Horsham firefighters will be adding an extra sparkle to cars of the local community at a charity car wash.

The firefighters will be splashing the soap suds in aid of The Fire Fighters Charity which supports injured firefighters and their families.

The event is open to the public and will be held on Saturday 22nd October at Horsham Fire Station in Hurst Road between 10.00 am and 2 pm.

Crawley is the place to be.

That’s according to a survey carried out by Populus in June.

Almost nine in ten Crawley residents are happy with the town as a place to live.

87 per cent of respondents feel very or fairly satisfied with the local area, which is 5% more than the national average.

Overall satisfaction with Crawley Borough Council was in the ‘very high’ category at 81% compared with the national average of just 68 per cent.

Residents praised Crawley with many saying it is a good place to bring up a family and several respondents confirmed they had lived in Crawley a long time.

A former Oxted vicar has been charged with multiple non-recent indecent assaults against young girls.  Guy Bennett from East Grinstead is charged with 22 counts of indecent assault and one count of outraging public decency.  The offences against nine victims aged under 16 years old happened between 1977 and 1992.  The incidents took place in the Oxted and London areas.  

Bennett is on conditional bail and is due to appear at Redhill Magistrates Court on 21st November.

Surrey Police is investigating a serious sexual offence which is alleged to have taken place along the A23 in Redhill in the early hours of Sunday 9th October.  Officers would particularly like to speak to anyone who saw a woman walking along the A23 at the junction with Earlswood Road around 1 am.  The woman had been dropped off along the A23 after going to a party in Redhill and was walking along the main road when she was assaulted.  

The only description of the male suspect is that he was dark-skinned, smelt strongly of curry and was wearing a black T shirt.

 Anyone with information should contact Surrey Police on 101 quoting crime reference 45160091065 or you can use the online reporting system found at report.police.uk/ and enter the reference number in the ‘additional information’ section.

Children in Hurst Green will soon be able to take advantage of improved sports facilities at the Mill Lane playing field.  

A new mini multi-use games area, which will include mini tennis, 5 a side football and basketball, will be installed at the end of the month.  It will be built on the site of the existing basketball court, behind the pavilion.

Tandridge District Council has committed just under £8,000 towards the project and Bellway Homes has contributed £10,000 as part of the planning agreement for its development at The Hollies.  A further £2,000 was given by Holland Sports and Social Association at Mill Lane.