The Employ Crawley jobs fair is back for its third year, offering residents the chance to find out more about local vacancies.  The event is open to all ages and takes place in Crawley Library from 10am until 3pm on Thursday 5 March. Come along and meet with a wide range of local employers from various…

Updated information and answers to frequently asked questions about the Three Bridges Station improvement scheme proposals have been put online in advance of Wednesday’s Full Council meeting. The Crawley Borough Council, Govia Thameslink Railway, Network Rail and West Sussex County Council scheme proposes to…

Exhilarating free and new pop-up performances from some of the UK’s most innovative outdoor companies will take place in Queens Square as part of this year’s Brighton Festival. A Weekend Without Walls comes to Crawley on Saturday 9 May from 12 noon-6.30pm. Crawley Borough Council’s exciting new partnership means…

Crawley Borough Council is consulting on its proposal to safeguard four areas from having employment buildings converted into unplanned housing. The safeguarding, known as ‘non-immediate Article 4 Directions’, would remove permitted development rights (known as prior approval) that allow the conversion of office,…

Local children and visitors can run around and have fun at a recently completed play area in Ifield.  Ewhurst playing fields play area is the latest play area to be completed in the town and features a colourful range of new equipment chosen via a public consultation.  Installed by Wicksteed Leisure,…

Residents and visitors can support those experiencing homelessness in just a quick tap, with new contactless terminals around the town.  The council has teamed up with non-profit organisation, Greater Change, to trial a new way of giving in Crawley.  Part of the diverted giving campaign, the…

Crawley Borough Council has appointed two new contractors to manage the maintenance of council homes around the town. Cabinet agreed recommendations to appoint Mears Group and Wates Property Services at their meeting on 27 November.  The two new contractors will be managing responsive repairs, planned…

A new Cabinet member has been appointed at Crawley Borough Council. Following the death of former councillor Geraint Thomas in November, Councillor Peter Lamb, Leader of the Council, has chosen Councillor Gurinder Jhans as the new Cabinet member for Environmental Services and Sustainability. Councillor Jhans is…

Crawley Question Time is back for another year, giving residents an opportunity to ask questions about topics important to them. The annual event takes place from 7-9pm on Thursday 12 March at Crawley College in the town centre. Crawley Question Time takes the form of an independently-chaired general debate and…

New homes are on the way in Crawley as Crawley Borough Council works to meet the demand for housing in the area. Bridgefield House is among one of the new developments currently being built in the town centre. Situated behind Crawley College along Northgate Avenue, the council purchased the land in 2018 and is…