Sussex Residents have given the thumbs-up to repairs carried out on their roads in August.

West Sussex County Council’s Better Roads Programme is targeting rural and residential roads across the county most in need of repair.

Seventy-nine locations were improved and made safer by the County Council’s highways contractors during August and the Council received a number of emails from residents satisfied with the job done.

One resident noted that for nearly 30 years he’d watched council workmen coming every few months to repair the potholes in New Road and every time he’d say, ‘Why don’t they do a proper job?’

He added “Well, at last they have and I want to thank you for it.”

Two houses near Horsham were broken into in the space of two days and a large amount of jewellery was stolen.

The first burglary happened late Tuesday morning (16 September) at a home in Dutchells Copse, Horsham, when a quantity of gold jewellery was stolen.

On Wednesday morning, (17 September) a home in College Road, Southwater, was burgled and more gold jewellery and cash was taken.

In total more than £40,000 worth of jewellery was stolen at the two properties.

Sussex Police said that in each case the intruders smashed their way into the homes and escaped with gold jewellery.

They believe the burglaries could be linked, and would appreciate hearing from anyone who was in the area at the time.

Anyone with information should email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk quoting serial 725 of 16/09, call 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

A 16 year old girl has been attacked and robbed in Crawley.

The victim, who lives in Horley, was walking along Langley Walk shortly after 5pm on Wednesday (17 September) when she was approached by a man who asked her the time . He walked with her to Langley Farm then struck her and stole her white Samsung Galaxy S3 phone.

The attacker is skinny, white, aged 18 or 19 and was wearing a grey hoodie and had a distinctive yellow belt.

Sussex Police would like to speak to anyone who was in the area or who think they may recognise the attacker from the description.

Anyone with information should email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk quoting serial 1175 of 17/09, call 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

A student who claimed there was a bomb on a flight from Gatwick Airport has pleaded guilty to the offence at Brighton Magistrates’ court. He was remanded in custody prior to sentencing at Crown Court, where he’s likely to face jail.

Shortly before 4.30pm last Tuesday (9 September) Muhammet Demir, 20, called police and said he had seen a bomb on an Easyjet aeroplane that was due to fly from Gatwick to Turkey.

Officers, working with Gatwick and airline staff, were able to establish that the call was a hoax and the phone message was traced to Demir, of no fixed address.

The operation caused the flight to be delayed for three hours.