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Crawley Town boss “I’m not a hider”

Crawley Town boss Colin Kazim-Richards says he has no problem with supporters booing his side off after their home defeat by Cheltenham last Saturday.

Crawley lost 3-1.

Kazim-Richards became Crawley boss in March and has won four, drawn four and lost seven of his 15 games in charge.

He guided the Reds to League Two safety on the final day of last season but they have lost four of their first six matches this term, leaving them second from bottom.

The Crawley boss said: “As long there’s respect to it, they’re entitled to voice their opinion.”

Redhill community saves local pub

A community in Redhill has clubbed together to save its local pub.

The Garibaldi pub was run on a non-profit basis by volunteers who leased the building, but the property’s owner opted to put it up for sale in 2024.

After a fundraising campaign, The Garibaldi Community Pub CIC says it has officially brought the freehold of the 150-year-old pub.

Manager Shiv Lewis, thanked local MP Rebecca Paul and Reigate & Banstead Borough Council for supporting their fundraising campaign, together with local businesses and individuals who also helped.

Merstham man guilty of fraud

A Merstham resident has been found guilty of fraud and will be sentenced in May.

An investigation into Gerry Sherard was opened in 2018 by the Fraud and Financial Investigation Team at Reigate & Banstead Borough Council, after allegations that he was claiming means-tested benefits that he knew he was not entitled to.

The investigation uncovered undeclared properties, bank accounts and financial assets.

In March, Mr Sherard plead guilty to five of the seven counts of fraud.

Sussex police change policies on domestic abuse

Sussex Police are changing there policies and training on domestic abuse after a man who was known to the police, murdered his girlfriend in 2023.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct made recommendations after Ryan Evans, from Crawley, was convicted of murdering his girlfriend Holly Sanchez.

At he time Evans was on bail with a condition not to contact Sanchez.

As a result the force is introducing a new domestic abuse risk assessment that would reflect that the risk to a victim could increase if they had additional vulnerabilities.

Reigate Christmas Fayre

Clive Hilton, Neil Munday & Jacq Inwood broadcast live from the Reigate Christmas Fayre – midday to 3pm in Saturday 29th November. We absolutely love getting out into the community and having fun. Sharing a monster 8min montage of the interactions with the festive crowd… youngest guest 2weeks old and kids sing-alongs ahead of the lights switch on! 😉

Also, a huge thank you to all the charities and people that came to speak to us about their causes, events and stories:

  • Loveworks, improving lives through food.
  • Renewed Hope East Surrey, providing practical solutions and emotional support to the homeless, vulnerable and isolated of East Surrey.
  • Dorking Halls, with Thomas Redgrave (Collabro), Amelle Berrabah (Sugababes) & Sophie Elmes (West End) starring in their upcoming panto Peter Pan.
  • The Mayor of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, Councillor Rich Michalowski.
  • Reigate Business Guild
  • SOCIETY, Reigate coaching & gym – headline event sponsor.