A man from East Grinstead has been jailed after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm.

32 year-old Liam Coaker was sentenced to a total of nine years and eight months; with the final three years on prison release licence.

Last year the bricklayer attacked his former girlfriend and her 27 year-old companion with a golf club after entering her family’s home in King George’s Avenue.

The force of the attack broke off the head of the golf club.  Coaker then continued to use the broken end in a stabbing motion.

Her family came to the rescue, intervening and restraining him.  By this time, however, both victims suffered serious injuries.

A busy pedestrian crossing in Ifield is set to be upgraded.

The proposed scheme will see the implementation of a toucan crossing on Ifield Avenue to the north-west of the A23.

Both cyclists and pedestrians will be able to activate it and detectors will be used to ensure traffic is held until pedestrians have finished crossing.  LED displays will also be installed which are brighter yet have lower energy consumption.

The £25,000 upgrade has been proposed after complaints were received by Crawley Borough Council about the visibility of the signals, lack of time to cross and the brightness of the signal.

Funding has come from developer contributions as part of the Apple Tree Farm new homes development.

A memorial’s been unveiled for a World War Two American aircraft crew who died when their plane crashed 70 years ago on Reigate Hill.

It follows two years of research into the area’s wartime past by conservation organisations in Surrey.

Researchers discovered the crew from the 384th Bomb Group were on their 13th mission together and on their return, cloud led to visibility problems and the aircraft crashed into Reigate Hill in a huge explosion.

A memorial made of two wing tips carved by sculptor Roger Day and including aluminium from the fuselage, has been placed at the site.

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A plain clothed police officer was injured when he tried to speak to a driver in a town centre car park in Horsham on Saturday (21 March).

The incident happened just after midday when the officer approached the car in the Swan Walk multi-storey car park. It drove away and he was knocked to the ground.

The injured officer was taken to East Surrey Hospital.

His injuries are not thought to be serious.

Anyone who saw what happened or who has any other information is asked to email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or phone 101, quoting Operation Bramshaw.

Alternatively they can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers without having to leave their name on 0800 555 111.

A 30-year-old man from London’s been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with an Ifield murder.

He’s currently in Police custody.

Detectives launched a murder investigation after the body of Janet Müller was discovered in a burning Volkswagen Jetta car in Rusper Road, Ifield on Friday 13 March shortly after 2.30pm.

Another man has already been charged with her murder and has been remanded in custody to appear at Guildford Crown Court on 9 April.