Updated
Monday, 25th January 2021, 3:00 pm
Ashok and Shobha Sthankiya were applauded by grateful customers at Southlands Post Office, in Upper Shoreham Road, on Saturday and presented with a bouquet of flowers by Penny Joseph, church warden at St Giles’ Church, on behalf of the community.
Ashok, known as Ash, was following in the footsteps of his brother, Anant Sthankiya, as he was postmaster at the Mansell Road post office in Shoreham for 31 years before he passed away last year.
Ash said: “It has been hard work but it has been an absolutely enjoyable job. In 26 years, I can count on my two hands how many bad customers we have had.
WORK to remove a pop-up cycle lane is set to begin this week, subject to weather conditions. The government-funded cycle lane in Upper Shoreham Road in Shoreham is one of several temporary pathways put in place to encourage cycling and provide an alternative to public transport during lockdown. But in November West Sussex County Council announced it would be removing all temporary cycle lanes following negative feedback regarding congestion. The removal work is expected to take two to three weeks, and delays are likely on the cycleway route. A council spokesman said: “Where practical, the removal teams will take the opportunity to carry out any minor, unrelated work that needs doing on the highway, such as the removal of vegetation and repair of small cracks in the carriageway surface.
West Sussex councillor had ‘never visited’ Shoreham cycle lane before removal decision
A West Sussex county councillor who defied local councillors in removing Shoreham’s cycle had never visited the scheme in person.
Sunday, 10th January 2021, 3:49 pm
In November the council’s cabinet member for highways, Roger Elkins, opted to remove the Shoreham lane despite councillors voting 6-2 in favour of reviewing the decision.
Shoreham photographer Adam Bronkhorst, a member of cycling group Shoreham-by-Cycle, submitted a freedom of information request to ascertain whether Mr Elkins had ever officially visited the scheme in person.
Adam was incensed to discover that he had not.
A27 closure: Three lorries and five vehicles in collision as Shoreham gridlocked
Shoreham has ground to a halt after a collision on the A27 involving eight vehicles this afternoon (December 23).
Wednesday, 23rd December 2020, 3:08 pm
Emergency services responded to the incident near the Sussex Pad traffic lights just after 1pm after three lorries collided with five other vehicles.
Sussex Police said minor injuries have been reported among those involved.
The A27 remains closed westbound from Lancing to Portslade and traffic has backed up along surrounding roads and into Shoreham.
The collision at the Sussex Pad traffic lights SUS-201223-135531001
Steyning Road and Old Shoreham Road is gridlocked, with traffic stretching back along Upper Shoreham Road as far as Hangleton in East Sussex.