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A FATHER has expressed his anger after thieves stole his bicycle from shed and scared his children by trying to break into his home in Ifield.Sean Warrington woke up this morning (Saturday, September 19) to find his garden shed broken into and a red bike stolen.Mr Warrington, who lives in The Orchard in Braeburn Road, in Ifield, believes the theft took place between 10pm last night (Friday) and 5am today.Mr Warrington said: "Be aware.....Someone has broken in to my shed last night and and...

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September 19, 2015, 3:30 am

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CRAWLEY Borough Council is set to buy 86 flats that will be part of a major development in West Green.The council will be buying the flats on the former Southern Counties site in Ifield Road from developer Crest Nicholson.The current proposal is for the council to buy three studio flats, 51 one-bedroom flats and 32 two-bedroom flats in the development.It is likely that the majority of the flats the authority buys will become council homes for people on the housing waiting list.Council leader...

Bogus workman cons their way into Langley Green home

September 19, 2015, 6:15 am

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A BOGUS workman conned their way into a home in Kestrel Close and stole a ring.The conman struck in the late afternoon on Tuesday of last week and the ring was discovered missing after he had left. Police are investigating the crime.

Children's play centre in Three Bridges set to be turned into gym

September 19, 2015, 7:10 am

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PERMISSION is being sought to change a children's play centre on Haslett Avenue East into a gym. The Fortius Partnership has applied to change the use of a unit at Denvale Trade Park into a Fit4Less gym. A decision is expected next month on whether to approve the change.

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September 19, 2015, 7:35 pm

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A TALENTED paraplegic artist – who paints by holding a brush in her mouth – has launched a new exhibition.Jacky Archer, discovered her artistic talent after she lost the use of all four limbs in 2002.Soon afterwards, she started attending Maidenbower Day Centre where she developed a passion for painting wildlife and landscapes.Now she has teamed up with East Grinstead artist William de Wilde to launch her latest exhibition at Kingscote Vineyards, where he runs an art...

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September 19, 2015, 11:15 pm

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A HALF Syrian woman living in Crawley who has not heard from her extended family since the country's civil war sent millions fleeing the country has travelled to Calais to help other refugees. The escalating conflict in Syria has forced the mass exodus of its citizens, including members of Nehad Ibrahim's family, who she has lost contact with and has no idea whether they are alive or dead. While she feels helpless to alleviate her own family's suffering as they cling to the hope their...

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September 20, 2015, 12:00 am

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A TRAIN service which passes through Three Bridges and Gatwick is one of the most crowded in the country according to the Department for Transport.A list of the ten most crowded rail services in England and Wales in 2014 has been released by the Government department, and the 7.24am Brighton to Bedford train came in at number seven.The service, which now runs at 7.22am from Brighton after the timetable was tweaked, arrives at Three Bridges at 7.56am.It is particularly crowded mainly because it...

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September 20, 2015, 1:00 am

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CHILDREN at a West Green pre-school are not being allowed to use their playground because members of the public have complained about the noise they are making.Despite having used a section of the car park at Crawley Baptist Church, on Crabtree Road, as a makeshift playground for the past 12 years, a complaint has suddenly been raised against Holly Hedgehog Pre-School for doing so.This has led to the church having to apply to amend the original planning permission for the car park in the hope...

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September 20, 2015, 1:35 am

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A MAN with severe learning difficulties who went missing in Crawley after running away from the group of people he was with has been found safe and well six miles from home.Abid Shaif was with people he knew in the Cherry Lane area, in Langley Green,on Friday (September 18) when he disappeared.At about 12pm he ran from the group and they were unable to catch him.Police were particularly concerned because the 34-year-old has the mental age of a 5-year-old child and has to be cared for.Mr Shaif,...

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September 20, 2015, 2:21 am

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A WOMAN has been treated for smoke inhalation after waking up to the smell of smoke and finding a large kitchen fire.The emergency services were called to a house in Hope Court, off Webb Close, in Broadfield, at 4.30am this morning (Sunday, September 20).Firefighters from Crawley Fire Station, plus back up from colleagues based in Haywards Heath, attended and on arrival found the kitchen on the ground floor ablaze.The crew members used breathing apparatus to access the fire and two jets and a...

Northgate pensioner died of natural causes inquests hears

September 20, 2015, 2:45 am

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A MAN with paranoid schizophrenia died of natural causes after being admitted to hospital with shortness of breath, an inquest has heard.Harchand Singh Sidhu, 69, of Kilnmead, Northgate, was receiving ongoing treatment at Langley Green Hospital after being sectioned under the Mental Act in 2002.He died on June 24 after being admitted, discharged and readmitted with shortness of breath to East Surrey.

Police investigating after Broadfield home is burgled

September 20, 2015, 3:15 am

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A HANDBAG was taken from a home in Netley Close, in Broadfield, during a burglary. It occurred between 7 and 10.30pm last Saturday (September 12). Police are investigating and appealing for witnesses to call Sussex Police on 101.

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September 20, 2015, 4:30 am

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CRAWLEY has a new top cop and he has declared war on burglars, on drink-related antisocial behaviour in the town centre and has pledged to tackle extremism.Chief Inspector David Padwick took over from Chief Inspector Justina Beeken as Crawley's district commander on August 31. He admits policing Crawley will be "a challenge" but one he relishes.Asked what the biggest issues are in the town, he pinpointed antisocial behaviour in the evening in the town centre and reducing the...

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September 20, 2015, 5:05 am

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September 20, 2015, 6:00 am

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NEW plans to transform offices next to the level crossing on Brighton Road have been submitted with a proposal to create even more homes.M D Development has sent a prior approval application to Crawley Borough Council for the change of use of 11-13 Brighton Road.The developer wants to transform the office block, close to where the road crosses the railway tracks, into 46 studio flats. Permission has previously been granted to create 44 flats on the site.

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McDonald's in Crawley town centre to get makeover

September 20, 2015, 7:40 am

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THE McDonald's in the town centre will be getting a makeover after planning permission was given by Crawley Borough Council for a range of improvements.The work at the burger chain on Haslett Avenue West will include new aluminium cladding and a new entrance door being installed.There will also be three new illuminated signs and an LCD promotional screen added.

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September 20, 2015, 11:00 pm

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WE have all experienced those times when we struggle to find a matching sock, lose our car keys or wonder how the remote control ended up in the fridge.Tutting at our own daftness and labelling ourselves "scatterbrained", we readily accept these everyday oddities as our own muddle-minded mistakes.Lying in her bed at home in Worth one night, suffering one of her regular bouts of insomnia, Kelly Myers pondered whether there could be another explanation for this.Letting her sleep-deprived...

Police name woman who died after falling from bridge onto M23

September 21, 2015, 1:29 am

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THE woman who died following a fall from a bridge on to the M23 has been formally identified. Sussex Police this week named the victim as Julie Davis, 48, of The Canter, Worth. She fell from the bridge where Turners Hill Road passes over the motorway onto the southbound carriageway at 8.35pm on September 3 and was then hit by at least one vehicle. She died at the scene and an inquest into her death has now been opened and adjourned.

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September 21, 2015, 2:28 am

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A MAN allegedly kicked his ex-girlfriend while she was holding their child after confronting her about posts on Facebook. Tyler Bygraves is accused of assaulting Elyse Hazel at her home in Crawley on July 20. The 20-year-old, of Seaford Road, Broadfield, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday where he pleaded not guilty to assault by beating. Prosecuting, Melanie Wotton told the court Bygraves had arrived at the complainant's home and she reluctantly let him in. He is then alleged...

Broadfield man forced to hand over profits from drug trafficking

September 21, 2015, 3:52 am

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A BROADFIELD man who was convicted of drug trafficking has been forced to hand over more than £220,000 he made as a result of criminal activity. Nazir Ahmed, of Cotton Walk, was convicted of drug trafficking in July 2011. In August 2012 a confiscation order was issued, demanding that he hand over £110,667 profit which he made from drug trafficking as well as assets worth £80,490. The 41-year-old was sentenced to 20-months' imprisonment following his failure to pay that order...