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Overturned lorry causing delays between Crawley and Horsham
REPORTS are coming in of a crash on the A264 between Crawley and Horsham which are causing tailbacks.
A lorry is understood to have overturned on the roundabout for the Kilnwood Vale development.
Long queues are being reported in the area as a result of the incident, with traffic reduced to one lane.
Journey times are about 15 minutes longer than normal.
The lorry which crashed was heading eastbound towards Crawley.
The driver is reported to have escaped without serious injury.
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Ifield Community College student died on railway track 10 minutes...
A TEENAGER who was killed when he was hit by a train at the Horsham Road level crossing had been in a state of "turmoil" after being told he had not received the grades he needed to continue studying at sixth form for a second year.An inquest has heard how in a "spur of the moment decision" Michael Platt jumped over the barrier at the level crossing and walked in front of a train travelling at 40mph.The 18-year-old, from Wold Close, Gossops Green, lost his life at 9.50am on...
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Broadfield grandfather pleads guilty to string of child porn...
A GRANDFATHER has pleaded guilty to a string of offences involving child porn.William Johnstone, from Herm Close in Broadfield, was charged with distributing two indecent images of children at his previous address in Burgess Hill on December 30, 2013.He was also charged with three counts of making indecent images of children – one photograph of category B and 25 of category C, and making an indecent video of a child at category C.The 66-year-old pleaded guilty to all five offences at...
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Ifield Avenue pedestrian crossing to be revamped to give people...
A BUSY crossing in Ifield is going to be given a makeover to give people more time to get across the road.Crawley Borough Council has agreed to use money contributed by developers to upgrade a pedestrian crossing on Ifield Avenue, just north of Ifield Roundabout and the A23.The crossing, near the junction with Ifield Drive, has been the subject of complaints about the visibility of the signals, the lack of time pedestrians are given to cross the road and the brightness of the signals.The planned...
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Langley Green man, 22, to face trial over allegation he drove on...
A DRIVER has been accused of getting behind the wheel of his car under the influence of drugs while in possession of MDMA and cannabis.Jack Stuttard, from Langley Drive, Langley Green, is accused of driving a Seat M11 on the A264, south of Broadfield, on January 2 while unfit through drugs.Appearing at Crawley Magitrates' Court on March 11, the 22-year-old admitted being in possession of 289mg of MDMA and a quantity of cannabis.However, he pleaded not guilty to the charge of driving while unfit...
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Missing Sussex teenager found safe and well
A 13-YEAR-OLD boy who had not been seen for several days has been found safe and well.Sussex Police put out an appeal for help in tracing Brook Williams yesterday.He had been reported missing from his home in Tangmere, near Chichester, on Saturday (March 21) and was found yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon at another address in the village. Police wish to thank the media and members of the public for their help in this case. Dozens of Crawley News readers on Facebook shared the appeal, which helped...
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Mystery "artist" spray painting dog poo across town
RESIDENTS in Horley have been left puzzled after discovering someone is spray-painting dog mess.The phantom painter has been targeting poo left in Lake Lane on the Acres estate. Grass verges along the road, which is popular with walkers and runs along the back of Trinity Oaks Church of England Primary School, are currently littered with luminous dog deposits.Judy Whittaker, of Newman Road, said: "It's so bizarre I thought maybe the council had sprayed it with a special compound to make it...
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Mum taken to court for failing to get son, 13, to attend lessons...
A MUM has been prosecuted for failing to ensure her 13-year-old son attended school.The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 13 of failing to send her son, who is a pupil at Thomas Bennett Community College, to school.This relates to the period from April 22 to September 19 last year.The woman, from Gossops Green, had denied the charge at an earlier hearing.A community order was made and she must attend ten sessions at Inspire,...
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Warning to anyone accepting online jobs - you could be taking...
TWO West Sussex residents have been targeted in money laundering scams in which fake jobs are offered and the applicants are asked to accept money from the "employer" before transferring it to an overseas account.
Sussex police are warning students and young people about the scams which appear to be targeting people making multiple job applications.
Detective Inspector Till Sanderson of the force's Economic Crime Unit explained: "We have had two recent instances of young people...
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Inspirational young woman took own life after putting note...
A YOUNG woman hung herself in her flat after putting a note through her neighbour's door saying she intended to take her own life, an inquest has heard.Chloe Carey was 20 when she died at Robinson House, on Crawley High Street, on September 25 last year.Miss Carey had been described as inspirational after raising money for charity by having her head shaved in 2012.An inquest into her death, held in Horsham last Wednesday, heard how police found Miss Carey after the concerned neighbour had...
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27 bands and singers you may not realise have links to Sussex
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Award-winning DVD on history of The Royal Sussex Regiment which...
A DVD on the history of a military regiment which recruited in Crawley during the First World War has been re-launched for members of the public to buy.The Royal Sussex Regiment: A Special Tercentenary DVD 1701-2001, which uses archive material held by West Sussex Record Office and the Imperial War Museum, tells the story of the Regiment from its raising as the 35th Foot in 1701 to amalgamation in 1966.It was originally compiled by the Record Office in 2001 to mark the Regiment's 300th...
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Woman sexually assaulted after being dragged into alleyway by men...
A 21-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted in Crawley after two men dragged her into an alleyway and pinned her up against a wall.Sussex Police are investigating the attack which took place in Broadfield in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday, March 25).The victim was walking along Pelham Drive at about 4.30am when she was pulled into an alleyway between Snowdrop Close and Sorrel Close by two men.One man held her up against a wall, while the other touched her both under and over her...
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Willow Tree Pre School Easter Parade
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Large police presence at Ifield shops amid rumours of fight
SEVERAL police cars were sent to the shops on Ifield Drive amid reports of a fight, according to locals.
The large police presence was spotted at the parade just before 5.30pm.
Residents have said they heard rumours that a fight had taken place, although this has not been confirmed as Sussex Police are currently unavailable for comment.
The officers left the parade at about 6pm.
More details when we get them.
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"Trespass incident" at Three Bridges station causes...
SOUTHERN today reported that a person had been hit by a train at Three Bridges but later said it was a "trespass incident".
At 12.42pm today the rail company posted a message on Twitter to say services were at a standstill due to a person being hit by a train.
However a later message said ongoing delays were being caused by an earlier "trespass incident" suggesting there were no injuries in the incident.
The incident compounded problems caused by engineering works near Purley...
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