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Delays on M23 and M25 following accident

March 11, 2015, 12:32 am
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DRIVERS are experiencing delays this morning (Wednesday) on the M23 and M25 following an accident. There is queuing traffic on the clockwise M25 at Junction Seven for the M23. An accident involving a car and a coach has closed one lane at Junction Seven onto the M23 southbound, causing delays. And the disruption is causing traffic in both directions on the M25 back to Junction Eight for Reigate. It is not known when the lane will reopen and severe delays are expected.

Delays on M23 and M25 following accident

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Coral set to open its 11th betting shop in Crawley - just yards...

March 11, 2015, 3:55 am
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CRAWLEY residents must really like a flutter - as Coral is about to open its 11th betting shop in the town. Permission has been given for the bookmaker to change the shop front of 4 Queens Square, and thus convert it into a betting shop. The unit was previously occupied by Lycra Mobile. Coral bosses clearly aren't concerned that Paddy Power was given permission in January to open a betting shop just yards away at 40 Queens Square. Crawley Borough Council also granted permission last...

Coral set to open its 11th betting shop in Crawley - just yards...

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Drinker accused of attacking man in The Snooty Fox after row over...

March 11, 2015, 4:45 am
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A MAN will face trial after denying he assaulted another man by beating him in a pub in Three Bridges.Gary Edwards, 52, is accused of assaulting Andrew Turner in The Snooty Fox, on Haslett Avenue East, on January 24. Edwards pleaded not guilty to the offence at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.The court heard that the assault allegedly happened in a dispute over a female.But Edwards, of Manor Court in Banstead, Surrey, claims that no contact was made with Mr Turner.Edwards was released...

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Tanning salon set to open in Crawley's Morrisons supermarket

March 11, 2015, 7:35 am
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PLANS have been submitted to open a tanning shop in the town centre's Morrisons supermarket.The Feel Good Group has applied to Crawley Borough Council to use part of the supermarket, on the High Street, for a tanning studio.The proposed unit would be at the far side of the store from where customers enter.If approved the shop would have two full-time staff and three part-time employees.The unit would be open between 10am and 9pm Monday to Friday and between 9am and 8pm on Saturdays.It would...

Tanning salon set to open in Crawley's Morrisons supermarket

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Woman taken to hospital after car crashes into ditch

March 11, 2015, 7:39 am
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A WOMAN was taken to hospital after a car crashed into a ditch last night (Tuesday). Crawley firefighters were sent to the collision, at Balcombe Road, Horley, at 9.07pm. The road was closed by police following the crash just before the Fernhill Road junction. Firefighters from Horley and Reigate were also called to the scene. A woman, who suffered a cut to her head, was cut out of the car. A man had got out of the vehicle before firefighters arrived, while another male was assisted from...

Woman taken to hospital after car crashes into ditch

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New lights installed at Crawley car park which will save town...

March 11, 2015, 7:45 am
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NEW energy-efficient lighting has been installed at a town centre car park which will save £25,000 a year.Approximately 700 LED tubes have replaced fluorescent tubes at the Crawley Borough Council owned Orchard Street multi-storey car park.The new lighting has cost the council £35,000 but will save £25,000 every year in electricity costs.The LED lighting consumes just 20 per cent of the electricity used by fluorescent tubes.The new lighting will reduce the electricity...

New lights installed at Crawley car park which will save town...

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87 famous people you might not realise have links to Sussex

March 11, 2015, 7:51 am
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Protester taken to hospital after attempt to superglue herself to...

March 11, 2015, 8:28 am
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A PROTESTER has been taken to hospital after an attempt to superglue herself to a coach full of immigration detainees went wrong. The woman, 25, superglued her hand to a coach leaving the Brook House immigration removal centre in Perimeter Road South at Gatwick Airport yesterday (Tuesday). But she also got superglue in her eyes. The woman, from London, was freed and taken to East Surrey Hospital for treatment before being arrested on suspicion of obstructing the highway. A 53-year-old woman,...

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ARCHIVE PHOTOS: Princess Anne opens Maidenbower Community Centre

March 11, 2015, 9:36 am
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Council set to write off debts of £600,000 owed by Crawley...

March 11, 2015, 10:25 am
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COUNCILLORS will be asked to approve the writing off of debts built up by seven businesses at a meeting next week.The companies have accrued debts of more than £50,000 each, which are business rates owed to the council, and Crawley Borough Council's cabinet has to agree to them being written off.The council's cabinet is meeting next Wednesday and on the agenda is a report into irrecoverable debts in the 2014/15 financial year.The council's constitution says debts exceeding £50,000,...

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Burglars break into string of garages in Furnace Green

March 11, 2015, 10:27 am
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SEVERAL garages in Furnace Green were broken into last week police have revealed. The break-ins took place on Wednesday and Thursday in Burwash Road. At present it is known that one metallic blue Pinnacle mountain bike was stolen. It isn't known what else, if anything, was taken. Police have advised local residents to make sure their garages are secure.

Burglars break into string of garages in Furnace Green

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Chef who studied at Central Sussex College in with chance of...

March 11, 2015, 11:20 am
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A CHEF who trained in Crawley has made it through to the regional finals of a prestigious cooking competition.Ollie Hay studied at Central Sussex College for four years between 2002 and 2006 and is one of 18 chefs in with a chance of winning The Roux Scholarship.The 30-year-old, who lives in Bermondsey, knew he wanted to be a chef from a young age."I had a weekend job as a kitchen porter when I was 15 at Cottesmore Golf and Country Club, and I saw what a kitchen ran like and worked like and...

Chef who studied at Central Sussex College in with chance of...

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Shoplifter sentenced for stealing food and alcohol from Three...

March 11, 2015, 8:25 pm
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A SHOPLIFTER stole almost £80 worth of food and alcohol from Tesco.Kamil Gryszkiewicz, 27, from Springfield Road, Southgate, committed the offence at the supermarket in Hazelwick Avenue, on February 23.He pleaded guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court the following day, where he was fined £50 and ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge.Meanwhile, Gryszkiewicz denies stealing headphones, a 40-inch television and a pillow worth a combined £323 from Asda on October 3.He is...

Shoplifter sentenced for stealing food and alcohol from Three...

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Motorist sentenced after causing serious Crawley Avenue crash by...

March 11, 2015, 11:30 pm
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A MAN has admitted driving without due care and attention after causing a crash that injured another motorist, damaged two cars and "demolished" a set of traffic lights.Derek Page was driving on Crawley Avenue when he drove "through a red light" at the Tushmore Roundabout and crashed into the vehicles, before careering down the road and smashing into the traffic lights.The 61-year-old pleaded guilty to driving a Vauxhall Astra without due care and attention at Crawley...

Motorist sentenced after causing serious Crawley Avenue crash by...

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Copthorne man pleads guilty to possessing huge stash of child and...

March 11, 2015, 11:45 pm
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A MAN has admitted possessing more than 2,000 images of child porn along with dozens of photographs of people carrying out sex acts on animals.Andrew Hocking appeared at Lewes Crown Court last Friday to enter pleas to six charges of having indecent photos of children and a further count of being in possession of material depicting sexual acts between humans and animals.The 57-year-old stood in the dock wearing a grey suit and had his head bowed as he spoke to give a plea to each charge.Hocking...

Copthorne man pleads guilty to possessing huge stash of child and...

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Driver appears in court accused of causing death of 80-year-old

March 12, 2015, 1:29 am
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THE driver accused of causing the death of an elderly man who was knocked down when crossing the road has appeared in court.Alan Wilsdon stood in the dock at Brighton Crown Court last Friday (March 6) to answer a charge of causing death by driving without due care and attention while over the drink-drive limit.The prosecution had an indictment prepared for Wilsdon, 52, to enter a plea to, but the defence argued that they still need to examine CCTV footage and expert evidence.As a result Wilsdon...

Driver appears in court accused of causing death of 80-year-old

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NATIONAL LOTTERY RESULTS: Lotto numbers for Wednesday March 11

March 12, 2015, 2:20 am
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ONE lucky ticket holder scooped just under £1.6 million in last night's Lotto draw after matching six numbers.Six people won £20,996 each after matching five numbers plus the bonus ball and there were 50 prizes of £20,000 in the Lotto raffle.The exact amount landed by the jackpot winner is £1,578,276.The total number of winners was 178,641 sharing a total prize pot of £7,607,323.The estimated jackpot for this coming Saturday's draw is £4.1 million.Wednesday's...

NATIONAL LOTTERY RESULTS: Lotto numbers for Wednesday March 11

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"Unknown smell from unknown source" at primary school...

March 12, 2015, 2:50 am
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FIREFIGHTERS were called out to a primary school this morning after an unusual smell was detected just after 8am.A crew was despatched from Crawley Fire Station to Gossops Green Community Primary School at 8.14am to try to identify an "unknown smell from an unknown source" which it was feared could be smoke.The firefighters made a thorough search but decided it was a false alarm and left the scene at 8.34am.

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PHOTOS: Crawley model aircraft club members try to keep paper...

March 12, 2015, 5:21 am
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PHOTOS: Beautiful home on edge of Crawley on sale for £1.85...

March 12, 2015, 5:30 am
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