PICTURE OF THE WEEK: Woodpecker who has made Crawley garden his...
PUT out a bird feeder and it won't be long before you spot the likes of a grateful sparrow or hungry starling in your garden. But Darren Wilkinson, who sent in this photo, has been treated to regular...
View ArticleAutistic man with fondness for cruise ships and museums has been...
A 38-YEAR-OLD man from Crawley who is believed to suffer from autism has been missing for more than a week. Roberto Correia was last seen by his family at 8.50am on Thursday, May 22. He does not leave...
View ArticleThe Crawley man who is one of just three people in world with...
A MAIDENBOWER man – who is one of just three people in the world to suffer from a disease so rare it doesn't yet have a name – has appeared on TV in a "global appeal" for help.Russel Carter featured in...
View ArticleMissing convicted killer and rapist found in Sussex
A CONVICTED rapist and killer who absconded from a mental health unit has been recaptured after being found in Sussex. Samuel Lee, 44, failed to return from an authorised trip from the John Howard...
View ArticleTRAVEL: M25 traffic moving slowly at several points
TRAFFIC is reportedly moving slowly on several sections of the M25 this morning. Clockwise through Junction 6 traffic is slowing while the same is happening clockwise between junctions 7 and 8, and...
View ArticleConman posing as "airport tax collector" charged...
A CONMAN has admitted pretending to be an "airport tax collector" at Gatwick and taking $200 from a tourist in exchange for allowing them to stay there overnight.Abad Najib, of Tuscany Gardens,...
View ArticleEd's Easy Diner to bring taste of America to Crawley with County...
A TASTE of America is heading to Crawley with a 1950s style diner opening in County Mall. Ed's Easy Diner is going to be open late this summer with retro stools to perch on and juke boxes offering...
View ArticleWoman feels unsafe in West Green home after latest attack in...
A SCARED woman no longer feels safe living in her West Green home after her car was vandalised for the third time.Katia Doonan woke up on the morning of Wednesday, May 21, to discover a tyre on her...
View ArticleExpert called in to solve mystery of why Crawley school isn't...
AN "EXPERT consultant" will be brought into St Margaret's Primary School in Ifield to help make improvements after Oftsed inspectors were unable to understand why pupils are underachieving.In January...
View ArticlePrimary school wants to tarmac grass to stop pupils getting muddy
A PRIMARY school is proposing to tarmac an area of grass to stop pupils getting muddy and dirty.West Sussex County Council is consulting Crawley Borough Council on plans for Gossops Green Primary...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dramatic footage of raging fire at Richmond Court in...
THIS dramatic footage shows firefighters tackling a major fire following an arson attack in Richmond Court in Southgate in the early hours of Sunday. The building on fire is a domestic garage which...
View ArticleWorld's best darts players to compete in exhibition in Copthorne
"EVERY day is like Christmas for me," explains Bobby George from his Essex mansion, George Hall. "I never know what I'm going to unwrap." The darts legend and "king of bling" was preparing to spend a...
View ArticleNeighbour in court after asking elderly man "why don't you...
A THREE Bridges man has admitted in court to asking his elderly neighbour: "Why don't you go and die?"Chetan Majithia, of Nokes Court, Commonwealth Drive, pleaded guilty to a charge of using...
View ArticleTRAVEL: M23 at Gatwick and M25 both slow moving
THERE are again delays on the M25 this morning and the M23 is slow northbound from Gatwick to the junction with the M25. There is slow moving traffic reported on the westbound carriageway of the M25...
View ArticleAppeal to save Crawley church tower in need of urgent repairs
DESPITE its tower having been battered by bad weather this winter, the bells at St Alban's Church, in Gossops Green, have still rung out every morning.But the bell tower of the church in Gossops Drive...
View ArticleThree fire engines sent to van fire on M23
THREE fire engines were sent to deal with a van fire on the M23 yesterday (Monday). The vehicle had caught light on the northbound carriageway between Junction 11 and 10a at about 2.50pm. Two crews...
View ArticleFigures show how many Crawley families have taken advantage of...
FIGURES have revealed how many people have been helped onto the housing ladder since the introduction of the Help to Buy.A total of 31 Crawley families have been able to get a mortgage and buy their...
View ArticleCinema-goer bitten in the head and beaten up after asking noisy...
A MAN has been bitten in the head and beaten up, after asking a fellow cinema-goer to be quiet during a film. Police are appealing for witnesses to the shocking assault on a 28-year-old man at...
View ArticleLast undeveloped plot in Manor Royal purchased for building of...
THE last undeveloped plot in Crawley Business Quarter has been bought for the building of offices.Abstract Securities has exchanged contracts for the purchase of 3.2 acres of land at the site off...
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