Councillor Carlos Castro has been announced as the new Mayor of Crawley for 2018 to 19.  Councillor Castro was elected to represent Tilgate ward in 2016. He was born in Lisbon in Portugal, and moved to the UK in 2009.  The Mayor’s charity is Crawley Forget-Me-Not Club which supports carers of people with dementia.
At its annual Council meeting last week, members of Horley Town Council elected Councillor David Powell as the Chairman and Town Mayor for the year ahead.  Councillor Powell has previously been the Mayor of Reigate and Banstead.

A week of action between police and partner agencies has targeted modern slavery offences across East Surrey.  

The work began with Operation Memory, a multi agency operation which was carried out last week at an address in Shipley Bridge near Horley.  The focus was whether exploitation through slavery, poor living conditions, or low wages was taking place. Several arrests were made and the investigation is ongoing.

Other work has included licensing checks at various premises in East Surrey including car washes, takeaways and farms.  

The week was part of a national project led by the National Crime Agency to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking.

A man has been charged after police officers requested a dispersal order in Oxted last Friday.  

They had received reports of possible fights breaking out in the town. The dispersal order was authorised for 48 hours covering the area of the town centre, including Oxted School, the railway station, Master Park, and playing fields near to Mill Lane in Hurst Green. 19-year old Jack Tickner from Oxted was charged with six counts of possession of an offensive weapon, and one count for possession of cannabis.  

He has been released on bail and will appear before Guildford Crown Court on 15th June. Tickner is not allowed to be in Master Park or Bluehouse Lane during this time.

As you heard on Susy Radio news last week, a new train timetable began yesterday on all Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services.  

The times of every train on these networks have changed. New timetables are available at railplan2020.com/timetables.