Several community centres could be opened as ‘Winter Warmers’ to help residents who cannot afford to heat their homes or are just looking at ways to reduce their bills. The council’s Cabinet will discuss the setting up of six Winter Warmers – in community centres in Bewbush, Broadfield, Furnace Green, Ifield West,…

The cost of living crisis means that it’s more important than ever that employers pay the Living Wage, says Crawley Borough Council. The council is marking Living Wage Week by highlighting the importance of paying staff at least the national Living Wage of £10.90 per hour, an independently calculated rate of pay…

Crawley Borough Council’s successful Small Business Grant Scheme is set to continue with the help of continued funding from a county-wide pot.  The council has been awarded a further £71,000 from the county-wide Economic Recovery Fund to continue supporting micro, start-ups and small businesses in Crawley via…

A whole house retrofit in Crawley has seen a council tenant’s fuel bills fall by 80 per cent. Crawley Borough Council, in partnership with decarbonisation consultants NetZero Collective and Liberty, have retrofitted 10 council homes with renewable technologies including solar panels, battery storage and air source…

Two new conservation areas covering Queens Square and The Broadway and Gossops Green Neighbourhood Centre have been created by Crawley Borough Council. In addition, the boundaries of two of the town’s eleven existing conservation areas – the High Street and St Peter’s, have been extended. These decisions were…

Crawley Borough Council has taken possession of the new Town Hall building. The nine-storey building, at the eastern end of The Boulevard in Crawley town centre, will provide civic and office space for the council on the lower 3.5 floors. Above are 5.5 floors of Grade A commercial office space that will generate…

A programme of light installations, videos, theatre and entertainment across the town centre will provide the highlight of Crawley New Town’s 75th anniversary celebrations. Crawley Borough Council has joined forces with Crawley Town Centre Business Improvement District and Creative Crawley to organise Light Up…

Almost 7,000 households are set to receive £25 each from Crawley Borough Council by the end of the month. This additional payment is being made from the Discretionary Energy Rebate Fund, which was undersubscribed when the application deadline passed. Crawley Borough Council was given £201,750 to grant £150…

Voluntary and community organisations working in Crawley can now apply for new strategic grants from Crawley Borough Council. This funding programme aims to support local voluntary and community groups with grants of £5,000 or more, if they meet the council’s priorities for funding and apply successfully. The…

Crawley Borough Council’s online money worries guide has been improved and updated to provide residents with all the information they need. Our help with money worries information has grown from one web page to a section containing nine pages offering advice on many different topics. These are: Managing…