Laptop and money stolen from car in Crawley
A sat nav, laptop and money bag were stolen from a car parked in Rectory Lane, Ifield, on May 1. Sussex Police said the front window of the car was smashed.
View ArticleTheft of charity box from Crawley church
A charity box was stolen from St Leonards Church, Langley Green, overnight on May 3. Police said the amount of money in the box was unknown.
View ArticleTwo laptops stolen from Crawley property
Two laptops were stolen from a property in Edrich Road, Broadfield. Sussex Police said the burglary took place overnight on April 30.
View ArticleA23 stretch closed until end of May
The A23 has been closed between the Fleming Way and Lowfield Heath roundabouts.A spokesman for Thames Water said the road was expected to remain closed until the end of May.Speaking today (Thursday May...
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 ArticleA helping hand to the Armed Forces
I was pleased to see that the south east regional Chairman for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, Peter Bruinvels, recently praised the Military Covenant that our town drew up to support of service personnel...
View ArticleWe’re one of top ten towns to do business
Occasionally Crawley Borough Council has been approached to see if the town would be interested in applying for city status. While ‘status’ can be important, it would be far better if this accolade...
View ArticleIn the EU we have no control over borders
The whole of Crawley has been delivered a UKIP pamphlet via the postman, which talks about how Cameron, Miliband and Clegg have allowed open-door immigration.Let’s be honest, in the European Union we...
View ArticleYoungs’ dream of home ownership has gone
In Crawley, we are in the midst of a housing crisis.There are thousands stuck on Crawley’s Housing Register for years and while many local residents are working every hour they can to save a deposit...
View ArticleCounty Mall ... the next chapter
You may have seen the start of some major changes taking place at County Mall. We’re moving into an exciting phase in the evolution of the centre as we make sure we’re ready to meet the needs of...
View ArticleGenerous people of Crawley
In my time as Mayor I have been impressed by what generous people the residents of Crawley area.This was shown in no better way than on Friday evening when I attended the 50th anniversary celebrations...
View ArticleExciting and ever-changing world of modern technology
When someone outside the tech industry looks at me they probably think, “You must be mad. It’s always changing!” Either that or they liken me to Moss in The IT Crowd, but I digress.The ever changing...
View ArticleLife expectancy on Crwley NHS group agenda
Life expectancy in Crawley will be the focus of the next meeting of the NHS Crawley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The meeting will be held on Thursday May 15 from 2-5pm at the Charis Centre, West...
View ArticleCrawley man pleads guilty to post office armed robbery
A Crawley man has pleaded guilty to robbery following a raid at a post office on New Year’s Eve.Daniel Brady, 28, of Ifield Road, admitted two counts of robbery and one of attempted robbery when he...
View ArticleBoy airlifted to hospital after fall at Hazelwick School in Crawley
A teenage boy was airlifted to hospital in a neck brace after he accidentally fell at Hazelwick School.South East Coast Ambulance Service was called to the school in Three Bridges at around 11.15am...
View ArticleCar window smashed at Crawley park
A car window was smashed while it was parked at Tilgate Park. Sussex Police said the window of a Ford Focus was broken between 11am and 1.15pm on Saturday (May 10).Nothing was taken from inside the...
View ArticleBurglars ran past Crawley resident on stairs
Two burglars ran past their victim during their escape. A 32-year-old woman returned to her first floor flat in Peterborough Road, Tilgate, at 10pm on May 9. Two men ran passed her on her way up to her...
View ArticleVehicle break-in and golf club theft from car in Crawley
Golf clubs were stolen from a vehicle parked in The Dingle, Ifield. Sussex Police said the break-in took place between 9pm and 11.30pm on May 11.
View ArticleFood, glorious food
Meal times are an important part of the day at Chestnut Tree House.For some of the boys, a popular breakfast choice is a fried egg sandwich, while others opt for the more traditional cereal...
View ArticleManager’s relief as staff escape raid on Crawley shop unharmed
A shop owner has spoken of her relief that no one was injured during a raid on a delivery van.Sandeep Kaur, of the Co-op, in Ifield Drive, Crawley, described how the van, which was delivering groceries...
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