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Today is our national day and yet instead of being able to celebrate publicly, here we are a month into the lockdown having to mark the day in our own personal ways. In years gone-by Crawley has marked the day in various ways, particularly the cultural parades which were held around the town centre until…
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During my time as council leader our local economy has grown by 23%. That growth came to a halt last month as the lockdown hit local businesses hard. With aviation playing a central role in Crawley’s boom, it was inevitable we’d be ‘one of’ the hardest hit parts of the country and I’ve warned residents…
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More businesses and residents are getting the support they need with the help of business grants and food parcels. Crawley Borough Council’s Help Hub has supported 984 of the town’s most vulnerable residents and the council has awarded more than £5million in grants to 347 businesses across the borough. The council was the first in…
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Early yesterday morning, the Centre for Cities published an analysis showing that Crawley’s economy is likely to be the hardest hit by Covid-19, by quite some way. It makes for grim reading. This is a point I have been making for some weeks in my Crawley Observer column and weekly Facebook Live Q&A sessions, so…
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Last week, Crawley Borough Council distributed more than £12m in grant funding to local businesses struggling from the lockdown, under the Government’s Small Business and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant schemes. While only a few industries are required to shut down completely, many have been hard hit by the lockdown depriving them of a customer…
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Crawley Borough Council is supporting local businesses by distributing more than £12 million in grants – the first council in West Sussex to do this. Earlier this week, the Government announced two new schemes designed to support all local businesses significantly affected by the coronavirus shutdown. The Small Business Grant Fund and Retail, Hospitality and…
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Crawley Borough Council’s Help Hub has supported 836 of the most vulnerable people in our community since it opened on 25 March. Help Hub staff offer practical and emotional support to the most vulnerable, isolated and lonely residents in the town. They also identify their support or assistance needs and match them with the help…
Peter Lamb for Crawley 