Residents in West Sussex can have their say over the future of 3 in 1 travel cards.

West Sussex County Council is running an online public consultation on the future of the scheme. 3 in 1 cards are a concessionary travel scheme for young people aged from five to 19. Pupils and students pay £50 for the card which entitles them to savings on bus travel.

The County Council has proposed three options: The 3 in 1 card scheme continues in its current format, the card ceases to operate, or the card ceases to operate but funding would be made available for 16-19 year olds from low income families in full time further education.

The consultation runs until Friday 8th April.

To participate, visit https://haveyoursay.westsussex.gov.uk/highways-and-transport/3in1card

Do you have roadside hedges or trees growing on your property? If so, it could be time for a bit of maintenance.

Surrey County Council have told us that February is the best time of year to dig out the hedge clippers and cut back any vegetation that might be obstructing public footpaths.

The Council will also be trimming public roadside hedges and trees this month, but bushes and trees that grow on private land must be cut back by the landowners.

Every year, the council gets an average of 8,000 calls reporting overgrown hedges, many of which are on private land.
You can read more about maintaining hedges and trees on the roadside on the Surrey County Council website.

http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/news-and-events/surrey-matters/surrey-matters-features/february-2016/nows-the-time-to-cut-back-roadside-hedges-and-trees

UK Oil & Gas (UKOG), the company behind the plan to extract oil from the Gatwick area, says oil has flowed to the surface at a faster rate than expected.

They said light sweet oil rose from 900 metres below ground level at a rate of 463 barrels per day at the Horse Hill site.

Some environmental groups say that getting the oil out of the ground could prove tricky and is only possible through fracking, a controversial extraction method for oil and gas.

But UKOG has said that it does not intend to use fracking to extract the oil.

The company says it could produce up to 500 barrels of oil a day.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35586932

Police in Crawley have reunited a lawn mower with its owner.

The red Honda HF2620 ride-on lawn mower was seen being ridden by youths at the Cherry Lane playing field in Langley Green.

A boy and girl both aged 17 have been arrested on suspicion of theft and bailed until the 27th of April

The appeal for the owner to come forward had been subject of a police appeal on 16 February but the identification of the owner did not result from the appeal.

http://www.sussex.police.uk/whats-happening/latest/news-stories/2016/02/17/owner-of-stolen-crawley-lawnmower-traced

A large curved TV and two iPads were among items stolen in a burglary in East Grinstead last week.

The robbery occurred at a house in Meadowcroft Close in the early evening of Monday the 8th of February.

A large window was smashed during the burglary and a neighbour reported seeing a person running down Meadowcroft Close towards Heathcote Drive.

He’s described as black, aged 18 to 22, around 6 ft tall and slim with short dark hair. He was wearing a dark hooded top, jeans and trainers.

If you did see anyone carrying such an item, know where it is now or have any other information that could assist, please email via 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101, quoting serial 1312 of 09/02.

Alternatively, call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 (www.crimestoppers-org.uk).”