Rubbish! Residents hit back at ‘peaceful’ list
Statistics which show Crawley as one of the least peaceful places to live in Sussex have been branded as ‘rubbish.’Last week the Observer reported how the UK Peace Index, produced by the Institute for...
View ArticleSussex Sharks aiming to keep winning streak
Sussex Sharks aim to make it two wins out of two this weekend in the Yorkshire Bank 40, as they continue the tournament with a trip to last year’s finalists Warwickshire Bears at Edgbaston tomorrow,...
View ArticleFrom the back pages, May 12: Roberto Martinez given lift by FA Cup success
What a story. What a moment. What a fairytale for Wigan Athletic, the club who have gone from rags to riches and were determined, like Cinderella, to enjoy themselves before the clock strikes midnight...
View ArticleVIDEO: Morris and Dunford take four wickets each, but Three Bridges III lose...
Three Bridges III lost by one wicket against Dome Mission in a low scoring affair in Brighton.Having been inserted, Bridges batted poorly and lost wicket at regualr intervals.Only Syed Dabeer (29),...
View ArticleSUSSEX PREMIER LEAGUE ROUND-UP: Cuckfield are early leaders after beating...
PREMIER DIVISION: Newly promoted Cuckfield are the early leaders of the Sussex Premier League following their 39 run win at home to current champions Preston Nomads. Nomads have surprisingly lost their...
View ArticleHigh fives as Gill’s brave brace helps brilliant Bridges lift league cup
Three Bridges Under-15s gained a comfortable win as they beat Lingfield 5-0 to win the Horsham League Cup.Played on a hard pitch and with a strong wind, both teams found the ball difficult to control....
View ArticleChampion teen dominates opponent in ‘one-sided affair’ to win novice title
Crawley Amateur Boxing club produced yet another junior champion on Saturday when stylish teenager Matar Wanda won the Southern Counties junior novice title at Portsmouth.Wanda, 14, had the look of a...
View ArticleFrom the back pages, May 13: Fergie snubs latest Roo quit plea
ALEX FERGUSON has told Wayne Rooney to forget about quitting Manchester United after snubbing the striker’s latest transfer request. Rooney this week asked to quit Old Trafford for the second time in...
View ArticleCrawley among least peaceful places on list
Crawley is among the least peaceful places in the county to live, according to a report which compares the levels of murder, violent crime, weapons offences and public disorder. The UK Peace Index,...
View ArticleYOUTH FOOTBALL: Three Bridges top division after terrific win
Under-16sEpsom & Ewell LeagueThree Bridges terrific Under-16s team have completed the league and cup double. They crossed the finish line with a well-earned 2-1 win over Caterham Pumas in midweek...
View ArticleThree arrested after drug raid
Three men were arrested after a police raid on a town centre block of flats. Police executed a misuse of drugs warrant at Robinson House, the High Street at 2.30pm on May 8. An 18-year-old and...
View ArticleFrom the back pages, May 14: Mancini sacked! A year after winning the title...
Roberto Mancini has been sacked by Manchester City a year to the day after lifting the Premier League title. The City bosses position was under threat ahead of the FA Cup final with Malaga coach Manuel...
View ArticleLate goals deny Ifield Cup final spoils
Ifield fell just short of beating the runaway winners of the Reserve Section Premier Hassocks Reserves in a see-saw 5-3 defeat in the Mid Sussex League CCup final at Haywards Heath. Ifield took the...
View ArticleCopthorne man arrested on suspicion of homophobic abuse following Brighton...
A 54-year-old man from Copthorne was arrested on suspicion of homophobic abuse following Brighton and Hove Albion’s play-off semi-final defeat by Crystal Palace on Monday evening (May 13).Police made a...
View ArticleMan jailed for nine years over sex assaults on girl
A Crawley man has been jailed for nine years after being found guilty of indecently assaulting and attempting to rape a young girl.Ian Alan Ward, 49, of Tangmere Road, Ifield, was sentenced at Croydon...
View ArticleBrilliant Three Bridges lift league cup
Three Bridges Under-15s gained a comfortable win as they beat Lingfield 5-0 to win the Horsham League Cup.Played on a hard pitch and with a strong wind, both teams found the ball difficult to control....
View ArticleThree Bridges top division after terrific win
Under-16sEpsom & Ewell LeagueThree Bridges terrific Under-16s team have completed the league and cup double. They crossed the finish line with a well-earned 2-1 win over Caterham Pumas in midweek...
View ArticleFrom the back pages, May 15: Cup heroes Wigan relegated as Pod fires Gunners...
WIGAN’S eight-year Premier League stay is over — just days after their greatest triumph. Roberto Martinez’s FA Cup heroes were dumped into the Championship by Arsenal who move back ahead of Tottenham...
View ArticleVIDEO: Highlights of Three Bridges v Cuckfield - Saturday May 4
This video is a highlights package from Three Bridges v Cuckfield on the opening day of the Sussex Premier League season.Simon Rose, dad of Three Bridges spinner Mike, took the video and sent it in to...
View ArticleVIDEO: ‘Departures’ rehearsals at the Archway Theatre
Rehearsals are well under way for the Archway Theatre’s production of John Godber’s Departures.The departure lounges of ten airports across Europe and America provide a backdrop of delays, dangers and...
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