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AN 80-YEAR-OLD man has pleading guilty to the manslaughter of his wife, after attacking her with a wine bottle having found out that she had an affair with another man. Dudley Boakes appeared at Lewes Crown Court last Friday (November 21), where he pleaded not guilty to the murder of his wife, 70-year-old Sandra Boakes, at their home in Grasmere Avenue, Sompting on Thursday, April 3. However, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter due to diminished responsibility. The court heard that the...

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November 27, 2014, 2:56 am

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PLENTY of us will believe that the name you are given can play a part in the person you turn out to be. For instance, call a girl Crystal or Angel and you can't really complain if she ends up becoming a stripper. But it appears that the name you choose may also affect how your child behaves - if a new study is to be believed. The findings suggest that children with names including Ella, William, Jake, Bethany, Olivia and Joshua are most likely to end up on the naughty step. If you want a...

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November 27, 2014, 3:27 am

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HUNGRY residents could enjoy a free dinner tomorrow (Friday) evening as a town centre restaurant gives away 100 free pizzas. Ask Italian is reopening after a five-day refurbishment and the restaurant now boasts new signage, a change to the colour scheme and new furniture. To celebrate the reopening, the High Street restaurant is giving away 100 free pizzas on a first come, first served basis between 5pm and 7pm. The offer does not include takeaways.

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November 27, 2014, 3:32 am

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THE cost of building a new cemetery for Crawley has been revealed for the first time.Crawley Borough Council carried out a public consultation over the proposed siting of a new cemetery at Little Trees campsite, in Pease Pottage, which is currently used by the Crawley Girl Guides Association. That consultation ended on November 11 and the council's cabinet is expected to approve the plan at its meeting next Wednesday.In the reports due to go before the cabinet it has been revealed the cemetery...

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November 27, 2014, 5:57 am

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RETAIL superstore Avensys, in Manor Royal, is holding a special Black Friday sale - which includes a TV being sold for £4,300 less than its recommended retail price. A host of TVs and other electrical goods are on offer for knockdown prices this week, to celebrate Black Friday - the retail phenomenon taking the UK by storm, having crossed the Atlantic from America. Among them is a single LG 55-inch curved TV that would normally be on sale for £5,999. It is being sold this week...

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November 27, 2014, 6:30 am

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A BROADFIELD schoolgirl is being forced to live opposite the paedophile who sexually assaulted her after the Court of Appeal quashed the conditions of an order which prevented him from living in her street.On top of that, Crawley Borough Council allowed the man to buy his council-rented home from the authority while the case was ongoing, meaning they now cannot move him away from his victim.The 14-year-old girl, whose identity is protected by law, is now living in fear of bumping into...

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November 27, 2014, 7:53 am

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A MAN who punched his wife in the face in a completely unprovoked attack when he was drunk has been spared jail partly because she wants to give him another chance.John Fippard started shouting abusive language at his wife at a friend's house before punching her when she asked him to stop being aggressive.Appearing at Crawley Magistrates' Court today (Thursday) Fippard was handed a community order and told he was lucky not to be jailed. He pleaded guilty to assault by beating at a...

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November 27, 2014, 8:41 am

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TESCO Extra in Three Bridges will be closing off a section of the store until one minute past midnight tonight, when it will be opened for shoppers to grab some Christmas bargains.The Black Friday deals are likely to include electrical and white goods, a staff member has told Crawley News, but he was unable to reveal exactly what would be on sale in the special section.It will be a case of first come, first served and no items can be reserved in advance, so if shoppers want to grab a...

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November 27, 2014, 9:36 am

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SAINSBURY'S has revealed which bargains will be on offer tomorrow to mark Black Friday. The supermarket giant expects all the goods that are on offer to be available at its West Green store, off Crawley Avenue. However, they will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. It is the first time that Sainsbury's has taken part in the craze, which has come over from the US. The event will be run in 485 Sainsbury's stores across the UK. There will be bargain prices on 13 product...

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November 27, 2014, 10:34 am

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POLICE have smashed a ruthless gang of fraudsters who preyed upon elderly people in their own homes across the South East, including two victims in Crawley.The gang of 13 were sentenced at Hove Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday) and today (Thursday) over a series of frauds worth more than £250,000 during 2011.Elderly and vulnerable victims in Sussex, Surrey, and South and East London, were conned after being told drains at their homes needed repairing as they were affecting neighbours'...

Crawley care home previously described by resident as "worst...

November 27, 2014, 10:10 pm

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A CARE home described by one of its residents earlier this year as "the worst thing that's ever happened to me" is now meeting all of the requirements set by the healthcare regulator.The Care Quality Commission (CQC), which inspects care homes and hospitals, took action against Goffs Park Nursing Home following a failed inspection in March. A lack of staff led to one resident telling inspectors they had been left in their own faeces and others saying they had not been washed...

Husband stalked wife by hiding voice recorder in their son's toy

November 27, 2014, 11:20 pm

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A STALKER who placed a tracking device in his wife's car and hid a voice recorder in one of their son's toys to spy on her conversations has been spared jail but given a restraining order. Robert Nowak was sentenced at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Thursday for stalking Monika Sikon-Nowak, who he is separated from, for almost seven months and also assaulting her. The 35-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to both offences. Between February 28 and September 23 this year Nowak stalked his...

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November 28, 2014, 12:01 am

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BLACK Friday is under way in Crawley with a long queue having formed outside Asda as bargain hunters look to grab themselves some cheap Christmas shopping. Asda opened its doors at 8am but the queue was so long that the manager decided he would have to let shoppers inside in phases, to avoid chaos in the aisles. Reporter Luke Warren, who is at the store interviewing bargain hunters, said: "The store says that outside the queue was 200 strong. "The queue stretches all the way from the...

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November 28, 2014, 1:30 am

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November 28, 2014, 2:30 am

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A COCAINE addict has been jailed after "threatening to kill everyone at a GPs' surgery" – and then stabbing a doctor in the leg.Joseph Cocks was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison last Friday, having gone on the rampage at Pound Hill Surgery.Children had to be locked in a room as the 24-year-old ran amok and tried to get to them.When police arrived at the doctors', in Crawley Lane, they found Cocks, from Bashford Way, Worth, in the car park with a 12 centimetre...

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November 28, 2014, 3:11 am

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HUNDREDS of people came away from Asda Crawley today (Friday) smiling at the amazing Black Friday bargains they had bought. Some shoppers got to the Pegler Way supermarket at 2am for the 8am opening, to take advantage of cut price offers on TVs, toys, tablets and other goodies. But one shopper was less than pleased. He mistakenly waited an hour in the queue specifically for the Black Friday discounts - when all he wanted was to shop for food. Before opening, the queue stretched all the way...

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November 28, 2014, 4:34 am

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AFTER the madness of Black Friday get ready for another dose of craziness - as Black Saturday comes to Crawley. Asda, in Pegler Way, has a host of new bargains on offer tomorrow - which are different to those that were snapped up this morning (Friday). Shoppers queued from as early as 2am this morning at the store to ensure they were at the front of the queue. About 300 people queued up, eager to get inside and snap up some early Christmas presents for knockdown prices. One poor shopper,...

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November 28, 2014, 7:07 am

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A NEW bus service is being launched in Crawley by The Sussex Bus company. The new Red Arrow 500 will operate between 6.10am and 7.01pm every 30 minutes from Monday to Saturday. It will run from Tilgate and Gatwick Airport. To celebrate the launch, all passengers travelling before 11am on Monday (December 1), when the service is launched, will be given a free breakfast bar. The new service passes through Furnace Green, the town centre, Three Bridges, Maidenbower, Pound Hill, Manor Royal and...

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November 28, 2014, 8:14 am

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TWO men have been jailed and will be deported once they have served their sentences after a man was shot in the face at point blank range while fishing in Tilgate Park.At about 1.30am on May 11 this year three men were fishing at Silt Lake within the park when they were approached by a Polish man and a Lithuanian man, who between them shot two of the victims with the victims' own air pistol.Modestas Kubilius, 24, from Walesbeech, Furnace Green, and Gintas Piscelinas, 26, from Tierney Road,...

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November 28, 2014, 8:33 am

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THE FAMILY of a 22-year-old woman who was attacked by a group of women in a Crawley bar have offered a reward to try to identify her attackers. The victim was at LB1 Bar in Gales Drive, Three Bridges, when she was confronted by the women who struck her several times in the face in the smoking area outside. The attackers had to be restrained by other people who had been in the bar after the unprovoked attack between 11pm and 11.30pm on Friday, October 10. PC Adam Tidy said: "A number of...