Horley Town Council has appealed for the return of a missing Silent Soldier.  

The Silent Soldier statues have been placed at various locations in Surrey to commemorate the Centenary of the end of World War One.  Horley Town Council has sponsored three Silent Soldiers, two of which are in the Memorial Gardens.  However the Soldier situated across the road from the Shell and Little Waitrose roundabout vanished during the Christmas period.  

Horley Town Council has said that if someone wishes to return the Soldier to its site or to the Town Council Offices, no further action will be taken.  If anyone has spotted the soldier, the Town Council would like to be informed.

A pilot was removed from a plane at Gatwick Airport on Thursday after fears were raised that he was drunk.

The British Airways flight to Mauritius remained at the gate until an alternative third pilot joined the flight crew.  A spokesman for British Airways told BBC Sussex that they are taking the matter extremely seriously and apologised to their customers for the delay.  

The flight was delayed from leaving Gatwick’s South Terminal for two and a half hours.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-42759124

Crawley residents are being warned about distraction burglaries.

It is after a man called on a home in Wakehurst Drive on Wednesday afternoon claiming he was there to check the water pressure.

After he left the owner discovered cash, jewellery and a credit card had been stolen from a bedroom.

Police are urging people to ask for and check ID before letting anyone in their home.

• Don’t let anyone into your home that you don’t know. Always ask for identification – official visitors won’t mind being asked for ID.

• Fit a door chain, if you have a solid front door, fit a wide angle door viewer.

• If you were not expecting anyone, explain that you need to check they are legitimate and ask them to wait outside for a few minutes. Take a note of their name and the company they claim to be working for and then close and lock the door.

• Look up the phone number for the company in a telephone directory or on the internet and check they have an employee of that name and that they are visiting you on legitimate business. Never just take someone’s word for it and don’t use any phone number they give you to check their identity – you don’t know if it’s a genuine number.

• If someone is asking for a favour, such as to use your toilet, borrow a pen or retrieve a ball, don’t let them in. Instead direct them to a shop, office or public place. It’s only natural to want to help someone, but sadly that’s one of the techniques often used by distraction burglars.

• If you have any concerns about someone who has called at your door, call police immediately. If you have a chance try to note what they look like and any vehicle they have with them, so police can investigate.

A 93-year-old Banstead man’s lost £3,200 in a scam.

He was called by someone in November who claimed the elderly man had been the victim of fraud and a courier would have to come and pick up his bank cards.

After also getting his pin number the card was then used in a shop and at an ATM in Croydon.

Police would like to speak to the man below: