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February 5, 2015, 12:25 am

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AT a Crawley Borough Council meeting last week, councillors voted to oppose a second runway being built at Gatwick Airport. Following the vote, which saw 25 councillors object to expansion and 11 vote in support of it, we asked two of them to explain the reasons behind their decisions.  FOR A SECOND RUNWAY: Peter Lamb – LabourTHERE'S a reason Gatwick arouses strong feelings.A new runway would affect every aspect of life in Crawley and I've no doubt those who voted against it...

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February 5, 2015, 2:12 am

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THE best badminton players in the country battled it out at K2 Crawley last weekend in the latest in a long line of national sporting championships to be held at the leisure centre.A total of 202 talented shuttlecock smashers took over the main hall at the leisure centre for the English National Badminton Championships, from Friday to Sunday.This was not the first time national titles have been competed for at the centre, with a host of bodies for sports from judo to swimming picking the...

Snow expected at rush hour in Crawley today

February 5, 2015, 2:58 am

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SNOW is forecast for Crawley at rush hour today so drivers may want to plan their journey home. Only light snow mixed with rain is expected but it may make the roads hazardous so motorists will need to take extra care. It will fall between 5 and 6pm before drying up by 7pm. From about 11pm the temperature will drop to 0 degrees Celsius but it is not expected to drop below freezing overnight and will begin to warm up during the mid-morning. The afternoon may bring a cheeky bit of sunshine with...

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February 5, 2015, 3:58 am

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CCTV footage has been released showing the moment a masked robber held up a garage worker at knifepoint. The images show how the man dressed in dark clothing walked into The Flower Bowl garage in London Road, Petworth, at about 7.45pm on December 15 and threatened the member of staff on duty with a knife and a long piece of wood. He gave the worker a pale blue rucksack and ordered him to put cash from the till inside it. He then ripped the garage's phone out of the socket and...

Armed police swoop on K2 Crawley

February 5, 2015, 4:49 am

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ARMED police have descended on the car park at K2 Crawley in an operation to tackle drug offences in Crawley.Officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), working with Sussex Police, have today (Thursday, February 5) arrested two people as part on an ongoing operation in the town.Armed officers have attended the car park at the leisure centre, off Pease Pottage Hill and also Hammond Road, in Broadfield.In total two men have been arrested, aged 32 and 35 from...

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February 5, 2015, 5:00 am

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DRIVERS and pedestrians are still risking their lives at the town's level crossings, police have warned.The British Transport Police (BTP) are carrying out high-visibility patrols this week to raise awareness of the dangers.Between April 1 last year and January 1, 2015, the BTP recorded six incidents at the Crawley High Street crossing and nine incidents at the Horsham Road crossing.During this time one caution was issued to a man for trespassing. In the same period officers took action against...

Broadfield man accused of attacking police officer at his home

February 5, 2015, 6:45 am

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A MAN has denied assaulting a police officer at his home address in Broadfield.Sergio Peyamdane pleaded not guilty to assaulting PC Alistair Brodie at the defendant's home address in Fulham Close on January 1.Peyamdane appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 19.He denied the offence and another charge of failing to surrender to court bail on January 14.The 23-year-old is due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 11 for a case management hearing.

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February 5, 2015, 7:05 am

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THERE will be no further search for the remains of missing Crawley man Jean Leveque, Sussex Police have said. Two human bones were discovered at a fishing lake in Pease Pottage on Monday last week and were identified as belonging to Mr Leveque as a result of analysis by a forensic archaeologist and by DNA comparison. The 42-year-old, from Hawth Close, Southgate, was reported missing by his family in May last year. The bones, which are an upper left hip bone and a lower left leg bone, were found...

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Another 21 things you will never hear people from Crawley say

February 5, 2015, 7:15 am

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LAST week lots of you checked out our light-hearted look at some of the things that - for obvious reasons - you will never hear Crawley residents say. As so many of you enjoyed it - and with our tongue still firmly in our cheek - here are another 21 things you will never hear anyone in Crawley say. 1: They should definitely keep the market in the High Street 2: Isn't Our Lady Queen Of Heaven Catholic Primary School a catchy name 3: I love it when a cyclist comes hurtling towards me as I'm...

Man appears in court accused of sex offences on young child

February 5, 2015, 7:45 am

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A MAN has appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court accused of a string of child sex offences. Justin Overton appeared in the dock at the court last Wednesday, but the alleged offences are considered so serious they could not be heard at the court. The 42-year-old is accused of two counts of sexual assault and two counts of intentionally attempting to cause a girl to engage in sexual activity of a penetrative nature. The offences, which all involve a girl aged nine or ten, are alleged to have...

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February 5, 2015, 8:00 am

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GATWICK Airport has announced a plan to operate airlines out of specific terminals in the future.Airport bosses have conducted a strategic review of how the North and South terminals operate and based on this they have decided to base different airlines out of single terminals.The idea is to simplify how the airport works.Gatwick's two largest carriers, easyJet and British Airways, are the first commit to the plan.British Airways will move solely to the South Terminal, while easyJet will be...

Police raid eight Crawley homes in major drugs operation

February 5, 2015, 9:02 am

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POLICE have searched eight Crawley homes as more than 100 officers were sent as part of a major crackdown on the supply of drugs in the town.Sussex Police, assisted by the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU), have carried out warrants at a number of addresses in Broadfield and Furnace Green.The warrants were carried out at about 1pm today (Thursday) as part of an ongoing operation to tackle drug offences in the town. Homes were searched in Anglesey Close,...

Amazing new play areas to open in Pound Hill next week

February 5, 2015, 9:37 am

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TODDLERS and young children will be able to fall in love with two brand new play areas in Pound Hill when they officially open on Valentine's Day.The separate play areas, which stand side-by-side in Knepp Close, will be officially opened on Saturday (February 14) with a day of activities and face painting.The £65,000 investment is part of a programme of improvements to playgrounds in Crawley, which will see £785,000 spent by 2017. The play areas will feature swings for young and...

Verdict of suicide recorded at inquest after death of Tilgate dad

February 5, 2015, 9:30 pm

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A DAD hanged himself from a door handle while under the effects of alcohol, an inquest has heard.A court heard last Friday how Paul Campion died aged 50 at his home in Boswell Road, Tilgate.Mr Campion's son Daryl found his father at 1.02pm on September 11 last year in the home they shared.Blood tests later revealed that the level of alcohol in Mr Campion's system meant he would have been more than twice the drink-drive limit.Coroner's officer John Halloran told the inquest: "An ambulance...

Girl forced to live opposite paedophile who sexually assaulted...

February 5, 2015, 11:30 pm

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A TEENAGE girl who was forced to live opposite the paedophile who sexually assaulted her when she was just 12 will finally be able to move after the council found her and her mother a new home.The girl, now 14, had no option but to live opposite the 52-year-old after a court order banning him from moving back into the Broadfield street was lifted. This was partly because Crawley Borough Council had sold the home to the paedophile while the result of the court case was still pending, and the...

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February 6, 2015, 1:54 am

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A MAN has been arrested at Gatwick Airport after a man was attacked with an axe outside a nightclub. Joshua Streeks, 22, from Croydon, was arrested at the airport yesterday by Sussex Police officers acting on behalf of the Metropolitan Police. He has been charged with attempted murder after an attack outside the Bad Apple nightclub in Croydon town centre in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Officers were called to the club at 1.15am, where a man had been hit on the head twice with an...

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February 6, 2015, 3:30 am

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A TEENAGER who was arrested for assault after issuing a plea for help has questioned why she was prosecuted and whether police are properly trained to deal with people with mental health problems.Erin Hutson phoned a mental health worker on August 22 because she was having suicidal thoughts.The health worker called police as they could get to her home in Buckley Place, Crawley Down, sooner.After being spoken to by officers, the 19-year-old locked herself in her bedroom and police forced their...

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February 6, 2015, 4:45 am

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A FIRM specialising in selling vehicle trailers has moved from Redhill to Crawley. Indespension left its site of 36 years last week to move into the Old British Legion building on Charlwood Road, in Lowfield Heath. The building has been transformed into a showroom where a host of trailers, tow bars, roof racks and bike carriers are on display.The depot is open on Mondays to Fridays from 8.30am to 5.30pm and on Saturdays from 8.30am to 12.30pm.

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February 6, 2015, 4:45 am

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A WOMAN has been given a curfew after changing her pleas to two assault charges. Emma Hassett, from Commonwealth Drive, Three Bridges, pleaded not guilty to both charges when she appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on June 18 last year. But the 26-year-old changed her plea to guilty on January 2 and was sentenced on January 23. Hassett assaulted Fatih Demir and a police officer in Crawley High Street on April 20. For both offences she was given a three-month curfew, meaning she has to...

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February 6, 2015, 6:17 am

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A WOMAN was assessed by paramedics at the scene of a collision involving two cars yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.The crash occurred at about 3.25pm on Turners Hill Road, Pound Hill. Two fire engines were sent to the scene as a precaution but nobody was trapped in either vehicle.The crews made the scene safe before leaving at about 3.50pm. An ambulance was also called and paramedics assessed a woman, but she did not require any further attention.