- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Towns regeneration contest launched
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- 1,000 people expected in marches
- Search on for 'cruise-fall' Briton
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
- John Terry loses England captaincy
- Redknapp has 'back to the wall'
- No pub assault charge for Downing
- Ex-PCSO jailed for rape of girl, 12
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Local
School receives travel award
A HORSHAM school has received a West Sussex County Travel Mark Plan award for promoting ‘green’ travel.
Woman injured after three-car accident
A WOMAN was treated by paramedics after a road traffic accident yesterday (Thursday) evening.
Firefighters called out to burning tree
A BURNING tree had to be put out by firefighters yesterday (Thursday) early evening.
Woman flown to hospital after tree collision
A WOMAN was freed from a car and flown to hospital following a collision with a tree.
Horsham in the firing line for snow
THE Horsham region is still in the firing line for weekend snow, with the working week ending with some very cold overnight temperatures again.
News Focus
Partnerships provide affordable homes
A NUMBER of partners have been working with Horsham District Council to improve the levels of affordable housing in the district.
3 commentsFinal curtain for drama society if leisure centre closed
HORSHAM Operatic and Dramatic Society believes it would face the final curtain if its Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre home was demolished.
Repairs would cost nowhere near £1.5m, figures show
FUTURE repair costs for Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre requested by the County Times have now appeared on Horsham District Council’s website, despite the fact that we have still not been directly been informed.
School ‘sports halls’ not available to community
ACCORDING to Horsham District Council’s Planning Policy Guidance Note 17 (PPG17), Rudgwick is above the basic requirement of sports halls at 348 per cent.
Past repairs don’t add up
WHILE former Horsham council leader Robert Nye said £560,000 had been spent on Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre during the past six years, the accounts show around £215,000.
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Regional
Queen's reign in photos for Jubilee
Sixty photographs chronicling the Queen's 60 years as monarch are to go on display in Windsor to mark her Diamond Jubilee.
Trust launches Starr Network scheme
Representatives from business, education and not-for-profit groups will come together in Brighton next week for the launch of an initiative supporting positive change in communities.
Stroll up for moon-lit fundraiser
Walkers will be guided by moonlight when they step out for a night-time fundraiser in Reading.
High Sheriff to run half marathon
East Sussex's High Sheriff is preparing to tackle the Brighton Half Marathon to raise funds for a centre caring for people with HIV and Aids.
RNLI in lifejacket fundraising call
RNLI crew members in the South East are calling on the public to help them raise more than £40,000 to buy innovative new life-jackets.
Business
Damavo UK is supporting Apprenticeship Week
HORSHAM-based Damavo UK is a fierce advocate of apprenticeships in the UK, and will be fully supporting National Apprenticeships Week from February 6 to 10.
Horsham firm creating 50 jobs
IN CONTRAST to government figures which chart a continuing rise in unemployment, one Horsham company says they are having trouble finding young enthusiastic staff for their new positions.
Fishmonger’s back on the menu after 20 years
CHRIS Veasey’s fresh fish stall has proved so popular at Horsham’s Saturday market he has taken on a shop - the first fishmonger’s in the town for about 20 years.
Mortgage rates at record low
HORSHAM residents pay on average 30 per cent less in monthly mortgage repayments compared to when they reached their national highest in 2008, according to research released by Barclays.
Marco Pierre White opens third Sussex restaurant
CELEBRITY chef Marco Pierre White has officially opened his third restaurant in Sussex at The Rainbow Inn, Cooksbridge.
Columnists
Charities set to benefit from text project
LIFE Discovery, Colgate Playgroup, The Rotary Club of Horsham Benevolent Fund, The Supporters of Castlewood School, The Child Memorial Village Hall.
Keep that motor running
Over the past few months a new campaign has been revving up and getting into gear, writes Peter Skinner (MEP for the South-East).
Coping with the Christmas debt hangover
IT’S BECOMING known as the post-Christmas debt hangover and affects an estimated 5.5m in the UK.
UFOs and paranormal - The Bainsford Haunting
Bainsford Falkirk Central Scotland - (Friday 12th October 1990)
Turning around the lives of troubled families
THE PLIGHT of homeless people should be on our minds all year round – not just at Christmas. We can drop into a local homeless charity and feel good about the wonderful staff and volunteers taking care of members of our community who have fallen on hard times.
Sussex Online TV
Sussex Online TV What’s on around the county video
THIS week on Sussex Online TV – a special report from the Sussex Food and Drink Awards, held at the Amex stadium.
Sussex Online TV What’s on around the county video
INTERESTED in music? Then check out this week’s SOTV, featuring a concert by the world-famous singer/songwriter Paul Carrick plus a series of jazz concerts.
Sussex Online TV What’s on around the county video
THIS week on SOTV the show that rocked Britain’s Got Talent is back with a new awe-inspiring jaw-dropping sensation.
Sussex Online TV What’s on around the county video
THIS week on SOTV we take a look at the Lewes Wellbeing Festival.
National
Rhyming plea over library closures
Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson has penned a poem in protest at planned library closures.
Towns regeneration contest launched
The Government has launched a competition to find 12 areas to share £1 million under a drive to regenerate town centres.
House price confidence 'improves'
Optimism in the housing market has grown in recent months, with more Britons predicting prices will rise this year than those forecasting a fall, a study has found.
Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
An army intelligence analyst accused of the biggest leak of classified information in US history will face a court martial.
1,000 people expected in marches
More than 1,000 protesters are expected to take part in marches by two opposing campaign groups.
Showbiz
Willis and Kutcher visit Moore
Demi Moore has reportedly been visited by her ex-husband Bruce Willis and estranged husband Ashton Kutcher.
Temple, Roach to play princesses
Juno Temple and Alexandra Roach are to play Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth on the big screen.
Mel Gibson may be called as witness
A sheriff's deputy who claims he was discriminated against after arresting Mel Gibson on suspicion of drunken driving has listed the Oscar-winner as a potential witness in his forthcoming trial against his department.
Rihanna debuts blonde hair at game
Rihanna showed off a new blonde hair-do as she attended a basketball match in Los Angeles.
Health
Local hospitals spend least on food allegation
FIGURES on the cost of providing hospital food should be ‘treated carefully’ as there were many factors involved said Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.
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Weather for Horsham
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 0 C to 2 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: South east
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Wind Speed: 8 mph
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