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Man Jailed for Crawley Stabbing

Louis Munorrah

A man has been jailed following a stabbing in Crawley earlier this year.

Police were called to reports of a man with a knife at Dalewood Gardens at around 6.40pm on 5 February.

Officers attended and discovered a 46-year-old man from Crawley with stab wound. He was taken to hospital.

It was heard that Louis Munorrah stabbed the victim following an altercation at an address in Woodfield Road.

Munorrah was arrested at the scene and later charged with S18 grievous bodily harm, which he pleaded not guilty for at Lewes Crown Court in March.

Following a five-day trial at Lewes Crown Court, starting on Monday, 16 September, the jury found him guilty.

Munorrah, 40, of Woodfield Road, Crawley was sentenced on Friday, 20 September to three years and 11 months’ imprisonment.

Investigator Zoe Broster said: “Sussex Police takes a zero-tolerance approach to knife crime and this is another offender who is now off the streets.

“This was an altercation which got out of hand and Munorrah is a dangerous individual who caused serious injuries to his victim.

“Our priority is to catch offenders, we will investigate and put them before the courts.”

Millie Bright Becomes the First Freewoman of Reigate & Banstead

Photo credit: Reigate & Banstead BC.  Photo shows Millie Bright OBE, the first Freewoman of Reigate and Banstead.

Earlier this year, Susy Radio local news reported that England and Chelsea footballer and local resident, Millie Bright, was awarded the title of Honorary Freewoman of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead for services to sport. 

Photo credit: Reigate & Banstead BC. Photo shows Millie Bright with Council officials and the Mayor, Councillor Eddy Humphreys.

Last week a private ceremony took place at the Town Hall where she received the award from the Mayor, Councillor Eddy Humphreys, in the company of her family, friends, and representatives from various local football clubs she has supported over the years.  Millie said she is “grateful” to be given the honorary title of the place that has become her home.

She becomes the first woman to hold the title in the Borough’s fifty year history.

Photo credit: Reigate & Banstead BC.  Photo shows Millie Bright with some embers of East Surrey Girls FC.

Consultation on Renaming the Lingfield and Crowhurst Ward

Tandridge District Council is holding a consultation on the naming of the Lingfield and Crowhurst ward. 

The Council is required to hear residents’ views before changing the ward name to Lingfield, Crowhurst and Tandridge.  A boundary change was approved prior to the local elections in May meaning the parish of Tandridge is now in the Lingfield and Crowhurst ward and no longer part of Oxted North and Tandridge. 

The consultation is open until the 4th November – survey.zohopublic.eu/zs/pfBP6v

Tesco fail in High Court challenge of new Lidl store

Tesco has failed in it High Court challenge to stop Lidl from building a new store in Horley.

The supermarket had challenged Reigate and Banstead Borough Council’s planning permission that would allow Lidl to open on the site of the Air Balloon pub.

Lidl wants to relocate from the town centre to Brighton road as it describes it current location as not-fit-for-purpose.

While Tesco argued that the planning committee failed to consider the Grade II listed building preservation.

James Strachan KC, threw out the bid, stating the socio-economic benefits were sufficient to grant planning permission.