Jewellery items stolen in Horsham break-in
Jewellery items were stolen from a Horsham home last week.The property in Oaks Close was broken into between 1.30pm on Tuesday December 31 and 4.30pm on Wednesday January 1.It is not known how the...
View ArticleOven fire at Cuckfield house
Firefighters were called to a home in Cuckfield on Saturday (January 4) following a problem with an oven.The emergency service arrived at the house in Ashburnham Drive just after 6pm.There was a small...
View ArticleBurst pipe floods Burgess Hill house
A burst pipe caused a major problem for one Burgess Hill resident on Saturday (January 4).Firefighters were called to the house, in The Pound, just after midnight.The burst pipe had caused flooding to...
View ArticleCooker fire in Roffey
Firefighters were called to reports of a cooker fire in Roffey on Sunday morning (January 5). West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to the ground floor flat in Bryce Close at around 9.15am,...
View ArticleNo injuries after collision near Clemsfold
Nobody was reported to be injured after a two-vehicle collision on the A281 on Friday (January 3).The accident took place near Clemsfold just before 7pm, and involved two cars.The road was closed until...
View ArticleOffenders take handbag from Horsham home
A black leather handbag was stolen from a home in Depot Road, Horsham, last Thursday (January 2).The property was broken into between 2.30pm and 5.35pm, through a door at the back of the...
View ArticleBreak-in at Horsham home last week
A home in Amberley Road, Horsham, was broken into last Thursday (January 2).Offenders entered the property via a patio door between 2pm and 5.15pm, but it is not known whether anything was...
View ArticleDunelm Mill staff’s pay delayed over weekend
STAFF at Dunelm Mill in Shoreham were left without pay after an ‘administrative error’.Hourly-paid workers at the Eastern Avenue store were among those who failed to receive their wages on Friday.It...
View ArticleNew scheme to beat crime in Haywards Heath
A new scheme has been set up to help support businesses in Haywards Heath.Haywards Heath Neighbourhood Policing Team are working with local businesses and are inviting them to join the new scheme in...
View ArticleDispensing with WSCC chief executive a “false economy and very worrying”
The honorary secretary of the Association of Local Authority Chief Executives says it is a false economy removing the post of chief executive from West Sussex County Council.The 49 year old former...
View ArticleApplication submitted for Partridge Green solar farm
An application has been submitted to Horsham District Council for a solar farm in Partridge Green.Last month, the County Times reported how Hadstone Energy Ltd, in partnership with farmer and land...
View ArticleFurther 165 Broadbridge Heath houses and new care home ‘will bring utter chaos’
Plans for 165 new homes and a new 60-bed care home in Broadbridge Heath have been submitted to Horsham District Council.Applicants Gleeson Developments and the trustees of CJ Lucas’s Children’s 1967...
View ArticleRelate offers help during ‘divorce month’
Christmas had brought it all - rain, debt, the in-laws and now divorce.Cabin fever caused by the rain meant that couples were shut up for long periods together and according to on-line divorce...
View ArticleVIDEO: Race against time as firefighters embark on major all-night operation...
Around 25 firefighters have embarked on a major all-night operation to clear flood water which has submerged lines near Horsham railway station. Crews from West and East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service...
View ArticleUPDATE: Roads affected by flooding in Horsham district
Some roads in the Horsham district are still affected by the overnight rain.The A29 is blocked this morning (Tuesday January 7) between Pulborough and Coldwaltham, because of flooding.There is also...
View ArticleMayor in a minute: praise for those working to make Worthing safe following...
WORTHING mayor Bob Smytherman has thanked everyone involved in making the town safe during stormy conditions and tidal surges.In a quiet week, which includes just one main engagement, Mr Smytherman is...
View ArticleVIDEO: Readers capture stormy scenes
PICTURES and footage of Worthing blighted by storms and tidal surges have been flooding in from Herald readers.While Helen Scott’s colourful picture of the pre-storm lull paints a different picture,...
View ArticleWill Horsham District Council increase council tax?
A possible increase in the part of council tax set by Horsham District Council was discussed at a meeting last night (Monday January 6).Members of the Finance and Performance Working Group discussed...
View ArticleHaywards Heath teenager arrested during drink-driving crackdown
A teenager from Haywards Heath is the youngest person arrested as part of of a crackdown on drink-drivers in Sussex.More than 170 people could be banned from the roads after they were arrested.A total...
View ArticleSex trafficking group convicted
Five members of an organised crime group have been convicted of conspiring to traffic women into the UK for sexual exploitation.A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the group had...
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