Crawley Borough Council has been warned about the very difficult choices as it tries to drag itself out of the financial hole caused by Covid-19.

Council leader Peter Lamb told members during a virtual meeting that the first quarter of the financial year had brought a £1.2m deficit, with more bad news to follow.

So far this year, the council has lost over £300,000 its car parks, £1.29m from sports and recreation and over a quarter of million of culture-related income.

The economic impact on both the town and Gatwick Airport meant more and more people would see their income fall.