The Run Gatwick half marathon and 5K will be taking place in Crawley this Sunday.
Starting on Southgate avenue the route will see participant run through Crawley, past Gatwick Airport, up to Charlwood and back down, finishing at Southgate park.
There will be road closures in place and residents are advised to plan travel times around the diversions.
Voters will be heading to the poll today to vote in Local Elections.
In Surrey, residents will be voting for councillors on two unitary authorities which will replace the county, district and borough councils from April 2027.
In Sussex all 120 seats across the two county councils are up for grabs while there also partial borough elections for Crawley.
Polls open at 7am and will close at 10pm tonight. Voter are reminder to bring ID with them.
Results will come out over night and into tomorrow.
A coroner has ruled the death of a 12-year-old girl after she was hit by a falling branch while playing on a rope swing was an accident.
Brooke Wiggins died in November 2024 after a large tree branch in Banstead, snapped off and crushed her.
The inquest had heard Surrey County Council had failed to inspect the tree months earlier and had not carried out work that could have made inspecting safety issues easier.
But Assistant Coroner Ivor Collett dismissed the criticism and said Brooke’s death was a “shocking accident”.
Terence Herbert, SCC’s chief executive, said he extended his “sincere condolences” to Brooke’s family and friends.
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Amanda Foster, Youth Worker In Charge with Crawley Community Youth Service (CCYS) shares why they recently adopted a neglected local train station and how quickly things improve when people decide to care. SUSY Sunday Brunch were outside Ifield Station in Crawley on a sunny day as the Adopt a Train Station project kicks off, bringing together local residents, youth workers, and young volunteers who want their station to feel cleaner, safer, and more welcoming. You’ll hear why visible fixes like litter picking, tackling graffiti, and better lighting are not just cosmetic changes but signals that a place is being looked after.
Rowena Tyler, Arun Valley Line Officer from Southeast Communities Rail Partnership explains how station adoption works, what support is available, and how volunteers can turn ideas into action through planning help, grant guidance, and partnerships with rail operators. Along the way, kids share what they’re excited to do and why “one small thing” can add up to something bigger.
We also hear Parveen Khan support this brilliant initiative with appreciation and recognition of the young volunteers. Positive impact is possible when communities stick with it – gardening groups, artwork, heritage restoration projects, and friendships that start with a single litter picker. If you’re in Sussex or Surrey and you travel these lines, there are stations still waiting for adopters, including Littlehaven, Crawley, and Three Bridges.
The graves of two soldiers who died in World War One have been identified in Belgium.
The identifies of the unnamed soldier were named by the ministry of defences as Lance Corporal William Voice MM, from Horsham, and Lance Corporal Lionel Weller Sandell from Worthing.
Lance Corporal Voice was killed in repeated shelling in August of 1917 and Lance Corporal Weller was killed in open warfare in 1918.
Services were held for both soldier on Tuesday.
