Chance to network ahead of Business Matters Awards launch
Entrepreneurs and members of the local business community have been invited to the launch party of the 2015 Business Matters Awards.The awards, organised by the owner of the West Sussex County Times,...
View ArticleEast Sussex operation grows
I have from time-to-time told you about our work in East Sussex. Chestnut Tree has provided a service in East Sussex since we opened our doors 11 years ago, but with the House being situated in West...
View ArticleMan arrested following drugs warrant in Crawley
A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply.A policespokesman said the man was arrested after officers executed a drugs warrant at a Tilgate address this...
View ArticlePension boost for Crawley residents
From next month, pensioners across Crawley will benefit from changes to the basic State Pension, which will be £800 a year higher than in 2010.The State Pension is now at its highest level compared to...
View ArticleAmendment on budget is voted down
Last week at Crawley Borough Council was the Full Council meeting where the first annual budget of the Labour Administration was presented. The Conservative Group supported Labour’s budget as it was...
View ArticleTown hall to be listed
Crawley Borough Council is to consider locally listing the town hall. The suggestion was mentioned at a meeting of the full council. Cllr Ian Irvine (Lab, Broadfield North) said: “It’s quite an...
View ArticleVote to use Crawley grass verges for parking
A Crawley residents’ group voted in favour of creating parking spaces out of small grass verges.Most of the 30 residents who attended the Tilgate Forum meeting supported the increase in parking, said...
View ArticleConcern over Crawley air quality
Crawley Borough Council has urged people to give feedback on its action plan to combat poor air quality in two areas of the town.Crawley Avenue and the Hazelwick roundabout have been found to have...
View ArticleMarvellous tapestry on display at Crawley
My first event of the week, was to welcome Anna Pincus and a colleague from the Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group who brought a marvellous tapestry to display in the Town Hall for a week. The tapestry...
View ArticleMillpond renovation £500k under budget
Crawley Borough Council’s renovation work at Ifield Millpond will come in £500,000 under budget.Work on the £7.5million project began last April and should be finished in June.Cllr Colin Lloyd, Cabinet...
View ArticleBroadband super highway or a slow and winding lane?
A reader contacted me about broadband speeds this week and it got me thinking.Internet connection speeds are vital in my line of work. Not only do they impede or empower my ability to build, maintain...
View ArticlePeople invited to Crawley Borough Council meeting
People have been invited to a Crawley Borough Council meeting.The Governance Committee will hold a public meeting at the Town hall on Monday (March 9). The meeting will start at 7pm.
View ArticleFlag raising at Horley Recreation Ground
Horley mayor Cllr Richard Olliver will raise the Commonwealth Flag at Horley Recreation Ground at 10am on Monday (March 9). The ceremony will mark Commonwealth Day.
View ArticleCrawley MP gets backing from Home Secretary on counter-terrorism policy
Crawley MP Henry Smith has received backing from the Home Secretary in the House of Commons regarding counter-terrorism policy measures.Mr Smith said: “Given the fact that Gatwick Airport is in our...
View ArticleCrawley to host debate on education
Crawley MP Henry Smith and Parliamentary Candidate Chris Oxlade will be on the panel of the West Sussex Education Question Time debate.The debate will be held at the Arora Hotel, Southgate Avenue, from...
View ArticleSpecialist dementia nurses appointed in Crawley
Four specialist dementia nurses tasked with helping families and reducing emergency hospital admissions have been appointed in the Crawley area.The Admiral Nurses will prevent crises and help families...
View Article‘Remarkable’ escape as plane crashes just 15 yards from Sussex couple
A Sussex couple spoke of their horror as a light aircraft missed them by seconds as it crash landed in a field on Saturday (March 7).Colin and Gill Griffiths, of Lambleys Lane, Sompting, were walking...
View ArticleUpdate: Man charged with possession of an offensive weapon in pub
A man has been charged with the possession of an offensive weapon in a pub.Police were called to a report of a man with a knife in the Hawth Park pub in Haslett Avenue East, Three Bridges, at 9.40pm on...
View ArticleArsonist torches shed in Crawley allotments
Firefighters were called to allotments in Crawley after a garden shed was set alight.The crew was called at around 9.40pm on Sunday (March 8) to Baker Close, Southgate.The shed, as well as the garden...
View ArticleCrawley firefighters called after recycling bin set alight
Firefighters put out a recycling bin which was set on fire.West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene outside a house in Highams Hill, Gossops Green, at 4.12am on Sunday (March...
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