pkl204 – Page 72 – Peter Lamb for Crawley

Crawley, the town built from three counties

29 Apr 202328 Apr 2023

In all the years I have been knocking doors, I don't think I've ever found a resident with anything good to say about West Sussex County Council. The most obvious…

This local election has national significance

There's now less than a week left until Election Day. Hundreds of Crawley residents have already returned their postal votes and parties are gearing up for their efforts to get…

Residents in Crawley’s region hardest hit by cost-of-living crisis

27 Apr 202327 Apr 2023

The latest incomes tracker produced for ASDA by the Centre for Economics and Business Research makes for depressing reading. A combination of inflation and real-terms pay cuts have seen UK…

Family food bills across Crawley rocket by £31.85m

The average family in Crawley has seen the price of the weekly food shop rise by a staggering £700 per year. The latest figures reveal a total hit to our…

Henry Smith votes against measures to prevent sewage discharges in Crawley and across the UK (again)

In what will come as a surprise to no one, Labour's attempt this afternoon to get real action on sewage being discharged into Britain's water ways was prevented by Conservative…

The inadequacy of Southern Water

24 Apr 202324 Apr 2023

The petition above can be found here. This afternoon, I attended a workshop with other local stakeholders to discuss Southern Water's 'Turnaround Plan 2023-25'. The need for such a plan…