VIDEO: Ifield Cricket Club hold tournament for u11s and u13s
Ifield Cricket Club held their first ever cricket tournament for under 11s and under 13s.Teams were entered from Ifield, Three Bridges, Horsham Trinity, Lingfield, Felbridge and Horley for the...
View ArticleFrom the back pages, August 12: Ian Bell century gives flailing England a...
With the glorious certainty that comes with a batsman at the peak of his power, the sort of form that can make a mockery of all that has preceded, Ian Bell, with his 20th Test match hundred, has given...
View ArticleVIDEO: Chilli Fiesta attracts thousands
Thousands of visitors turned up the heat as West Dean Gardens’ popular Chilli Fiesta took place over three days.From Friday (August 9) to yesterday (Sunday) bumper crowds enjoyed the heat of the sun...
View ArticleFrom the back pages, August 13: Stuart Broad mines rich Durham seam to dig...
Not cricket’s longest day, perhaps, but certainly one of the most dramatic. The full stop to it all was fittingly applied by Stuart Broad taking his sixth wicket of the innings, his eleventh of the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Wings and Wheels preview day
Thousands of car, motorbike and airplane fans will be descending on Dunsfold Aerodrome over the August Bank Holiday for the annual Wings and Wheels event (August 24/25).A special preview day was held...
View ArticleFrom the back pages, August 14: Stewart Downing joins West Ham from Liverpool...
West Ham have completed the signing of Stewart Downing from Liverpool for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal. (The Mirror)Maybe England does have talent. After a calamitous summer when they...
View ArticleA brilliant curtain raiser as Anvils get the perfect start
Anymore games like this and the Anvils hierarchy will be forced to put up ‘House Full’ notices, as this opening game of the season turned out to be a brilliant curtain raiser for the new campaign, a...
View ArticleToby drew me a picture!
Hi Chpsters! My pal Toby Rosewell sent in this fantastic picture he drew.Toby, from Newhaven, is aged 7 and can already draw better then me!It’s not easy to hold a pencil or pen with my big clumsy...
View ArticleCreepy time in the jailhouse...
Ashes to Ashes by Harold Pinter is the challenge for Pauline Fleming (Penny King in Coronation Street and Val Walker in Brookside) when she performs in the Arundel Jailhouse for the Arundel...
View ArticleBand back home for town festival
Arundel’s Hanover Band will be making a major contribution to its home-town festival, with three concerts over three days.The first in St Nicholas Church, on Saturday, August 24 at 3pm, is entitled...
View ArticleWest Sussex weekly walks
The latest walks across the county.Discovering Sussex (Inquiries 01903 813381/01342 315786)Sunday August 18, 10am: Meet at ‘The Mens’ car park just off the A272, 2 miles SW of Wisborough Green (GR TQ...
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...
View ArticleDelight at tax-free scheme for families
I am delighted that Conservatives in Government announced last week that they will be introducing a Tax-Free Childcare scheme for working families.This scheme will provide support for those in work...
View ArticleVery sorry to see Cllr Lanzer step down
Like the majority of councillors from both parties, I am personally very sorry to see Bob Lanzer step down as the leader of Crawley Borough Council.Bob has worked tirelessly for the town; he is widely...
View ArticleBuilding a council fit for the future
Our town faces many challenges in the years ahead, some big, some small and all of which require considerable vision and leadership for Crawley to thrive.Perhaps the biggest issue facing most people...
View ArticleCut foreign aid rather than UK services
I, like many others in the UK, was completely shocked by the reports in national newspapers this week regarding the woeful misuse of Britain’s foreign aid.The UK spends roughly £1 billion per month in...
View ArticleCelebrating common goals
Humans are social animals. This why we gather in groups where we may have a common interest or common aim or common goal.During the past week I attended WS2013 at the South of England showground at...
View ArticlePolice appeal follows attempted burglary in Langley Green
Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted burglary at a property in Beckett Lane, Langley Green, last week.The offender(s) tried to force entry to the property via the front door between...
View ArticleDrivers face possible problems as M25 closes after accident
Drivers around the Gatwick and Crawley areas may experience problems following a serious accident on the M25 this afternoon (Friday August 16).The M25 is closed and there is stationary traffic...
View ArticleFrom the back pages, August 17: Chelsea’s Mourinho prepared to make final...
Jose Mourinho has suggested that Chelsea are ready to make at least one more bid for Wayne Rooney but has also now stressed that “different decisions” could be made and is refusing to rule out the...
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