New taxi rank opened in Crawley
Taxi drivers have welcomed the opening of a new rank in the town centre. It was praised as “very good news” by Amin Mirza, chairman of the Crawley Hackney Carriage Association.
View ArticleSharing ideas is the way forward
It can’t be denied that as an example of a successful Open Source project, Android is leading the pack. An IDC report (http://www.idc.com/prodserv/smartphone-os-market-share.jsp) revealed that in Q3...
View ArticleMissing Crawley man found
A missing Crawley man was found safe and well in Kent on Friday (January 30).Markus Gall, 25, was last seen on Saturday January 24 heading out of Crawley on a London-bound train.
View ArticleCrawley unemployment falls as monthly pay rises
Unemployment figures for Crawley fell by 1,300 in the space of the year.Figures released by the Office for National Statistics last week also showed the number of people out of work to be 3,200 in...
View ArticleBudge over big spender
UKIP’s West Sussex County Council opposition leader and parliamentary candidate for East Worthing & Shoreham, Mike Glennon, considers the delights of Budgets. I spent many years teaching A-level...
View ArticleThe Dumbing Down of Britain
Let’s face it; Britain is not what it was. I am not talking about immigration or national identity – I’ll let our increasingly disingenuous politicians score points on those issues over the next few...
View ArticleTwo Crawley men arrested on suspicion of burglary
Two Crawley men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary.Sussex Police was called after an unoccupied flat was broken into in Guinness Court, Regents Close, Broadfield, at around 11pm yesterday...
View ArticleMan assaulted by two men in robbery attempt in Three Bridges
A man was attacked by two men who emerged from bushes in an attempted robbery in Three Bridges on Wednesday January 28.The victim, a 40-year-old man, was walking along Pondwood Road at about 9.45pm,...
View ArticleBoys accused of stabbing and setting fire to sheep in Crawley
Two 17-year-old boys are to appear in court accused of stabbing a sheep and setting fire to it.The teenagers have been charged with arson and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and have been...
View ArticlePolice donation to children’s charity
Sussex Police has made a £250 donation to the Golden Lions Children’s Trust. The cheque was presented to Lynda Guy, chairman of the Trust, by Chief Inspector Justina Beeken. To find out more about the...
View ArticleCrawley man arrested after Burgess Hill brawl
A Crawley man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH and assault following a fight in Burgess Hill on Saturday (January 31).Police said a fight broke out between two men between 3am and 3.30am in the...
View ArticleCrawley MP has no plans to leave town
Crawley MP Henry Smith said he had no ambitions to become Horsham MP.Fellow Tory Francis Maude is to step down from the seat at this year’s General Election.Mr Smith made explicit he had no ambitions...
View ArticleTwo schools underperforming as league tables are announced
Two Crawley secondary schools have been deemed underperforming in the latest league tables results.Of the six state secondary schools in the area two fell below the government benchmark for students...
View ArticleSchool burglar alarm set off
Police were called to a suspected burglary at a school. A spokesman said Holy Trinity School’s alarm was raised at around 10.15am on Saturday (January 31).
View ArticleGatwick’s main airline opposed to expansion
Gatwick’s largest airline operator believes there is ‘little appetite’ for enough airlines to use the airport to warrant building a second runway.Responding to the Airports Commission consultation on...
View ArticleTributes paid to popular school teaching assistant
Tributes have been paid to a woman who was a teaching assistant at a Broadfield school for more than 20 years.Joan Reed, who worked at Broadfield North County First and Middle School from 1972 died,...
View ArticleAamazing challenge to raise £50,000
I’m dedicating this week’s column to telling you about the amazing challenge Rupert Jones-Warner has set himself in order to raise £50,000 for Chestnut Tree House.In April, at the age of 23, Rupert...
View ArticleArsonists destroy car in Crawley
Arsonists destroyed a car.West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to Granville Walk, Bewbush, at 12.17am today (Wednesday February 4).A spokesman said the crew used two sets of breathing...
View ArticleCrawley MP to give public talk on politics and faith
Crawley MP Henry Smith will give a talk on the relationship between politics and faith.People are invited to the Crawley Interfaith Network (CIN) talk at Holy Trinity School at 7pm on Thursday...
View ArticleUpdate: Broken down vehicle causes problems in Gatwick Airport area
A broken down vehicle on the M23 caused delays and queuing traffic around the Gatwick area this morning (Thursday February 5).A lane of the M23 was shut on the exit slip road with queuing traffic...
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