Business

Random Hall is a 16th century hotel on Stane Street, Slinfold. Under the ownership of Richard and Kate Loftus, the hotel has earned a reputation for its beautiful and relaxed weddings. AAH met the couple to find out more… Random Hall has a lot of history… Kate: Parts...

The Moto Torque Café opened its doors on the same day that Elliott Lotvonen-Best finished his studies at Collyer’s. Located next to Coffee Real, the company founded by his parents Gary Best and Maarit Lotvonen, the café soon established a reputation for good food and...

Sarah Russell has spent most of her career as a garden designer, but a passion for pottery has recently become more than a hobby. Here, she talks about the art of throwing and her hopes for Pots and Pansies Pottery… POT PAINTINGS When my children were little, I...

There is great satisfaction in creating an object from clay with your bare hands. It’s fun and therapeutic - even if the final piece doesn’t always come out exactly as you imagined! However, very few places cater for the teaching of this essential skill and...

Slipped Discs began life in Cobblestone Walk, Steyning, at the start of lockdown. The business recently moved on to the High Street, offering vinyl that covers the entire history of recorded music. Owner James Anderson talks to AAH about Frank Zappa, cassette...

New Street Motorcycles was founded in Horsham town centre in 2011. Since then, owner Rob Ticehurst and his wife Lesley Langley have moved the business to an industrial estate in Partridge Green. Today, NSM continues to offer servicing and restorations, alongside a...

Station Garage was established in 1973 by husband-and-wife Tony and Rosemary Thorpe. As the business celebrates its 50th anniversary, AAH met founder Tony, as well as son James and daughter Suzy as they lead the company in a new era of motoring…  DRIVING PASSION Tony...

At O’Rourke Coachtrimmers on the Old Rudgwick Brickworks, there is a storage room with rows of boxes lining the shelf. They are all labelled with the name of some of the world’s most desirable cars: The Ferrari 250 GTO, Ferrari Daytona, Lamborghini Miura and Mercedes...

The Artisan Bakehouse presents guests with the opportunity to make beautiful home-made bread in a traditional wood-fired oven. Husband and wife Les and Louise Nicholson host a variety of workshops at their charming home in rural Ashurst, where guests bake anything...

John and Georgina Bowell launched Goldstone Rum, in 2022. Based at Henfield Industrial Estate, the couple have created a range of spirits using a unique combination of sugars. Yet while the notes may invoke the spirit of the Caribbean, Goldstone is very much a product...

Julio Castro is not a man who acts on a whim. He is studious to the point of obsession and has proven so in various culinary fields.  Food has been his passion for the best part of 20 years. Brazilian-born Julio had catering jobs in Switzerland and Portugal before...

MooCoco in Mill Lane, Storrington has won many awards for its artisan chocolates since opening five years ago. AAH visited the shop and met chocolatier Kim Robinson as she prepared for the busy Easter weekend… WORLD ADVENTURES Long before becoming a chocolatier, Kim...

The Horsham Butchery opened in the Bishopric in September, with the speciality butchers supplying local, free-range and pasture-fed meat. AAH met co-owners Gary Core and Alex Emmett to find out more… When did you begin your journey as butchers? Alex: We met about 16...

“I woke up one morning with a craving for bagels.”  One day in March 2020, Tino Da Silva fancied a bagel for breakfast. He set off on a hunt to find a freshly-baked bread roll with a hole in the middle, but couldn’t find what he was looking for. So, Tino decided to...

Garden to Jar was founded by Sarah Griffin in the spring of 2024. Having established a following at Horsham Local Produce Market, the small business has steadily grown and has recently enjoyed success at a national competition for young traders. AAH visited Sarah at...

L’Olivier, a family-run café and delicatessen, opened in The Maltings, Billingshurst, on 5 September. It has taken over the unit previously occupied by Truffles bakery, re-establishing a popular community hub while introducing a touch of Mediterranean style to the...