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Crawley assault victim in life-threatening condition

A man who was seriously assaulted during an argument in Crawley is now thought to have life-threatening injuries.

The 43-year-old victim sustained a fractured skull during the incident Saturday evening in Borage Close.

His assailant is described as a man in his early 20s, 5’10” tall of skinny but muscular build with cropped blond or light brown hair.

Concern for missing boys from Horley and Littlehampton

There is concern over the welfare of two boys who have gone missing.

13 year-old Curtis Sheehan from Horley and his friend Guy Lewington, 12, from Littlehampton are believed to be together.

Guy was last seen at his home Tuesday afternoon however Curtis has not been seen since Monday morning at a school in Turners Hill.

Both boys are described as white, 5’-5’2’’ tall.  One is of medium build with short brown hair and the other is of small build with short ginger hair and blue eyes.

Anyone who knows of their whereabouts is urged to dial 101.

Reaction in Sussex and Surrey to the Airport Commission’s Report

Yesterday’s release of the Davies Commission’s recommendation to expand Heathrow airport has caused mixed reaction in Sussex and Surrey.

Crawley Borough Council has acknowledged the negative economic impact further expansion at Heathrow may have in Crawley.

The Council urges the Government to take steps to ensure any expansion at the airport does not result in a decline for other UK airport towns.  They acknowledge that the majority of  councillors voted against the expansion of Gatwick back in January however will continue to  fight for the prosperity of the area.

Surrey County Council meanwhile welcomes the Commission’s recognition that investment in local transportation is needed but state that major investment in infrastructure as a whole is required, including housing, schools and other services.

However, members of the Gatwick Coordination Group welcome the Airports Commission’s endorsement of Heathrow, believing Gatwick lacks resilient surface transport infrastructure and available local labour force to staff the airport.

Serious collision closed M25

A multi-vehicle collision closed one carriageway of the M25 for several hours yesterday.

A silver Vauxhall Astra, black Renault Megane and an HGV suffered substantial damage in the incident shortly after 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon.

The anticlockwise carriageway was closed for almost 5 hours between J9 Leatherhead and J8 Reigate.

The driver of the Astra was taken to hospital with serious injuries.  No other people are reported injured.