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February 17, 2016, 8:48 pm

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TREE felling at Tilgate Forest Golf Course is going to be debated by the council next week.Last week the Crawley News reported on residents' concerns about the chopping down of trees and clearing of undergrowth at the course.Trees which overhang fairways have been cut back at the course, run by Glendale Golf, while other trees have been felled completely.This has been done because the course has been deemed too difficult and the management want to make it easier for its golfers to find lost...

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February 17, 2016, 10:45 pm

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A BRAINY schoolgirl from Ifield is appearing on our TV screens after coming up with the idea for an air-conditioned duvet to keep people cool in bed during the hot summer months.Adelaide Boxall, known as Addy, is a finalist on CBBC show Absolute Genius With Dick And Dom, which is being aired this afternoon (Thursday).The Year 6 pupil at St Margaret's CofE Primary in Ifield was one of eight children, aged nine to 13, selected as finalists out of 2,000 entrants to be in with the chance of being...

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February 18, 2016, 3:08 am

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ICONIC band the Happy Mondays are headlining a brand new music festival which is coming to a farm just outside Crawley later this year.The Big Kahuna Festival is taking place at Holmbush Farm, on Crawley Road, Faygate, just west of Bewbush, over the August Bank Holiday weekend (26th -28th).The Happy Mondays have been announced as the main stage headliners on the Saturday night. Shaun Ryder's reformed indie-dance posse will be joined by Paul Hartnoll of Orbital, The Dub Pistols, English Disco...

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February 18, 2016, 3:21 am

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A SECURITY guard based at County Mall saved the life of a baby girl who was turning blue from choking. On Monday at about 1pm a distressed man was seen running through County Mall by Boots security guard, Declan Kirk and another security guard from the shopping centre itself, known only as Michael. The man was carrying a very young girl and the guards followed the man to Saxonbrook Medical Centre in Haslett Avenue West, knowing something wasn't right. Just outside the entrance they noticed...

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February 18, 2016, 5:22 am

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SPENDING your time stuck on a train or a platform on your way to or from work is no joke - but sometimes you just have to see the funny side.So it's no wonder that mock Southern Rail Twitter account https://twitter.com/BadSouthernRail is doing so well and has more than 3,000 followers.The Twitter account mocks the troubles facing commuters on their daily journeys and pokes fun at the rail company.Here are some of the funniest Tweets which Crawley residents may be able to relate to:The fast line...

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February 18, 2016, 7:00 am

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New café set to open in Furnace Green

February 18, 2016, 7:05 am

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PLANS to convert an empty shop on Furnace Parade into a café have been put forward. Yusuf Buyukertas has applied to Crawley Borough Council to change the use of a unit which is currently designated as being for retail use. He wants to convert the shop which used to be home to Reams Of Special Stuff. Council planning officers will decide on whether or not to approve the application by April 5. Reams Of Special Stuff was opened in 2011 by a woman who lost her three-year-old son to a...

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February 18, 2016, 8:00 am

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AN Ifield man has appeared in court charged with possessing an imitation firearm. Tommy Brown, from Birkdale Drive, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on February 10. The teenager is alleged to have threatened a person using a BB imitation handgun, on January 9, in Barley Close in Southgate. Brown did not enter any plea and will next appear at Lewes Crown Court on March 9.

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Town centre car park to offer all-day parking for 80p

February 18, 2016, 8:14 am

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A CAR park close to the town centre is to reopen, having temporarily closed, with an offer of cut-price parking. The RCP car park on land at Telford Place, in Three Bridges, next to Crawley Library, has been closed yesterday (Wednesday) and today (Thursday). The site will reopen tomorrow (Friday) and motorists will be able to take advantage of a welcome back offer, when they can park at the site all day for 80p.

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February 18, 2016, 2:11 pm

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Childminders, nurseries and businesses across the town which serve food can take part in a course to earn accreditation as a place of healthy eating in Crawley. Crawley Borough Council's Eat Out… Eat Well awards are handed to eateries of all kinds which can demonstrate their commitment to promoting healthy eating. There are currently 24 places in Crawley with this award, which ranges from bronze to gold. It is assessed by the council's environmental health team who look at a how the...

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February 18, 2016, 9:25 pm

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February 18, 2016, 11:00 pm

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THE poster boy for hit TV show The Undateables was mobbed by fans asking for selfies and autographs as he returned to his home town at the weekend.Daniel Wakeford, who has appeared on the popular Channel 4 dating show three times, spent Sunday in Maidenbower's Frogshole Farm pub with his extended family.The 28-year-old, who has autism, grew up in Crawley and has become one of the stars of the show with hordes of fans on social media praising his happy outlook on life and earnest pursuit of...

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February 19, 2016, 5:01 am

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AN oil company has announced flow tests at a well near Gatwick Airport proved more successful than expected.UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) revealed "light, sweet oil" rose from 900 metres below ground level at a rate of 463 barrels per day when tests started in Horse Hill on Monday of last week (February 15).Stephen Sanderson, UKOG's executive chairman, said: "This is a very significant event for the company and for oil and gas activity in the Weald basin of southern...

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February 19, 2016, 6:40 am

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A NEW charity shop has opened in the former home of a cycling store.Debra, which supports people born with a painful condition called epidermolysis bullosa (EB), opened a shop in The Broadway on February 9. The charity shop, which sells furniture and electrical goods, is in the former home of Evans Cycles. EB is a condition which causes the skin to blister and tear at the slightest touch. The shop, which is the charity's seventh furniture and electrical store, offers a free collection...

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February 19, 2016, 7:08 am

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SOUTHERN Water expects to spend £100,000 this month on clearing from its sewers hundreds of tons of items that should not be flushed down toilets.The company in charge of water and sewerage in Crawley has published the information after people in Sussex were revealed to be the worst offenders for flushing the wrong things away in the region.Last year Southern Water removed more than 3,245 tons of non-flushable items from sewers in the county.Non-flushable items discovered in the region...

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February 19, 2016, 7:28 am

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A MAN who mixed medication for depression and anxiety with alcohol bit a security guard at a town centre kebab shop when he tried to remove him from the premises.Jacques Ginard also spat at a police officer when they arrived following reports of the altercation.Ginard, of The Grooms, in Worth, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday and pleaded guilty to two charges of assault.The court heard the 26-year-old had been on a night out on December 12 when, shortly after...

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February 19, 2016, 7:38 am

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The jury in the trial of Christopher Jeffrey-Shaw has not reached a decision on its verdict and has been discharged until Monday when it will continue its deliberations.The 28-year-old is accused of murdering Janet Muller by setting fire to a car while she was alive in the boot, in a quiet rural lane off Rusper Road in Ifield on March 13 last year.The jury at Guildford Crown Court has three possible verdicts it can return – that Jeffrey-Shaw is guilty of murder; that he is not guilty of...

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February 19, 2016, 8:23 am

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A COMMITTEE which exists to protect part of Pound Hill from inappropriate development have said if plans to build a home on an open field are approved it would be "chipping away" at the area's green space. Crawley Borough Council has been recommended to allow a house to be built within Worth Conservation Area despite six people objecting to it. The applicant, Jes Chandler, wants to build a detached two-storey five-bedroom home with attached double garage on land off Worth Way, south of Saxon...

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February 19, 2016, 8:30 pm

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MECHANICS are being sought to undertake MoT tests for private hire and hackney carriage vehicles licensed by the council.Crawley Borough Council is inviting expressions of interest from qualified garages to test vehicles.The council currently licenses 720 vehicles.Garages that want to be considered for this new contract must be qualified to undertake MoT tests approved by the Department of Transport and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).A three-year contract, with a two-year...

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February 19, 2016, 9:30 pm

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DOMINO'S pizza is set to open in Pound Hill after the owners of an Indian restaurant decided to close but other businesses are concerned the arrival of such a big name could have a negative impact.The popular takeaway chain is hoping to bring more "greatness" to Crawley by opening its second branch in the town.Domino's has applied to Crawley Borough Council to change the use of the Crown of India restaurant on Pound Hill Parade to a hot food takeaway.Enny Torkizadeh, who runs The...