Trading Standards officers from West Sussex County Council seized more than 100 T-shirts and hoodies and a printing press worth more than £2,500 during a raid on a house in Ifield last Wednesday morning (26th March).

This action followed complaints that fake t-shirts and sweatshirts were being sold through an eBay shop registered to the address.

A spokesman for Trading Standards said that such action serves as a warning to people who think they can sell counterfeit goods online undetected.

No charges have been brought yet and the investigation continues.

http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/your_council/news_and_events/news/2014_archive/march_2014/crawley_house_raid_leads_to_se.aspx

12 students from Crawley are graduating from a course held at Crawley Fire Station.

West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service have been running ‘FireBreak’ – a scheme to help young people aged between 12 and 14 years learn in a practical environment outside of school.

The students, from schools throughout Crawley, attended the firestation over five consecutive days, working alongside firefighters and learning about fire safety, casualty rescue, specialist equipment as well as participating in a Road Traffic Collision impact and consequences day.

A woman in her 80s returned to her home in Crawley to find it ransacked.

Rings, chains, necklaces and bracelets were stolen in the burglary in Dower Walk, sometime between half-past six and half-past ten the evening of 19th March.

Photos of some of the missing jewellery can be seen on the Sussex Police website.

Meanwhile, a vulnerable couple in Woodfield Road have been targeted by burglars for a third time.

A man described as a 6ft tall white man, bald, and aged around 50, visited the 89-year-olds at their property last Friday afternoon (28th March) at 5 o’clock, requesting a pen and paper to leave a note for one of their neighbours.

He was in the room for several minutes and when he left, the victims noticed their home had been searched whilst they were distracted.

It is not yet known what was taken.

A school in Reigate is to welcome a new Headteacher and Deputy Head.

Dunottar School in High Trees Road has appointed Mrs Rowena Cole as the new Headteacher starting in September, succeeding current Head Nikki Matthews.

Marc Broughton is joining as Deputy Head.

The Independent co-educational Dunottar School is now part of United Learning – who stepped in to save the school and guarantee support for the next 10 years.

A Gatwick Express train travelling towards London came to a halt last Wednesday morning (26th March) after part of its glass fibre moulding came away.

A section at the front of the train came loose at Earlswood and passengers became alarmed when the driver announced that the front part of his train was hanging off.

The train did manage to make it to Redhill at a reduced speed however after a temporary fix was put in place. The passengers then left the train and it was taken out of service.