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February 23, 2015, 10:23 am

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FIREFIGHTERS have issued safety advice following a blaze in a home in Maidenbower yesterday (Sunday) that was caused by a candle. Two fire engines were sent to the house on Blackett Road at 2.48pm after a piece of paper from a printer set alight on a candle in the home's dining room. The blaze was out when firefighters arrived so they simply inspected the scene. One person was treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics. Firefighters were away from the scene at 2.50pm. Crawley firefighters...

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Work under way on building helipad on hospital roof

February 23, 2015, 5:30 pm

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BUILDING work has begun on a new hospital helipad which will benefit critically injured patients in Crawley.The helipad is being created on the roof of King's College Hospital, in Denmark Hill, south London.Once complete the multi-million pound landing site will speed up the time it takes Kent, Surrey and Sussex (KSS) Air Ambulance paramedics to transfer patients to the hospital's major trauma centre.Hundreds of patients each year are taken to the hospital by KSS crews.The service's two...

Council claims road repairs in Crawley have been a huge success

February 23, 2015, 10:45 pm

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THE county council has claimed its work to improve West Sussex's roads – including those in Crawley – has been a huge success.West Sussex County Council has released figures showing that in Crawley this January only 101 potholes were reported and just 123 repaired.This compares to 399 being reported in Crawley and 601 being repaired in January 2014.More are repaired than reported, as the council sends out teams to look for potholes while also fixing those that the public...

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February 24, 2015, 12:52 am

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PAUL Foot took a calculated risk when he abandoned his plans to become an accountant in favour of life on stage as a comedian. While studying mathematics at Merton College, Oxford about 22 years ago, he decided to give comedy a go just so he could say on his death bed that he had stood on stage. As he puts on a mock elderly voice to explain this ahead of appearing at The Hawth, in Crawley, in May, it is clear a career in accounting would not have suited his off-the-wall take on life. That is...

171 homes and new hotel set to be built opposite Asda

February 24, 2015, 1:21 am

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PLANS to build 171 homes and a 51-bedroom hotel on a site currently used as a car park have been submitted. Sloane Crawley Properties Limited has put forward an application to build on the plot of land on Ifield Road opposite Asda. If approved the work would mean 45 Ifield Road would have to be bulldozed. As well as the homes and hotel the applicant wants to create a 15-bedroom "aparthotel". This type of building offers self-catering apartments which people can live in as well as ordinary...

Former music shop in West Green set to be turned into café

February 24, 2015, 1:38 am

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A FORMER music shop could become a café after a change of use planning application was submitted to the council. The plan is to create a café where Ackerman Music used to be based on West Green Parade. The music shop, which had been open for ten years, closed last summer. Its owners decided to leave the town and relocate the business to Hove. The application was submitted to Crawley Borough Council on February 19, with a decision expected to be made on April 16.

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February 24, 2015, 2:47 am

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A COMMUNITY centre has been closed after a large oak tree fell onto its roof. The tree fell onto Tilgate Community Centre, in Shackleton Road, on Sunday night causing significant damage to the small hall. Nobody was injured when the tree came down. Tree surgeons were at the scene yesterday (Monday) and they estimate that it will take three days to completely remove the treee. The community centre, which is home to Tykes Pre-school, is closed in the meantime.

Crawley resident receives letter from president of France

February 24, 2015, 4:15 am

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A CRAWLEY artist who received a personal message from the office of Francois Hollande just 11 days after contacting the French president has questioned why an English council took twice as long to respond to him about another matter.You would imagine that following the terrorist attacks last month in Paris that the French president would have had his hands full.But despite having to deal with the aftermath of the massacre at satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's offices, and the hostage crisis that...

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February 24, 2015, 4:45 am

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A MAN was taken to hospital to have his ribs x-rayed after being stamped on in an attack in the early hours of Saturday. Police are appealing for witnesses to the assault. The victims, a 32-year-old man from Crawley and 47-year-old man from Horley, were on a night out at LB1 bar on Gales Drive where they had a short altercation with some men as they were leaving at around 1am. They were then attacked at the junction between Gales Drive and North Road. The 32-year-old sustained cuts and...

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February 24, 2015, 9:15 pm

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THE council has announced a neighbourhood play area is set for a £90,000 makeover.Crawley Borough Council has selected the playground in West Green Park as the next to receive investment, following two new play areas being opened in Knepp Close, Pound Hill, earlier this month.The council wants people who use West Green Park, off Ifield Avenue, to have their say on the type of modern play equipment they would like to be installed.A consultation event is taking place at West Green Primary...

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February 24, 2015, 11:01 pm

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TRIBUTES have been paid to a retired teacher who dedicated two decades of her life to improving the lives of children at St Wilfrid's School. Elizabeth Lockwood, known as Liz, died at St Catherine's Hospice on February 1 following a battle with cancer. The 66-year-old had been diagnosed with bone marrow cancer almost three years ago but her condition deteriorated quickly from the end of last year and she spent five days at the hospice before passing away. Mrs Lockwood was the head of English...

24 hour strike action for Crawley firefighters

February 24, 2015, 11:20 pm

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MEMBERS of Crawley Fire Station have gone on strike again today (Wednesday).The 24-hour action, which began at 7am, is in support of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) over the ongoing pensions row.The FBU claims the Government at Westminster is imposing an "unworkable pension scheme and unfairly penalising firefighters in England".The strike action taken by the crew at Crawley – as well as scores of other stations around the country – is in protest to proposals to increase the retirement...

Long delays on M23 after serious crash

February 25, 2015, 12:12 am

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LONG delays of over an hour are being reported on the M23 this morning after a serious crash involving several vehicles. The multi-vehicle collision happened on the northbound carriageway and two lanes have been closed near junction 7 (the M25) and there is very slow moving traffic all the way down to Gatwick. Congestion is also building on the southbound carriageway of the M23, with delays of up to 25 minutes. Gatwick Airport is advising passengers flying this morning to leave extra time...

Man taken to hospital with head injuries after assault

February 25, 2015, 2:47 am

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THE VICTIM of an assault was rushed to hospital in the early hours of today (Wednesday). Paramedics in the air ambulance's road vehicle were sent out to treat the adult male at 3.22am. The man was taken to East Surrey Hospital by South East Coast Ambulance Service suffering from head, upper arm and hand injuries . At this time it is unclear where the assault happened in Crawley. * More details to follow as we get them.

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February 25, 2015, 3:15 am

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A SOLAR eclipse will darken the sky above Crawley next month and the chair of the town's astronomy group has warned sky-gazers wanting to take in the phenomenon that it could cause them to go blind. The Moon will pass between the Sun and the Earth causing it to block out the sunlight and create a visual spectacle on March 20. In Crawley this will create a partial eclipse starting at 8.25am and reaching its maximum at 9.30am, when 84 per cent of the Sun will be covered. Neil Morrison, chair of...

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February 25, 2015, 3:23 am

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EMERGENCY roadworks are being carried out on the M23 following a serious crash where one vehicle overturned and a person had to be cut free.Delays of 30 minutes are being reported by the Highways Agency as the vital work is taking place between junction 9 (Gatwick) and junction 8 (M25). A lane on each of the southbound and northbound carriageways has been closed while the roadworks take place.Normal traffic conditions are not expected until 1pm.A collision involving three vehicles took place...

McDonald's plans to open new drive thru near Gatwick Airport

February 25, 2015, 3:35 am

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ANOTHER fast food restaurant could be coming to within easy reach of Crawley. Burger chain McDonald's has applied for planning permission to construct a new restaurant near Gatwick Airport. The fast food giant has applied for permission from Crawley Borough Council to construct a two-storey restaurant with a drive thru and parking in Longbridge Way, near Riverside Garden Park in Horley, next to the A23 Brighton Road. The plans were submitted last year and amended by the firm last month. In...

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February 25, 2015, 4:05 am

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A MAN has admitted stealing mackerel fillets worth £2.21 from Asda on Pegler Way. Sheridan Booth, 48, pleaded guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 11 to taking the fish from the town centre supermarket on January 21. Magistrates gave Booth, from Horsham Road, Southgate, a six-month conditional discharge. This means there is no punishment but if he re-offends in that time he can be re-sentenced. He was also ordered to pay a £15 victim surcharge, to be deducted from his...

Police confirm third man injured in attack near Crawley bar

February 25, 2015, 4:09 am

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POLICE have announced a third person was injured in an attack as they left Crawley bar at the weekend.The victims were on a night out at LB1 bar, on Gales Drive, in Three Bridges, where they had a short altercation with some men as they were leaving at around 1am on Saturday. They were then attacked at the junction between Gales Drive and North Road.Sussex Police initially said two men were injured but have now confirmed a third man was also attacked.A 50-year-old man suffered...

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February 25, 2015, 4:24 am

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A MAN was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm following an assault in Three Bridges in the early hours of today (Wednesday). A 27-year-old local man was treated by air ambulance paramedics at around 3.22am after the incident at Three Bridges Road. He was taken to East Surrey Hospital by South East Coast Ambulance Service. At 3.24am police received a report of an assault. A Sussex Police spokesman said: "A 31-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of causing actual...