East Grinstead trip inspires poet Pam Ayres to pen poem
QUEEN of poetry Pam Ayres popped into East Grinstead - and used the visit as inspiration for a new poem.After a visit to Wakehurst Place, the Cotswold-based writer, broadcaster and entertainer stopped...
View ArticlePlans to solve parking shortage and grass verge damage in Ifield...
PLANS to create additional parking and protect green areas in an overcrowded Ifield street have been submitted.Hardham Close, off Graffham Close and Warren Drive, has limited space for parking, with...
View ArticleTeen posts photos of himself holding guns on police Facebook page
SUSSEX Police say they will not take any action against a teenager who posted photographs of himself holding guns on the Crawley Police Facebook page.Three photographs – two of a male holding different...
View ArticleThomas Bennett pupils invent their own iPhone game
IF pupils at Thomas Bennett Community College are caught playing a game on their mobile phones during lessons they will at least be able to tell their teachers - "well, we did invent it". That's...
View ArticlePease Pottage residents hit out as approval is given for 51 new...
ANGRY residents are considering moving from a "beautiful" village after a developer won its appeal to be allowed to build more than 50 new homes.Redrow Homes has been granted planning permission to...
View ArticleSerious crash in Hurst Green in East Sussex closes the A21
A SERIOUS crash has caused the A21 in Hurst Green to shut this afternoon (Tuesday).The A21 London Road at the junction with Station Road is closed both ways after a motorist smash into a tree.The South...
View ArticleCrawley father and son sentenced for fake loans scam
A FATHER and son from Crawley are among three men sentenced for their part in a fake loans scam in which they defrauded more than 100 people. Fahad Javaid and Javaid Hussain, both of Borrowdale Close...
View ArticleMan attempts to steal 13-year-old East Grinstead girl's iPod
A 13 year-old-girl was the victim of a failed robbery after a man tried to steal an iPod from her. The bungled theft happened at approximately 3.30pm on Friday when the girl was pushed over while...
View ArticleEd Miliband calls on immigrants to learn to speak English
Ed Miliband has paid a flying visit to Crawley - and told a crowd of supporters and curious shoppers that if immigrants come to Britian they should learn to speak English. The Labour leader also...
View ArticlePensioner dies following car crash on the A21 in Hurst Green in...
A PENSIONER has died after his car crashed into a tree on the A21 in Hurst Green today.A 74-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene when his Hyundai hit a tree in an incident at around 12.40pm,...
View ArticleTom Wort's family's delight as he signs for Tennessee Titans NFL...
The proud grandmother of British NFL newcomer Tom Wort says he is "still a Crawley boy at heart". Tom, 22, realised his dream by signing for American football team the Tennessee Titans as a free agent...
View ArticleNew Lingfield Primary head excited for the challenge
THE new head teacher of Lingfield Primary School says he is excited at the prospect of filling his predecessor's boots.Ron Gandolfo said retiring from the Vicarage Road school, where he worked for 11...
View ArticleTraffic queuing in East Sussex but roads across rest of county...
AN accident is causing severe delays on an East Sussex road this morning but elsewhere in the county traffic is moving freely. The A259 is partly blocked westbound at Barnhorn Road in Little Common due...
View ArticleDelays on the A264 due to broken down vehicle
A BROKEN down vehicle is causing delays on the A264 near Pembury. Queues are starting to form on the major arterial road which runs through Crawley. Traffic is not backed up in Crawley at the moment...
View ArticleEmotional tributes paid at funeral of Georgina Woodley
THE inspirational life of a teenager whose positivity fighting a rare form of cancer rubbed off on everyone who knew her has been celebrated at a moving service.Friends and family came together to...
View ArticleControversial former Ukip candidate creates music video for the...
A UKIP county council candidate who caused controversy over comments on a social media site has made a music video promoting her political beliefs.Crowborough resident Anna Marie Crampton who is...
View ArticlePICTURES: This year's Crawley's Got Talent finalists
THE finalists in this year's Crawley's Got Talent competition are busy fine-tuning their acts for the show at The Hawth.The 18 performers attended a photo call at the theatre to promote the event.But...
View ArticleTilgate Forest Golf Centre's new clubhouse opens
GOLFING tradition dictates that anyone lucky enough to hit a hole-in-one has to buy everyone in the clubhouse a drink at the end of their round.But for the past two years at Tilgate Forest Golf Centre...
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