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Copthorne cigarette thieves use crowbar
Crooks stole a stash of cigarettes after breaking into a petrol station's convenience store with a crowbar. Police are appealing for information to help track the two thieves who broke into N&D...
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Crawley Labour leader Peter Lamb survives leadership challenge
THE head of Crawley Borough Council's Labour opposition has survived a leadership challenge.Peter Lamb, who became leader of the town's Labour party last May when Brenda Smith stepped down, was given...
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Virgin to relocate 150 jobs to Crawley headquarters
ABOUT 150 jobs at Virgin Holiday Cruises are being relocated to Crawley from their current base in Royal Wootton Bassett, in Wiltshire.The company has announced it would be moving its administrative...
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Broadfield to get more CCTV cameras to make it safer
STAFF from a community centre who are hoping to make Broadfield Barton a safer place have been given a cash boost towards new CCTV cameras.Crawley Police handed over £200 to help fund the extra...
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Worker in intensive care after fall from Gatwick air bridge
AN airport worker is in intensive care after falling from height while carrying out his job of stocking aircraft with food. The 62-year-old man was airlifted to Kings College Hospital in London with...
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Crawley is domestic abuse capital of West Sussex
ONE in every four domestic abuse calls received by a service that helps victims in the county comes from Crawley. Worth Services is a body based in the town that was set up to support sufferers across...
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Crawley MP rebels on gay marriage
Henry Smith rebelled against the Government last night (Monday) on the vote on gay marriage. The government's same-sex marriage bill is to receive a third and final Commons reading today (Tuesday)...
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Queen Victoria Hospital chairman says Jubilee building future...
LAND and buildings at Queen Victoria Hospital have been safeguarded from further development – for the foreseeable future.The trust has this week vowed to retain the iconic Jubilee building, which is...
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Sussex travel news: May 22
Commuters heading out first thing this morning should be met with clear routes as public transport networks report good services. Southern Rail is currently reporting a good service across its network....
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PICTURES: Sussex Weald Bike Ride raises £20,000
HUNDREDS of cyclists used pedal power to raise £20,000 for St Catherine's Hospice while having a pleasant ride around the Sussex countryside.More than 300 supporters of the Southgate hospice sacrificed...
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How jailed priest Gordon Rideout preyed on the sick
A FORMER priest has been jailed for ten years for historic sexual abuse at an Ifield children's home.Gordon Rideout abused boys and girls as young as five at Ifield Hall, a Barnardo's children's home...
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PICTURES: Oriel High students build their own robots
A FESTIVAL of science, technology, engineering and maths could transform the way young people in Crawley move from education into employment, a teacher has claimed.With a flash, a bang and a cloud of...
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Call to improve Gatwick Airport rail services
Gatwick Airport has called for improved rail services in its response to the Airports Commission for making the best use of existing capacity in the short and medium term. Gatwick chiefs estimate it...
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IRA bomb suspect arrested at Gatwick
A MAN suspected of murdering four soldiers in the 1982 IRA bombing in Hyde Park was arrested at Gatwick on Sunday. John Anthony Downey, of County Donegal in Ireland was arrested at the airport and...
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Gatwick Airport second runway "flightpaths" revealed
A PRESSURE group has drawn up maps predicting Gatwick's flightpaths if a second runway was ever built at the airport. And while the paths aren't directly over the neighbourhoods, campaigners warn that...
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Sir Alex Ferguson at Lingfield Park
Sir Alex Ferguson has started his retirement from football by surveying his part-owned race horse at Lingfield Park. The former Manchester United manager, who announced his retirement two weeks ago, is...
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UPDATE: M23 northbound part reopened after lorry fire
POLICE have re-opened one lane of the M23 northbound carriageway following a lorry fire. Police closed the M23 northbound between junction 11, Pease Pottage, and 10A, Maidenbower, due to a recycling...
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X Factor winner Joe McElderry sings at Gatwick Airport
X FACTOR winner Joe McElderry put on a show for Gatwick Airport passengers at the weekend.He sang the official World Hunger Day single One World, One Song about the plight of starving people...
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IRA bomb suspect arrested at Gatwick Airport
A MAN suspected of murdering four soldiers in the 1982 IRA bombing in Hyde Park was arrested at Gatwick on Sunday. John Anthony Downey, of County Donegal in Ireland was arrested at the airport and...
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