Come dine at mine
You may have seen a TV programme Come Dine at Mine on a similar theme, but our version has a rather more important purpose. A small group of patrons and key supporters came to Chestnut Tree House for a...
View ArticleMen appear in court after Crawley police helicopter pursuit
Three people have appeared in court following a police helicopter pursuit in Crawley town centre.Shane Breaker, 34, of Cranleigh, James Carty, 22, of Redhill and a youth appeared at Crawley...
View ArticleIntruders wearing balaclavas break into OAP’s home
Intruders wearing balaclavas broke into an OAP’s home and stole cash and jewellery.Police said two or three raiders wearing balaclavas broke into a house in Meadow Close, Copthorne, while an elderly...
View ArticleTeenage girl fights off man who grabbed her in Crawley park
Police are appealing for information after a teenage girl fought off a man who grabbed her in a park in Crawley.The victim was walking home through Tilgate Park towards Salisbury Road when a man...
View ArticleThieves take silver Seat Leon car
A silver Seat Leon car has been stolen from a property in Dobson Road, County Oak. It was taken overnight between Friday October 3 and Saturday October 4.
View ArticleGarage lock break at Broadfield home
A garage lock was broken by offenders at a property in Charlock Close, Broadfield overnight between Saturday October 4 and Sunday October 5. Nothing was stolen.
View ArticleSandwich making and PE as grandparents go back to school
Grandparents and great grandparents went back to school for one day only at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Primary School on Thursday (October 2).As part of the Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Grandparents...
View ArticleMAGAZINE: Eddie Izzard interviews comedy legend John Cleese
To celebrate today’s (October 9) publication of his highly anticipated memoir, So, Anyway…, John Cleese sat down with comedian Eddie Izzard to talk about his influences, Monty Python Live and a rather...
View ArticleCrawley councillor says fire cuts fight ‘is not over’
A Labour county councillor has promised ‘the fight is not yet over’ as he battles to reverse cuts to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.Crawley is to lose one of its fire engines and ten retained...
View ArticleSussex police employs five specialists to deal with child abuse images
Sussex Police employs five investigators tasked with dealing with child abuse images, the force has confirmed.A Freedom of Information request submitted by children’s charity the NSPCC revealed that...
View ArticleCrawley Voluntary Service agm
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my Civic Service, and from time to time, I will receive invites from other Chairman or Town Mayors to attend their Civic Service.This was the case last week, and I duly...
View ArticleFire crew attends car fire in Crawley
Firefighters attended a car fire.A spokesman for Crawley Fire Station said the crew was called to Ifield Avenue, Ifield, at 10.54pm yesterday (Thursday October 9).
View ArticleFirefighters attend Crawley road crash
Fire crews were called to a road traffic collision.A spokesman for Crawley Fire Station said the two crews left for the scene in Haslett Avenue East, Three Bridges, at 10.49pm yesterday (Thursday...
View ArticleFire crews called to Crawley kitchen fire
Firefighters attended a kitchen fire.A spokesman for Crawley Fire Station said the two crews were called to Hammond Road, Broadfield, at 6.21pm yesterday (Thursday October 9).
View ArticleGatwick’s flight path proposals delayed
Plans to change Gatwick Airport flight paths have been delayed.A spokesman for the airport said it would use the delay to reduce the impact of aircraft noise on local residents.Tom Denton, head of...
View ArticlePM ‘on the side of people throughout Crawley’
“A £12,500 tax-free personal allowance for millions of hardworking people.”In his conference speech last week, the Prime Minister showed by this quote how he is on the side of people throughout Crawley...
View ArticleEconomic policies proved right or wrong
The passage of time has a habit of proving politicians to be either right or wrong. Nowhere do I feel this applies more than with economic policies. The political backdrop of the last few years has...
View ArticleLocal care has greatest impact on Crawley
Party conference season concludes this week with Liberal Democrat Conference. Last week saw Conservative Conference open UKIP defections and conclude with billions of pounds of unfunded...
View Article‘Outstanding,’ the target for academy’s new head
The new headteacher of Bewbush Academy has targeted a step up “from good to outstanding” in the school’s next Ofsted report.Elizabeth Wombwell has 17 years of experience as a head teacher of primary...
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...
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