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Cyclist to ride 1,300 miles in memory of brother who battled drug...
A DAD is cycling 1,300 miles to Portugal to raise money in memory of his brother, who battled drug addiction for a decade before eventually taking his own life in 2012.Andrew Winfield grew up in...
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Workmates launch Crawley choir inspired by Gareth Malone and Sing...
A COMMUNITY choir has been launched with its own Gareth Malone leading the enthusiastic singers towards a surprise performance in Crawley.Staff and volunteers from charities and community groups based...
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Firefighters alerted to kitchen fire in Broadfield
FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a kitchen fire in Broadfield after oil left in pans burst into flames. Two crews from Crawley Fire Station were dispatched to Wooding Grove, in Broadfield, at about 9pm...
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Spectacular new mosque in Langley Green to open today
A MOSQUE is reopening after a transformation saw it move from a small bungalow to a three-storey building.Langley Green Mosque, on the corner of Martyrs Avenue and London Road, is opening today...
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Labour reveal their 10 priorities now they are in charge of...
LAST week the Crawley News looked at ten of the most pressing matters the town's residents will want Labour to address now it has gained control of the borough council. This week we asked new council...
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Tilgate and Gossops Green post offices to open longer hours
ANOTHER two neighbourhood post offices are being modernised to offer longer opening hours seven days a week.Tilgate and Gossops Green's branches are both to become open plan branches.The shops, based...
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Miss Crawley 2014 is launching later this month
THE search for the next Miss Crawley is once again upon us. This year's contest launches in two weeks' time as we again look to find the town's fairest maiden. While the World Cup may be grabbing...
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Ten school children injured in minibus crash as car flips across...
Ten school children have been taken to hospital after the minbuses they were travelling in collided with a car which flipped over a central reservation. Emergency services were called to the A264...
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Pensioner who continued claiming benefits despite £32,000...
A PENSIONER who continued to dishonestly claim benefits despite receiving £32,000 of inheritance has explained she did it for her son and grandchildren. Brenda Ford was given a suspended prison...
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Judge decides not to send Crawley dad who made pornographic...
A DAD who made indecent photographs and video footage of pre-teenage children has been spared jail.Christopher Loades was also found to have extreme pornographic images of a person engaging in a sexual...
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PHOTOS: Horsham Park Race for Life raises thousands for Cancer...
HUNDREDS of women took part in the Horsham Park Race for Life in sweltering conditions yesterday (Sunday). It is hoped that more than £15,000 will have been raised for Cancer Research UK through the...
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Crawley drama students take home prizes from arts festival
STUDENTS from a Crawley drama academy have acted their way to success at a festival in East Grinstead.It was only the second time the Ariel Drama Crawley Academy entered the East Grinstead Music &...
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Competition launched to find the best gardens in Three Bridges
A COMPETITION to find the most attractive front gardens in Three Bridges has just opened. Green-fingered residents in the neighbourhood are invited to enter the contest, which is open until June 30,...
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Britain's Got Talent finalist Jon Clegg reveals he won't return...
A STAR of Britain's Got Talent who has had audiences in creases with his regular appearances at The Hawth has revealed he won't return for Crawley's panto this year. Jon Clegg performed a range of...
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Man cut free from car in firefighter rescue after Crawley town...
FIREFIGHTERS have rescued a man trapped in a car following a Crawley town car crash. A crew from Crawley Fire Station were called to Station Way at 5.05pm on Sunday (June 8) to reports of a two-car...
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Police appeal after elderly member of Crawley Muslim community...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly man died three week after he was hit by a car in Crawley. Mohamed Shamim, of Baker Close, in Southgate, sadly died in the East Surrey Hospital last...
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Hazelwick School pupils to walk 186 miles along Welsh coast for...
A TRIO of 16-year-olds from Hazelwick School are trekking 186 miles to raise money for disadvantaged children.Matthew Thomas, Josh Sadler and Benji Grayson are pulling on their hiking boots to tackle...
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Woman, 50, sexually assaulted near Tilgate Park
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted near Tilgate Park on Wednesday night (June 5). The 50-year-old victim was walking in Titmus Drive close to the allotments when a man groped her at about 10pm. But she...
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Northgate Cubs learn carpentry and gardening skills while helping...
PARENTS may well be calling on their children to help out with a bit of DIY around the house after they picked up some carpentry skills while helping vulnerable people.Cubs from 1st Northgate Scouts...
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War heroes finally given Arctic Convoy medals
THE families of Second World War heroes who risked everything on what Winston Churchill described as "the worst journey in the world" have thanked Crawley's MP for helping have their relatives' bravery...
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