Fire crews called to kitchen fire in Broadfield
FIRE crews were called out to a property on Hammond Road last night (Thursday), after reports of a fire in the kitchen of the house reached them. Two appliances from Crawley Fire Station responded to...
View ArticleLabour candidate wins Southgate by-election
LABOUR candidate Michael Pickett has won the Southgate by-election. Yesterday's by-election was held in the neighbourhood following the resignation of Ukip councillor Karl Williamson at the end of...
View ArticleThree people appear in court following car chase through Crawley...
THREE men have appeared in court in connection with a police chase through Crawley town centre last week. The car chase on Wednesday last week ended when the pursued car got stuck in traffic.The...
View ArticleMan accused of involvement in Gatwick hotel prostitution to...
A COURT hearing for a man accused of being involved in the alleged prostitution of a woman has been delayed. Shahram Biglary is accused of driving a woman to the Sofitel Hotel, at the North Terminal at...
View ArticleTeenage moped rider "intimidated" by motorist in...
A TEENAGE moped rider has reported a car driver who tried to "cut him up" to the police for intimidating behaviour. Shortly after 10am on Tuesday (October 7) Sussex Police received a call from a...
View ArticleCrawley cat killer convicted of cruelty
A MAN has been found guilty of inhumanely killing his pet cat by drowning it in a box filled with water.David Streeter appeared at Horsham Magistrates' Court last Friday for the continuation of his...
View ArticleCEO of Birmingham Airport backs second runway at Gatwick
THE CEO of Birmingham Airport has backed a second runway being built at Gatwick Airport.Paul Kehoe spoke at a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference last week.Mr Kehoe called on the Airports...
View ArticleMan, 71, appears in court accused of masturbating in front of...
A PENSIONER has appeared in crown court accused of masturbating in front of a seven-year-old girl. Khachame Rabah, 71, was in the dock at Lewes Crown Court on Monday for three sex offence charges....
View ArticleZulu team steps out on 20k obstacle course
A POLICE officer from Crawley and seven of his colleagues are taking on a 20km obstacle course for charity.Sean Keelan, who lives in Gossops Green, served with Sussex Police for three years before he...
View ArticleMaidenbower siblings filmed for Masterchef-style TV cooking show
TWO competitive siblings are captaining two teams of schoolchildren who are taking each other on in a Saturday-morning MasterChef-style TV programme.The six kids, led by Sofia and Zak Ali, from...
View ArticleTop prize in sight for hardy Sussex wildlife photographer
SITTING in a freezing cold wood or on a damp river bank waiting for the perfect photo opportunity may not be everyone's cup of tea.But this level of dedication is what led an amateur photographer to be...
View Article£25,000 golf simulator and wifi-enabled washing machine -...
FROM a 1950s style Smeg fridge to a £25,000 golf simulator, all kinds of amazing gadgets and bits of technology are on sale at the new Avensys Retail Superstore, in Manor Royal, which opened in...
View ArticleShoppers in Crawley surprised by flashmob dance to Elvis Presley...
SHOPPERS were left "gobsmacked" when Queen Square became a wall of noise as more than 120 flashmob dancers appeared out of nowhere at the weekend.The Ariel Drama Academy wowed passers-by in Crawley...
View ArticleHazelwick pupils join 80-strong orchestra at Ardingly College
PUPILS from a Three Bridges school said 'cello' to other students from across the region as they joined together in harmony at Ardingly College last week.On Monday last week Ardingly College welcomed...
View ArticleTulleys Farm sets world record with nearly 200 zombies doing...
TULLEYS Farm was taken over by 183 zombies last Saturday night as a bizarre new world record was set.To launch the farm's annual Shocktober Fest attraction a record was set for the largest ever zombie...
View ArticleDad, 42, caught hiding cocaine in Crawley nightclub
A DAD who insists he does not use drugs has been convicted of possessing cocaine.Wayne Poole was found by a bouncer to have a quantity of the drug on him at Bar 7, Pegler Way, in the town centre, on...
View ArticleCrawley choir leader wins chance to have his music performed at...
THE musical director of a Crawley choir will have his work performed at an international festival.Ian Assersohn, director of the Crawley Concordia Singers, won a contest to have his musical composition...
View ArticlePolice search for three missing teenagers from West Sussex
POLICE are appealing for the public's help to trace three teenagers who have gone missing in West Sussex. 13-year-olds Brandon Gale and Joe McFarlane-Hills and 16-year-old Daniel Goodman are all in...
View Article11-year-old boy scoops prize in Buchan Country Park photo...
THE winners of an annual photographic competition dedicated to showing off the beauty of Buchan Country Park have been announced.Vicky Rowe, 33, won the category for adults with a picture taken on a...
View ArticleLeader of Crawley Muslim group condemns Isis killing of Alan...
THE regional leader of a Muslim group in Crawley has condemned the brutal murder of British taxi driver Alan Henning by Isis.Ahsan Ahmedi, regional president of the Ahmaddiya Muslim Association which...
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