COMMENT: Oldest Horsham toy store changes game plan as web rears its head
By Ollie McAteerLego is my porn. Occasionally, when the time is right, I’ll slip off to my room, lock the door and slide that hulking box out from under my bed. With music blurring to disguise the...
View ArticleCounty council set to freeze tax
GOVERNMENT direction is likely to be obeyed by West Sussex County Council, as the cabinet recommended freezing council tax for the third successive year.However, the council still has close to £200m of...
View ArticleJamie on track for lengthy career
RAILWAY apprentice Jamie Mills is urging other young people to follow his example.Jamie, 22, from Bognor Regis, is a second-year apprentice with Network Rail.He specialises in track maintenance and is...
View ArticleDedicated Scouting volunteer dies aged 94
TRIBUTES have been paid to an “inspirational” and “dedicated” Scout leader, who died this month after over 60 years of service.Harold Burgess, of Franklin Road, Durrington, died at Worthing Hospital,...
View ArticleVIDEO - Lindfield housing meeting raises numbers fears
Lindfield Preservation Society has highlighted fears that a planning application for 230 new homes in the village could be only the start of up to twice as many properties in the future.Society vice...
View ArticleSussex auction house forges trade links with China
Washington-based antique and fine art auctioneers Toovey’s will be represented by the British Ambassador to China at the official launch of an exciting new professional group, comprising twenty-one of...
View ArticleAction to stop flooding is needed now, says council
A STRONGLY-worded letter has been sent from Middleton councillors for urgent flood prevention work.The demand for action from West Sussex County Council was unanimously agreed at the parish council’s...
View ArticleFirefighters called to house fire in Durrington
Firefighters were called to an address in Winterbourne Close, Durrington, at 3.18pm today (Monday, February 4) after reports of a house fire.The small fire, which started in a ground-floor kitchen, had...
View ArticleFerring store is looking for the area’s most romantic couple
An appeal is being made by the Asda superstore in Ferring to find a local couple whose relationship has stood the test of time.The store is on the hunt for the longest marriage in the area so that they...
View ArticleThree women arrested after assault in a Chichester bar
Police are appealing for witnesses after an incident in a Little London bar.Three women, who are all in their 20s and from the Fareham area, suffered cuts, bruising and bite marks after the assault...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sussex food and drink awards night
Celebrations were in full flow at this year’s Sussex Food & Drink Awards where eight of Sussex’s top food and drink producers were hailed as local heroes and received their trophies.Over 350...
View ArticleWoman collapses in Horsham town centre
Paramedics were called to Horsham town centre after a woman collapsed yesterday evening (Monday February 4).South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) sent two cars and an ambulance to the Carfax just...
View ArticleUsing website could help council to cut its costs
RESIDENTS across the Bognor Regis area are being encouraged to save time and do it online.Arun District Council has reminded residents it could be easier to access some of its services online. Tasks...
View ArticleCallous thieves take £4,500 playgroup awning
Heartless thieves cut the electrics in a building used by Handcross Playgroup and stole an electronically-controlled awning worth thousands of pounds.The theft over the weekend has devastated playgroup...
View ArticleBiggest drugs seizure Horsham district has ever seen
An unprecedented number of warrants executed by Horsham police in the space of a week has led to the biggest drugs seizure the district has ever seen. Crack, heroin, cocaine and cannabis have all been...
View ArticleTeen jailed for Horsham school burglaries
An 18-year-old man has been jailed for two years after admitting carrying out two burglaries at a school in Horsham.Jordan Kelly, a student, of Woodgreen Avenue, Havant, Hampshire, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleGet your heart healthy for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day approaching, Horsham District Council’s wellbeing service has issued a seasonal reminder about keeping your heart healthy.February is Healthy Heart month and the council’s...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Industrial oven catches fire
A FIRE at a manufacturing unit in Shoreham last night (Tuesday, February 5) was started in an industrial oven.The blaze, in Dolphin Road, started around 7.50pm and was attended by four fire crews – one...
View ArticleAldingbourne Trust to benefit from police charity
A DONATION from police will help adults with learning disabilities supported by the Aldingbourne Trust. The £250 donation from Sussex Police means those helped by the trust will be able to work towards...
View ArticleCar blaze and kitchen fire attended by Bognor Regis and Chichester crews
FIREFIGHTERS were called to incidents across the Observer area yesterday evening (Tuesday, February 5).Shortly after 6.30pm, a crew from Bognor Regis was called to a cottage in Wandleys Lane,...
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