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The Leader of Crawley Borough Council, Councillor, Peter Lamb, paid a visit to The Gatwick School in Crawley recently to see first-hand the progress of one of Crawley’s newest schools. Operated by Aurora Academies Trust, The Gatwick School caters for students aged 4-16 and it began life as a free school in 2014 with only…
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The principle each generation should do better than the last is one we hold in common. Surely, it’s only fair when our parents left us a better deal than they got, as did their parents and theirs’ before. That progress is why we no longer live in caves, why we have personal freedom, and why…
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As adults we seem to form two camps when it comes to Christmas: those who think it’s the most wonderful time of the year and those who can’t wait for it to be over. For children, regardless of their opinions on Santa, Christmas remains truly magical. Yet, for children living in poverty it’s hard to…
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Last month, I joined with hundreds of other elected representatives in calling for the Government to drop its plans designating exploratory drilling for fracking as ‘permitted development’. Permitted development is where any planning application of a particular type gets automatically approved. If you want to know why so many of Crawley’s office buildings have been…
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Ahead of the Government’s expected announcement next Thursday [6th December] setting out the funding given to local councils next year, 76 Labour council leaders have written to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire MP, demanding an end to the cuts that have devastated local councils. · The letter highlights the…
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Post Office Limited, a company which unlike the Royal Mail is still fully owned by the UK Government, is planning to close the Crown Post Office in Crawley. While some of the services will in future be provided by WH Smiths in County Mall, it is hard to imagine that the full range of services…
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Homelessness during winter can be deadly. For rough sleepers, those with nowhere else to go, life is already hard enough. The levels of mental illness and substance abuse amongst those living on the street are evidence enough. While in many cases these conditions contributed to their homelessness, even if mental health and substance abuse services…
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As the temperature drops, Crawley Borough Council and LEAP are on hand to help residents save money and keep warm this winter. The newly established partnership offers a free energy and money advice service for the next three years to people most in need of support. Through the programme, eligible households will be able to…
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When in the Summer I raised concerns over how far police numbers had been cut and the idea that the rise in violence and drug dealing which members of the public were experiencing might have something to do with there not being enough officers to tackle crime, I faced an onslaught of criticism. The Police…
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Today is #OurDay the annual effort by the Local Government Association to draw attention to everything councils do on behalf of local communities. Under the Conservatives, local government has been hit far harder than any other part of the public sector (because it’s always easier to make other people take the tough decisions) and yet…
Peter Lamb for Crawley 