Chesterfield play Crawley Town tonight (Tues 17 October) at the Check a Trade stadium in a bottom of the table clash.

They recently appointed former striker and fans favourite Jack Lester as their new manager, and the Northern Irishman pointed to the appointment as something that would galvanise the side.

Red’s assistant coach Warren Feeney said that Crawley have shown what they can do away from home and now it’s about the team demonstrating that here in front of the home crowd.

He went on to say that despite this, the home crowd could make all the difference.

Kick off is at 7:45pm

https://www.crawleytownfc.com/news/2017/october/warren-feeney-chesterfield-preview/

Two men have been charged following the aggravated burglary last Thursday (12 October) in Reigate.

Charlie Stockwell, 18 and Harry Stockwell, 20 both of Stuart Crescent, Reigate were charged with possession of imitated firearm with intent to cause fear and violence, aggravated burglary, and criminal damage.

Police were called to Alexander Road at around 11.30pm last Thursday following reports that two men had forced entry into a property, and threatened the occupants.

https://surrey.police.uk/news/two-men-arrested-following-aggravated-burglary-in-reigate/

A 91 year old man was the victim of a distraction burglary when £1000 in cash was stolen from his home.

The robbery occurred on the 3rd of October between 2 and 3 o’clock in the afternoon.

The victim allowed the men in without identification as he was expecting a visit from council employees.

The first suspect is white, in his 40s, around 5 ft 10 with dark brown unkempt hair. He had missing teeth and was wearing a dark blue boiler suit.

The other man is thought to be of Asian or Indian appearance, around 18, 5 ft 10 and of slim build. He was wearing a dark coat with small silver buttons.

You can see an e-fit of both men below:

Please contact police on 101 if you recognize either of them.

Alternatively, you can visit the Crimestoppers website or contact the independent charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.
https://sussex.police.uk/news/police-release-e-fits-of-crawley-distraction-burglary-suspects/

Multimillion-pound plans to upgrade an 11-mile section of the M23 in Surrey and West Sussex with an extra lane in each direction have been unveiled.

The smart motorway scheme will see the hard shoulder permanently changed to a live running lane between junction 8 for Reigate and 10 at Crawley.

Work on the scheme is due to start in March, and take two years to complete.

New signs and signals will be used to vary the speed limit to reduce congestion at busy times, and to control traffic if there is an obstruction on the road ahead.

There will also be emergency refuge areas for motorists who need to stop.

Plans will be on show at Nutfield Lodge in Nutfield Road, Redhill between 3pm and 6pm this Friday (6 October) and from 10am to 4pm on Saturday (7 October).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41439208

A series of rail strikes have been taking place leaving passengers across England facing widespread disruption.

RMT union members at several companies, including Southern, walked out at 07:00 BST yesterday (Tue 3 October) and plan another strike on Thursday (5 October) over the scrapping of guards.

The RMT said pickets will be out in force, telling the public that plans to scrap guards is part of a “co-ordinated strategy” driven by the government.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41481821