Police are reminding residents to keep Christmas gifts and valuables out of sight following a spate of burglaries in Sussex.

Officers are currently investigating two robberies in East Grinstead.

The first occurred on the afternoon of Monday 5th December between 10 to three and half past three. Jewellery, a camera and a laptop were taken from a property in Holtye Road.

The other burglary occurred between mid morning and early afternoon on Thursday, 8 December at a property in Edenvale.

It has not yet been established what has been taken.

Sussex Police would like to hear from you if you were in either area at the time — please call 101 if you can help.

An elderly man sustained serious injuries on a bus in Oxted last Monday afternoon (5 December).

The 695 bus travelling to Westerham was involved in a collision shortly after pulling out of a bus stop on Station Road East at around 4 o’clock.

The collision caused a 91-year-old man who had just got on the bus to fall.

He was taken to hospital with a head injury and a broken leg and is currently in a stable condition.

A group of school children on the bus helped the man and police would like to hear from them or anyone else who may have seen the accident to get in touch.

Aurrey Police urges anybody with information to call the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 01483 639922 or call 101 quoting, P16278391.

https://surrey.police.uk/news/elderly-man-sustains-serious-injuries-on-bus-following-collision-in-oxted/

More than 600 local people came together to remember someone special at St Catherine’s Hospice annual Tree of Light service at the K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley last Sunday (4th December).

The non-religious service for all ages included carols, and readings.

Everyone was invited to write a personalised message on special silver stars before hanging them on one of the twinkling trees in return for a donation to St Catherine’s.

There was also a Book of Remembrance featuring the names of loved ones being remembered available for people to look at.

Every year, St Catherine’s needs to raise £6 million in voluntary income to fund all its running costs. Donations from the Tree of Light service help towards funding crucial end of life care for local people, which includes community nursing services, day hospice sessions and inpatient care.

http://www.crawleyhappytimes.co.uk/st-catherines-hospice-tree-of-light-brings-comfort-to-local-residents-2/

A man’s been jailed following an attempted robbery in East Grinstead.

At around 7.30 on the evening of Tuesday the 24th of May, a man and a woman were walking through Mount Noddy Cemetery, off Blackwell Road, when they were became aware of a man who was stumbling around in front of them.

The couple engaged in conversation with the suspect, but during the incident he became aggressive and attempted to snatch the man’s bracelet from his wrist.

The couple, who were left shaken but unhurt, walked away and called police.

The suspect was later identified as Aaron Reeve, and was arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery.

Reeve, unemployed, and of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to the offence and was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay a £140 victim surcharge.

Work will be getting underway next month to update 1.5km of old water main in Newdigate.

The £400,000 scheme will replace the one-hundred-year-old piping with a new, tougher plastic that is less prone to bursts and leaks.

Sutton and East Surrey Water will carry out the works in Cudworth Lane and Church Road from 5th December.

It is due to be completed by the end of June 2017.