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New Year’s Day Football

Just one local match to report on …

Crystal Palace managed a 1 all draw with Norwich City at Selhurst Park yesterday afternoon. The visitors went ahead in the 39th minute with a goal from Johnson but Palace soon equalized with a penalty after Jedinak was brought down on 44 minutes by Leroy Fer. Jason Puncheon made no mistake with the spot kick. The visitors were reduced to 10 men in the second half and despite pressure from the Eagles late on, they failed to get the three points. Palace slip back into the relegation zone after fellow strugglers Fulham 2-1 victory against West Ham.

There was no other local action yesterday with the weather taking its toll on Crawley’s League One away match at Swindon. All the other Ryman League fixtures were postponed after pitch inspections.

Taxi Driver Assaulted Near Horley

A taxi Driver has been assaulted near Horley

Surrey Police are appealing for information.

The assault took place after the driver picked up passengers, 2 males and 3 females, outside Moka nightclub in Crawley at around 2am on Saturday morning.

He then took them to the Black Horse Pub on Reigate Road, Hookwood and arrived here at around 2.15am.

The taxi is described as a white Ford Galaxy and the passengers refused to pay their fare on arrival.

A fight broke out between the passengers and the driver and he was left with facial and hand injuries which required hospital treatment

Anyone with any information on the attack is urged to contact surrey police on 101.

Full details here:

http://www.surrey.police.uk/news/news-stories/full-news-story/article/7987/taxi-driver-assaulted-near-horley

A22 Collision in Forest Row

Witness Appeal for A22 Collision

Witnesses are being asked to come forward following a collision on the A22 at forest row yesterday morning.

Police are seeking anyone who saw a black ford fiesta being driven south from east Grinstead.

The car was involved in a collision with a Skoda car at 9.20am.Fortunately those involved received only minor injuries.

Anyone who saw the way the Ford Fiesta was being driven before the collision is asked to contact police on 101.

Surrey Streetlight Replacement

Surrey streetlight scheme set to finish a year ahead of schedule

A scheme to replace Surrey’s orange streetlights with nearly 90,000 brighter energy-efficient lights is on course to finish almost a year ahead of schedule next April.

The project’s designed to save around £12 million over 25 years will also cut light pollution because the new lamps direct light downwards.

The new lamps are also controlled by computer so lighting can be varied as needed, rather than being turned on or off at fixed times of day.

Sports Review

Local Sports Review

In the Premier League, in-form Newcastle defeated Crystal Palace 3 nil at Selhurst Park. It could’ve been much worse if it wasn’t for some great saves from keeper Julian Speroni. Despite the loss, The Eagles remain third from bottom thanks to favourable results from the surrounding premier league strugglers.

Crawley Town pulled off an unlikely victory against League One leaders Leyton Orient earning new manager John Gregory his first victory at the club. After falling behind, the Reds recovered to win 3-1

The only other local match played resulted in plenty of goals as Folkstone Invicta beat Crawley Down Gatwick by 8 goals to nil.

Floodlight failure af Whitstable caused Redhill’s match to be postponed Whitstable while Merstham v Burgess Hill and Three Bridges v Sittingbourne and South Park’s match with Hanworth were called off after late pitch inspections