Hero firefighter Kim drove blazing lorry out of building
A firefighter who drove a blazing lorry out of a building has told how he helped stop an explosion in a recycling centre.Fourteen West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to the site in...
View ArticleHugo Boss admits health and safety breaches after death of four-year-old...
Hugo Boss could be fined more than £200,000 after admitting to health and safety breaches that resulted in a four-year-old boy being crushed to death by a falling mirror.Austen Harrison, from Crawley,...
View ArticleCrawley rape investigation - man arrested
Kamil Gryszkiewicz, 27, unemployed of no fixed address, appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning (June 3) charged with the rape of an 18-year-old woman in Crawley on May 9.Sussex...
View ArticleAppeal after tools stolen from van in Crawley
Power tools were stolen from a van.The theft happened in Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges, at around 5.30pm on Friday (May 29), said a police spokesman. Among the items stolen were two drill boxes,a...
View ArticleCrawley school merger would ‘benefit the children’
Parents are to be consulted about plans to merge two schools to form an all-through primary.Broadfield East Infants and Junior Schools, in Vulcan Close, hope to become one unit by September 2016, with...
View ArticlePolice appeal over attempted Crawley break-in
Police appealed for information of an attempted burglary which happened in Brighton Road, Southgate between 12.30pm and 9pm on May 26. Call 101.
View ArticleCar keyed from front to back in Crawley
A car was keyed from front to back. The Ford C-Max’s driver side was damaged in Ifield Drive, Ifield between 1.40pm and 4pm on Wednesday (May 27).Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where...
View ArticleMentor scheme for young men wins Queen’s award
A voluntary group which mentors young men with troubled backgrounds has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.aBandofBrothers, is a community of men in Crawley who are committed to...
View ArticleTwo catalytic converters stolen in Crawley
Catalytic converters were stolen from a Ford Galaxy in Canvey Close, Broadfield, overnight on Friday.A vehicle in Enfield Road up to two days before.Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where...
View ArticleRow over committee appointments at Crawley Borough Council
A row has broken out over committee appointments at Crawley Borough Council just weeks after the election.Although only a third of seats were up for grabs last month the Conservatives reduced Labour’s...
View ArticleFarmers’ market bid for Three Bridges station car park
A plan to launch a farmer’s market in a train station car park has been submitted to the council.Southern Rail has requested to change the use of part of the Three Bridges Station car park every...
View ArticleCounty travel and weather latest
Motorists are being warned to expect severe disruption on the A23 at B2006 St James’s Street, Brighton, this morning.An accident has also caused delays in both directions of the A27 at the B2222 Upper...
View ArticleM23 crash involving lorry and several cars
Two lanes are currently closed on the M23 junction 10 at Crawley after a crash involving a lorry and several cars.Emergency services are at the scene.There are reports of queuing traffic on the...
View ArticleCuts Have Consequences campaign launched by Sussex Police Federation
Sussex Police Federation has outlined “a bleak future” for the force in the face of cuts, as it launched its #CutsHaveConsequences campaign today (June 4).With £106 million cuts to police funding in...
View ArticleUPDATE: M23 reopened after crash between lorry and several cars
All lanes on the M23 have been reopened after the crash between a lorry and several cars this morning (June 4).Two northbound lanes were closed at junction 10 at around 8.45am which caused queuing...
View ArticleFamily’s heartbroken tribute to their ‘little angel’ Grace
A FAMILY is saying farewell to a beloved angel after their baby girl passed away at 21 months.Grace Mai Hunter-Sapio was born on September 3, 2013, to Dan Sapio and Cara Hunter.She was born with a rare...
View ArticleUPDATE: No serious injuries in five vehicle crash on M23
There were no serious injuries caused by the crash between a HGV and four cars on the M23 this morning (June 4). Sussex Police said officers were called to the crash at 8.30am at junction 10 where the...
View ArticleGatwick spends £2.35m on noise reduction for residents
Gatwick has spent £2.35 million on its noise insulation scheme with 730 households signing up to receive £3,600 of insulation each.The scheme is considered one of the most innovative of its kind and...
View ArticleDid you see a group of people arguing in the street in Crawley?
Sussex Police said a ‘disturbance’, involving several people, was reported at the junction of Rona Close and Lismore Crescent at about 10pm on Monday, May 25.Witnesses have suggested that a vehicle was...
View ArticleCOUNTY NEWS: Woman trapped under car is flown to hospital with...
A woman who became trapped under her own car while unloading shopping has been airlifted to hospital with ‘life-threatening injuries’. Emergency services were called to Pococks Road, in Eastbourne, at...
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