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Balcombe fracking operation cost Sussex Police a whopping...

January 21, 2014, 6:21 am
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A STAGGERING £4 million was spent on a major policing operation at a test drilling site in Balcombe. The final overall cost of £3.985 million, which includes standard salaries, overtime, accommodation, subsidence and vehicle costs, supplies and more, has been revealed by Sussex Police Crime and Commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne today (Tuesday). She has submitted an application to Home Office officials to recover the cost of the policing operation in which more than 100 arrests were...

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LCD display screens, audio announcements and free wifi - welcome...

January 22, 2014, 6:57 am
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LCD DISPLAY screens, audio announcements and free Wifi are just some of the features on a new batch of buses being introduced to Crawley. Metrobus has bought 28 new buses to operate out of its Crawley depot, 18 of which include state-of-the-art features and are being introduced in early spring. The other 10 - Enviro200 models - have already been added to the firm's fleet and are operating mainly on route 200, which starts in Horsham and passes through Ifield West, Bewbush, Gossops Green, Ifield...

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Teen banned from chicken keeping after chicken deaths in...

January 22, 2014, 7:19 am
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A TEENAGER who allowed his chickens to starve to death has been banned from keeping them. Bradley Head was convicted of causing unnecessary suffering to the animals and is now prohibited from keeping chickens – his childhood hobby since the age of ten – for a period of two years. The 19-year-old was investigated by the RSPCA following a tip-off from a member of the public about the poor condition the birds were being kept in. Officers carried out an inspection at Hunters Moon...

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23-year-old man charged with Three Bridges murder and victim...

January 22, 2014, 2:18 pm
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A 23-YEAR-OLD has been charged with the murder of a Portuguese man in Three Bridges at the weekend. Police have now also confirmed the identity of the victim. Joao Esteves, 45, from the Lisbon area of Portugal, was found with serious head injuries at 3.25am on Sunday (January 19) in an alleyway between Stephenson Way and Haslett Avenue East. Daniel Palmer, of Maunsell Park, Station Hill, Three Bridges, has been charged with murder and remanded in custody to appear at Crawley Magistrates'...

23-year-old man charged with Three Bridges murder and victim...

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Lorry driver attacked in £6,000 robbery from vehicle in...

January 23, 2014, 2:36 am
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POLICE investigating a £6,000 robbery from a lorry in Crawley are seeking witnesses, particularly a mystery woman who earlier warned the victims that they were being watched. At 3.50pm on Wednesday 22 January two occupants of a cash and carry delivery lorry were in an alleyway at the rear of Premier Express in The Boulevard, town centre, where they were about to deliver soft drinks, when two men attacked them. One of the lorry drivers was punched and a bag from the cab, containing an...

Lorry driver attacked in £6,000 robbery from vehicle in...

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Man in hospital with serious head injury after assault in...

January 23, 2014, 5:47 am
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A 35-YEAR-OLD man is being treated in hospital for a serious but not life-threatening head injury. The victim reports having been assaulted by a young man described as white, aged between 12 and 16 and of slim build. The man had been walking in Seymour Road at the junction with Trefoil Road, Broadfield Barton, shortly before 10pm on Wednesday, January 22. He is from Horley and is being treated at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. The assault was reported to Sussex Police by Surrey Police from...

Man in hospital with serious head injury after assault in...

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David Cameron: Closing Discovery New School is the right thing to...

January 23, 2014, 9:00 am
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DAVID Cameron has said closing Discovery New School is the right thing to do, despite parents facing having to find a new school for their children in the middle of the academic year. The prime minister said, during a flying visit to Crawley this morning, that lessons would be learned from the failings at the Broadfield school, which was one of the Government's first free schools. Discovery New School is due to close in April after a series of failed Ofsted inspections. Mr Cameron said: "We...

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David Cameron was in Crawley today - but you won't have seen him

January 23, 2014, 9:39 am
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DAVID Cameron paid a flying visit to Crawley today for a tour of an air conditioning firm - but you are unlikely to have seen him. The prime minister's 30-minute visit was kept low key, with a media blackout imposed until 5pm. He was driven to the front door of Vent Axia in Manor Royal at about 9am, taken for a tour of the building to meet staff and find out more about the company, before being whisked off to Gatwick. The trip was scheduled ahead of Mr Cameron's departure to Davos in Switzerland...

David Cameron was in Crawley today - but you won't have seen him

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Broadfield man charged with raping child while aged 11

January 23, 2014, 9:32 am
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A BROADFILED 30-year-old has been accused of repeatedly raping a girl under the age of 16 – when he was aged between 11 and 15. Gary Hatton, of Treeview, Broadfield, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court yesterday (Wednesday) accused of four historic counts of rape, allegedly committed between August 27, 1994 and August 27, 1998. The case was committed to crown court and Hatton was released on conditional bail. He was ordered not to contact his alleged victim and two witnesses. Hatton is...

Broadfield man charged with raping child while aged 11

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Daniel Palmer fights back tears as he appears in court charged...

January 23, 2014, 1:34 am
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A MAN has appeared in court this morning charged with the murder of a Portuguese man who was found lying unconscious in a Three Bridges alleyway. Daniel Palmer, 23, from Maunsell Park, Station Hill, Three Bridges, was charged last night. At Crawley Magistrates' Court he fought back tears as he spoke only to confirm his name, age and address, in a hearing which was over in a few minutes. There were eight people in the public gallery, seven of whom were apparently friends and family of...

Daniel Palmer fights back tears as he appears in court charged...

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Schoolgirl, 12, to shave hair for hospice that cared for her late...

January 22, 2014, 4:15 pm
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TEETERING on the brink of their teens, most 12-year-old schoolgirls would be horrified at the thought of losing their hair.But selfless Emily Dyer will be shaving her head to raise money for the hospice which cared for her grandfather, Michael Mercer, in his final days.Emily will be giving her shoulder-length locks the chop next month to support St Catherine's Hospice in memory of her grandad who died from cancer in 2011.Mr Mercer was looked after at the hospice, in Malthouse Road, Southgate,...

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Porn addict dad jailed for sex attack on teenage girl as she...

January 23, 2014, 3:30 pm
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A PORN addict sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl while she was on the phone to her mum, after following her as she made her way home from the cinema.Steven Fern, 48, has been jailed for three years for the terrifying attack, which was committed in The Ridings, in Worth.As the dad was sentenced last Wednesday, Chichester Crown Court heard his teenage victim thought she was going to be raped but was able to fight him off.Fern had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual assault.Minutes...

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Mother in court after keeping son off school so he could go on...

January 23, 2014, 9:15 pm
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A MOTHER has been prosecuted for taking her son out of school so he could go on his first ever holiday.The woman from Ifield, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted failing to ensure her son attended school between June 3 and 17 last year.Crawley Magistrates' Court heard last Wednesday that the mother had requested to take her son out of a school in Ifield for a family holiday.This was refused and the woman was warned that if she still took her child out of school she would have to pay...

Mother in court after keeping son off school so he could go on...

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Autistic children forced to lay on dirty toilet floors to have...

January 24, 2014, 1:40 am
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PARENTS of autistic children are being forced to change their nappies on dirty toilet floors due to a lack of appropriate facilities in Crawley.Because autistic children are often still wearing nappies or pull-ups up to the age of six, baby-changing tables in public toilets cannot accommodate their weight.This means parents are forced to change their children in "unacceptable" conditions, and on the back seats of their cars.A group of parents from Crawley Autism Support is hoping to...

Autistic children forced to lay on dirty toilet floors to have...

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Court hears Daniel Palmer made no comment when interviewed by...

January 24, 2014, 1:48 am
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DANIEL Palmer has appeared in court again this morning accused of murdering Joao Esteves in Three Bridges on Sunday. Hove Crown Court was told that Palmer made no comment when interviewed by police. A trial date has been set for July 21 and Palmer has been remanded in custody. Palmer, wearing a plain grey jumper, was not as emotional in this court hearing as he had been yesterday for his first hearing. The court heard that there is lots of potential evidence for police to go through...

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Police seize 2.5kg of cannabis and 50 plants in raid on Copthorne...

January 24, 2014, 7:52 am
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POLICE seized 2.5kg of cannabis and 50 plants after uncovering a drugs factory in a quite Copthorne road. A quantity of cash was also seized from the address in Snow Hill after officers executed a warrant yesterday (Thursday). Sussex Police are yet to confirm whether anyone has been arrested over the haul. For more on this story see next Wednesday's Crawley News

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Sister of "murdered" Joao Esteves speaks of his...

January 24, 2014, 8:24 am
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A SISTER of Joao Esteves, who is believed to have been "murdered" in Three Bridges at the weekend, has spoken of her family's shock at his needless death. Until last week, when he came to Britain looking for work, Mr Esteves had lived with his elderly mother, who is said to be devastated. Following his murder she has been left alone. Sister Margarida Esteves said: "My brother came to England to try to find work. "He was not a troublemaker and would never fight with...

Sister of "murdered" Joao Esteves speaks of his...

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"Murder" victim Joao Esteves had only been in Britain...

January 24, 2014, 9:05 am
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IT has emerged this afternoon that "murder" victim Joao Esteves had only arrived in Britain last Wednesday - four days before he was found unconscious in a Three Bridges alleyway. It is understood that Mr Esteves, 45, arrived in Britain at Gatwick Airport on a flight from Portugal. He returned to the airport two days later and began sleeping rough while he tried to find a way to pay for a ticket home. He was spoken to on several occasions by Gatwick staff and Sussex Police...

"Murder" victim Joao Esteves had only been in Britain...

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Air ambulance called out after schoolboy is knocked down by car...

January 24, 2014, 9:58 am
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AN air ambulance has been called out after a young boy was knocked down by a car in Ifield this afternoon. The incident was outside the shops in Ifield Drive at about 3.30pm. He has been taken to hospital. The boy's injuries are not currently known but a police spokesman said that the incident has been reported as a minor road traffic accident, suggesting they are not serious. The boy's age is not currently known.

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DAYS OUT: Sussex's 10 best castles

January 24, 2014, 4:15 pm
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THESE days you would probably struggle to get planning permission to build your own castle, but in centuries past such issues were not a concern and Sussex has more than its fair share of fort. Reporter LUKE WARREN takes us through ten of the county's best castles which are worth getting off your throne to check out. 1: Arundel CastleArundel Castle has commanded a hill overlooking the market town of Arundel for nearly 1,000 years.Built at the end of the 11th century, it boasts views across the...

DAYS OUT: Sussex's 10 best castles

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