Brick thrown through window of vehicle parked in town centre car...
A BRICK was thrown through the window of a car that was parked in a town centre car park. The vehicle was in the Broadway Car Park when the damage occurred. The act of vandalism took place at some...
View ArticleCrawley man paralysed in freak accident taking part in 24-hour...
A HAND-CYCLIST from West Green is to become the first disabled person to compete in a 24-hour endurance race this weekend.Rob Groves, who is a member of Crawley Wheelers Cycling Club, is aiming to...
View ArticleUKIP make winning Crawley at the next general election a priority
UKIP have pinpointed winning Crawley as a "priority" at next year's general election.The party was back in the news nationally last week after leader Nigel Farage was chosen as the party's candidate in...
View ArticleRoad traffic accident on A23 Bolney turnoff
A FIRE crew from Crawley Fire Station attended a road traffic accident on the A23 last night (Friday). Emergency services were called when a car came off the road on the link road at the Bolney turnoff...
View ArticleEast Surrey Hospital scores 100 per cent for cleanliness in...
EAST Surrey Hospital has scored 100 per cent for cleanliness in a recent assessment, prompting Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to tweet staff a note of congratulation.East Surrey scored better than ten...
View ArticleFree concert by harpist taking place tomorrow in Goffs Park
GOFFS Park will sway to the serene sounds of harpist Margaret Watson at the last event of the year organised by the Friends of Goffs Park.The free concert will take place on the top lawn of the park,...
View ArticleThief steals windscreen wipers from car parked in Pound Hill
SOME thieves will steal absolutely anything they can lay their hands on. And that was certainly the case in Milton Mount Avenue, in Pound Hill, last Sunday. Because the owner of a car returned to their...
View ArticleDragon Boat Festival in Tilgate Park for St Catherine's Hospice...
THE annual St Catherine's Hospice Dragon Boat Festival is taking place tomorrow (Sunday, September 7) in Tilgate Park. As well as enjoying the spectacle of watching 30 teams racing across Tilgate Lake...
View ArticleREVEALED: The Crawley roads where pothole repairs were carried...
WEST Sussex County Council has released a list of roads in Crawley which were repaired in July.A total of 11 roads either had pothole repairs or were completely resurfaced.Surface dressing repairs,...
View Article5 families become first tenants to move into new council homes in...
FIVE families have become the first tenants to move into new council homes at a development in Bewbush.Buchans Mead, off Breezehurst Drive, comprises 112 homes, 40 of which are Crawley Borough Council...
View ArticleNAMED AND SHAMED: Crawley benefit cheats who claimed thousands...
TWO men who claimed benefits totalling more than £20,000 which they weren't entitled to have been sentenced. Kai Jerbo, formerly of Kilnmead in Northgate, was convicted of failing to promptly notify...
View ArticleCrawley's only UKIP councillor says he had to quit due to long...
CRAWLEY'S only Ukip councillor has resigned – as he felt he could no longer balance his cabin crew job with serving the town.Karl Williamson stood down from his role as a borough councillor for...
View ArticleCrawley mechanic arrested after police raid unearths 400 cannabis...
A CRAWLEY mechanic has been charged with cannabis production after a police raid unearthed 400 cannabis plants. Masood Ahmed, 37, from Scott Road, Tilgate, has been charged with two counts of...
View ArticleRevamped Tesco store with new bakery, coffee shop and pizza...
AN extensive revamp of Tesco's Gatwick store, in Hookwood, will be completed next week.The store, off Reigate Road, now features a new Harris+Hoole coffee shop and an Euphorium Bakery.There is also a...
View ArticleFire fighters attend "full emergency" at Gatwick Airport after...
FIRE fighters from Crawley Fire Station were called to Gatwick Airport earlier today (Sunday), after an aircraft reported a fault while coming into land. Emergency services were put on red alert at...
View ArticlePolice helicopter flying over Crawley in search for missing...
A POLICE helicopter is currently circling over Crawley to help in the search for a missing person. A Sussex Police spokesman confirmed at 7.45pm this evening (Sunday) that the helicopter is assisting...
View ArticleConcern growing for missing 14-year-old girl not seen for 3 days...
POLICE are becoming increasingly concerned for the well-being of a 14-year-old girl who has not been seen since Thursday (September 4). Emmelyne Blackwell, known as Emme, from Canada Road, Arundel has...
View ArticleNew Crawley school opening today
CRAWLEY'S newest school – which will see primary and secondary pupils being taught under one roof – is opening today (Monday).The Gatwick School, the town's first-ever all-through school, is initially...
View ArticleHundreds of patients attend retirement party for popular Crawley...
A LONG-SERVING doctor who set up medical support for the homeless in Crawley has retired after helping thousands of patients in a 30-year career.Dr John Blechynden put down his stethoscope for the...
View Article"Heavy rescue team" from Crawley Fire Station attended...
FIRE crews are currently attending a serious road traffic collision on Cowfold Road, in Bolney, Haywards Heath. Three trucks and a heavy rescue team are currently at the collision site along the A272...
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