Horsham
Horsham's New Curry Centre Named Best Restaurant 2026
The London Road restaurant won Best Restaurant of the Year 2026 at the Global Power Awards in London on 21 September. What we checked, and what we did not.
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Billingshurst
Billingshurst Pump Track and Play Areas: Comment by 28 Sept
Billingshurst has until 28 September to comment on a pump track, a new Jubilee Fields play area, paths and seating. Early estimates reach £144,000 a project.
Storrington
Storrington Air Quality: Pollution Zone to Go by 2031
Storrington NO2 is under the legal limit at every site for a second year, so the council expects to lift its 2010 pollution zone. Cabinet votes 23 September.
Crime
Horsham Crime Down 5%, Anti-Social Behaviour Up 20%
Horsham had 6,890 crimes in 2025, the lowest rate in West Sussex, but anti-social behaviour rose 20% to 1,594 cases. Councillors see it 15 September.
Planning
Thakeham Flooding: Bellway Built the Swale, Then Applied
Winter flooding hit Abingworth Meadows, Thakeham. Bellway dug a drainage swale before seeking permission. Councillors decide on 22 September.
Planning
Storrington Traveller Site: Officers Back Four More Pitches
Officers back four more Traveller pitches at Fryern Park Farm, Storrington, taking the site to six despite parish objections. Councillors vote on 22 September.
Local democracy
Horsham merger: town says yes, North Horsham says no
Horsham Town Council backed a single council. North Horsham voted to stay separate. The consultation closed on 7 September; the decision is due on 28 September.
Cost of living
Horsham unclaimed benefits: £31m, 9,100 homes missing out
Council papers put £31m of unclaimed benefits in Horsham district, an average of £3,374 for each of 9,100 households. Councillors see the report on 9 September.
Horsham
Horsham's Sam, 11, wins BAFTA Young Presenters 2026
BAFTA named 11-year-old Sam from Horsham a 2026 Young Presenter after live auditions in Piccadilly. He wins a year of interviews, events and industry mentoring.
Swan Walk
Swan Walk Horsham: Carfax Mall open, rest still shut
The Carfax Mall is open again, as far as Next and TG Jones. The Post Office inside is listed open 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Saturday. No date for the rest.
Horsham
Bishopric Horsham: stream goes, work starts January 2027
The stream and birch trees go as planned, the water feature stays, and Worthing Road is cut to save £958,000. Cabinet decides on 23 September.
Leisure
Horsham leisure centres: padel courts, 40 more gym stations
Cabinet is asked on 23 September to find a new operator for December 2027. The report also calls the Broadbridge Heath running track end of life.
Horsham
Horsham fireworks 2026: Sat 24 Oct, £8 early bird
Horsham Sports Club's display is Saturday 24 October 2026, gates 5pm, fireworks 7.30pm. Early bird tickets are £8 and Cricketfield Road closes at 4.30pm.
Bin day, parking charges, and the council tax band on a house somebody is thinking of buying. Between them those three account for most of what anyone needs from a local website in an ordinary month, so we look after them properly, set them against Horsham District Council’s published figures, and say on the page when we last checked.
The rest of the time we read the record. Applications and decisions for Horsham itself, for Southwater, Billingshurst, Storrington and Pulborough, what gets agreed in the council chamber, crime data by ward, food hygiene inspections. All public, all fairly dull to sit down with, and all worth knowing about well before the diggers turn up. We write it in plain English and say where each number came from, with a link.
Horsham is one market town and a great many villages, and a decision taken a few minutes’ walk from the Carfax can change a lane five miles out. We try to report it that way round.
If you are looking for something specific
- Local Info: council tax bands, parking and bin collection days.
- News: the district record, including planning applications.
- What’s On: listings from across the district.