First residents move in to new Crawley neighbourhood Kilnwood...
IF you found yourself almost alone, living among empty houses and shells of buildings, surrounded by machinery, you might think you had survived some kind of zombie apocalypse. More likely, however, is...
View ArticleCrawley schoolboy who took GCSEs from a hospital bed given cancer...
FOR many people their teenage years will be the best ones of their lives.For David Hayward, his have been dominated by a brave and painful fight for life.Struck down by a rare form of cancer at the age...
View ArticleFirefighters smash window to free 9 week old baby stuck in car
FIREFIGHTERS had to smash the window of a car to release a nine-week-old baby stuck inside. A crew was called out from Crawley Fire Station at about 6pm yesterday (Monday) to County Oak retail park off...
View ArticleFaulty plane towed away at Gatwick Airport
A FAULTY plane had to be towed off the runway at Gatwick yesterday morning (Monday). A crew of firefighters was called out to the airport at about 9.05am to help tow the plane, which had a faulty nose...
View ArticleDinosaurs discovered in grounds of local school
EXPERTS digging up the grounds of a school have discovered 140 million-year-old dinosaur bones. An excavation was carried out by paleontologists on February 27 at Ardingly College, after building work...
View ArticlePregnant mums offered virtual tour of East Surrey Hospital's...
MIDWIVES at East Surrey Hospital are proudly showing off their latest new arrival – a virtual video tour of the hospital's maternity facilities.The video allows expectant mums to see what the unit...
View ArticleCrawley suicide bomber is a hero claims his brother
THE Crawley dad-of-three suspected of carrying out a suicide bombing in Syria was a hero, his brother has claimed. Abdul Waheed Majeed, who lived with his family in Martyrs Avenue, Langley Green, is...
View ArticleGirl, 13, who said she had been raped in Tilgate tells police...
POLICE have revealed that a 13-year-old girl who claimed she had been raped in a Tilgate alleyway has since changed her story and said the attack never happened. The teenager came forward last May to...
View ArticleCrawley crash victim named as 28-year-old Langley Green mum Lisa...
A WOMAN who died in a car accident in the early hours of Sunday morning has been formally identified by police. Lisa Watling was a passenger in a black BMW Z3 sports car which left Crawley Avenue,...
View ArticleNAMED AND SHAMED: Sussex Police reveal names of 23 drink-drivers
SUSSEX Police have named and shamed another 23 motorists who have been banned from the roads after being caught in a crackdown on drink and drug-driving. The offenders were all arrested during the...
View ArticleThugs smash bottle over head of Crawley man as he walks home from...
A MAN who was walking home from work has been smashed over the head with a bottle. Police are appealing for witnesses to the appalling attack on the 26-year-old man. He was making his way along...
View ArticleTwo men found guilty of attack that cost victim his arms and legs
ANOTHER two men have been found guilty of stabbing a man who later lost his arms and legs as a result of the attack. The incident took place following a fight between two groups of people in Worthing...
View ArticleGatwick Airport to give £1,000 a year to Ifield, Langley...
HOUSEHOLDS most affected by noise from a second runway at Gatwick would receive £1,000 a year in compensation if the airport is picked for expansion. Gatwick Airport has pledged to contribute the money...
View ArticleWorld War Two grenade blown up in Bewbush found due to bad...
THE grenade found in Bewbush on Sunday was located as a result of a fence being blown over in the recent bad weather. A controlled explosion had to be carried out in Bewbush on Sunday after the weapon...
View ArticleMan accused of killing pet cat claims it was an act of animal...
A MAN who will face trial accused of killing his pet cat has argued he took "necessary" steps to stop the animal from suffering. David Streeter, from Cherry Lane, in Langley Green, appeared at Crawley...
View ArticlePHOTOS: What a difference a year makes! March 12, 2013 - heavy...
WE all know the British weather is as hard to predict as the winner of the Grand National. But you will rarely find two extremes as stark as today in Crawley compared to the same day 12 months ago....
View ArticleManor Royal footbridge closed after being hit by cement mixer
A CEMENT mixer has hit a pedestrian bridge in Manor Royal forcing the county council to close it for safety reasons. The bridge, which goes over Gatwick Road and stands outside White Dresses and Tiaras...
View ArticlePolice release CCTV images of men they want to contact in...
POLICE are calling on the public to help identify two people officers would like to speak to in connection with bicycle thefts from Three Bridges station. British Transport Police (BTP) has issued CCTV...
View ArticleThick fog warning for Crawley rush hour commuters
DRIVERS are being warned thick fog is significantly reducing visibility on the roads this morning (Thursday). The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for West Sussex, along with other parts...
View ArticleTributes paid to "amazing mum" Lisa Watling who died...
TRIBUTES have been paid to the "amazing" mum of two who died following a car crash in the early hours of Sunday morning.Lisa Watling was a passenger in a BMW Z3 sports car which crashed into a fence...
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