NEWS RELEASES
February 2004
How our management reshuffle will save £1.3m
27th February 2004
THE council has just embarked on a major management reshuffle which will reduce costs by £1.3 million a year. That represents around 10 per cent of our salary bill.
MICROBIZ is big biz
26th February 2004
Free information & innovation for small, home-based and start-up businesses
Anything but "Wooden Drawings"!
25th February 2004
Look out for a new exhibition at Horsham Museum which puts on display some 40 pen and ink illustrations, revealing the richness and variety of Rusper’s oldest buildings. The exhibition opens on Monday March 1st and runs until Saturday 27th March.
Land west of Crawley
24th February 2004
HORSHAM District Council and Crawley Borough Council have agreed to work together to examine and take forward the identified Structure Plan proposals for strategic growth west of Crawley.
You're not alone - Horsham Gingerbread Group Open Day
20th February 2004
Are you a lone parent? Why not come along to an open day that is being held to encourage lone parents to join a new Horsham Gingerbread Group.
Could you handle the job of a parish councillor ?
20th February 2004
WHAT makes life tick in Horsham’s rural areas? Many things, of course, but it is the parish councils that are the mainstay, a role they have played for generations.
Land west of Crawley
18th February 2004
DEVELOPMENT west of Crawley has been thrown into doubt by the airport review and the indefinite sterilization of land affected by a second runway.
Illuminating Tales From a Sundial
17th February 2004
Explore and discover the beautiful artwork from Horsham's new Heritage Sundial, in Horsham Museum’s temporary exhibition 'Tales From A Sundial'. The exhibition opens on 27th February at 1pm.
District Council Tax recommendation
16th February 2004
ON 25 February, Horsham District Council’s Cabinet will recommend to full Council a District Council Tax increase of just 8p per week per household (Band D average).
"Spring into Summer" Leisure Festival 2004
16th February 2004
Look out for some great offers this April as Horsham District Council promotes a new Leisure Festival to help kick-start your Summer. Look out for the special offer vouchers in the Festival leaflet out soon. Don't miss it!
Horsham Town Neighbourhood Appraisals
13th February 2004
DENNE, Forest and Trafalgar Neighbourhood Councils, the elected representatives for the unparished area of Horsham, are participating in the Horsham Town Neighbourhood Appraisals process with Horsham District Council.
Better links soon between park and town centre
13th February 2004
IT WAS in 1928 that the Hurst family sold Park House and its gardens to the council, whilst the surrounding parkland was acquired soon after the end of the Second World War in 1945.
Horsham Museum at cutting edge with 550 year old technology.
10th February 2004
Horsham Museum is opening up its collection to the public with a new public library resource, and an exciting new computerised access facility named "The Pod". The new facilities open from 16th February 2004.
Future role of former TA centre to be decided
6th February 2004
FOR generations Horsham was a centre for military recruitment in which the Territorial Army centre at Denne Road played a significant part.
"Spring into Summer" Leisure Festival Coming Soon!
5th February 2004
Let us help you to kick start your summer! Leisure Services are offering free taster sessions, reduced admission and special offers at a range of leisure venues and visitor attractions across the District as part of a special Leisure Festival this April.
Food Hazard warning: Mullerice Apple Dessert
2nd February 2004
HORSHAM District Council is helping to communicate a Food Hazard Warning from the Food Standards Agency about a certain batch of Mullerice Apple Dessert.