- Towns regeneration contest launched
- Lottery couple defend benefit claim
- Fire crews tackle Mayfair blaze
- Navy 'sends submarine to Falklands'
- Police control rival demonstrations
- Search on for 'cruise-fall' Briton
- Man arrested over teacher murder
- New cancer cases 'up 30% by 2030'
- House price confidence 'improves'
- Britain braced for widespread snow
- Five held in Syria embassy protest
- Court martial for WikiLeaks soldier
- Rhyming plea over library closures
- Widespread snow looms for weekend
- PM picks up shopping on way home
- Met and FBI call 'taped by hackers'
- PM accepts White House invitation
- I feel fantastic, says Robin Gibb
- Paedophile jailed over porn seizure
- Three die in Legionnaires' outbreak
News
Firefighters called to four-vehicle crash
FOUR vehicles were involved in a road crash on the A2220 in Southgate yesterday (Thursday February 2).
Second council tax freeze
CRAWLEY residents will enjoy the lowest council tax rises in Sussex over four years if councillors agree a second consecutive freeze.
Council’s plan to tackle antisocial parking
THE ongoing problem of people who park their cars on grass verges was one of the most discussed topics at the State of the Borough debate – for the second year running.
Charity concert raises £200 for hospice
TWO schoolgirls who organised a charity concert presented a cheque for £200 to St Catherines Hospice.
Sport
Crawley’s Bradford trip postponed
CRAWLEY Town’s trip to Bradford City in League 2 today has been called off due to a frozen pitch.
Crawley’s Stoke tie to be screened on ESPN
CRAWLEY Town’s FA Cup Fifth Round tie at home to Stoke City will be televised live on ESPN on Sunday February 19.
Crystal Palace 1v1 Brighton - Attwell takes centre stage as derby day spoils are shared
Ashley Barnes salvaged a derby day point for the Seagulls after controversial referee Stuart Attwell took centre stage at Selhurst.
Scott Styris signs for Sussex for Friends Life t20
Sussex CCC are delighted to announce that the former New Zealand International Scott Styris is their first overseas signing for 2012. He will be available for the whole of the Friends Life t20 campaign during June and July.
Minter signs deal with Eurosport
CRAWLEY’S former English Welterweight champion Ross Minter and promotional partner Alan Foley have secured a broadcast deal with TV firm Eurosport for their East Grinstead based promotions company the Queensbury Boxing League.
Video
Nostalgia - Crawley town centre in technicolour video
THE pictures in this slideshow were supplied by Observer reader Christine Elcombe and show Queens Square and the town centre in the late 60s/early 70s.
Lifestyle
Folk collaboration for festival opener
One of folk’s great collaborations - The Oysterband and June Tabor - will grace The Britfolk Footprint at Chichester Festival Theatre on February 7.
Tribute to Strauss
The Johann Strauss Gala promises the definitive tribute to the ‘Waltz King’ Johann Strauss and his sparkling legacy.
Games review: Gaming wheel stands
Right then you have your latest copy of DIRT 3 or FORZA 4, you have splashed out on a steering wheel, and you’re all set for a realistic virtual driving experience.
Twelve different characters
Louise Jameson plays twelve different characters and tells us what has brought her to this critical point in her life in Pulling Faces (Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, Friday and Saturday, February 3 and 4).
Terry’s different kind of comedy
Those voices in his head will once again be explored as comic Terry Alderton heads out on a tour taking in Brighton’s Komedia on Friday, February 3 (0845 293 8480).
Community
Letter: Crawley housing anxiety
Last week I and a number of other councillors attended the borough council’s State of the Borough event at the Civic Hall in order to listen to the views of residents. During the evening the large number of people from all over Crawley who were there were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with various statements.
Letter: Unsatisfactory water service
DESPITE requests, Southern Water have still not made readily available the detail that apparently supports their claim that metering leads to a reduction in consumption.
Letter: Fill our potholes!
I was interested to read in the Crawley Observer (January 18) that Henry Smith MP is going to “… fill in a few potholes with gold.”
Letter: Bad attitude of danger drivers
I am constantly amazed at the attitude of drivers to emergency response vehicles - some do pull over but others carry on regardless.
Nostalgia - Crawley town centre in technicolour video
THE pictures in this slideshow were supplied by Observer reader Christine Elcombe and show Queens Square and the town centre in the late 60s/early 70s.
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Weather for Crawley
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: -1 C to 2 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: East
Tomorrow
Light sleet showers
Temperature: 0 C to 4 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: North west
