UPDATE: Business owner calls for CCTV in Crawley alleyway where...
A BUSINESS owner has called for CCTV to be installed in the town centre alleyway where a woman has said she was sexually assaulted last night. Church Walk is now reportedly open after having been...
View ArticlePolice searching for missing Crawley girl Chloe Hammond who has...
POLICE are tonight searching for a missing girl in Crawley whose welfare they say they are concerned about. Chloe Hammond, 16, from Barrington Road, Southgate, was last seen at home on Saturday morning...
View ArticleCouncil to consider buying former doctors' surgery for people of...
PLEAS to save a former doctors' surgery from demolition have led to a positive step forward in the campaign after the council agreed to investigate whether it could instead become a community hub.A...
View ArticleCrawley Avenue collision forces part closure of road
A COLLISION in the early hours of this morning forced the closure of part of Crawley Avenue. A crew from Crawley Fire Station was called to the scene, at the Tushmore roundabout, at about 2am to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing girl Chloe Hammond located at hospital
A MISSING 16-year-old girl has been located at a hospital and police are sending a unit to check on her. Chloe Hammond, of Barrington Road, Southgate, was last seen at home yesterday (Saturday) morning...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police investigating rape in town centre churchyard
POLICE have said they are investigating a rape which is reported to have happened in a town centre churchyard. Officers taped off part of Church Walk - which links the High Street to The Broadway -...
View ArticleCrawley businesses challenged to employ 100 apprentices in 100...
A CHALLENGE has been set for employers to create 100 apprenticeships in 100 days.Crawley MP Henry Smith launched the "100 in 100" apprenticeship challenge alongside Central Sussex College principal...
View ArticleMore children cycling to Crawley school thanks to new cycle rack
A SOUTHGATE school is getting some new bike racks.Pupils at Southgate Primary School, on Barrington Road, will be able to leave their bikes in 12 new racks, which have been paid for by West Sussex...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Explosion in Bewbush after World War Two grenade...
A CONTROLLED explosion has been carried out in Bewbush this evening, after a World War Two grenade was found this afternoon. Police and a bomb disposal team were called out at 4.03pm. At 6.05pm a...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Train delays between Gatwick and Croydon and slow traffic...
TRAIN services from Gatwick to East Croydon are being delayed because of a signalling failure at Horley. Northbound services are said to be experiencing only "minor delays" of up to 10 minutes...
View ArticleREVEALED: The Crawley restaurants, pubs and takeaways with the...
MORE than half the food outlets in Crawley have achieved the top hygiene rating of five out of five.The top score has been awarded to 347 of the 566 premises selling food in the town.Tony Baldock,...
View ArticleUK WEATHER: Sussex to get 5 days of non-stop sunshine (apart from...
GET out the bucket and spade, rev up the ice cream van and put on your favourite pair of budgie smugglers - because it appears summer (or at least spring) has arrived early. Yesterday (Sunday) was the...
View ArticleWoman, 28, dies after BMW crashes into fence on Crawley Avenue
A WOMAN whose car collided with a fence in the early hours of yesterday morning has died in hospital. The incident occurred at about 1.40am when a black BMW Z3 sports car travelling west along Crawley...
View ArticleK2 leisure centre manager loses 5 stone after going on her own...
A YEAR ago Mandy Robertshaw weighed just over 15st and her dress size was 24.She had no confidence, constant knee pain, hated the way she looked and couldn't walk up the stairs without getting out of...
View ArticleThe Bewbush Academy gets best ever Ofsted rating - 5 years after...
A PRIMARY school has been awarded its best Ofsted rating with pupils now making rapid progress across all subjects.The Bewbush Academy has been judged to be "good" by inspectors who visited in...
View ArticleNew suspect arrested in sex trafficking case in which Crawley...
ANOTHER suspect has been arrested in connection with a sex trafficking case which saw girls brought into the UK and forced to have sex with men in Crawley hotels. Five defendants were sentenced to a...
View ArticleCouncil backs down and allows market to stay in Queens Square
CRAWLEY Borough Council has backed down today (Monday) and agreed to allow the market to continue running in Queens Square on a Wednesday until the summer. This Wednesday was set to be the last time...
View ArticleCrawley Borough Council agrees £70 million spending spree...
A COUNCIL tax freeze and £70 million of spending have been approved – but not before a good dose of squabbling between rival councillors.Members at Crawley Borough Council approved the budget for the...
View ArticleCrawley woman tragically killed in car crash named online as...
A WOMAN who tragically died after a car crash on Crawley Avenue on Sunday has been named online as Lisa Watling. Friends have paid tribute to the mum-of-two who was a passenger in the car. Police have...
View ArticleNew shops set to be built on site next to County Oak Retail Park...
A NEW out-of-town retail development has been lined up for Manor Royal with planning permission already having been granted for a food store.Betts Way is a vacant site next to Astral Towers and County...
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