In a pickle with author of DIY food handbook
AUTHOR of Food DIY promises an ‘enthusiastic gallop’ of a talk in Steyning next week.Tim Hayward, a food journalist who owns FitzBillies in Cambridge, will be reading excerpts from his new book and...
View ArticleBrekkies raise funds for Oxfam
LAST Sunday it was the turn of the Steyning Tea Rooms to host their Oxfam breakfast.They are the second venue to take part in the event which combines breakfast and fundraising for Oxfam.There are now...
View ArticleKick-off at celebrity footie game
A ‘FUN-filled’ celebrity football match is set to raise money for charity and pit the locals against celebs.The match will be raising money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.The event will take place at...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Cloth Store reopens in the Carfax, Horsham
A textiles shop reopened in the Carfax, Horsham this morning (September 11).The new owner of The Cloth Store said the shop will involve the community more.Mary Escott, 47, of Horsham, said: “It’s a...
View ArticleNew Waitrose plans submitted for Horsham
Plans for a new Waitrose in Horsham town centre have been submitted to the council. Proposals include a 4,000 sq metre Waitrose food store, a slightly smaller non-food store, and around 400 parking...
View ArticleMan injured in Burgess Hill traffic accident
A man was taken to hospital following a traffic accident yesterday (Wednesday September 11) in Burgess Hill.Emergency services were called to The Brow around 11.30am.The incident involved a male...
View ArticleHelp raise the final £40,000 needed for Worthing team to row Atlantic
SOME claim it’s the world’s toughest challenge, and that fewer people have completed it than been to the moon, but one Worthing team is hoping to row the Atlantic in world record time.Team Atlantic...
View ArticleCounty council ‘strongly refutes’ conclusions of charity’s report
The county council has refuted claims by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) that West Sussex has seen a big drop in care and support for blind and partially sighted people.The report...
View ArticleFrom royalty to slums with this season’s courses
COMPOSERS, slums and royalty all feature in autumn courses being run by Steyning WEA.The educational association is running two 10-week courses, costing £79 each, and four half-day courses, for £15...
View ArticleHi-tech farming as the ‘i-cloud’ is used for cows
The first week of September was just like mid-summer, last Wednesday and Thursday in particular at around 30 degrees felt as sunny and hot as any weather we’ve had this year; alas it was not to last.A...
View ArticlePlanned dental practice could become UK’s largest
A DENTIST who plans to move into long-vacant office space in the Guildbourne Centre believes the new practice could be the ‘UK’s biggest’.Bruno Silva, who owns a group of dental practices across...
View ArticleTrapped in loo
AN ELDERLY man became accidentally trapped in the Shoreham public toilets.The 91 year-old was using the loos in West Street last Wednesday when cleaners locked up, believing no one to be inside at...
View Article‘Future of democracy is at risk’ claim
DEMOCRACY in Steyning is being defeated, it was claimed at Monday’s parish council meeting.Cllr David Barling made an impassioned speech, defending his actions when he was chairman of Steyning Parish...
View ArticleBrain surgery move to Brighton “by Easter”
Emergency brain and spinal surgery is to move from Hurstwood Park in Haywards Heath before next Easter on the recommendations of a senior NHS director.James Palmer, medical director for specialised...
View ArticleBaby doll therapy will aid dementia patients
An award winning dementia unit that has a bus stop to aid memory and calm patients is adopting another therapy tool - life-like baby dolls.Lisa Godfrey, who manages the Poynings unit on Hurstpierpoint...
View ArticleJohn Steele: Let’s see courage from our elected representatives
Two things in particular caught my eye in last week’s County Times. First there was the continuing furore over the Council’s proposed strategy for providing new homes over a 20 year period,...
View ArticleNik Butler: Disappointed by the degrading image of political worth
It is a Saturday afternoon. I have spent most of last week thinking about the upcoming meeting of North Horsham Parish Council regarding the North Horsham Strategic Development consultation. It says...
View ArticleFounder of Horsham-based business dies
Bill Laughton, the founder of Horsham-based electrical component distributor Aerco, sadly died on Sunday September 8 after a short illness, aged 88.Mr Laughton formed Aerco (Aviation Electrical and...
View ArticlePolice appeal after burglaries in Hassocks/Ditchling area
Police are appealing for information about a series of burglaries at homes in the Hassocks and Ditchling areas.Since the middle of July up to September 11 there have been 13 burglaries of houses, many...
View ArticleJewellery stolen in Storrington burglary
Jewellery was stolen from a bungalow in Spierbridge Road, Storrington.Police are appealing for witnesses after burglars entered between Monday 9 September and Tuesday 10 September.DC Sarah-Jane Neal...
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