These pictures below give a fascinating look at the town centre through the decades. The George Hotel in the High Street Other 3rd Party Buy a Photo Crawley bandstand when it was sited in Queens Square User (UGC) Buy a Photo Tesco, in Queensway, Crawley 1968 Johnston Press Buy a Photo The construction of Queensway c1956 Other 3rd Party Buy a Photo View more Page 1 of 3 … [Read more...] about The changing face of Crawley town centre in pictures
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Horsham town centre barbers to open second branch at South Lodge hotel
A Horsham town centre barbers is to open a second branch at South Lodge hotel. Grizzly's Male Hair Salon has announced it will provide hairdressing services for the new £14million spa development at the five-star South Lodge Hotel in Lower Beeding.Based in the Bishopric, the salon currently offers a range of luxury services and products, including a £26 hot and cold towel shave.Chris O'Sullivan, owner of the salon, said: "It's a real privilege to be recognised and to be spoken about.He told how he was looking forward to being part of 'something that's going to be special'.Chris added: "It's just a chance to replicate all our good service, the quality of our products and to keep growing the brand."The new development at the hotel will include saunas, steam rooms, a new restaurant, a state of the art gym, a holistic studio, a nail and pedicure salon and three swimming pools - including the UK’s first heated natural swim pond.A spokesman for South Lodge said: "We’re … [Read more...] about Horsham town centre barbers to open second branch at South Lodge hotel
Locked up in 2018, the people put behind bars in Manchester this year
From the love affair police officers who met for 'drug-fuelled' nights in hotel to the dad who dropped three-year-old daughter from bridge and blamed ‘aliens’ The man jailed after a court case collapses over a 'Traveller's Biggest Grass' threat on YouTube. The men involved in a gangland knee-capping outside Albert's Restaurant in Salford. These are just some of the court cases our reporters have covered in 2018. We've seen hardened criminals and gangsters jailed thanks to brilliant, patient police work; first offenders who have found themselves behind bars over one life-changing incident - and a couple of people driven to take the law into their own hands for revenge. An open, transparent criminal justice system is an important part of how our democracy works - so we make no apologies for devoting so much time and resources to letting you know what happens in our publicly-accountable courts. And we'll be back for more in 2019. January The burglar who broke into a care home … [Read more...] about Locked up in 2018, the people put behind bars in Manchester this year
668 people locked up in Greater Manchester in 2018
January The burglar who broke into a care home and sexually assaulted a woman in her 90s A man who sexually assaulted a woman in her 90s after breaking into a care home was jailed. Police said ‘shameless’ Jake Morris, 24, had ‘no place in society’ after he was caged for the shocking attack on the pensioner, who has dementia. He denied sexually assaulting her at the Leigh facility when interviewed by officers. During the court case Morris changed his plea and finally admitted his sickening crime. Morris, of no fixed abode, also pleaded guilty to burglary and assault and was jailed for six years and four months. The ‘dangerous predator’ who posed as taxi driver to rape woman on her way home from night out A ‘dangerous predator’ who posed as a taxi driver to rape a woman on her way home from a night out was jailed. Marius Dolhascanu targeted his 30-year-old victim in Wigan in 2016. After the terrifying ordeal Dolhascanu, of Hey Street, … [Read more...] about 668 people locked up in Greater Manchester in 2018
668 people who were put behind bars in Greater Manchester in 2018
January The burglar who broke into a care home and sexually assaulted a woman in her 90s A man who sexually assaulted a woman in her 90s after breaking into a care home was jailed. Police said ‘shameless’ Jake Morris, 24, had ‘no place in society’ after he was caged for the shocking attack on the pensioner, who has dementia. He denied sexually assaulting her at the Leigh facility when interviewed by officers. During the court case Morris changed his plea and finally admitted his sickening crime. Morris, of no fixed abode, also pleaded guilty to burglary and assault and was jailed for six years and four months. The ‘dangerous predator’ who posed as taxi driver to rape woman on her way home from night out A ‘dangerous predator’ who posed as a taxi driver to rape a woman on her way home from a night out was jailed. Marius Dolhascanu targeted his 30-year-old victim in Wigan in 2016. After the terrifying ordeal Dolhascanu, of Hey Street, … [Read more...] about 668 people who were put behind bars in Greater Manchester in 2018