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December 13, 2015, 8:30 am

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A MAN who abused a nurse who was treating him at Crawley Hospital has been ordered to compensate her and will write a letter of apology.Ashley Berry appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday (December 2) charged with using abusive and insulting behaviour to cause harassment and distress.Berry, from Rother Crescent, in Gossops Green, pleaded guilty to abusing the nurse at the Urgent Treatment Centre, based at the hospital in West Green, in the early hours of October 11.After entering...

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December 13, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A NEW bridal shop opened its doors to the public for the first time last Tuesday in a unit vacated by Crawley's only skateboarding shop which was forced to close down.Dirty Roses is selling "quirky" wedding dresses and accessories from the shop in Church Walk, a street which links the High Street to The Broadway.The Boardroom, which had occupied the site, closed in July after one of the three co-owners left the business and the remaining two decided they could not run it alongside...

Delays on roads in Manor Royal due to volume of traffic

December 13, 2015, 11:46 pm

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COMMUTERS travelling to Manor Royal should leave extra time to make their journey this morning with traffic building in the business district.Congestion is being reported this morning (Monday, December 14) on the A23 London Road between the Lowfield Heath Roundabout and Gatwick Road Roundabout.The slow traffic is causing rush hour delays in the area of Manor Royal and Gatwick Airport.

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December 14, 2015, 3:15 am

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PETROL stations in Crawley have cut the price of petrol to below £1 a litre - the lowest costs in the UK for six years. Garages in different neighbourhoods across the town have dropped their unleaded petrol prices to 99.9p per litre. This is 20p fall in a year. Out of the eight petrol stations we contacted this morning (Monday, December 14) three said they are selling petrol for less than £1. Here is a list of the prices given: Crawley Autopoint, Woodfield Road, Northgate -...

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December 14, 2015, 6:04 am

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NORWEGIAN Air has announced it is launching the UK's cheapest flights to San Francisco from Gatwick Airport.The low-cost airline will begin flying to Oakland International Airport, in San Francisco, from Gatwick Airport on May 12, 2016.This will become Norwegian's seventh US destination and there will be three flights per week.Flights are now on sale from £199 one way.A Norwegian spokesman said: "Oakland is a small and efficient airport, offering fast immigration and customs...

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December 14, 2015, 6:34 am

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FIREFIGHTERS spent one hour putting out a van fire after an arson attack near Gatwick Airport.A crew from Turners Hill Fire Station were called to reports of a van being ablaze in Antlands Lane, in Fernhill, north of Forge Wood and east of Gatwick Airport, at 6.59pm on Saturday (December 12).On arrival the firefighters discovered a van completely on fire in the street and two cars nearby being damaged by the force of the heat.The crew extinguished the fire but the vehicle was totally destroyed....

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December 14, 2015, 7:05 am

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POLICE have arrested a wanted man on suspicion of kidnap and being involved in the violent attack in Tilgate Park where a man was left helpless in a stream with fractures to both his eye sockets and a broken leg.Sussex Police officers were carrying out a routine patrol of a car park in Tilgate Park when they saw a silver car speeding away just after 1.30am on Tuesday (December 8).Following a search of the area, a 43-year-old man was found in a stream suffering with a number of injuries.Police...

Buskers to take over Crawley town centre for music marathon

December 14, 2015, 7:43 am

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GET your 10p coins at the ready - as Crawley is going to be swarming with buskers later this week. The town's first-ever "buskerthon" will take place at the bandstand in Queens Square on Thursday (December 17). With a wide variety of buskers playing in the town every week, the council has decided to get as many as possible playing one after the other in the square. There will be between six and eight performing from 3pm to 7pm, including event co-ordinator David Trettin, who will...

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December 14, 2015, 8:04 am

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THE man accused of throwing a gun into a bin at Gatwick Airport, sparking a major security alert and leading to the North Terminal to be evacuated for six hours has appeared in Court.French national Jerome Chauris, 41, is charged with possessing an air gun and a lock knife at the North Terminal on November 14.He pleaded not guilty to both allegations when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court this morning (Monday, December 14) via video link. Police were called at 9.30am on Saturday after a...

Crawley company run by brothers named one of the fastest growing...

December 14, 2015, 11:15 pm

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A MANOR Royal business which has rocketed from a team of three to a team of 30 has been named as one of the fastest growing companies in the country.Rocketmill Limited has been recognised by Deloitte as one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the UK in the last four years based on its increase in revenue.Rocketmill – a digital marketing agency which works on improving how firms can be found through online search engines such as Google and the use of social media – has...

Northgate woman jailed for stabbing man in the back in row over...

December 15, 2015, 12:12 am

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A WOMAN who stabbed a man, who she suspected of stealing a sentimental photograph, with a kitchen knife has been jailed. Kerry Persons, of Black Dog Walk, Northgate, was sentenced at Hove Trial Centre last Friday. The 35-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. The victim, John Smith, had been at the defendant's home on June 30 this year when she noticed a photo of her late brother was missing and accused him of taking it. She stabbed him once in the back with...

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December 15, 2015, 12:45 am

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ASK someone to name a listed building in Crawley and they will probably think of somewhere like Ifield Water Mill or St Nicholas Church. Listed status can be given to buildings which are considered to be of historic importance to protect them from demolition or alteration. But it isn't just really well known old buildings that are listed. To prove the point, reporter RACHEL BARR takes us through ten of the more unlikely buildings and structures in Crawley to have been given listed status. 1:...

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December 15, 2015, 4:15 am

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A CRAWLEY fraudster has been sent to prison for the role he played in major scams conning people into booking and paying for hire vehicles which never existed and for spending money on American Express and bank cards wrongly gained.In total six men have been jailed this month for playing a part in the crimes which took place between 2010 and 2012.David Guttridge, 33, from Haywards, in Pound Hill, was jailed for two-and-a-half years at Southwark Crown Court on December 4.Anthony Stevens, 50, from...

PHOTO: Massive new warehouse set to be built in Manor Royal

December 15, 2015, 8:54 am

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A DEVELOPER has bought a site in Manor Royal with intentions to construct a new warehouse. Barwood Capital and Goya Developments, a warehouse development company, has purchased a 2.2 acre site in Rutherford Way. A planning application will be submitted to gain permission to speculatively construct a new 55,000 square foot industrial warehouse called Gatwick 55. Ed Henson, director of Barwood Capital, said: "Goya Developments have become one of the most active developers of speculative...

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December 15, 2015, 9:25 am

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SHOPPERS who support independent businesses have the chance to bag a prize in a competition which has been launched by Crawley Borough Council.The contest is part of the council's Buy Local Crawley campaign, and to be in with a chance of winning entrants need to follow @Crawleybcon Twitter and tweet about why they think people should buy locally.The tweet must include the hashtag #BuyLocalCrawley.Alternatively, people can like the competition post at the top of Crawley Council's Facebook page...

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Petrol prices in Crawley at their lowest level for years

December 15, 2015, 9:28 pm

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THE cost of petrol in Crawley has dropped below £1 a litre – with local businesses which rely on vehicles for their livelihoods hoping that prices continue to fall.When the Crawley News contacted garages across the town on Monday, three had dropped the price of unleaded petrol to 99.9p per litre.They were Crawley Autopoint, on Woodfield Road, in Northgate; Sainsbury's West Green, off Crawley Avenue; and Tesco Hazelwick Extra, off Hazelwick Avenue.It is the lowest fuel price...

Family of brave girl, 8, undergoing lifesaving dialysis fear...

December 15, 2015, 11:00 pm

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THE family of a girl with a life-limiting kidney condition fear Christmas will be "ruined" by the transport provider taking them to and from hospital.For the past two years Molly Cass, from Maidenbower, has been undergoing lifesaving dialysis three days a week, for four hours a time, as she awaits a match for a kidney transplant.Despite her condition, the eight-year-old is a talented, award-winning Irish dancer who has performed on stage with Michael Flatley. Molly and a family...

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December 15, 2015, 11:51 pm

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POLICE are understood to be investigating reports of several thefts from LB1 bar in Crawley on one night at the weekend.People on social media have reported having items stolen from handbags at the bar in Gales Drive, Three Bridges, on Saturday.Mobile phones, money and IDs including a driving licence were taken.A post on Facebook group Spotted Crawley reads: "There was a lady in LB1 on Saturday who stole 3 people handbags, was taking them to the toilets and emptying out what she didn't want...

Man who went missing from Langley Green Hospital for over three...

December 16, 2015, 1:56 am

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A MAN who went missing for more than three weeks from Langley Green Hospital has been found safe and well.Paul Hanton disappeared from the mental health unit on Monday, November 23 to go to the shops.He was due to be discharged.Police issued an appeal for help in finding him and thought he may have set off on his silver BMW motorbike.The 51-year-old had also not made contact with his parents, who live in Tonbridge Kent.However today (Wednesday) Sussex police have said he has been found safe and...

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December 16, 2015, 2:47 am

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FILM stars from a galaxy far, far away have landed at Gatwick Airport ahead of the London premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.The cast of Episode VII landed at Gatwick earlier this morning (Wednesday, December 16) on a R2-D2 designed plane. Both the outside of the 787 Dreamliner aircraft and the seats inside have been made to look like the legendary droid.Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher along with newcomers John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Lupita Nyong'o all joined director J.J....