Easter cruises on Wey and Arun Canal
CRUISES will operate for the Easter weekend on the Wey and Arun Canal.The 40-minute journey, which will be on a specially-decorated Easter-themed boat, has been designed for families with young...
View ArticleFernhurst gets ready for Spring Show
FERNHURST Horticultural Society members are gearing up for their next big event.Members will be holding their Spring Show on Thursday, April 11, when gardeners will be able to show off their spring...
View ArticleDesperate for some sunny weather
This weather is really too much! It is making me bad tempered and I am generally pretty happy around spring time, but where is it? On top of all the misery in agriculture at present as we all grapple...
View ArticleResearch is cancer’s number one enemy
Out of all the charities which the British public so generously supports, I think most would agree that cancer comes very near the top of concerns close to our hearts. Because there can be scarcely one...
View ArticleIs it fear or our famous British reserve
There’s something about the British national character that makes us very reluctant to discuss death. Is it fear, or a consequence of our famous British reserve?Since death is a certainty, it surely...
View ArticleTwins’ joint 80th birthday
Twin sisters, who coincidentally ended up as near neighbours in Horsham, celebrated their joint 80th birthday this week.Joan Bennett and Jean Bromley were treated to a surprise party on March 23, ahead...
View ArticleWoman took her own life in town centre, coroner concludes
A woman was fatally injured when she jumped from Swan Walk multi storey car park in January this year, an inquest heard.The inquest in Horsham yesterday heard that Rosemary Bowden, 50, of Barrow Close,...
View ArticleShoreham scallop trawler ‘catches’ WW2 bomb
A DAY’s fishing turned into a bit of a blast for a Shoreham skipper and his crew yesterday (Thursday) when they discovered a 500lb British bomb in their nets.The bomb, said to be in pristine...
View ArticleComment and analysis - A personal view
The shock decision by one of the most senior Conservative district councillors in West Sussex to quit the party and defect to UKIP took all his colleagues by surprise.Roger Arthur, the deputy leader at...
View ArticlePermission for sports pavilion in Stedham
PLANS for a new clubhouse and sports pavilion in Stedham were finally given the go-ahead on Tuesday.Villagers have been told the scheme has now been granted planning permission and the project can move...
View ArticleVIDEO: Road through Thakeham closed following an accident
A major road through a South Downs village was closed this lunchtime (Good Friday) following an accident.Storrington Road in Thakeham was shut following the collision which involved two...
View ArticleWitness appeal after man seriously injured in Burgess Hill incident
A 42-year-old man has been seriously injured in a collision with a car in Burgess Hill.The victim suffered serious injuries in the accident which happened at about 7pm on Thursday evening near Burgess...
View ArticleHorsham Tory vice chair praises UKIP defector
The Conservative chairman elect of Horsham District Council said today that the defection of their deputy leader to UKIP echoed the rift which had developed between the party’s national leadership and...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Tory rising star Helena to replace Horsham UKIP defector
By Mark DunfordTory rising star councillor Helena Croft is set to replace UKIP defector Roger Arthur as deputy leader at Horsham District Council, the County Times can reveal.The Conservatives want to...
View ArticleSlipways pressure group granted cash for investigations
A PRESSURE group campaigning for slipways at Shoreham has been awarded thousands of pounds that will enable them to commission a detailed investigation to three possible slipway sites on the River...
View ArticleCadets gain valuable insight on frigate tour
STEYNING air cadets learned first-hand about life on board a serving frigate when they visited HMS Westminster last Sunday.Air Cadets from 1140 (Steyning) Squadron were joined by cadets from 461...
View ArticleFernhurst Films to show Moonrise Kingdom
FERNHURST Films is showing Wes Anderson’s magical movie Moonrise Kingdom on Saturday, April 13, which was a sensation at the Cannes Film Festival.It includes cameos from Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton,...
View ArticleSixteen species of butterfly on the way down
SEVENTEEN million butterflies have been counted so far. This took quarter of a million days though and half a million kilometres of walking by people like me, across the UK. From Cape Wrath to the...
View ArticleJohn Steele: short term thinking will not solve long term issue
For years local politicians railed at governments for imposing regional housing targets.Leave it to us, they said, and we will sort things out for ourselves.But as events are proving some local...
View ArticleHorsham’s UKIP defector ‘wrong’ to walk away from duties say Lib Dems
The Leader of the opposition party on Horsham District Council has criticised the ruling Tories’ deputy leader Roger Arthur for defecting to UKIP and ‘walking away from his responsibilities.’Last week,...
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