People in Crawley are being urged to have their blood pressure checked.

‘Know Your Numbers!’ is a campaign by Blood Pressure UK to highlight the fact that during the time it takes to boil a kettle, a blood pressure reading could be taken which in turn could save lives.

2015 is the 14th consecutive year of this week-long campaign.

Over 1,000 Pressure Stations will be open across the country offering free checks during the campaign.

People in Crawley can visit Crawley Wellbeing in Langley Green Community Centre or Civic Hall in The Boulevard, on Tuesday 15th September.

Children throughout Surrey who have taken up the libraries reading challenge can now turn to an app for help.

The app offers games and videos as well as the chance to search for books.

The Summer Reading Challenge is aimed at children aged 4 to 11 years and finishes on September 12th.

A new crime-fighting scheme in Sussex is being launched this month.

Sussex Equine Rangers will see horse riders volunteer to assist police  in the fight against rural crime and anti-social behaviour.

18 volunteers from the riding community are involved in the pilot scheme.  They will report back anything suspicious they observe whilst out riding.

The scheme which includes Warninglid in the trial sees Sussex Equine Rangers working with Farm Watch and Mid Sussex neighbourhood policing team.

Tandridge is seeing its first new council homes in 25 years.

Caterham and Oxted are the locations for these two and three-bed houses which have been designed to meet modern standards.

Energy efficiency, safety, adaptability and security have all been incorporated.

These builds, which are due for completion next summer, have been funded out of money from the sale of council homes through the Right to Buy Scheme as well as rental income.

Surrey has the slowest rush-hour roads of any county in the country.

Average speeds dip as low as 14mph.

Morning commuters on Surrey’s A roads are reported to travel an average of 18mph slower than the fastest roads in other counties, at a speed of just over 22mph.