Mid Sussex Times
Ofwat to investigate South East Water
Ofwat has launched an investigation into South East Water after thousands of customers in Sussex and Kent were left without supplies. The regulator said the investigation will look at whether, and how, the company has complied with its...
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Thousands affected by water problems
More than 16,000 homes in East Grinstead were left with no water supply or low water pressure after issues caused by Storm Goretti and the freezing temperatures. South East Water said on Saturday (January 10) that Storm Goretti had affected its...
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Apartments planned for former post office site
The old post office in Burgess Hill could be redeveloped to create new apartments and commercial space. Plot 102 Ltd has submitted amended plans to Mid Sussex District Council ‘to provide a mixed-use scheme over ground +5 storeys comprising 41...
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Businesses shine in town’s Best Dressed Window Competition
Haywards Heath Town Council has announced the winners of the 2025 Best Dressed Window Competition, celebrating the festive creativity of local businesses and the enthusiastic support of the public through thousands of votes. As part of the town’s...
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Hampers support hundreds of people
Volunteers, businesses and organisations came together to produce the Christmas Hampers for those in critical financial need over the festive period. The project – a collaboration between Burgess Hill Town Council, Kings Church, Burgess Hill Youth,...
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Martlets work could restart in new year
Mid Sussex District Council has signed a conditional agreement to form a partnership with Martlets Shopping Centre owners NewRiver REIT plc – and work could start as soon as this spring. The redevelopment has been proposed for years, but stalled after...
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Couple’s stunning Christmas display
A Burgess Hill couple have created a stunning Christmas display featuring 70,000 to 80,000 lights at their home to raise money for charity. Sue and John Price have decorated their house for the 31st year to raise money for Court Meadow Group Riding...
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‘I wish I had more time with my dad’
Amy Fahey has joined a charity to raise awareness of the disease after her dad, Michael, died on her birthday earlier this year, just eight weeks after diagnosis. The Burgess Hill resident has joined Pancreatic Cancer UK during Pancreatic Cancer...
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Father of man diagnosed with brain tumour takes on 99-mile challenge
The father of a Cuckfield man diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor is taking on a 99-mile challenge. Brain Tumour Research said Barney Hewitt, 31, ruptured a lung and broke both shoulders during an ‘out-of-the-blue episode’ in the early hours of...
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Residents near crossing frustrated by siren and lights
Burgess Hill residents near a ‘high risk’ railway crossing are growing frustrated by a new siren and light system. In August, the Mid Sussex Times reported that Network Rail was installing a Miniature Stop Light (MSL) system at the crossing at One...
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MAKE THE GRADE AT COLLYER’S!
Students at Collyer’s, one of the leading sixth form colleges in the country, have achieved 60% high grades (A*-B) at A-Level. Particularly strong individual A*-B subject results include Further Maths (86%), French (85%), Extended Project...
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DEFEND YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW.
Plans for licensed premises in your neighbourhood could be hidden f rom view if new government proposals for secret alcohol licensing notices get the green light.
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Parents at primary school feel let down after possible closure announced
Parents of pupils at a Mid Sussex primary school feel let down by West Sussex County Council (WSCC) following a consultation about a possible closure. The WSCC consultation was on a proposal to close Twineham C.E. Primary School in Church Lane, near...
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Environment Agency declares drought due to declining water levels at Ardingly Reservoir
The Environment Agency has declared a drought in Sussex for the area supplied by South East Water (SEW). The Environment Agency made the announcement on October 1, saying it has changed the status of the areas around Haywards Heath and Eastbourne to...
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Lib Dems to oppose any plans to lift fracking ban
Liberal Democrats in Sussex say they will oppose any plans to lift the ban on fracking, which would threaten sites across the Sussex Weald. Ben Dempsey, the Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of Sussex and an environmental expert, and Alison Bennett, Lib Dem...
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Youth club calls for volunteer coaches for football sessions
Burgess Hill Youth is trying to find volunteer coaches for its football sessions. Burgess Hill Youth chairman Jackie Cooper told the Middy last Thursday (September 25) that coaches from Brighton & Hove Albion Foundation abruptly stopped attending the...
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Mid Sussex district planning applications: September 1 to 5
The following planning applications have been submitted to Mid Sussex District Council, Lewes District Council and the South Downs National Park Authority between September 1 and 5. For more information about the planning applications below visit the...
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Outline planning application for 80 homes in village
An outline planning application has been submitted for 80 new homes in a Sussex village. Beau Property applied to Lewes District Council to build the homes on land north of Green Road in Wivelsfield Green. The company made the application via the...
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South East Water applies for drought permit to help refill reservoir
South East Water has applied for a drought permit to help refill Ardingly Reservoir. A public notice appeared on publicnoticeportal.uk on Thursday, August 28. It said: “Due to the threat of a serious water shortage in the Sussex Region of South East...
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Great crested newts spotted near site of proposed homes
A Crawley Down resident has sent in photographs, which she says show great crested newts near to a site where 48 new homes are proposed. Merrow Wood (Burleigh Lane Crawley Down Ltd) has applied to demolish numbers 9-11 Woodlands Close, Crawley Down,...
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Roofer trains for 300km run for mental health and addiction charities
A Haywards Heath roofer is getting ready to run 300km from Paris to Mid Sussex this summer. Jordan Stokeley, 32, is flying to France with his two running companions on August 31 to they can start the challenge on September 1. The trio’s adventure is...
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Developers respond to residents’ objections to plan for 48 new homes
The developers behind a proposal for 48 new homes and 111 car parking spaces in Crawley Down have responded to residents’ objections to the plan. Merrow Wood (Burleigh Lane Crawley Down Ltd) applied to Mid Sussex District Council, via the agent...
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Grandmother publishes children’s book she first wrote 32 years ago
A former Mid Sussex resident who came up with a children’s story in Haywards Heath 32 years ago is delighted that it is finally published. Grandmother Paula Eastick, 60, is the author behind Poppy’s New Pet, which is available at amazon.co.uk for...
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New dad and Britain’s Got Talent star Tom Ball tops the charts
West Sussex-based Britain’s Got Talent star Tom Ball is celebrating the huge and instant success of his latest single. Timeless claimed the number one position on the iTunes Classical Chart on its release day, a track, recorded at Abbey Road Studios...
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Parents and teachers proud of 14-yearold schoolgirl for publishing debut novel
A 14-year-old schoolgirl from Mid Sussex is thrilled to have published her debut novel on Amazon. The girl, whose pen name is Lily Atwood, has just released Perfect Secrets, the first installment in a teen romance and fantasy series. The...
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Rampion Wind Farm cable route successfully reinstated
An aerial inspection of Rampion Offshore Wind Farm’s underground onshore cable route has revealed that evidence of the temporary construction has almost completely disappeared from view, thanks to the successful reinstatement of the land it passes...
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Businesswoman hails extraordinary results after helping mum turn her life around
A business owner from Chailey is thrilled by the ‘extraordinary’ results of helping an unemployed women turn her life around. Katy Jobbins, founder of the Permanent Makeup Training Academy in Wivelsfield, met Nadine Hill from Portsmouth on ‘Rich...
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Wine producer beats Champagne in international award
A Sussex wine producer has beaten Champagne by winning a prestigious international award. Sugrue South Downs’ The Trouble with Dreams 2009 magnum won ‘Best in Show’ at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2025. The wine producer, which is based in...
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Objections to plan for 27 new homes in village
A planning application to build 27 new homes in Wivelsfield Green has received many letters of objection. Greenrock Land and Property wants to build a mix of houses and flats/maisonettes on 1.2 hectares of land at North Common Road, along with access,...
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New information submitted for application for 1,450 homes
A company has submitted additional information and amended plans to a planning application for 1,450 new homes between Ansty and Cuckfield. The Middy reported in November 2023 that Fairfax Acquisitions and the Norris family had submitted an outline...
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Objections to plan for 200 new homes as action group expresses frustration
Residents in Bolney are voicing their frustration after a company submitted an outline application for 200 new homes in the village. Wates Developments hopes to build the dwellings on the 16.88-hectare site at Foxhole Farm, Foxhole Lane, while...
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Win £250 in South Downs National Park’s photo competition
Everyone has their favourite spot (or spots) in the South Downs. It might be admiring the dramatic chalk cliffs at Seven Sisters, wandering through the misty autumn woods at Ebernoe, poppy fields amongst the lush verdant hills or immense views of...
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Application submitted for 200 new homes on land near village
A company is hoping to build up to 200 new homes on land in Bolney. Wates Developments submitted an outline application to Mid Sussex District Council, via their agent Judith Ashton Associates, for the homes on land at Foxhole Farm, Foxhole...
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Celebrating the incredible work of our nurses across Sussex
Monday (May 12) was International Nurses Day, a day to recognise the extraordinary contributions of our Trust's nurses to patient care. It was also Florence Nightingale's birthday, a historical figure considered to be the founder of modern nursing. At...
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Family pays tribute to head teacher with ‘tremendous drive’
The family of a former head teacher from a Burgess Hill school have paid tribute to a ‘fiercely loyal’ woman with ‘tremendous drive’. Roxane Stevens, who was once the proprietor and head of the now-closed St Peter’s School in Upper St John’s Road,...
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High Sheriff visits Cancer Fund to highlight urgent need for continued support
Peter Finnigan, Relationship Manager, and David Witham, Fund Manager for the Sussex Cancer Fund, were pleased to host Dr Timothy John Charles Fooks, the new High Sheriff of West Sussex for 2025, on Wednesday, April 2nd. The visit provided a unique...
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Development potential at former care facility
A former children’s care facility with potential for development in Burgess Hill is coming up for auction in May. Finches in 75 Folders Lane, is among 168 lots in the latest auction being held by one of the top five property auctioneers in the UK,...
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Nine-year-old boy raises £2,100 for charity by donating 15 inches of his hair
A nine-year-old boy from Hurstpierpoint has raised £2,100 for charity by growing his hair over two years. Charlie Sellwood, from St Lawrence C.E. Primary School, had 15 inches of his hair snipped off on April 5 for The Little Princess Trust. The...
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Nine-year-old boy raises £2,100 for charity by donating 15 inches of his hair
A nine-year-old boy from Hurstpierpoint has raised £2,100 for charity by growing his hair over two years. Charlie Sellwood, from St Lawrence C.E. Primary School, had 15 inches of his hair snipped off on Saturday, April 5, for The Little Princess...
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More than 200 things to see and do at this year’s South of England Show
The South of England Show is set to return for its 57th year from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th June 2025 at the South of England Showground in Ardingly, West Sussex. Running from 9am to 6.30pm each day, the 2025 show promises a spectacular lineup of...
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South of England Agricultural Society hosts 27th Jim Green Challenge
The South of England Agricultural Society welcomed over 100 students and adults with additional educational needs from across Sussex and Surrey to the 27th annual Jim Green Challenge earlier this month. Held at the South of England Showground, the...
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Chailey Heritage Foundation celebrates World Book Day
The young people at Chailey Heritage Foundation dressed up as their favourite story characters. There was a collection of costumes from pirates and mermaids to post men and wizards! Books are a fantastic way for the young people to engage with...
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Lib Dem MPs slam rail fare ‘slap in the face’
The Liberal Democrat MPs for Mid Sussex and Horsham have urged for rail fares to be frozen after they rose by 4.6% at the start of the month. The cost of a season ticket has risen to well over £5,000 a year from Mid Sussex to London terminals, and the...
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Dad’s best friend prepares to run marathon in memory of three-year-old
A bricklayer is running this year’s London Marathon in memory of his best mate’s daughter who died aged just three. Leon Collen, 34, is raising money for Chailey Heritage Foundation. Leon has been best friends with Matt Vince since the start of...
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Spring Live! returns to the South of England Showground for 2025
The South of England Agricultural Society is thrilled to announce the return of Spring Live! 2025, a two-day celebration of the season on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th April 2025. Taking place between 9am and 5pm each day at the South of England...
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Apprentice's joy at 'making a difference to young people's lives'
As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Alex Rodd, 21, from Newick, shared how he feels privileged to be an apprentice working in the fitness centre at Chailey Heritage Foundation. “I love putting a smile on the youngsters' faces, and being able to...
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I was shocked by Mid Sussex pupils' reaction to my job
Being a journalist, I always get a mixed reaction when I tell people what I do. In my 26-year career so far, I have had everything from expletives, to threats to smiles and hugs. Yes, it’s been that extreme. I remember one occasion a few years ago...
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Drink driver sentenced after petrol station stop
A disqualified driver from Haywards Heath who was stopped by officers at a petrol station in Pyecombe has been sentenced. Michael Lambert was seen by officers exiting a Fiat Panda at Pyecombe off the A23 to enter the petrol station. When he returned,...
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Happy 100th birthday to our West Sussex Library Service!
It’s 2025 and our Library Service is celebrating 100 years of being at the heart of the community in West Sussex. To celebrate this historic milestone, we’ve planned a year filled with a diverse range of events and activities for you to take part in...
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Proposal for new Aldi gets letters ofGOOGLE objection and support
Haywards Heath residents are voicing a variety of opinions about the possibility of a new supermarket in town. Aldi Stores recently applied to Mid Sussex District Council to knock down existing buildings at Sussex House, Perrymount Road, and build a...
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Council leader to confirm the authority’s commitment to devolution
The leader of West Sussex County Council is to write to the government confirming the authority’s commitment to devolution and local government reorganisation. Members of the cabinet made the decision during a meeting on Thursday (January 9) – though...
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Plans for new shop and flats at site of popular pub
Plans have been submitted to Mid Sussex District Council for a new shop and flats at the site of a popular pub in Copthorne. Westcoast Convenience Ltd has applied via its agent Pure Town Planning to sever the existing land at The Prince Albert in...
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New Year’s honours
The New Year’s honours list 2025 has been revealed and there are many people across the Mid Sussex district who have been honoured. Terence Denham, Co-Founder of the In From The Cold Project has been awarded anOBEforservicestothe Recognition of...
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Prizes presented to winners of festive display competition
The Haywards Heath Town Council is delighted to announce the winners of this year's Festive Display Competition. It has been lovely to see such festive displays around the town. The community has really engaged with the competition, and we've received...
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Town council leaves no one behind this Christmas
Haywards Heath Town Council is supporting its elderly and vulnerable residents this festive period. Local agencies have been referring individuals to receive gift boxes from the Leave No One Behind At Christmas Campaign. The gift boxes included a...
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Two arrests in investigation into missing father and son
Sussex Police have announced that detectives investigating the murders of a father and son who disappeared in Spain have made two arrests. Police said Daniel Poole, 46, and Liam Poole, 22, from Burgess Hill have not been seen since they travelled to...
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Call for ‘rescue plan’ after figures reveal 12-hour A&E delays
The Mid Sussex MP and other Liberal Democrats in the area are calling for ‘a rescue plan for local health services’ after long A&E waiting times were revealed. The office of MP Alison Bennett said statistics have been released recently by NHS England....
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MP joins farmers ‘ protest in Whitehall saying ‘it’s a way of life...we can’t take it for granted’
Mims Davies MP for East Grinstead, Uckfield and the villages & SoS for Wales marched with farmers and colleagues over budget plans. Mims and thousands of farmers, including Jeremy Clarkson, came together in WestminsteronWednesdayto demonstrate against...
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Community pub reopens as high-quality steak house after £100k transformation
A community pub has reopened as a high-quality steak house following a £100,000 transformation. The Cowdray Arms in Balcombe Road, Haywards Heath, is under new management as The Cowdray Steak House. Visit www.thecowdrayarms. co.uk. Hall & Woodhouse...
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Town comes together to remember the fallen
Hundreds of people joined together for the Remembrance Parade in Burgess Hill. The parade, on Sunday, November 10, departed from the rear of Cyprus Road car park at 10.15 am. Youth groups and local organisations were involved and a rolling road...
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Duchess of Edinburgh announced as new Royal Patron of society
The South of England Agricultural Society is honoured to announce that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh GCVO has become its new Royal Patron. Founded in 1967 through themergerofseveralhistoric agricultural societies—some dating back to the...
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Shine Bright raises £50k for hospice
Almost 1,000 people were in Lindfield this month to raise money for St Peter & St James Hospice with a 5k walk. The hospice announced that the ‘magical’ Shine Bright 2024 event, which took place on October 5, made £50,000. A spokesperson said: “The...
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Tributes paid to former Mid Sussex Times reporter
Tributes have been paid to a former Mid Sussex Times reporter, who has been described as ‘insightful, passionate about helping others, quick to challenge prejudice, and feisty in her humour’ and ‘a strong-minded person and a fine reporter’. Carolyn...
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BATH Christmas Market
Departing Sat 7 Dec ‘24 Enjoy the magical, award-winning Christmas Market in the beautiful city of Bath! With a huge range of traders providing a variety of handmade and local Christmas offerings in chalet-style stalls, there is plenty to take in to...
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