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A PROJECT to make it easier for people to navigate their way through Manor Royal has been launched with plans to split the district into different colour-coded zones. Manor Royal Business Improvement District (BID) has submitted two planning applications to Crawley Borough Council. The first proposal is to install a large sculpture on the roundabout in front of Astral Towers, at the junction of London Road and Fleming Way, which is one of the main entrances to the district. Improvements will...

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September 14, 2015, 7:43 am

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POLICE on the Isle of Wight are trying to identify the body of a kayaker who was last known to have been seen alive in Sussex. The man was found in a kayak on Yaverland Beach, Sandown around 7.20pm on Friday (September 11). He was seen in Brighton Canoes in Newhaven, Sussex around 4pm three days earlier on Tuesday, September 8 and police are now trying to establish where he was and what he was doing during those three days. He was white, believed to speak with an Irish accent, aged in his...

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September 14, 2015, 9:10 am

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THE man jailed for causing the death of Crawley mum Lisa Watling has been acquitted of a further offence after posting confidential court documents on Facebook and ranting at how the case was handled. Minesh Parbat was jailed for seven years on August 28, having being found unanimously guilty by a jury of causing Miss Watling's death by dangerous driving on July 20. Parbat was driving a BMW Z3 while over the drink-drive limit when he crashed on Crawley Avenue in the early hours of March 9,...

Teenager from Maidenbower unhurt after car crashed into wall

September 14, 2015, 9:25 am

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AN 18-year-old man from Maidenbower was shaken but unhurt after his car crashed into a wall in Worth this morning. Sussex Police officers were called to Turners Hill Road at about 7.35am, where a blue Toyota Yaris car had left the road and collided with a wall. The driver, an 18-year-old man from Maidenbower, who had been travelling east towards East Grinstead, was shocked but otherwise unhurt. The incident occurred near the junction with Old Hollow. No other vehicles were involved. One side of...

Crawley children's home 'allowing culture of young people coming...

September 14, 2015, 10:30 pm

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A CULTURE of teenagers arriving back at a children's home in Crawley in the early hours of the morning drunk or high from drugs has been allowed to develop, says an inspection report.The location of the home hasn't been revealed, to protect the youngsters living there.But it is run by Southern Adolescent Care Ltd, based in Turners Hill Road, Pound Hill, and caters for five young people at a time on either a referral or emergency basis.At the time of an Ofsted inspection on August 12 all those...

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September 14, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A MAN is going to face trial accused of assaulting two female cabin crew members on a flight about to leave Gatwick Airport.Neil Young appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, September 3 charged with two counts of common assault, using threatening and abusive behaviour, and being drunk on an aircraft.The 37-year-old pleaded not guilty to all four allegations.On May 22 police had to board a Virgin Atlantic plane which was due to depart for Las Vegas.Two cabin crew members had...

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September 15, 2015, 12:00 am

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A MAN has denied attacking a shopworker at Cash Converters who refused to buy an electric razor off him.Darren Lovell appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with assault by beating. The 39-year-old pleaded not guilty.On May 19 he is alleged to have assaulted Matthew Hall at the business on Broad Walk, after he was told the company could not buy an electric razor off him for hygiene reasons.Lovell, from Wychwood Road in Furnace Green, was released on unconditional bail. He...

Woman cut out after car hits barrier at Gatwick

September 15, 2015, 12:45 am

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THREE fire crews were called to Gatwick Airport last night after a car crashed into a barrier. A crew from Turners Hill along with two from Crawley were called to Larkins Road at 9.35pm. Two ambulances from South East Coast Ambulance Service were called as well as two HART (Hazardous Area Response Team) vehicles from Gatwick. Three men in the car were unhurt with a woman having to be cut out of the vehicle and taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting, London, with serious injuries but they...

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Man helped from car following crash in Northgate

September 15, 2015, 2:06 am

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TWO cars were involved in a crash on Tushmore Lane, Northgate yesterday (Monday) with one man being assessed by paramedics. He was helped from his vehicle by firefighters from Crawley Fire Station after it collided with another at about 3.30pm. Paramedics from South East Coast Ambulance Service assessed him but he did not require any hospital treatment.

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September 15, 2015, 3:00 am

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A DAREDEVIL is preparing to jump 15,000ft out of a plane in memory of a young motorcyclist who was killed doing what he loved the most.Chris Malden is hoping to raise £1,000 from a tandem skydive as a tribute to his close friend and former colleague Luke Power.The pair worked together on the door at Moka in Crawley town centre.Thrill-seeker Chris plans to donate proceeds to the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance, which played a "vital" role following a nasty accident Luke was...

Man arrested over attempted rape in town centre

September 15, 2015, 3:18 am

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A MAN has been arrested in connection with an attempted rape after the victim had been on a night out at Moka in the town centre. The 23-year-old Crawley suspect was detained on suspicion of attempted rape on Monday. He has questioned and released on bail until October 29. A local woman in her 20s left Moka nightclub in Crawley around 3am on Sunday, September 6. She spoke to a man she had met outside the club and ended up walking along Station Way with him. He pushed her into the bin area of...

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September 15, 2015, 4:28 am

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A PLAYGROUND inspector has been fined after a eight-year-old boy suffered life-threatening head injuries when the swing he was playing on collapsed.The young boy had to be airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after he was hit on the head by a part of the wooden frame of a swing when it came loose at Cherry Lane Adventure Playground last April.The inspector who failed to identify the swing was rotting and a major risk has now appeared in court and admitted being at fault.Glyn Hughes, a...

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September 15, 2015, 8:05 am

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A 13-YEAR-OLD Sussex girl is missing having not been seen since yesterday (Monday). Jordan Cooper, from Hastings, was last seen in her home town around midday yesterday. She is described as white, 5' and of slim build with straight brown shoulder-length hair. It is not known what she was wearing when she was last seen but she usually dresses casually in jeans, leggings or jogging bottoms. Sergeant Lynda Lynch, of Sussex Police, said: "We believe that she could still be with a family member...

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September 15, 2015, 8:16 am

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GATWICK Airport have announced when one of its short stay car parks is going to reopen.The airport's short-stay car park 6 in the North Terminal has been closed since May for "essential maintenance" to be carried out.The has resulted in queues, with Gatwick Airport warning passengers the other short-stay car park at the terminal may be "very busy" on its website.A Gatwick Airport spokesman said: "While it is closed, we are advising passengers to use the alternative...

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September 15, 2015, 11:01 pm

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KIND-HEARTED mechanics became knights in shining overalls for a mum on the school run after fixing her car for free when she rang them in a panic.Lucy Vella broke down outside Hallan Cash & Carry on Ifield Road, in West Green, last Friday morning.The 34-year-old had stopped there at about 8.30am to grab an apple for her four-year-old son Ronnie Hayler's lunchbox as she took him to Hilltop Primary when her car wouldn't start again.She phoned the closest garage, Crawley Garage and Tyre...

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September 16, 2015, 2:13 am

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A FALKLANDS War veteran urged students to "invest in themselves" during a visit to Oriel High School on Monday.Simon Weston OBE addressed students at the school in Maidenbower, having found time between shows on his current sell-out nationwide tour.Mr Weston suffered severe burns during the war with Argentina when the ship he was on was bombed and has become well-known for his charity work since then.He held two assemblies where he talked about his life and his experiences and...

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September 16, 2015, 3:00 am

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THE fiancée of a man whose body was found at his Bewbush home following a struggle with alcoholism has paid tribute to her "funny, sensitive and loving" partner.An inquest into the death of Kevin Dempsey, who was found hanged at his home in Behenna Close on May 24 with high levels of alcohol in his system, was held last Wednesday.Karen Henderson, assistant coroner for West Sussex, recorded an open verdict, saying she could not be sure the 28-year-old intended to take his own...

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September 16, 2015, 3:30 am

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A MAN convicted of head-butting a bouncer after attempting to assault a duty manager at Moka has been sentenced.Donald Jennings appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on August 18 having been found guilty of assault by beating and common assault at a previous hearing.On October 26 last year staff at the nightclub on Station Way in Crawley town centre tried to eject him for allegedly being too drunk.The 37-year-old was then held back when he attempted to attack the duty manager, Katherine...

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September 16, 2015, 3:42 am

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GATWICK Airport has added a new long-haul airline which is going to start flights to six destinations in Canada next year.WestJet will launch direct flights to and from Gatwick to Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and St John's from summer 2016.All in all, there will be 28 flights a week on the airline's new 767s.Among these destinations are brand new routes from Gatwick.Air Transat is currently the only Canada route from the airport flying to Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto and...

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September 16, 2015, 6:43 am

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A CRYING dog was given some shelter by a kind-hearted security guard at Crawley Magistrates' Court today despite not being able to let it in the building. The dog, named Casey, was waiting outside obediently for its owner, who was in the court building, while it was raining as it could not be let inside. Hearing the unhappy animal whining, court security guard Alex Head, 22, took an umbrella out to it and propped it up using a bucket so the soggy pooch could stay dry. Seeing the kind act, a...