Knifepoint assault and robbery in Littlehampton
A MAN was robbed of cash and assaulted at knifepoint in Littlehampton.The victim had left the Harvester restaurant with a bag containing around a large quantity of cash at 9.45am on Monday 27 February....
View ArticleFour-car collision in Warninglid
ONE lane is blocked on the A23 in Warninglid following a four-car collision this morning (Wednesday February 29).The accident involved a VW Golf, Ford Focus, BMW and Audi A4.It was reported to Sussex...
View ArticleSerious injury as cars collide in Crawley
A MAN was seriously injured during a collision with another vehicle in Crawley yesterday evening (Tuesday February 28).Police are now appealing for information following the incidentIt took place at...
View ArticlePolice appeal follows Rustington burglary
A POLICE appeal has gone out following a burglary in Rustington.On Monday (February 20) between 2.30pm and 4.30pm a property in Wolstenbury Walk was broken into through the back door.It is not thought...
View ArticleDigital switchover underway across West Sussex
IT is time to adjust your TV sets as the digital switchover began today as some BBC analogue signals are turned off across West Sussex. For viewers in digital blackspots the digital signal will be...
View ArticleVan rolls on A24 Worthing Road
THE A24 Worthing Road is now clear after a van rolled near Southwater this morning (Wednesday February 29).Emergency services were called to the scene south of the village just after 8am.The driver...
View ArticleSteyning business targeted twice by arson attacks
A VICTIM of arson has suffered another attack as police continued to investigate the spate of ‘mayhem’ in Steyning.Vans outside Nick Hempleman’s award-winning Sussex Produce shop in the High Street...
View ArticleJohnston Press launch new property websites with Zoopla
TOMORROW (March 1) Johnston Press will launch their new online property platform, in partnership with and powered by digital property leaders Zoopla, the UK’s second most popular property site and...
View ArticleWeekly walks
Ramblers’ Association Mid-Sussex Group (Inquiries 01273 833556)Saturday March 10, 10.30am: Meet at Stanmer Park car park (near the church in the back of the park). Circular downland walk. 5 miles....
View ArticleCrawley firm Avtura land £5k prize to help export idea fly higher
A CRAWLEY airport ground handling expert has been crowned the winner of the South East’s Export for Growth prize, receiving £5,000 of support from leading business firms to boost worldwide...
View ArticleCommittee hands out cash grants
A £500 grant to provide sensory activity toys for Angmering based ‘Tots in Tow’ has been agreed by Eastern Arun County Local Committee (CLC).Grants totalling £4,000 were agreed by the Committee, at a...
View ArticleMan arrested after Crawley stabbing
POLICE arrested a man minutes after a stabbing at a Crawley address.Emergency services were called to Byrd Road, off Bewbush Drive, at 8pm yesterday (Wednesday March 7), after a 46-year old man had...
View ArticleUnique use for red phone box
WALKERS in the South Downs, who pass through North Stoke will be encountering a red telephone box with a big difference. Instead of telephone equipment they will find plenty of information on places of...
View ArticleTeenager injured in Crawley hit and run
A 13-year-old pedestrian suffered serious injuries when she was involved in a collision with a car in Hazelwood, Gossops Green, Crawley.The incident happened at about 8.45am on Tuesday (March 6) as the...
View ArticleGoring burglaries are being linked
POLICE are linking two burglaries reported in Goring-by-Sea on Monday (March 5).The first was in Fernhurst Drive and happened between midday on Saturday (March 3) and 12 noon on Monday. The second, in...
View ArticleTrain strikes trolley near Gatwick Airport
BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) officers are appealing for information after a train struck a luggage trolley thrown onto the railway tracks near Gatwick Airport in the early hours of this morning...
View ArticleDriver escapes death in A24 bridge attack
A DRIVER narrowly escaped death after a concrete rock was thrown at his car from an A24 bridge in Broadbridge Heath on Tuesday night. Dave McCarthy, of Horley, suffered cuts to his face and chest after...
View ArticleFerraris converge on Horsham for Piazza Italia
PIAZZA Italia, now a well established regional event, starts today on Good Friday, with festivities continuing to run in the town runningboth tomorrow and on Easter Monday.The first day is already a...
View ArticleDevelopment proposals threat rat run in Southwater
‘RAT-RUNNING’ is feared by a Southwater campaigner as a 550-home development proposal threatens to increase traffic on the A24.West Sussex County Council asked Berkeley Homes to provide plans showing...
View ArticleRace on the find top wildlife friendly farmer
FARMERS across West Sussex have been entering 2012’s competition since it launched earlier this year, but today the RSPB South East is reminding those who’ve yet to throw their hat into the ring to do...
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