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Come along to the fifth annual Crawley Apprenticeship and Traineeship Fair on Wednesday 5 February during National Apprenticeship Week and find out how you can get paid to learn. Whether you are looking for an apprenticeship, traineeship or just need some guidance about getting into a profession, this event is…

Crawley Borough Council has launched the next stage of consultation on its Local Plan.  The six-week consultation, which begins today (Monday 20 January), is for local residents, businesses and other interested stakeholders to make formal representations on any policy or allocation in the Local Plan, called…

Phase two of Crawley's Town Centre Regeneration Programme has been completed, offering residents and visitors a refreshed shopping experience and businesses a revitalised trading environment. The redevelopment of Queensway, The Pavement and Kingsgate was completed in November, under budget and on schedule,…

Crawley Borough Council and property investment and development firm Westrock have started a major mixed-use scheme that will help regenerate the town centre and provide much-needed new housing and office space. The public private partnership between Crawley Borough Council and Westrock will ultimately see the…

Furniture retailer, Oak Furnitureland, opened its first showroom in Crawley at County Oak Retail Park in October, bringing seven new jobs to the town. Featuring a mezzanine floor, the 16,200 square foot store was previously used by Argos. The store was opened by the Mayor of Crawley Councillor Raj Sharma. ,…

The application for the three-storey multi-million pound facility was given the nod by the borough council's planning committee, much to the delight of Shelagh Legrave OBE, Chief Executive of the Chichester College Group, which runs the campus. , In the past, business leaders have been vocal about the lack of…

The Town Centre Partnership (TCP) is leading the way in bringing a Business Improvement District (BID) to the town centre, supported by Crawley Borough Council. The development of a Town Centre BID was first set out in the Council's Town Centre Regeneration Programme which was delivered in partnership with the TCP,…

Crawley Borough Council, in partnership with Govia Thameslink Railway, Network Rail and West Sussex County Council, has updated proposals to improve access to the site around Three Bridges Station and we want to know what you think. A revised detailed design for the scheme, part of the Crawley Growth Programme,…

The Department for International Trade (DIT) is running a series of 'Get Ready for Brexit' workshops across the South East (and nationally). These are practical sessions intended to help prepare exporting businesses for Brexit. You’ll leave the event with a personalised action plan covering paperwork needed to…

Work on the new play area in Memorial Gardens begins next week. From Monday 23 September, the play area will be closed and fenced off to start the initial stages of this project, which will consist of removing old equipment and laying a new surface. The site will be closed over the autumn/winter period to…