Liberal Democrats demand changes following Tory council’s deselection of...
The Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Horsham District Council tonight (Sunday March 2) condemned the decision by the Tory group to deselect the authority’s chairman-elect - apparently for...
View ArticleKitchen fire in Hurstpierpoint
Firefighters were called out to a small fire in a Hurstpierpoint kitchen on Friday (February 28).The call came at around 5.50pm.The emergency service went to the scene, in Wilderness Road, where the...
View ArticleHouse damaged in fire at Haywards Heath
A Haywards Heath house was damaged on Saturday (March 1) in a fire.Firefighters were called to an end of terrace home in Turners Hill Road at 8.30am.The fire was in a first floor bedroom.Once the blaze...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after A23 accident near Warninglid
A man was released from a car and taken to hospital following an accident on the A23 near Warninglid yesterday (Sunday March 2).Emergency services went to the scene at 4.15pm on the main road...
View ArticleVIDEO: spring arrives early in Horsham
Saturday was the first day of spring - or rather the first day of meteorological spring. We have to wait until the 21st for the official date.However, various flowers have already appeared and the...
View ArticleA23 closed near Handcross following accident
An accident has closed the A23 this afternoon (Monday March 3) near Handcross.The A23 has been blocked and there is queueing traffic northbound at Handcross.Reports are that the incident has involved...
View ArticleMid Sussex commits to council tax freeze despite £500k shortfall in...
Mid Sussex District Council is freezing Council Tax for the fourth year in a row as part of its 2014/15 Budget.The Council’s Draft Corporate Plan and Budget 2014/15 was unanimously agreed by Mid Sussex...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue man stuck on roof in Tilgate
Firefighters have been called to Tilgate, Crawley, to rescue a man stuck on a roof.A spokesman for West Sussex Fire & Rescue said the man was fixing roof tiles in Evelyn Walk, Tilgate, when the...
View ArticleFirefighters put out garage fire
Fire crews put out a garage fire in Broadfield.Firefighters were called to Lansbury Road at 8.30pm on Monday (March 3).
View ArticlePolice appeal after road rage on A23 near Hickstead
Police are appealing for information after a road rage argument between a car driver and a motorcyclist on the A23 near Hickstead.A Ford Mondeo and a motorcycle were being driven south when the Mondeo...
View ArticleMayor in a minute: Flinging citrus fruit, celebrating business and PMQ’s
A VARIED week is in store for Worthing mayor Bob Smytherman this week, as he attends a wide range of engagements.Yesterday, he helped launch the 21 days of enterprise and employability campaign, at...
View ArticleWest Sussex offenders can wear voluntary tags
Convicted offenders across West Sussex are being given a chance to wear tags to help stop them from reoffending.The trial, which was launched in the division in July, has proved successful.The tags use...
View ArticleTwo men charged after attack near Horsham
Two men have been charged in connection with an attack on a woman in Emms Lane, Brooks Green, on February 18. Karl Cruise, 54, a British national living in Brittany region of France, has been charged...
View ArticleVIDEO: Young blacksmith ‘amazed’ to win Gatwick Diamond business competition
A 16-year-old blacksmith has spoken of his ‘amazement’ at winning a business competition for young people in the Gatwick Diamond.Henry Rogers, from Edenbridge, Kent, a pupil at East Grinstead’s...
View ArticlePower cut affects thousands of customers
A power cut has affected more than 2,000 properties in Horsham earlier today (February 4).Homes and businesses in and around the town centre including the Bishopric, The Forum, East Street and Brighton...
View ArticleFriday Club
PEOPLE aged over 65 are invited to join Shoreham Beach Friday Club.Members enjoy games of Scrabble, cards or dominoes, and a refreshing cup of tea. There is also a programme of speakers and summer...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after car collides with traffic lights
A man and woman were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in collided with a traffic light post on the A23.Emergency services were called to Bonehurst Road, near the Chequers Hotel,...
View ArticleSenior Tory says ditching of chairman-elect ‘grossly unfair’
Another senior Conservative Horsham district councillor today added his support to Christian Mitchell - branding it ‘grossly unfair’ that he was stripped of his chairman-elect role in a whipped vote...
View ArticleWomen’s day of prayer in Southwick
HOPES for an Egyptian spring will be expressed at the annual Women’s World Day of Prayer in Southwick.The service will be held at Southwick Methodist Church, in Manor Hall Road, on Friday, March 7, at...
View ArticleFirefighters called to fire near Pease Pottage service station
Firefighters put out a small fire near the M23 service station in Pease Pottage.A crew were called to the scene at 6.51pm yesterday (Tuesday March 4).
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