Crawley team preparing to race up 1,037 steps of the Gherkin as...
A TEAM who spend their working lives promoting the needs of disabled people are preparing to race up one of London's most iconic buildings for charity.Occupational therapy staff from Crawley...
View ArticleCrawley's answer to Banksy leaves works of art hidden around town...
CRAWLEY'S answer to Banksy has given away five stunning works of art by simply leaving them around the town – and then sharing clues as to their whereabouts with his fans.The mysterious underground...
View ArticleWoman arrested after walking into court "carrying a...
A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of trying to carry a Taser-type device through a security checkpoint at Crawley Magistrates' Court. Police were called to the court in Woodfield Road by security...
View ArticleCrowd numbers at Crawley Mela plummet after noise restrictions...
COLOURFUL flags flew over The Hawth at the weekend for the Crawley International Mela, which brought a carnival of food and music from across the planet to the town.About 4,000 people attended the...
View ArticleThree Bridges FC hit by two tragic deaths in a week
THREE Bridges Football Club has been hit by two tragic deaths in a week. Following the death on August 19 of former manager Harry Easton, whose funeral takes place next Tuesday (September 9), life...
View ArticleThief leans through window to carry out burglary
A BURGLAR was able to steal goods from a house in Whittington Road, in Tilgate, after leaning in through an insecure window. They reached in and stole a Google Nexus tablet and a charger. The crime...
View ArticleDouble yellow lines set to be painted on congested Crawley road
RESIDENTS have a week left to have their say on plans to paint double yellow lines on a crowded residential road. West Sussex County Council opened a consultation on plans to introduce parking...
View ArticleCar catches fire outside Crawley hotel
FIREFIGHTERS were called into action this evening after a car caught fire outside the Crowne Plaza hotel in Langley Green. A crew from Crawley Fire Station were called out at about 6pm to tackle the...
View ArticleBroadfield woman, 46, charged with intending to supply cocaine
A WOMAN has appeared in court accused of possessing drugs.Allison Mocroft, 46, from Henderson Road, Broadfield, entered no plea when she appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.She has...
View ArticleParrot who escaped from Tilgate Nature Centre found eating fruit...
IT is the sort of adventure Captain Flint in Treasure Island would have enjoyed.A parrot at Tilgate Nature Centre escaped from his home last month and spent two days on the run before being found at a...
View Article£2,310 of Crawley taxpayers' money spent removing pile of...
MORE than £2,000 of taxpayers' money has been spent cleaning up a single pile of fly-tipped waste in Pound Hill.It emerged this week that Crawley Borough Council forked out £2,310 on clearing up the...
View ArticleRoad closed following car fire outside the Crowne Plaza hotel
TWO fire engines attended a car fire outside The Crowne Plaza hotel last night (Thursday). The car pulled over outside the hotel on Langley Drive at around 5.45pm after the car's engine caught fire....
View ArticleFirefighters use electric saw to free man trapped in a wheelie...
THE life of a firefighter is never dull. At the weekend we told how firefighters had been called to East Surrey Hospital to help a man who had a ring stuck on his penis - which had to be cut off with a...
View ArticleSister's emotional appeal for public's help as fears grow that...
A SISTER has made an emotional appeal for help to find her brother who has been missing for four months as fears grow that he may be dead.Jean Leveque has not been seen by his family since April 20 and...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Person hit by train close to Ifield station
A PERSON has been hit by a train between Ifield and Crawley stations. Southern Rail is reporting that the incident occurred this morning just before 10am. A team from Network Rail are on route as are...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed after being hit by train close to Crawley...
POLICE have confirmed that a man hit by a train in Crawley this morning has been killed. The man was hit by the train at the Horsham Road level crossing, between Crawley and Ifield stations. There are...
View ArticleFord Focus stolen from driveway of Southgate home
A BLUE Ford Focus has been stolen from the driveway of a home in Perryfield Road, Southgate. The owner of the car is believed to have lost the keys a few days before the theft. The car was then stolen...
View ArticlePrisoner on the run after escaping from jail could be in Sussex
POLICE have today warned the public that a criminal on the run after escaping from prison could be in Sussex. Adam Yaroo, 28, absconded from an open prison in Sudbury, Derbyshire, on June 23. Today...
View ArticleBoy, 15, charged with driving offences despite being too young to...
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been charged with a series of driving offences. The teenager from Lingfield, who cannot be named due to his age, is accused of three crimes despite being two years too young to...
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