90-year-old driver tells how his runaway car ploughed through...
A SUSPECTED fault with a 90-year-old's car sent it hurtling along a road causing a trail of destruction – including damage to three cars, a garden fence and two conservatories.George Modjesch was...
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View ArticleTalk being given tonight in Crawley by man who has dived amid...
A MAN who has dived amid the wreckage of the Titanic is giving a talk on his experience to raise funds for a Crawley charity. Rob Goldsmith is one of less than 200 people in the world who have dived to...
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View ArticlePolice release CCTV images of men using stolen bank card after...
POLICE are hunting for two men caught on CCTV using a bank card conned from elderly Crawley couple in a phone scam. Detectives have discovered footage of men using a stolen bank card to withdraw...
View ArticleCCTV catches drivers' late-night race through Manor Royal just...
MANOR Royal bosses are warning against complacency in the fight against late-night racing through the streets of the industrial estate.A car crashed into the wall of a depot on Metcalf Way at 12.30am...
View Article"He would punch walls and start fights with strangers"...
A VIOLENT thug who loved getting into fights and would start arguments with strangers for no reason.This is the unsavoury picture that has been painted of Daniel Palmer after the 24-year-old was...
View ArticleHair salon in Crawley town centre broken into in late night...
POLICE are investigating after a hair salon in Crawley town centre was burgled. A cash float and a laptop were stolen from the salon in Broadwalk, which police have not named. It was broken into at...
View ArticleHigh police presence in Crawley town centre - but police refuse...
A HIGH police presence is being reported in Crawley town centre this evening - but police are refusing to reveal why. A number of officers reportedly moved into County Mall as if searching for someone...
View ArticleMorrisons in Broadfield extends its opening hours
A SUPERMARKET has extended its opening hours due to customer demand.Morrisons, on Broadfield Barton, is now open from 7am to 9pm Monday to Saturday.This is compared to its previous hours of 8am to...
View ArticleAs major Three Bridges road is resurfaced we reveal which Crawley...
THE resurfacing of a major road through Three Bridges has been welcomed – and led to calls for a further section of the road to receive the same treatment.The shoddy condition of Haslett Avenue East...
View ArticleCrawley's greatest teachers: Readers reveal the inspirational...
THINK back to your school days and how many of your teachers can you remember? You will no doubt remember the one you were most scared of, perhaps the one with the worst dress sense and almost...
View ArticleFirefighters to give their views at public meeting on proposed...
A LAST minute meeting has been organised to give the public a clear idea of what impact proposed fire service cuts could have on Crawley.West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has been told it needs to...
View ArticleThe 100 most popular names for boys and girls in England
THE 100 most popular names for boys and girls in England have been revealed this morning. The most popular names for boys was Oliver and the most popular name for girls was Amelia. Harry was previously...
View ArticleOne-man vigil staged to remember victims of Hiroshima and...
AN Ifield resident has staged a one-man vigil to remember the lives lost when America dropped two atomic bombs on Japan towards the end of the Second World War. Richard Symonds paid his solo tribute in...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Police close A23 after discovery of wartime bomb
POLICE have closed a section of the A23 (London Road) after the discovery of a wartime bomb. Shortly before midday today (Friday) workers carrying out roadworks on the carriageway uncovered the...
View ArticlePolice helicopter called in after driver of Nissan Micra fails to...
A POLICE helicopter was dispatched last night (Thursday) after the driver of a Nissan Micra failed to stop. Police attempted to pull over the driver on the A264 at 11.50pm. But he failed to stop and...
View ArticleUPDATE: "Bomb" that closed busy Crawley road found to...
A POLICE spokesman has confirmed that the "bomb" discovered near the A23 (London Road) this afternoon (Friday) is in fact "a piece of old metal". The road has now reopened. Police had issued a press...
View ArticlePolice find patient seen wandering in town centre in hospital...
A WOMAN seen wandering around Crawley town centre in a hospital gown sparked a police search. Sussex Police were called to the town centre yesterday evening (Thursday) after receiving reports a woman...
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