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G4S chief Nick Buckles steps down
The chief executive of Crawley-based security company G4S is to step down.
Meerkat pups at Tilgate Nature Centre
Visitors to Tilgate Nature Centre will be able to spot a meerkat baby or three as the pups are now venturing out of their nest.
Building work experience
Five construction students from Central Sussex College have completed a work experience scheme called Test Drive Talent, launched by SummitSkills.
Work on new 1,900 home neighbourhood to start
Building work to create a new 1,900 home Crawley neighbourhood is due to start this summer.
Old school Punk and skinhead event
An ‘old skool punk and skinhead’ event, with live music from the local band ‘Water Pistols’, will take place at the Grasshopper pub, in Tilgate, on June 29 from 8pm until late.
Students make a splash to save water
Students from Thomas Bennett school have seen their water-saving phone app idea brought to life as part of Southern Water’s Water Design Challenge.
Sainsbury’s evacuated after fire
Shoppers and staff were evacuated from Sainsbury’s in the town centre after a fire last night (Monday May 20).
Home-Start needs help
Home-Start East Surrey, which offers practical and emotional support, assistance and friendship to parents with young children in Horley and the surrounding areas, is looking for volunteers.
Art in the Park for the whole family
Buchan Country Park will be hosting its second Art in the Park event on Sunday June 2 from 10am-3pm. The event is free, though donations are welcome.
LATEST: Child sex abuse priest jailed for ten years
A former priest has been found guilty of 36 charges of historical sexual abuse - many of which were carried out in a children’s home in West Sussex.
Fire fighting busy bees
Firefighters visited the children at Busy Bees Nursery, in Three Bridges, to teach them about fire safety during International Fire Fighters’ Day.
Video: Brian bows out after 47 years on the buses video
Metrobus driver Brian Quinn is calling it a day after 47 years.
Priest found guilty of sex attacks on children
A former priest has been found guilty of 36 charges of historical sexual abuse - many of which were carried out in a children’s home in West Sussex.
Man left shaken after camcorder robbery
A man has been left shaken after robbers grabbed his camcorder which contained ‘cherished photos’.
Fire breaks out on bus in Broadfield
Passengers were evacuated after a fire broke out on a double-decker bus at the weekend.
Ride home for snowman Lewis
A lonely snowman has been given a helping hand to get to his new home – thanks to a Waitrose team with a refrigerated van.
Arrests after £1m cocaine haul at Gatwick
Two people have been charged with importing a Class A drug after cocaine with a street value of £1m was seized at Gatwick Airport.
Mind the gap as Fast Freddie comes back
Music ian Fast Freddie has created a catchy tune to celebrate the comeback of the original voice of ‘mind the gap’ at tube stations.
Fire in Gatwick car park
A fire crew was called to a smoking vehicle in Gatwick Airport car park yesterday (May 19).
Day Centre May Fair
Maidenbower Day Centre, in Harvest Road, which caters for adults with physical, sensory and memory impairments, will be holding a May Fair on Wednesday May 29 to raise money for its amenity fund.
Park runners put on their ‘onesies’
Tilgate Parkrun will celebrate its one year anniversary with a ‘onesies’ race at the park on June 8.
Charity skittles with Horley Lions
The Horley Lions Club will hold its annual Charity Skittles Tournament from June 17-21 at Horley Cricket Club.
Employers helping turn lives around
Employers in Crawley have been invited to join a campaign to get ex-offenders back into work.
‘Dementia friendly’ town bid gets £125k
A campaign to turn Crawley into a dementia friendly town will be officially launched next week.
Table top sale at Northgate church
St Paul’s Methodist Church, in Northgate, will hold a table top sale on June 1 from 10am until midday.
Children urged to go wild at Buchan’s half-term events
Schoolchildren are being urged to venture along to Buchan Country Park and get back to the wilderness during the half-term holiday.
MP votes for Zari as best in the UK
Zari Restaurant in Ifield has been nominated by Crawley MP Henry Smith, to take part in the Tiffin Cup - the House of Commons’ annual search for the best South Asian restaurant in the UK.
Video: Eve, 7, wins Crawley’s Got Talent video
She’s seven years old, has an amzingly powerful voice for one so small, wants to be a famous singer - and she’s just won Crawley’s Got Talent.
Video: All the fun of the Northgate May Fayre video
Northgate residents spent a fun afternoon at the Woodfield Road playing fields for the neighbourhood’s second annual community event today (Saturday May 18).
VIDEO: Tractors and a dog carrying the rings - a wedding with a difference! video
Philip Kidd and Carrie Whittaker had something a little different their wedding transport - tractors!
Crawley wards have the highest – and the lowest voter turnouts
With Labour gaining four seats from the Tories, and UKIP winning thousands of votes, May’s county elections proved once again that Crawley is a place of political contrasts.
Free day of family sailing
Crawley Mariners Yacht Club, at Hedgecourt Lake, off Copthorne Road, will provide an Open Day on May 19 as part of national Push the Boat Out Weekend.
Pensioners group meet with MP Henry Smith video
MP for Crawley Henry Smith spoke at a meeting of the Crawley Pensioners Active Group on Wednesday (May 15).
The forgotten horror writer who sold more books than Bram Stoker’s Dracula
A gothic horror author whose contemporaries included Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is being celebrated at Crawley Library.
Council denies café idea is ‘disrespectful’
Crawley Borough Council has denied that the proposed introduction of a mobile café to the Memorial Gardens shows “a lack of respect”.
Out with night bus ... in with Sunday bus
Two new Metrobus services will be put in place and one night bus will be taken out of service by the end of May.
Celebrating National Nurses Day
St Catherine’s Hospice in Crawley marked National Nurses Day (May 6) by celebrating the hospice’s recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report.
Re-telling Macbeth in Horley theatre
The Archway Theatre, The Drive, Horley, will present a re-telling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth called ‘Ma Beth’, from May 23 - 25.
Big picnic for young widowed
A big picnic will be held at Tilgate Park on Sunday (May 19) for members of WAY (Widowed and Young) and other widowed people who are younger than 51.
Lunch money to help fight poverty
Crawley United Reform Church, in Three Bridges, will host a lunch from 12.30pm until 2pm on May 18 to raise money for Christian Aid.
New radios are the business
The 125 members of Crawley and Gatwick Businesswatch have a new weapon in the fight against crime after installing a digital radio system.
Launch of Manor Royal Business Improvement District video
Businesses turned out to officially launch a trader-funded improvement scheme at Manor Royal industrial estate this morning (Friday May 17).
Noisiest neighbourhoods in Crawley are revealed in council complaint figures
Dogs, diggers and domestic disputes are just some of the disturbances keeping residents up at night, according to council figures.
VIDEO: Dalek menace at STEMfest launch! video
Crawley’s second annual STEMfest was launched with a display of all things engineered yesterday (Thursday May 16).
Taxi driver sentenced for attempting to pervert course of justice
A taxi driver has received a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice by falsely claiming not to have committed two speeding offences.
Boost church funds with plants
St Peter’s Church, in Ifield Road, West Green, will host a plant sale from 10am to 12.30pm on Saturday (May 18).
Lexus and BMW number plate theft
Number plates were stolen from a BMW in Crawley Lane, Pound Hill, between 5.30pm on May 9 and 10.15am on May 10.
All welcome to Northgate Fayre
The Northgate Matters May Fayre will be held on Northgate Playing Fields, Woodfield Road, on Saturday (May 18).
Ambulances meeting emergency call target
South East Coast Ambulance Service is meeting its overall target to reach people with life threatening conditions in eight minutes, but there is some variation in its monthly performance, a report said.
Fire crew’s misty call to Three Bridges FC
Fire crews were called to Three Bridges Football Club this morning (Thursday May 16) but what was first thought to be smoke turned out to be nothing more than condensation.
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Wednesday 22 May 2013
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