• Crowborough should have £50,000 Sherlock Holmes statue, says enthusiast

  By Sussex Courier at 08:10 on 22/02/12

  

  A SIR Arthur Conan Doyle enthusiast wants townsfolk to dip into their pockets and find £50,000 for a statue of Sherlock Holmes in Crowborough, the home of the author. Crowborough historian Michael Tuffley was quoted this sum to create a memorial to the world's most famous detective by renowned sculptor Carl Payne. Payne is currently creating a statue of British boxing legend and former Hildenborough resident Sir Henry Cooper...

• Three in hospital after two Wadhurst crashes

  By Sussex Courier at 08:01 on 21/02/12

  

  TWO Daihatsu cars were involved in separate accidents within an hour of each other on Saturday. First, a 48-year-old Wadhurst woman had to be cut free from the wreckage of her silver Daihatsu in Lower High Street, the B2099, near Wadhurst. She was taken to King's College Hospital in London with serious injuries. East Sussex Fire and Rescue firefighters also helped a 60-year-old man who became trapped following a two-vehicle crash in...

• Councillors want Crowborough's Frank Humphry fire engine on the road

  By Sussex Courier at 08:01 on 21/02/12

  

  COUNCILLORS are discussing ways to get Crowborough's finest fire engine, Frank Humphry, back on the road. The town's communications and events committee held a lengthy debate on the future of the 75-year-old vehicle. They agreed it was important to restore the fire engine, which they said was "part of Crowborough's history". A full report will now be drawn up to find out how much it will cost to put a new diesel engine in...

• Post office under threat of closure

  By Sussex Courier at 08:00 on 21/02/12

  

  THE people of Crowborough were shocked to hear a post office faces closure because the popular sub-postmistress faces the sack. Scores of residents have signed a petition to save the post office counter at Poundfield Stores and Newsagents. The Post Office Ltd warned last week it would close the facility in three months unless a replacement sub-postmaster can be found in time. Andrew Ayling, who works at the shop in Poundfield Road,...

• Crowborough commuters could save money on their daily journey to work with new bus service

  By crowboro_lee at 17:27 on 19/02/12

  

  A coach company is giving people crom Crowborough and the surrouing villages the chance to travel on its new London commuter service for two days free of charge.   Centaur Commute is so confident that passengers will prefer its executive coaches to the train that it's even offering to deduct any fees that commuters incur if they cancel their rail season ticket in favour of its service.   The company began its full service...

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