A semi-professional footballer from Crawley was found guilty at Guildford Magistrates Court on Friday for possessing nitrous oxide with the intent to supply.  It is the largest seizure in Surrey Police history. 

Leon Redwood from Crawley pleaded guilty to the possession of psychiatric substances with intent to supply.  He was sentenced to 60 hours unpaid work and has to pay costs.  Police officers stopped and searched Redwood in July last year. They located over 6,500 canisters of nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, as well as balloons and a device to transfer the gas from the canister into a balloon.  The stop occurred after a member of the public called Surrey Police to report a vehicle behaving suspiciously in Crawley which was subsequently stopped in Lingfield.

Government advice warns that inhaling nitrous oxide can lead to loss of blood pressure, fainting and a heart attack. Prolonged use may result in bone marrow suppression and poisoning of the central nervous system.

A by-election will take place in the Warlingham Division of Surrey County Council on 31st January.  

Residents living in the Warlingham Division are reminded that they need to be on the Electoral Register in order to vote and have until next Tuesday to register.  

Crawley Borough Council is offering local rough sleepers a temporary place to sleep thanks to local charities, Crawley Open House and The Danny Gallivan Trust.  

Danny the Bus is a double decker bus offering 12 separate sleeping pods alongside a kitchen and seating area. It was originally converted for ex service personnel and has been offered by the Danny Gallivan Trust to provide temporary shelter for local rough sleepers over the winter.  

The bus will be available until the end of March and will be operated by Crawley Open House during periods of extreme cold weather.