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Broadfield thief jailed after being found guilty of string of...

September 25, 2015, 8:06 am
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A CRAWLEY man has been jailed for 28 weeks after being found guilty of a string of thefts and motoring offences in the town. Iqubal Khan, 32, of Lismore Crescent, Broadfield, denied driving without a licence and insurance between September 30 and October 10, 2014 on Crawley Avenue, stealing food worth £44.30 from Sainsbury's, in West Green, on September 1 last year and two counts of making off without paying for fuel at Morrisons' petrol station in Broadfield on September 30, 2014 and...

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Tributes paid after death of former Crawley Library assistant who...

September 25, 2015, 10:45 pm
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TRIBUTES have been paid to an elderly woman who used her love of books for many years to help run Crawley Library.Olive Plunkett, known as Mary to friends, died aged 91 at East Surrey Hospital on August 25.She spent many years assisting her late husband Don who was the librarian at Crawley Library from 1953 until 1980, when he died, aged 60.Mrs Plunkett, who lived in Newark Road, Northgate, was also an accomplished photographer.Close friend Jane Howe, 77, said: "I always knew Olive as...

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Maidenbower waiter called woman a 'fat c***' and said he would...

September 26, 2015, 12:26 am
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AN 18-year-old who sent a woman an abusive message, punched a wall at her home and swore at her during three separate confrontations has escaped immediate punishment.Lewis Piper thumped the wall at the woman's house in Broadfield, leaving knuckle marks, on May 29 before verbally abusing her ten-year-old son at Three Bridges railway station on June 17 and then sending an abusive message to her on June 22. Piper, of Watson Close, Maidenbower, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday...

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Pound Hill teenager in court after being caught with cannabis on...

September 26, 2015, 2:21 am
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A TEENAGER has been fined after he was caught with more than seven grams of cannabis and resisted a police officer who was trying to detain him.Thomas Best appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on September 11 charged with resisting a constable in execution of their duty and possessing a Class B drug.The 18-year-old pleaded guilty to both offences.On August 26 this year, Best obstructed a police officer attempting to stop him in Balcombe Road, Maidenbower.At the same time he was caught with...

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Man denies having knife on him when approached by police near...

September 26, 2015, 3:30 am
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A MAN accused of having a knife in his hand when a police officer approached him following reports of a disturbance near Moka has denied the offence.Craig Morris was among a large group of people in the car park of Crawley station when police arrived, on May 29.It is alleged that when a police officer approached Morris he had his hand behind his back, then produced a knife before throwing it behind him.Morris, 25, of Downside Close, Wimbledon, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last...

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REVEALED: How many meetings your councillors are missing

September 26, 2015, 4:02 am
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IT HAS been revealed that a third of Crawley's borough councillors have missed more than ten per cent of the meetings they are supposed to attend over the last year.The latest figures available – from June 2014 to May 2015 – show that 13 of the town's 37 councillors had an attendance rate of less than 90 per cent.All councillors are expected to attend meetings of the full council while those on particular committees are expected to attend those meetings as well.The worst performer...

REVEALED: How many meetings your councillors are missing

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Parking spaces at County Oak to be lost so Harveys can have...

September 26, 2015, 4:45 am
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THE car park at County Oak is set to lose three spaces after permission was given to create a new shop front for one of the main units.Standard Life Investments, the owner of the retail park, has been given the thumbs up to make changes to the unit currently occupied by Harveys furniture store.Crawley Borough Council last week approved a proposal to create a new entrance, pedestrian steps, and a handrail.The application also outlines changes to the car park which would see it reduced from 462...

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Case against man accused of double assault at Crawley address to...

September 26, 2015, 7:15 am
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PROCEEDINGS against a man who is alleged to have assaulted two people in Crawley on the same day have been adjourned so the case can be reviewed.Gary Harper is accused of assaulting Jamie Mayne and Daniel Wells by beating them at a home in Crawley on June 9.On June 24 he pleaded not guilty to both charges and the case was brought back to Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday where an application was made to adjourn it again.Prosecutor Melanie Wotton said the case has "some history to...

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Broadfield shop workers won't be charged with kidnapping man and...

September 26, 2015, 9:30 pm
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THE owner of a convenience store has spoken of his relief after police confirmed no further action will be taken against three of his employees who were accused of kidnapping a man.Sussex Police have confirmed that three Crawley men will face no further action, six months after they were accused of holding a young man prisoner in a garage.A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of kidnap, blackmail and common assault, while a 21-year-old was arrested on suspicion of blackmail and kidnap and...

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Crawley's new museum "on budget and on schedule" so far

September 26, 2015, 11:30 pm
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WORK to create a new museum for Crawley is on budget and on schedule.A contractor was appointed in April to carry out the work to refurbish and convert The Tree and The Tree Annexe in the High Street.Stoneham Construction Limited began work on the project in the summer, alongside Crawley-based RDJW Architects and historic buildings consultant Oxley Conservation on the project.The museum is scheduled to open in November next year.Reports on the progress are expected to go to Crawley Borough...

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Ifield man punched innocent neighbour in head after mistakenly...

September 27, 2015, 12:10 am
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A MAN who punched a neighbour in the head because he thought he was attacking his girlfriend with part of a vacuum cleaner has admitted he "made a mistake".Scott Fitzcoy stormed in and attacked Daniel Bailey outside their homes in Linchmere Place, Ifield on June 30.He had pulled up in his car and seen Mr Bailey standing over his girlfriend, identified in court only as Miss Holman, holding a metal pole from a vacuum cleaner.But the victim had actually been trying to break up a vicious...

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Manor Royal businessman and co-owner of Crawley Town could be...

September 27, 2015, 12:45 am
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AN ENTREPRENEUR who set up a successful printing and marketing company in Manor Royal is in the running to be named the country's best in his field.Matt Turner, who launched Creative Pod in 2006, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year category at the 2015 Great British Entrepreneur Awards.Mr Turner is the managing director of the award-winning company, based at Basepoint Business and Innovation Centre, off Metcalf Way in Manor Royal, which offers...

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Man appears in court accused of sending wife abusive message

September 27, 2015, 4:50 am
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A CASE against a man accused of sending his wife an abusive message while going through a "very bitter divorce" has been adjourned to decide if it is in the public interest to prosecute him.James Waterer is alleged to have sent the message between May 22 and June 17 to his wife in Crawley.Prosecutor Melanie Wotton said last Wednesday, when Waterer appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court: "It is the Crown's position that we will be proceeding but we're giving [the defence] the...

Man appears in court accused of sending wife abusive message

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Ifield care home staff praised for their kindness and lack of...

September 27, 2015, 5:30 am
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STAFF at an Ifield care home have helped the business achieve a positive rating following an inspection, partly because they are rarely sick and work well together.Ifield Park Care Home has been rated as "good" overall by the Care Quality Commission – the healthcare watchdog – following an inspection which took place on May 5 and 12.In a report, published last Wednesday, inspectors highlighted consistently good levels of staffing with employees proudly describing how they...

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Three Bridges man stole almost £700 of meat from Co-op in...

September 27, 2015, 6:30 am
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A MAN will be sentenced next week for a string of offences including stealing almost £700 worth of meat from Co-op in Bewbush. Crispin Assanah, 38, of Tinsley Lane, Three Bridges, pleaded guilty to the theft of £685 of meat from the store in Dorsten Square on March 10 at a previous hearing and appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on September 3 to face other charges to which he had pleaded not guilty. Assanah denied assaulting Ashley Day in Crawley on March 25, and to harassing Mr...

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PHOTOS: Crawley nightlife - Old Punch Bowl - Saturday, September...

September 27, 2015, 7:34 am
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PHOTOS: Crawley nightlife - Octopvs - Saturday, September 26

September 27, 2015, 7:55 am
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PHOTOS: Macmillan Cancer Support family fun day at The Apple Tree...

September 27, 2015, 8:36 am
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PHOTOS: Crawley nightlife - Moka - Saturday, September 26

September 27, 2015, 10:02 am
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PHOTOS: Crawley nightlife - Six Degrees - Saturday, September 26

September 27, 2015, 11:07 am
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