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Inspirational briefing and special award to swimmers
Monday, September 29:I spend today knocking on doors in Southgate speaking with residents ahead of the Crawley Borough by-election in the ward on October 9. I wish I could speak with every one of...
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Former St Wilfrid's School pupil now serving in Army meets...
A CRAWLEY soldier who served in Afghanistan has met the Queen of Denmark when she toured the barracks where he is stationed in Germany.Queen Margrethe II visited soldiers serving with the first...
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Crawley cancer patients to get better care after £1.5...
CANCER care for Crawley patients will be extended after a new £1.5 million project was approved at East Surrey Hospital. A planning application has been approved by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council...
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Council to decide on proposals to install new "anti-climb&qu...
COUNCILLORS will decide next week whether a new style of higher fencing can be installed along the border of Langley Green Hospital to prevent patients escaping.Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust...
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Crawley fire crew frees trapped driver following serious...
A HEAVY rescue vehicle from Crawley Fire Station attended a serious road traffic collision in Slinfold last night (Saturday) where one driver had to be cut out of the car. The rescue crew attended the...
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Buses diverted after "serious incident" in Broadfield
BUSES in Broadfield area are being diverted this evening after a "serious incident" in the neighbourhood. There are unconfirmed reports that a brick was thrown through a bus window which hit a...
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Met Office issues severe weather warning for Sussex and says...
THE Met Office has issued a severe weather warning tonight - with heavy rain expected across Sussex all day tomorrow (Monday, October 12). The yellow warning was issued at 10.42 this evening (Sunday)...
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Tilgate Park access road plan 'will cause more problems than it...
A REGULAR user of Tilgate Park has claimed that work to "improve" access there will cause more problems than it will solve.Work has already begun to change the junction where an access road to the park...
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Kind-hearted residents transform garden for brave 4-year-old girl...
A KIND-HEARTED group have got their hands dirty to transform a garden for a four-year-old girl fighting cancer for the second time.Tenika Lewis was diagnosed with a rare form of the disease called...
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Police, ambulance and fire out in force in Broadfield last night
IT was a bust night for emergency services in Broadfield last night (Sunday) after fire and rescue teams were called to two fires and police and ambulance attended a Metrobus whose windows had been...
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Labour calls on council to abandon plans to axe Crawley...
LABOUR county councillors are challenging the decision to axe seven full time firefighters from Crawley Fire Station, the town's entire 10-strong retained crew and a fire engine.The money-saving plans...
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Busiest ever September strengthens Gatwick's case for second...
NEW routes to the US and long haul flights to places like Vietnam have helped Gatwick record its busiest ever September. More than 3.8 million passengers flew through the airport last month - 274,000...
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Crawley MP criticised for expenses claim to pay company linked to...
CRAWLEY'S Conservative MP has defended a jobs fair he fronted after it was revealed that his parliamentary expenses had helped to fund it.Questions have been asked as to whether it was right that...
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Cricket or hockey ball thrown through bus window in Broadfield...
A WOMAN suffered lacerations to her face after a cricket or hockey ball was thrown through the window of a bus travelling through Broadfield last night. There had been numerous reports of a "serious...
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Fire started and abandoned in woodland near homes in Broadfield
A BONFIRE was left unattended in a Broadfield street on Friday afternoon, prompting a call to the fire service. A crew was called out from Crawley Fire Station to Vulcan Close at about 3.40pm after the...
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Fire started deliberately in rubbish bin in West Green Park
A FIRE was started deliberately in a bin in West Green Park on Saturday (October 11). Firefighters responded to an emergency call at 8.14am and went to the scene in one fire engine. On arrival at the...
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School closed for reception pupils after toilet ceiling collapses...
A SOUTHGATE school has been closed to its reception pupils today (Monday) after part of a ceiling in their toilets collapsed. The damage was caused at Southgate Primary School over the weekend and was...
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BBC Radio 4 visits Crawley to record programme about dementia...
BBC Radio 4 has visited Crawley to record a programme raising awareness about dementia. Crawley has been named as a "Dementia Friendly Town" and a team from the BBC radio station came yesterday...
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Environment Agency issues flood warning for Crawley as river...
A FLOOD warning has been issued by the Environment Agency as river levels rise in Crawley following today's (Monday's) heavy rain. The yellow flood alert, which means flooding is possible and that...
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Hazelwick School becomes more like Hogwarts
PUPILS at Hazelwick School will feel more like they are at Hogwarts after a house system was introduced this term.The school in Three Bridges has split its students into houses, much like at the...
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