Fashion designer Vivienne Westwood joins Balcombe fracking...
FASHION designer Vivienne Westwood is among an influx of campaigners to have joined a camp protesting against the test drilling site in Balcombe. An extra 100 protesters moved into to the site...
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View ArticleAmazing photos from around world on show at Wakehurst Place
A HOST of awe-inspiring photographs are being exhibited at Wakehurst Place to showcase Earth's most serene scenery.An exhibition of stills from the International Garden Photographer of the Year...
View ArticleSussex Police deny Balcombe drilling accusations
SUSSEX Police has rejected claims it has allowed protesters to bring oil-drilling at Balcombe to a halt as up to 1,000 extra people have gathered for a climate camp near the site at the weekend. Energy...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Bluebell Railway vintage vehicle festival
VISITORS to the Bluebell Railway were treated to a vintage vehicle extravaganza at the weekend.There was many a four and two-wheeled blast from the past as the Vintage Transport Weekend drove into...
View ArticleSon to cycle to Paris for terminally ill mum
A MAN whose mother is terminally ill is cycling from London to Paris to raise money for a cancer charity.Ande Denman, 24, is undertaking the 281-mile challenge in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.In his...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Firefighters battle major house fire
THESE images show the damage caused to a home in Ashurst Wood after the roof was engulfed in flames this afternoon. The detached house in Cansiron Lane - Hollys Cottage - has been left with a gaping...
View ArticleTwo people taken to hospital following car crash
TWO people were taken to hospital following a car crash in Tinsley Green yesterday afternoon (Tuesday). A man and woman were helped from their vehicles by paramedics after the collision, involving two...
View ArticleCrawley MP does not support military action in Syria despite...
THE Crawley MP has defended his decision to vote last Thursday in favour of possible military action in Syria, saying he would have voted against intervention at a later stage.Henry Smith, who has...
View ArticleThree-year-old child hit by car in Three Bridges
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy has been hit by a car in a Three Bridges car park. The child was struck by a VW Golf in the car park at Lidl and Iceland, on Hazelwick Avenue, at about 3.30pm. A Sussex Police...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to violent East Grinstead rape
A MAN has pleaded guilty to raping a woman in an East Grinstead graveyard as she walked home.Tyrone Carr clubbed a 22-year-old woman with a glass bottle and raped her at Mount Noddy cemetery on...
View ArticleCouncil leader hopeful shares his vision for the town
CRAWLEY'S Conservative group is due to elect a new leader today (Thursday). With the likelihood that whoever is chosen will become the next leader of Crawley Borough Council, we asked to speak to the...
View ArticleHotel employee "stabbed" at four-star resort
A YOUNG man suffered several wounds following a reported stabbing at Copthorne Hotel. The 20-year-old was attacked with a Stanley knife at the four-star resort in the early hours of Monday, according...
View ArticleCrawley's 10 most inspirational members of the armed forces
CRAWLEY is a town which is proud of its military links. We have a Territorial Army base in Kilnmead, a war memorial in the grounds of St John's Church and of course Memorial Gardens itself. Crawley has...
View ArticleCrawley firm's cancer technology snapped up by NHS
PATIENTS across the UK are to receive cancer treatment using machines created by a Crawley-based manufacturer.NHS Supply Chain has placed an order for 20 advanced radiotherapy machines from Varian...
View ArticleCouncillor's nomination for group leadership refused
A COUNCILLOR hopeful of becoming leader of Crawley's Conservative group has had his nomination for the role refused. The new leader - being elected this evening (September 5) - is likely to become...
View ArticleWanted man accused of drug production could be in Crawley
POLICE are searching for a man who is wanted for failing to appear at court. Patrick Sutherland, 59 was charged with the production of cannabis after being arrested on October 10 2012 at his home in...
View ArticleCyclist battered and bruised following 20mph crash
A CYCLIST who crashed his bike at 20mph has spoken of his gratitude to passers-by and motorists who helped him as he lay "in agony" in the middle of the road.James Reffold came off his bike heading...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Man seriously injured after Sharpthorne car crash
A MAN has sustained serious injuries after he was trapped in his car following a crash. Police were called at midday today following a report that two vehicles had collided in Plawhatch Lane,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man rushed to hospital after car dashboard crushes him
A MAN was rushed to hospital after he was trapped in his car following a collision along Plawhatch Lane. The driver, who was in his 70s, suffered ankle, pelvic and abdomen injuries after his dashboard...
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