Crawley MP Henry Smith is urging people to get involved with a nationwide campaign that could benefit local charities.

Comparethemarket.com has a campaign called the Great British Switch which allows people to see if they can make savings by changing their insurance provider.

The campaign also allows people to nominate a charity of their choice to win fifty thousand pounds.

Henry Smith has said it would be fantastic if a local group could win the money so the benefits could be seen locally in Crawley.

You can nominate on Twitter or online, and nominations open today for one week.

There are two ways to nominate a charity:

On Twitter – using the #GreatBritishSwitch hashtag, and a brief explanation on why the charity should win.

Online – via www.metro.co.uk/greatbritishswitch

Surrey Police officers are appealing for help from the public to identify the owners of a number of valuable items that have been recovered following a recent arrest.

Officers searched an address in Staines where lots of suspected stolen goods were found.

They are believed to be from areas including Crawley and East Grinstead, as well as parts of London and the midlands.

Investigating officer PC Chris Maisey has said it’s vital that they trace the rightful owners of the items as quickly as possible.

There are pictures of the objects to view on the Surrey Police website.

A 65-year-old Crawley woman has been seriously hurt in a collision where her car hit a tree.

Police are now appealing for witnesses to the event that happened yesterday at around 4.40 pm.

Her car was a burgundy Ford Fiesta and it came off the road near the entrance to Ifield Community College.

Anyone who saw what happened is asked to contact Sussex Police on 101 quoting serial 875 of 25/8.

Local Heritage is to be celebrated with forgotten stories and the re-opening of historical sites in the 20th annual Heritage Open Days.

This year’s programme with focus on life in 1914, in light of the theme ‘100 years ago’.

Events will be taking place across Mole Valley from 11th to 14th of September.

Across the district the subject will be explored in a number of ways including a detailed talk on WW1 Battlefields of Northern France and historical displays at the Leatherhead museum.

All events are free but may have to be booked in advance.