Arrests after £1m cocaine haul at Gatwick
Two people have been charged with importing a Class A drug after cocaine with a street value of £1m was seized at Gatwick Airport.The pair, from the West Midlands, were arrested by Border Force...
View ArticlePriest found guilty of sex attacks on children
A former priest has been found guilty of 36 charges of historical sexual abuse - many of which were carried out in a children’s home in West Sussex.Gordon Rideout, 74, of Polegate, East Sussex, was...
View ArticleLATEST: Child sex abuse priest jailed for ten years
A former priest has been found guilty of 36 charges of historical sexual abuse - many of which were carried out in a children’s home in West Sussex.Gordon Rideout, 74, of Polegate, East Sussex, was...
View ArticleBike and X-box stolen from flat
A pedal bike and X-box were stolen from a flat over the weekend.The break-in was at Stone Court, Maidenbower, and happened between 3pm on Friday (May 17) and 12.30pm on Sunday (May 19).Call police on...
View Article70kg boiler stolen from outside home
A boiler weighing 70 kg was stolen when it was left for five minutes. The theft happened on Garden Walk, West Green, at around 10am on Friday (May 17). Police said the boiler would have required two...
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 robbed of camcorder
A camcorder containing cherished photos was robbed. The victim, in his 20s, was walking near the junction of Church Road and Ringley Avenue in Horley, at 11am on May 15. He was approached by two men,...
View ArticleI want to do what I can to help others, Chipsters!
HOW are you? Are you looking forward to your half-term holiday?I can’t wait – I have been trying to decide for ages what I’m going to do. I really want to go to the zoo and look at some other animals,...
View ArticleBikes stolen in shed burglary
Three pushbikes and tools were stolen from a shed on Tallis Close, Broadfield. The break-in happened overnight on Saturday (May 18).
View ArticleHandbag and cash stolen from house
A handbag and cash were stolen from inside a house in Farnham Close, Broadfield, over the weekend.The theft happened between midnight and 2am on Sunday morning (May 19).The handbag was later recovered...
View ArticleCrawley MP Henry Smith: For too long we have had no say on Europe
I had just turned six years old when the last referendum on Europe was held and that was, we were told at the time, to join a free trading area (although anyone who read the Treaty of Rome at the time...
View ArticleCrawley Labour council leader Peter Lamb: Crisis won’t be solved by cutting...
Last week I took part in a demonstration outside the Town Hall with members of the Independent Tenants’ Association. The demo was to raise awareness of the bedroom tax’s impact, following in the wake...
View ArticleCrawley council leader Bob Lanzer: Are we controlling technology, or does it...
We do nowadays work with some amazing technology to keep in touch with each other. Our daily lives are exposed to multi-channel communication and a culture that increasingly looks for rapid or even...
View ArticleSexual assault on teenager in Crawley investigated
Police are investigating an allegation of a serious sexual assault after a 13-year-old girl told her family that she was the victim of a rape in Crawley around three weeks ago.According to a police...
View ArticleCrawley MP Henry Smith: Improving help for those with dementia
On Monday last week I was delighted to join a march from Town Hall to County Mall as part of a local campaign I have supported to turn Crawley into a dementia friendly town.The Crawley Dementia...
View ArticleCrawley council leader Bob Lanzer: Economy grows and it’s better than expected
The British economy grew by 0.3% in the first calendar quarter of 2013, which is good news, and a better than expected figure. Certainly some sections of society seem to have been buoyed by this...
View ArticleLabour councillor Peter Smith: Important choices have to be made
We have some big decisions to make in Crawley. New Government legislation requires us to come up with a strategic plan for our town, that will run until 2029. And the plan, once agreed, will control...
View ArticleFree health checks for Crawley residents
Crawley residents are being offered the opportunity to have a free health check in a series of sessions this summer.Health advisors from the Northern Prevention Assessment Team are offering health...
View ArticleTwo mountain bike thefts reported
A yellow and black Velos mountain bike in Horsham Road, Southgate, was stolen between midday and 1pm on June 2. A black and silver Optima Storm bike was stolen from a garage in Woodfield Road,...
View ArticleMore than 2,000 people on police bail in Sussex
More than 2000 people in Sussex are on police bail, according to figures released by Sussex Police.Of the 2,102 people currently on bail in the county, 147 have been on police bail for longer than six...
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