Firefighters called out after gas fumes detected in Billingshurst
Firefighters were called to a Billingshurst house last night (Tuesday February 26) after a smell of gas was reported.They arrived at Arun Road at around 10.50pm where there was a slight smell of gas...
View ArticleDriver left hanging upside down after crash
A driver was left hanging upside-down in her seat after a car overturned on the B2139 in Storrington last night (Tuesday February 26).Emergency services were scrambled to this scene near the Claye Lane...
View ArticleThieves target allotments
Thieves broke into 10 sheds on allotments in Langley Green on Friday (February 22). Gardeners at the Langley Walk allotments lost various items including lawn mowers and a petrol strimmer. An expensive...
View ArticleThief steals woman’s purse
An woman in her 80s was robbed in Southgate when a man came up behind her and took her purse from her bag. She was in Goffs Park Road at around 4pm on Friday (February 22) when the theft took place....
View ArticleVoting for Youth Parliament elections start next month
Make sure you use your vote for the West Sussex Youth Parliament electionsYoung people are being reminded to make sure they use their vote in the UK Youth Parliament elections next month.Voting for the...
View ArticleHorsham man trying his chances in Hants by-election
Peace Party member and Horsham man Jim Duggan, who stood as a Horsham Parliamentary candidate several general elections, is one of 14 candidates standing today in the Eastleigh by-election.The seat was...
View ArticleRevised plans for Parcelforce site in Shoreham
REVISED plans for the Parcelforce site in Brighton Road, Shoreham, will be considered by Adur planning committee on Monday.The plans, prepared by architects King Conroy, have addressed concerns raised...
View ArticleYour questions answered by police commissioner
SUSSEX police and crime commissioner Katy Bourne has responded to a host of reader queries in the Herald and Gazette’s exclusive reader Q&A this week.Varied questions, including queries about drug...
View ArticleBooks wanted for Lions shop
ADUR East Lions are appealing for unwanted books for their secondhand shop.Together with Hove Lions, they run a charity bookshop in the coffee shop at Mayberry Garden Centre in Portslade. Any unwanted...
View ArticleCrawley MP Henry Smith: ‘Foreign nationals should pay for treatment on our NHS’
Under the previous Labour Government the NHS lost hundreds of millions of pounds through the treatment of foreign patients where the costs were not recovered. As such, last year I was delighted by the...
View ArticleWeekly walks
Discovering Sussex (Inquiries 01903 813381/01342 315786)Sunday March 3, 10am: Meet at Waldron church gate. (TQ 548194) Waldron: High Weald Springtime. The fringe of the High Weald, sandstone and clay,...
View ArticleBus fire in Shoreham High Street
SHOREHAM firefighters were called to the High Street when a bus caught fire yesterday afternoon.But the small fire in the engine of the bus was out when they arrived.Crews were there between 1.36pm and...
View ArticleGuitarist offers a treat for fans of Trumpton
SHOREHAM guitarist Richard Durrant aims to become a hat-trick hero next month – with his third successive sell-out show at his home venue of Ropetackle Arts Centre. There was standing room only at the...
View ArticleChildren’s artwork to feature on Tesco bags
CHILDREN in Shoreham are being offered the chance to have their artwork printed on a Tesco jute bag.A Click and Collect service has just been opened at Tesco Extra, in the Holmbush Centre, and, as part...
View ArticleHorsham neighbourhood policing team receive new car
The Neighbourhood Policing Team in Horsham have received a new car provided by Lifestyle Ford who have sponsored it along with Swan Walk shopping centre.Sergeant Stephen Cobbett said the team are...
View ArticleLorry causes delays on A27 Fishbourne Roundabout
A JACK-KNIFED lorry is causing delays on the Fishbourne roundabout.Police were called at 1.55pm today (February 28), and the vehicle is blocking the A259 and the A27.A spokeswoman for Sussex Police...
View ArticleGrim find of dead cats and dogs in Sompting
DOG WARDENS are urging Sompting residents to be vigilant of suspicious activity after a grim discovery of several decomposing puppies and kittens last week.Worthing and Adur Council Services received...
View Article‘Tranquil’ playing field to get village green status despite parish council’s...
A ‘tranquil’ area of land in Steyning is set to become a village green, despite strong objections from Steyning Parish Council. The fate of Memorial Playing Field, which has been the subject of much...
View ArticlePolice and bomb disposal crew at house in Warnham
A house in Warnham was searched on Thursday morning and a man was arrested, Sussex Police report.Local residents were alarmed to see explosives disposal experts arrive at the scene, but police say they...
View ArticleVIDEO: Once in a lifetime prize snapped up by Crawley gingerbread maker
A young gingerbread maker from Crawley has snapped up a ‘once in a lifetime’ prize by winning a business competition for 16-25-year-olds.Sam French, 21, from North Road, Three Bridges, triumphed in the...
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