East Surrey Hospital Patients rate improvements
Services at East Surrey Hospital are continuing to improve according to the latest survey by an NHS health watchdog.The figures released on Tuesday April 16 by the Care Quality Commission show the vast...
View ArticleDriver injured in Five Oaks crash
Police are appealing for information after a crash on the A29 at Five Oaks this morning.Emergency services were called around 9.30am, after an incident in which a Peugeot left the road and came to rest...
View ArticleParents urged it’s never too late for MMR
Parents across Horsham and Mid Sussex are being reminded that it’s never too late to have children immunised against measles, mumps and rubella.Family doctors, community health teams and hospital staff...
View ArticleNew school will go ahead pledges planning chief
The new Horsham District Council cabinet member responsible for planning policy said today (Wednesday) that she was ‘completely confident’ that plans for a new school at Barns Green will be approved...
View ArticleCar and motorcycle in minor collision
POLICE were called to a minor collision in Stoke Abbott road this afternoon (Thursday, April 17).One car and a motorcycle were involved in the crash, with no serious injuries.One police car and an...
View ArticlePatients rate improvements at East Surrey Hospital
Services at East Surrey Hospital are continuing to improve according to the latest survey by an NHS health watchdog.The figures released on Tuesday April 16 by the Care Quality Commission show the vast...
View ArticleMP praises appointment of new Sir Robert Woodard Academy principal
THE East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton has welcomed news of Sir Robert Woodard Academy appointing a permanent principal and has praised the outgoing head. Mr Loughton said former principal...
View ArticleA ‘hole’ lot of trouble over BT’s big trench
“Don’t dig there, dig it elsewhere - the shape of it’s wrong, it’s much too long and you can’t put hole where a hole don’t belong!”The lyrics to ‘Hole in the Ground’ were immortalised by Bernard...
View ArticleConfusion about waste collections
Residents in some areas of the district say they still have not received any publicity about the paid for garden waste collections due to start in June.From June anyone who has not signed up to the £29...
View ArticleCOUNTY ELECTIONS: Four main parties set out their views
In the run up to the West Sussex County Council elections, The County Times has asked the leaders of the four main parties to set out their mandates to readers.The council is currently made up of 43...
View ArticleWorthing to wave goodbye to NCP contract next year
AFTER years of controversy, complaints and petitions, Worthing council this week confirmed it would not sign another deal with car parking firm NCP.At a full council meeting at Worthing Town Hall on...
View ArticleMMR- it’s never too late to have the vaccine
Parents across Horsham and Mid Sussex are being reminded that it’s never too late to have children immunised against measles, mumps and rubella.Family doctors, community health teams and hospital staff...
View ArticleHopes for site that makes you cash from your clothes
A finalist in Young Start-up Talent, which is supported by the County Times, now hopes to take her business to the next level.Summer Shayne, from Crawley, founded Hire My Clothes two years ago and now...
View ArticleDriver cut out of car after Rudgwick accident
A driver had to be cut out of his car yesterday (Wednesday April 17) following an accident at Rudgwick.Emergency services were called to the A29 at the village just after 9.30am.A single car was...
View ArticleVIDEO: Update - Burst water main causes problems at crossroads near Horsham
A burst water main has been causing problems for drivers at a major crossroads near Horsham this afternoon and evening (Thursday April 18).An emergency repair crew arrived on the scene after water...
View ArticleVachery Triathlon - Mark Davis responds to their critics
Vachery Triathlon organisers are seeking to reassure local residents about the event, coming up on Sunday July 21.The event’s swimming section will take place in a lake on Vachery Estate, near...
View ArticleProtests at Vachery Triathlon meeting
Plans for a triathlon, involving road closures on the A29 and in and around several villages, got a stormy reception in Forest Green.The cycle section of the Vachery Triathlon is set to close roads...
View ArticleSchools get insight into world of engineering with robot challenge
THE third schools robot challenge, held at Ricardo, an engineering consultancy in Shoreham, saw more than 240 students from seven local schools take part.The event is co-organised by Ricardo and the...
View ArticleShoreham guitarist’s magical Brazilian blend
WAKE UP and smell the coffee – concert guitarist Richard Durrant infuses his next appearance at Ropetackle Arts Centre with a magical Brazilian blend.The gig, on Wednesday, April 24, will be...
View ArticleBusinesswomen promote Sussex’s food and drink
Two Sussex businesswomen have joined forces to promote the area’s food and rink economy through a new community interest company.Paula Seager of Natural PR, and Hilary Knight, MD of the Sussex Food and...
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