Midhurst student through to national finals
MIDHURST Rother College student Jasmin Cain is through to the regional final of the Rotary Young Chef competition.Jasmin won her first round at the college. For the semi-final at King Edward School,...
View ArticleSecond meeting called to set council tax for next year
Horsham District Council has called its second full meeting in two weeks to set council tax for 2013/14.The council meeting, set for Tuesday February 19, six days after the previous full council...
View ArticleHaslemere hospital patient choked on bread
A FATHER with a degenerative condition choked to death after ‘grabbing’ food from another patient’s plate, an inquest heard. While in the care of staff at St Magnus Hospital, in Haslemere, Harold...
View ArticleShow you love town
A CHANCE for residents to say what they love about Bognor Regis is on offer today.Town councillors are using Valentine’s Day to find out which features of the area capture the hearts of people living...
View ArticleBourne hires her PCC deputy
SUSSEX police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne has defied the board which scrutinises her work by appointing a Worthing councillor as her deputy against their recommendation.Mrs Bourne put her...
View ArticleVIDEO: Lorries stuck in Petworth
TRADERS have slammed the county council for misleading signs which have both turned shoppers away from the town, and also caused chaos for passing lorries.Emergency repair work is taking place on a...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Bear pub in Horsham gets ready for reopening
The wooden sculpture outside the iconic Bear pub in Horsham was being spruced up this morning ready for the reopening tomorrow (Friday February 15).The pub shut about a fortnight ago and the manager of...
View ArticleProfessor Brian Cox takes science lesson
TV physicist Professor Brian Cox took over a Storrington school’s science class last week, giving hundreds of lucky students what truly was “a lesson of a lifetime”.Science club students at Rydon...
View ArticleFree course for unemployed will explore Beach
SHOREHAM Beach will be a major focus of a new free course for unemployed people who are and interested in work in the environment.Tutor Steve Savage said the course will study the shingle habitat and...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: Age UK is making a huge difference
Last Friday was busy but I was pleased to be accompanied by Forest School student, Sam Cooper. He’d come for a taste of a day-in-the-life of a constituency MP and he certainly got it!First off was a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sewage pumped into River Lavant
SEWAGE is being pumped into the River Lavant because of ‘all-high’ groundwater levels.Water testing at Singleton has revealed there is harmful bacteria in the water, but the Environment Agency said...
View ArticleWhy are parking charges the make or break for Horsham?
I am old enough to remember when Sainsbury’s car park was Tanbridge House lower school. I have a vague recollection of Ms Doohan teaching something regarding socio-economic awareness relating to...
View ArticleAnimal lover Caitlin named as new theme park adviser
A Shoreham nine-year-old’s passion for animals has won her a family safari to Africa and the title Britain’s Young Adventurer of the Year.Caitlin Hillier-Kidston, a pupil at Buckingham Park Primary...
View Article“I felt intruded” by fox break in
“I had a choice, go for my camera or gun, but with the gun being locked away and the thought of my wife’s reaction to mess up the wall, I decided on the camera!”Fred Rossington from Partridge Green was...
View ArticleCrown court to consider fatal crash case
A driver has appeared in court following a crash on the A29 which cost the life of a teacher from Pulborough. Stuart Cruickshank, 50, of St Marys Road, Liss, is charged with dangerous driving and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Council tax freeze proves divisive in budget debate
Horsham District Council voted by majority last night (Thursday February 13) to freeze its portion of council tax in favour of a ‘user pays philosophy’ for its budget for next year and beyond.In recent...
View ArticleFirefighters called to get horse and cow back on their feet
A horse had to be put down after it was unable to stand yesterday (Wednesday February 13).However, earlier in the day a cow was raised to its feet in Partridge Green.Firefighters were called to a...
View ArticleChimney fire in Pulborough
Firefighters faced a difficult chimney fire yesterday (Wednesday February 13).They were called to a house in The Moat, Pulborough, at around 7.20pm.The fire was eventually extinguished using specialist...
View ArticleCelebrity Katie Price spotted in Worthing wedding shop
WEEKS after getting married, Katie Price was spotted today (February 14) trying a wedding dress in a Worthing shop. The reality TV star, who married Kieran Hayler in January, was spotted at Whyte...
View ArticleToddler in window fall drama
A toddler narrowly escaped serious injury after reportedly falling from an upstairs window. Land ambulance, air ambulance and police all rushed to the scene after the family raised the alarm.Meanwhile,...
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