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July 28, 2016, 12:06 pm

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Police officers are investigating whether Paul Hodge left a house in Smallfield today before armed officers arrived, or if he somehow got away while the house was surrounded. Careys Wood residents awoke this morning to extraordinary scenes of armed Surrey Police officers locked in a standoff with what they suspected was an armed man locked inside one of the quiet road's houses. A search for 57-year-old Hodge, who is wanted on suspicion of drugs and firearms offences, is ongoing after the...

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July 28, 2016, 1:24 pm

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A 12-year-old cyclist from Crawley was hospitalised on Wednesday after colliding with a car.Police officers and paramedics rushed to Southgate Avenue, in Crawley, at about 5pm after the boy was involved in a collision with a silver Mazda 3 close to the Arora International Hotel.He sustained a broken ankle during the crash.Read more: What we know so far about the Smallfield police standoffTwo ambulance crews attended and assessed the boy at the scene, before taking him to East Surrey Hospital,...

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July 29, 2016, 3:40 am

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A woman who made it through the regional heats of a beauty and talent competition for transgender people which took place in Crawley is now setting her sights on being crowned Miss Transgender UK.Tilly Simmonds, 58, came second in the regional heats, held at Bar 7 on Pegler Way in West Green, on July 9 and won a place at the national final in Leeds on August 6.Her act was an emotional speech detailing the struggles she has had with gender identity, and some of her personal stories. "That...

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July 29, 2016, 4:29 am

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Holidaymakers who celebrate the start of their trip with drinks at Gatwick Airport could see a cut in the hours during which alcohol is sold.Following alarm at a number of recent so-called 'air rage' incidents, new aviation minister Lord Ahmad has said he is considering a crackdown on airport boozing.Lord Ahmad will "look at" the hours that alcohol is sold from airport outlets, but said he doesn't want to "kill merriment altogether"."If you're a young family travelling...

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July 29, 2016, 5:06 am

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The man who was tragically killed on the Horsham Road level crossing in Crawley has been named after an inquest opened into his death.The victim, a 45-year-old man from Crawley, has now been identified as Wayne Hopkins after the inquest was opened and adjourned yesterday.Mr Hopkins was killed shortly before 10.15pm last Friday by a train travelling towards London Victoria. It had left Horsham at 10pm and was travelling through the level crossing when it hit him. Despite the best efforts of...

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July 29, 2016, 7:28 am

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Surrey Police have said they believe fugitive suspected gunman Paul Hodge is likely to have fled as early as 6am, meaning they were surrounding an empty house for 10 hours. Hostage negotiators were called in to Careys Wood in Smallfield yesterday morning after a pre-planned drugs raid was aborted because officers spotted Hodge with what they believe was a gun. They called for armed backup and negotiators because of the possibility that he would have taken hostages. A drone, police dogs, the...

Speed cameras in Surrey and Sussex listed on interactive map

July 29, 2016, 7:44 am

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We bring you a full list of all the speed cameras in Crawley, East Surrey and Croydon in this interactive map so you know when to look out for them. There are four cameras in Crawley according to the speedcamerasuk.com website, which we have featured on our map. Motorists can be caught out by a variety of fixed speed cameras, mobile enforcement vans or a red light violation camera in the borough. Three of them are around Manor Royal. Motorists are entitled to know where camera locations are -...

Honeysuckle Weeks: Foyle's War actress missing

July 29, 2016, 9:48 am

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Foyle's War actress Honeysuckle Weeks has been reported missing.The 36-year-old was last seen in Graylingwell Drive, Chichester, at 9pm yesterday and was reported missing an hour later, according to Sussex Police.She is around 5'4" with cropped gingery blonde hair and was last seen wearing a blue anorak and faded blues jeans.Detective Kate Witt said: "We are concerned about Honeysuckle as her recent behaviour has concerned family and friends and she has expressed to them she is feeling...

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July 29, 2016, 10:21 am

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The funeral of much-loved Sam Caulfield was held today, where he was described as a "vibrant, rather free spirited, witty and extremely characterful young lad". Sam, from Mayfield in East Sussex, was found by police and paramedics with what is believed to be a stab wound to the abdomen at a flat in Spencers Road, West Green, in the early hours of June 18. The 20-year-old was taken to hospital but sadly died a short time later. Family and friends gathered together this...

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July 29, 2016, 11:00 pm

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Childrens parties had to be cancelled at a Horley pub after heartless thieves broke into the beer garden and stole a Bob the Builder bouncy castle. Staff at The Kings Head, in Balcombe Road, noticed the deflated inflatable was missing from the pub's garden first thing yesterday morning. CCTV from the pub shows two men jump over the pub's back fence at about 11.45pm on Wednesday, un-peg the bouncy castle from the ground before making off with it. Read more: This map shows all the speed camera...

Honeysuckle Weeks: Missing Foyle's War actress found safe and...

July 30, 2016, 12:29 am

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Missing Foyle's War actress Honeysuckle Weeks has been found safe and well.Sussex Police issued an appeal yesterday after she was reported missing, having last been seen at about 7.45pm on Thursday.Police said her recent behaviour and disappearance had concerned family and friends, as officers said it was not like her to be out of contact with relatives.The 36-year-old from Petworth was found safe and well at a relative's address in London at about 7.45pm yesterday.The relative contacted police...

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July 30, 2016, 8:39 am

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Southern and rail union RMT are set to hold talks ahead of a planned five day strike.Discussions between the two organisations, which have been battling for months over planned changes to conductor roles, are in the process of being organised by ACAS, the advisory, conciliation and arbitration service.It follows RMT announcing a five-day walk-out between August 8-12.The union have been part of an ongoing bitter dispute with Southern and its parent company Govia Thameslink Railway, and have taken...

Check out this beautiful home a short walk from Crawley town...

July 30, 2016, 10:23 pm

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Where can you find a home that is private and secluded yet is situated only a few minutes from Crawley town centre?Number 2 Rose Walk is such a place. This spacious four-bedroom, detached family home is situated in a cul-de-sac with just four other houses down a private, no-through road, a short walk from Crawley town centre.Built by Beasleigh Homes, the property has been home to Tony Anderson-Dixon, his wife Anita and their two children for the past 17 years."We saw it being built,"...

Missing Croydon 92-year-old is known to get the train to Crawley

July 31, 2016, 5:16 am

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Police are appealing for help to find a missing 92-year-old man from Croydon who is known to use the train to Crawley. Gene Steve Crosby went missing from his home in Parchmore Road on Friday, July 29 at about 11.35am Police said they were concerned for his safety and wellbeing as he has never gone missing before. He has difficulty waling and is without his mobility scooter and walking frame, and has left his Freedom Pass at home. "Mr Crosby is described as white with a slim frail build...

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July 31, 2016, 7:51 am

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Sussex Police have released three CCTV stills of a man they want to speak to the attempted rape of a woman in the early hours of the morning in Brighton.The photos show the man aboard an N25 night bus as it was travelling between North Street to the Lewes Road junction with The Avenue at about 1am on Thursday, July 21.A man had been following the 20-year-old woman as she walked home along Auckland Drive in Bevendean, shortly before 1.30am that night. She had left the same bus.READ NEXT: Missing...

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Man caught with TEC 9mm machine gun and silencer is jailed

July 31, 2016, 8:23 am

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A man caught with a fully-automatic TEC 9mm machine gun - complete with silencer - in the footwell of his car has been jailed.Sussex police caught Anthony Hearn with the gun when armed police swooped on his car in Hastings town centre.The 43-year-old, of no fixed address, was given an 11-year jail sentence when he appeared in custody at Hove Crown Court on Tuesday, July 19, after he admitted possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, possessing a prohibited automatic weapon and...

4 people questioned over Sam Caulfield's death have been arrested...

July 31, 2016, 12:13 pm

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Four people who were arrested on suspicion of murdering young dad Sam Caulfield have been arrested again so police could question them further.Two men and two women were arrested on June 18 in connection with a murder investigation launched after Mr Caulfield was found fatally injured at a first-floor flat in Spencers Road, West Green.A 20-year-old man from Cambridge, a 24-year-old woman from Horsham, a 23-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man, both from Crawley were due to answer bail next...

Yoghurt that 'could contain rubber' recalled from Asda, Tesco,...

July 31, 2016, 11:32 pm

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Yoghurts being sold in five leading supermarkets have been recalled by their manufacturer due to fears that they could contain pieces of rubber.Yeo Valley is recalling many of its chilled yoghurt's from ASDA, Co-operative, Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose as they possibly contain small pieces of rubber and be a risk to health.The re-call concerns products with a range of use by dates between mid-July and late August and advice from the Food Standards Agency is to not eat the affected yoghurts....

Crawley to get 20 HOURS of persistent rain, Met Office warns

August 1, 2016, 2:52 am

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The wet weather that much of the region endured earlier this summer will return this afternoon, with 20 hours of rain expected for Crawley and parts of the south east.Heavy, persistent rain is forecast, with the Met Office warning that it may last until mid afternoon on Tuesday.Light rain will start about 6pm, with downpours turning heavier through the evening and into the night.The rain will lighten by 6am on Tuesday, but is not forecast to fully stop until 2pm. It will also feel cooler than in...

'Still stop for unmarked cars', say Sussex Police after imposters...

August 1, 2016, 3:20 am

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Sussex Police have urged drivers to still stop if pulled over by an unmarked police car, after Essex motorists were warned not to.Last Monday, Essex Police issued a warning asking drivers in the area not to stop for unmarked vehicles, following a series of thefts by men impersonating police officers. The most recent incident took place on July 25 between junctions 28 and 27 of the M25, when a silver Ford Mondeo equipped with blue flashing lights requested that a grey Volkswagen Transporter van...