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A one-day strike has been announced by the RMT on Southern Rail.
It’s after discussions ended between the Union and the operator on Tuesday without a deal.
Conductors will walk out for 24 hours next Wednesday over the long-running disagreement about guards on the trains.
Nick Brown the CEO of Govia Thameslink, the parent company of Southern says, “we aim to run as full service as we can.”
Surrey Police saw a drop in hate crimes in the three months after the EU referendum vote.
The figures are in contrast to most Forces who saw the highest level of reports since 2012 when comparable records began.
Sussex Police experienced a slight increase with 385 incidents.
A man has been jailed for 10 years for raping a woman in Goffs Park in Crawley last year.
On the 27th February, 22 year-old Craig Line from Horsham befriended his victim before heading to the park with her, where he prepared cocaine on her phone. Taking her mobile back she knocked the drugs on the ground, it was then Line got angry, punching her in the face and then raping her.
Although she managed to get away, he followed her and forced himself on her again.
Detective Constable John Hord, says the “victim showed great courage and composure throughout the investigation” unlike Line who “showed no remorse for his actions and has left the victim with psychological scars.”
Proposals to extend Crawley’s Queens Square regeneration work along Queensway, The Pavement and Kingsgate are available to view and The Council wants to know what you think.
Plans include improved connectivity with Memorial Gardens and Queensway, enhanced lighting for safety, seating, cycle racks, more litter bins, disabled bays and better access for cars into Parkside Car Park.
The work is due to begin in 2018 and the council would like to get the views of the public and local businesses on the proposals.
The consultation runs until the 10th of March.
To see the proposals and fill out a short survey visit www.regeneratingcrawley.org.uk/queensway and click on the links provided.
Hundreds of drivers have been stopped and caught using their mobile phone behind the wheel during a week-long crackdown in Surrey to put a stop to the dangerous driving habit.
A total of 323 vehicles were stopped during the “It Can Wait” initiative which ran from 23 January to 29 January.
Local Officers were supporting a national week of action which saw 223 mobile phone related offences detected across the county.
As a result, 249 fixed penalty notices were issued; 42 drivers were given verbal warnings; 14 have been summonsed to court and five will be attending driver education courses.
On March 1st, the Fixed Penalty fine for using a hand held device when driving doubles from £100 to £200 and the number of penalty points for the offence increase from three points to six points.