Have you ever had the pleasure of meeting a Meercat?

If not this summer might be your chance for a Meercat meet and greet.

Tilgate Nature Centre is holding lots of activities on special dates in August – see the website for more details

An ex-Crawley resident will have to repay the 31 thousand pounds they made by fraudulently selling memory cards and USB drives on eBay.

The offender was convicted of false claims about the storage capacity of USB sticks and memory cards that they were selling through the internet auction site.

As well as repaying their ill gotten gains they’ll have to serve a 10 month suspended jail sentence for each charge.

They’ll also have to carry out 120 hours of community service and  to pay victims £100 and cover the full court costs which come to over £5,000.

Major roadworks start today on the M23 and A23 in Hooley.

The maintenance and road resurfacing will take place overnight, with some diversions put in place.

The £1.8m scheme is due to be completed in October.

Sections of the M23, including link roads around the M25 /M23 junction, and the A23 will be closed at different stages.

And Southern Gas Networks is also replacing the gas main in central Hooley.

A man was hurt when his car collided with a tree in in Crawley on Thursday evening.

The accident happened in Raithlin Road, Broadfield.

The car turned on its side and the driver was helped from his vehicle by firefighters from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service.

The man’s injuries are not thought to be serious.