NAMED AND SHAMED: Eight more Sussex people convicted of drink or...

December 22, 2015, 8:48 am

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EIGHT more motorists have been convicted as part of Operation Dragonfly - Surrey and Sussex Police's Christmas 2015 crackdown on drink and drug-driving. Michael Cutler, 46, unemployed, of Milward Road in Hastings, was arrested in Old London Road, Hastings, on 3 December and charged with driving with 61mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath in his system. He pleaded guilty at Hastings Magistrates' Court on Thursday (17 December) and was disqualified from driving for 17 months. He was also ordered to...

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December 22, 2015, 10:15 pm

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A TEENAGER has been fined £145 for driving a vehicle in Crawley with a fake blue warning light attached.William Mason was due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court on December 15 charged with driving a motor vehicle fitted with a device resembling a blue warning beacon contrary to the Road Vehicle Lighting Regulations.The 19-year-old did not attend in person but a guilty plea was made on his behalf.Mason, from Banks Road in Pound Hill, drove a Vauxhall on Crawley Avenue with the illegal...

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December 22, 2015, 11:02 pm

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STUDENTS at one of Crawley's secondary schools have raised thousands of pounds by spending the night sleeping rough.A total of 67 sixth form students and seven staff from St Wilfrid's School spent last Thursday night out in the cold to raise money for Crawley Open House.The main organisers were Lucy O'Brian, Erin Quinivan and Patrick Kerr, all 16, who are "overwhelmed" by the fact that the event raised £4,663.47.Lucy, of Ede Drive, Ifield, said: "We are very proud of how it...

Stevenage FC sign stolen from outside Crawley Town ahead of...

December 23, 2015, 2:46 am

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MISCHIEVOUS thieves have stolen the Stevenage FC from outside the home of Crawley Town ahead of the League 2 match on Boxing Day.Drivers passing by the Checkatrade.com Stadium this morning (Wednesday, December 23) would have been forgiven for thinking it was a guessing game to work out who the Reds are playing in their next home game on Saturday.The sign displaying the opponents mysteriously disappeared overnight.A Crawley Town spokesman said: "The sign was definitely still there when we...

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December 23, 2015, 3:28 am

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A Muslim family has been barred from getting on a flight at Gatwick bound for Los Angeles by US authorities. It has been suggested the family was stopped simply for being Muslim as the US overreacts to the terrorist threat. According the The Guardian, US Department of Homeland Security officials provided no explanation as to why the family was not allowed to enter the country. The incident comes shortly after US Republican candidate Donald Trump provoked worldwide outrage by suggesting the US...

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December 23, 2015, 3:57 am

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TWO men have been arrested in connection with a violent assault in the town centre which left a man with deep cuts to his face and needing a skin graft. The attack happened at about 2am on Saturday, December 4 in Bank Lane – a small road which runs down the side of the closed Legends bar and is behind Wilko, just off the High Street. Alex Samson, 28, told officers he was led down the road from Anjelique before being attacked and having his phone and £470 in cash stolen. He suffered...

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December 23, 2015, 5:37 am

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IF you want to know what time Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Co-op and Lidl are open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day we have the answer for you. SEASONAL opening hours for the key shops in Crawley including the likes of Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons and Lidl.AsdaPegler Way, West GreenChristmas Eve: Closes at 7pmBoxing Day: 9am – 6pmNew Year's Eve: Closes at 7pmNew Year's Day: 10am – 6pmMorrisonsHigh Street, Crawley town centreChristmas Eve: 6am – 6pmBoxing Day: 10am...

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December 23, 2015, 7:01 am

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TRAVEL WARNING: Southern train delays and cancellations through...

December 23, 2015, 7:43 am

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A SHORTAGE of crew members and signalling problems are causing delays and cancellations of trains through Crawley.Passengers at Three Bridges station and also at Crawley station are facing problems getting on trains this afternoon (Wednesday, December 23).A signalling problem at Littlehampton means trains are currently unable to call at the station. Bus are replacing some services which is affecting people further up the line in Crawley.The fault is with an electrical supply cable and engineers...

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December 23, 2015, 9:33 am

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A WOMAN being pursued because she was suspected of stealing goods from Debenhams in County Mall drove "for some distance" with an employee of the store clinging to her bonnet, a court has heard. Mary Totham, 29, allegedly stole £110 of goods from the department store on October 8 and was followed to County Mall's car park by staff members, who tried to stop her driving away, Crawley Magistrates' Court was told today (Wednesday). It is alleged that after driving at one employee, she then...

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December 23, 2015, 9:39 am

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A CON artist who used counterfeit Border Force stamps on invoices to try to reclaim more than £28,000 of VAT on goods bought at Gatwick Airport has been sent to prison.Aydan Yildirim was questioned by HM Revenue and Customs after Sussex Police officers arrested her as she attempted to reclaim VAT on computers and telephone products she had bought at Gatwick Airport in November. Investigations revealed the 30-year-old had presented the VAT invoices to claim a refund on goods bought,...

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December 23, 2015, 8:38 pm

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A YOUNG man has been given a suspended jail term for stealing perfume worth hundreds of pounds from Debenhams.Jake Braine appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on December 1 to be sentenced for theft.The 21-year-old had previously pleaded guilty to stealing perfume, worth £210, from Debenhams in County Mall on October 30.Braine had already been banned from entering the shop due to threats he had made.Magistrates gave him a nine-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months.Braine, from...

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December 23, 2015, 11:22 pm

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LONG queues are forming on the M23 near the Gatwick junction as a collision means drivers are struggling to reach the airport for the Christmas Eve getaway.One lane of traffic on the A23 Airport way is currently blocked due to a crash which is causing tailbacks all the way back to the M23 with queues on both the north and south carriageway slip roads for drivers wanting to exit the motorway at Junction 9.Congestion is particularly building on the southbound carriageway with queues forming...

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December 23, 2015, 11:30 pm

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KIND-HEARTED Crawley bus drivers have rallied round two young boys who are preparing for a first Christmas without their dad, after his death following a short illness.Popular bus driver Clive Holland died in his sleep last month aged just 65, devastating his family and friends.Grieving colleagues at Metrobus decided they had to do something for his youngest sons and they launched an appeal to raise some money so presents could be bought for the boys.On Sunday dad-of-seven Clive's sons...

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December 24, 2015, 1:25 am

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CHRISTMAS rail passengers have been warned journey times could increase by over an hour as the line from East Croydon to Redhill shuts for ten days this evening (Thursday) for major engineering works. Network Rail is replacing an entire junction at Purley, and replacement buses will ferry passengers between stations from 10pm on Christmas Eve to 4am on January 4. Rail bosses are urging passengers to check timetables before travelling to allow for the extended journey times on the Brighton Main...

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December 24, 2015, 2:33 am

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TRAINS are likely to be seriously disrupted today after a body was found on the tracks st East Croydon station. Police have closed off part of East Croydon station and a spokesman for British Transport Police said they were called at 9.11am to reports that a body had been found. Officers confirmed the person was deceased and are investigating, though at the moment the death is being treated as unexplained, he added. London Ambulance Service, BTP officers and London's Air Ambulance are at the...

Crawley woman caught drinking bottle of wine while driving

December 24, 2015, 4:53 am

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POLICE have caught a woman more than twice the drink-drive limit after she was spotted drinking from a bottle of wine while behind the wheel in Crawley.Sussex Police received a tip off from a member of the public during their Christmas crackdown on drink-drivers in the county.Amy Maslen, a manager, of Loxwood Walk in Ifield, was arrested in Ifield Drive at 12.40pm on December 6, after officers received intelligence from a member of the public who saw her drinking while driving.The 43-year-old...

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December 24, 2015, 10:35 pm

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GENEROUS residents across the town have helped raise £4,471 for charity after Santa paid a visit to a number of streets in the run up to Christmas. Crawley Rotary Club, which organises a collection every year by sending Father Christmas onto Crawley streets in his sleigh, announced the final figure for collections last Tuesday. The cash will be used to support worthy causes, and donations have already been provided to Age UK, the St Vincent de Paul Society and St Catherine's Hospice.

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December 24, 2015, 11:30 pm

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CHRISTMAS just isn't the same in Crawley if you haven't been to the panto at The Hawth. The stars of the show - such as the year's baddie Steve McFadden - get the plaudits from the audience after each show. But lots of hard work has to go on behind the scenes to make sure that everything runs smoothly. Reporter RACHEL BARR went backstage to meet the crew working on this year's production of Jack and the Beanstalk, to find out what they get up to. THERE are four hours to go before the...

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December 25, 2015, 12:00 am

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A MAIDENBOWER schoolgirl who used her lifesaving first-aid skills to help an unconscious stranger has been rewarded for her efforts.Annabell Agate, of Ritchie Close, was chosen over 340 other candidates to scoop the title of St John Ambulance Central District Cadet of the Year.The 15-year-old, who only started learning first aid two years ago when she joined the St John Ambulance's Horley and Gatwick Cadet Unit, thinks training should be mandatory after finding that several adults had no idea...