Local news from Southwater and the surrounding area
A Southwater pub has invested in its outdoor space and launched a packed programme of live entertainment and community events, as it looks to strengthen its role at the heart of the village.
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A campaign launched last year to prevent Ghyll Field in Southwater being turned into a 3G football pitch has raised nearly three quarters of its £30,000 goal.
A proposal to reduce the speed limit on parts of Worthing Road in Southwater is moving forward, but residents may have to wait several years before any changes are introduced.
The lake in Southwater Country Park in Horsham is to stay closed “until further notice” after reports of swimmers becoming ill
There are fears people have become ill after swimming at Southwater Country Park, lead to it being closed
There were differing fortunes for Middleton and Bognor in the Sussex Premier League – while Aldwick sit top of Division 5 West after a comfortable win over Southwater.
Alex Jeffery, West Sussex county councillor for Southwater and Nuthurst, said: "I know many residents have been concerned by the increase in sightings."
Horsham District Council has missed its own target date to decide a controversial plan for up to 1,000 new homes on the edge of Southwater
Raylands Holiday Park in Southwater, has successfully raised 15 birds, including seven barn owl chicks, so far this year
Plans to build a 3G pitch in Southwater will go ahead after Horsham District Council’s decision to refuse the application was overturned.
Crawley and Southwater garden fires have led to renewed safety warnings.
The decision to refuse the pitch for The Ghyll on Pevensey Road, in Southwater, was overturned at appeal on May 18.
Beaver Scouts from the 2nd Southwater unit joined other Beavers from across Surrey for an adventure weekend at the Bentley Copse Activity Centre in Guildford.
A consultation into the Berkeley Group scheme for land north-west of Southwater has already seen hundreds of residents voice opinions on the proposals
