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Consultation on banning cars from Crawley High Street extended
A CONSULTATION on whether cars should be banned from parking in part of Crawley High Street during evenings and weekends has been extended.Drivers can currently park in the pedestrianised area of the...
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Pensioner charged with sex assault on boy, 16
A PENSIONER has been charged with sexual assault on a 16-year-old boy following an alleged incident last Wednesday. Christopher Clayton, 67, of Gossops Drive, has been bailed to appear at Crawley...
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East Surrey Hospital launches recycling scheme
EAST Surrey Hospital is encouraging staff to take part in an ambitious new recycling scheme.Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, is installing more than 400 new bins to...
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Beauty contest Miss East Grinstead 2013 is almost upon us
A NEW competition to find the town's most beautiful woman is about to begin.Miss East Grinstead 2013 aims to follow in the footsteps of the hugely successful contest run by the Courier & Observer's...
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East Grinstead Porsche wrapped in black velvet
A SUPER-FURRY sports car has gained a global following after it was wrapped in velvet in Edenbridge.The black velvet Porsche Panamera – the only one of its kind in the UK – has become an internet...
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Wadhurst soldier's mission to be flying on the front line
NOT many young women would dream of flying fighter jets through a warzone, but a 25-year-old from Wadhurst is desperate to make it happen after completing a four-month stint in Afghanistan.Three Oaks...
View ArticleDaltrey backs Heathfield gig: So Who cares...
ROCK legend Roger Daltrey has thrown his weight behind Heathfield's open air concert later this month.The Who frontman, who is a local resident, is supporting the June 22 event, organised by the...
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Forest land goes up in smoke after blaze drama
FIREFIGHTERS battled until midnight a blaze in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, which devastated about 20 hectares of land.At 2.30pm on Wednesday, emergency services, including 16 fire engines with 80...
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Ex-teacher jailed for child pornography
A FORMER Heathfield Community College teacher has been jailed for 15 months after possessing more than 14,000 indecent images of children.Melvyn Carter, from Malvern Way, Hastings, confessed to looking...
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Council's warning over cow stampedes
THE county council has taken the unusual step of warning walkers about the dangers of stampeding cows.East Sussex County council released a list of what should and should not be done if walkers...
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Ex-police chief gets life for host of sex assaults on children
POLICE have welcomed the sentencing of a former member of the force who violently attacked children and sexually assaulted them while working as a scuba diving instructor in Crowborough.Philip...
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Video: Crowborough lad taking it to the extreme to follow dreams
A WHEELY talented boy from Crowborough has his eyes firmly set on being world champion of his sport, even if it means having to take extreme risks.The scooter is the ride of choice for 12-year-old Jake...
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Peter Andre becomes business partner at Crawley kung fu school
HEARTTHROB and reality TV star Peter Andre is about to go from pop star to chop star after becoming a business partner in a kung fu school.The Mysterious Girl singer has joined forces with Paul Hawkes...
View ArticleBig party for Vi's 100th
CELEBRATIONS were under way at a care home in Wadhurst this weekend as one of its residents turned 100.Vi Haber, a resident of Wadhurst Manor Care Home, was treated to a stellar celebration last...
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Luggage woes of Jack Dee, Eamonn Holmes and Theo Paphitis at...
IT'S tough being a celebrity and not quite having enough money to be able to afford your own private plane. So it means that sometimes famous faces have to use scheduled flights like the rest of us....
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PICTURES: South of England Show in full swing
THE second day of the annual South of England Agricultural Society's summer show is under way. The event, which is the biggest in the society's calendar and is held at the society's Ardingly...
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Memorial for talented cricketer who died suddenly
THE life of a talented cricketer who saved another man's life when he died suddenly in April was celebrated with a memorial golf day and cricket match.Craig Botting died unexpectedly on April 14 from a...
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Crawley Down council candidate still running despite threat
A COUNCIL hopeful has vowed to remain in the running for a vacant position despite threats being made against him, which he thinks may be related to his decision to stand for election.Philip Pratt...
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Drivers caught speeding pay for new speed camera vans
NEW camera vans have been rolled out across Sussex, funded by drivers caught speeding.As part of a planned fleet upgrade, the Sussex Safer Roads Partnership replaced the vans used by its speed camera...
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UPDATE: Police seek witnesses after East Grinstead jewellers...
Police are appealing for witnesses after robbers attempted to smash their way into an East Grinstead jewellers in broad daylight. Four men on two motorcycles approached the East Grinstead Watch...
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