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Henry Smith MP urged by Council Leader to vote against his Government’s plans to leave some of Crawley’s poorest children without a free school meal Peter Lamb, Leader of Crawley Borough Council and Labour Parliamentary Candidate, has written to Henry Smith urging him to put Crawley’s poorest children before Tory Party loyalty next week, by…
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In 1910, an international conference of socialist women decided that an annual day for women should be held, highlighting gender-based inequalities. The following year saw the first International Women’s Day and since 1914 it has taken place globally every 8th March. While progress has been made over the years, not least around female suffrage, inequalities…
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A number of local residents were put out earlier this week when Southern Water at different points turned off supplies to RH10 and RH11 (essentially the whole of Crawley), with a particularly long period where parts of Pound Hill were without water. Given all the coverage you could be forgiven for thinking this was the…
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February is a big month for local authorities, as it’s the time we set our budgets for the coming financial year. As the Government continues cutting our funding, Labour-run Crawley has again delivered a balanced budget without cutting services. In fact, despite Government cuts, the amount spent on services now is the same as it…
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Seats are filling fast for this year’s Crawley Question Time, which takes place on Thursday 8 March in the Civic Hall. The Crawley Borough Council event, which starts at 7pm, provides an opportunity for people to discuss and debate issues that matter to them with some of the key decision makers in the town. This…
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Despite challenging financial conditions, Crawley Borough Council’s Cabinet has proposed a balanced budget for 2018/19, protecting frontline services, continuing to invest in the town and improving the efficiency of the council as a whole. The budget was debated by the Cabinet last night (7 February). Members unanimously recommended approval of the budget to Full Council…
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Greater Brighton is ready to take the next step in bringing national and global investment into the area after Crawley Borough Council and Gatwick Airport were officially welcomed into the City Region. As both were voted on to the Greater Brighton Economic Board (GBEB), City Region leaders said the move was significant in increasing the…
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Three years ago, we celebrated the eight hundredth anniversary of Magna Carter. While the document itself meant nothing to anyone except a handful of barons, it symbolised the start of a movement away from an absolute monarchy and towards democracy. The news last week that the Welsh Government will be trialing giving 16 and 17…
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This morning I represented Crawley at our first meeting as members of the Greater Brighton Economic Board. Greater Brighton formed part of the first wave of devolution to local authorities, securing a ‘City Deal’ package of funding and powers based around economic development from Government, using legislation passed under Labour. The board consists of councils,…
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Key housing projects in Crawley move on to the next stage of planning thanks to the council securing new grant funding. On Thursday (1 February) it was announced that £6.4 million in funding has been granted for housing at Telford Place in Crawley town centre and in Forge Wood, Crawley’s newest neighbourhood. This funding will…
Peter Lamb for Crawley 