VIDEO: Sponsored 24 hour famine for Philippines appeal
Eight year old Leah Harman, from Horsham, will be going without food for 24 hours to raise money for disaster relief in the Philippines.Leah told the County Times that the idea came to her while she...
View ArticleMajor staff restructure planned at Horsham District Council delivering...
A major staff restructure at Horsham District Council would remove an entire tier of management and save some £200,000 each year, it was revealed this week.A consultation on the proposals is now...
View ArticleShipley dog therapy business pays its respects in Belgium for Remembrance Sunday
A canine representative of a Shipley dog therapy businesses headed to Belgium to commemorate Remembrance Sunday at the weekend.Molly was the only dog there in an official capacity as she joined Julia...
View ArticleTwo friends start new Cowfold coach trip company
Two friends who joined forces to set up a coach trip company in Cowfold are enjoying the challenge of setting up a firm from scratch.Caroline Collins, who lives in Cowfold and works as a nurse for St...
View ArticleHenfield care home’s coffee morning for Philippine funds
A Henfield care home will be holding a coffee morning next Friday (November 22) to raise money to help the relief effort in the Philippines.The event will be held between 10am and 12 noon at Red Oaks...
View Article£140,000 of jewellery and clothes taken in Rudgwick burglary
Police are appealing for witnesses to an early evening break-in last night (Thursday, November 14) in Rudgwick.The family left the house in the village shortly after 6pm and when they returned at 9pm,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Horsham residents ‘really rise to the occasion’ for the Philippines
Horsham residents have been thanked for ‘their usual kindness and generosity’ today (November 15).Street collections by volunteers at the Rotary Club of Horsham in the centre of town are estimated to...
View ArticleCrawley man banned from keeping dogs for 10 years
A man who has breached his banning order three times has been banned from keeping dogs for 10 years.A Sussex Police statement says that Urfan Ahmed from Burdock Close, Crawley was charged in July and...
View ArticleCOLUMNIST: Adur Council chairman Mike Mendoza, on Remembrance Sunday, the...
A FEW days ago, someone stopped me in the street and asked why I had stopped writing my Herald column, as they had really enjoyed reading it. Well the answer is simple, I haven’t stopped, I have been...
View ArticleCandlelit grotto
A TRADITIONAL autumn fair is being held at St Julian’s Church hall in Shoreham on Saturday.The fair, the church’s main fundraising event of the year, features a ‘candlelit’ grotto, gifts, crafts made...
View ArticleDon’t let the end of Stoptober halt your attempt to quit smoking
Smokers are four times more likely to quit by accessing support such as the West Sussex Stop Smoking Service than they are on their own, said a West Sussex County Council (WSCC) cabinet member on...
View ArticleVIDEO: Horsham Museum exhibition ready for Dr Who 50th anniverary show
With the 5oth anniversary television Dr Who show to be screened on Saturday (November 23), there has been great interest in Horsham Museum’s exhibition. The unofficial exhibition ‘2D Adventures in Time...
View ArticleCall for more recycling over Christmas
An early Christmas recycling message has been issued by West Sussex County Council.Many families across West Sussex will be tucking into mince pies and chocolate gold coins this Christmas, but the...
View ArticleSnuff out candle fire risk, say West Sussex firefighters
Firefighters are asking people to take extra care and snuff out the risk of fire in their homes this Candle Fire Safety Week (November 18 to 24).Candles started 14 fires and resulted in five injured...
View ArticleGreen gifts for the Philippine Community Fund
Sussex Green Living will be raising money for the Philippine Community Fund (PCF) at a coffee morning in Horsham.The charity provides healthcare for poor Filipino families, and training, work and...
View ArticleMayor in a minute: landmark occasions for Worthing businesses and residents
TOASTING a resident’s 103rd birthday and 90 years in business for a Worthing chartered accountancy firm are the highlights of this week’s engagements for Worthing mayor Bob Smytherman. In the sixth...
View ArticlePupils compete to rename West Sussex’s road gritters
Every pupil in West Sussex is once again being invited to ‘Name a Gritter’ this year.The students who come up with the winning names for the county’s three gritters will receive a high street voucher...
View ArticleMan freed from car after Wivelsfield collision
A man was freed from a car and taken to hospital following an accident in Wivelsfield yesterday (Sunday November 17).Emergency services were called to the scene, in Slugwash Lane, at around...
View ArticleHome raided and owners’ cars stolen
BURGLARS broke into a Shoreham house – and then drove off in the owners’ two cars.Police are appealing for witnesses after the Chiltern Close home was broken into in the early hours on Friday.The...
View ArticleFirefighters called after fuel spill in Ashington
Around ten litres of fuel were spilled across a road in Ashington on Saturday (November 16).The spill came from a kit car which was on the B2133 in the village.The petrol was diluted using a fire...
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