Horsham man gets 128 votes in Eastleigh by-elections
Horsham man Jim Duggan was beaten by the Beer, Baccy and Crumpets Party, Christian Party and Monster Raving Loony Party in the Eastleigh by-elections yesterday (Thursday).Mr Duggan, who has stood as a...
View ArticleCouncillor reassures people worried over school’s future
A South Downs county councillor has spoken out to reassure parents and teachers who are concerned over the future of their village school. Pat Arculus, who represents the Pulborough division on the...
View ArticleVandals pour paint over cars
Vandals poured paint over three vehicles on Saturday night (February 23). The incidents took place in Arden Road and Forest View, Furnace Green, and in Watson Close, Maidenbower. Witnesses should...
View ArticleTHE INTERVIEW: Will UKIP oust the Tories this May?
Three weeks ago the County Times published an interview with UKIP’s West Sussex coordinator John Wallace.In light of yesterday’s Eastleigh bi-election results, the article takes on a new...
View ArticleVideo: Traffic affected by lorry breakdown in Haywards Heath
A broken down lorry blocked a central bus stop and part of South Road in Haywards Heath yesterday (Thursday).The recyling truck came to a halt outside the Co-operative store, only metres before the...
View ArticleSouth Downs Way - a unique trail
The South Downs Way is unique – and in several different ways.It is the only one of ten designated ‘National Trails’ that lies entirely within its own national park; running through beautiful...
View ArticleWarnham targeted in shed burglaries
Two sheds have been broken into in Bell Road, Warnham, over the weekend. A lock was removed and a chainsaw stolen. Police believe more sheds may have been targeted and are urging residents to get in...
View ArticleDairy farming moving to the next phase?
We will be home by the time you read this, with a change of about 30 degrees in temperature!Still it will be March and spring will not be too far away, and by my calculation we are owed an early warm...
View ArticleKey council decisions are ‘made in private’
There is concern among opposition members of Horsham District Council too many key decisions are being made behind closed doors.Leader of the Liberal Democrat group David Holmes (LDem, Horsham Park)...
View ArticleSouthwick props cre2w need 1950s carry-cot
HAVE you got a 1950s bassinet tucked away that you don’t mind lending out to help a Southwick theatre production?The props crew at The Southwick Players are having trouble finding an authentic portable...
View ArticleBreaking down stereotypes to recruit new firefighters
Retained firefighters in a South Downs village want to break down stereotypes and misconceptions about the emergency service and encourage residents to join.The team at Storrington Fire Station told...
View ArticleThefts of catalytic converters from vans
Two Mercedes Sprinter vans had their catalytic converters stolen on Sunday (February 24). The vans were parked in Cobham Way, Manor Royal. One had broken down and was left overnight by the driver. The...
View ArticleHike for Hospices total reaches £190,000 in five years
ROTARY clubs across the area have handed over cheques to four Sussex hospices – bringing the total raised by their Hike for Hospices event to nearly £190,000 in five years.Shoreham and Southwick Rotary...
View ArticleCOMMENT: Rugby teen’s cupcakes are the scrummiest
This teenage heartthrob will have the girls of Horsham swooning en masse when you hear his guilty pleasure. Earlier this month the 15-year-old could be spotted whipping up a three-course meal at the...
View ArticleMap used in Horsham distraction thefts
A distraction thief is using a London underground tube map to snatch mobile phones from eateries in Horsham, police warn this week. The man, described to be of Eastern European appearance, places the...
View ArticleIt’s better to be a pet than a human being
One of our whippets badly injured her eye recently, the result of chasing deer through the woods with her companions.The deer inevitably got away unscathed but poor Roxy was not so fortunate. The...
View ArticleHedgehog going the way of the oryx
WHERE have all the hedgehogs gone? They are said to be going the way of the tiger and the mountain gorilla, the oryx and the snow leopard.Up to 1978 I used to see quite regularly, squashed corpses on...
View ArticleKeeping a close eye on a mum who is definitely a ‘bad ‘un’
“WHAT have you done” I exclaimed as John came in with a towel wrapped round a hand apparently dripping with blood. He laughed. How brave I thought, then realised he really was laughing. “It’s not blood...
View ArticleVillage should be ‘dementia friendly’ to help sufferers
Councillors, police officials and residents gathered at a meeting this week to take the first steps towards making Henfield a more dementia friendly place to live.Organised by charity, Know Dementia,...
View ArticleFather asks county council for safer walkways in village
An avid walker claims the countryside walkways in Ashington have become ‘impassable’ in the last few years.Ed Jowett is pleading with West Sussex County Council to improve Ashington’s ‘mud entrenched’...
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