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A new era is starting at Crawley Town Hall and I congratulate Labour on their local election success. Across Crawley, Labour’s 37% of the vote to the Conservative’s 35% showed how politically close our...
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Crawley STEMfest, which I helped establish for the first time in 2012 and which officially launched last month at Oriel High School, is the biggest single celebration of science, technology,...
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On 23rd May, for the first time in eight years Labour became the largest party on Crawley Borough Council. After all that time it would be nice to be able to get straight on with the job we’ve been...
View ArticleTen children injured in A264 accident between Horsham and Crawley
Ten children were treated in hospital after an accident on the A264 between Horsham and Crawley yesterday (Saturday June 7).The children were in two minibuses when they were in collision with a car at...
View ArticleFire crews called to kitchen fire in Crawley
Firefighters were called to a kitchen fire.A spokesman for Crawley Fire Station said two crews left for the scene in Wooding Grove, Broadfield, at 8.50pm on Saturday (June 7).
View ArticleCrawley firefighters called to road collision
Fire crews were called to a road collision.The two crews left for the scene in Balcombe at around 11.05am today (Monday June 9).
View ArticleCrawley pensioner dies 18 days after traffic accident
Members of the Crawley Muslim community are in mourning after an 80-year-old man died 18 days after being injured in a traffic collision.Mohammad Akthar Shamim, of Baker Close, Southgate, died in the...
View ArticleMan taken to hospital after collision near Crawley Railway Station
A man was taken to hospital after being freed from a car.Paramedics and firefighters attended the two car collision in Station Way, near Crawley Railway Station, just after 5pm on Sunday (June 8).A...
View ArticleWoman, 50, sexually assaulted near allotments in Crawley
Police are appealing for information after a woman was sexually assaulted in Crawley.The woman was walking in Titmus Drive close to the allotments when a man groped her at about 10pm on Wednesday (June...
View ArticleCrawley firefighters free man after two car collision
Firefighters freed a man from a car after it was involved in a two car collision.A spokesman for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said the two crews were called to Station Way, near Crawley Railway...
View ArticleCrawley firefighters called to fire in park
Firefighters were called to a fire.The crew was dispatched to Broadfield Park at 5.21pm today (Tuesday June 10).
View ArticleLong delays on A23 due to gas leak
There are long delays this morning on the A23 in Crawley due to a gas leak.A23 Crawley Avenue is closed and very slow traffic northbound between the Ifield Avenue junction and Tushmore Roundabout,...
View ArticleThieves steal two bicycles from shed in Crawley
Two bicycles were stolen from Lambourne Close, Furnace Green, between 4pm on June 7 and 1pm on June 8. The chrome Cannondale racing bike and black Carrera hybrid were taken from a shed. Call Sussex...
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A googolplex is a phenomenally large number. It is also the inspiration for that internet giant Google and represents the vast amounts of data on the internet that is searchable using Google. That is...
View ArticleCrawley cinema attack victim tells how he was bitten on head and strangled
A cinema-goer has told how he was strangled and bit on the back of the head after he asked a man to be quiet during a film.Michael Gwatkin, was attacked in Cineworld Crawley on June 1. Mr Gwatkin said:...
View ArticleWoman electronically tagged after racial assault at Crawley bar
A woman who assaulted a staff member at the Octopus Bar in Crawley has been given a 12 week curfew order. The curfew, which is from 8pm-8am daily, will be monitored by an electronic tag.Police said...
View ArticleMotorbike rider suffers broken leg in Crawley crash
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorbike and a white Ford Astra collided in Balcombe Road, Crawley.The crash happened at the pedestrian crossing just north of the roundabout with Copthorne...
View ArticleCrawley firefighters put out large tree fire
Fire crews put out a large tree fire in Tilgate Park.Firefighters were called to the scene near Tilgate Recreation Centre off Tilgate Drive at 6.36pm yesterday (Wednesday June 11).A spokesman for West...
View ArticleFirefighters attend motorcycle fire in Crawley
Firefighters were called to a motorcycle fire.A spokesman for Crawley Fire Station said the crew left for the scene in the woods off Hurst Close, Gossops Green, at 5.51pm yesterday (Wednesday June 11).
View ArticleCrawley firefighters attend kitchen fire
Firefighters were called to a kitchen fire.A spokesman for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said the crew was called to the house in Ewhurst Road, West Green, at 1.24pm yesterday (Wednesday June...
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