The first recipient of the Crawley Greentech Business Growth Fund has been announced. Naked Energy Ltd, a solar thermal manufacturer based in Manor Royal, will receive £39,708 to support product development for its industrial and commercial solar heat and photovoltaic products.  The grant funding will allow…

Crawley Borough Council’s next Full Council meeting will be the first to be live-streamed. As a trial the meeting, on Wednesday 13 December, will be available to watch live on Facebook from 7.30pm. Viewers do not need a Facebook account to watch the livestream. A recording of the meeting will also be available…

Loved ones can be memorialised at Tilgate Park once again with new requests for a plaque in the Remembrance Garden being accepted via the council website. From next spring, the park will be also able to offer memorial benches and trees after an eight-month hiatus to develop a streamlined request process. The…

The stage is set for a £50,000 investment in The Hawth theatre by Crawley Borough Council to replace the auditorium lights. It was agreed by members of the Cabinet last week as part of proposed adjustments to the current capital investment budget. The house lights are planned to be switched in January after the…

The XL Bully has been added to the Dangerous Dogs Act and Crawley Borough Council is reminding residents that it will soon be against the law to sell, abandon or breed XL Bullies or own one without a Certificate of Exemption. The sale, abandonment, gifting, breeding and rehoming of XL Bully-type dogs will be banned…

Tilgate Park’s Magical Christmas has returned to the Walled Garden for another year of exciting activities for all the family. Santa is already fully booked for his scheduled appearances, but there is still half-price entry to Tilgate Nature Centre amongst the promotions this weekend, and from December 16 to 22…

A multi-million outline design has been agreed by the Cabinet at its meeting this week for the Station Gateway public realm and bus station improvements. This will deliver major improvements to the area around the bus station and along The Martletts which links County Mall to Queens Square.  A more…

Crawley Borough Council and its contractors Mears and Wates are supporting local foodbank charities The Easter Team and Free Shop Crawley this Christmas. The council has set up a donation station at the Town Hall for both charities, while Wates has delivered more than 200 advent calendars and festive food to The…

A new Deputy Chief Executive has been appointed at Crawley Borough Council. Chris Page will take on the role, subject to Full Council approval on 13 December, following a rigorous selection process. Chris brings a wealth of experience from the local government and charity sectors over 15 years. He has worked…

Residents are being urged to buy local this Christmas and ‘keep it in Crawley'. Spending money in Crawley instead of online or out of town helps the local economy and keeps the town centre and neighbourhood parades vibrant. Keeping it local also helps to create and retain jobs, pumps money back into the Crawley…