- Man injured in small plane crash
- Policeman arrested in match inquiry
- Teenage girl shot dead in village
- 80% of Britons back the monarchy
- Armed forces mark Diamond Jubilee
- Trio remanded on terror charges
- World set to act on oil prices - PM
- Book reveals 'chillaxing' Cameron
- Suu Kyi to address Parliament in UK
- Wealthy tenants face crackdown
News
Three houses ‘too much’ for semi-rural area x x
WIDESPREAD opposition to plans to replace an existing home in Rock Road, Storrington with three five-bedroom homes, met with widespread opposition at Horsham District Council’s area two development control meeting on Tuesday this week.
County’s grass-cutting starts
GRASS cutting teams have begun mowing highway verges as part of West Sussex County Council’s summer works programme.
Witness appeal follows serious Worthing collision
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision in Worthing yesterday (Thursday May 17).
Police crackdown on vehicles in Worthing
THIRTY-six drivers have been stopped and issued with Fixed Penalty Notices for mobile phone or seatbelt offences in a road safety awareness operation in Worthing.
Heavy plant equipment stolen
POLICE are appealing for witnesses a large number of vehicles and heavy plant equipment were stolen from Eakins Plant Hire, Charlwood Road, Lowfield Heath, Crawley.
Sport
CANCELLED: Heavy Horse and Country Show
THE organisers regret to announce the cancellation of the South Eastern Shire Horse Association Heavy Horse and Country Show this Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20 due to the ground conditions of the Blue Anchor Showground at Blindley Heath after the recent prolonged period of rain.
Right Royal celebrations for Fontwell Park
THE team at Fontwell Park Racecourse is counting down to a Jubilee raceday celebration on Sunday June 3. More than 6,000 people are expected to join in the fun as Fontwell Park recreates another fantastic way to celebrate a landmark in the history of the Royal Family.
Special 2 for 1 offer to Shire and Working Horse Show
A SPECIAL offer gives West Sussex Gazette readers have the chance to attend one of the biggest Shire and Working Horse Shows in the South East this coming weekend at two for the price of one.
Aiming to be first woman to win Hickstead Derby on two consecutive years
LAST year Tina Fletcher became the first lady rider to win the Hickstead Derby for 38 years. Next month, she hopes to become the first woman to win the most famous of showjumping classes on two consecutive occasions.
Anna is chosen to represent GB in prestigious Arab horse series
TOP Arab lady rider Anna Wallace, of Angmering, has been chosen to represent Great Britain in a new series of International Arab Races this year. The H.H.Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship series will feature 11 races all over the world, including countries from Australia to Poland. It will culminate in a glittering final in Dubai.
Video
Slideshow: Horsham’s Day of Dance video
ALL THINGS English were celebrated in the sunshine with a dance festival and medieval market on Saturday (May 12).
Lifestyle
Chance to see one of our rarest butterflies
ONE OF the rarest butterflies in Britain, the Duke of Burgundy fritillary will be on display this Saturday May 19 for the public to see. Weather permitting that is.
No-one can shrug like a Frenchman
IN between showers, I was helping Claude sort out his henhouse. You must read his name with a French accent; many English people have a property in France, but Claude bucks the trend by having one in England. Claude was preparing for some point-of-lay pullets, which should arrive next week, and together we were attending to minor repairs, foxproofing, and a determined assault on any mites that could have survived the blowtorching and creosoting (you have to do this in the right order) that we undertook when the last of the previous incumbents died of old age.
Hens born and bred in situ are best layers
THE bottom of the big foldyard now resembles a poultry maternity ward. Two bantams are sitting on clutches of guinea fowl eggs and one other a clutch of eggs from a friend with a commercial egg laying unit.
Game review: MUD FIM Motocross World Championship
THERE seems to be a number of dirt bike/motocross type games around at the moment, TRIALS EVOLUTION and MAD RIDERS to name but two, and now there is MUD FIM MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP developed by MILESTONE and released by BLACK BEAN,.
Review: A Marvellous Year for Plums by Hugh Whitemore at Chichester Festival Theatre
THE BRUTALITY of the second world war had changed Britain more than it could have imagined.
Community
Chance to see one of our rarest butterflies
ONE OF the rarest butterflies in Britain, the Duke of Burgundy fritillary will be on display this Saturday May 19 for the public to see. Weather permitting that is.
No-one can shrug like a Frenchman
IN between showers, I was helping Claude sort out his henhouse. You must read his name with a French accent; many English people have a property in France, but Claude bucks the trend by having one in England. Claude was preparing for some point-of-lay pullets, which should arrive next week, and together we were attending to minor repairs, foxproofing, and a determined assault on any mites that could have survived the blowtorching and creosoting (you have to do this in the right order) that we undertook when the last of the previous incumbents died of old age.
Hens born and bred in situ are best layers
THE bottom of the big foldyard now resembles a poultry maternity ward. Two bantams are sitting on clutches of guinea fowl eggs and one other a clutch of eggs from a friend with a commercial egg laying unit.
Letter: Government by a whim
While watching the Cup Final recently I was struck by the very colourful fans in the stands at Wembly. Red and Blue.
Letter: These rises are not fair
WHILST I acknowledge that our councillors are in full employment and that their job is to find ways of making cuts in their departments, have they not heard of, or heeded, the phrase not believed by the writer, and not, apparently, by our representatives “We are all in it together”.
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Weather for West Sussex
Saturday 19 May 2012
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Cloudy
Temperature: 10 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: South
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Temperature: 10 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 20 mph
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