Concerns for missing Crawley man
POLICE are concerned for the welfare of a 63-year-old man who is missing from his home in Crawley. William ‘Bill’ Harrison has not been seen since he left his home in St James Walk, Broadfield, during...
View ArticleThird Olympic team signs up to train at K2
OLYMPIC fever has struck again after a third team announced plans to train its athletes at the K2 leisure centre during the 2012 Games.The Bahamas will be joining its near neighbours Barbados and...
View ArticleGrand bulb planting session in Northgate
NORTHGATE residents are being invited to take part in a grand bulb planting project at the weekend.Organised by the Northgate Matters neighbourhood forum and supported by Crawley Borough Council’s...
View ArticleFestive fun at Christmas Fair
SHOPPERS can get into the festive spirit by attending a school Christmas fair.Manor Green College is hosting activities on Saturday (December 3) between 12pm and 2.30pm.There will be Santa’s Grotto,...
View ArticleSupporters give £5k to youth team
THE Crawley Town FC Centre of Excellence has been presented with a cheque for £5,000 after sealing a sponsorship deal with the club’s Supporters Alliance (CTSA).The cheque was presented to head of...
View ArticleFather Christmas to visit infant school fair
THREE Bridges Infant School will be holding its Christmas Fair on Saturday (December 3) and young visitors will have the chance to meet Father Christmas.The fair will be held at the school in Gales...
View ArticleTerror training for paramedics
A SPECIALIST ambulance station is being proposed near Gatwick Airport to deal with major emergency incidents such as terrorist attacks.The site would be home to a Hazardous Area Response Team (HART)...
View ArticleStumpery is created to encourage the wildlife and ferns and mosses to settle
IT’S amazing, tomorrow is December; the garden team have completed wrapping up the garden with fleece and straw. Herbaceous perennials have been cut back and we are ready to give the gardens a good top...
View ArticleCrawley taking no chances in FA Cup tie
CRAWLEY Town boss Steve Evans has named a strong side, making just one change to his team, for today’s visit of Redbridge in the FA Cup.The Ryman League Division 1 North side visit Broadfield Stadium...
View ArticleCrawley man found with stab wound
A 30-year-old local man has been taken to St Georges Hospital, Tooting, London, sufffering from a very serious, but non life threatening, stab wound to his back.Police and emergency services were...
View ArticleTubbs fires Crawley into FA Cup Third Round
MATT Tubbs hit a hat trick as Crawley Town booked their place in the Third Round of the FA Cup today.The striker scored twice from the spot and also with a stunning first half volley in the Reds’ 5-0...
View ArticleRaynor hails hat trick hero Tubbs
CRAWLEY assistant manager Paul Raynor saluted Matt Tubbs after his hat trick helped fire the Reds into the Third Round of the FA Cup.Tubbs netted twice from the spot and also scored a superb first half...
View ArticleToys and Carols at St Margaret’s church
ANYONE looking for that festive feeling should head down to St Margaret’s Church on Sunday (December 4).The church, in Ifield Street, Ifield, will be holding a St Nicholas Toy service at 11am where...
View ArticleTop efficiency ranking for oil company
A CRAWLEY company has been rated as one of the most energy efficient gas and oil companies in the UK.CGGVeritas was the highest listed oil and gas company in the Government’s Carbon Reduction Committee...
View ArticleCataract op delays ‘causing problems’
DELAYS over carrying out cataract removal operations are causing problems for some older people in West Sussex, county health watchdogs were warned.The issue was raised at a meeting of the county’s...
View ArticleMaking treats at festive workshop
WITH Christmas less than a month away, youngsters in Ifield set to work to create Christmas treats and Advent crowns.On Saturday (November 26), children met at St Margaret’s Church for a festive...
View ArticleGenerous start to Observer and CCVS Christmas appeal
YOU certainly are a generous bunch!Last week, the Observer joined forces with the Crawley Community and Voluntary Service (CCVS) to collect DVDs, CDs, books and mobile phones to raise much-needed cash...
View ArticleCrawley draw Bristol City in FA Cup Third Round
CRAWLEY Town have been handed a home tie in the Third Round of the FA Cup.Steve Evans’ men will face Championship side Bristol City in the Third Round, after being drawn out of the hat by Gianfranco...
View ArticleEvans: ‘Bristol City is a wonderful draw’
CRAWLEY boss Steve Evans has told fans to snap up their tickets to the FA Cup Third Round tie with Bristol City.The Reds were given a home draw against Derek McInnes’ Championship side, and Evans is...
View ArticleRAF veteran remembers lost comrade
AN AIRFORCE veteran was the guest of honour at a ceremony to remember a fallen comrade whose resting place was not discovered for more than 50 years after his death.Crawley RAF association chair Marcel...
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