Steering wheel stolen from 4x4
A steering wheel was stolen from Suzuki Vitara 4x4 in Furzefield, West Green. Sussex Police said the break-in took place between 6pm on March 4 and 7am on March 5.
View ArticleGet your email and calendars synched up with the expense
Today I wanted to share with you all my preferred set up for e-mail and calendaring. If you are familiar with the corporate world, you will understand that having a good messaging and scheduling system...
View ArticleFirefighters called to bonfire in Three Bridges
Firefighters were called to a bonfire in Three Bridges.A crew left for Crabbet Road at around 10pm yesterday (Wednesday March 12).
View ArticleCrawley man fined for fraudulently trying to get council home
Crawley Borough Council has for the first time successfully prosecuted a resident who tried to fraudulently obtain a council home.Abdul Kalam, 37, of Vanners, Northgate, submitted an application form...
View ArticleEaster eggs stolen from car in Crawley
Seventeen Easter eggs were stolen from inside a car parked outside a house in Dewar Close, Ifield, overnight on March 7. Sussex Police said vandals attempted to put sugar into a petrol tank of a...
View ArticleTV taken during Crawley house burglary
A TV, car keys and jewellery were stolen from a property in Hare Lane, Langley Green, between 1.30pm and 9pm on March 9. Jewellery was stolen from a property in West Avenue, Three Bridges, on Saturday...
View ArticleMan critical after car collides with lamp post and tree in Crawley Down
A man was taken to hospital by air ambulance after the blue Ford Fiesta he was driving collided with a lamp post and tree in Crawley Down.The crash took place in Hophurst Lane at around 3.40am today...
View ArticleIntruders break into pub and threaten woman with knife
Raiders forced a woman to open a pub safe at knifepoint. Police were called to the Greyhound Pub in Charlwood yesterday (Thursday, March 13). A woman in her 30s was woken at around 5.30am by two men...
View ArticleParents warned over West Sussex school closures due to industrial action
Parents across the county could face school closures, some at very short notice, when members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) take industrial action later this month.West Sussex County Council...
View ArticleCouncil tax falls by 10% in real terms
Appallingly, Labour’s Crawley councillors on both the Borough and West Sussex County councils have refused to back the council tax freeze proposed by the Conservative administrations at the Town hall...
View ArticleOCrawley is a great place to live and work
I was delighted to meet Rhys Moore, Director of the Living Wage Foundation, who visited the Council to congratulate us on being officially designated as a Living Wage employer. Crawley is the first...
View ArticleBattle lines drawn over Euro elections
The battle lines have been drawn for the European elections in May but what political parties say and do will be different.Crawley MP Henry Smith has stated that he would vote to leave the European...
View ArticleDon’t leave town at the mercy of wolves
The Tory-led government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires local authorities, such as Crawley Borough Council, to pass a Local Plan. The Tory-led ruling group on CBC have diligently...
View ArticleA force for good
The past week has been a quiet one on the Mayoral front but more of what I did get up to later.The lack of engagements meant I could recover from a viral infection - I believe it is sometimes known as...
View ArticleCrawley mail scam victim sent money to fraudsters ‘every day for up to ten...
Posters and leaflets designed to raise awareness about mail scam fraud will appear on buses and be sent to every home across West Sussex.Sussex Police said more than 400 elderly people living in the...
View ArticleTeenager arrested after pursuit through Horley
A teenage boy was charged with burglary after a pursuit through Horley.A detective, who was making enquiries in Horley town centre on an unrelated matter, saw a man acting suspiciously at around 2.15pm...
View Article£3k goods haul at Crawley DIY store
Items worth £3,000 were stolen from B&Q, London Road, West Green, on March 10. Sussex Police said thieves entered the site by cutting the fence.Exhaust systems from two Mercedes vans were stolen on...
View ArticleBags stolen from homes
Handbags were stolen from two properties in Broadfield on March 12.One was stolen from a house in Trefoil Crescent and another was stolen from a property in Seymour Road .Sussex Police said it was...
View ArticlePS4 stolen stolen in Crawley house burglary
A Playstation 4, computer games, money and copper piping were stolen from a house in Jura Close, Broadfield. Sussex Police said the burglary took place on March 10.The burglars entered the house by...
View ArticlePolice warning after spate of Crawley garage break-ins
Police are urging people to be aware of garage security following a spate of break-ins.There were 29 garage-break-ins or attempted break-ins reported to Crawley police over the past two weeks.Sussex...
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