TRAFFIC WARNING: A23 southbound closed at night
The southbound A23 will be closed between Pease Pottage (M23) and Bolney (A272) overnight until Thursday March 28, the Highways Agency is warning drivers.The closures, which began yesterday (Thursday)...
View ArticleSteyning home damaged in fire
A kitchen was badly damaged in a fire at Steyning yesterday (Thursday March 14).Firefighters were called to a chalet bungalow in Penlands Vale at around 11.45am.Around 25 per cent of the kitchen was...
View ArticleSex offender jailed for 15 and a half years
A 68 year old man was jailed today after he admitted a series of sex offences against young people in Horsham.Terence Paremain, of Burdett Road, Crowborough, was jailed for 15 and six months.He had...
View ArticleSelsey thefts lead to police warning
RECENT thefts in Selsey have led Sussex Police to issue a reminder to vehicle owners not to leave items on display.Between 10pm on Saturday, March 9 and 9am on Sunday, March 10. a vehicle that was left...
View ArticleCloud-based HR firm taking off
Cloud-based online HR software company, breatheHR, has announced that since its launch in March 2012, it has attracted over one hundred clients including dozens of Sussex SMEs such as Plumpton...
View ArticleJuniors are on song for Lent concert
THE junior department at Shoreham College was in fine song last week.Children from early years to year six gathered last Tuesday for the annual Junior Lent Concert.Donald Manson, head of music at the...
View ArticlePassion for Judas? Organisers need to cast key role
PLANS for a three-day, open-air production, A Passion for Shoreham, are hotting up – but the key role of Judas still needs to be filled. The free event is a throw back to the Mediaeval mystery plays...
View ArticleVirus concerns are thankfully allayed by visit from the vet
WE genuinely thought we had had a case of the Schmallenberg virus on the farm this weekThe Schmallenberg virus or SBV is transmitted by culicoid midges, a biting midge that has spread rapidly across...
View ArticleVillagers’ anger over plans for 130 home development
Residents have expressed their anger at a public exhibition revealing plans for 130 homes to be built on village farmland.Melton Drive homeowners in Storrington were invited to the exhibition at the...
View ArticleCommunities brought together to fund a new team of youth workers
A SHARED vision to “enable and empower” young people” has brought parishes together to fund new youth workers for the Horsham district.Steyning, Ashurst, Bramber and Upper Beeding form one cluster,...
View ArticleSteyning exchange pupils mark 20 years of friendship
STUDENTS in Steyning have been celebrating 20 years of freundschaft with their German exchange programme.The anniversary was marked at Steyning Grammar School just a few weeks after celebrating 20...
View ArticleCold weather acts as a cull
THE OLD saying: “Green Winter, full churchyard” may be true for humans but not for birds.A nice spell of frost helps destroy our cold and ‘flu viruses maybe, but sorts out the weaker wild birds and...
View ArticleAccident in Southwater delays drivers on the A24
An accident in Southwater has caused problems for drivers this evening (Sunday March 17).The A24 Worthing Road in Southwater has been partially blocked and there is slow traffic in both directions...
View ArticlePolice praise after Albion v Crystal Palace match
Sussex Police have congratulated supporters of both sides after Brighton and Hove Albion’s match against Crystal Palace today Sunday (March 17) passed without major incident.hief Inspector Paul Betts,...
View ArticleVIDEO: Firefighters at fatal blaze in Findon Valley
AN ELDERLY woman has died after a fire at her bungalow in Findon Valley.This video, taken by freelance photographer Eddie Mitchell, shows emergency services at the scene in Lime Tree Avenue, this...
View ArticleChichester awaits new Archbishop of Canterbury visit
THE Archbishop of Canterbury visits Chichester tomorrow (March 19), for the final leg of his Journey in Prayer before he is enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral.Since Thursday (March 14), Justin Welby has...
View ArticleAppeal after man dies in Turners Hill crash
Sussex Police are appealing for further witnesses after the fatal accident between Turners Hill and East Grinstead last week.A man died after the collision at 6.50am on Wednesday morning (March 13) on...
View ArticleRhino rampage - Haywards Heath art trail opens
An inaurgural art trail through the streets of Haywards Heath has opened with an additional event this Saturday (March 23).More than 20 shops, many of them independent retailers, are taking part with...
View ArticleThe Creative Assembly receives Horsham Healthy Workplace Award
A major Horsham business is celebrating after receiving a Horsham Healthy Workplace Award from Horsham District Council in recognition of its efforts to help staff get healthier.The Creative Assembly,...
View ArticleDoorstep conmen in Henfield - police appeal for information
Three intruders stole cash from a home in Henfield, police say.The occupants, who police describe as being in their eighties, answered the door to three men asking to use the telephone.The men said...
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