What’s up Doc?
‘What’s Up Doc’ is a health column in association with Spire Gatwick Park, your local private hospital, which gives you the opportunity to ask questions regarding general health and wellbeing.Answers...
View ArticleHave your say on £142million health budget
Doctors are now in control of a £142.4 million health budget for Crawley and want your input into how to spend it.Crawley clinical commissioning group (CCG), which is made up of the town’s 13 GP...
View ArticleWoman’s worry over NHS review
A woman with a series of complex medical conditions is worried about an NHS review which means she is can no longer collect her life-saving prescription from her doctors’ surgery.Carol Graham, of...
View ArticlePolice tackling nuisance behaviour
Crawley Police District Commander Justina Beeken said officers were tackling car crime, graffiti, and nuisance behaviour in the town.Chief Inspector Beeken took part in a question and answer session...
View ArticleEmma sheds the pounds
Facing her landmark 40th birthday three years ago, mum-of-one, Emma Vieira, found herself tipping the scales at a heavyweight 21 stones 13 pounds.Having struggled with her weight for most of her adult...
View ArticleArson attack on portable toilet
A portable toilet was set on fire in an arson attack in Bewbush.The toilet, on Bickley Court, Kinsley Road, was well alight and was tackled by crew using a hose.A West Sussex Fire and Rescue crew from...
View ArticleStolen post bike dumped
A Royal mail pushbike was found dumped in Bewbush after being stolen the day before. The postman’s bicycle was spotted in bushes in Coxcombe Walk on Monday morning (April 15).It was taken at around 8pm...
View ArticleWhat’s up Doc?
‘What’s Up Doc’ is a health column in association with Spire Gatwick Park, your local private hospital, which gives you the opportunity to ask questions regarding general health and wellbeing.Answers...
View ArticleMan punched in face on doorstep
A man was punched in the face on his doorstep by two strangers, police said. Two men aged around 20 knocked on the victim’s door on Woodfield Road, Northgate, at around 9pm on Monday (April 15). They...
View ArticleBike stolen from outiside store
A locked bicycle was stolen from outside Asda on Peglar Way. The blue and silver Apollo Verge mountain bike was taken between 3.45pm-9pm on Wednesday (April 10). Call police on 101 quoting 0933 of 13/04.
View ArticleThree vehicle accident creates driver chaos in Crawley
An accident has created queues and delays for rush hour drivers in Crawley this evening (Thursday April 18).There is one lane blocked and queueing traffic on the A2220 Haslett Avenue East westbound in...
View ArticleCrawley MP Henry Smith - People benefit from council tax freeze
Households across Crawley are benefitting from a real terms cut in their council tax bills, official figures reveal. This is thanks to the third year of the Conservative’s council tax freeze initiative...
View ArticleCrawley council leader Bob Lanzer - Lady Thatcher was a truly great leader
My first vote in an election was on 3rd May 1979 to support Margaret Thatcher in becoming our first woman Prime Minister. I was studying in Leicester. My vote was cast in the South constituency and I...
View ArticleCrawley Labour councillor Chris Mullins - Who is paying price for economic...
Last week, the Labour Party launched a campaign to highlight David Cameron’s decision to cut the top rate of tax for the richest people in the country, which has now come into effect.This tax cut for...
View ArticleConservative County councillor joins UKIP
John Livermore, the retiring Conservative County Councillor for Worthing West Division, who is not seeking re-election this year, after 16 years as a County Councillor has joined United Kingdom...
View ArticleVIDEO: UKIP leader’s immigration views
Britain’s open door policy on immigration must be closed, said Nigel Farage at a meeting in West Sussex last night (Monday April 22).The UKIP leader was speaking to 250 people at a packed hall at the...
View ArticleInternational work blossoms for Crawley accountancy firm
Crawley accountancy firm Richard Place Dobson is being targeted by UK subsidiaries of European groups for their expertise in accountancy and audit.The practice has recently won several such clients,...
View ArticleLet’s FACE It! teams tackle three projects in one day
The diversity of the Let’s FACE it! initiative shone through at the weekend with three projects on the same day.First was the Worth Conservation Area Group whose task was to plant some small bullace...
View ArticleSprinter van, tools and cash stolen
A white Mercedes Sprinter van was stolen from Gatwick Road between 5.30pm and midnight on Friday (April 19), said Sussex Police.Tools valued at more than £2,500 were stolen from a vehicle in Balcombe...
View ArticleThief steals bag from ambulance
A paramedic’s bag was stolen from an ambulance while the crew was on duty. The bag was taken overnight on Saturday (April 20) between 10.30pm and 7am. It contained £500 worth of first aid equipment...
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