Tomorrow (Saturday 15 August) is the 75th anniversary of VJ Day and Crawley Borough Council is inviting you to commemorate this special day online. 15 August 1945 was VJ Day, marking both the surrender of Japan and the end of the Second World War. This day was and still is a very important day for many as it marked…

The continental market has returned to the town centre, offering a mouth-watering range of food and delightful gifts until Sunday. You will be able to choose from a host of international food options such as paella, gyros, Singapore street food, Filipino noodle dishes and many more.  For those with a…

Our Electoral Services team has started the annual canvass for the electoral register.  The canvass is an important part of the work of getting everyone in Crawley who is eligible to vote included on the register.  The rules for the canvass have changed quite a lot this year, meaning that residents might…

The kiosk in Goffs Park is now open and offering visitors the chance to buy light refreshments. Newly branded as The Café, an independent business has taken over the running of the kiosk from Crawley Borough Council which last opened in late summer 2019. The Café is offering a range of snacks, drinks and ice…

Crawley Borough Council has published a draft long-term plan for a network of cycle routes in the town and wants to hear what you think. During the pandemic we are all finding out how important walking and cycling is for personal and public health, mobility and in reducing traffic problems, but the council was…

Crawley Borough Council’s contractor Kier has pledged to offer a range of employment and skills opportunities to local residents. The contractor is currently building the council’s new Town Hall and commercial offices. This project is part of an agreement the council has entered into with Westrock, who will oversee…

More than 30 Crawley businesses have already signed up to offer half-price dining from Monday (3 August) as part of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme. The scheme enables customers to get a 50 per cent discount on food or non-alcoholic drinks to eat or drink-in (up to a maximum of £10 discount per diner), every Monday,…

Crawley Borough Council’s Play Service is offering community support and structured play sessions over the summer. The town’s Adventure Playgrounds will be closed for open access but the Play Service, along with Crawley Town Community Foundation and Sussex Cricket Foundation, are offering fun-packed activity…

We were notified of an outbreak of Covid-19 at The Downsman pub in Crawley earlier this week and since then Public Health England has been organising contact tracing of staff and customers. There are 16 confirmed cases of coronavirus with a link to the pub and while this is a relatively small number and may not be…

The new Mayor of Crawley is Councillor Francis Guidera. Councillor Guidera was elected Mayor at the Annual Crawley Borough Council meeting on Wednesday 15 July. Cllr Guidera was first elected to represent Tilgate ward in 2015 and was re-elected in 2019. He was born at Crawley Hospital in 1975 and attended…