A motorist may have stopped a robbery in Maidenbower without realising it.

On Tuesday 7th October in the early hours of the morning, a confrontation occurred between seven men. Three young men were walking along Cavell Way when they were approached by four masked men, thought to be in their late teens.

They demanded the contents of the young men’s pockets. One was punched and kicked, suffering a fractured eye socket as well as cuts and bruising.

The robbery came to an end when the offenders were distracted by a passing vehicle.

Detectives would like to trace the driver.

If you can help please email 101@sussex.pnn. police.uk, or call 101, quoting serial 67 of 7/10. You can also call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111

A man in his twenties is behind bars for seriously assaulting two people in Horley last year.

Anthony Alexander Lloyd forced entry to two properties on the Court Lodge Estate back in December.

A woman in her 40s suffered serious facial and arm injuries; and a man in his 30s was left with multiple fractures to his face and jaw.

26-year-old Alexander Lloyd was found guilty of GBH and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment.

Getting employees in Crawley a living wage is now one of the Council’s top priorities.

Earlier this year the council was accredited as a living wage employer and it’s now focusing on encouraging other employers to pay those who work for them a decent wage as well.
Being a Living Wage employer means paying staff a minimum of £7.65 per hour, £1.15 per hour more than the Government’s minimum wage of £6.50.

Youth unemployment in Crawley has fallen to 2-per-cent.
That’s according to the Office for National Statistics which reveal that the figure has dropped by over a third in the last year.

A woman was attacked and shouted at by three other women last Friday in Three Bridges in Crawley.

The 22-year-old – who was smoking as she waited for a taxi with a friend – was hit in the face near the LB1 Bar in Gales Drive.

People nearby pulled the attackers off the woman.