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The Employ Crawley jobs fair is back for another year, offering residents the chance to find out more about local vacancies and take part in workshops. The event is open to all ages and takes place in Crawley Library from 10am until 3pm on 5 March. Come along and meet with a wide range of local employers from…

We published an Employment and Skills Plan in 2016 and since then, significant progress has been made. There have also been a number of related policy changes and partnership updates at a local, regional and national level and we need to ensure that our efforts are sufficiently aligned to this. As a result, a new…

Key opportunities for development and economic growth within the borough have been identified thanks to a new report. As part of the One Public Estate Partnership, Crawley Borough Council, with West Sussex County and Crawley College, commissioned the report to explore routes for development across six town centre…

Phase one of the regeneration of Queensway, The Pavement and Kingsgate is well underway. Blakedown Landscapes, who built the award-winning Queens Square, started on site in January and have made swift progress, removing old street furniture, including benches and the lighting columns between Queens Square and The…

Iceland supermarket is the latest retailer to take up shop in Crawley's Town Centre, bringing jobs and investment into the town. Located on The Broadway in the unit previously occupied by Poundworld, the new store was officially opened on Tuesday by Councillor Peter Smith and Iceland Area Manager, Darren Austin,…

Crawley Borough Council, Manor Royal Business Improvement District (BID) and Crawley College joined together to commission research into local skills gaps and needs across the town, with the aim of helping residents and businesses overcome challenges. Crawley is an important economic hub in the South East, with…

Crawley's independent retailers are already beginning to reap the benefits of a free, innovative, training and support programme introduced by Crawley Borough Council, in partnership with Crawley College and Solent University. The Small Independent Retail Training and Support Programme aims to enhance the success…

Welcome to the first Queensway, The Pavement and Kingsgate news update, which aims to answer all of your questions during the construction period. We will post updates every two to four weeks, sooner if there's important news to share. , Blakedown Landscapes started on site on Monday 14 January, putting up fencing,…

A controlling stake in Gatwick Airport has been sold to France's VINCI Airports for £2.9 billion. Under the terms of the deal, a consortium led by United States investment fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) will sell a 50.01 per cent stake to VINCI – with the deal set to be completed later this year. …

The new Regus offices are now open for business at Manor Royal. Serviced office provider, Regus, took a 15-year lease at CC3, Churchill Court last year and opened their business centre in November – creating much-needed small and flexible office solutions for local businesses. The newly refurbished building,…