Crawley Borough Council and local walking and cycling charity, Sustrans is urging parents across the borough to try walking, cycling or scooting to school with their children as part of efforts to create a safer, less congested environment at the start of the new term. The council hopes that parents will play their…

A new mobile takeaway is being trialled at Worth Park and will be open from the August Bank Holiday weekend.  The takeaway venue has been created and converted from an old horsebox into a new and convenient place to buy food and drinks. It will be open seven days a week from 10am-6pm.  The mobile unit…

A new lakeside café is being trialled at Tilgate Park and will be open in time for the August Bank Holiday weekend. The café will be located beside Tilgate Lake at the eastern corner of the dam wall, near to Fisherman’s car park. The lakeside café will be open seven days a week from 10am-6pm. The new lakeside…

Local cafés, restaurants and bars in Crawley can now apply for free pavement licences to provide outdoor seating, following a change in legislation in July 2020. This is one of a series of measures afforded to Crawley Borough Council to help boost the recovery process for local businesses during the COVID-19…

Crawley Borough Council is warning residents to be scam aware following a rise in reports of conmen knocking on doors. The council has recently received reports of two different scams, where residents are asked to pay thousands of pounds up front for work that isn’t needed or shouldn’t cost anywhere near that…

Tomorrow (Saturday 15 August) is the 75th anniversary of VJ Day and Crawley Borough Council is inviting you to commemorate this special day online. 15 August 1945 was VJ Day, marking both the surrender of Japan and the end of the Second World War. This day was and still is a very important day for many as it marked…

The continental market has returned to the town centre, offering a mouth-watering range of food and delightful gifts until Sunday. You will be able to choose from a host of international food options such as paella, gyros, Singapore street food, Filipino noodle dishes and many more.  For those with a…

Our Electoral Services team has started the annual canvass for the electoral register.  The canvass is an important part of the work of getting everyone in Crawley who is eligible to vote included on the register.  The rules for the canvass have changed quite a lot this year, meaning that residents might…

The kiosk in Goffs Park is now open and offering visitors the chance to buy light refreshments. Newly branded as The Café, an independent business has taken over the running of the kiosk from Crawley Borough Council which last opened in late summer 2019. The Café is offering a range of snacks, drinks and ice…

Crawley Borough Council has published a draft long-term plan for a network of cycle routes in the town and wants to hear what you think. During the pandemic we are all finding out how important walking and cycling is for personal and public health, mobility and in reducing traffic problems, but the council was…