Warning over safety of button batteries
West Sussex Trading Standards are warning parents to be on their guard about the dangers to young children of small batteries in electronic devices. As more compact electronic devices appear in the...
View ArticleCOLUMN: Let’s Face It - Mammoth bulb task completed
Just in the nick of time before the weather turns colder and the ground begins to freeze we have completed our mammoth community bulb planting – an incredible 40,000 bulbs all planted by hand in just...
View ArticleCrawley MP’s praise for air ambulance
Crawley MP Henry Smith has praised the work of the Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance Trust after it was granted £1.5million by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.George Osborne granted the money to...
View ArticleRoadworks to be completed
The Highways Agency has pledged to complete three major roadworks schemes in the Crawley area in time for Christmas and the new year.The schemes are among 400-miles of roads the agency hopes to clear...
View ArticleDelays after major disruption at Gatwick Airport
Rail users are being warned of delays throughout the afternoon after a major disruption on the line at Gatwick Airport.Southern Rail said the problem could last until at least 4pm this evening and are...
View ArticleWoman charged following shop arson attack
A woman has been charged with arson following a shop fire in Horley.The incident occurred at around 11:20pm on August 20 at a shop on Meath Green Lane.The fire caused around £25,000 worth of damage to...
View Article‘Wreckless’ plan to fund foodbanks fails
A bid by a Crawley councillor to help fund foodbanks has been slammed as ‘financially wreckless’.Labour councillor Michael Jones brought a motion asking county councillors to consider putting £70,000...
View ArticleSix fire crews attend house fire
Six fire crews were called to a house fire which spread across a two-storey house.West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene in Church Road, Worth, at 11.03am on Friday (December 19).A...
View ArticleMore is needed to be done to save our High Streets
Mary Portas, retail expert and founder of the Portas agency, gives her frank assessment on how the Government has responded to her groundbreaking study into the nation’s High Streets.It’s been three...
View ArticleCall for updates on hospital concerns
A Crawley county councillor has asked for local members to be immediately informed on safeguarding concerns about hospitals following events at Langley Green Hospital.The hospital, in Martyrs Avenue,...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: How to make sure your relationship survives the festive season
It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but the festive season can put a huge strain on relationships.New research by Slater & Gordon shows that almost a third of couples don’t...
View ArticleWest Sussex £71.5m pothole grant ‘welcome fillip’ to council funds
West Sussex County Council is set to receive more than £71.5m for pothole repairs over the next six years.The grant announced by the Government today (December 23) is part of a £6bn funding pot made...
View ArticleHorley man charged with drink-driving
Sixteen people - including a man from Horley - have been charged in the third week of Surrey Police’s crackdown on drink or drug-driving related offences.Daniel James Kingsbury, 32, of Bolters Road...
View ArticleTake time to reflect on life
Christmas Eve is finally here and after all the shopping, cooking, present wrapping and rushing around is done, it is time to stop and enjoy yourself. It is often a quiet time here at Chestnut Tree...
View ArticleTwo Crawley boys arrested after sheep burning
Two Crawley boys have been arrested after a sheep from Tilgate Park Nature Centre was found savaged and burned.A spokesman for Sussex Police said the two 17-year-olds were arrested on suspicion of...
View ArticleNew text service for West Sussex fostering and adoption
There is now a quicker and easier way of finding out more about fostering and adoption in West Sussex thanks to a new text service. By sending the words ‘FOSTER’ or ‘ADOPT’ to 82228, residents...
View ArticleCrawley crews put out fire behind town centre takeaway
Fire crews put out waste alight behind a town centre takeaway.A spokesman for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said the two crews were called to the scene in The Queensway at 4.09am today (Wednesday...
View ArticleHackers obtain email addresses from Sussex Police website
Hackers have obtained personal email addresses from Sussex Police.Officer have launched an investigation into security breaches of its external website.Amaraghosha Carter, joint head of IT for Surrey...
View ArticleCrawley MP Henry Smith thanks postmen and women
Crawley MP Henry Smith has visited Royal Mail’s delivery office in Crawley to say thank you to postmen and women at their busiest time of year.Henry said; “It was great to meet postmen and women at...
View ArticleRICHARD WILLIAMSON: Still sure peace will come, after all these years
A century ago tonight, my father experienced the most memorable Christmas Eve of his life.Sixty years ago, so did I. He was on the front line, in a foreign land. So was I, in Jerusalem, though the line...
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