Wimpy bites the dust after 50 years in East Grinstead
AFTER more than 40 years, Wimpy have pulled out of East Grinstead. The burger chain's London Road eatery closed its doors for the final time last month, and is to make way for a new bistro café. The...
View Article15,000 extra people will soon be using Crawley health services
HEALTHCARE will need to be provided for up to 15,000 more people in Crawley over the next seven years, according to the town's top doctor.Dr Amit Bhargava, chief clinical officer for Crawley Clinical...
View ArticleCrawley pub features in new zombie movie
IF you spot a host of bleary-eyed and pasty-faced adults staggering out of a pub you would assume they had over indulged on beer or wine.But when just such a scene occurred in Northgate the individuals...
View ArticleCOLUMN: Look to the stars with astronomer Steve
LIGHT pollution is a major problem these days when it comes to observing – the brighter the lights around you, the harder it is to see what is going on above us. Fortunately, in East Grinstead we have...
View ArticleManor Royal businesses support 2nd runway at Gatwick
THE company managing Manor Royal has announced it is in favour of a second runway at Gatwick Airport but asked for further clarification into how the business district would be impacted by...
View ArticleStanden House attendance down after difficult year at East...
TEN thousand fewer visitors are expected to have walked the grounds of Standen House this year – because tourists preferred to be by the seaside in the warm weather, and the gardens were not looking...
View ArticleMP Gloria De Piero promises Crawley working parents help with...
CRAWLEY parents who want to work but cannot afford "stratospheric" childcare costs would be given a helping hand under a Labour government.This was the message from Gloria De Piero, shadow minister for...
View ArticleToddlers face speed limits at Forest Row pre-school
PARENTS were urged to keep an eye out for ducks, deer and horses as they dropped their youngsters off at Forest Row Community Pre-School.But the warnings did not form part of the Highway Code – they...
View ArticleHarry Potter star visits Crawley charity
ACTRESS Julie Walters has given her backing to a Crawley charity that provides support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or suicidal thoughts.The Harry Potter star has become a...
View ArticleHundreds stranded at Gatwick Airport as 163 flights are delayed
HUNDREDS of people have been stranded at Gatwick Airport today after a massive technical meltdown at the national air traffic control centre. A total of 163 flights have been delayed following a glitch...
View ArticleNOSTALGIA: West Hoathly school let pupils smoke and bathe naked
NUDE bathing and students who sparked up and smoked cigarettes were among the reasons a school near West Hoathly was the victim of a smear campaign more than 50 years ago.Dubbed locally as "the school...
View ArticleCriticised West Hoathly pre-school now showing "satisfactory...
A PRE-SCHOOL which was slammed for failing to ensure its staff were suitable to work with children is making "satisfactory" progress following its latest Ofsted visit.West Hoathly Community Pre-School...
View ArticleThe 10 most interesting exhibits at Crawley Museum
GIVEN that Crawley is a new town, you might expect it would be a struggle to find an exhibit older than Bruce Forsyth at its museum. But Crawley has a rich history that long precedes its post-war...
View ArticleFilipino disaster donations pile high at East Surrey Hospital
A GROUP of Filipino nurses and their colleagues raised nearly £4,000 for the Typhoon Haiyan appeal through cake sales and collections at East Surrey Hospital.A cause close to their hearts, they were...
View ArticleFight to stop homes being built on Tilgate and Southgate green...
PROPOSALS to protect green space in Tilgate and Southgate will be presented to Crawley Borough Council later this month.Residents groups from the two neighbourhoods want the council to designate...
View ArticleSex attack on woman on Brighton beach next to pier
POLICE have cordoned off a small area of the beach west of Brighton's Palace Pier in the area to the south of Pool Valley, following a report of a female being the subject of a serious sexual assault...
View ArticleOaks Primary pupils organise their own Christmas fair
THERE was glitter, face painting and plenty of prizes as primary school pupils showed the adults how its done by putting on their own Christmas fair.Many of the students at The Oaks Primary School, in...
View ArticleWest Sussex County Council leader raises fracking with David...
THE leader of West Sussex County Council is preparing a letter to the Prime Minister about fracking.County council leader Louise Goldsmith has said there needs to be a nationwide debate on fracking –...
View ArticleHundreds of presents donated to Crawley News Toy Appeal
HUNDREDS of presents donated by our generous readers have already been wrapped to make this Christmas one to remember for disadvantaged children.Golden Lion Children's Trust (GLCT) helpers collected...
View ArticleActress Judi Dench donates her racehorse to Lingfield riding...
DAME Judi Dench has donated her racehorse to the owners of a riding school – to be retrained to be used for therapy by the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA).The former Bond star – who is a...
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