How Crawley was born 67 years ago
CRAWLEY celebrated its 67th birthday last Thursday in a milestone marked with a mention on national radio.Chris Evans dedicated his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, which regularly attracts more than 9...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Flooding across Crawley, Copthorne and Burstow
SOME of the worst flooding Crawley and the surrounding area has seen in years has left large parts of the town under water. Here is a selection of pictures from some of the worst affected areas. Has...
View Article4 people scramble to safety after taxi on way to Gatwick gets...
FOUR people had to scramble to safety after their taxi became stuck in floodwater this evening, while on its way to Gatwick Airport. Wonham Lane, in Betchworth, near Reigate, has flooded and the...
View ArticleIfield, Langley Green and Maidenbower residents being urged to...
CRAWLEY residents are being urged to make sure they are prepared for their homes being flooded. A council Incident Liaison Officer (ILO) is in the Stafford Bridge area of Ifield Green and is knocking...
View ArticleCrawley man overturns car while driving home after day out...
A SOUTHGATE man flipped his car while nearly twice the drink-drive limit.Neil Dawson, 29, from Caburn Heights, Southgate, was making the short journey home from Three Bridges railway station when his...
View ArticleDrink and drugs charity Addaction Crawley told to improve...
THE Crawley branch of one of the UK's largest drug and alcohol treatment charities has been told to improve some of its services.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out a routine inspection of...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing schoolgirl Chloe Newman found safe and well...
A SCHOOLGIRL who went missing for 10 days has been found safe and well. Chloe Newman contacted police last night (Friday) following an appeal to members of the public and the media to help find her....
View ArticleDrunk calls police after "assault" but ends up being...
A MAN has been convicted of being drunk and disorderly in Crawley High Street.James Leonard called police, believing he may have been assaulted by bar staff at a pub in the town centre.But the call...
View ArticleFinal chance to have say on future flightpaths to and from...
RESIDENTS have one final chance to influence proposed flightpath changes over the town.There is one week left to have your say on the positioning of new flightspaths into and out of Gatwick...
View ArticleMaidenbower Junior School pupils impress in national maths...
FOUR young maths whizzes have been recognised for their problem-solving skills in a national competition.Maidenbower Junior School's Zelie Motte, 10, George Avis, 11, Harry Armstrong, 11, and Jasmine...
View Article10 bands, musicians and comedians who performed in Crawley before...
WE all know someone who claims to have seen the likes of The Beatles, Oasis or The Rolling Stones when nobody knew who they were.And it seems there are plenty of famous bands, musicians and comedians...
View ArticleCrawley dad returns home safely after driving ambulance to Syria
A DAD-OF-THREE from Broadfield has safely made it home after driving an ambulance full of aid to Syria for the second time.Imran Ibrahim, 33, left for the war-torn country on December 20 with supplies...
View ArticleMan dies after being found badly injured in Three Bridges...
A MAN has died after being found badly injured in an alleyway in Three Bridges this morning. Officers were called at 3.25am today (Sunday) after the 45-year-old Portuguese man was found unconscious in...
View ArticleNetwork Rail name Southern Rail as worst performing train...
SOUTHERN Rail's services were late more often than any other operator's in December.Tumultuous weather meant one-quarter of the company's services were late last month.Southern was able to get just 73...
View ArticleCrawley named as Britain in Bloom finalist
IT could be a blooming marvellous year for Crawley as the town goes for gold in its fourth year as a Britain in Bloom finalist.The Royal Horticultural Society has shortlisted the borough in the 2014...
View ArticleProstate cancer support group set up in Crawley
A NEW support group offering help and advice to men diagnosed with prostate cancer is holding its first meeting.The Urology Nurse Team from Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have joined forces...
View ArticleFourth person arrested on suspicion of murder after Three Bridges...
A FOURTH person has been arrested this evening over the death of a man found unconscious in an alleyway in Three Bridges. Officers were called at 3.25am today (Sunday) after a 45-year-old Portuguese...
View ArticleFormer Crawley teacher now a comedian who has supported Ricky...
A TEACHER who swapped the classroom for life as a stand-up comic is on the rise, after supporting Ricky Gervais and appearing on BBC's Live at the Apollo.Romesh Ranganathan taught maths and was head of...
View ArticleFormer Crawley landlord paralysed in freak accident hoping to...
A BODYBUILDER paralysed in a freak accident has set his sights on cycling around the country and competing in the Paralympics.Rob Groves, the former landlord of The Old Punchbowl, in Crawley High...
View ArticleFour arrested on suspicion of murder over death of man in Three...
FOUR people arrested in connection with the death of a man who was found beaten in a Three Bridges alleyway are still in custody. The suspects have not yet been charged with any offences and police...
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