The recent blitz on burglars by Sussex Police  has helped save the county more than £2 million this year already.

The Home Office has estimated that every domestic burglary costs an average of £5,000 in terms of damage caused by the criminal, the value of the items taken, the emotional cost to the victim and the criminal justice system bill for investigating and prosecuting offenders.

However latest figures show that burglaries in Sussex have fallen by almost 15%

Sussex Police launched Operation Magpie in June to tackle burglary across the county.

More here:  http://www.sussex.police.uk/whats-happening/latest/news-stories/2014/02/17/fall-in-burglaries-saves-sussex-more-than-%c2%a32m-this-year

The UKIP candidate at the West Sussex Council by-election in Haywards Heath has described Crawley as “just another urban mega-sprawl”.

Now the UKIP group on the County Council have voted to cut £5.7 million from the road resurfacing budget and called for the abolition of Crawley Borough Council.

Crawley MP Henry Smith said he was “perplexed by yet more bizarre policies from UKIP”.

A family who assisted a woman after she was assaulted in Reigate are being asked to come forward by East Surrey Public Protection Investigation Team.

The incident happened at 1.15pm on Sunday the 9th of February. The heavily pregnant woman, who was wearing a red duffle coat, was walking along cockshot hill between cannon and the angel pub. She was assaulted by a man she did not know.

The 20 year old woman later told the police that a family has intervened and given her a lift home.  Officers have so far not been able to identify the family but would urge them to make contact as the deserve praise for their actions.

Neither the woman nor her unborn child suffered any physical injuries as a result of the assault. A man in his 20s from Crawley was arrested on suspicion of assault and has been released on conditional police bail until Monday, 10 March.

If you have any information on the incident please call surrey police on 101.

See more at: http://www.surrey.police.uk/news/news-stories/full-news-story/article/8620/did-you-assist-assault-victim-in-reigate#sthash.I2FARL7A.dpuf

The chairman of Tandridge Council is hosting a charity concert at Caterham school on Sunday 23rd March

Tickets cost £12.50, money raised will go to st Catherines hospice, east Surrey Museum and the soper Hall community centre

Local school children aged 11 and over who are experienced musicians, singers and artists are invited to take part.

Tandridge resource committee have supported no increase in the council tax for 2014

If this goes ahead it’ll be the fourth year of no council tax increase.

Most people on income support or pension credit will continue to have the cost of council tax fully met by council tax support