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Full story: Skidding car video in residential street sparks anger
THIS picture shows the moment a resident caught a dangerous driver "drifting" around an East Grinstead residential street corner.The footage, which was uploaded to video sharing website YouTube last...
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Balcombe fracking protest nearint the end after High Court order?
PROTESTERS could soon be forced from land they have occupied since August.West Sussex County Council has been granted possession of verges next to a Balcombe road that was swamped with anti-fracking...
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Historic cottage in Copthorne is up for sale
A HISTORIC cottage, built more than 200 years ago and in a quiet country lane, has come onto the market.Over the centuries Dowlands Cottage has retained its rustic feel and character, while continuing...
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Dog control order to try to solve mess issue
PLANS to introduce a Dog Control Order across Wealden will be decided by the end of the month.Almost all of the 1,200 residents who took part in a consultation voted in favour of council officials and...
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East Grinstead CCTV cameras everywhere - and shoppers don't care
EAST Grinstead shoppers want to see more CCTV cameras in the town – even if it means their every move is followed.The Courier & Observer can reveal that Sussex Police has 12 cameras around the town...
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Grieving mum of Crawley soldier killed serving country wants to...
THE mother of a Crawley soldier killed in Afghanistan hopes to visit the country as part of the "healing process" of coming to terms with his tragic death.Private John Brackpool was killed in Helmand...
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PHOTOS: Crawley pyjamas parties raise fortune for Children in...
PARENTS across Crawley will have enjoyed not having to get their children ready for school for once – as they were allowed to head to classes in their pyjamas last Friday.It was all for a good cause,...
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Man found hanging in Bewbush playing field took his own life
A MAN found hanging in a Bewbush playing field took his own life, a coroner has ruled. An inquest into the death of Robert Goldthorpe was held last Tuesday. The 38-year-old's body was found in a...
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Steven Fern, 47, admits sex attack in street on girl, 17
A MAN has admitted sexually assaulting a teenage girl as she walked along a residential street. Steven Fern, 47, attacked a 17-year-old as she walked along The Ridings, in Worth, in the middle of the...
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in flat
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the discovery of a woman's body in her Worthing flat. Police were called shortly before 6pm yesterday (Tuesday 19 November) after the 50-year old...
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CCTV image of suspected East Grinstead Poppy Appeal thief...
DO you recognise this young man? He is wanted in connection with the theft of yet another Poppy Appeal collection tin from East Grinstead. Police have issued this CCTV image in a bid to identify the...
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Annoyed auntie starts Dormansland Recreation Ground fundraising...
UNIMPRESSED by facilities at a village park, an annoyed auntie decided to take matters into her own hands – and raise funds for better equipment.When Genevieve Youldon visited Dormansland Recreation...
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Crawley boy, 10, sails through Britain's Got Talent auditions
A TALENTED ten-year-old boy is hoping his big voice will impress Simon Cowell after he made it through two Britain's Got Talent auditions on Sunday.Maximus Smith might be diminutive in stature but his...
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I told John Lennon I prefer The Rolling Stones. He said he did...
YOU would think that meeting The Beatles at the height of their fame would leave you so starstruck you would be unable to speak.But when legendary Only Fools and Horses star John Challis, who at the...
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Former Marine slams thief who stole Poppy Appeal money
A "DEPLORABLE" thief snatched a Poppy Appeal collection box shortly before 11am on Remembrance Day.The box, containing an estimated £30 to £50, was swiped from the reception of a Premier Inn, just half...
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East Grinstead Poppy box thief says, "I'm not a bad...
A SELF-CONFESSED alcoholic has apologised for stealing a retirement home's Poppy Appeal collection box. Remorseful Christopher Dare was given a police caution after he was caught on CCTV taking the box...
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We don't want to live near Poppy Appeal Box thief, say neighbours
FURIOUS retirement home residents no longer want to live in the same block as Poppy Appeal collection box thief Christopher Dare.The 62-year-old was arrested within hours of stealing the charity box at...
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Pudsey Bear joins fundraiser on East Grinstead to Edinburgh ride
PUDSEY Bear accompanied an East Grinstead cyclist on her epic adventure to Edinburgh.The yellow bear sat on the handlebars of Lisa Pollin's bike, as she rode nearly 500 miles to Scotland for Children...
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East Grinstead gets spotty for Children in Need
CAKE making, biscuit baking and picture taking were among the activities in East Grinstead which helped contribute towards a record-breaking year for Children in Need nationally.Residents young and old...
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Member of Royal Family digs hole on visit to school
YOU wouldn't expect to see the Queen getting stuck-in and digging a hole on a visit to a school.But that's exactly what the Duke of Gloucester did, when Hazelwick School welcomed their royal visitor...
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