This time of year many people are out in their gardens, trimming and pruning.

Tandridge District Council is reminding people it is an offence to cause a statutory smoke nuisance – and their policy is to take formal action against people who regularly have bonfires which cause a statutory nuisance to their neighbours.

Although bonfires is one way of getting rid of garden waste, they can create smoke, cause air pollution and prevent people from opening windows, hanging out washing or even going outside.

The District Council is reminding residents there are other ways, such as compost their waste, use the Green Waste Club or take it to a recycling site.

A man from Furnace Green is starting a 20-year prison sentence for sexual offences against two young girls.

35 year-old Adam Warren was sentenced on Monday after being convicted following a retrial last month.

The two victims were aged between 6 and 11 at the time of the offences.

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Police have arrested a man following a racially motivated incident at the Primark branch in the Crawley that occurred on the 3rd May.

Richard Murie, 41 from Crawley, appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on the 5th of May charged with causing racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress.

He was released on bail and is due to appear at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 4 June.

http://www.sussex.police.uk/pressline/2014/05/07/crawley-man-charged-with-racial-harassment

The McDonalds branch in Redhill was forced to close early on Monday night after the sprinkler system was set off.

It is thought that the system was activated by a customer in the
disabled toilet at around 9pm which flooded the restaurant after it was unable to be isolated.

Engineers had to be called to the store in Warwick Quadrant to locate and switch off the sprinklers. The restaurant was able to re-open on time at 5am on Tuesday.