NHS trust good but falters on inpatient care
The NHS trust which runs many of the services at Crawley Hospital has been rated ‘good’ by health inspectors.A team from the Care Quality Commission, which regulates health and social care in England,...
View ArticleComplaint made over runway bid
A pressure group has called on the Airports Commission to withdraw Gatwick Airport’s second runway bid.Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (CAGNE), in a formal complaint to the commission,...
View ArticleOAP pedestrian taken to hospital
A pedestrian in his 60s was airlifted to St George’s Hospital, London, after he collided with a car in Balcombe Road, Horley, just before 5pm on March 25. A policespokesman said the man was in a...
View ArticleFirefighters called after car hits house
Emergency services were called after a car collided with a house. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene in Douster Crescent, Bewbush at 7.57am on Saturday (March 28). A spokesman...
View ArticlePublic welcome to council meeting today
Members of the public are welcome to attend the final full meeting of Crawley Borough Council until after the General Election.Up to 30 minutes will be allowed for questions from the public.
View ArticleLib Dems reveal Crawley MP candidate
The Liberal Democrats have named their Crawley candidate for the General Election.Sarah Osborne, leader of the Lib-Dems at Lewes District Council will stand for the Crawley seat on May 7.Sarah is a...
View ArticleWindows smashed as thieves target six cars in one night
Police are investigating after thieves broke into five cars in the same neighbourhood in one night, stealing £500 from one vehicle.The cars – four of which were taxis – all had their windows smashed...
View ArticleFire crews called after car collides with central reservation on M23
Emergency services were called after a car collided with a central reservation on the M23.West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene between the Maidenbower and Pease Pottage junctions...
View ArticleFirefighters treat woman after house fire in Crawley Down
Firefighters treated a woman for smoke inhalation after an electrical house fire.West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to the house in Snow Hill, Crawley Down, at 9.41am on Tuesday (March...
View ArticleParts stolen from Ford Transits
Two Ford Transits fell foul of vandals after being parked overnight in Broadfield.Chrome wing mirror covers were stolen from a van in Farnham Close on March 25 while the tail board was stolen from a...
View ArticleExpanded West Sussex recycling scheme starts today
From today (Wednesday April 1) West Sussex residents can recycle even more plastic in their household waste recycling.Now instead of ending their existence in a landfill, West Sussex’s plastic pots,...
View ArticleCulture Secretary ‘inspired’ by Crawley visit
A top Tory was ‘inspired’ after he visited a cricket club and a mosque in Crawley.Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, visited Crawley Eagles Cricket Club and Langley Green...
View ArticleCelebrating spring’s new beginnings
Every year we receive hundreds of Easter eggs, which are kindly donated to us by supporters and local businesses. This year is no exception with several campaigns running to donate eggs to us this year...
View ArticleB&Q jobs face axe
The company that owns B&Q has announced it will close some 60 stores.Veronique Laury, CEO of Kingfisher, which owns the homes supplies chain said: “We have a lot to do and we are announcing today a...
View ArticleCounty News: Former Sussex police officer jailed over Milly Dowler...
A former Sussex police officer who leaked details of the Milly Dowler investigation to the Sun newspaper has been jailed for 18 months.Over the course of more than a decade, Simon Quinn, 43, from...
View ArticleMagazine: How apprenticeships can lead to lifelong career success
Apprenticeships have been a hot topic in the last couple of years, as the government has got behind the traditional route into work by urging young people and businesses to consider them.But do they...
View ArticlePower tools stolen during break-in
A number of power tools were stolen after thieves broke into a house in Broadfield.The break-in happened between 6pm on March 23 and 5.40pm on March 24, at a property in Chevening Close.A spokesman for...
View ArticleHeads warn of ‘potentially catastrophic’ funding crisis
Headteachers have issued a letter warning of a “crisis” in education funding unless secondary schools are given their fair share of Government grants.Heads from every secondary school in Crawley –...
View ArticleBurglars target Crawley home
Burglars left empty handed after breaking into a house in Woodfield Road, Northgate, between noon and 3pm on March 24. Witnesses can call 1092 of 24/03.
View ArticleInfant classes most packed in the county
Crawley has more over-crowded infant school classrooms than any other borough in the county.Some 499 children in 16 classes were affected by overcrowding in 2014 – a huge rise from 2010’s figures which...
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