Quite tricky sports quiz June 29: Penalty heroes and zeroes
Test your sports knowledge with our weekly Friday afternoon brain-teaser, this week, we look at England penalty shoot-out record.It was familiar penalty heartache for England’s footballers when they...
View ArticleWildlife gardening with Kate Humble - July
The coming weeks will see all sports fans avidly tuned into the Olympics and the athletes that have spent years training for this all important world event. By contrast, our garden birds have come to...
View ArticleQuite Tricky Sports Quiz, June 29: The answers
Earlier today we asked you to name the England footballers who have missed spot kicks in their major tournament shoot out defeats, how did you get on?1990 Stuart Pearce, Chris Waddle1996 Gareth...
View ArticleArmed robbery at Three Bridges Tesco
Police are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery of a security van at the Tesco store in Three Bridges this lunchtime (Friday June 29).Police were called to the store at 12.13pm where the van was...
View ArticleSadler: ‘Reds can bridge the gap’
NEW Crawley Town signing Mat Sadler believes the gap between the Reds and League 1’s big clubs is not insurmountable.Sadler felt the Broadfield Stadium turf under his feet for the first time when...
View ArticleDandy Dick (Theatre Royal, Brighton, until Saturday, July 7)
When the newly-formed Theatre Royal Brighton Productions company announced its first offering would be the oft-neglected 1887 racing farce ‘Dandy Dick it’s a sure bet’ many wondered if it would be able...
View ArticleA shameless and stylish budget brand vehicle
Chevrolet’s ability to build a class-competitive supermini needs to try this one, the second generation Aveo. Smartly styled and, in diesel form, smart to run, it’s a budget-brand small car you...
View ArticleStunning home
With elegant proportions, and set in stunning grounds, a fine Grade II Listed family home (5,814 sq ft) centrally located within this popular Sussex village of Oving.Formally a vicarage, St Andrews...
View ArticleNo panic after O’Kane deal collapses
CRAWLEY Town boss Sean O’Driscoll has stressed there is no need to panic about summer transfer activity after his move for Torquay United winger Eunan O’Kane failed.The Republic of Ireland under-21...
View ArticleOlympic heartbreak
UK No.1 discus thrower Jade Nicholls was heartbroken last night after her dreams of representing her country at the London Olympics were shattered by the shock news that she has been left out of the...
View ArticleCOLUMN: by Cllr Bob Lanzer, Leader of Crawley Borough Council (Con)
The United Kingdom, and London in particular, are seen as a principal centre of international financial services. That accolade has a high dependency on the retention of a strong reputation for...
View ArticleMan arrested after class-A drugs found in car boot
POLICE arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of possession of class-A drugs with intent to supply after finding drugs in a car boot. A 33-year-old woman was also arrested on suspicion of money...
View ArticleCOLUMN: by Cllr Peter Lamb, Crawley Borough Council (Lab, Northgate)
With over four million criminal offences taking place in England and Wales per year, it’s hard to overstate the impact which cutting police funding by 20% will have on communities and local residents....
View ArticleCOLUMN: by Henry Smith, MP for Crawley
I welcome last week’s decision by the Chancellor to continue the freeze on Fuel Duty until. The Government inherited a series of Fuel Duty rises from the last Labour government planned for last year...
View ArticleFURN-GREAT: 16 pages of pictures and reports
FOOTBALL fans young and old enjoyed a fabulous weekend as players ranging from six to 16 contested the annual Furngate Observer Sixes Youth tournament.Your Crawley Observer was again backing the...
View ArticleSlideshow: Furngate Sixes
Our photographers were busy all weekend at the Furngate Sixes at Horley, a competition that attracted dozens of teams from across the district.This slideshow shows most of the photos taken by staff...
View ArticleSlideshow 2: Furngate Sixes
Our photographers were busy all weekend at the Furngate Sixes at Horley, a competition that attracted dozens of teams from across the district.This slideshow shows most of the photos taken by staff...
View ArticlePeriod cottage in heart of Downs Park
An extremely attractive and well presented, 18th century period cottage, set in the heart of the South Downs National Park.The property offers tremendous charm and character, retaining many original...
View ArticleNaveed proves too four good
COLTS CRICKET: Daniyal Naveed claimed four wickets as Three Bridges U13s beat Lingfield in a thrilling tussle.Naveed, nicknamed Boom Boom, finished with 4-10 from his four overs and, along with fellow...
View ArticleCastle visitors go wild over flowers
The Arundel Castle gardens are really busting into life, this past week our visitors have been going wild over the abundance wildflowers. The castle banks are full of wildflowers mostly self-seeded...
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