Crawley firefighters tackle thatched barn blaze
CRAWLEY firefighters tackled a thatched barn fire in the early hours of today (Sunday). They were called out to the blaze in Petworth at around 1am. A fire crew from Crawley Fire Station was sent...
View ArticleBewbush and Langley Green residents called on to help shape their...
COMMUNITY-MINDED people living in Bewbush and Langley Green are being urged to take part in a project deciding how the neighbourhoods could be transformed in the future.Crawley Borough Council is...
View ArticleIncreased plane numbers see Gatwick break its own records
GATWICK Airport broke records for its busiest ever month in August and for its most take-offs and landings in a day.There were 4.362 million people who flew in or out of the airport last month for...
View ArticleMaidenbower woman to stand trial for obstructing police officer
A DATE has been set for the trial of a woman accused of obstructing a police officer.Tammy O'Neil, of Atkinson Road, Maidenbower, has been charged with obstructing a police constable in an incident...
View ArticleMan accused of failing to report accident near Copthorne school...
A DATE has been set for the trial of a driver accused of failing to stop and failing to report an accident.Andrew Hocking, 57, has denied both the offences he has been charged with, which relate to an...
View ArticleHobbycraft in Crawley invites artists to submit entries for...
STUDENTS and aspiring artists in Crawley are being given the chance to win a £500 "art hamper".Hobbycraft is launching its KickstART Art competition to help support the creative talents of those in the...
View ArticleBroadfield mum reassured son will get support he needs after...
A MUM has been reassured that her son will still get the support he needs despite Crawley Hospital losing vital paperwork confirming he has a form of autism.Martina Massiah's son Asher started at a new...
View ArticlePlans to create huge new Next store at County Oak Retail Park...
A PROPOSAL for a new flagship Next store with a café at County Oak Retail Park has been submitted to the council.The clothing and homeware giant wants to move into the unit previously occupied by...
View ArticleWarning over bubble spas which could give electric shock
A WARNING has been issued this week by West Sussex Trading Standards about the dangers of MSpa bubble spas following two serious incidents.The team have been alerted by authorities in the Netherlands...
View ArticleArsonist sets fire to Crawley flat while baby is sleeping inside
AN arsonist set fire to a Crawley flat in the early hours of this morning - while three adults and a baby who is just a few months old were inside. Firefighters spent an hour tackling the blaze in...
View ArticleWoman setting up new rape crisis centre in Crawley promises...
A RAPE crisis centre supporting victims of sexual violence is to open in Crawley next year.The centre, one of two in the country announced by the Government on Monday, will offer female victims access...
View ArticlePHOTOS: The shocking damage caused to Crawley flat set alight as...
THIS is the shocking damage caused to a Crawley flat after a mindless arsonist set fire to its front door as a young baby was sleeping inside. The arsonist set fire to the flat in the early hours of...
View ArticleMaidenbower man denies using violence to get into house
A MAIDENBOWER man denied using violence to get into a building when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday (September 10).Matthew Bland, 29, pleaded not guilty to a charge of using...
View ArticleCrawley Town among only five Football League team without a...
CRAWLEY Town were one of only five Football League clubs to report no arrests at any home game during last season.Throughout the 2013/14 season MK Dons, Accrington Stanley, Burton Albion and Wycombe...
View ArticlePlan to reduce waiting times for sufferers of muscle and joint...
SUFFERERS from muscle and joint conditions are going to benefit from a transformed service in Crawley.Crawley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has announced changes are being made to musculoskeletal...
View ArticleImprovement needed at two Broadfield schools after Ofsted visits
TWO primary schools have been judged to "require improvement" after their first inspections since converting into academies.Ofsted suggested plenty of work needs to be done to improve Seymour Primary...
View ArticleTributes paid after sudden death of 19-year-old Amy Booer
FRIENDS have paid glowing tributes to a teenager who until last year lived in Turners Hill, after her sudden death last Friday. Amy Booer grew up in the village but had moved to Hassocks with her...
View ArticleFirefighters called to blaze in woodland near Southgate Playing...
FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a blaze in woodland near Southgate Playing Fields this evening (Tuesday). An emergency call was made at 4.45pm and fire crews responded to the "fire in the open". A...
View ArticleMajority of Crawley residents in favour of second runway at...
GATWICK bosses have claimed that Crawley residents are "among the most supportive" of a second runway there, following a YouGov poll of residents living in areas surrounding the airport. The polling...
View ArticleCrawley pub to close for a month - and could reopen with a...
ONE of Crawley's most popular pubs is to close for more than a month for a complete facelift - and could reopen with a new name. Frogshole Farm, in Maidenbower, will be temporarily calling last orders...
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