From the Back Pages, April 20: Bitter Mourinho congratulates Mike Dean and...
Jose Mourinho fired a thinly-veiled criticism at the officials after his unbeaten home record as Chelsea boss in the Barclays Premier League was sensationally ended by Sunderland. (Daily Mail)Chelsea 1...
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Firstly I have an apology to make. In last week’s column I omitted to mention The Band of Brothers. I met them at the poppy sewing event in the Memorial Gardens.The Band of Brothers do a lot of good...
View ArticleThree Bridges blame refereeing decision for costly narrow defeat
A controversial refereeing decision in the 62nd minute was the turning point of a game between a side struggling to avoid relegation and one guaranteed a play-off place.Bridges thought that they’d won...
View ArticleYouthful Crawley Down given lesson in finishing
Sittingbourne 5 Crawley Down Gatwick 2By Mick MartinThe final result didn’t do justice to Crawley Down’s performance against the Brickies as they matched their opponents throughout in terms of...
View ArticleFrom the Back Pages, April 21: Liverpool go five points clear of Chelsea at...
Norwich 2 Liverpool 3 match report: Liverpool go five points clear of Chelsea at top of Premier League table on day Luis Suarez hits goal number 30. (The Independent)LUIS SUAREZ admits reaching 30...
View ArticleRichardson bowls over Grattons
By Elizabeth ToopGrattons Indoor Bowls Club’s winter season culminated in a truly memorable finals weekend as the 64 finalists, who have seen off all others over the last six months, battled for the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dannie Bulman set for new contract at Crawley Town
Crawley Town player Dannie Bulman is to be offered a new deal when his contract runs out at the end of the season.The popular midfielder is enjoying life at the Checkatrade.com Stadium since John...
View ArticleNotts County 1 Crawley Town 0: Reds’ winning run ended by strugglers
By Warren LucyJimmy Spencer’s header proved the difference as Reds’ three-match winning run ended against struggling Notts County.Spencer’s finish just after the half hour mark sealed a valuable three...
View ArticleFrom the Back Pages, April 22: Manchester United prepare to cut their losses...
Manchester United are preparing to sack David Moyes. The Glazer family have been horrified by the extent of United’s dramatic decline and are ready to cut their losses less than ten months after Moyes...
View ArticleThree Bridges stay up thanks to a four-goal flourish
Three Bridges made sure they avoided relegation from the Ryman League thanks to a 4-2 victory away to Whitstable Town which lifted them out of the bottom-three.With just one more game left to play, the...
View ArticleFirefighters help boy stuck in Ifield tree
Firefighters were called to help a boy who got stuck in a tree.A crew was sent to the scene in Hyde Drive, Ifield, yesterday (Monday April 21) at 5.03pm.
View ArticleThree Bridges railway station evacuated after carriages catch fire
Three Bridges railway station was evacuated after fire broke out in two train carriages.Fire crews were called to the smouldering freight train carriages at 4.11pm on Friday (April 18).Firefighters...
View ArticleBurglar steals handbag while owner was in bathroom
A burglar broke into a home in Crawley while the occupant was in the bathroom.The incident took place in Copeland House, Rathlin Road, Broadfield, at around 10pm on Monday (April 21).A spokesman for...
View ArticleMotorcyclist falls off bike in Broadfield
A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after falling from his bike.A Sussex Police spokesman said the motorist fell in Broadwood Rise, Broadfield, just after 6pm on Monday (April 21).The man suffered a...
View ArticleGermans take Crawley title
I don’t know how many of you know this but until last Friday Crawley boasted World Champions. I refer to the Black Dog Boozers who were the World Marbles Champions.Every Good Friday, at the Greyhound...
View ArticleJordan extends Sussex contract
Seamer Chris Jordan has peened a new two-year contract extension which will keep him at Sussex CCC until at least the end of the 2016 season.Jordan, 25, who moved to Sussex from Surrey before the start...
View ArticleFrom the Back Pages, April 26: José Mourinho on collision course with the FA
José Mourinho stepped up his feud with the Football Association yesterday by defending the comments that have led to him being charged with improper conduct and insisting that his team deserve more...
View ArticleAlways keen to keep the town very ‘green’
The Tory Local Plan includes policies (policy CH6) to require that any developments that remove mature trees replace them. And if the tree lost is a large one then several trees – up to eight – must be...
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 ArticleFair policies are having the desired effect
I was pleased by the news last week that this Government’s tough but fair policies are having the desired effect with Crawley unemployment down to 2.6 percent and wages now outstripping inflation for...
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