Crawley firefighters to strike for 24 hours over pensions
Firefighters are to go on a 24 hour strike over long-running pension disputes with central government.Fire Brigades Union members in England will not work from 7am on Wednesday (February 25).
View ArticlePraise for festive revellers as figures show drop in arrests
There were no arrests for alcohol related crime or violent conduct in Crawley on New Year’s Eve.And arrests over the Christmas party period (December 22-29) took a huge dip to 19 compared with 33 the...
View ArticlePease Pottage man accused of child sex offences
A Pease Pottage man has appeared in court this week accused of seven sexual offences involving children.Anthony McSweeney, 68, of Old Brighton Road, Pease Pottage, is on trial at Southwark Crown...
View ArticleThief steals purse from sheltered housing kitchen
Police were called to sheltered housing in Crawley after a purse was stolen from a kitchen.The theft was reported by a warden at Dyers Almshouses, Northgate Road, and took place on Tuesday February...
View ArticleKettle stolen in building site break-in
A kettle was stolen after a thief broke into a cabin on a building site in Crawley.Police were called after workers at the site in Gemini Close, Bewbush, discovered the cabin had been ransacked on...
View ArticleJoy at Work Programme success story
A team which has helped almost 700 people find work has received a visit from the man responsible for setting its project in motion. Crawley’s Work Programme, which was launched in July 2011 by...
View ArticleBaroness backs campaign to stop fire cuts
Baroness Smith of Basildon visited Crawley to support the launch of a Labour campaign to reverse cuts to the town’s fire service.Angela Smith, a Labour peer and former fire service minister, and Chris...
View ArticleTools stolen from four vans
Tools were stolen from four vans during a number of break-ins in Crawley.The thefts took place between February 8 and 13 in the town centre, Three Bridges, Ifield and Tilgate.The first vehicle targeted...
View ArticlePolice warning after Sussex pensioners defrauded of thousands of pounds
Police are renewing advice to residents across Sussex not to be taken in by cold callers after two people were defrauded in one day, losing a total of almost £7,500.On Tuesday morning (February 17) a...
View ArticleCounty News: Prime Minister visits prestigious Sussex firm
Prime Minister David Cameron today welcomed the announcement of an all-new Rolls-Royce model during his visit to the company’s head office and manufacturing plant at Goodwood, West Sussex. Prime...
View ArticleMan arrested after boy is assaulted in Crawley
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy was assaulted in Coney Close, Crawley, on Valentine’s Day.The 14-year-old had been playing football with friends on a green area outside his house...
View ArticleMan suffers fractured eye socket in ‘nasty’ Crawley pub attack
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was punched in the face at a pub in Crawley.The 50-year-old victim was struck by another man at The Imperial in Broadfield Barton at about 7pm on February...
View ArticlePolice arrest man after couple hand over £2,000 to bogus police officer
A man was arrested on suspicion of fraud after a couple from Copthorne were conned out of £2,000.They were called by a man pretending to be a Metropolitan Police police officer on Monday (February...
View ArticleBig team at Chestnut Tree House
This week marks the start of the Chinese New Year – the Year of the Goat.Goats like to be in groups, and work well as part of a team. We are a big group at Chestnut Tree House, and as a team, we look...
View ArticleHate crime figures are the second highest in Sussex
Crawley reports more racial hate crime than any other local authority in East and West Sussex except Brighton.Sussex Police’s Hate Crime Sergeant said the 203 cases in the town reported to the force...
View ArticleSussex couple’s dismay over shared central database of health records
A Sussex couple have expressed their ‘dismay’ that the medical records of every person in England will soon be shared to a central database.The controversial scheme will see patients’ details shared to...
View ArticleCrawley headteacher dies, aged 87
One of the first headteachers to take charge of education for children in Bewbush has died.David Eynon, 87, who ran Bewbush Middle School while still in the top job at West Green Middle School, died at...
View ArticleCrawley crime round-up: Tools stolen from vans and purse taken
Police were called after a purse was stolen from a kitchen at a sheltered housing complex.The theft, on February 10, was reported by a warden at the Dyers Almshouses, in Northgate Road.A spokesman for...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: Michaela Strachan’s advice on how to achieve your goals in 2015
TV presenter Michaela Strachan has done it all.From children’s TV presenter, pop star, wildlife warrior, to presenter of the nation’s beloved Spring and Autumn Watch, to braving the high board as a...
View ArticlePolice ‘honesty’ over arson is welcomed
A community forum has welcomed an “honest” response from police following concerns about the way in which an arson was investigated.Inspector Rachel Carr, of the Neighbourhood Policing Team, spoke at a...
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