VIDEO: Full county council election results for the Horsham District 2013
Here is the full list of West Sussex County Council results for the Horsham district.The Conservative Party made two gains in the Horsham District, both from the Liberal Democrats. The UK Independence...
View ArticleNow let’s return to traditional, family values
Comment - By Gary Shipton, Editor In ChiefIn West Sussex as the rest of the England where council elections were held on Thursday, UKIP was the star of the show.From nowhere, they challenged the...
View ArticleFull and detailed results of West Sussex elections
After the May 2 votes were counted, the Conservatives retained control with UKIP becoming the main opposition party at County Hall.The new constitution of the 71 member Council is: Conservatives 46...
View ArticleCrawley MP Henry Smith - Ed Miliband cannot be taken seriously
“One man who asked a question had no idea who Ed Miliband was and started wandering off before he’d answered it. Two others hadn’t the first idea who he was. I said he was running for prime minister...
View ArticleCrawley council leader Bob Lanzer - Votes to right cost Conservative seats
We have elections in Crawley every year. A third of the Crawley Borough Council is up for election for three years in a row – 2014 to 2016, and then the West Sussex County Council in 2017. There are...
View ArticleCrawley labour group leader Brenda Smith - Labour will fight for a fair deal...
Last Thursday Crawley went to the polls and voted in the West Sussex County Council elections.I am delighted that six out of the nine divisions supported Labour councillors to represent Crawley...
View ArticleRubbish! Residents hit back at ‘peaceful’ list
Statistics which show Crawley as one of the least peaceful places to live in Sussex have been branded as ‘rubbish.’Last week the Observer reported how the UK Peace Index, produced by the Institute for...
View ArticlePolice officer denies shoplifting at Crawley Tesco
A police officer charged with shoplifting has pleaded not guilty.Roger Toms, 41, a constable based at Reigate, is accused of stealing £153.56 worth of groceries from Tesco Superstores on Hazelwick...
View ArticleUPDATE: M23 lanes closed around Pease Pottage following accident
Drivers have faced long delays around the Pease Pottage and Gatwick area following an accident this evening (Friday May 10).One lane remains closed due to the earlier accident and barrier repairs on...
View ArticleCrawley among least peaceful places on list
Crawley is among the least peaceful places in the county to live, according to a report which compares the levels of murder, violent crime, weapons offences and public disorder. The UK Peace Index,...
View ArticleThree arrested after drug raid
Three men were arrested after a police raid on a town centre block of flats. Police executed a misuse of drugs warrant at Robinson House, the High Street at 2.30pm on May 8. An 18-year-old and...
View ArticleCopthorne man arrested on suspicion of homophobic abuse following Brighton...
A 54-year-old man from Copthorne was arrested on suspicion of homophobic abuse following Brighton and Hove Albion’s play-off semi-final defeat by Crystal Palace on Monday evening (May 13).Police made a...
View ArticleMan jailed for nine years over sex assaults on girl
A Crawley man has been jailed for nine years after being found guilty of indecently assaulting and attempting to rape a young girl.Ian Alan Ward, 49, of Tangmere Road, Ifield, was sentenced at Croydon...
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. I am 47...
View ArticleCricketer gives chase after thief strikes
A cricketer came face to face with a suspected thief shortly before his team were due to go out and bat.Three Bridges Cricket Club captain Danny Alderman confronted a man in his team’s away dressing...
View ArticleTwo men arrested after £1,200 theft
Two men were arrested after gardening tools worth £1,200 were stolen from a trailer in Hazelwick Avenue, Three Bridges, on Thursday (May 9). Surrey Police stopped two men in a vehicle which was spotted...
View ArticleLexus and BMW number plate theft
Number plates were stolen from a BMW in Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, between 5.30pm on May 9 and 10.15am on May 10. An attempt was made to remove number plates from a Lexus in Ifield Drive, between 7pm on...
View ArticleCrawley MP Henry Smith - Support for people who want to get on
I was delighted to see in last week’s Queen’s Speech a programme for government for the next year which is solely targeted towards backing people who work hard and want to get on in life.In addition to...
View ArticleCrawley council leader Bob Lanzer - New legislation builds on our achievements
Last week’s Queen’s Speech heralded a new programme of legislation for the coalition government. This is to build upon some of the achievements already delivered since 2010.Coincidentally, both the...
View ArticleCrawley Labour leader Peter Lamb - Working together to solve parking issues
There’s a political cartoon from an old newspaper I came across recently. A politician is out knocking doors, in preparation he is working through arguments in his head about the big party political...
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