Bewbush man facing fake driving licence charge

January 16, 2016, 8:30 am

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A MAN has appeared in court accused of presenting the DVLA with fake driving licence details.Kunjan Shukla appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 4 charged with possessing identity documents with intent.The 35-year-old is alleged to have possessed a false French driving licence number in Crawley on July 21, 2015, and attempting to present it to the DVLA.The case was adjourned and Shukla, from Mowbray Drive in Bewbush, is next due to appear at Lewes Crown Court on February 1.

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January 16, 2016, 10:36 pm

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OFFICERS driving a tractor to disguise their true identity have caught 329 motorists on the M23 and M25 doing dangerous and illegal things while driving.An operation by Sussex and Surrey's Roads Policing Unit used a tractor to film drivers from a better vantage point.Drivers were caught not wearing seatbelts and using mobile phones.Among the offenders was a lorry driver reading a map with no hands on the wheel, people using laptops while driving, and a lorry driver watching TV on his phone. ...

Tributes paid as former chairman of local football clubs dies

January 16, 2016, 11:30 pm

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TRIBUTES have been paid to the former chairman of Three Bridges FC who has died after a short battle with cancer.Brian Suckling was also the former chairman of Crawley Down Gatwick FC, and has been credited with taking the team from a village club to a respected Ryman League side.He died in hospital at the age of 63 last Wednesday.Mr Suckling had been diagnosed with mesothelioma back in September, a type of cancer which is most commonly associated with exposure to asbestos.It is believed he...

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January 17, 2016, 12:08 am

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A MUM who settled down for a celebratory New Year's Eve meal from a Three Bridges Chinese takeaway ended up having to save her toddler son who choked on something in the food.Chloe Taylor ordered a takeaway from Yasmine Chinese Takeaway, in Three Bridges Road, for herself and two of her children to bring in the New Year.As the family started eating, Miss Taylor's three-year-old son Clayton began coughing and struggling to breathe as what she believes was a "chunk of plastic" got...

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January 17, 2016, 2:15 am

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POLICE in Crawley have donated £125 to Thomas Bennett Community College.The donation came from the Police Property Act Fund (PPAF), which is made up of money received by the police from property confiscated by court orders and then sold.The cash helped fund a visit on December 16 from a former prisoner who talked about his experiences.His presentation was part of a whole day of workshops designed to encourage students to think about their role in the community and how they could develop...

WEATHER: Will the snow last in Crawley?

January 17, 2016, 2:52 am

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Temperatures are set to remain very cold this week, with the Met Office issuing weather warnings of ice throughout the week. During Sunday there will be patches of snow that will fall over some parts of Sussex later on today. Frost is expected to develop inland tonight, with temperatures to be just above freezing. These cold temperatures will carry on through to Monday, dropping down to below freezing in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Through the rest of the weekday conditions will...

St Catherine's Hospice seeks unwanted Christmas presents and...

January 17, 2016, 3:15 am

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WITH the tinsel having been boxed away for another year, St Catherine's Hospice is seeking any unwanted Christmas gifts found during a de-clutter.Research by the Charities Aid Foundation has found three out of five people received unwanted Christmas presents, so there is the chance you'll be looking to give a gift or two a new home.St Catherine's, based in Malthouse Road, Southgate, is calling on anyone who finds an unwanted present during a clear out to donate it.The hospice's charity shop in...

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January 17, 2016, 4:27 am

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Sussex Police are growing concerned for the safety of a 14-year-old girl. Chloe Miller, from Bexhill-on-Sea, has not been seen since coming home from school on Friday. She is described as white, 5'6", of slim build, with long straight dark brown hair and blue eyes. She wears studs as a jewellery accessory. Chloe was last seen wearing her Bexhill Academy school uniform but is believed to have changed into casual clothing prior to leaving her home. Sergeant Rob Adams, of the Battle...

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January 17, 2016, 4:50 am

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January 17, 2016, 4:54 am

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NOSTALGIA: Looking back at the history of Radio Mercury

January 17, 2016, 10:08 pm

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FORMER Crawley radio station Radio Mercury's first-ever DJ Ed "Stewpot" Stewart died earlier this month aged 74. Old colleagues have been paying tribute, and with their help DAVE COMEAU has been able to take a nostalgic look back at the station's early days. IT was late 1982 when the concept of Radio Mercury was born but two more years until it launched.By the time it did, on October 10, 1984, the amount of money and preparation which had gone into it meant it was broadcasting to a huge...

Pupils at new Crawley school set to sit in portable cabins

January 17, 2016, 11:04 pm

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PUPILS at the new Forge Wood Primary School look set to begin their education in portable cabins.Plans are due to be submitted by West Sussex County Council to its own planning committee by the end of the month for the "temporary huts" to be installed in the new neighbourhood.A spokeswoman for the county council said: "We are currently working with the developer and the sponsor (GLF Schools multi academy trust) on the details and location of the 'embryo' school option for...

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January 18, 2016, 12:56 am

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COMMUTERS were hit by major travel disruption as they travelled to work this morning. Signalling problems between Hassocks and Preston Park caused short notice cancellations as well as delays on the Brighton mainline. There is no firm estimate yet of how long disruption will last but it is likely to continue until at least 10.00am.

FOUND: Teenager Chloe Miller has returned home

January 18, 2016, 1:55 am

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Bexhill-on-Sea teenager Chloe Miller has returned home after going missing from home since Friday. She was was located in the town safe and well on Sunday evening (January 17). Police wish to thank members of the public and media who assisted in her safe return home.

Young man who killed two friends in 100mph Handcross crash jailed

January 18, 2016, 3:49 am

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A YOUNG man who crashed a car travelling up to 100mph and killed two of his friends has been jailed.Kyle Witney was sentenced at Hove Crown Court on Friday (January 15) having previously pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving.The 21-year-old was driving a BMW at 10pm on December 17, 2014, along High Beeches Lane, Handcross, when it left the road, collided with a tree and landed on its roof.Matthew Preece, 21, from Lindfield and Marc Martin, 22, from Haywards Heath,...

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ARCHIVE PHOTOS: 26 pictures of a fun run in Crawley 1997.

January 18, 2016, 4:43 am

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January 18, 2016, 5:30 am

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BURGLARS have continued to hit homes across Crawley, despite Sussex Police trying to crackdown on the break-ins. There has been a number of burglaries at homes in Broadfield, West Green and Southgate, over the past few months, where handbags, cash and small items have been stolen during the evenings. The burglars have got in through unlocked doors when the occupants are at home. However no victims have been confronted. Police are advising residents in Crawley to ensure all their doors are...

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January 18, 2016, 8:37 am

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A HOMELESS man has been arrested and charged with causing criminal damage to a Crawley hotel room after hundreds of pounds were raised so he would not have to spend Christmas and New Year on the streets. A room at the Ibis Hotel, on London Road, in Manor Royal, was found trashed by staff on January 2 after Lewis Holley and his partner Stacey had checked out. The homeless couple, plus their dog Bonnie, had stayed in the hotel between Christmas Eve and January 2 after kind-hearted people donated...

MISSING: Sussex-wide search for missing pregnant woman

January 18, 2016, 9:51 am

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Police are growing concerned for missing woman Sinead Matthews who was last seen in Hove. Sinead, 25, is from the London area but was last seen on Christmas Eve in Hove where she had been staying. She had an appointment in Brighton on December 30 which she didn't turn up for and she was reported missing. Sinead is from the travelling community and it was believed she may have returned to London. However she has not been in contact with anyone and has not rearranged her appointment....

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January 18, 2016, 10:31 am

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A MAN jailed after he "threatened to kill everyone at a GPs' surgery" and stabbed a doctor in the leg has failed to appeal his sentence.Joseph Cocks was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison in November 2014, having gone on the rampage at the Pound Hill Medical Group's surgery in Pound Hill on December 20, 2013.Dr Malcolm Procter was stabbed in the leg, requiring three stitches.As well as threatening people Cocks broke a window in the surgery lobby, in Crawley Lane, by...