Council fails in bid to get company running Crawley's market to...
CRAWLEY Borough Council has asked the company that runs the town's markets to surrender the lease it has to operate them in the High Street on a Friday and Saturday.Market operator Danny Blain, of...
View ArticlePublic invited to attend party at home of Crawley's kindest woman
RENOWNED Crawley fundraiser Maria Hains has organised a tea party at her Three Bridges home to raise money for St Catherine's Hospice. There will be country and western music, a raffle, lunch, cakes...
View ArticleRolf Harris sentencing: Crawley activist appears outside court
A WELL known Crawley activist has appeared outside the court where convicted paedophile and former children's entertainer Rolf Harris is being sentenced. Arshad Khan, who regularly appears outside...
View ArticleDozens of acres of land in Manor Royal snapped up by businesses...
THE amount of land in Manor Royal which is available for development has dropped from 90 acres to just three or four in the last 18 months.A flurry of deals have seen pockets of land snapped up by...
View ArticleCrawley man's job interview in which he stripped off wasn't all...
THE story of an interview in which a Crawley job hunter supposedly performed a striptease while singing It's Raining Men has gone viral over the last week – but all is not quite as it seems.Mukra Mirza...
View ArticleSussex Police wants its officers using hybrid and electric cars
SUSSEX Police have taken a step towards becoming a greener force by test driving a hybrid car for the first time.Surrey and Sussex Police Driving School will test drive a Vauxhall Ampera Hybrid for...
View ArticleCrawley primary school pupils learn how to become lifesavers
INQUISITIVE pupils have learnt what it takes to save someone's life at a hands-on science workshop.Pupils at Waterfield Primary School took part in "classroom medics" activities on Thursday (June 26)...
View ArticleCrawley Borough Council promises lessons have been learned after...
THE council has insisted that lessons have been learned after a £271,000 overspend on Maidenbower Pavilion's extension.At a meeting last Wednesday (June 25), members of Crawley Borough Council's audit...
View ArticleCruel thieves steal chickens from home which cares for brain...
STAFF and residents at a care home for people with cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and brain injuries are reeling after a cruel theft last weekend.For the last year, residents at the home, many of...
View ArticleMore passengers using Gatwick than ever before - which airport...
GATWICK has announced that record-breaking numbers of passengers are using the airport.The airport has also increased its share of traffic in the London market and made a profit, facts which it says...
View ArticleAspiring film stars in Crawley given chance to make their own...
ASPIRING stars, both in front of and behind the camera, will get a taste of film stardom by making their own movie from scratch.The Crawley Pauline Quirke Academy, based at Ifield Community College, is...
View ArticleLibrary users in Crawley now able to download thousands of books...
LIBRARY members can now download eBooks, eAudio and eMagazines for free.It is possible to borrow seven eBooks and ten eAudio files for up to 21 days.When the loan period comes to an end the items will...
View ArticleCrawley businessman opens shop where you can buy pushchairs,...
WHEN it comes to pampering pooches it appears it isn't just Paris Hilton who likes to ensure her pets are decked out in doggie bling.Because an Ifield entrepreneur is opening a new boutique this week –...
View ArticleNew school set to open on Discovery New School site
THE Government is in talks with three organisations interested in opening a new school at the former home of the failed Discovery New School as early as this September.Crawley's MP Henry Smith met with...
View ArticleMISSING: Concern for 13-year-old Ifield girl not seen since...
POLICE are concerned about the safety of a missing teenager from Crawley who has not been seen for several days. Jessica Pusey, 13, has not been seen since she left her home in Warren Drive, Ifield,...
View ArticleMan punched in face by teenager as he goes to buy pizza in...
A MAN was punched in the face by a teenage boy while on his way to buy a pizza in Gossops Green. Sussex Police were called to Gossops Parade on Sunday (July 6) at about 8pm following a report a man had...
View ArticleTaxi driver has jaw broken in two places in attack by four men in...
A TAXI driver has had his jaw broken in two places in an attack by four men in Bewbush. Police are appealing for help to find those who attacked the 43-year old Crawley man, who was left with serious...
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