Standing in a car park outside an office I use in Perth, I was handed two documents by the State Security detective in front of me. He talked me through them politely and precisely and asked whether he could advise my lawyer that he had just served me. If I had any further questions, he … [Read more…]
Here are the violations reported in food safety inspection reports from Montgomery County conducted the week of April 23-29, 2023. Each week, we highlight the inspection reports for retail food and drink establishments under the jurisdiction of the Montgomery County Office of Public Health. All establishments are inspected once per year, and inspectors may return … [Read more…]
Worthing’s under-18 girls’ rugby team brought the curtain down on another successful season with a brilliant win in the annual Worthing 10s festival. At the start of the season, changes to girls’ rugby age groups meant several players from Pulborough joined Worthing, and they got a really competitive squad together. Training took place on Tuesdays … [Read more…]
Concerns are being raised after a portrait of a former slave-owning Horsham MP was removed from display at the town’s museum. Horsham District Council, which runs the museum, is being accused of ‘whitewashing history.’ English West India merchant Joseph Marryat, a slave owner and strong opponent of abolitionism, was elected MP for Horsham in 1808. … [Read more…]
The past two weekends have seen Hailsham Harriers produce record team turnouts for the start of the Sussex Grand Prix League. This is a road running competition open to affiliated clubs in Sussex where 12 races take place, of varying distances, between March and November in a bid to compete for individual and team prizes. … [Read more…]
The Conservative party should be worried by the effectiveness with which the other parties targeted their seats, write psephologists Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. Our statement in March, that the Conservatives might conceivably suffer a loss of over a thousand seats given our reading of council by-elections alongside national polling, quickly became the focus of … [Read more…]
Proposals are being put forward to demolish a former piggery and build four business units on a site near Horsham. Published 12th May 2023, 11:28 BST Updated 12th May 2023, 11:29 BST Planning permission is currently being sought from Horsham District Council for the venture at Northlands Business Park at Warnham. Agents for the applicants … [Read more…]
Almost 10,000 households in Horsham are due to receive the first cost of living payment from the Government, new figures show. File photo dated 26/01/18 of pound coins and English bank notes, as households with children and pets are feeling particularly tightly squeezed by rising living costs, research suggests. Almost 10,000 households in Horsham are … [Read more…]
Another weather warning has been issued by the Met Office. For the third time this week, a yellow warning has been issued due to heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast across Sussex and much of eastern England. The warning came into force at 11.30am on Thursday (May 11) and will remain in place until 7pm the … [Read more…]
A tick or a cross? Wheelie bins across the municipality will soon be ‘tagged’ with stickers to denote if the rubbish inside is what it should be. Recyclable paper tags will be placed on bins after inspections to let residents know whether they are disposing their organic, recyclable and general waste correctly. If contamination is … [Read more…]