Comment: Prince of Wales is right to write
Journalists who have witnessed first hand the Prince of Wales out in the community have always been struck by the skill with which he puts the public at their ease.With a warm smile, an engaging sense...
View ArticleBroadfield man jailed for intent to supply more than £100,000 of cocaine
A 20-year-old Broadfield man has been jailed for two and a half years after police found £104,000 of cocaine in a property in Southgate.Ashhaq Khan, of Grace Road, pleaded guilty to possession with...
View ArticleMilton Mount Playgroup’s good rating from Ofsted inspectors
Milton Mount Playgroup, currently in the news after a three year old girl escaped from the grounds and ran off, was rated ‘good’ in its last Ofsted report.The report was published following an Early...
View ArticleMilton Mount Playgroup: Background
Milton Mount Playgroup, based at the community centre in Milton Mount Avenue, Pound Hill, is a registered charity run by a parents’ committee.The committee members, elected at an AGM held in September,...
View ArticleMen due in court after £16,000 drugs bust on the A23
Two men are due in court after police conducting traffic checks on the A23 seized some £16,000 worth of cocaine from their car.A spokesman for Sussex Police said police stopped a Land Rover Discovery...
View ArticleThe rise of beekeeping is not enough for me to get a buzz from time off work
There was a time when beekeepers were regarded as social misfits - eccentrics who subscribed to the Good Life principle but had neither the charm nor the looks to pull Felicity Kendal.Apiarists, to...
View ArticleTRAVEL LATEST: Slow traffic in Cowfold and Washington
Slow traffic is causing congestion in parts of West Sussex this afternoon (Friday May 15).There are delays on the A24 London Road southbound in Washington, south of Horsham, at the A283 The Pike...
View ArticleTips to help keep your little ones safe online
Mum can I have a rabbit? Mum can I have a rabbit? Mum can I have a rabbit?”Do you remember the advert? It rings so many bells of familiarity, because that’s just what kids do. It is tempting to give in...
View ArticleCounty travel and weather latest
There are reports of congestion on the A24 northbound, around the A264 junction at Horsham this morning (Monday May 18).The weather will be cloudy with showers, getting heavier during the day but...
View ArticleCommunity hall on fire in Horley
Firefighters, ambulance crews and police officers were called to Strawson Hall, Horley, in the early hours of this morning.Fire crews from Surrey were helped by West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service...
View ArticleUPDATE: Floral tributes left at Partridge Green roadside after teenager dies...
Flowers and photographs have been left at the roadside near Partridge Green as a tribute to a 19-year-old woman who died on Friday (May 15).Sussex Police have identified the victim as Alexandra...
View ArticleRampion Offshore Wind Farm receives green light with £1.3bn investment
Energy firm E.ON confirmed it will invest in and build the £1.3bn Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, which will be situated 13km off the Sussex coast.It joins partners in the project, the UK Green Investment...
View ArticleUPDATE: Emergency services investigating ‘unexplained’ Horley community hall...
Firefighters and police are investigating the cause of an ‘unexplained’ fire which gutted a Horley community hall early this morning (Monday May 18).Police was called to Albert Road at 1.17am after...
View ArticleWork begins on development of 74 new homes
Work has begun on a development of 74 new homes in East Grinstead.Fairview New Homes is building its new development, which will be named Meridian Village, on land to the south of The Old Convent, off...
View ArticleMan banned from East Grinstead after tip jar theft
A 30-year-old man has been banned from East Grinstead for two years after a string of offences and anti-social behaviour including a theft from a tip jar, police have said.Callum Vincent Parker, from...
View ArticleRush hour train changes for Balcombe, Three Bridges, Gatwick and Horley
Rail commuters have experienced the first morning of major changes to Brighton to Victoria rush hour train services. Southern Rail has made hundreds of changes to its service which aim to ‘improve...
View ArticlePlans to cut estate’s bus service criticised
Orchard Estate, in Ifield, is set to lose its spot on the Metrobus Route 2 timetable, from May 31.The estate, including the Hindu temple off Ifield Avenue, currently gets five Route 2 buses per hour...
View ArticleScaffolder fined £18k for putting workers at risk
A Crawley scaffolde has been prosecuted after workers were put at risk during refurbishment, says the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).Following a complaint from a member of the public HSE visited the...
View ArticleMAGAZINE :Kate Humble looks at one of the world’s most up and coming...
Nearly the same size as Germany and with its natural landscape, undisturbed nature, sandy white Indian Ocean beaches and dramatic mountain scenery, Oman is the oldest independent state in the Gulf and...
View ArticleUpdate: 15 fire crews called to Horley hall blaze
Fifteen fire crews attended a wooden community hall blaze in Horley this morning (Monday May 18).Surrey Fire and Rescue Service was called at 1.06am after Strawson Hall, Albert Road, caught fire.A...
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