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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…
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Crawley Question Time is returning for another year and all residents are invited to attend. Residents will be given the opportunity to ask questions about topics important to them at the annual event which take place on Thursday 8 March in the Civic Hall. This annual event which starts at 7pm until 9pm, takes the…
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The collapse of Carillion has kept politicians and journalists preoccupied over the last week. Obviously, the economic impact of the failure of such a large organisation is significant, putting at risk investors and suppliers alike. Worse is the human impact upon those who have lost their main source of income. As is so often the…
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Peter Lamb has been selected as Labour’s candidate for the Crawley constituency for the next general election. Peter was born in Crawley, went to school at Holy Trinity and has led the council since Labour took control in 2014. As a strong local campaigner, Peter has led campaigns to protect residents from cuts to local…
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This Friday, Karen Buck, Labour MP for Westminster North, will be introducing legislation to Parliament designed to protect renters from homes unfit for human habitation, giving renters the legal right to ensure their home is ‘fit for human habitation’ and the ability to act where landlords fail to do so. In the South East alone,…
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Crawley Borough Council is supporting the renewal of Manor Royal’s Business Improvement District (BID) for another five years. The Manor Royal Business District is a fundamental part of Crawley’s business and employment and to West Sussex as a whole, contributing 25 per cent of the county’s economic output. The council’s Cabinet agreed to the BID’s…
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Fracking is back on the radar in West Sussex, with major-fracking firm Cuadrilla being granted permission to resume oil exploration at Balcombe, just down the road from Crawley. During my time as a West Sussex county councillor, fracking was one of the issues which refused to go away and certainly it required the most active whipping…
