Here are the most read Crawley Observer stories this year

Retro pictures, national stories, animals and big events caught the eyes of our readers.

Here is a run down of our most read stories.

1 26 photos to take you back to a night out in Crawley in the 00s

We found a treasure trove of pictures more than a decade a ago of nightclub pictures. These were taken at Liquid Envy. The first one we ran was shared all over social media with friends tagging each other in them. We ran a few more galleries after which were equally as popular.

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2 Fuel in Crawley - update on availability: Where you can get petrol in Crawley on Monday, October 11

One of the biggest news stories this year was was queues at petrol stations because or issues with deliveries. Our daily updates of where you could get fuel in Crawley proved popular with readers.

3 New ‘Banksy’ artwork appears in Crawley

The artwork, opposite the Downsman Pub car park in Collier Row, was spotted by Anna Warner, who believes she is the first to see it. She believes that Banksy – who she said was a vegan – could have stopped at a nearby plant-based restaurant for a meal before deciding to paint the piece.

4 13 RSPCA dogs closest to Crawley ready to be re-homed - in pictures

People love seeing pictures of dogs, and these ones were available for rehoming from the RSPCA.

5 22 photos of Crawley and Horley school new starters from 2007 - including Southgate, Waterfield, Seymour, Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Meath Green and Horley Infants

Just like the nightclub photos, this retro picture gallery of new starters from 14 years ago was popular among our readers. Again friends were tagging each other in them on social media. We ran a number of galleries along with reto Nativity pictures, which also went down well.

24 photos of Crawley and Horley school new starters from 2007 - including Hilltop, Broadfield East, Langley Green, Langshott, and Manorfield

6 Crawley primary school makes national headlines after it warns parents not to wear 'skimpy' clothing on school run

Seymour School in Broadfield sent a letter marked Playground Etiquette, home to parents asking to dress appropriately for pick-ups and it added: "Wearing clothes that are too skimpy or for other times of day is not setting a good example.” The Sun and the Daily Mail both run stories on the letter and reaction to it. This generated a lot of comments on our Facebook page

7 38 pictures from the first ever Crawley Pride event

The first ever Pride event ion Crawley was hugely popular. We were there on both days and got some great feedback. This picture gallery was well-received.

8 Coronavirus cases are rising in three Crawley neighbourhoods, but six areas have suppressed the virus

Not surprisingly, there was a lot of interest in Covid case numbers across the town. Our weekly update kept readers informed of the numbers in each neighbourhood.

9 Crawley Pride 2021: Thousands attend first ever Pride event - picture special

Another picture gallery from Crawley Pride 2021. It was a wonderful event.

10 The top 19 restaurants in Crawley as rated by TripAdvisor reviewers

We regularly ran lists of top places to go out for eating and drinking in Crawley, based on Google reviews and Tripadvisor. The top restuarants story is a story readers keep going back to!

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