Woman bites police officer and injures another during arrest in...
IN this week's Crawley News we revealed some of the payout Sussex Police have made to its officers after compensation claims were filed. Another incident, which highlights the dangers officers often...
View ArticleCOLUMN: A teenager's guide to surviving the horror of your phone...
PHONES – those little computer-like devices which all of us seem to be completely, utterly and wholly obsessed with at all hours of the day.Teenagers, including myself, seem to be the worst but I'm...
View ArticleCounty Mall body scanner will help Crawley shoppers pick perfect...
A SERIES of events to help shoppers find their perfect outfits are continuing in the town centre this weekend.County Mall's Style Station is offering free makeovers and the chance to try out a hi-tech...
View ArticleWork starts on building 22 flats in Crawley town centre
WORK has started on building 22 council flats in the town centre.A six-storey development is being built in Brunel Place, off Station Way, comprising ten one-bedroom flats and 12 two-bedroom flats.All...
View ArticleCrawley Hindu community hopes demolishing former place of worship...
A HINDU group is hoping to wipe £500,000 off its debts after being given permission to convert a former place of worship.Crawley Borough Council's development control committee has approved an...
View ArticleCrawley church to reopen with new Mauritian congregation
A CHURCH forced to close due to its ageing and dwindling congregation is to be reinvigorated by Mauritian worshippers.St Leonard's Church shut with a tearful final service at the end of last year.But...
View ArticleHuge renovation of Ifield Mill Pond will start next month
MAJOR improvement work to Ifield Mill Pond will begin next month.Trees have been removed around the pond over the past few weeks to allow building work to begin on Monday, April 28.The 18-month project...
View ArticleMum thanks hospital that saved son's life through open heart...
A GRATEFUL mum is raising money for the hospital which her son's life after he underwent open heart surgery at just six weeks old. Mason Bertin, from Broadfield, was born with a heart defect, which...
View ArticleHot chocolate, fire making and woodland activities promised at...
CHILDREN will get the chance to go wild in the woods thanks to a new programme of adventurous nature sessions in Tilgate Park.Sussex Wildlife Trust is expanding its popular Nature Tots programme, with...
View ArticleTwo people taken to hospital following crash outside Crawley pub
TWO people required hospital treatment following a road traffic collision outside a pub in Crawley. Emergency services were called to Balcombe Road, after two cars collided outside the Parsons Pig this...
View ArticleOfsted inspectors rule that Milton Mount Primary School requires...
THE quality of teaching at a Pound Hill school is inconsistent, a team of inspectors have ruled – with an action plan being issued to bring about improvements.Milton Mount Primary School was assessed...
View ArticleWedding venues: 10 of the most interesting places to get married...
YOU have got down on one knee, popped the question and hopefully got the answer you were looking for. Now comes the hard bit - finding the ideal wedding venue among the endless options you will find at...
View ArticleNew flights from Gatwick to Jersey, Paris, Newcastle and...
GATWICK airport's largest airline is launching five new year-round services this year.Budget airline easyJet's inaugural flights to Brussels, Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, Jersey, Newcastle and...
View ArticleCrawley students get tips on finding ideal career at Central...
A COLLEGE'S first fair promoting a wide range of career options has been hailed a success, with 1,000 people attending.Central Sussex College's Crawley campus held its Futures Fair earlier this month,...
View ArticleIfield Scout group given £4,500 towards cost of new...
AN IFIELD scout group has received £4,500 of funding which will go towards the cost of fitting out its new headquarters. 2nd Ifield (St Margaret's) Scout Group has been given £1,500 by the Sussex...
View ArticleTV psychic Sally Morgan to "talk to the dead" during...
TELEVISION "psychic" Sally Morgan is coming to Crawley to perform a show at The Hawth. The grandmother claims to be able to talk to the dead - and intends to do just that for her audience on May 8. One...
View ArticleCompensation paid to Sussex Police officer after he is bitten on...
A DOG bite to the bottom, a bullet-casing burn to the neck and a case of what was believed to be hepatitis A – all, it seems, in a day's work for a Sussex Police officer.With officers putting life and...
View ArticleMan punched ex girlfriend's car window after she tried to flee...
A MAN punched and tried to smash a window of his ex-girlfriend's car after she locked the doors and tried to flee when he spotted her in Crawley town centre.Robyn Philcox was parked in The Boulevard...
View ArticleSouthern trains to be delayed and cancelled at short notice this...
COMMUTERS face potential delays and cancellations to train services this morning (Monday). Rail operator Southern has announced that alterations may occur at short notice following earlier overrunning...
View ArticleThe only pub in Crawley Down closes as landlords leave
TIME has been called on the only pub in Crawley Down, which has closed, with uncertainty surrounding when – and even if – it will reopen.Regulars at the Royal Oak raised a glass to landlords Eddie and...
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