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February 24, 2016, 3:37 am

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A SOUTHGATE author will be signing copies of her new novel, which focuses on controlling relationships, at a Crawley book shop.Eve Ainsworth, who lives off Southgate Drive, will be releasing her second novel, Crush, on March 3 through publisher Scholastic.Eve, who is also a columnist for Crawley News, will be signing copies of the book at Waterstone's on Saturday, March 12.As with her first novel, 7 Days, Crush is aimed at teenagers and young adults and focuses on toxic or controlling...

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February 24, 2016, 4:06 am

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POLICE have explained why a helicopter was dispatched over Crawley last night.Sussex Police officers called for support from the National Police Air Service (NPAS) helicopter, based at Redhill, just before midnight on Tuesday (February 23) during a search in the town.A blue Audi A3, which was later reported as having been stolen from outside an address in Bewbush earlier in the evening, failed to stop for police in Rusper Road, Ifield.Officers searched the area with the assistance of a police...

Police won't reopen Janet Müller murder investigation unless...

February 24, 2016, 5:45 am

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SUSSEX Police have said they will not reopen the investigation into Janet Müller's murder unless fresh evidence emerges after Christopher Jeffrey-Shaw was cleared of committing it. Following a four-day trial, Jeffrey-Shaw, 27, was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter over the death of the 21-year-old student. The jury came to their decision on the basis that they believed the defendant knew she was in the boot of a VW Jetta car when he set fire to it in a small lane...

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February 24, 2016, 5:49 am

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A DUO have been charged with attempting to import cocaine in the country after Border Officers found five kilos of the drug hidden inside tins of powdered chocolate at Gatwick Airport.Officers seized the Class A drugs, which had a wholesale value of £200,000, from luggage which had been checked-in at the airport. Aaron Cope, 31, and Joanne Dangerfield, 40, both of Pool Way in Lea Hall, Birmingham, were arrested at airport's South Terminal on 28 January this year. The pair were...

MOTHER'S DAY 2016: 13 days out for mum in and around Crawley,...

February 24, 2016, 5:50 am

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TREAT mum to a great day out on Mother's Day, Sunday, March 6. Whether you chose lunch, afternoon tea, the theatre, farm or a handmade gift, thank her with a day to remember in and around Crawley, East Grinstead, Sussex and Surrey. Deborah Morris has some suggestions. All on Sunday, March 6, unless stated otherwise.Free Pamper Your Mum Day at County Mall, CrawleyCOUNTY Mall's beauty counters and retailers will be providing makeovers and nail painting for free on the lower mall on Saturday, March...

Man pleads guilty to serious sexual assault at Crawley address

February 24, 2016, 7:08 am

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A 64-YEAR-OLD man has pleaded guilty to committing a serious sexual assault at an address in Crawley.Paul Spindlow appeared at Lewes Crown Court last Wednesday (February 17) to face a charge of assault by penetration of a woman aged over 16.The offence occurred at an unspecified address in Crawley on August 7 last year.Spindlow, of no fixed address, had appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on January 20 to face the charge but the case was transferred to the crown court.He pleaded guilty at the...

Arabian Nights adaptation coming to The Hawth

February 24, 2016, 7:28 am

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AN adaptation of The Arabian Nights is coming to The Hawth next week. In Arabian Nights ... and Days! the Sultan summons a new wife every night and every morning he has her strangled.All are powerless before him and as the number of his victims mounts, the fear grows. Who will be next?Then Scherazade, the daughter of the High Counsellor, demands to be the next wife. Has she lost her senses?She enters the lion's den, armed only with her wits, her courage and the germ of an idea. Will the brutal...

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February 24, 2016, 7:43 am

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GET ready for the time of your life as the producers of Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music and Sing-a-Long-a Grease bring you the sing-a-long version of the classic 1980s film Dirty Dancing starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey.Don't let them put you in the corner – head along to The Hawth on Wednesday, March 2 and step back in time to the summer of 1963.With the help of the evening's host, you can join in the merenge dance class, feel your partner's heartbeat, sing just like Lisa and make...

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25 flats plan for The Broadway could be approved on Monday

February 24, 2016, 8:11 am

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THE last empty units in a rundown road in the town centre are set to be filled to complete the regeneration of the area and mark the next stage in the wider revival of the centre of Crawley.Crawley News reported in October that the first and second floors of 7-13 The Broadway and 1-3 Queens Square, which are connected in an 'L' shape, are proposed to be converted into 18 flats with an additional floor built on top to add another seven.Those plans, submitted by KSF Management Ltd, will go before...

LIVE: Updates from this evening's Crawley Borough Council meeting

February 24, 2016, 8:45 am

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Good evening, I'm Thomas Mackintosh and I will be live blogging from tonight's full council meeting at the Town Hall. You can tweet me your reactions to @crawley_news or @T_Mackintosh.19:30 - And we're offThe chamber is upstanding as Crawley's mayor Chris Cheshire walks in and opens the proceedings of tonight's full council meeting, very few empty chairs now. 19:20 - Public gallery looking busy With just ten minutes to go the public gallery is starting to pick up, councillors are starting to...

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February 24, 2016, 9:47 am

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AN eight-storey block of 90 flats could be built on a car park at Central Sussex College to help fill the need for more housing in Crawley.Arcus PDC has applied for permission to build a part eight and part six storey building on the site on Northgate Avenue.It is currently used as a car park for Central Sussex College's Crawley campus.The proposals are to build 32 one-bed apartments and 58 two-bed homes.A planning statement included in the application claims the car park is under-used and that...

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February 24, 2016, 10:06 am

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IN his weekly column, Allan Dodgeon, the man behind Crawley's new radio station, Radio Runway, gives us an insight into life behind the microphone and his encounters with the people of Crawley. "Gizza shout out!" The screechy cat-like squeal emanated from somewhere behind the broadcast monitor. I peered round the screen to see a group of girls - well I say girls but the waft of hairspray stung my eyes and the bronzed self tanned skin merged into the darkened walls behind them so I could have...

Reports of serious crash on London Road

February 24, 2016, 10:43 am

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A SERIOUS crash reportedly closed part of London Road late this afternoon. The section of road between Fleming Way and the Lowfield Heath roundabout was closed following an apparent collision at about 5.15pm. Traffic in the area is still being affected.

Thief steals money from charity boxes at Manor Royal firm

March 1, 2016, 7:06 am

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TWO charity boxes have had money stolen from them at a commercial printing company in Fleming Way. At 6.25am on Tuesday last week (February 23) the boxes at the premises of Providence were targeted by a thief who took £28.60 out of them before making off.

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March 1, 2016, 7:42 am

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A MAN has been sentenced for going on a spree in Morrisons in Crawley High Street.A 39-year-old appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last month charged with theft from the supermarket.Darren Lovell pleaded guilty to stealing a box of Kellogg's Crunchy Nut, Velvet Comfort toilet roll and four bottles of whisky.The items were worth £75 in total and were all stolen on January 8 this year.Magistrates fined Lovell £75 for the offence.Lovell, from Wychwood Road in Furnace Green, was also...

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Council urged to tidy up West Green footpaths where used condoms,...

March 1, 2016, 10:27 pm

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A FURIOUS resident has hit out at the council after pathways in West Green became plagued by dumped litter. Del Barnes has come across discarded beer cans, shopping trolleys, used condoms and syringes on a path that connects Buckmans Road and Sunnymead and another that connects Sunnymead with the back of the Orchard Street car park. The mess is attracting rats and the 58-year-old has been bombarding the council with complaints for weeks. He said: "I am absolutely fuming. On a weekly basis I...

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March 1, 2016, 11:02 pm

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ASDA has reversed a decision to remove a collection point at its Crawley store where donations can be made for the town's food bank.The week before last the unmanned station was withdrawn from the store in the town centre.It was part of a decision by the chain to remove such points from all of its stores nationwide.But after a backlash from customers and staff they were all reinstated last Thursday.The idea had been that instead of the collection points charities could come in every so often and...

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March 1, 2016, 11:46 pm

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POLICE are becoming very worried for the safety of a teenage girl who went missing from her Sussex home three weeks ago and is known to visit Crawley.Sussex Police officers have renewed appeals for help in finding Clara Collins who disappeared from home on Friday, February 12.Clara, 16, who is from Portslade, went missing from an address in Saltdean to go and see a friend.Since an initial police appeal Clara has been in touch with friends and officers but has so far not told anyone where she is....

Sussex Police have put out a fresh appeal for witnesses regarding...

March 2, 2016, 2:02 am

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Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A2220 Haslett Avenue, Crawley, on Monday, February 29 just after 7.10pm. A Honda FRV travelling westbound collided with another Honda vehicle travelling east by the Hazelwick Road junction. The driver of the Honda FRV, a 39-year-old Crawley woman and her 20-year-old passenger, a Crawley man, both suffered whiplash injuries. A woman aged 45 also from Crawley who was driving the other Honda suffered a fractured arm, bruising and...

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March 2, 2016, 2:44 am

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Escape from it all in a yacht or a yurt or reach great heights in a a treehouse or a lighthouse. Why have an average holiday when you can take a more unusual short break? Deborah Morris uncovers some unique places to escape from it all...SUSSEXStep back to the Arts & Crafts movement at Standen, East Grinstead"Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." These are the famous words of William Morris, who furnished Standen in the Arts...