Council news

Despite the effects of high levels of inflation over the last two years which have increased gross costs by some £3.5 million, the Council is still on course to deliver a balanced budget for the financial year 2024/25

Published: 16 Jan 2024

The added charge is intended to encourage owners to bring empty properties back into use to provide homes in the District

Published: 16 Jan 2024

At a Cabinet meeting on 25 January, senior councillors at Horsham District Council are set to approve the Council’s Climate Action Strategy for the Horsham District

Published: 12 Jan 2024

Ballot results released by the independent scrutineer, Civica Election Services, revealed that 77% of all those who voted are in favour of the BID progressing

Published: 05 Jan 2024

Horsham District Community Lottery has been benefitting local good causes, helping not-for-profit and charity groups fundraise online since 2019. To celebrate its fourth anniversary it launched a prize draw where local charities and community groups had the chance to win £500. The lucky winner was Southwater-based youth charity the Southwater Youth Project.

Published: 22 Dec 2023

Residents who sign up will be able to check their next recycling or waste collection day whilst on the move, get personalised collection day reminders, receive personal notifications of changes to collections, and report missed bins, overflowing public bins or fly tipping quickly and easily

Published: 19 Dec 2023

A cheque for £2400 was received from Waitrose and adds to the £1000 recently presented by Reverend Kathryn Windslow on behalf St Marys Parish Church

Published: 18 Dec 2023

The eight winning local businesses for ‘Christmas Magic Displays Competition’ have now been decided. The competition was part of the Council’s ‘Buy Local Gift Happy’ campaign to support local businesses this festive season.

Published: 15 Dec 2023

The Council has bestowed one of the highest honours in its gift in conferring the title of Honorary Alderman on three former councillors for their outstanding service and dedication to the Horsham District.

Published: 14 Dec 2023

At a Cabinet meeting on 23 November, councillors agreed to create a formal partnership with the Shelley Memorial Project Community Interest Company in order to enable the creation of a permanent memorial to Horsham’s most famous resident, Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Published: 13 Dec 2023

At a meeting of full Council on 11 December 2023 Horsham councillors approved the Local Plan Regulation 19 document for 2023 to 2040 and recommended that it proceeds to the next stage of preparation. This is known as the Regulation 19 stage

Published: 12 Dec 2023

Our Parks and Countryside team were joined by a group from the Aldingbourne Trust on Thursday 30 November, to create a hibernaculum. A hibernaculum is a structure providing shelter throughout the winter for amphibians and reptiles, such as frogs, toads, newts, lizards and snakes.

Published: 12 Dec 2023