police presence will be matched or improved, despite the decision to close police stations in Shoreham and Steyning by 2018.Under a cost-cutting five-year plan,...
View ArticleThird application for homes east of Manor Close in Henfield
The long-running saga of a 102-home development in Henfield entered another stage as a further application was submitted to the council earlier this month.Welbeck Land has planning permission for the...
View ArticleReassurance on Steyning police station
STEYNING Parish Council has been given a personal reassurance on the future of the town’s police station.Mark Eyre, Sussex Police partnership manager, was invited to the council’s meeting last week to...
View ArticleSecond runway at Gatwick would create 19,000 new jobs - says airport
Gatwick Airport has revealed its submission to the Airport Commission including plans for a second runway this morning (Tuesday July 23).It says that a second runway could be built by 2025 at a cost of...
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