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December 31, 2015, 12:00 am

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A SOUTHGATE care home has been told to improve after staffing levels were found to be occasionally below the level required but inspectors admitted residents had not come to harm as a result.Cabot House, run by Pathway Healthcare Ltd, was inspected by the Care Quality Commission on October 27.In a report, published last Monday (December 21), inspectors wrote that while staffing levels were generally acceptable, there had been occasions when shifts could not be covered.This was deemed to be...

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Flight to Alicante diverted to Gatwick because of medical...

December 31, 2015, 12:05 am

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AN EasyJet plane headed for Alicante from Southend has had to make an emergency landing at Gatwick Airport after a medical emergency on board. Flight EZY7415 took off from Southend, in Essex, at 7am this morning (December 31) when it was diverted to Gatwick due to a medical emergency. It is unclear at present what the medical emergency was. The delayed plane is expected to take off again at 8.22am arriving in Alicante just over an hour late.

Dad demands refund from Apple after son is able to spend...

December 31, 2015, 12:30 am

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A FURIOUS dad is demanding a refund of almost £4,000 from Apple after his seven-year-old son unwittingly racked up a massive bill by playing a Jurassic World game on the father's iPad.Crawley businessman Mohamed Shugaa has spent the last week in a battle with the electronics giant to get the £3,911 back his son Faisall spent on the app.Faisall, who goes to Broadfield East Junior School, had been playing the game based on the hit movie and paying for upgrades and new characters...

Elderly Pound Hill woman warns Crawley people to be alert after...

January 1, 2016, 12:00 am

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AN elderly woman is urging people to be on their guard against scammers using a new con to get vulnerable people to hand over personal details.Yvonne Miller received a call from a fraudster on December 12 about a claim for a crash she had apparently been involved in, and was asked for her vehicle registration and car insurance details.Mrs Miller, from Spring Plat, in Pound Hill, had not been involved in any crash and was wise to the scam so she hung up before passing on any information.She is...

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January 1, 2016, 1:00 am

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THE proposed conversion of a former office building into 111 flats has upset at least 21 neighbouring residents, one of whom thinks it will encourage gulls to nest there.Stoner House, which sits at the roundabout junction of London Road and Kilnmead, outside Crawley Leisure Park, has planning consent to be converted into 52 studio apartments, 44 one-bedroom flats and 15 two-bedroom flats.Crawley Borough Council's development control committee is due to meet on Monday (January 4) to discuss...

Review of the year 2015: October to December

January 1, 2016, 2:00 am

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THE final part of our review of 2015 features the best stories to come out of Crawley from October to DecemberOctoberSOUTHGATE and West Green residents were left wondering why their postman was displaying a sudden fondness for cross dressing and the colour purple. Stephen Axford has been delivering letters across Crawley for 20 years and for one day only he slipped on a dress, donned a wig and slung a handbag over his shoulder. Mr Axford, from Ifield Road in West Green, raised £418 from...

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January 1, 2016, 2:00 am

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A YOUNG girl who has to travel to hospital three times each week for dialysis treatment for her life-limiting kidney condition is now having a vastly improved experience.Last month the Crawley News reported on how eight-year-old Molly Cass was having non-stop problems with the service taking her to and from her home in Maidenbower to the Evelina London Children's Hospital.At the start of December, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, tendered out its patient...

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January 1, 2016, 9:37 am

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A MAIDENBOWER man allegedly punched his ex-girlfriend then waved a knife around in the street.Jamie Palmer, who now lives in Billinton Drive, Maidenbower, is accused of assaulting Rebekah Moore on November 22 at an address he previously shared with her in East Grinstead.Palmer, 22, allegedly assaulted Miss Moore before grabbing the knife and waving it around in the house, and then again in the street outside.Palmer appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, December 23 to face three...

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January 1, 2016, 9:40 am

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PERMISSION to demolish a 1950s building in the town centre and replace it with 78 homes and new retail units could be granted on Monday.Inspired Asset Management bought 15-29 The Broadway for £2.8 million and wants to build apartments and new retail space in its place.The design of the development, which has been recommended for approval, was revealed in September, with full permission needing to be granted by the borough council's development control committee.The committee will be...

10 reasons Maidenbower is Crawley's best neighbourhood

January 1, 2016, 11:30 pm

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IT'S a well-known thing among Crawley residents that people in Maidenbower sometimes like to think of themselves as living in their own village, separate from the rest of Crawley.So what's so great about Maidenbower? Chief reporter Dave Comeau has endeavoured to find out whether they are onto something. Here are his ten reasons Maidenbower might actually be the best of Crawley's neighbourhoods.1: Being there makes you live longerTO all those who live in Maidenbower, the air outside it must seem...

Bus window smashed by youths in Ifield

January 15, 2016, 6:37 am

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YOUTHS smashed a bus window by throwing objects at it as it passed through Ifield. The Metrobus service was targeted on Wednesday evening at about 6.40pm as it drove along Warren Drive near its junction with Kirdford Close. A group of youths had thrown a number of objects at the bus before smashing one of the windows. Sussex Police sent officers to try to find the culprits but they had dispersed and were not found. An appeal for information has been issued. Anyone who can help should call Sussex...

Police seize car with no insurance, tax or MOT in Manor Royal

January 15, 2016, 7:46 am

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A CAR has been towed by police after it was found to have no insurance, tax or MOT in Manor Royal.Officers were patrolling the business district on Thursday (January 14) morning when they carried out checks on vehicles in the area to make sure they were road legal.Two officers from Crawley's Neighbourhood Policing Team discovered a Toyota in City Place, Manor Royal, with any insurance, tax or MOT.It was seized at the scene and towed away.

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January 15, 2016, 8:33 am

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A LANGLEY Green couple who doctored bank statements to avoid losing their benefits only avoided jail because it would cost the state too much to look after their kids. During an investigation, Crawley Borough Council had reason to believe that Amanda and Gregers Young, of Rushetts Road, were working as team leaders for Avon Cosmetics, but failed to declare the income while in receipt of Housing Benefit. The pair appeared before Hove Crown Court on January 6 and were each handed a 10-month...

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January 15, 2016, 9:00 pm

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A NUMBER of Crawley schools look set to have "school, keep clear" lines painted on the roads at their entrances as part of a plan to introduce a traffic regulation order in the east of Crawley.As part of the order being proposed by West Sussex County Council, the lines would either be introduced, or formalised, meaning they can be policed by traffic wardens.The affected schools are The Brook Infants, Desmond Anderson Primary, Hazelwick School, Maidenbower Infants, Maidenbower Juniors,...

Number of rats being found in Crawley homes is on the increase

January 15, 2016, 9:30 pm

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THE ease with which offices can be turned into homes has been blamed for a growing rat problem in Crawley.Figures obtained by the Crawley News show that in 2015 the borough council's pest control officer was called out to deal with 501 infestations.While some of the callouts were to deal with cockroaches, mice, wasps and bedbugs – almost half were to deal solely with rats. The exterminator was called out 245 times throughout 2015 to deal specifically with rats, an increase of 20 on the 225...

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January 15, 2016, 11:30 pm

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A CRAWLEY restaurant has proved so popular with customers in its first ten months that it is now the highest rated restaurant in the whole of West Sussex, according to reviews on TripAdvisor.There are currently 1,736 places to eat in the county listed on the website.And at number one is Fatboys Joint, on The Broadway, in the town centre, which has developed something of a cult following since opening last March.It is the town's first and only Afghani restaurant and was opened by Zahir Khan and...

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January 16, 2016, 2:15 am

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A MANOR Royal-based sports car manufacturer has created a "mildly saner" version of its fastest car, as some people can't quite handle the speed of the original.Caterham Cars, based in Fleming Way, has introduced the Seven 620S which it says is the more road-oriented sibling of the 620R. A wider-bodied chassis has also been developed for both versions of the Seven 620 for "more generously-proportioned customers".The wider chassis also has added interior and luggage space...

Political row over Government minister's visit to Crawley

January 16, 2016, 3:45 am

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A MINISTER responsible for housing issues visited Crawley's newest neighbourhood last week but the Labour leader of the council criticised the move.Crawley MP Henry Smith welcomed Brandon Lewis to see the progress being made at Forge Wood last week. Dozens of homes in Crawley's 14th neighbourhood are now occupied and there will be a total of 1,900 properties when the development is complete.Mr Smith said: "Around a quarter of these [1,900 homes] will be affordable and social...

Mill Primary pupils wear Christmas jumpers for charity fundraiser

January 16, 2016, 3:45 am

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PUPILS at The Mill Primary Academy raised £235 for charity by wearing Christmas jumpers to school.The total figure raised was announced last Friday following the Christmas jumper day at the Ifield school in December.The cash will go to the Text Santa initiative which will pass on the funds to chosen charities that support families who are in need of extra help.

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January 16, 2016, 6:15 am

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SUSSEX Police could be using five new flying drones in place of the police helicopter on some operations by April.The force has, in partnership with Surrey Police, been given £250,000 to buy the Aeryon SkyRanger drones.A Sussex Police spokesman said they could be flying by April.The force currently uses a drone to support the policing operation at Gatwick Airport.The additional drones are being funded by a grant from the Police Innovation Fund, which provides money for projects which look...