Three arrested for garage break-in
Three men were arrested after intruders broke into a garage and attempted to steal a bike. The incident took place overnight on February 26 in Heathfield, Pound Hill.Two were bailed pending further...
View ArticleCrawley car break-ins: five arrested
Five people were arrested after cars were broken into in Juniper Road, Langley Green, on Friday (February 28) at 8.45pm. Two 15-year-old boys from Crawley were arrested for criminal damage and released...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after car collides with traffic lights
A man and woman were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in collided with a traffic light post on the A23.Emergency services were called to Bonehurst Road, near the Chequers Hotel,...
View ArticleThieves steal chainsaw in shed
Burglars stole a chainsaw from a shed in Ifield.The theft took place in Ifield Green overnight on February 24.Criminals also took car keys from a garage.Anyone with information should call 101 and...
View ArticleFirefighters called to fire near Pease Pottage service station
Firefighters put out a small fire near the M23 service station in Pease Pottage.A crew were called to the scene at 6.51pm yesterday (Tuesday March 4).
View ArticleCOLUMN by The Matthew Russo Foundation
Welcome to the first edition of The Matthew Russo Foundation’s Crawley Observer Column. We were so honoured to be approached by the paper who asked if we wanted to write a regular monthly update for...
View ArticleBurglars break into Crawley building site
Burglars broke into metal containers in a building site in Breezehurst Drive, Crawley.They stole tools after forcing the containers’ padlocks.The incident took place sometime between 6pm on Thursday...
View ArticleDoctor’s appointment wait time is bonkers
The Conservative pledge to reduce net migration to less than 100,000 by 2015 looks set to be blown out of the water.Net migration is the difference between those leaving and entering the UK and last...
View ArticleGreat fun on Pancake Day
Hi Chipsters. I hope you had a flipping good pancake day. It’s not so easy for a dog to toss a pancake but I managed it just about. I had chocolate sauce on my pancake. But I know some people just like...
View ArticleFantastic time at Education Day
Education Day: A fantastic, comprehensive, training day is planned for all the children’s nurses involved in end of life care in Sussex.This will provide an excellent platform to improve the services...
View ArticleBike and fishing equipment stolen
Burglars stole fishing equipment and a mountain bike during a break-in in Broadfield. The thieves broke into a garage in Lansbury Road overnight on Saturday (March 1).Anyone with information is asked...
View ArticleFirefighters called to car fire in Broadfield
Firefighters put out a car fire in Broadfield early this morning (Thursday March 5).A crew was called to Southbrook at 4.11am.
View ArticleElderly pair taken to East Surrey Hospital after County Mall car park crash
An elderly man and woman were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in hit a wall in County Mall car park, Crawley.Two ambulances crews were called to the car park’s level 2 exit at...
View ArticleLorry and car collide on the A2011 in Pound Hill North, Crawley
A lorry and a car were involved in a collision on the A2011 (Crawley Avenue).Police were called to the scene near the Balcombe Road junction at 7.15am today (Thursday March 6).A Sussex Police...
View ArticleUpdate: Crawley firefighters called to arson attack on car
Firefighters were called to fire involving two cars outside a Broadfield home.A crew was called to Southbrook at 4.10am today(Thursday March 6).A spokeswoman for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service...
View ArticleMan arrested at Gatwick on suspicion of training for terrorism
Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) have arrested a 21-year-old man at Gatwick Airport on suspicion of training for terrorism overseas. The man was arrested after...
View Article‘Dodgy’ sites not the only source of viruses
I have covered computer viruses before, but I see enough infected computers and speak to enough people with genuine concerns, that I feel I need to speak talk about it again.The question I get asked...
View Articleetc Magazine wins major award
Our very popular etc Magazine won a major title at the second annual Johnston Press Group Awards last night (Thursday March 6).etc - the widest distributed complementary lifestyle magazine in Sussex -...
View ArticleFirefighters called to car fire in Crawley Down
Firefighters attended a car fire on the A264 in Crawley Down.A crew was called to the scene near The Dukes Head pub at 6.12am this morning (Friday March 7).
View ArticleMan jailed after swallowing cocaine worth £148k
A man who swallowed around 40 packages of cocaine worth almost £150,000 in an attempt to smuggle them into the UK through Gatwick Airport has been jailed.Solizama Tcha-Gouni, 50, was arrested by Border...
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