NEWS RELEASES
January 2005
Make sure you are eligible to vote
28th January 2005
VOTERS in the Horsham District are being encouraged to make sure that they will be eligible to vote at this year's forthcoming elections.
Answer to small business weaknesses identified
28th January 2005
MANY small, start up and home based businesses around the Horsham District have identified a list of common weaknesses that they think are holding back their individual progress.
Unique Southwater development is underway
28th January 2005
IT is a very rare event when a local authority takes on the role of developer, yet that is what we have done in the case of the new look Southwater village centre.
Council tackles ‘unfair’ tax situation
27th January 2005
HORSHAM District Council has tackled what it describes as an unfair tax situation through the levying of a Special Charge on the unparished area of the District.
Council sets tax levels for 2005-2006
27th January 2005
HOUSEHOLDERS are to see the Horsham District Council element of their Council Tax rise by 1.6% in April of this year, following a meeting of the Council last night (26 January).
World War II as it happened
27th January 2005
The power of the press rather than television is illustrated at Horsham Museum this coming year. We will be stepping back in time to an era when radio, Pathe News and newspapers told the story. 'Read all about it' in reprinted newspapers each week.
Residents encouraged to recycle clothes
26th January 2005
During 2004, residents in the Horsham District collected an incredible 19,845kgs of unwanted clothes for TRAID!
Get back in the swim at the Pavilions in the Park
25th January 2005
ALL SWIMMING pools are set to re-open on schedule at Horsham’s Pavilions in the Park leisure complex.
Where will developments take place?
24th January 2005
A LARGE number of new homes must be built across the Horsham District during the next decade - these quotas are required by the Government
Deciding where developments will take place
21st January 2005
A LARGE number of new homes must be built across the Horsham District during the next decade. We cannot escape that because the quotas are required by the Government.
If it’s on, it should be listed here
19th January 2005
FOR those looking for an enjoyable day out locally, Horsham District Council’s online calendar of events may have just the answer.
Planning applications now easier to find online
18th January 2005
A REDESIGN of Horsham District Council’s online Planning service has put more information at the fingertips of local residents.
Looking ahead to a New Year of challenges
14th January 2005
WE have witnessed more than a decade of busy activity in the Horsham District, bringing with it much advancement for our community. More change is ahead of us during 2005, with new challenges and great goals set for us to achieve.
Access to information
12th January 2005
THE second phase of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has now come into force, giving District residents new rights to see recorded information held by Horsham District Council.
Let’s sort it !
12th January 2005
A TEAM of recycling advisors will be visiting communal properties in the Horsham District over the next seven weeks to discuss all aspects of household recycling.
MicroBiz – crucial advice for small, start up & home based businesses
12th January 2005
MICROBIZ – the Horsham District’s premier event for small, start up and home based businesses – returns to the Drill Hall in Horsham on Saturday 12 March.
Best Foot Forward!
12th January 2005
'Best Foot Forward' is not an exhibition that has been 'cobbled' together. It is one that a cordwainer, a maker of shoes, would be proud off. Horsham Museum is displaying footwear, revealing something of the range and diversity of the shoe.
Drawn to Horsham
7th January 2005
Drawing on over 100 years of collecting, Horsham Museum hopes that its latest temporary exhibition, Drawn to Horsham, will be a big draw this coming winter. For the first time in 17 years the exhibition displays a wealth of drawings and images of Horsham.
How our parking policy has paid dividends
7th January 2005
CAR parking has attracted a great deal of attention in Horsham during the past couple of years and a number of letter writers have criticised some of the changes we have been obliged to make.