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East Grinstead Jewellery Theft

An 84 year old woman had cash and gold jewelry stolen from her home in East Grinstead on Monday (7th July).

The woman had been mowing her lawn when a man came into her garden to talk to her. Police believe that while he was distracting her an accomplice entered her house.

There have been reports of a number of similar instances with thieves trying to distract residents to steal belongings.

Gatwick Runway Discussion

The pros and cons for having a second runway at Gatwick will be under discussion at an open meeting.

Guest speakers will include Alastair McDermid – the Airports Commission Director for Gatwick, Peter Barclay from the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign and Peter Roe of Gatwick Diamond Business.

Horley Town Council is inviting everyone to come and share their views at Oakwood School, Balcombe Road on Friday 18th July 2014 at 7.30pm.

Old Victorian Garden

Have you ever wondered about the secrets of the old Victorian Garden in Worth Park?

At a free open day Horsham District Archaeology Group will be giving tours of the Park’s archaeology site.

They will talk about how they uncovered new evidence about the famous landscape which was designed by Victorian garden designers, James Pulham and Son.

There will be lots to do for the family with archaeology activities for kids and a chance to handle some of the finds discovered.

The Open Day takes place this Saturday (12th July) at Worth Park.

Cruel Facebook Messages

A facebook page has been asking people to post cruel messages about specific Crawley police officers.

Local MP Henry Smith, has expressed his disgust at the nasty remarks and reported the page to the social media site.

He has called for people to thank the police for the great work they have been doing in the area reducing crime and keeping Crawley residents safe.

Fire in Worth

A woman was rescued from a ground floor flat in Worth on Tuesday 8th July along with her pet dog and rabbit.

A man at the scene was treated for smoke inhalation and is recovering.

The pet dog sadly died because of the smoke it inhaled and the burns it got.

The fire service believes the fire started by accident.

The house is badly damaged by the smoke.