Council offers possible lifeline after LaserHub's sudden closure
THE council has offered an olive branch for lasertag games to be run again in Crawley after LaserHub shut down at short notice last week.The closure of the not-for-profit business will disappoint...
View ArticlePolice call off hunt for illegal immigrants seen jumping out of...
POLICE have given up a hunt for four men, believed to be illegal immigrants, who were seen jumping out of a lorry.Sussex Police were alerted to the incident at 2.18pm last Friday.The men were seen...
View ArticleJewellery and cash stolen in burglary on Ifield home
CASH and jewellery were stolen by a burglar who got into an Ifield home. Sussex Police were called to a property in Framfield Close to a report of a burglary last Thursday.The burglary is believed to...
View ArticleFire crew called to small fire on Broadwood Rise
A fire crew was called out to attend a fire on Broadwood Rise last night (Wednesday.) A small fire on the roadside was reported to the authorities, but the flames had already been extinguished by the...
View ArticlePiece of man's ear bitten off in High Street attack has not been...
PART of a man's ear - bitten off in a terrifying attack in Crawley High Street - has not been found, police have revealed. Police were called to the scene just after 3am yesterday (Wednesday) morning....
View ArticleUPDATE: Man assaulted in Broadfield alleyway suffered cuts to...
THE MAN assaulted in a Broadfield alleyway just before 3pm yesterday (July 30) suffered cuts to his hand, upper arm and chest, it has been confirmed this morning. The 20-year-old sustained a serious...
View ArticleHeavily pregnant mum falls through rotten floorboards while...
A PREGNANT mother has had to wait two months for repairs to be carried out on her mould-infested home – even though she, her partner and her young son have all fallen through its rotten...
View ArticleCrawley athlete poses for selfies with sporting legends
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View ArticleCrawley murder trial: Daniel Palmer "told police officer he...
DANIEL Palmer told a police officer he had been indoors all evening on the night that Joao Esteves was found fatally injured in a Three Bridges alleyway, his murder trial has heard this morning...
View ArticleMother appeals for son who has been missing since June to come...
A MISSING teenager from Langley Green has not been seen since the start of June. An appeal to find Jack Strudwick, 17, has been issued on the website of charity Missing People. The last time his mother...
View ArticleGiggling Squid applies for permission to expand Crawley...
A POPULAR restaurant could soon be transformed to provide extra dining areas and new customer toilets.The owners of Giggling Squid have applied to Crawley Borough Council for listed building consent to...
View ArticlePolice called to High Street restaurant after lunchtime dispute...
POLICE were called to a restaurant on the High Street yesterday (July 30) after a dispute over a bill. A police van and car were seen outside Dragon Buffet at 1.45pm. It is unclear whether the issue...
View ArticlePROPERTY OF THE WEEK: Victorian cottage in West Green up for sale
ORIGINAL features and a location within the conservation area of West Green, in Crawley, make Apple Tree Cottage an appealing prospect. This extended, three-bedroom, Victorian semi-detached family home...
View ArticleCouncil approves controversial travellers' site in Broadfield
THE plan that determines what is built, and where, in Crawley has finally been approved by the council, including a controversial travellers' site that councillors predict will never be used.A draft...
View ArticleHome floods after pipes burst in loft
A FIRE crew were called in to help clear up after a Crawley home flooded early this morning. Pipes in the loft of the property, off Ifield Avenue, burst causing water to leak through into a bedroom...
View ArticleCrawley shoplifter pleads guilty to stealing knickers from Marks...
A WOMAN pleaded guilty to five charges of theft when she appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.Jane Hobson, 48, from Spring Plat, Pound Hill, admitted stealing from shops on May 10 and...
View ArticlePICTURE OF THE WEEK: Tilgate Park at its most beautiful
AFTER the storm comes the opportunity for wonderful photographs it seems.Last week we featured some beautiful pictures of the thunderstorm that rattled the town on July 17.But everything had calmed...
View ArticleFlight diverted to Gatwick after passenger allegedly throws...
A FLIGHT was diverted to Gatwick on Wednesday (July 30) after a 48-year-old woman allegedly threw a prosthetic leg and food at cabin crew. The woman was arrested at the North Terminal on suspicion of...
View ArticleCrawley man loses 13 stone in a year after becoming too fat to...
A HUSBAND who has lost an astonishing 13 stone in a year was pushed to breaking point after being unable to fit a seatbelt around his body.When Mario Napolitano also became the target of abuse when out...
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