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.

After an appeal a couple of weeks ago, Surrey Police have found missing man, Dennis De Dreyer.

The 28-year-old from Redhill went missing on the 6th of August, but has now been found safe and well in London.

He was located in the South West of the city, and has now returned to Redhill.

Surrey Police have thanked the public for their assistance.

Residents in the Crawley Down and Snow Hill area who own sheds and outbuildings are being advised to secure the property with appropriate lighting and alarms.

Following police enquiries, a 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of burglary of two outbuildings in Furnace Wood, Crawley Down, last week.

Garden equipment was stolen from these buildings during the incident.

Sergeant Graeme Prentice has asked local outbuilding owners to check and make sure they are secure, to avoid this type of theft.