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If you head into the Memorial Gardens this Saturday any time from 11am to 4pm, you will be greated by a host of stalls dedicated to inspire children with science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It’s an annual event and much like an iceberg, it sits atop a much larger range of STEMfest activities taking across…
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New analysis from Crawley Labour reveals there are now 7,700 off work in West Sussex with long-term sickness – up 39.9% this parliament. The figures come as a staggering 7.6 million continue to wait for care on NHS waiting lists. Publishing the figures, Peter Lamb—Labour candidate for Crawley, said: “This government has given up –…
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Loan sharks are expert manipulators. Their talent lies in persuading people that they are a reliable source of credit initially and then keeping them ensnared in an unending cycle of debt. These predatory lenders often masquerade as friends, offering timely financial aid just when it’s needed the most. However, instead of providing relief, they plunge…
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RunGatwick, returns to Crawley today (apologies for any road closures in advance), giving local residents the chance to do a 10k in their home town. I always feel a certain amount of joy when it’s taking place, having played a role in bringing the event to Crawley. I can’t claim that it was my idea,…
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Tomorrow marks the start of National Mills Weekend, a weekend for celebrating windmills and watermills across the UK. While rare now, the essential role which mills played in the processing of flour necessary in order for people to produce bread, our staple food, means that they must once have been plentiful. Certainly the number which…
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14 years of Conservative Government has seen economic stagnation. Right now, the UK is in the midst of its longest unbroken run of falling GDP per capita–the monetary value of goods produced per person–since records began in 1955. The end result is that, due to the policies of our Government, British workers are now £10,000…
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At the Budget Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced his desire to abolish National Insurance. Given that National Insurance was set-up in order to fund the NHS and the other parts of the social safety net created by the post-war Labour Government, and that to this day it’s the only part of the Government’s…
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Labour has accused the Tories of systematically failing the health and prospects of Britain’s youth, as new analysis shows an average of 6,000 more young people a month being not in employment, education or training (NEET). The number of young people who are out of work for ill health has hit 29,700 in the South…
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If you are looking for something to do with your bank holiday, you could do far worse than taking a trip down to the Ifield Conservation Area around The Plough to visit the May Fayre. First run in 1987, the May Fayre capitalises upon the attractive historical quality of the Ifield Village, the fantastic community…
Peter Lamb for Crawley 