News

Residents are being urged to buy local this Christmas and ‘keep it in Crawley’.Spending money in Crawley instead of online or out of town helps the local economy and keeps the town centre and neighbourhood parades vibrant.Keeping it local also helps to create and retain jobs, pumps money back into the Crawley economy…

Members of the council’s cabinet have been to see the first assets purchased under a £4.5 million agreement with Crawley College.The Invest In Skills for Crawley project will improve job skills training using part of the £21.1 million allocated from the Government’s Towns Fund.They saw an immersive classroom which…

Three companies have been selected to provide specialist services across Crawley Borough Council’s multi-million regeneration and housing programme.The partnership agreements made with Keegans, Project Centre and Horley-based Oander allow for deployment of their surveyors, construction designers, clerks of works,…

On 21 September, Crawley welcomed a diverse group of investors and business leaders for the fifth Invest Crawley Investor Tour. This event offered a unique opportunity to explore the town's thriving business landscape and promising investment prospects.The day began with an engaging breakfast and networking session at…

The council’s Employ Crawley team has been helping about 30 staff affected by the imminent closure of the town’s Wilko store.It will stop trading in one of the early waves of closures this Sunday (17 September), so the job-hunting and employment preparation specialists have visited staff in The Broadway again this…

Two CCTV cameras have been installed in the Memorial Gardens in Crawley town centre following concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour from residents and businesses.The cameras, which went live on 8 August, have been purchased by the Safer Crawley Partnership, which has secured funding via the Safer Streets 4…

Crawley Borough Council has launched the Crawley Greentech Business Growth Fund to grow local businesses in the green technology and zero/low carbon construction sectors.The Fund provides three tiers of grant support:Start-up grants of up to £10,000 to support new businesses in the greentech sector;Business…

Crawley Borough Council is improving energy efficiency in its housing stock through a ‘fabric first’ approach thanks to £4m from the Towns Fund.Work is currently proposed to flats with cavity walls that have no insulation or existing insulation that is in poor condition.This method of insulation is not possible for…

The Create Building has its first commercial tenant. A company has signed a lease for half of the sixth floor and will move into the building, on The Boulevard in Crawley town centre, in October 2023. The Create Building is a nine-storey building with 5.5 floors of Grade A commercial office space. It’s owned by…

A new Changing Places toilet – the second in Crawley – has opened at The Hawth. Crawley Borough Council was awarded a grant of £97,000 from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to install Changing Places toilets at The Hawth theatre and K2 Crawley leisure centre. Changing Places…