A group of migrants have refused to leave a temporary rest centre, resulting in a general election polling centre in Crawley being moved.

The council opened a rest centre for the group from the Chagos Islands , first at K2 Leisure Centre and then at Northgate Community Centre – although they were meant to have left by now.

As a result residents will now vote in today’s general election at St Elizabeth’s Church.

A man has been remanded in custody, charged with the attempted murder of a woman in Crawley.

Officers received a report about a disturbance at an address in Crawley, on Tuesday, June 25.

A woman aged 23 attended the East Surrey Hospital, and has since been discharged.

On the same day, a 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Following an investigation by Crawley’s Safeguarding Investigation Unit, Sussex Police can confirm that Alex Powell, 27, of no fixed address, was charged with attempted murder, intentional suffocation, and assault on an emergency worker.

He appeared before Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, June 27, and was remanded in custody to appear before Lewes Crown Court on July 25 to answer the charges.

Detective Chief Inspector Steve Cobbett said: “This is a complex investigation, and the victim is receiving support from specially-trained officers.

“We work in partnership with statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that those suffering domestic abuse get the support that they need.

“Domestic abuse perpetrators cause harm within our communities, and our officers work to relentlessly pursue them to ensure that they are held to account for the harm they cause.”

Further information about reporting domestic abuse is available on our website here.

More guidance about help and support available to those impacted by domestic abuse is available online here.

Children in Dorking and Leatherhead are being offered free activity sessions over the summer.

Mole Valley District Council are working in partnership with sport and leisure organisations to bring angling, bushcraft, skateboarding and music events to name but some, over the summer period.

Executive head of service for the community Rachel O’Reilly at the council said “it was a fantastic opportunity for children in Mole Valley to enjoy themselves indoors and outdoors over the summer.

The activities will run between 23 July and 1 September in the Swan Centre, Leatherhead Leisure Centre and Kingston Road Recreation Ground.

The Dorking locations include Meadowbank Park, The Christian Centre, Dorking Sports Centre, High Ashurst, and St Joseph’s School.

The registration deadline is 19 July, and the council said some activities are available to all aged up to 16, while some are age-specific.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a phone shop in Crawley.

Officers were called to the incident at the O2 premises in The Martlets at around 11.50am on 26 June, which involved two men forcing their way into the stock room and stealing around £50,000 of goods.

Images have been released of two men police are seeking to identify in connection to the incident.

CID Supervisor Oli Robinson said: “We understand the men have their faces partially covered in the images, but we are appealing to those who may have seen the men that day, or recognise them from their local community.

“This was a brazen robbery committed in the middle of the day with other customers in the shop at the time.

“CCTV shows that the suspects were in the area of The Martlets some for some time before, and we believe have been in the store on prior occasions.”

If you recognise them, or have any information, call 101 quoting serial 612 of 26/06.

West Sussex residents can now better access the history and heritage of the county through the Record Office’s new website. 

The online catalogue enables users to search through records and access around 36,000 images. 

Residents can visit their local library to use a public computer where staff can help get them started on navigating the new website. 

The website can be found at wsro.org.uk.