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World champion dancer who coached England cricketer and...

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A WORLD champion dancer who has prepared stars for Strictly Come Dancing is now teaching the people of Crawley how to move on the dancefloor.Lorraine Drolet has launched ballroom and Latin dance classes for beginners and intermediates in the town.She was the 1990 world number one and World Amateur Ballroom Champion after winning the "grand slam" of the British, UK and International Open competitions.The 51-year-old has picked Crawley as the location for her dance school after living in...

World champion dancer who coached England cricketer and...


Hero dog rescues 5 guinea pigs after sick owner ties them up and...

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A HEARTLESS pet owner left five guinea pigs for dead – after tying them up in a sack and hiding them in shrubbery.By sheer good fortune they were rescued by a dog walker after his pet sniffed out that something of interest was in the shrubs in Climping Road, Ifield.The dumped animals are now being cared for at a rescue centre by staff who will try and find them a new home.But their cruel treatment has shone a light on an epidemic of guinea pig owners abandoning their pets.So many of the...

Hero dog rescues 5 guinea pigs after sick owner ties them up and...

Teenager spends 7 hours in police cell after being wrongly...

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A TEENAGER who was locked up after being wrongly accused of stealing jewellery has spoken of his ordeal.Eddie Clingo endured about seven hours in a police cell while officers investigated a theft he was alleged to have committed in Crawley Down.The 18-year-old had just woken up when police swooped on his house in Bricklands, in the village, and led him to the station in January.He said: "I had literally just got out of bed when I heard this knock on the door and the police told me I was...

Teenager spends 7 hours in police cell after being wrongly...

Gatwick and easyJet sign new seven year deal to make it airline's...

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GATWICK and easyJet have signed a new seven year contract which will see the airline grow its presence at the airport. The deal is aimed at improving passenger experience, airport facilities and the price of flights for easyJet customers. Gatwick has been constrained by RAB-based regulation since 1986, which prevented the airport from offering incentives through competitive charges and a tailored service, in return for a commitment from airlines to grow their presence at Gatwick. Gatwick's...

Gatwick and easyJet sign new seven year deal to make it airline's...

Couple, both aged 89, burgled for third time - despite living on...

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A VULNERABLE couple have been left "distraught" after being targeted by burglars for the third time. The 89-year-olds were visited at their home in Woodfield Road, Northgate, at about 5pm on March 21 by a man who asked if he could come in to write a note for one of their neighbours who was out. The elderly couple gave the man a pen and paper to use and stayed with him in the living of the home for several minutes while he wrote the message. However, when he left the couple noticed...

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BREAKING NEWS: Police talk woman out of walking onto tracks at...

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A WOMAN has been talked out of walking onto the tracks at Crawley train station this morning (March 27). Concerned onlookers called police at 10.10am, who raced to the scene along with an ambulance crew. Three police cars and an ambulance are reported to have been sent to the station. British Transport Police were also present. A police spokesman described the woman as "not being in a good state of mind" and "talking about walking onto the railway". Officers at the scene...

BREAKING NEWS: Police talk woman out of walking onto tracks at...

The Crawley rescue centre that has saved 100 animals from death...

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A SANCTUARY which has saved more than 100 animals from slaughter and neglect is moving closer to becoming a recognised charity and being able to help more creatures in need.The team at Kilmarnock Horse Rescue, in Charlwood Road, Ifield, have been working day and night for the last 11 years to look after animals which would otherwise be put down or ill-treated.Carol Jackson, who runs the centre, has taken in at least 50 horses, as well as dozens of dogs, cats, micro-pigs and sheep.She finds new...

The Crawley rescue centre that has saved 100 animals from death...

PHOTOS: Waterfield Primary School raises money for Sport Relief

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A BEWBUSH primary school became a sea of red earlier this week as pupils did their bit to support Sports Relief.Children at Waterfield Primary School, in Waterfield Gardens, took part in a sports day on Monday involving a cross country run, playground games and a lot of jumping around.All this was enjoyed in sporty outfits, with an item of red clothing where possible to support the cause.The youngsters worked in unison to follow a warm-up routine that got them ready for the activities...

PHOTOS: Waterfield Primary School raises money for Sport Relief


Burglar breaks into home of 84-year-old and steals jewellery

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AN ELDERLY woman returned to her Gossops Green home to find it ransacked and her jewellery stolen. The intruder smashed a window of the 84-year-old's home in Dower Walk and stole rings, chains, necklaces and bracelets. The burglary occurred between 6.30 and 10.30pm on March 19 while the victim was out. Among the items taken were a gold bracelet, a gold ring set with diamonds and a sapphire, crystal chains, necklaces and ear-rings, gold chains, a pearl necklace and a gold ring set with a...

Burglar breaks into home of 84-year-old and steals jewellery

First residents move into new flats in Bewbush

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BOROUGH councillors have visited newly built flats where the first residents have moved in. Bewbush Labour councillors Michael Jones, Chris Cheshire and Marion Ayling have been to see how the completed homes in Dorsten Square look. Residents have started moving in to the completed flats over the last week. The development, built by a registered social landlord Affinity Sutton, has delivered 21 two-bed affordable flats to the neighbourhood. Crawley Borough Council agreed to transfer the land...

First residents move into new flats in Bewbush

Woman banned from driving for a year after jumping red lights at...

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A DRIVER has been banned from getting behind the wheel for 12 months after admitting ignoring the red lights at the level crossing on Horsham Road. Clarisse Fernandes Re Maio also admitted driving without a licence or insurance. She drove across the level crossing in Southgate as it was about to come down on December 2.The 38-year-old was driving a blue Ford Puma without a licence or insurance.She pleaded guilty to all three offences at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Tuesday and was fined...

Woman banned from driving for a year after jumping red lights at...

Trading Standards raid Crawley house for fake T-shirts and...

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TRADING Standards officers have seized more than 100 T-shirts and hoodies plus a printing press at a raid of a Crawley house. A team from West Sussex County Council executed a warrant at a residential property in Ifield on Wednesday morning (March 26) following complaints fake T-shirts and sweatshirts were being sold through an eBay shop registered to the address. Officers seized boxes of blank T-shirts, hoodies, printing equipment and paperwork this morning. The goods are estimated to be...

Trading Standards raid Crawley house for fake T-shirts and...

Labour councillor claims Crawley families are £2,900 worse...

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FAMILIES in Crawley are £2,900 a year worse off - in real terms - since the 2010 General Election, the Labour councillor hoping to become the town's next MP has claimed.Chris Oxlade says figures showing how much less money the town's residents have compared to when the coalition government came into power, when you take into account cost-of-living rises, are revealed in the House of Commons Library.Cllr Oxlade says on average Crawley residents have suffered a fall in annual wages of 11.3...

Labour councillor claims Crawley families are £2,900 worse...

Crawley maths genius proves she is one of Britain's brainiest...

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A YOUNG brainbox has proved her prowess for solving sums by beating more than 6,000 children across the UK in a national maths competition.Rhoslyn Singh finished sixth out of 6,147 children aged up to 14 who took part in a testing contest where they had to answer 1,000 questions.The nine-year-old, of Little Paddock Close, in Ifield, answered 999 out of 1,000 questions correctly in the week-long online test.The test involved a number of challenging questions ranging from decimalisation and...

Crawley maths genius proves she is one of Britain's brainiest...

The women who will become the first gay couple to get married in...

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MEET Tyffany Booker and Chloe Harwood, who will make history next month when they become the first gay couple ever to get married in Crawley.Tyffany, 23, and Chloe, 21, will tie the knot at West Sussex Register Office, in Southgate Avenue, next Friday (April 4) after becoming the first same-sex couple in the county to register their intention to marry.They did this at 9am on March 13, the date the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act came into force.The first ceremonies across the country will...

The women who will become the first gay couple to get married in...


Crawley man accused of stalking Jodie Marsh admits he sent her...

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A CRAWLEY man accused of stalking reality TV star Jodie Marsh has admitted sending her pictures of his penis. Joseph Mafwenke, 38, admits sending letters and the pictures to the glamour model turned bodybuilder's home in Brentwood, Essex over a 12-month period. But he told Basildon Crown Court yesterday that he would have stopped after the first letter if she had told him to. Giving evidence under cross-examination by prosecutor Julia Faure Walker, he said: "If she had refused after...

Crawley man accused of stalking Jodie Marsh admits he sent her...

Waterhall Country Hotel in Crawley stars in The Hotel Inspector...

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THE owners of a struggling Crawley hotel have appeared on The Hotel Inspector in a bid to turn around their fortunes. Andy and Ann Marsh, who run the Waterhall Country Hotel, in Prestwood Lane, Ifieldwood, were the focus of the Channel 5 TV show last night (Thursday). The family run business called in the help of Alex Polizzi because they were struggling to make a profit while competing against chain hotels near Gatwick Airport. The couple, who bought Waterhall 12 years ago, were given...

Waterhall Country Hotel in Crawley stars in The Hotel Inspector...

Women urged to sign up for Tilgate Park Race for Life

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WOMEN across Crawley are being urged to sign up for this year's Race for Life fundraiser in Tilgate Park.This year's run will take place on Wednesday, June 18 at 7.30pm.The five-kilometre run can be walked, jogged or run, with finishing the course and raising as much money as possible the main goal.The team from Cancer Research UK, who are organising the event, were in Queens Square, in the town centre, on Saturday urging women to sign up.Last year almost 2,500 women took part - with a host of...

Women urged to sign up for Tilgate Park Race for Life

Council clears up rubbish-strewn garden of Tilgate resident after...

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DIRECT action has been taken to clear up a Tilgate home after rubbish was left in the front garden and a wall became dangerous for neighbours.The condition of the mid-terraced property in Tilgate Way was brought to the attention of Crawley Borough Council's senior planning officer in August 2012.Rubbish sacks and building materials were piled in the front and back gardens which had become untidy and overgrown.The main concern, however, was an external garden wall which was leaning heavily...

Council clears up rubbish-strewn garden of Tilgate resident after...

Beware of sewage coming out of your toilet, Crawley residents are...

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RESIDENTS have been warned about the possibility of sewage coming out of their toilets and through their floors as groundwater flooding remains a threat.Despite the recent dry, sunny weather, the threat remains high across West Sussex, the county council has warned.Groundwater levels are falling, but the ground is still saturated after the wettest winter on record.More unsettled weather has been forecast for next week and West Sussex County Council has warned that unless a prolonged spell of dry...

Beware of sewage coming out of your toilet, Crawley residents are...

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