Metrobus has announced its Christmas and New Year timetable; this year it will include Christmas Day services on route 100 between Crawley Bus Station and Redhill. Boxing Day services include route 20 for the first time between Langshott and Pease Pottage via Gatwick.
A timetable for the additional Christmas services and the wider festive period can be found on metrobus.co.uk/Christmas.
Gatwick Airport has provided financial support towards the Christmas Day and Boxing Day operation.
Photo credit: Crawley Borough Council
A new extension to the bus lanes in Manor Royal has been officially opened, completing the improvement works started in 2021 via West Sussex County Council’s Bus Service Improvement Plan.
The new lanes enable services to bypass congestion during peak hours to improve journey times and reliability.
Photo courtesy of Neil Munday
Surrey Highways says it’s now unlikely that the Godstone road collapse repairs will be completed by Christmas after all.
The Council can’t confirm a date for the High Street to re-open at this stage as a much larger underground tunnel network was uncovered than expected following additional investigations. It says the tunnels previously found, have extended both north along the High Street, and east into a further section on Salisbury Road. The area has taken longer to stabilise due to the soft sand around the mine workings which has also delayed the works to relay the eight inch water main affected by the original collapse.
The High Street has been closed to traffic since two sinkholes appeared in February although parts of the pavement have reopened to pedestrians.
Crawley Town Football Club have appointed Erdem Konyar to be their new director of football.
Konyar previously held the role as the club’s technical director between December 2020 and April 2022.
The position will see him work closely with first-team manager Scott Lindsey.
In a statement Konyar described serving Crawley Town as “an absolute honour”.
West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service is urging all residents to take extra care with electrical items this winter after a plug sparked an emergency incident.
The incident occurred at a residential property in Crawley when the resident heard a loud bang coming from a plug socket. Upon inspection, they found adapter and connected plugs had become blackened.
Fire crews assesed the situation and ensured the property was safe. Fortunately, no fire had broken out as a result
For further guidance on electrical safety in the home can be found on the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service website.
