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Crawley Town Sign Chris Arthur

Crawley Town Football has signed an new midfielder to the club.

Woking Midfielder, Chris Arthur has joined the reds on a one year contract with the option of a further year.

The 26-year-old, made 37 league appearances for the Cards last season,.

Arthur, who has previously had spells at Northampton and AFC Wimbledon, becomes Crawley’s seventh signing of the close season.

Facelift For Empty Shopfronts

Whilst the Queens Square regeneration is underway, Crawley Borough Council is taking steps to enhance the existing space and also attract businesses to the area.

There are a number of empty commercial properties in the town centre that could benefit from a facelift making them more attractive to let.

The latest retail unit to be given a boost is the former Dorothy Perkins and Burton shopfront in Queens Square.

Its windows will be fitted with vinyl graphics promoting the town’s annual calendar of events and the forthcoming Queens Square regeneration programme.

They will stay in place until the premises is let.

Remember To Vote On 23 June

Councils across Sussex and Surrey are reminding voters to be ready to vote in the EU Referendum on 23 June.

Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday 23 June. Voters who have opted to vote by post need to make sure their postal ballot pack is returned by 10pm on 23 June. Voters can hand it in at their polling station if they have not left enough time to return it by post.

The Electoral Commission advises voters not to take photos inside their polling station as they could potentially breach the secrecy of the ballot requirements.

In Redhill and Horley there has been station changes. Langshott Primary School in Horley East ward is not available for use and has changed to Oakwood Sports Centre, and St Matthews School in Redhill West ward is not available for use and has changed to Donyngs Indoor Bowls Club.

Stressed Southern Commuters Stage Protest

Commuters using Southern’s London to Brighton rail services have staged a protest over continuing disruption as another strike on the network looms.

Commuters described being “turfed off trains”, left with no social life, seeing two services cancelled in a row, seeing their work suffer and feeling “incredibly stressed” and “utterly powerless”.

The union is in dispute with Southern over the introduction of driver-only trains on which guards will no longer open and close doors.

A strike which is scheduled next tuesday is expected to cause more cancellations and disruption.

Sculpture Unveiled At New Location

The Martlet Tree Sculpture in Crawley has been unveiled at its new location outside Crawley Library.

The sculpture, which had resided in Queens Square since 1999, has moved to make way for the regeneration of Queens Square to take place and provide a more appropriate location for the artwork.

The sculpture was cleaned and repaired off-site before being relocated outside the library on Southgate Avenue.

It celebrates the heraldic origin of the Martlets, which feature in the town’s coat of arms, and includes more than 100 tiny Martlet birds.