Crawley library users are "the most forgetful" in the...
LIBRARY users in Crawley appear to be the most forgetful in the county - with figures showing that more fines have been accrued at the town centre branch than any other in West Sussex. Collectively...
View ArticleResidents still not convinced after new proposals for 500-home...
AN amended plan for a controversial 500-home development between Copthorne and Crawley has not changed anything, according to some who oppose the plan.The St Modwen development, called Copthorne...
View ArticleTeenage girl's body is left lying in East Surrey Hospital...
THE grieving parents of a teenager who died after suffering from severe headaches have told how their daughter was left lying in the mortuary at East Surrey Hospital for almost a fortnight. The...
View ArticleHow are you meant to park there? Parking space painted around...
MANY of us like to challenge ourselves to park our cars into small spaces but this gap will surely be a mission too far for anyone.John Borrett, from Soane Close, in Bewbush, sent in the snap to the...
View ArticleCrawley landlord "asks tenant to take down offensive England...
IT has been claimed that a Crawley landlord has told a tenant to either take down England flags, put up ahead of the World Cup, or move out. The landlord is said to have made the demand in Broadfield....
View Article2,850 pints downed at Crawley Beer and Cider Festival
THOUSANDS of pints of beer have been guzzled by hundreds of thirsty drinkers at the second Crawley Beer and Cider Festival.Spring sunshine brought out about 1,000 visitors to the three-day event, which...
View ArticleBuilding an ice rink in Crawley could cost just £4 million
BUILDING a new ice rink in Crawley town centre could cost a relatively modest £4 million. The figure has been revealed this week by outgoing Conservative cabinet member for planning and economic...
View ArticleCrawley's new mayor excited by prospect of taking on job 24 years...
CRAWLEY'S Labour group has announced who will become the town's new mayor and the line-up of the council's cabinet.After gaining control of the council from the Conservatives at the local elections on...
View ArticleMissing Crawley man not seen for over a week is found safe and...
AN autistic man from Furnace Green was found in Worthing town centre on Monday by officers who had responded to a sighting following an appeal on Sunday for the public's help to find him.Mr Correia had...
View ArticleCrawley man arrested on suspicion of drink driving in High Street
A LANGLEY Green man is to appear in court after being arrested on the first day of a summer crackdown on drink-driving in Sussex.Sunday Aba, 44, was arrested after being stopped while at the wheel of a...
View ArticleStill no arrests in hunt for men who threw acid in the face of...
POLICE are continuing the hunt for two men who carried out a brutal acid attack, nearly two months after it took place.A 22-year-old man was set upon as he returned home to his flat in Lyon Close, in...
View Article£200 million plan to regenerate Crawley Town centre is...
A PLANNED £200 million regeneration of Crawley town centre has been abandoned, with the new council leader admitting "there is no Town Centre North".Phase two of the project was supposed to focus on...
View ArticleResidents worried arsonist with a grudge is targeting their...
A FIERCE fire tore through a garage block as children and a pregnant woman slept just a few metres away - in the second arson attack in the same street within a month.Residents were awoken by the sound...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Water main bursts in Crawley town centre flooding street
A BURST water main has flooded a street in Crawley town centre. It has burst on Haslett Avenue West, close to the roundabout with The Broadway. Buses were said to be initially queuing at the bus...
View ArticlePolice appeal to trace man after several passengers robbed on...
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a man after passengers had items stolen on a train stopped at Gatwick. British Transport Police (BTP) officers are asking for the public's help in identifying a...
View ArticleCrawley town centre road block as engineers repair burst water...
WORK is underway to repair a burst water main which has flooded a street. An eight-inch water main in Haslett Avenue West has burst, close to the roundabout with The Broadway. Southern Water engineers...
View ArticleWEATHER WARNING: Heavy rain and localised flood alert from Met...
SEVERE weather could hit Crawley this weekend, with the Met Office predicting heavy rain with a risk of flooding in places across the region. But the prospect of killer hailstones the size of cricket...
View ArticleNew Conservative leader promises unity in party and says Tories...
A LEADERSHIP coup has seen the town's Conservatives ditch Howard Bloom as the man in charge of their party.Furnace Green councillor Duncan Crow has now taken over the reins after Labour seized control...
View ArticleWoman, 18, found lying unconscious in Crawley lay-by with...
POLICE have launched an appeal for help after a woman was found lying unconscious in a lay-by in Manor Royal. The 18-year-old was discovered by a member of the public on the A23 (London Road), near...
View ArticleChildren who act as carers for family members given a free trip...
YOUNG carers who give their time to help a family member were given the chance to take a break and enjoy the thrills of a funfair.A group from West Sussex Young Carers were invited for a free day of...
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