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Council pays for counselling sessions for staff who witnessed...

March 1, 2015, 12:22 am
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COUNCIL staff who assisted a young boy when he was critically injured at an adventure playground have been given counselling sessions to help them get over the incident.Crawley Borough Council paid £580 for the two employees to undergo four counselling sessions each and the Crawley News understands this was as a result of the accident at Cherry Lane Adventure Playground, in Langley Green, in April last year.The counselling sessions appeared on December's list of council payments over...

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West Green schoolboy stars in TV advert for Sainsbury's

March 1, 2015, 2:30 am
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A YOUNG actor from West Green has appeared in a Government advert to promote super fast broadband. Ben Bird, a pupil at St Margaret's School, in Ifield, stars in the ad as part of a montage of people all using the faster broadband on various devices. The nine-year-old has been a member of Ariel Drama Academy, which meets at St Wilfrid's School, in Southgate, since 2012. He now has an agent and has also starred in a TV advert for Sainsbury's as well as performing in Ariel productions and...

West Green schoolboy stars in TV advert for Sainsbury's

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Pensioners forced to stand on one leg to prove they need a...

March 1, 2015, 4:15 am
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PENSIONERS with arthritis and mobility issues are being asked to stand on one leg and walk around a car park to prove their movement difficulties. West Sussex County Council has to follow national guidelines on issuing the Blue Badges which allow people to park in designated disabled bays. Because the guidelines are so rigorous, staff at Maidenbower Day Centre are having to carry out detailed physical assessments which residents say are demeaning and uncomfortable. Dorothy and Ernest Allum,...

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PHOTOS: Crawley nightlife - Old Punch Bowl - Saturday February 28

March 1, 2015, 5:09 am
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PHOTOS: Crawley nightlife - Moka - Saturday February 28

March 1, 2015, 5:20 am
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Southgate man denies harassment charge

March 1, 2015, 5:30 am
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A MAN will face trial after denying that he harassed another person. Andre Fernandes, 26, from East Park, Southgate, has denied using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour that caused harassment, alarm or distress to Haylla Bossoni Da Silva on October 13. He denied the offence at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 11. Fernandes has been released on conditional bail to appear for trial at Horsham Magistrates' Court on April 24.

Southgate man denies harassment charge

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PHOTOS: Crawley nightlife - Octopvs and Anjelique - Saturday...

March 1, 2015, 5:44 am
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PHOTOS: Crawley nightlife - Moka - Saturday February 28 - Part 2

March 1, 2015, 5:54 am
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Crawley residents set to save £245 on their energy bills

March 1, 2015, 8:15 am
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ENERGY-savvy residents who signed up to a council scheme are in line to save an average of £245 on their bills over the next 12 months. At the end of last year Crawley Borough Council offered residents the chance to be part of an "energy auction" in a bid to reduce living costs for people across the town. A total of 660 households registered and energy companies have been bidding for business with their best prices to claim the large number of customers. Those who signed up should...

Crawley residents set to save £245 on their energy bills

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Sentencing of most wanted burglar is delayed

March 1, 2015, 10:30 am
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A MAN once named as one of the ten most wanted criminals in the region after he carried out burglaries in Bewbush and Broadfield, has had his sentencing delayed. Felipe Teixeira appeared at Brighton Crown Court on Friday for what was due to be a sentencing hearing. The 25-year-old had entered three homes between July 23 and August 4, 2014 – in Windsor Close, Broadfield, and in Curteys Walk and Slaugham Court, in Bewbush. Teixeira, from Blenheim Gardens, in London, pleaded guilty to the...

Sentencing of most wanted burglar is delayed

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Mum fears her "flat from hell" is putting her asthmatic...

March 1, 2015, 10:15 pm
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A MUM is desperate for the mould in her "flat from hell" to be cleared as she fears for the health of her three-year-old son. Naomi Parker has had ongoing issues with the property at Barley House, off Barley Close, in Southgate, which she rents from The Guinness Partnership with her partner Jason Hazel. Water once poured into their living room through holes in their flat's roof. These leaks were eventually fixed in October last year, a year after Miss Parker says she originally complained...

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Council spends £15,000 on new signs for Tilgate Park

March 1, 2015, 11:08 pm
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CRAWLEY Borough Council has splashed out on expensive new signs for Tilgate Park to direct people to both new and established attractions.The authority has spent £15,495 on 20 oak signs to replace the old metal ones, which did not clearly signpost some attractions and did not include the newest features such as the Go Ape treetop assault course and the Smith & Western restaurant.While the signs may seem expensive, the council has said they are "built to last" and fit in...

Council spends £15,000 on new signs for Tilgate Park

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Motorists experiencing severe congestion on M25

March 1, 2015, 11:25 pm
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DRIVERS are experiencing severe congestion on a section of the M25 this morning.One lane is closed on the anticlockwise motorway between J6 (A22 Godstone) and J5 (M26) because of a broken down vehicle.The incident is reported to have occurred shortly before 7am and is still affecting traffic now.

Motorists experiencing severe congestion on M25

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Crawley kids take part in mass karate chop for charity

March 2, 2015, 2:05 am
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MORE than 100 pieces of wood have been snapped in two by children in Crawley in a mass karate chop to raise funds for charity. The board-breaking events have been organised by Kung Fu Schools, based in Three Bridges, in aid of Cancer Research UK. The young members of Kung Fu Schools raised as much sponsorship as they could before obliterating a piece of one-inch thick wood. Owner Paul Hawkes said: "The idea is to give them a focus to do something for other people. "In classes we prepare them...

Crawley kids take part in mass karate chop for charity

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Council installs self-pay kiosk at Town Hall to make it easier...

March 2, 2015, 2:15 am
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A PROJECT to make it easier for people to pay council bills has been completed.A self-pay kiosk has been installed on the ground floor of the Town Hall so people can make a payment without having to queue to see a cashier.The touch screen facility, placed next to the cashiers area, accepts cash, debit and credit cards to pay for a range of services including rent, council tax and sales invoices.To use the kiosk, customers just need their account number or invoiceCrawley Borough Council staff...

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Car carrying boat catches fire at Pease Pottage services

March 2, 2015, 2:58 am
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A HYBRID car trailing a boat caught fire at Pease Pottage services on Friday night.A fire engine was sent to the service area on Brighton Road at about 9pm after the engine compartment of the dual fuel four wheel drive vehicle caught light. The car was pulling a trailer containing a boat.Firefighters used a hose reel and two sets of breathing apparatus and left the scene after about 40 minutes.

Car carrying boat catches fire at Pease Pottage services

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PICTURES OF THE WEEK: Love is in the air in Worth Park

March 2, 2015, 4:12 am
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Tilgate man appears in court accused of making indecent photos of...

March 2, 2015, 4:16 am
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A TILGATE man has appeared in court accused of making a number of indecent photographs of children. Richard Taylor, 55, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday to answer five charges of making indecent photographs of children. The charges differ between single instances to multiple cases in the one count. The alleged offences are said to have taken place between December 5, 2009, and May 21, 2014. Taylor, from Rhodes Way, Tilgate, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address....

Tilgate man appears in court accused of making indecent photos of...

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Benefit fraudster who pretended she had split from husband...

March 2, 2015, 4:41 am
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A WOMAN has been sentenced after being found guilty of dishonestly claiming more than £24,000 in benefits by pretending she was no longer living with her husband.Kerry Allen was found guilty of three counts of benefit fraud by a jury at Hove Crown Court last Wednesday (February 25).Allen, of Furzefield in West Green, had wrongly claimed more than £24,000 in benefits from Crawley Borough Council and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) since 2009.She had...

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Delays and cancellations at Crawley and Three Bridges stations...

March 2, 2015, 7:02 am
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THERE are delays and cancellations to trains to and from Crawley and Three Bridges after police received reports a person had been hit by a train at a station.British Transport Police (BTP) received reports a person has been hit by a train at South Croydon earlier this afternoon (Monday, March 2).However, when officers arrived these reports turned out to be false.A BTP spokesman said: "BTP officers attended South Croydon railway station on Monday, 2 March, following a report of a...

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