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Man attempts to rape teenage girl on street
A MAN has been arrested after the attempted rape of a teenage girl on Saturday night. Steven Fern, 47, has been charged with the attempted rape of a 17-year-old girl from Crawley. Fern, of Bonehurst...
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Head cameras issued to protect road crews from abuse
HIGHWAYS chiefs are employing a high-tech approach to target motorists who put the lives of road crews in danger. Workmen in East Sussex say they have been spat at, sworn at and even run over by...
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Council asks public how it can improve adventure playgrounds
USERS of Crawley's four adventure playgrounds are being asked for ideas on what can be done to improve them.Crawley Borough Council is looking to attract more visitors to the playgrounds – Cherry Lane...
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Main road between Crawley and Reigate closed all this week
ONE of the main roads you would use to get from Crawley or Gatwick to Reigate is closed all this week. A nine-mile diversion has been set up while work to build a water main is carried out. The A217...
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Tory councillor announces bid to become new council leader
TORY councillor Liam Marshall-Ascough has become the first person to put themselves forward to become the next Crawley Borough Council leader, after Bob Lanzer's resignation last week. Mr Lanzer stood...
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Woman treated for head injury after crash in Three Bridges
TWO police cars and an ambulance were called to the scene of a collision on Hazelwick Avenue East in Three Bridges, this afternoon. The ambulance crew treated a woman who suffered a head injury. The...
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Burger van owner accused of sex crimes in his trailer
A BURGER van owner has been charged with a series of sexual offences alleged to have taken place in his roadside trailer.Bilal Sarioglu faces three charges of sexual assault on a woman at the catering...
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Plans to ban cars in East Grinstead town centre
YOUR vision of how East Grinstead should look in 20 years has been mapped out, in a once-in-a-generation project.The first draft of the town's Neighbourhood Plan, which runs to 148 pages, proposes that...
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PHOTOS: Extreme sports day at East Grinstead Skate Park
YOUNGSTERS pulled off their best flips, twists and tricks during an exciting extreme sports competition.Crowds descended upon East Grinstead Skate Park for the annual Skate Jam on August 10 and were...
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Appeal for witnesses after attempted Langley Green burglary
Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted burglary at a property in Beckett Lane in Langley Green. The incident occurred between 11.30pm on Thursday (August 8) and 9pm the following evening....
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Property stolen from flat in Broadfield while owner at home
Property has been stolen during a burglary at Broadfield flat - while the owner was at home. An iPhone 4 and tablet computer were taken from the lounge of the property in Trefoil Crescent at about...
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Tennis club gets £4,000 upgrade
A VILLAGE sports club has good reason to make a racket, after securing an ace upgrade.One of the two courts at Hartfield Tennis Club has been resurfaced, enabling members to play on for years to...
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PHOTOS: First ever food festival at The Hawth
UP to 800 foodies enjoyed the best produce Sussex has to offer at the first ever food and drink festival to be staged at The Hawth.The free event gave residents an excuse to gobble food and quaff wine...
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Clockwise M25 in Surrey is a no-go zone
TRAFFIC is tailing back to the Leatherhead junction of the M25 clockwise carriageway following a multi-vehicle collision closed the motorway between junctions 10 (A3, Wisley) and 11 (A317, Chertsey)....
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Are you East Grinstead's biggest One Direction fan?
A DOCUMENTARY which exposed young girls' obsession with One Direction has been slammed by critics, fans and the band themselves. Avid followers, known as Directioners, poured their hearts out about the...
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Council offers to remove wasps nests for residents
MID Sussex District Council is offering to remove troublesome wasps nests for residents.For a price, the council will provide a professional, trained pest control team to help remove nests quickly and...
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Balcome fracking protests have cost police £750,000
AS Sussex Police gears up to meet the extra demand of policing the Balcombe oil-drilling protests, with the arrival of protestersthis weekend, the force has revealed that the cost of policing the...
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Burglars raid 5 homes in Pound Hill
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after burglars targeted five homes in Pound Hill in the middle of the day. Officers are considering the possibility that the offenders used tools to open windows and...
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The 10 biggest companies in Crawley
CRAWLEY is well known as the business hub of West Sussex, providing far more jobs than anywhere else in the county.But would you be able to name the largest companies in the town?If not, here is...
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East Grinstead woman becomes Premier League cheerleader
IT'S not just Crystal Palace players who have had a testing pre-season – one of the side's cheerleaders has also been on a gruelling training regime.Amie Latter has joined the newly promoted side's...
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