Sussex NHS praised for good practice in national report
Examples of good practice in supporting staff at work by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust are highlighted in a new national report from the Royal College of Physicians.A study from the Royal...
View ArticleElderly couple robbed by bogus caller
Two bogus water company workers called at the home of an elderly couple in Three Bridges, Crawley, and stole £375 cash.The men claimed there was a fracture in the water pipe in the road and the water...
View ArticleRenewed police appeal over Bognor fatal collision
Police are still appealing for more witnesses who saw a fatal road collision in Bognor last month to come forward.A cyclist who suffered serious head injuries in the collision with a silver VW Passat...
View ArticlePolice donate cash for activity group
Police in Chichester have donated £200 to Rod Tranchant, Chair of West Manhood Venture Bus and £200 to George Thomas who organises an Activity Group at the local community centre; Bracklesham Barn.The...
View ArticleWoman attacked while walking dog in Storrington
Police are trying to identify a man who punched a female dog walker in the chest in Storrington.The incident happened at about 11.15am on Monday (10 December) whilst the victim walked her pet on its...
View ArticleNew school plans gets resounding thumbs up from letter-writing school children
Young school children in Barns Green and Itchingfield have bombarded the council with letters of overwhelming support for a new school. Berkeley Homes is hoping to deliver 69 homes and a new...
View ArticleOil thieves on the prowl
Homeowners in the South East are being warned to be vigilant after a rise in fuel prices has meant that heating oil may be an attractive target for theft. With many consumers filling their storage...
View ArticleControversial bid to build new homes over business park to be determined on...
A Government planning inspector will determine the fate of a long running dispute over the re-development of a small business park in Storrington.A third attempt by Pulborough-based developers...
View ArticlePolice warn over danger of vodka from Eastern Europe
PEOPLE in West Sussex are being warned of the potentially fatal consequences of buying cheap Eastern European spirits while abroad.The warning follows the death of a Polish man living in Worthing from...
View ArticlePolice patrols focus on domestic abuse
Sussex Police will once again be dedicating ‘Operation Cranberry’ patrols to respond to reports of domestic abuse over the Christmas and New Year period, with officers equipped with body-worn video...
View ArticleWe as farmers must become more efficient and lower costs
As the Chancellor George Osborne struggles with his autumn statement, the weathermen are predicting the coldest snap in 20 years with temperatures down to minus 15c or more. It seems now that the...
View ArticleIt might be wet, wet, wet but we still need dowsing rods ...
What a good job we moved the lambs when we did last week. To survivein the field as it is now they would have had to develop fins andwebbed feet. There is only the tiniest area of grass that is not...
View ArticleTeenager robbed early evening in Worthing
A 14-year-old boy was robbed of his phone, Ipod and mp3 player while walking down a alley from Palentine Road in Worthing on Sunday (December 16).The teenager was walking listening and rapping to music...
View ArticlePolice appeal over Worthing assault
Police investigating a report of a racially aggravated assault in Worthing in the early hours of Saturday December 8 are appealing for witnesses.At around 2.10am officers received a report of an...
View ArticleHaul of gold taken from Worthing home
Police are investigating after a haul of gold coins, medals and jewellery have been taken from a house in Worthing over a four month period.There has been no signs of a burglary at the property in...
View ArticleWeekly walks in Sussex
Ramblers’ Association Mid-Sussex Group (Inquiries 01273 833556)Saturday December 22, 10am: Meet at West Hoathly Church (TQ 363325). West Hoathly and the High Weald: Festival of Winter Walks. Weirwood...
View ArticleAccident closes Lower Beeding road
A main village road has been blocked following an accident this afternoon (Thursday December 20).The A281 in Lower Beeding has been blocked in both directions at the B2110 junction.Drivers have been...
View ArticleAppeal over Bognor ‘fight’
Police are appealing for information about a fight between two men in the pedestrian area of London Road, Bognor, on Tuesday December 18.At around 2.20pm it is believed that two men were involved in a...
View ArticleBognor brothel closed down
Officers from Bognor Regis Neighbourhood Policing Team have successfully closed down a brothel operating close to the town centre after concerns were raised by the local community.They received...
View ArticleRenewed police appeal for teenager from Henfield care home
As Christmas approaches, police have renewed their appeal once again to find missing 16-year-old Gbombo Neba who has not been seen since August.Despite extensive enquiries being carried out in Sussex...
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