From the Back Pages, March 4: Adam Lallana believes Luke Shaw is as good as...
The England midfielder Adam Lallana said on Monday that his Southampton team-mate Luke Shaw compares favourably with the world’s most expensive player Gareth Bale and the other best young players to...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue man stuck on roof in Tilgate
Firefighters have been called to Tilgate, Crawley, to rescue a man stuck on a roof.A spokesman for West Sussex Fire & Rescue said the man was fixing roof tiles in Evelyn Walk, Tilgate, when the...
View ArticleBOWLS: Grattons quartet are top rink for jubilant Sussex
Grattons quartet Ron Baker, Kim Robinson, Dennis Robinson and skip Barry Torode led Sussex to victory in a county match at Horsham. They then went to Preston Park for the Sussex Past Presidents match...
View ArticleCrawley Wasps hold their heads high against league leaders
London Corinthian Ladies 2 Crawley Wasps Ladies 2Wasps played so well they emerged disappointed after dropping two points against the title contenders.Early pressure called goalie Catherine Poleykett...
View ArticleSussex announce new major sponsorship with Jointing Technologies
Sussex County Cricket Club are delighted to announce a brand new major sponsorship deal with Jointing Technologies, which will see their name displayed on the Sharks’ NatWest T20 Blast playing shirts...
View ArticleNew support for victims of domestic violence
Sussex Police and its partners have a new way of helping to protect victims of domestic violence and abuse.The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme - also known as Clare’s Law - gives people the right...
View ArticleFirefighters put out garage fire
Fire crews put out a garage fire in Broadfield.Firefighters were called to Lansbury Road at 8.30pm on Monday (March 3).
View ArticleReview: Fallen Angels (Theatre Royal, Brighton, until Saturday, March 8)
A devil of a good time is had in Noel Coward’s divine comedy Fallen Angels at Brighton’s Theatre Royal this week.It was one of Coward’s earlier plays (first produced in 1925) and critics at the time...
View ArticleClarke ready to renew strike partnership with Tubbs
Billy Clarke is itching to renew his burgeoning attacking partnership with Matt Tubbs when Crawley Town host struggling Stevenage tonight.Clarke has been forced to watch Reds’ last two games from the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Young blacksmith ‘amazed’ to win Gatwick Diamond business competition
A 16-year-old blacksmith has spoken of his ‘amazement’ at winning a business competition for young people in the Gatwick Diamond.Henry Rogers, from Edenbridge, Kent, a pupil at East Grinstead’s...
View ArticleThree arrested for garage break-in
Three men were arrested after intruders broke into a garage and attempted to steal a bike. The incident took place overnight on February 26 in Heathfield, Pound Hill.Two were bailed pending further...
View ArticleCrawley car break-ins: five arrested
Five people were arrested after cars were broken into in Juniper Road, Langley Green, on Friday (February 28) at 8.45pm. Two 15-year-old boys from Crawley were arrested for criminal damage and released...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after car collides with traffic lights
A man and woman were taken to hospital after the car they were travelling in collided with a traffic light post on the A23.Emergency services were called to Bonehurst Road, near the Chequers Hotel,...
View ArticleCrawley Town 1-1 Stevenage: Tubbs rescues late point for Reds
Matt Tubbs was Crawley’s saviour yet again with a 92nd minute equaliser to rescue a late point against a plucky Stevenage side.The on-loan Bournemouth striker made up for an earlier penalty miss by...
View ArticleFrom the Back Pages, March 5: Liverpool striker Luis Suárez vows to stay at...
Luis Suárez has calmed fears he will quit Liverpool this summer if they fail to qualify for the Champions League, insisting his future “isn’t dependent” on that. (The Telegraph)Carles Puyol stunned...
View ArticleMcFadzean: Tubbs penalty miss was my fault
Defender Kyle McFadzean joked that he was to blame for Matt Tubbs missing a penalty against Stevenage, because for once he didn’t watch him take it.The defender said: “For once I turned round and...
View ArticleVIDEO: Crawley boss Gregory hasn’t given up on the play-offs
John Gregory admitted relief as his Crawley side came away from their home game with Stevenage with a point on Tuesday - and he is refusing to give up on an outside chance of Reds sneaking into the...
View ArticleThieves steal chainsaw in shed
Burglars stole a chainsaw from a shed in Ifield.The theft took place in Ifield Green overnight on February 24.Criminals also took car keys from a garage.Anyone with information should call 101 and...
View ArticleFirefighters called to fire near Pease Pottage service station
Firefighters put out a small fire near the M23 service station in Pease Pottage.A crew were called to the scene at 6.51pm yesterday (Tuesday March 4).
View ArticleCOLUMN by The Matthew Russo Foundation
Welcome to the first edition of The Matthew Russo Foundation’s Crawley Observer Column. We were so honoured to be approached by the paper who asked if we wanted to write a regular monthly update for...
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