Southgate care home's staffing levels not always adequate but...
A SOUTHGATE care home has been told to improve after staffing levels were found to be occasionally below the level required but inspectors admitted residents had not come to harm as a result.Cabot...
View ArticleFlight to Alicante diverted to Gatwick because of medical...
AN EasyJet plane headed for Alicante from Southend has had to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after a medical emergency on board. Flight EZY7415 took off from Southend, in Essex, at 7am...
View ArticleDad demands refund from Apple after son is able to spend...
A FURIOUS dad is demanding a refund of almost £4,000 from Apple after his seven-year-old son unwittingly racked up a massive bill by playing a Jurassic World game on the father's iPad.Crawley...
View ArticleElderly Pound Hill woman warns Crawley people to be alert after...
AN elderly woman is urging people to be on their guard against scammers using a new con to get vulnerable people to hand over personal details.Yvonne Miller received a call from a fraudster on December...
View ArticleSomeone doesn't want former office to be turned into 111 flats...
THE proposed conversion of a former office building into 111 flats has upset at least 21 neighbouring residents, one of whom thinks it will encourage gulls to nest there.Stoner House, which sits at the...
View ArticleReview of the year 2015: October to December
THE final part of our review of 2015 features the best stories to come out of Crawley from October to DecemberOctoberSOUTHGATE and West Green residents were left wondering why their postman was...
View ArticleResult! Crawley girl with rare life-limiting condition gets her...
A YOUNG girl who has to travel to hospital three times each week for dialysis treatment for her life-limiting kidney condition is now having a vastly improved experience.Last month the Crawley News...
View ArticleMaidenbower man accused of punching girlfriend then waving knife...
A MAIDENBOWER man allegedly punched his ex-girlfriend then waved a knife around in the street.Jamie Palmer, who now lives in Billinton Drive, Maidenbower, is accused of assaulting Rebekah Moore on...
View ArticleDemolition of 1950s town centre building to build 78 homes could...
PERMISSION to demolish a 1950s building in the town centre and replace it with 78 homes and new retail units could be granted on Monday.Inspired Asset Management bought 15-29 The Broadway for £2.8...
View Article10 reasons Maidenbower is Crawley's best neighbourhood
IT'S a well-known thing among Crawley residents that people in Maidenbower sometimes like to think of themselves as living in their own village, separate from the rest of Crawley.So what's so great...
View ArticleBus window smashed by youths in Ifield
YOUTHS smashed a bus window by throwing objects at it as it passed through Ifield. The Metrobus service was targeted on Wednesday evening at about 6.40pm as it drove along Warren Drive near its...
View ArticlePolice seize car with no insurance, tax or MOT in Manor Royal
A CAR has been towed by police after it was found to have no insurance, tax or MOT in Manor Royal.Officers were patrolling the business district on Thursday (January 14) morning when they carried out...
View ArticleLangley Green benefit cheats avoid jail after doctoring bank...
A LANGLEY Green couple who doctored bank statements to avoid losing their benefits only avoided jail because it would cost the state too much to look after their kids. During an investigation, Crawley...
View ArticleKeep clear signs set to be painted outside several Crawley...
A NUMBER of Crawley schools look set to have "school, keep clear" lines painted on the roads at their entrances as part of a plan to introduce a traffic regulation order in the east of Crawley.As part...
View ArticleNumber of rats being found in Crawley homes is on the increase
THE ease with which offices can be turned into homes has been blamed for a growing rat problem in Crawley.Figures obtained by the Crawley News show that in 2015 the borough council's pest control...
View ArticleNew Crawley business now rated the best restaurant in whole of...
A CRAWLEY restaurant has proved so popular with customers in its first ten months that it is now the highest rated restaurant in the whole of West Sussex, according to reviews on TripAdvisor.There are...
View ArticleCaterham Cars produces toned down version of fastest-ever car as...
A MANOR Royal-based sports car manufacturer has created a "mildly saner" version of its fastest car, as some people can't quite handle the speed of the original.Caterham Cars, based in Fleming Way, has...
View ArticlePolitical row over Government minister's visit to Crawley
A MINISTER responsible for housing issues visited Crawley's newest neighbourhood last week but the Labour leader of the council criticised the move.Crawley MP Henry Smith welcomed Brandon Lewis to see...
View ArticleMill Primary pupils wear Christmas jumpers for charity fundraiser
PUPILS at The Mill Primary Academy raised £235 for charity by wearing Christmas jumpers to school.The total figure raised was announced last Friday following the Christmas jumper day at the Ifield...
View ArticleSussex Police set to use drones instead of helicopters to look...
SUSSEX Police could be using five new flying drones in place of the police helicopter on some operations by April.The force has, in partnership with Surrey Police, been given £250,000 to buy the Aeryon...
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