Exhausted after failing to kill a blackbird
This photo by reader Joan Scowen taken in her garden near Chichester shows a male sparrowhawk resting after a blackbird chase. It missed the target.Now it is transfixed by exhaustion. It is a violet...
View ArticlePublic row over trading not the best way forward
A mainly dry but cold week helped us in keeping the heifers out at Crouchlands for the extra days needed to finish concreting the last shed and no sooner than it was dry, it was bedded up with straw...
View ArticleFinally succumbed to the central heating
We have had to put the central heating on. Fought it until the last minute but the switch has been finally clicked. It has been a verymild autumn and the range cooker in the kitchen keeps us very cosy...
View ArticleLate Night Christmas Shopping in Steyning
Late night Christmas shopping in Steyning has arrived and this year there are all kinds of festive activities to enjoy.The event will take place on Wednesday, December 4 at 6pm until 9pm.The Steyning...
View ArticleNew care beds for hospital
PRH League of Friends hasprovided new specialist Intensive Care beds at the hospital. The League paid for these at a total cost of £100,000, almost exactly the amount received as a legacy from Mrs...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: Aids Day is poignant time for my family
This Sunday, 1st December, marks World Aids Day. This is always a particularly poignant time for my family, and this year especially so as it is now 20 years since my older brother Charles died of Aids...
View ArticleChristmas home accessories brand sale in Cranleigh
A Cranleigh-based home accessories business is putting on a Christmas shopping event next Thursday (December 5).The village’s ALSO Home showroom is knocking 25 per cent off all its items.Christmas...
View ArticleBook on Horsham’s history launched today
The history of a Horsham church and its surrounding area has been documented in a 120-page book which goes on sale today (Saturday November 30).The Holy Trinity Archive Group has detailed the history...
View ArticleVIDEO: New equipment to test drivers for cannabis
A simple swab test, being used across the county from today, will help police to catch drivers who have been taking cannabis.Normally, if officers suspect somebody of being under the influence, they...
View ArticleAmnesty group writes to president
MEMBERS of the Shoreham and Worthing Amnesty International group are writing to the Afghan president on women’s rights.The group are writing to Hamid Karzai in Kabul to urge him to ensure that the...
View ArticleAdur being urged to revise plans
ADUR District Council is being urged to make a U-turn on development plans at Shoreham Airport.The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) Sussex is asking the council to reconsider its...
View ArticleNick Herbert: No ‘a la carte’ menu on offer by the Union
This week saw the publication of Alex Salmond’s White Paper on Scotland’s Future. The Scottish people will vote on 18 September next year to decide whether Scotland will remain a part of the United...
View ArticleSussex NHS Trust joins in Worlds Aids Day events today
Sussex Community NHS Trust (SCNT) will be contributing to local events open to the public to mark World Aids Day today (December 1).The trust’s HIV Specialist service will be part of the Brighton &...
View ArticleFamily poetry collection launch night
AN ANTHOLOGY of poetry written by women is launching in Steyning on Friday, December 6.Sara Proctor, 60, of Greenacres, Steyning, put together the anthology, which spans three generations of women in...
View ArticleChristmas could give our recovery a leg-up
BUSINESSES across the Herald and Gazette patch are ‘cautiously optimistic’ following suggestions from the Bank of England that the economic recovery is gathering steam.‘Small signs of growth’ are being...
View ArticleLate change to jazz programme
ILL health has brought a late change to the Steyning Jazz Club programme for December.Stan Tracey has had to cancel his appearance tomorrow owing to continuing ill health.Instead, the Alan Barnes and...
View ArticleBillingshurst family day and Christmas fayre is back
This year’s Billifest family day and Christmas fayre will take place in Jengers Mead, Billingshurst on Saturday December 7.A ‘mega-raffle’ featuring prizes donated by local businesses and a hog roast...
View ArticleHorsham Post Office extends opening hours for festive season
Horsham Post Office have extended their opening hours in the run-up to Christmas from today (December 2).The branch in the Carfax will be open from 8.30am to 6pm from Monday to Friday and 9am to 5.30pm...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after Horsham car and motorbike collision
A man was taken to hospital after a car and motorbike collided in Horsham on Friday evening (November 29).Emergency services were called to the Merryfield Drive and Guildford Road junction at...
View ArticleEmergency services called to two car collision in Broadbridge Heath
The emergency services were called to a two-car collision in Broadbridge Heath on Friday (November 29).The incident took place in Bognor Road, at 7.14pm.Two people were assessed by ambulance...
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