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Crawley man charged with defrauding two passengers at Gatwick
A 56-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with defrauding two passengers at Gatwick Airport. Abad Najib Mohammad, of Tuscany Gardens, Northgate, has been charged with two offences of fraud by false...
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Warning that "killer smog" is heading to Sussex this...
A WARNING has been issued that a potentially deadly smog is heading to Sussex this afternoon. Though skies this morning (Wednesday) are currently blue and clear some of the worst air pollution to hit...
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Five ambulance crews help girl who fell from rope swing in Ifield...
A GIRL aged 10 was taken to hospital after falling from height off a rope swing yesterday (Tuesday) evening. The South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) was called to Rusper Road Playing Fields,...
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UPDATE: Police and ambulance attend three-vehicle smash on...
TWO vans and a 4x4 collided last night (April 1) on Copthorne Road. Police and an ambulance arrived at the scene just after 5pm. Paramedics treated one of the occupants, who had suffered minor injuries...
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Invite Boris Johnson but NOT Michael Gove: Misplaced e-mail...
AN EMBARRASSING blunder has seen a document being left on a photocopier – which reveals who Crawley's Tories do and don't want to visit the town.The e-mail, which was stumbled across after it was...
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Serial rapist jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of 10...
A SERIAL rapist has been jailed for 20 years after being found guilty of a string of sex attacks, including four rapes. Jason Burgess, 42, unemployed, of no fixed address, appeared for sentencing at...
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Three Bridges murder suspect Daniel Palmer to appear in court on...
DANIEL Palmer, who is charged with the murder of a man who had been sleeping rough in Three Bridges, will appear in court on Friday (April 4). Palmer, 23, is accused of murdering Joao Esteves in...
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I don't regret calling Vladimir Putin a tosser says Crawley MP...
LATER this evening UKIP leader Nigel Farage and deputy prime minister Nick Clegg are expected to debate Vladimir Putin and other international issues live on BBC2. The pair have rowed about the Russian...
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Crawley man who sent photos of his penis to glamour model Jodie...
A MAN who admitted sending pictures of his penis to Jodie Marsh has been found guilty of stalking the former glamour model.Joseph Mafwenke now faces being given a restraining order to prevent him...
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55,000 food parcels a year handed out to struggling Crawley...
SOME 55,000 food parcels or meals a year are being handed out to struggling Crawley families.The figures emerged this week as a political row broke out between Conservative and Labour politicians over...
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Woman who works in Crawley still in with a chance of being named...
A WOMAN who works in Crawley has narrowly missed being named Miss Sussex - but still has a chance of becoming Miss England and even Miss World.Lucy Kent, a promotions model who works for Copthorne...
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Crawley teacher "no longer at school" after Twitter...
A TEACHER is no longer teaching at a Crawley school after comments were posted on her Twitter page which openly criticised her own pupils - who were described as "feral".A complaint was made to Ifield...
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Firefighters rescue 12-year-old girl stuck thigh-deep in mud for...
A 12-YEAR-OLD girl was rescued by firefighters last night (April 2) after getting stuck in mud for two hours. The incident happened near Bewbush Brook, which feeds Bewbush Water Gardens. Firefighters...
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Crawley PCSO stalwart Ken Oldershaw to receive guard of honour at...
ONE of Crawley's first ever PCSOs is to receive a guard of honour from colleagues at his funeral today (Thursday). Ken Oldershaw died last Friday, March 28, just six months before he was due to retire...
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Man accused of raping child in Crawley appears in court
A CASE in which a 59-year-old man has been accused of indecent assault of a girl under the age of 14 and raping a girl under 16 has been sent to crown court.Ian Gillett, of Sandown on the Isle of...
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Meerkat leaves Tilgate Nature Centre in pursuit of love - and is...
IN their monthly column about life at Tilgate Nature Centre, manager Simon Woodard and the team share the latest news from one of Crawley's most popular attractions. WE are proud to have animal...
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World's largest plane starts regular flights from Gatwick
THE world's largest commercial plane has started regular flights from Gatwick.Emirates is offering three daily services between Gatwick and Dubai and will fly the A380 double-decker on its final flight...
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Firefighters called to blaze in bedroom at Langley Green Hospital
A FIRE broke out in a bin in a bedroom at Langley Green Hospital this afternoon (April 3). Firefighters were called to the hospital, on Martyrs Avenue, at 4.30pm. They went to the scene in two fire...
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Homeless man pleads guilty to stealing bottle of wine from Tesco
A 43-YEAR-OLD man has admitted stealing a £4.99 bottle of Black Tower wine from Tesco in Hazelwick Avenue on February 21.Jason Ayres, who gave his address as homeless hostel Crawley Open House, in...
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PHOTOS: Crawley firefighters of the future complete lifesaving...
STUDENTS have learnt what it takes to be a lifesaver in an emergency by completing a week-long course alongside Crawley firefighters.A total of 12 pupils from secondary schools in the Crawley area...
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