The Brexit soap opera has broken my lifelong love-affair with politics
It won’t come as a surprise to anybody who has met me, or read this column on at least one occasion, to learn that I was an unusual child.I think eccentric is the word most long standing pals and...
View ArticleCrawley Town verdict: Fans ecstatic as Reds edge towards safety with vital...
Gutted last week, elated this week – it’s never dull watching the Red Devils – what an all-round performance the team put in. To a man everyone put 100 per cent effort to get the three points needed to...
View ArticleNew school between Horsham and Crawley set to open in September
Construction of a new state-of-the-art school between Horsham and Crawley is now nearing completion.The school - Kilnwood Vale Primary at Faygate - is due to open in September and will have places for...
View ArticleFriends rally to help brave postman stricken by killer bug
A postman who had to have both his legs amputated after being struck down by a killer bug is now determined to walk again.Ryan Nulty thought he had flu when he returned to his Horsham home from his...
View ArticleJanet Muller killing to feature in real crime TV series
The death of exchange student Janet Müller in Sussex is to be revisited in a true crime series next month.Janet, 21, was a German student studying at the University of Brighton's Eastbourne campus.The...
View ArticleDrug addict released on bail from Crawley Magistrates' Court walked straight...
A builder who was bailed by Crawley magistrates' 'simply went straight out, straight into Debenhams where he stole goods'.Shaun Harding, 51, had been granted bail but repaid that trust by stealing...
View ArticleWhat to do if your child doesn’t get the primary school place you want
Today parents across Sussex and the rest of in England discover the primary school where their child has been offered a place for the start of the new academic year in September.All children born...
View ArticleSexual assault, stalking and domestic violence - Crawley Police arrested 26...
Police officers in Crawley arrested 26 people over the weekend for a range of offences.Individuals were arrested for a variety of offences, including sexual assault and possession of a knife.A Crawley...
View ArticleHorsham station lifts forced to close due to ‘temporary fault’
Visitors to Horsham station were forced to take the stairs after the lifts were declared out of order.Passengers were left facing a climb up two flights of stairs when the lifts between the entrance...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of rape in West Sussex
A man has been arrested after a woman reported she had been raped, according to Sussex Police.Police said a woman reported she had been raped in an alleyway in Bognor Regis on Sunday (April 14). A...
View ArticleBikes stolen in Crawley after hole in hedge cut to access garden
Thieves cut a hole in a hedge and stole two bikes from a shed in Ifield Street, Crawley, last week, according to police.On Tuesday, April 9, the victim returned from a week away to find that a locked...
View ArticleTaste of the Terrace: Morais strike brings Crawley Town salvation
It wasn’t easy to enjoy this tense encounter at Huish Park but this time the 141 intrepid travelling fans were able to celebrate the result. A basement clash in the relegation dogfight was never going...
View ArticleNotre-Dame fire in pictures: 850 years at the centre of French life
A huge fire swept through the roof of the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris last night, sending flames and huge clouds of grey smoke billowing into the sky.It took firefighters hours to...
View ArticleStaff member at West Sussex railway station assaulted by three men
British Transport Police (BTP) has released CCTV images after a staff member at Barnham's railway station was punched and kicked by three men.BTP said officers are investigating an assault at Barnham...
View ArticleBurgess Hill care home put in ‘special measures’ pledges to improve
A Burgess Hill care home which has been put in special measures after being rated inadequate by a health watchdog has pledged to improve. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said Hilgay Care Home in...
View ArticlePrimary school applications - how West Sussex parents fared
Ninety-nine per cent of West Sussex children have been offered a place at one of their three preference primary schools for this year.West Sussex County Council says its Admissions Team handled 9,029...
View ArticleChocolate eggs are not the only thing that could be harming your dog this...
Easter is the second busiest time of the year for vets, just behind Christmas, but it’s not just pets getting their paws on chocolate that causes the problem.Vets are warning pet owners to keep the...
View ArticleSpate of vehicle crime in Lindfield and Haywards Heath
Residents in Mid Sussex are being urged to remain vigilant following a spate of vehicle crime in the area. Sussex Police said officers have received a number of reports of vehicle damage in the...
View ArticleHassocks cyclist airlifted to hospital with serious injuries
A Hassocks cyclist was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a collision in Barcombe, police said. Officers are seeking witnesses to the collision which happened in Spithurst Road on...
View ArticleLoneliness among young men highlighted by wellbeing charity Ben
Men may find it harder to make friends and even harder to admit to being lonely, according to wellbeing charity Ben.Founded in 1905, Ben works with people in the automotive industry and everyone...
View ArticleManager abused trust and stole £4,100 from elderly residents at Sussex care home
The manager of a Sussex care home spent two years fleecing elderly residents out of a shocking £4,000.Bryony Treloar was entrusted with caring for 70 vulnerable people at Summerley Care Home in...
View ArticleCrawley murder trial - Prosecution says Arnold Potter was stabbed to death in...
A robbery gone wrong led to a teenage drug dealer chasing a Crawley man down the street and stabbing him to death, a trial has heard.Arnold Potter, 24, died from two deep chest wounds he suffered near...
View ArticleCrawley murder trial - teenager claims Arnold Potter tried to rob him at...
A boy drug dealer accused of murdering Crawley man Arnold Potter told police he was attacked and feared for his life. The teenager told police: “All I wanted to do was stop him using a knife on me or...
View ArticleChief Inspector and Sergeant who had sex on duty sacked from Sussex Police
A Sussex Police Chief Inspector and a Sergeant who had sex while on duty have been sacked for gross misconduct.Former Chief Inspector Rob Leet also met a woman for sex while on duty who he knew was a...
View Article‘Think before going to A&E’ - health trust message to Horsham and Crawley...
A plea has gone out to people across Horsham and Crawley to ‘think before going to A&E’ over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.A Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) statement says: “The...
View ArticleTeenager jailed for vicious bite attack at Burgess Hill pub
A teenager enraged at being refused entry to a Burgess Hill pub bit a member of staff and then assaulted a police officer.Jadine Hobden, 18, turned up drunk at The Windmill Inn in November last year...
View ArticleWest Sussex rape arrest - Man, 30, is bailed
A man has been released on police bail after a woman reported she had been raped on Sunday, Sussex Police has revealed.In a statement released yesterday (Tuesday), police said a woman reported she had...
View ArticleCouple on mission to raise awareness of meningitis after loss of their son
One-year-old Reggie de Silver died hours after developing pneumococcal meningitis and septicaemia after suffering a bout of influenza.A year on from his death his parents, Chantal Kingswood and Adam de...
View ArticleCrawley cocaine users 'ignorant' of the harm it does to their community -...
People taking cocaine on a night out in Crawley are ‘ignorant’ of the damage it causes to the community, the town’s police chief has said.Chief Inspector Rosie Ross said we need to ‘bust myths’ about...
View ArticleNigel Farage’s Brexit Party holds rally in Sussex amid passionate protests
Heckles, jeers and standing ovations greeted Nigel Farage on Monday as his latest venture, The Brexit Party, held its first south coast rally in Sussex. Hundreds of supporters filled half a warehouse...
View ArticleSussex Police seize large drugs and cash haul in raid
Police seized drugs £50,000 worth of drugs, more than £80,000 cash and made two arrests during a raid at a flat in Sussex.Police said detectives from the city’s Community Investigation Team (CIT)...
View ArticleSussex Police will be carrying out a 'surge' against serious violence after...
A £1million boost for Sussex Police has been promised by the Home Office to help in the fight against serious violence knife crime.The news was announced this evening by Sussex police and crime...
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