A group of Crawley residents is hoping for sunny summer days to help them top up their energy bill savings.  Two hundred and twenty five Crawley Homes tenants signed up to a council-run scheme to install solar panels on their homes last year.  

The systems generate free, green electricity from the sun’s rays for the householders to use during the day.  Residents can save up to an average of £120 off their annual energy bill.  

Any surplus electricity not used by the householder can be sold back into the National Grid to pay for the cost of installing the panels.

A missing 81 year old man from Dorking has been found.  Cliff Burgess was last seen at his home address on Sunday night but returned to his home yesterday afternoon.  

Surrey Police have thanked the media and the public for their help.

Emergency services were called to a serious incident in Godstone on Saturday afternoon. Part of Bakers Mead was cordoned off and the air ambulance landed in a nearby road.

A man in his twenties was taken to hospital after reports of a stabbing.  His injuries are not thought to have been life threatening.

Southern Railway has implemented an amended weekday timetable from today until further notice.  Southern Railway has had to cancel a large number of services in recent months due to a high level of conductor sickness and limited train crew availability.  In a statement on its website, Southern says the revised timetable will give more certainty for passengers.  

Routes affected in the Susy Radio area are the Gatwick Express service which will see fewer services; the Reigate/Redhill to Tonbridge line will not operate services to and from London at peak times;  and there will be fewer services at off peak times between Redhill and London.  

Timetables can be downloaded from www.southernrailway.com/your-journey/revised-timetable/.

The winner of the West Sussex Children’s Story Book Award has been announced for this year.

“Hercufleas” by Sam Gayton won the award having captured the imagination of children in 18 primary schools across West Sussex.  It was one of four titles on the shortlist which focuses on how even the smallest of heroes can overcome challenges against all the odds.