Nik Butler: Let’s give up on voting - it’s not worth the tax payers’ time
Let’s give up voting. It is clearly not worth the the tax payers’ time. Why not just sit back and agree that there is no other party than the incumbent party and they alone should have the right to...
View ArticleCouncil attitude to Midhurst Primary School entrants criticised
MUMS have slammed the county council for its ‘perverse’ attitude to new primary school entrants.A campaign was launched last week for more reception places at Midhurst Primary School, after a number of...
View ArticleBid for empty Southern Housing office in Horsham to become 13 flats
The former offices of the Southern Housing Group at Fivash House, Denne Parade, Horsham, are subject to a planning application to convert it into 13 flats.Also in the plans being considered by Horsham...
View ArticleChance to quiz councillor on Horsham town issues
Anyone with an interest in Horsham town centre is invited to join Horsham District Council’s cabinet member for Horsham town at the next drop in surgery at Horsham Museum on Thursday May 23.Local...
View ArticleUpdate: Jessops re-opens its doors to the public in Worthing
Jessops has re-opened in Worthing town centre.The store, in Warwick Street, is one of around 18 branches which has re-opened.An issue with the internet connection has been rectified, and the store...
View ArticleBus is a lasting reminder of Jubilee
Amberley First School children have an exciting new addition to their playing fields, a Red London Bus to provide a great reminder of last year’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics.This beautiful and...
View ArticleJail term for sex offence priest
A FORMER Chichester diocese priest was sentenced to 18 months in prison today (May 9) for sex offences against young boys between 19 and 27 years ago.Keith Wilkie Denford, 78, of Broad Reach Mews,...
View ArticlePulborough man banned from driving
A Pulborough man has been disqualified from driving for 19 months after being convicted for drink driving.Luke Drea, 18, unemployed of Blackgate Lane, Pulborough was arrested on May 1 at around half...
View ArticleVote for Horsham Sainsbury’s next local charity partner
Horsham shoppers have until Wednesday to vote for their favourite local charity at Sainsbury’s.The Worthing Road store is on the lookout for its next local charity partner.The winner, to be announced...
View ArticleBan for drink-driver who drove car on three wheels
A PULBOROUGH man has been disqualified from driving for 19 months after being convicted of drink driving.Luke Drea, 18, unemployed of Blackgate Lane, Pulborough was arrested on May 1 at around 12.30am...
View ArticleMobile waste electricals recycling continue in South Downs
A trial mobile recycling event of broken or unwanted electrical items in the Chanctonbury area will continue until the end of this year, West Sussex County Council has confirmed.Mobile Waste Electrical...
View ArticleWe need a charismatic leader to inspire us all
Perfect weather during the day has enabled us to get a huge amount of work done in the last week. Maize drilling is going well and all the young-stock are out grazing.Grass growth is good but held back...
View ArticleRubbish! Residents hit back at ‘peaceful’ list
Statistics which show Crawley as one of the least peaceful places to live in Sussex have been branded as ‘rubbish.’Last week the Observer reported how the UK Peace Index, produced by the Institute for...
View ArticleDavid Moore: it’s a myth that house build will kick-start economy
It seems to have been accepted that we will not see a new NHS hospital with an A&E department built near Horsham.Even if this had been a real possibility rather than a carrot dangled on a stick...
View ArticleFrancis Maude: measures to improve the nation’s health
Over the years, I’ve written a great deal about attempts to secure a new hospital for local NHS patients – it’s been big news. But I felt it was time I drew readers’ attention to what’s going on...
View ArticleNick Herbert: Queen looked radiant at Westminster
The State Opening of Parliament is always a splendid occasion, and after the newsthat the Queen would not be travelling to the Commonwealth Summit this year, it was reassuring to see her looking...
View ArticleCharity collecters warn about rogue firms in Horsham
A charity clothing collector is warning Horsham residents to watch out for bogus companies operating in the area.The County Times has heard from a Clothes Aid worker who collects used clothes in...
View ArticleRoadworks due in Billingshurst next week
Twenty-one locations in the Horsham district, including five in Billingshurst, are among the roads scheduled to be treated next week.West Sussex County Council is undergoing its annual series of...
View ArticleSouthwick woman with dementia missing
POLICE are currently looking for 85-year-old Doris Orman, who went missing from her home in Southwick Square, Southwick, this afternoon (May 10).Sergeant Steven Turner, from Adur and Worthing...
View ArticleMan arrested during Mid Sussex day of action
A man was arrested and 31 vehicles were checked for potential offences during a day of action involving the police in Mid Sussex last month.A total of 22 neighbourhood police officers got together with...
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