Horsham unemployment falls for five months in a row
Hundreds fewer people in the Horsham district are claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) since February, according to the latest government statistics.Horsham’s total unemployment stands at 1,079, after...
View ArticleCouncil says its funds are limited
STEYNING in Bloom has requested a special £5,000 grant to boost floral displays in the town next year.The group has asked for the sum from Steyning Parish Council, on top of its annual £600 grant,...
View ArticlePicnic ‘will be for whole community’
PLANS for a giant picnic on Steyning’s Memorial Playing Field have been approved, with conditions.Steyning Parish Council’s finance and community committee supported the event, subject to a meeting...
View ArticleHost families needed due to rise in visitors
A SHOREHAM firm offering a range courses for foreign students has reported a bumper year.English Language Homestays, based at Shoreham Airport, has host families in Shoreham, Steyning, Southwick and...
View ArticleFarm Diary: Interesting times as fracking and house building loom
More unsettled weather last week, mainly sunshine but there were showers which freshened things up a bit and kept the grass growing. The buddleia is now in flower and butterflies are everywhere.It...
View ArticleNature Notes: Strange incident of the pheasant gang of women
I take back nearly everything I said about Cock Charley and his many wives. He is the pheasant I have tamed to feed from my hand, who when entered the house when we weren’t looking to find food, and...
View ArticleSwallows whooshing about along with incontinent visitors
our meal shed is full of mysterious noises. Whooshes of air just above your head. A farm ghost? No swallows feeding ravenous nestlings who nearly topple out of nests in their eagerness to get to the...
View ArticleSmall businesses are ‘essential’ for economy
VOICE of business in the region, Adur and Worthing Business Partnership is sponsoring the small business category for the second year running.The organisation, which works in partnership with local...
View ArticleLETTER: Protecting highly regarded officers
As part of a diverse membership of Horsham District Council, we councillors all have differing ideas and political affiliations, which of course represents genuine democracy.However, having said that,...
View ArticleLETTER: Memories of harvest camps
Can you help? I am a journalist/author researching the subject of Second World War harvest camps, especially those attended by school children.If you have memories of harvest camps and would like to...
View ArticleLETTER: Wonderful sight of lovely roses
I want to say what a wonderful sight the roses have been in the troughs in the middle of the roads and on the islands in Horsham.The island near Park Surgery was a picture with the lavender. It...
View ArticleLETTER: MP should meet with protesters
In response to Horsham MP Francis Maude’s weekly article for the West Sussex County Times (Horsham edition August 1) I would like to respond with the following.Firstly, the protesters are fully away...
View ArticleMotorists urged to be patient during harvest
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging motorists to be patient when driving behind slow moving farm machinery. Laurence Matthews, the NFU South East Crops Board chairman said: “Harvest only happens...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fire at Horsham Park
Firefighters were called to extinguish a fire at Horsham Park yesterday evening (Thursday August 15).A West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service crew attended the scene after 6pm.They extinguished the fire...
View ArticleWin for Rudgwick’s Sussex Charmer Cheese ‘very special’
A ‘shocked’ Rudgwick-based cheese company scooped a ‘Best in Show’ award at one of the world’s biggest cheese competitions late last month.Sussex Charmer Cheese took gold in the Food Services category...
View ArticleTesco launches new Horsham store at disused pub in Brighton Road
A new Tesco Express has opened in Horsham - giving 14 previously unemployed local people work. The new store has been created from the disused pub and restaurant on the corner of Brighton Road and St...
View ArticlePolice appeal follows attempted burglary in Langley Green
Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted burglary at a property in Beckett Lane, Langley Green, last week.The offender(s) tried to force entry to the property via the front door between...
View ArticleMan talked down from Teville Gate car park
A MAN had to be talked down from beyond the railings at Teville Gate car park yesterday – just weeks after a man died after falling there (Thursday, August 15).Police were called to the NCP-owned car...
View ArticleRejected scheme for Horsham’s Kings Road houses appealed
A scheme for 14 homes in Horsham dismissed as ‘greedy’ by the council has been appealed by the developer.In June this year Horsham District Council...
View ArticleVIDEO: Drill Hall art exhibition sells almost £5,000
Almost £5,000’s worth of art was sold by the end of a local artists’ exhibition first day yesterday (Aug 15) at Drill Hall, Horsham.More than 30 items - ranging from paintings, to sculptures and...
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