Four charged in connection with human trafficking for prostitution at hotels...
Four people have been charged following an investigation into suspected trafficking of vulnerable women from South East Asia into prostitution at hotels around Gatwick Airport and the South East,...
View ArticleCOUNTY NEWS: Ambulance in collision with young child
South East Coast Ambulance Service has confirmed one of its ambulances collided with a young child this morning.According to the service, the incident happened in Horsham Road, Littlehampton around...
View ArticleHundreds of people in Sussex back NSPCC campaign
More than 700 people in Sussex have signed the NSPCC’s petition to make sure that every abused child gets the support they need to recover.The NSPCC’s It’s Time campaign is calling on the Government to...
View ArticleRecord month for Gatwick, as airport continues to make case for expansion
July was the busiest ever month in Gatwick’s 80 year history, with 4.6m passengers using the airport.Figures released by the airport say this was 6.9 per cent more than the number of passengers in July...
View ArticleCOUNTY NEWS: Police warning to beware of potential fuel and jewellery scam
Police have issued a warning to motorists in Sussex about a potential new scam.There have been several suspicious incidents in the county in which people were offered gold jewellery in exchange for...
View ArticleDoncaster Rovers: Get to know Crawley Town’s next opponents
Crawley Town travel to Doncaster Rovers on Saturday looking to continue their good start to the League Two season.The two sides have played each other four times - all in League One.In the 2012/13...
View ArticleFelbridge Bowls Club beat Balcombe and Popes Mead
Felbridge Bowling Club was a hive of activity last week with the usual round of league games, three friendly matches, a Sussex Ladies Invitational competition and a Club Triples tournament.In the...
View ArticleTanvir’s five wickets in vain for Crawley Eagles
Eagles had a disappointing 74-run defeat against St James at Cherry Lane. The visitors won the toss and elected to bat, Jordan Rowlings top scored with a solid 36 in a total of 153-9 of 53 overs....
View ArticleCOUNTY NEWS: Police name man wanted in connection with murder
Police have named the man they are seeking in connection with the murder of a 50-year-old man.The man’s body was discovered inside the door of his home in Osmonde Close, Worthing, at 12.15pm on Tuesday...
View ArticleRio 2016: Tom Mitchell’s Great Britain Rugby 7s team have golden chance after...
Great Britain, skippered by Sussex’s Tom Mitchell, have a chance for gold after beating South Africa 7-5 in a tense Olympic semi-final.After a sudden death win against Argentina in the quarter-final...
View ArticleRio 2016: Great Britain rugby 7s side take silver after masterclass from Fiji
Sussex's Tom Mitchell and his Great Britain 7s had to settle for silver after they were taught a lesson by the masterful Fiji side in the Olympic final, losing 36-7.Mitchell's side had got to the final...
View ArticleSussex Police failing to hit non-emergency call waiting time targets
Sussex Police is failing to hit its target on the time taken to answer non-emergency calls from residents.During her regular performance and accountability meeting late last month, Sussex Police and...
View ArticleJohnny Cantor: An interesting start on and off the pitch
And they’re off. Before the heatwave comes and the kids have had a chance to hit the beach the new football season is underway. With the Premier League set to resume this weekend there was a fair...
View ArticleLog roadkill on an app and help conservation work
A new app has been created to log roadkill across the country.It is estimated that each year one million mammals are killed on UK roads, including thousands of animals across Sussex.This summer,...
View ArticleFraudsters target first student loan instalment
Fraudsters are targeting students’ first loan instalments just weeks before thousands start the new academic year.The new wave of phishing emails have been reported to the Student Loans Company,...
View ArticleBishop ‘encouraged’ by parishes’ work across Sussex
The Bishop of Lewes, Richard Jackson, has said that he is “really encouraged” by “the sense of engagement” he has witnessed in the parishes following the launch of the Diocese of Chichester’s five year...
View ArticleTASTE OF THE TERRACE: New team gives plenty to look forward to
Crawley Town started the new season with a hard fought but well deserved win. Wycombe Wanderers provided very strong opposition but once the Reds had taken the lead they worked very hard to retain it....
View ArticleCrawley Down’s infrastructure ‘creaking’ as more homes approved
Crawley Down’s infrastructure is ‘creaking’ according to residents as 30 new homes in village were approved.The developer’s previous application for 60 homes south of Hazel Close was approved by Mid...
View ArticleFive songs to inspire Crawley Town
If his tweet is anything to go by, Crawley Town boss Dermot Drummy is ‘a Believer’.The Reds head coach tweeted on Thursday, The Monkees - I’m A Believer Lyrics - music for the checkatrade’. This...
View ArticleNature reserve targetted by ‘mindless’ vandals
A wooden bridge in a nature reserve was damaged by vandals overnight on August 10.Malcolm Walls, who reported the incident to police, told the Crawley Observer that the bridge was a crossing point for...
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