Applications at Surrey secondary schools next September have reached a new high. Surrey County Council received over eleven thousand secondary school applications by the closing date in October; 260 more than last year.
The number of applications has risen steadily in recent years. The increase in applications in just four years adds up to enough pupils to fill a large new secondary school.
Crawley Town returned to winning ways on Saturday with a 3-2 win over Grimsby Town at the Checkatrade Stadium. The Reds move up to 16th place.
In the Ryman Premier Division, a hat trick from Dan Bennett helped Merstham win 4-1 at home to Needham Market.
In the Ryman South, a late equaliser from Darren Boswell secured a point for Horsham in their 1-1 draw with Hastings United. Second from bottom, Three Bridges won their away match against top of the table Dorking Wanderers winning 1-0. East Grinstead lost 1-0 away to Sittingbourne.
In the FA Trophy, South Park are through to the next round after winning 2-1 away to Oxford City.
Elsewhere, Redhill won 2-0 at home to Dorking FC with goals from Sam Marks and Marlon Pinder. Horley Town drew 2-2 in their home match with Camberley Town.
Renewed appeals are being made to locate a wanted man from South Nutfield. William Billy Smith also known as ‘Billy Whizz’ failed to appear at Redhill Magistrates Court in September 2014 in connection with a reported theft. He is also wanted in connection with a report of common assault in Lingfield.
The 22 year-old was last seen in Godstone on Friday, 18 November and was travelling in a white Ford Transit van.
Billy has links to Redhill, Lingfield, East Grinstead, and Crawley.
Several cars have been broken into in the Crawley area over the last month. The break-ins have been in the Tilgate and Broadfield areas of the town and mostly happened overnight. The windows of the vehicles were smashed and loose change was taken.
Sussex Police believe the incidents are connected and have increased patrols in these areas.
Profits at Gatwick were down 13% in the first half of the year.
Pre-tax profits were £116m compared to £134m in the previous year.
It’s despite a 6% increase in passengers using the airport.
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