Traffic gridlock after serious crash on M25

September 21, 2015, 4:47 am

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THERE are long delays on the M25 this afternoon after part of the motorway and the A25 were closed. The M25 was closed following a serious incident between Junctions 4 and 5 anticlockwise where a driver collided with the central reservation. All lanes were closed on the anticlockwise carriageway from 10.15 this morning and remained shut until almost 12.30pm. The traffic is currently backed up to Clackett Lane services. Though lanes have reopened the traffic has not yet cleared. Problems are...

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September 21, 2015, 7:09 am

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A STAMP collection was stolen from a property in Bowater Road, in Maidenbower, on Wednesday, September 9. Between 7.15am and 7.20pm someone entered the house through the utility room window. Laptops and a TV were also taken in the burglary.

New cycle path planned for Crawley High Street

September 21, 2015, 7:16 am

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A PROPOSAL to join up two existing cycle paths to create a continuous route through the town centre has been labelled a "missed opportunity" because drivers will still have priority on one section. Crawley Borough Council has outlined the plan to install a shared cycle-way and footpath along the eastern side of the High Street. The path would form a link between existing cycle-ways to the north and south of the High Street that are already in place. The council is the applicant and the proposal...

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September 21, 2015, 7:45 am

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A FIRST image has been published showing what new equipment could be included at one of Crawley's four adventure playgrounds after it has been refurbished.Cherry Lane Adventure Playground, in Langley Green, closed earlier this month as part of a two-year project to improve the facility.Crawley Borough Council has now published a concept design of how the layout of the site could look plus some of potential equipment and activities to be brought in.These include ball games, a separate toddler...

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September 21, 2015, 9:34 am

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ARMED police boarded a plane which was about to leave for Gatwick after a stowaway was spotted on board. A woman, who is thought to be from eastern Europe and in her 40s, was seized after managing to get on the plane in Barcelona without the correct documents. The Norwegian Airways flight was delayed for about 90 minutes on Saturday while the woman was arrested. The Sun reported that passengers thought the woman was a terrorist and rushed to get off the plane. The flight left after the aircraft...

Tenants illegally using Crawley council homes hand in keys to...

September 21, 2015, 10:27 pm

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FORMER tenants who were illegally using council homes have handed back the keys to avoid any punishment – saving taxpayers at least £90,000 in the process.Crawley Borough Council recovered five properties during its no-questions-asked tenancy fraud amnesty throughout July and August.The five homes will now be moved into by families on the council's 2,000-plus-strong housing waiting list.The council estimates this approach saved £18,000 per property in costs such as temporary...

Number of deaths caused by drugs in Crawley falling

September 21, 2015, 11:30 pm

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DEATHS from drug misuse in Crawley are bucking the trend as the number is falling – while nationally there has been a sharp rise.There were a total of 3,346 people in England and Wales who died from drug poisoning in 2014, the highest number since comparable records began in 1993.Of these deaths 2,248 were due to drug misuse involving illegal drugs.These latest figures, which have just been released, reveal a 64 per cent hike in deaths involving heroin or morphine from 579 in 2012 to 952...

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September 22, 2015, 12:15 am

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JEREMY Corbyn's election as leader of the Labour party could have a significant impact on 3,000 people living in Crawley.While he was unknown to many until a few months ago, he has been a long-term supporter of the Chagossians' fight to return to their homeland.Crawley is home to the world's largest Chagossian community after many residents moved to the town upon being granted British citizenship in 2002.Mr Corbyn has chaired the Chagos All-Party Parliamentary Group since it was formed in...

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September 22, 2015, 12:35 am

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A MAN is in custody this morning for urinating on the outside of the terminal building at Gatwick. The drunk man was arrested yesterday (Monday) for being drunk and disorderly after verbally abusing people and reliving himself in the South Terminal.

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September 22, 2015, 12:51 am

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AN aircraft has made a safe landing at Gatwick after declaring an emergency this morning. Germania Airline flight ST1938 declared the emergency at about 8.30am while it was over the English Channel. It performed a u0turn and headed to Gatwick. The plane had departed from Norwich International Airport at 7.48am and was due to reach Palma in Majorca at 11.08am. Website www.airlive.net reported that the plane had landed safely at Gatwick at 8.48am. The reason for the emergency is not yet known.

Two tortoises stolen in burglary

September 22, 2015, 1:57 am

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TWO tortoises have been stolen during a burglary at a home in Colgate. The two Mediterranean spur thighed tortoises are a male called Lew and a female called Lyn. Lew is about 8 inches long and has a darker shell in part, while Lyn is about 7 inches long and has an overall lighter shell. They were stolen during a burglary at an address in Forest Road, Colgate, between Crawley and Horsham, between 7.15am and 5pm on Friday. Laptops and jewellery were also stolen. PC Ollie Pullen, of Sussex Police,...

Two men charged over acid attack at Crawley Leisure Park

September 22, 2015, 2:40 am

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TWO men have been charged over an acid attack outside Cineworld at Crawley Leisure Park. The incident happened between 1 and 1.30am on Sunday, August 30, in the car park when the victim, a 27-year-old man, had acid thrown in his face. He had to be rushed to East Surrey Hospital for treatment. Due to potentially life-changing injuries from the acid, he was later transferred to Queen Victoria Hospital, in East Grinstead, for specialist care. It was reported at the time that the victim and two...

Tilgate 51-year-old fined for possessing cocaine

September 22, 2015, 3:30 am

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A 51-YEAR-OLD man has been fined after admitted possessing cocaine.John Morgan, of Ashdown Drive, Tilgate, was caught with the class A drug on August 6 in Crawley.He pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on August 20 and was fined £400.In addition he must pay court costs of £265 and a £40 victim surcharge. The cocaine was forfeited and will be destroyed.

Man attacked and raped in Crawley alleyway while out running

September 22, 2015, 3:36 am

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A MAN has been attacked and raped in an alleyway while he was out running in Furnace Green. The 34-year old jogger, who is a local man, had reached the alleyway off Waterlea when he was attacked by a man who raped him before running off. The victim was badly shaken following the incident at about 6.45am on Friday, August 14, but he did not report it to police until last Friday (September 18). The suspect is described as white, about 6ft tall, and wearing a grey hooded top and white trainers....

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September 22, 2015, 4:21 am

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POLICE have detained a man for his own safety after he threatened to jump from a car park at Gatwick Airport.Sussex Police officers based at Gatwick Airport were called to a car park at the North Terminal at 11pm on Sunday after receiving a distressing report.A Sussex Police spokeswoman said: "We were called after a man said he wanted to jump off the car park."A 28-year-old man was found by the barriers and detained under section 136 of the mental health act.

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September 22, 2015, 5:00 am

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AN inquest into the death of an Ifield man ruled that the 83-year-old died of natural causes relating to the frailty of old age. Dementia sufferer John Hollamby was living at Deerswood Lodge care home, in Ifield, at the time of his death. On August 14 an ambulance was called as he had suffered a suspected stroke, but he refused to go to hospital. He died later the same day. The inquest into Mr Hollamby's death took place in Horsham last Wednesday.

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September 22, 2015, 5:17 am

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A MAN was pulled aside, searched and questioned by police at Gatwick after joking to his girlfriend that he had a gun in his bag. At 12.50pm yesterday (Monday) police were called by airport security staff to the North Terminal departures concourse. The passenger, who was checking in to fly to Turkey had been overheard making the remark to his girlfriend. There was no gun and the man was strongly advised not to make such remarks. He was not arrested and went on his way.

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September 22, 2015, 8:00 am

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A STONE statue was thrown through a window at a home in Colgate to allow burglars to get in and steal jewellery. Sussex police has issued photographs of the items taken in the burglary in Tower Road, Colgate just on the edge of Crawley. Police were called after the home alarm was triggered at around 7.25pm on Wednesday, August 19. An appeal has been issued now because police have been given the photographs in the hope someone might recognise them. When the break-in occurred, the owners were away...

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September 22, 2015, 11:00 pm

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HERE is a first look at what Crawley's new cemetery could look like as the decision on whether it is given the go ahead draws near.Guides who currently occupy the earmarked site at Little Trees, in Pease Pottage, have agreed to move to a new campsite and woodland recreation area to be built on the edge of Tilgate Forest.Crawley Borough Council's development control committee have approved the new Guides campsite for land next to the south east boundary of Tilgate Forest Recreation Centre.The...

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September 22, 2015, 11:05 pm

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IT has been suggested by scientists that coffee helps fight cancer but two friends from Crawley have now proven that unequivocally.Jack Lenharth and Bradley Avery held a coffee morning at Affogato on The Broadway in the town centre in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.The event last Thursday was organised by Jack and Bradley, who set up Coffee Connoisseurs of Crawley, in a bid to drink and review the coffee at all of the town's many cafés and coffee houses.MP Henry Smith attended and met...