Broken sprinkler floods part of County Mall
COUNTY Mall was evacuated yesterday lunchtime (Wednesday) after a sprinkler went off.Firefighters were called to the Haslett Avenue shopping centre at just before 1pm.The broken sprinkler head had...
View ArticleNew Year looking bright for future of community infrastructure
it may be a typical gloomy January out there but this New Year is looking bright for the future of Crawley’s community infrastructure. There are five projects that I’d like to highlight which have...
View ArticleTraffic delays after accident near major Crawley roundabout
AN accident has caused traffic delays near a major Crawley roundabout this afternoon (Saturday).The incident, involving two vehicles, has partially blocked the A2219 London Road at the Tushmore...
View ArticleUPDATE: Power cut in Crawley - power back on after three hours
HOMES in Broadfield and other parts of Crawley were left without power for three hours today (Sunday) after problem at a substation.The power cut started at 11.20am and it took until 2.20pm for the...
View ArticlePolice vehicle and bus crash
Witnesses ared being sought after a collision between a police vehicle and bus with passengers on board.At 10.55pm on Tuesday (January 17) there was a crash on the A23 Tushmore Roundabout,Crawley,...
View ArticleWanted Crawley man jailed
A man who was wanted for assaulting an officer in Crawley has been sentenced to 12 weeks’ imprisonment after he handed himself in to police.Details of Darren O’Donnell, 30, were circulated last week...
View ArticleCrawley firm helps TV team
A CRAWLEY company stepped in to help the ‘DIY SOS: The Big Build’ team repair a family home for the BBC One television show.Vent-Axia, based in Fleming Way, Manor Royal, supplied a Lo-Carbon™ Tempra...
View ArticleNew ambulance station decision to be made
CRAWLEY Borough Council’s development control committee will consider an application to turn a warehouse into an ambulance station.South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation have submitted an...
View ArticleAppeal after man racially abused
A 24-year-old man was racially abused as he sat in a parked car in Ifield Parade, Ifield, Crawley.The victim was in the driver’s seat of a silver VW Golf on January 10 waiting for his friend who had...
View ArticleStudent wins award for netball commitment
A SCHOOLGIRL has been presented with an award for her commitment to the school netball team.Oakwood student Amy Waters received a trophy and certificate from Surrey Children’s Services.The Year 9 pupil...
View ArticleWest Sussex brewery wins top award
HAMMERPOT Brewery’s Bottle Wreck Porter has been awarded gold in the Porter category at Campaign for Real Ale’s (CAMRA) 2012 National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester.The beer, named after a 19th...
View ArticleBusinesses urged to campaign for better broadband
WEST Sussex businesses are being urged to register their support for better broadband in the county.West Sussex County Council Deputy Leader Lionel Barnard, who has responsibility for Enterprise, said:...
View ArticleFootballer Tom’s old school touchdown
Former St Margaret’s Church of England Primary schoolboy Tom Wort, 20, told pupils his journey from Crawley to playing in front of an 85,000 crowd on a regular basis.The Oaklahoma Sooners linebacker...
View ArticleYoung Crawley chess champ wins contest
A PRODIGIOUS young chess player has triumphed in a three-day junior championship while wearing a lucky Crawley Town shirt.Jamie Ward, 12, who already represents Sussex, is now winner of the Under 12...
View ArticleThree early morning arson attacks in Crawley
THREE arson attacks were carried out early this morning (Monday) across Crawley.Firefighters were called to Anglesey Close, in Broadfield, around 2.20am where a car had been set alight. It was out when...
View ArticleBonmarche staff face uncertain future as shops close
TOWN centre store Bonmarche faces an uncertain future after the chain was sold in a deal which will lead to 1,400 job losses and 160 store closures.It was sold in a deal to private equity firm Sun...
View ArticleApplication for new car park meters
A PLANNING application to install parking meters by Tilgate Golf Course has been submitted to Crawley Borough Council.The application is to install parking meters, street furniture, hard landscaping...
View ArticleCould you be Crawley’s very own superhero?
ARE YOU a closet crime-conqueror keen to crack down on crooks? Do you have a supernatural sixth sense to usurp the unsavoury and sniff out scandal?If so, superhero status might not be as strange as it...
View ArticlePolice appeal after spate of Crawley arson attacks
Police are investigating a spate of Crawley arson attackes which they believe to be connected.At 3.25am on Monday (January 23) police and firefighters attended reports of a bin fire at a block of flats...
View ArticleDiscuss ideas for Crawley 2029 at workshop
OBSERVER readers came up with some fantastic ideas when asked what they would like to see in Crawley by the year 2029 – a Skittles fountain being one of the most amusing but least likely.Now people...
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