SNOW: Crawley School Closures - March 12, 2013
These schools are closed in Crawley due to snow.Thomas Bennett community collegeThe OaksOriel HighHazelwickPound hill infantsPound Hill Junior SchoolCentral Sussex College Crawley campusOakwood School,...
View ArticleTRAVEL: County Council says gritting was impossible in some areas
West Sussex County Council has thanked drivers for their patience after last night’s severe problems on roads across the county and the south-east.The county’s gritting fleet were working continuously...
View ArticleTRAVEL: Bus services back to normal
After earlier disruption Metrobus services are now largely running as normal this evening.Route 84 is currently suspended and Route 281 is currently operating between Crawley and Stone Quarry Estate...
View ArticleOBITUARIES
Alec BlakeAlec Blake of Pound Hill passed away peacefully after a short illness on 24th February aged 87.Alec leaves his wife Joyce, children Mike, Mandy and Dee and their families including...
View ArticleBusiness Matters Awards - your chance to nominate
If you feel your business does not get the recognition it deserves now is your chance with the launch of our annual Business Matters Awards. Launched across the Horsham and Mid Sussex districts,...
View ArticleNo Smoking Day - your chance to get help quitting
‘Swap fags for swag’ - that’s the message from Sussex Community NHS Trust (SCT) today on national No Smoking Day (Wednesday March 13).Currently almost one in five adults in West Sussex smoke, but...
View ArticleSNOW: Traffic gridlocked around Haywards Heath and Lindfield
All roads around the centre of Haywards Heath were gridlocked as snow plunged the area into chaos last night (Monday).South Road, Hazelgrove Road, Perrymount Road, The Broadway, Sydney Road, Queens...
View ArticleMan hurt during mobile phone robbery
A man was robbed as he walked home on Saturday morning (March 9).He was near the level-crossing on Southgate Road at 4am when someone demanded his phone. The victim shouted for help and fell over,...
View ArticlePolice appeal after car is stolen
A car was stolen in Bewbush on Friday night (March 8). The Nissan Micra was taken from Hatfield Walk between 7pm and 10.30pm. Anyone with information should call Sussex Police on 101 quoting serial...
View ArticleMan kicked during robbery
A 20-year-old man was kicked on the floor and had his iPhone 5 stolen as he walked home in Tilgate. He was walking from Whistler Close into Holbein Road at about 5.50pm on March 7 when he noticed he...
View ArticleWindow smashed and camera taken
A camera and bank cards were stolen from a car on Spurgeon Close, Langley Green, on Friday (March 8). Between 6.15pm and 7.50pm a car window was smashed and a bag containing was taken. The bag was...
View ArticlePolice appeal after spate of robberies
Police are appealing for witnesses after four Tilgate street robberies in the space of just three weeks. An 80-year-old woman was walking down an alleyway next to the doctor’s surgery on Tilgate Way on...
View ArticleSussex Police loses more than 100 officers in a year, says government report
Sussex has lost more than 100 police officers in the last year according to a government report.A report into police service strength by the Home Office showed officer levels nationally are at the...
View ArticleTV and laptops stolen in house burglary
Police are appealing for information after thieves made off with a television and two laptops from a house in Broadfield.The incident happened sometime between 3:30pm and 11:30pm on Wednesday (March...
View ArticleCrawley MP Henry Smith - Getting to the root of child poverty issue
Under the last Labour Government the number of children in poverty rose by 400,000 to four million, partly as a result of a fall in the average income of the poorest 20 per cent of households by £7 a...
View ArticleCouncil leader Bob Lanzer - We must do all we can to boost homes supply
Looking ahead, Crawley Council has some significant decisions to make in the year ahead. Not least of these is a policy position on Gatwick Airport. We are the local planning authority and our attitude...
View ArticleLabour councillor Michael Jones - Call to raise number of apprenticeships
Most people believe we need to give all our young people a good start in life, and apprenticeships are a great way to achieve that. Apprenticeships and other forms of vocational education offer a clear...
View ArticleWhat’s Up Doc?
Dear doc, I am 38 years old and have large fibroids. I am also experiencing severe abdominal pain. What is the treatment for this? It’s putting me down as me and my partner were planning to have kids...
View ArticleNick Herbert: ‘Trains affected too, even on Monday morning’
The sudden fall of heavy snow in West Sussex on Monday caused serious problems for drivers. One constituent told me that she was stuck for eight-and-three-quarter hours on the A23, and I know many...
View ArticleCrawley MP Henry Smith - Homes Tax would fly in face of aspiration
Last week Labour attempted to, unsuccessfully, force through a new homes tax in Parliament, despite having rubbished the concept whilst in government and Labour remains committed to the new tax with...
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