Crawley Borough Council is hosting a session of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Council Housing and is inviting new, existing and potential tenants to give their views. The local evidence event, on Thursday 4 January in the Town Hall, is designed to gather views on council housing from residents,…

Varian Medical Systems UK Ltd will be the first commercial tenant to move into The Create Building. The company agreed a lease for half of the sixth floor in July and will move into the building, on The Boulevard in Crawley town centre, early next year. Work to fit out Varian’s office space is underway. The…

A new Deputy Chief Executive has been appointed at Crawley Borough Council. Chris Page will take on the role early in the new year following Full Council approval last night (Wednesday 13 December). Chris brings a wealth of experience from the local government and charity sectors over 15 years. He has worked…

A private housing landlord which failed to fully insulate a flat before a deadline expired has failed in an appeal against a £3,500 penalty imposed by Crawley Borough Council. The property above a shop in Gossops Parade is leased by the council to Pi-Gen Pharma, which sublets it as residential accommodation. An…

Up to 300 new affordable homes, part of a £100m town centre regeneration project, are a step closer after receiving outline planning permission last week. The proposed development, on the former car park site in Telford Place, will see Affordable Housing and Healthcare develop a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom…

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…