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Surrey Police launch scheme to help officers find vulnerable and missing military personnel and veterans
Surrey Police has launched a scheme that will help police officers find vulnerable military personnel and veterans who have gone missing in the county.
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'Ditch the keys, not your car!' - Sussex Police names latest 15 people to be convicted following crackdown on drink and drug-driving
Sussex Police has named and shamed the latest 15 people to be convicted, following a crackdown on drink and drug-driving.
Letter to the editor: Call for joint-council ecological emergency declaration at Ifield Brook
Regarding the town's sewage system capacity and pressure on infrastructure, Crawley MP Peter Lamb warns ['Campaigners urge residents to object', Crawley Observer, Front Page, March 4]:
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Cabinet to approve £137,000 investment to expand Holy Trinity CE Secondary School
Crawley Borough Council’s Cabinet will be asked to approve the allocation of £137,195.43 in Section 106 education funding to support the expansion of Holy Trinity Church of England Secondary School at its meeting next week.
Man with links to Crawley sentenced for ‘making threats to kill’ wanted on recall to prison
A man with links to Crawley who was sentenced for ‘making threats to kill’ is wanted on recall to prison, according to a Sussex Police press release.
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Celebrating Cher as the superstar turns 80
In the year Cher turns 80, Rachael Hawnt, winner of ITV’s Starstruck, hits the road with her biggest tour yet, The Shoop Shoop Show – The Cher Collection.
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Talented young musicians offer special concert in Haywards Heath
Three highly talented young musicians, Georgia Green (mezzo soprano), Emma Hord (soprano), and Will Reese (baritone), give a wide-ranging programme of song at St Wilfrid’s Church, Haywards Heath at 7.15pm on Sunday, March 8, following Evensong (6-6.45pm).
London Gatwick: These are the latest delays and cancellations at Sussex airport amid airstrikes in Middle East - Wednesday, March 4
These are the delays and cancellations to and from London Gatwick so far today (Wednesday, March 4).
Poetry takes to the streets with Crawley Writers’ Circle
Residents and visitors can now discover poetry in unexpected places as Crawley Writers’ Circle continues its Poetry Trail as part of this year’s Crawley WordFest celebrations.
Crawley Borough Council to mark the National Day of Reflection for the COVID 19 pandemic
Crawley Borough Council will mark the National Day of Reflection for the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing residents, community groups and faith leaders together to honour all those who lost their lives during the pandemic.
Pub in Horley to host 12-day beer festival
A Wetherspoon pub in Horley is set to host a 12-day beer festival.
'Call 999 immediately' - Police launch manhunt in Sussex
The police are searching for a wanted man, who is ‘known to frequent’ areas across Sussex.
Looking back at World Book Day in Crawley in previous years including Northgate Primary, Our Lady Queen of Heaven and The Mill Primary
World Book Day 2026 is fast-approaching and parents and children alike will be putting together their costumes of the big event.
National flags newly installed on lamp posts in Crawley
A number of national flags have been newly installed on lamp posts in Crawley.
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Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra offer Come and Play Day
Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra are hosting their first orchestral Come and Play Day.
Raystede’s pop-up pet advice comes to Crawley
When it comes to caring for animals, there’s no such thing as a silly question. That belief sits at the heart of the free Pop-Up Pet Advice sessions offered by Sussex charity, Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare, who will be in Crawley for the first time in March and April. Raystede’s friendly te...
Political opinion with Peter Lamb MP: I fear a new cycle is just beginning
I know it will concern many that we are once more set for war in the Middle East, not least those with friends and family in the region, and over recent days I have been contacted by UK citizens stranded in countries which have come under bombardment.
'Now is the time' - Campaigners urge people to write to object to West of Ifield plans
Campaigners have urged people to write to Horsham District Council’s planning team to object to plans for 3,000 homes West of Ifield.
'I've seen more missiles in the last three days than I did in my seven years in the RAF' - Former Crawley and Mid Sussex resident not planning to leave Middle East 'unless it gets a lot worse'
An aviation worker who has lived in Crawley and Mid Sussex is one of more than 100,000 Britons in the Middle East who may need evacuating as conflict in the Middle East escalates.
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Festival will "consolidate Crawley’s growing reputation as a dancing town"
Crawley-area dance talent is set to take the town by storm with the return of DaM Fest, a two-month celebration of dance in Crawley, with events, activities and performances for all the family.