Shoplifter stole £1,000 of food and clothes from Marks...
A MAN has been caught stealing food and clothing worth more than £1,000 from Marks & Spencer. John Denney appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 14, to answer a charge of theft. The...
View ArticleOne of Sussex's most wanted criminals admits Broafield and...
A MAN once named as one of the ten most wanted suspects in the region has admitted carrying out burglaries in Bewbush and Broadfield.Felipe Teixeira appeared at Brighton Crown Court last Friday charged...
View ArticleSurveys suggest Crawley residents wanted councillors to back...
CRAWLEY councillors have voted to oppose a second runway being built at Gatwick Airport – despite surveys suggesting more of the town's residents wanted them to support expansion than object to it.At...
View ArticlePopular Crawley toy shop named country's best business of its...
BUSINESS partners who overcame the loss of their jobs with the collapse of Woolworths to open their own successful toy shop in Crawley are celebrating their company being named the best small toy...
View ArticleWeather warning as Crawley hit by more snow
WEATHER forecasters are warning of icy conditions after more snow fell in Crawley.After waking up to another light covering of snow in parts of the town today (Saturday, January 31) people are being...
View ArticleIceland delivery driver "threatened with meat cleaver when...
AN Iceland delivery driver was allegedly threatened with a meat cleaver when he asked for a signature for items he dropped off at a home in Gossops Green.Shaun Hayden is accused of common assault on...
View ArticleCrawley Borough Council gives £500 to new pre-school - but...
A CHURCH congregation has been given a council grant to help fund replacement double glazing.Crawley Borough Council has awarded grants totalling £3,000 to two community groups.The Parish of Worth,...
View ArticlePolice reassure public after suspected arson attack in Southgate
POLICE have reassured the public after another possible arson attack completely destroyed a bin store in Southgate.Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels to battle the fire in...
View ArticleCrawley dad who used to weigh 20 stone training to cycle from...
A DAD who a year ago wouldn't even walk to his local pub is now training twice a day to cycle from John O'Groats to Land's End.Tony Bunn is taking on the 1,000-mile challenge after being inspired to...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Baby meerkats, mongoose and goats born at Crawley Nature...
IN their regular column about life at Tilgate Nature Centre, manager Simon Woodard and the team share the latest news from one of Crawley's most popular attractions. THERE is a baby boom here at...
View ArticleCrawley singer stars in BBC show The Voice performing track from...
AN opera singer from Crawley has appeared on hit BBC One show The Voice, performing a track from Les Misérables in a bid to get at least one of the famous coaches to spin round in their chair.Stephen...
View ArticlePHOTO: How Gatwick Airport terminals would look if a second...
GATWICK bosses have claimed an expanded airport would be the world's most efficient two-runway airport, as a new image showing how it could look is released.Improvements which would be made at Gatwick...
View ArticleCopthorne couple appeal for help tracing dog which mauled pet...
A COUPLE are appealing for help in tracing the owner of a dog which mauled one of their pet sheep to death and badly injured another.Bryan and Olive Chitty run Woodmans Farm, in Copthorne, purely as a...
View ArticleCouncil considers plan for 48 new homes in Pease Pottage
PLANS have been submitted to build 48 homes on the edge of Pease Pottage.Horsham District Council is asking for Crawley Borough Council's views on the proposal to build the homes on Buchan Hill.Rural...
View ArticlePublic asked to give views on new rules for Crawley taxi drivers
RESIDENTS have less than a week to have their say on Crawley Borough Council's taxi policy.The council is consulting the public on its draft policy on the licensing of private hire and Hackney carriage...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle bedroom fire at immigration detention centre...
FIRE crews have battled a blaze in a bedroom at Brook House immigration removal centre.A total of four engines were sent to the detention centre, based at Gatwick Airport, yesterday evening (Saturday,...
View ArticleMan dies after "accidentally" being set on fire
A MAN has died of his injuries after accidentally being set on fire. Emergency services were called to Barnfield Care Home, in Upfield, Horley, at just before 10am on Monday to reports that a man was...
View ArticleNew sports shop opens in Crawley town centre
A NEW shop selling sports supplements and gym wear has opened in the town centre. Quality Sports Supplements started life four years ago as an online-only business, set up by Ovi Blankas, from Ashdown...
View ArticleBroadfield driver charged with causing death of 80-year-old...
A DRIVER is due to appear in court accused of causing the death of an elderly man who was knocked down when crossing the road. Alan Wilsdon is due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court today...
View ArticleDriver with no licence crashes while almost five times drink-driv...
A 59-year-old man has admitted crashing his car while almost five times the drink-drive limit.Robert Hutchinson will appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 23 to be sentenced.He was spotted...
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