Crawley Borough Council has been awarded a grant of £97,000 from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to install Changing Places toilets, which are designed for people who cannot use standard accessible toilets.  Working with the operators Everyone Active at K2 Crawley and Parkwood Leisure…

A hawthorn tree has been chosen as one of just 70 ancient trees in the UK to be dedicated to the Queen’s Green Canopy as part of this year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The common hawthorn (crataegus monogyna), on Crawley Borough Council land next to Constable Road, Tilgate, is believed to be at least 225 years…

A landlord who operated an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO) and its then director have lost their appeal against the imposition of financial penalties.  Gatwick and Crawley Rooms Limited Ltd and its director at the relevant time, Carolyne Hunt, were issued with notices imposing financial penalties…

A Crawley Borough Council housing development named after Geraint Thomas, who was the council’s cabinet member for Environmental Services and Sustainability when he sadly passed away in November 2019, was officially recognised today in a short ceremony outside the building. The site was named Geraint Thomas House…

Employ Crawley successfully hosted its first jobs fair in two years at Crawley Library last week. Around 500 people came along on the day to find out more about over 2,000 local job and training opportunities in the area. Local employers from a wide range of industries including retail, construction, hospitality…

Crawley Borough Council has awarded a total of £18,245 from its small grants fund to 12 voluntary and community organisations. Small grants of between £50 and £2,500 are paid out to groups who aim to foster greater levels of community support and cohesion through their projects and events.  The latest…

Fifteen not-for-profit organisations have been awarded new grants totalling more than £229,000 from Crawley Borough Council. A range of community grants have been awarded for new and existing activity that will benefit Crawley residents and visitors. These grants include £56,500 for Crawley Open House Resource…

Crawley Borough Council’s continued support for Love Local Jobs’ Dare to Dream programme has helped 1,200 students from six schools in the town. Dare to Dream is an inspirational programme created by the LoveLocalJobs Foundation, a community interest company (CIC), which aims to support the self-awareness,…

A mobile CCTV and ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) camera which can be deployed in crime and anti-social behaviour hotspots has been purchased by the Safer Crawley Partnership. The new camera will be used across the town to defer offending and when crime or anti-social behaviour is reported. It will be…

Crawley Borough Council and Sussex Police are working together to try and reduce the risk posed by careless or inconsiderate users of e-scooters. Councillor Michael Jones, Cabinet member for Public Protection and Community Engagement, and Chief Inspector Shane Baker, Crawley Police, have penned a joint letter to…