UPDATE: M23 lanes closed around Pease Pottage following accident
Drivers have faced long delays around the Pease Pottage and Gatwick area following an accident this evening (Friday May 10).One lane remains closed due to the earlier accident and barrier repairs on...
View ArticleHenfield road closed after accident
An accident has closed a road in Henfield this evening (Friday May 10).The B2116 Albourne Road in the village has been closed in both directions between the A281 Crouch Hill and Wineham Lane...
View ArticleRustington performance will help rescue bears behind bars
AN AFTERNOON of music in Rustington will help rescue bears in Romania from a life of captivity.Tomorrow (Sunday, May 12) will see a special garden fund-raising event organised by Fiona Franks and her...
View ArticleNot a dirge but the fine spirit of the Downs
HAVE you ever heard a corn bunting’s song? It is a simple tune, like someone rattling loose change in their pocket.Some say a bunch of keys. It is a jingle, but not with bells. Bored birders of bygone...
View Article‘Job done’ as crops are finally sorted and waiting game starts for the lupins
The activity in the countryside this past week has been phenomenal, the sight of tractors scurrying around the fields in a mad dash to get spring crops in at last, has been a relief. Another week or so...
View ArticleRudgwick councillor’s planning breach to be discussed by his colleagues
Horsham District Council officers are recommending enforcement action be taken over a shed owned by Rudgwick councillor John Bailey.The shed, on Highcroft Drive, Rudgwick, is used for storage for Mr...
View ArticleCrawley among least peaceful places on list
Crawley is among the least peaceful places in the county to live, according to a report which compares the levels of murder, violent crime, weapons offences and public disorder. The UK Peace Index,...
View ArticleQueues at Splashpoint as residents get their first look at new pool
LONG queues have been the norm at Splashpoint as hundreds of residents flocked to get their first look at the new pool.The £19.7 million facility, which comprises three pools, spa facilities and a gym,...
View ArticlePolice helicopter and firearms officers search for missing four-year-old girl
A major search and rescue operation was sparked after a four-year-old girl went missing from her home in Lower Beeding on Saturday (May 11). Friends and family had already been searching for the girl...
View ArticleFatal crash on the B2116 near Henfield - police appeal for information
A biker died at the scene of a crash near Henfield on Friday evening.Emergency services were called to the scene, on the B2116 Wheatsheaf Road, at 7.10pm.Police say the rider, whom they describe as a...
View ArticlePub fire in Horsham
Firefighters were called to a pub in North Heath Lane, Horsham, yesterday evening (Sunday May 12). Crews attended the scene just after 10pm. There had been a small fire in a cooler in the pub cellar....
View ArticleHorsham Microbiz entrepreneurs are winners
Business entrepreneurs who attended the Horsham Microbiz event in March have won fantastic prizes donated by local businesses.The popular business exhibition, organised by Horsham District Council,...
View ArticleWorthing motorcyclist involved in collision with car in Shoreham
Police are appealing for witnesses after a Worthing motorcyclist was injured following a collision with a car.The incident happened in Brighton Road, Shoreham, on Thursday, May 9 at 5pm, and although...
View ArticleWitnesses sought after Marine Parade collision
Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Marine Parade, Worthing, which involved a black moped and a dark coloured BMW saloon.The vehicles collided at 9.30pm on Thursday, May 9, and the...
View Article40th anniversary celebrations at one of CC’s original stores
Birthday cake and bubbly will be served as CC celebrates its 40th birthday tomorrow (Tuesday May 14).The store in Horsham’s Swan Walk shopping centre was one of the brand’s original stores.Customers...
View ArticleMan charged with spate of burglaries across West Sussex
Personal belongings worth tens of thousands of pounds have been snatched from nearly 80 homes in burglaries across the South East - including Horsham. Detectives from West Sussex Priority Crime team...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: County Liberal Democrat leader steps down
The leader of the Liberal Democrat County Group Morwen Millson, who represents the Horsham Riverside Division, has stepped down following the recent election results.The party lost 10 of its 18 seats...
View ArticleAppointments made at newly elected county council
Four West Sussex County councillors serving in the Horsham district are among the members appointed in senior roles at the first meeting of West Sussex County Council since the May 2 elections today...
View ArticleUPDATE: Public help clear bricks after A29 Houghton lorry collision
Public spirited motorists went to the assistance of a lorry driver who lost a large number of bricks off his vehicle on the B2139 at Houghton, near Arundel, on Tuesday (May 14).The road is closed both...
View ArticleBirds stolen from Lancing aviary
MORE than 50 birds have been stolen from a garden aviary in Lancing.The birds were taken at some time between 9.30pm on Sunday and 10am on Monday (May 13), by someone who climbed a garden fence,...
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