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February 19, 2015, 11:21 pm

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SEVERE delays on the M25 this morning are being caused by a broken down horse box.The vehicle pulling the horse box is stuck on the anticlockwise carriageway close to Junction 6 at Godstone.One lane of the motorway has been closed while emergency services attempt to retrieve the vehicle.Meanwhile on the trains there are several cancellations and delays across the Southern network due to signalling problems and faults with an earlier train. Passengers should check www.nationalrail.co.uk...

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February 19, 2015, 11:30 pm

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AN ASTONISHING 4,000 Crawley residents are signed up to a dating website which married people use to cheat on their partners.Illicit Encounters claims to be "the UK's largest dating website for married people" and offers a "discreet and confidential extra-marital affairs dating service for women and men".The website – set up in 2003 – currently has 4,226 members from Crawley, it was revealed this week, which works out at nearly four per cent of the town's ...

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February 20, 2015, 1:15 am

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IN his latest column about life at Holy Trinity School, head teacher Paul Kennedy ponders what impact this year's General Election might have on our schools. EDUCATION seems to have fallen off the political agenda as we head towards the General Election in May.In years past we heard cries of "education, education, education" but this year the focus has firmly shifted towards the future of our National Health Service.We are all aware that money is tight in all areas of the public...

Firefighters called to chimney fire at house in Three Bridges

February 20, 2015, 1:19 am

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FIREFIGHTERS were dispatched to a blaze in a chimney at a house in Three Bridges yesterday evening (Thursday). One fire engine was sent to the home on Hazelwick Road at 5.54pm, where on arrival firefighters found that the house's occupier had put out the blaze with buckets of water. It had started accidentally. Firefighters gave fire safety advice to the occupier and were away from the scene at 6pm. Chimney fires are one of the most common incidents attended by West Sussex Fire and Rescue...

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February 20, 2015, 1:44 am

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Man cleared of raping woman in Pound Hill

February 20, 2015, 1:51 am

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A MAN has been cleared by a jury of raping a woman in Pound Hill. Jason Jelnicki, 29, appeared at Lewes Crown Court earlier this month to face trial. Mr Jelnicki had been accused of raping a woman in Javelin Court, in Pound Hill, between June 22 and 24 in 2013. A jury found Mr Jelnicki, from Davidson Road, in Croydon, not guilty on Monday of last week (February 16).

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February 20, 2015, 2:06 am

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BUDGET airline easyJet has announced it is going to launch new routes from Gatwick Airport to Greece and Croatia. Gatwick's largest airline is broadening its range of holiday destinations for passengers. A new summer service to Preveza will operate on an Airbus A320 twice a week between May 17 and October 21. These flights will be on a Wednesday and Sunday. Preveza is a coastal town in the north west of mainland Greece. A tourist hub, it is known for its marina, museums and clubs. Flights...

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February 20, 2015, 2:30 am

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A MICHAEL Jackson impersonator is bringing his show to The Hawth next Wednesday. Forever Jackson comes to Crawley on February 25 at 7.30pm. The legendary King of Pop and his greatest hits will be celebrated by tribute act Robin Parsons and a cast of support artists. Forever Jackson has been performed across the UK over the last three years, with critics commending the authenticity of Robin's performance, the choreography of the show and the special effects. Robin has spent the last 15 years...

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February 20, 2015, 4:23 am

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AN extra 40 spaces will be freed up at Crawley Hospital's car park for visitors after the borough council agreed to take over its management.The council has agreed a contract with NHS Property Services to manage the car park and as part of the agreement, alternative off-site parking places for 40 staff will be provided at the council's Orchard Street multi-storey car park on a pilot basis. A staff update will be issued after discussion with Crawley Hospital service providers.Remedial works to...

Labour candidate to be town's next MP to step down from council

February 20, 2015, 4:28 am

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LABOUR'S candidate to be Crawley's next MP has revealed he won't be standing for re-election onto the borough council. Councillor Chris Oxlade, Labour's prospective parliamentary candidate for Crawley, has announced he won't try to regain his seat at the council elections in May. Cllr Oxlade was first elected to Crawley Borough Council in 2011, as ward member for Ifield. He is also a county councillor for Bewbush and Ifield West, but added that he will also leave this post should he be...

Three schoolgirls pictured at Gatwick before 'flying to Syria'

February 20, 2015, 6:24 am

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THREE schoolgirls from London who were pictured on CCTV at Gatwick Airport are feared to be travelling to Syria.Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and a 15-year-old, whose name has not been released at the request of her, flew from Gatwick to Istanbul in Turkey on Tuesday, during their half-term holiday from Bethnal Green Academy.The Turkish Airlines flight they boarded landed in Turkey on Tuesday evening.Police fear the girls could be travelling to Syria via Turkey and have issued an appeal...

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February 20, 2015, 8:47 am

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THE eldest of two teenagers charged with killing a sheep in Tilgate Park by hitting, kicking, stabbing and then setting fire to it has pleaded guilty.Kieran Taylor, 18, was jointly accused of carrying out the attack on a male Boreray sheep after dragging it out of its paddock, along with a 17-year-old who cannot be identified because his age.The sheep was found burning in the Heather Garden, in Tilgate Park, by an employee from Tilgate Nature Centre last October.The pair appeared in the dock at...

Serious shortcomings found at court cells across Sussex

February 20, 2015, 9:00 pm

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SERIOUS shortcomings have been found at courts across Sussex and Surrey in relation to their prison cells.But staff at Crawley Magistrates' Court have been praised for the way they treat defendants.Nick Hardwick, the chief inspector of prisons, has this week published the findings of five inspectors who visited the 13 courts in Sussex and Surrey last August.Across the two counties, the team discovered overcrowding in cells was a major problem.They also encountered a lack of basic facilities such...

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February 20, 2015, 11:30 pm

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CRAWLEY MP Henry Smith says he doesn't agree with the findings of a Government report that recommends sex education be taught to children in primary schools.The Commons Education Committee has urged the Department for Education to develop a strategy for making "age-appropriate" sex and relationships education (SRE) mandatory in both primary and secondary schools.An inquiry was launched after school watchdog Ofsted found more than a third of schools were failing to provide...

Seven people involved in head on collision in Ifield

February 21, 2015, 12:12 am

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SEVEN people were involved in a car crash in Ifield last night in which two vehicles collided head on.Five of the people were treated for injuries at the scene but at this stage it is not known how many needed hospital treatment.Two crews from Crawley Fire Station attended the incident in Rusper Road, Ifield, after getting a call at 8.24pm. Sussex Police and South East Coast Ambulance Service were also in attendance.Four people were in one car and three in the other. The fire service...

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February 21, 2015, 12:33 am

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MOST of us will have woken today to find a dusting of snow covering our gardens or roads and wondering where it came from.The unexpected downpour has taken most people by surprise, particularly as spring appeared to be in the air over the past few days - but will it last?Given that there was not much in the way of an advanced warning from the Met Office, anything is possible, but the forecast for today is for a cloudy day with sunny intervals in the mid to late afternoon.After 5pm...

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February 21, 2015, 2:45 am

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A COUPLE have paid tribute to their son after his body was found in woodland following a large-scale police search.Michael Thorpe, who lived in Langley Green in the late 1970s and early 1980s, left his home on Friday, February 6 and did not return at 5pm as expected.The 52-year-old had been suffering from depression and when his car was found abandoned in Furzefield Road, in East Grinstead, the following day, a police dog unit was called in and was later joined by about 20 volunteers from the...

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February 21, 2015, 3:35 am

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SIX people accused of playing a part in a "30-person" brawl in Bewbush, where crowbars and iron bars were used as weapons, have appeared in court.Doris Robertson, Kenny Robertson and Ansley Robertson all stood in the dock at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.They were joined by three teenage boys who cannot be identified due to their age.All six defendants are charged with affray, by using or threatening unlawful violence, and no pleas were entered at the hearing.Kenny...

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February 21, 2015, 3:53 am

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February 21, 2015, 4:55 am

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HUNDREDS of new school places are to be created across the county after the Government announced a significant funding boost.West Sussex County Council now has more than £57 million to create spaces over the next three years following a review of school capacity.The county council had initially expected to receive £16,479,107.However, a further capital grant allocation of £40,698,961 was announced last week bringing the total amount of investment to £57,178,068 over the...