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STEM in the Park returned to a sunny Memorial Gardens in Crawley on Saturday 20 May attracting around 4,300 children, parents and grandparents for a a spectacular day of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). The aim of STEM in the Park is to engage all ages in STEM activities by utilising teamwork,…

STEM in the Park is returning to the Memorial Gardens on Saturday 20 May for more free fun. This popular event will showcase a festival of STEM-related activities for young people and their families to enjoy. Just turn up for this free event and participate in numerous entertaining and engaging STEM (science,…

Mayo Wynne Baxter has won the Professional Services Firm of the Year category, sponsored by Crawley Borough Council, at the 15th Gatwick Diamond Business Awards last week (Thursday 23 March). The specialist law firm has a number of offices in the south east including Crawley and was selected as winners by Gatwick…

Phase one of Crawley’s first District Heat Network (DHN) has been completed.The DHN, which is owned by Crawley Borough Council and operated by Pinnacle Power, comprises a flue, energy centre with combined heat and power (CHP) plant and a control room on the Town Hall redevelopment site.It supplies heat and hot water…

An art exhibition and immersive theatre performance will be the first events of the town centre Cultural Quarter pop-up programme. The programme will support local artists and aims to increase footfall, test out and unlock new spaces including vacant and underused locations and deliver activities for a vibrant town…

Major plans to improve the area around Three Bridges Station were approved by Crawley Borough Council’s Planning Committee on Tuesday (7 March). The council, working with Govia Thameslink Railway, Network Rail and West Sussex County Council, will redevelop the station forecourt, create a new entrance to the station…

Crawley Borough Council is supporting the renewal of Manor Royal’s Business Improvement District (BID) for another five years. The Manor Royal business district is a fundamental part of Crawley’s vibrant business and employment base and makes a huge contribution not just to Crawley’s economy, but to West Sussex as…

Crawley Borough Council is supporting more than 1,000 students from five Crawley schools as part of Love Local Jobs’ Dare to Dream programme. Dare to Dream is an inspirational programme created by the LoveLocalJobs Foundation Community Interest Company (CIC), which aims to support the self-awareness, resilience,…

Crawley Borough Council is encouraging local businesses based in Crawley that operate in the green-tech or low-carbon sectors to apply for Green-Tech Business Growth Fund (GBGF) grants, as a result of £1 million of government funding secured from the Towns Fund. Start-up businesses based in Crawley that operate in…

Crawley Borough Council and the Affordable Housing and Healthcare Group (AHH) are working in partnership on a scheme to deliver more than 300 new affordable homes, as part of a £100 milliion town centre regeneration project.  AHH will develop a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom apartments on the site at…