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West Sussex County Council is wanting feedback on proposals to improve two key routes in Horsham.
The proposals focus on Rusper Road and Guildford Road, both important routes for accessing schools, workplaces and local services.
The council is considering a range of targeted measures, including improved crossings for pedestrians, bus priority features and road layout changes.
The consultation closes on 22 December 2025.
Eleven projects have been awarded a share of £500,000 in Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) developer contributions for improvements to vital local facilities and services.
Successful projects to receive funding include a local refuge, Merstham Football Club, Salfords Village Hall, Horley Health Hub, local Scout groups, Innes Sports Pavilion in Horley and Redhill Brook flood alleviation and environmental education works.
CIL is a charge placed on developers to ensure that new developments contribute towards the essential infrastructure and services needed to support them, collected by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council. The majority of CIL money is pooled together to spend on larger, more costly projects across the borough, such as these, in a pot known as the Strategic Fund.
Delivering positive change for communities
Councillor Kate Fairhurst, Executive Member for Place, Planning and Regulatory Services, says: “It’s essential that funds collected from new developments are spent on important projects like these to support that development and deliver positive change for our communities.
“This funding is a significant amount of money that will make a real difference in delivering improvements to facilities and services that will have a significant benefit for the local communities they serve.”
In response to Horley Health Hub’s successful funding bid securing £25,377, Katherine Saunders, CEO of Alliance for Better Care CIC, said: “We are extremely grateful to have received this CIL funding. This news was warmly welcomed by our hub volunteers and the many members who use the hub regularly. The funding will allow us to make the hub even safer and more accessible for the community, ensuring that it continues to be a welcoming space for everyone.”
Horley Pathfinders Scout Group secured £31,000 for improvements to two venues. John Williamson, Trustee commented: “We are really pleased to be given this money from the CIL fund, which will help us to continue to maintain our buildings and means we are able to provide scouting experiences to Beavers, Cubs and Scouts both now and into the future. We have over 100 young people regularly attending so this is a real bonus for us and the local community.”
These funding awards follow an annual review and update of the Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Strategic Infrastructure Programme (SIP) by the Executive in June. The review saw the approval of £500,000 additional CIL funds for urgent infrastructure projects to support the borough’s development and its communities by 2027, along with multiple funding allocations for other projects.
Bidding for a share of the funding was open between 30 June and 30 July 2025.
Many worthwhile bids
Cllr Fairhurst added: “As anticipated, the bidding for these funds was extremely competitive and was vastly oversubscribed. We received 36 bid requests for a wide range of worthwhile projects totalling in excess of £5 million for the half a million pounds of funding that was available. We are hopeful that additional funding will be available next year for further community infrastructure projects, potentially including some of those that missed out this year.”
The successful projects to receive this strategic CIL funding are listed on the Council’s website and will be reported in the SIP Review and Update report to Executive in June 2026, and in the annual Infrastructure Funding Statement for the 2025 financial year (published in December 2026).
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A man has been jailed for prolific shoplifting across West Sussex.
34-year-old, Daniel Rogers, stole over £2,900 worth of goods from supermarkets and retailers.
Rogers was arrested on 21 October and charged the same day with 13 counts of theft from a shop.
At Crawley Magistrates’ Court, he pleaded guilty on all counts. Rogers was jailed for six weeks.
Crawley Borough Council is proud to announce small grant funding awards to six organisations delivering services and activities for local residents. These grants will help strengthen community support, promote wellbeing, and provide opportunities for people of all ages and abilities.
The successful organisations and projects are:
These grants reflect our commitment to supporting local organisations that make a real difference to residents’ lives. From mental health and dementia support to learning opportunities and inclusive sports, these projects strengthen our community and improve wellbeing.
Councillor Sue Mullins
Cabinet member for Community Engagement and Culture
Crawley Borough Council
Small grants of up to £2,500 are available for local community groups and voluntary organisations supporting Crawley residents and groups in need. For more information about small grants and how to apply, visit our community webpages
Two Live Facial Recognition vehicles have been successfully deployed by police for the first time in Redhill and Crawley.
At the deployment last Thursday, Surrey Police and Sussex Police received five positive alerts and a man was arrested in Redhill on suspicion of breaching his Sexual Risk Order.
The technology helps officers to find people on a pre-determined watchlist. Images of people who are not on the watchlist will have their face blurred and their images will be permanently deleted from the system.
The Live Facial Recognition vans will be clearly signposted when deployed and locations will be publicised on the police website in advance.