Mid Sussex District Council has awarded a new contract set to improve the council’s leisure industry, to DC Leisure.

The 15 year contract will see immediate improvements to the leisure centres including The Kings centre in East Grinstead, with over £1.7m to be invested into extensions to the gyms and to new equipment being installed.

New café areas will be created and swimming will be free for children under eight years old. 16 to 24 year olds able to swim for £1.

The new contract is due to start on 1 July 2014.

Redhill’s Memorial Park is due to be closed this summer while a £1.5m revamp is carried out.

The park will be closed for 6 months from the 24th of march and will re-open in the autumn.

The work will include building a new cafe pavilion and toilets, creating a sports zone and an extra tennis court, and installing a new children’s play area.

The cycle route and footpaths will also be improved.

Source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-26505775

A woman from Crawley has died following a traffic accident.

The accident happened at about 1.40am Monday 10th March when a black BMW Z3 sports car travelling west along Crawley Avenue left the carriageway and collided with a fence.

The car was being driven by a 35 year old man and his passenger was a 28 year old woman, both from the crawley area.

They were taken to St George’s Hospital in London, with serious injuries and later the same morning the woman sadly died. The man remains in a serious condition, but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

http://www.sussex.police.uk/whats-happening/latest/news-stories/2014/03/10/woman-dies-following-crawley-crash

Witnesses are being asked to come forward by police after damage was caused to The Redhill Youth Association Hall.

The hall situated by the pedestrian underpass between Marketfield Way and Redstone Hill.
Sometime between Thursday 6th and Sunday 9th March people climbed all over the building causing damage to the roof.
Safety is also a factor with the danger of culprits falling off or through the roof.

Flooded homes won’t have to pay council tax for three months under a new plan drawn up by Surrey County Council.

2,000 homes are covered by the scheme which will cost the county council around £750,000 and will save the flood victims around £500 on their annual bill.

It’s not certain how much money Surrey will actually get from the central government but much of this sum will be recouped from the Government’s £4 million fund to help flooded families which will be shared out across the country.