Members of Slimming World group lose 318 stone in a year
MEMBERS of a slimming group are to celebrate its first birthday in October.The Slimming World group that meets at Southgate Primary School is marking the anniversary on Thursday, October 2, with a...
View ArticlePound Hill church looking to raise £183,000 to complete...
WORSHIPPERS at a Pound Hill church are praying that they can raise £183,000 to finance a renovation project, to improve its facilities and widen its appeal within the community.Crawley United Reformed...
View ArticlePerhaps our town's best kept secret - the 4 varieties of apple...
WHEN it comes to apples we have probably all enjoyed a Golden Delicious, a Granny Smith and a Bramley.But how may of us have tried a Crawley Reinette or a Tinsley Quince?It is a little known fact that...
View ArticleDelays and cancellations on trains due to signalling problems
SIGNALLING problems at London Bridge are causing delays of up to 10 minutes this morning. Some trains could also be altered or cancelled at short notice, Southern has said. Some trains have been...
View ArticleChanges of locations of polling stations proposed for Broadfield...
THE council is to consider relocating polling stations in Broadfield and Three Bridges to make voting at elections as easy as possible.Crawley Borough Council's general purposes committee will discuss...
View ArticlePICTURE OF THE WEEK: Enormous cobweb found in Crawley garden
IF THE thought of spiders sends a shiver down your spine you wouldn't want to find this in your back garden. But when Sue Beckley came across the giant cobweb in her garden in Hawkins Road, Tilgate,...
View ArticleStudent in court after reversing into car and driving off
A UNIVERSITY student has appeared in court after reversing into a parked car and then driving off. Charlotte Francis failed to stop after the incident in Peterhouse Parade, in Pound Hill, on June 4....
View ArticleCrawley Conservative MP Henry Smith vows not to defect to UKIP
CRAWLEY MP Henry Smith has promised he would never leave the Conservatives for another political party following the defection of two of his colleagues to Ukip. Former Tory MP Douglas Carswell joined...
View ArticleNightclub bouncer in court accused of using excessive force when...
A DOORMAN from Copthorne has denied using excessive force against a punter outside a nightclub.Terry Scott, from Calluna Drive, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.He is accused of...
View ArticlePassengers using Three Bridges on Brighton Main Line warned to...
RAIL passengers are being warned to expect disruptions as work to install new tracks, better drainage and a new footbridge takes place.Network Rail is undertaking a multi-million pound investment on...
View ArticleTwo dog owners injured by Staffies in separate incidents on same...
DOG owners have been injured by Staffies in separate incidents in Southgate when attempting to protect their own pets. Sussex Police received a report from a dog owner that her spaniel had been...
View ArticleThree men arrested after chase involving police helicopter
THREE men have been arrested following a police pursuit through Crawley today (Wednesday). A member of the public phoned police to say a group of men were acting suspiciously in The Birches, Three...
View ArticleVIDEO: Crawley graduate who has applied for 100 jobs without...
A DETERMINED graduate has launched an innovative online campaign to get himself a job after applying for 100 different roles without success.Will Bower, of Lavington Close, Ifield, graduated from the...
View ArticleThief who stole spare wheels from cars at Gatwick Airport is...
A THIEF who stole spare wheels from 20 vehicles parked at Gatwick Airport has been jailed.Bernard Cawley, from East Ham, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on September 22 and pleaded guilty to a charge of...
View ArticlePensioner calls on shoppers to return stolen trolleys to...
A PENSIONER has pleaded with shoppers who have walked off with trolleys from Bewbush's Co-op store to return them - as the shop doesn't have any left. Vanessa Kirby wrote to the Crawley News this week...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dramatic footage of police chase through Crawley town...
DRAMATIC footage has been posted online tonight of a police chase through Crawley town centre. The footage has been posted on YouTube by Peter Bellamy who caught part of the chase on two cameras in his...
View ArticlePolice investigate after shots are fired at Crawley Scout hut
VANDALS have caused hundreds of pounds of damage to a Scout hut by smashing windows, cutting through fences and breaking into a garage.The 2nd Crawley Scout Group's base in Seymour Road, Broadfield,...
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