POLICE are stepping up patrols across Copthorne following a spate of late night attacks involving bricks being hurled through car windscreens.Sussex Police officers are increasing both marked and unmarked patrols in the area on the back of the incidents of criminal damage, which occurred over three nights in the last two weeks.Bricks are reported to have been thrown through the windscreens of five vehicles and officers are urging residents to remain vigilant.The attacks have occurred at night...
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Police stepping up Copthorne patrols after bricks thrown through...
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Middle-aged mum "attacked boy with wheel wrench during large...
A MIDDLE-AGED mum and two of her sons attacked a teenager with a wheel wrench, hitting him in the chest and head during a large fight in Bewbush, a court has heard.Doris Robertson, 50 tomorrow (Thursday), and sons Kenny, 23, and Hansley, 25, all appeared in the dock at Lewes Crown Court on Monday for the start of a trial, joined by a teenage boy, who cannot be identified due to his age. All four defendants have pleaded not guilty to a charge of violent disorder in relation to an ugly brawl in...
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VIDEO: Former Oriel High student makes it through to next stage...
A TEENAGER who went to a Crawley secondary school became one of the youngest singers to get through the first stage of the X Factor boot camp at the weekend.Nathanael Landskroner wowed the judges with his performance of Michael Jackson's hit Man In The Mirror on Sunday.The 16-year-old was one of three acts out of five singing the same song, put through by Simon Cowell, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora.He told the Crawley News how he was "terrified" standing on stage...
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Man arrested on suspicion of damaging toilet cubicle of plane...
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of using threatening behaviour and damaging a toilet cubicle on a plane heading to Gatwick Airport.Sussex Police officers based at the airport were called to an arriving flight from Lisbon into Gatwick yesterday (Tuesday) evening, following a report of a disruptive passenger on board.A 48-year old Birmingham man was arrested on suspicion of threatening behaviour on an aircraft, and of criminal damage to a toilet cubicle on the aircraft. After being...
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Councils say no to CCTV in Crawley alley where two people were...
THE borough and county councils have revealed they decided against installing CCTV in an alleyway where two people have been raped in the past few months because the amount of bends and other paths branching from it means there would not be "adequate coverage".Sussex Police announced yesterday (Tuesday, September 22) that a man had been attacked and raped in the alleyway off Waterlea, in Furnace Green, while he was out on an early morning run.The 34-year old jogger, who is a local man,...
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Man admits damaging phone at Crawley Police Station but denies...
A MAN who damaged a police officer's mobile phone at Crawley Police Station will face trial accused of burglary after denying a second charge.Callum Fife is jointly accused of breaking into a youth hostel in Horsham on June 21 with Dean Knight.Fife, 23, of Rowena Court, Horsham, pleaded guilty to criminal damage relating to the phone when he appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.He committed the crime when he was at the police station on Woodfield Road, in Northgate, on June...
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Charges dropped against Southgate man accused of raping woman 3...
A MAN who was due to face trial on allegations he raped a woman on three occasions and sexually assaulted her on a fourth has had the charges against him dropped.
A trial for Abraham Massaquoi was expected to start on Monday but the hearing did not go ahead because the prosecution decided to offer no evidence. The 46-year-old had been accused of raping a woman, who is over 16 and whose identity is protected by law, three times between September 1 and October 30, 2013.
Massaquoi, of Denne Court,...
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Crawley businessman praises "miracle workers" who saved...
A CRAWLEY businessman who suffered one heart attack and three cardiac arrests in one night while at his daughter's prom has thanked the "miracle workers" who saved his life.For Mike Champain what was meant to be an enjoyable evening at his daughter's sixth-form leavers' ball turned into a nightmare, after he collapsed in the grounds of Ardingly College.A crew was sent to the 51-year-old's aid from Crawley Ambulance Station and the father-of-four was given 11 shocks with a defibrillator...
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Mum with 3 young children who had to flee fire thanks kind...
A MUM who had to escape with her three young children as the terraced home next door to theirs went up in flames in the middle of the night has praised neighbours who came to their aid.Firefighters rushed to Hope Court, off Webb Close in Broadfield, at 4.30am on Sunday after a woman was woken by the smell of smoke and discovered her kitchen was ablaze.Crawley Fire Station sent two fire engines to tackle the fire, with support being given by crews based in Turners Hill, Reigate and Haywards...
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Pound Hill man to face trial accused of driving without valid...
A MAN who allegedly drove a car without valid insurance will face trial next week after pleading not guilty.
Youssef Ahouchi is accused of driving a Peugeot Partner on Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges, and on Horseshoe Close, Pound Hill on May 9.
He faces two charges of using a car without valid insurance and has pleaded not guilty to the charge relating to driving the vehicle on Three Bridges Road. He has not yet entered a plea to the second charge.
The 35-year-old, of Woodlands in Pound Hill,...
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Discount retailer B&M opening first store in Crawley
DISCOUNT retailer B&M has announced it is going to open its first store in Crawley next month.The fast-growing company, with more than 450 stores across the UK and in Germany, has more than 2.7 million transactions each week. B&M is opening a Home Store in County Oak Retail Park on October 15.It will sell a range of products including bedding, storage and shelving, home accessories, curtains, kitchen equipment, bathroom items, household products and laundry goods.This will be the first...
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Charity coffee morning being held at Tilgate Bakery tomorrow
CAKES, coffee and a chat with Crawley's mayor are on offer at a bakery on Friday.Chris Cheshire will be opening Tilgate Bakery's Macmillan coffee morning at 9.30am.The event will be open until noon in support of the cancer support charity's World's Biggest Coffee Morning.
Cash raised through the sale of cakes and coffees will go to Macmillan.
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Man collapses while being chased by police through Gatwick...
A MAN collapsed while he was being pursued through Gatwick Airport by police following an allegation that he assaulted someone on a train, Crawley News understands.
The suspect was being chased by officers from the British Transport Police after they received reports of the alleged assault at 4.15pm last Thursday.
Sussex Police officers were also involved in the pursuit and the man is understood to have collapsed during the chase through the South Terminal.
He was taken to hospital and Crawley...
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Poundland "holding interviews" for staff ahead of...
POUNDLAND is rumoured to be taking over the site currently occupied by Morrisons on Broadfield Barton - a move one councillor described as "tragic".
The discount chain is said to be in talks to take over the lease of the large site from Morrisons, who are believed to still be continuing to pay it despite closing the branch in March.
A spokeswoman for Poundland would not confirm or deny that the chain, which has another branch in Queens Square, is looking to move in, saying she had "no news" at...
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Crawley head teachers warn that teachers' jobs are at risk and...
HEAD teachers are calling on the Government to act quickly to support Crawley schools in need of vital funding after Henry Smith met with the Education Secretary to stress how precarious the situation is.Crawley's MP was among seven members of Parliament from West Sussex who raised concerns about the level of school funding in the county with Nicky Morgan in the House of Commons on September 9.The meeting was organised following the revelation earlier this year that West Sussex is the...
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K2 shop and creche closed following overnight break-in
PART of the K2 leisure centre has been cordoned off following a break-in during the early hours of this morning.
The shop and creche has been closed while police investigate the burglary.
Police were called at about 1.50am after the intruder alarm was activated.
A pane of glass by the font door had been smashed and a cashpoint had been stolen.
A cordon has been set up to protect the crime scene.
The rest of the leisure centre is open and all other activities are unaffected.
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Council sending gritters out onto Crawley roads tomorrow - but...
THERE will be no need to rush to buy winter hats and gloves if gritters suddenly appear on Crawley roads tomorrow (Saturday) as the county council is simply making sure it is ready for cold weather.
Tomorrow morning, West Sussex County Council is running Operation Snowflake from 7 to 11am.
The rehearsal prepares the council to makes sure certain roads are kept safe including main roads, approaches to hospitals, approaches to schools and colleges, and busy bus routes.
Contractor Balfour Beatty...
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