Crawley Borough Council is launching the next stage of consultation on its Local Plan. The six-week consultation, which began on Tuesday 9 May, is for residents, businesses and other interested stakeholders to make formal representations and write in with views on any policy or allocation in the Local Plan. …

A beautifully designed report detailing the work being carried out by Crawley Borough Council to maintain and further improve Worth Park has become a template for green spaces celebrating Keep Britain Tidy’s prestigious Green Flag awards. The Worth Park conservation report 2023 to 2024 is a concise and colourful…

A fun day to celebrate the opening of Crawley’s refurbished tennis courts takes place on Saturday (20 May). West Green Park – home to four of the nine much-improved courts – will host the Crawley Parks Tennis open day from 10am to 3pm. The fun will include a live DJ, family fun and prizes to be won, plus free…

Two new Cabinet members have been appointed at Crawley Borough Council. Councillor Michael Jones, Leader of the Council, has filled two of the vacancies on the Cabinet. The changes are: Councillor Ian Irvine becomes Cabinet member for Housing Councillor Yasmin Khan becomes Cabinet member for Public…

STEM in the Park is returning to the Memorial Gardens on Saturday 20 May for more free fun. This popular event will showcase a festival of STEM-related activities for young people and their families to enjoy. Just turn up for this free event and participate in numerous entertaining and engaging STEM (science,…

Get down to Tilgate Park this Easter for free family fun in our Easter trail. Follow the trail to visit our eight participating park partners and find the answers to the trail questions.  Send your answers to tilgate@crawley.gov.uk by 17 April for the chance to win a family entry ticket to Tilgate Nature…

Mayo Wynne Baxter has won the Professional Services Firm of the Year category, sponsored by Crawley Borough Council, at the 15th Gatwick Diamond Business Awards last night (Thursday 23 March). The specialist law firm has a number of offices in the south east including Crawley and was selected as winners by Gatwick…

Major improvements to tennis courts in Maidenbower, Southgate and West Green are almost complete and residents can now sign up for cut-price memberships. The nine courts – four in West Green Park, three in Maidenbower Park and two in Southgate Park – have been refurbished with new surfaces, nets, posts and fencing…

Crawley Borough Council has successfully bid for £6.8m from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund to improve the energy efficiency of council homes. The money will help pay for 408 of the least energy efficient homes in Crawley to have loft insulation, cavity wall insulation, external wall insulation and…

The new Town Hall has been officially opened by councillors past and present. Members from the past 30 years gathered at the new Town Hall, on The Boulevard, on Tuesday (21 March) for a small ceremony. Mayor of Crawley, Councillor Jilly Hart, cut a ribbon to officially open the building, which provides civic and…