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Garden open day for St Catherine’s

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:07 GMT

Generosity bloomed in Hurstpierpoint when visitors flocked to an open gardens event in support of St Catherine’s Hospice.

Free family fun in Haywards Heath

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:57:56 GMT

The Dolphin Leisure Centre in Haywards Heath is offering free family fun sessions this Sunday from 10am to 1pm.

Pilot receives driving ban in drink-driver crackdown

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:12:09 GMT

Motorists face being banned from driving and could face a prison sentence if they are caught drink driving, say Sussex police.

Seven kittens born after mums’ beach rescue

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:19:28 GMT

Cat rescue charity Paws and Claws is appealing for people to adopt two cats and their seven kittens after they were found abandoned on the beach at Hove.

Soames welcomes fall in immigration

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:29:43 GMT

Nicholas Soames has welcomed the latest independent evidence that the Government’s action to fix the immigration system is working.

Balcombe anti-fracking campaigners hold tea party

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:04:37 GMT

An anti-fracking British Tea Party is being held today (Monday June 17) outside the Balcombe site where Cuadrilla Resources wants to test drill for oil and gas.

Keeping a check on your alcohol intake

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:32:35 GMT

An online test that can help West Sussex residents keep a check on their weekly alcohol intake and see if they are drinking more than could be good for them has been launched.

Borde Hill Estate promises public consultation

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:30:03 GMT

Borde Hill Estate has responded to news that it has put forward another tranche of its land as a possible site for housing development.

Capturing a Life in a Day across Sussex

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:10:59 GMT

WE ARE approaching the longest day of the year as the summer solstice is marked on Friday (June 21).

Dr Nick Barrie gives his views on the new look NHS

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:30:10 GMT

“The men in suits at Whitehall will probably berate me for being unproductive,” says Cuckfield GP Dr Nick Barrie (pictured), who gives a personal reflection on the new-look NHS.

Is it a bird, is it a plane...?

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:37:23 GMT

Superman, star of course of the new film, was spotted on a cycle as the London to Brighton Bike Ride rumbled through Mid Sussex today (Sunday).

Say with flowers as Bishop of Chichester visits St John’s Church

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:29:13 GMT

A stunning display of flowers covering 150 years will greet the Bishop of Chichester tomorrow at a special service in Burgess Hill.

Several sheep die in Scaynes Hill attack by dogs

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:56:08 GMT

Police are reminding dog owners to keep their dogs on a lead and under control when they’re near livestock following an incident in Scaynes Hill in which several sheep were killed.

Mid Sussex people recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:48:43 GMT

Four people from the Mid Sussex area have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

More foster parents wanted in Burgess Hill

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:45:04 GMT

People can find out more about fostering and how to become a foster carer at a drop-in event in Burgess Hill on Wednesday (June 19).

Lindfield man named following fatal collision in Haywards Heath

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:22:45 GMT

A Lindfield man who died in a fatal road collision near Haywards Heath on Wednesday (June 12) has been named as Adam Wingrove, aged 22, from William Allen Lane.

Hurstpierpoint bedroom damaged by fire

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:51:39 GMT

A Hurstpierpoint home was damaged by fire yesterday (Thursday June 13).

Firefighters called to two incidents in Burgess Hill

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:41:32 GMT

Firefighters were called to Burgess Hill twice yesterday (Thursday June 13) for two seperate incidents.

Book author John donates his proceeds

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:39:12 GMT

Author John Ralph (left) handed a cheque for £1,000 to Clem Watson, chairman of the Friends of the Priest House, West Hoathly, when the Friends celebrated the anniversary of the Coronation with cream teas in the garden of Fountain Cottage in the village. Mr Ralph donated the money from the profits of his book, Old West Hoathly, which he published last year and which has sold well.

Hospital’s League of Friends bike riders raised £1,230

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:16:17 GMT

The Princess Royal Hospital League of Friends’ team of 24 cyclists in the Haywards Heath Bike Ride raised £1,230 for the League’s continuing work to provide equipment and resources for patients. Some of the funds will go towards the development of a Rapid Access Medical Unit for seriously ill patients to be assessed and treated overnight without disturbing in-patients on medical wards. The League also had stalls on the bike ride route and at the end and thanked all its supporters.