GATWICK AIRPORT SECOND RUNWAY: Councillors explain why they...
AT a Crawley Borough Council meeting last week, councillors voted to oppose a second runway being built at Gatwick Airport. Following the vote, which saw 25 councillors object to expansion and 11 vote...
View ArticlePHOTOS: K2 Crawley becoming the venue for national sporting...
THE best badminton players in the country battled it out at K2 Crawley last weekend in the latest in a long line of national sporting championships to be held at the leisure centre.A total of 202...
View ArticleSnow expected at rush hour in Crawley today
SNOW is forecast for Crawley at rush hour today so drivers may want to plan their journey home. Only light snow mixed with rain is expected but it may make the roads hazardous so motorists will need to...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sussex Police release CCTV footage of armed robbery at...
CCTV footage has been released showing the moment a masked robber held up a garage worker at knifepoint. The images show how the man dressed in dark clothing walked into The Flower Bowl garage in...
View ArticleArmed police swoop on K2 Crawley
ARMED police have descended on the car park at K2 Crawley in an operation to tackle drug offences in Crawley.Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), working with Sussex...
View ArticlePolice on patrol this week trying to catch people risking their...
DRIVERS and pedestrians are still risking their lives at the town's level crossings, police have warned.The British Transport Police (BTP) are carrying out high-visibility patrols this week to raise...
View ArticleBroadfield man accused of attacking police officer at his home
A MAN has denied assaulting a police officer at his home address in Broadfield.Sergio Peyamdane pleaded not guilty to assaulting PC Alistair Brodie at the defendant's home address in Fulham Close on...
View ArticleNo further search being conducted to find remains of missing...
THERE will be no further search for the remains of missing Crawley man Jean Leveque, Sussex Police have said. Two human bones were discovered at a fishing lake in Pease Pottage on Monday last week and...
View ArticleAnother 21 things you will never hear people from Crawley say
LAST week lots of you checked out our light-hearted look at some of the things that - for obvious reasons - you will never hear Crawley residents say. As so many of you enjoyed it - and with our tongue...
View ArticleMan appears in court accused of sex offences on young child
A MAN has appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court accused of a string of child sex offences. Justin Overton appeared in the dock at the court last Wednesday, but the alleged offences are considered so...
View ArticleGatwick Airport announces plans for easyJet and British Airways...
GATWICK Airport has announced a plan to operate airlines out of specific terminals in the future.Airport bosses have conducted a strategic review of how the North and South terminals operate and based...
View ArticlePolice raid eight Crawley homes in major drugs operation
POLICE have searched eight Crawley homes as more than 100 officers were sent as part of a major crackdown on the supply of drugs in the town.Sussex Police, assisted by the South East Regional Organised...
View ArticleAmazing new play areas to open in Pound Hill next week
TODDLERS and young children will be able to fall in love with two brand new play areas in Pound Hill when they officially open on Valentine's Day.The separate play areas, which stand side-by-side in...
View ArticleVerdict of suicide recorded at inquest after death of Tilgate dad
A DAD hanged himself from a door handle while under the effects of alcohol, an inquest has heard.A court heard last Friday how Paul Campion died aged 50 at his home in Boswell Road, Tilgate.Mr...
View ArticleGirl forced to live opposite paedophile who sexually assaulted...
A TEENAGE girl who was forced to live opposite the paedophile who sexually assaulted her when she was just 12 will finally be able to move after the council found her and her mother a new home.The...
View ArticleMan arrested at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of attempted murder...
A MAN has been arrested at Gatwick Airport after a man was attacked with an axe outside a nightclub. Joshua Streeks, 22, from Croydon, was arrested at the airport yesterday by Sussex Police officers...
View ArticleTeenager prosecuted for throwing knife at door after cry for help...
A TEENAGER who was arrested for assault after issuing a plea for help has questioned why she was prosecuted and whether police are properly trained to deal with people with mental health problems.Erin...
View ArticleCompany selling roof racks and trailers moves from Redhill to...
A FIRM specialising in selling vehicle trailers has moved from Redhill to Crawley. Indespension left its site of 36 years last week to move into the Old British Legion building on Charlwood Road, in...
View ArticleWoman given curfew after admitting attack on police officer in...
A WOMAN has been given a curfew after changing her pleas to two assault charges. Emma Hassett, from Commonwealth Drive, Three Bridges, pleaded not guilty to both charges when she appeared at Crawley...
View ArticleWoman assessed by paramedics following two-car collision in Pound...
A WOMAN was assessed by paramedics at the scene of a collision involving two cars yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.The crash occurred at about 3.25pm on Turners Hill Road, Pound Hill. Two fire engines...
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