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Fears there will be someone killed at "badly designed"...

January 22, 2014, 3:00 am
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A ROUNDABOUT outside a new housing development has been criticised as being "badly designed" and "dangerous".Drivers say it is difficult to stay in your lane when negotiating the roundabout outside Kilnwood Vale on the A264.And they fear a serious accident will only become more likely once the 2,500 new homes nearby are occupied.Ray Collins, of Waldby Court, Bewbush, rides a motorbike as a blood delivery rider to hospitals.He has had a near miss on his bike there and believes...

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Future First Capital Connect Thameslink trains for Brighton to...

January 26, 2014, 11:00 pm
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A NEW train which will pass through Three Bridges and Gatwick stations is being showcased to the public for the first time.Passengers can step on board a full-scale mock-up of the new Thameslink train for the first time at an exhibition next week.First Capital Connect managing director David Statham said: "Our services are some of the most crowded in Britain and this new fleet will give us more trains, more carriages and more capacity which our passengers desperately need."We want our...

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Charity worker slammed after comments are posted on his Facebook...

January 27, 2014, 1:30 am
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A CHARITY worker has been slammed after apparently posting comments on Facebook criticising the people he is supposed to be helping – and telling them to get a job.Expletive-filled status updates appeared on Chris Breakwell's Facebook page deriding people who claim benefits and have mental health issues.Mr Breakwell is currently assistant manager of Crawley Furni-Aid, based in Linchmere Place, Ifield.The charity helps "people in need, lone adults, lone parents and families in...

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Discovery New School founder believes it wouldn't be closing if...

January 27, 2014, 4:01 pm
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ONE of the founders of a Crawley school being closed due to poor standards has argued it would have been saved if he and his wife had remained in place.The Department for Education (DfE) has ordered Discovery New School to shut down at the end of the spring term, on April 4, when funding will be terminated.Governors at the free school met schools minister Lord Nash on Tuesday, January 14, in a bid to persuade the DfE to extend funding until the end of the summer term.It was hoped gaining such...

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Pensioner accused of sex attacks on two Crawley children

January 28, 2014, 1:30 am
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A PENSIONER has appeared in court charged with historic sex offences against two boys in Crawley in the 1960s.Arthur Blackman, 71, who now lives in south London, was at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday (January 15) to face two charges.Blackman has been accused of buggery of a boy between the age of five and eight, between January 1, 1961 and January 1, 1964.He is also charged with gross indecency with another boy, who was under the age of 14, during the same period. The charges result...

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Up to 183 people in Crawley "could have lost homes"...

January 27, 2014, 11:30 pm
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AS many as 183 Crawley residents could have been put at risk of losing their homes because they wrongly had their benefits reduced.The Government made a mistake with its legislation when removing the spare room subsidy – known as the bedroom tax – last year.Social housing tenants receiving housing benefit who are deemed to have a spare room had that benefit reduced last April, meaning they had to pay more for their rent.But anyone who has lived at the same address and claimed the...

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Sussex Police name and shame another 15 drink-drivers and 2...

January 28, 2014, 9:40 am
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ANOTHER 17 people have been named and shamed by Sussex Police after being convicted of drink-related driving offences. As part of the force's Christmas crackdown, offenders are being named in the hope it will deter others from committing the crime. The convictions mean a total of 45 people have now been dealt with by the courts as part of the drink-drive campaign. Of the 17, 15 admitted drink-driving while two pleaded guilty to failing to give a specimen for analysis after officers stopped...

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Retired Sussex priest charged with historic sex offences against...

January 28, 2014, 8:10 am
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A RETIRED priest has been charged with a string of historic sex offences against young men. Vickery House, of Brighton Road, Handcross, was charged today (Tuesday), on the authority of the Crown Prosecution Service, following an 18-month investigation by Sussex Police detectives. The 68-year-old faces eight charges of indecent assault on one boy then aged 15, and five men, ranging in age from 17 to 34, between 1970 and 1986 in East Sussex and Devon; - two charges relating to a boy then aged 15...

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Teenager arrested after armed police fired shots at car is...

January 28, 2014, 9:17 am
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A TEENAGER arrested after armed police fired shots at a car's tyres in Crawley on Sunday has been charged with attempted murder. Quey Williams, 19, was arrested by officers from the Surrey and Sussex Tactical Firearms Unit at 2.15pm on Sunday on suspicion of attempted murder. He has now been charged and was due to appear in court today in Hertfordshire. Williams was taken into custody after "solid-shot rounds" were fired into the tyres of the vehicle he was in at the roundabout at the...

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New Crawley school to start recruiting teachers next month

January 28, 2014, 7:30 am
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A NEW free school preparing to welcome its first intake of children in September is pushing ahead with the remaining work before it opens.The Gatwick School will be Crawley's first all-through primary and secondary school, teaching children from the age of 4 to 16, in Gatwick Road, Manor Royal.An executive head teacher and head of the secondary school have already been appointed.The next stage of recruiting teachers will take place next month and work is also about to begin on designing the...

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Girl, 14, suffers serious injuries after being hit by car on...

January 28, 2014, 11:16 am
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A TEENAGE girl has suffered "serious injuries" after being hit by a car this afternoon at the junction of Southgate Avenue and Tilgate Way. A call came through to police at 5.27pm and the road was quickly closed off. The girl was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton. Police say they are likely to be at the scene for some time carrying out an investigation so drivers are advised to avoid the area. The incident is reported to have caused substantial delays in the...

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Crawley and Three Bridges rail commuters hit by delays after...

January 28, 2014, 11:22 pm
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THERE are delays from Crawley and Three Bridges stations after an earlier fault on the south coast. A signalling problem at Bognor Regis is causing knock-on delays to rail users up to London and back. The problem at about 5am this morning (January 29) has now been fixed but Southern services to and from the station are still being delayed. Commuters at both Crawley and Three Bridges are having longer waits at the station as a result.

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PHOTOS: Crawley families take part in Miranda Hart inspired world...

January 29, 2014, 12:30 am
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FAMILIES came together to shake their maracas like Miranda Hart in a bid to break a world record, make some new friends and work off some post-Christmas pounds in the process.About 40 children and adults from Crawley were part of a national attempt on Sunday to set a new Guinness World Record for the most people exercising in 24 hours to a fitness video.Everyone taking part around the country, between 7pm on Saturday and 7pm on Sunday, had to exercise and dance together to a five-minute...

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CRAWLEY WEATHER WARNING: Met Office yellow alert for rain,...

January 29, 2014, 1:30 am
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CRAWLEY is at risk of flooding, and the Met Office has issued a yellow alert for rain and (later tonight) a yellow alert for ice. The warnings are in place today (Wednesday, January 29). The yellow warning of rain is valid from 12.15am today until 9pm tonight, while the yellow alert of ice is from 9pm tonight. There is a flood alert for Ifield Brook, Upper River Mole, Burstow Stream and Salfords Stream including Ifield, Lowfield Heath, Charlwood, Hookwood, Bewbush, Furnace Green, Maidenbower,...

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Flooding hits Crawley as weather warnings issued for rain and ice

January 29, 2014, 1:48 am
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FLOODING is reportedly causing tailbacks in Three Bridges and Pound Hill this morning (January 29). The Crawley News understands that Worth Park Avenue in Pound Hill is flooded from Balcombe Road back toward Three Bridges. Floodwater has caused tailbacks from Three Bridges to the Balcombe Road roundabout and onto Balcombe Road itself.

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Appeal launched as girl, 13, suffers serious head injuries after...

January 29, 2014, 2:05 am
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 13-year-old girl was hit by a car and suffered a serious head injury. The incident happened at the junction of Southgate Avenue and Tilgate Way at 5.27pm yesterday (January 28). The girl from Crawley was taken to hospital where she is now in a stable condition. The driver of the Audi car involved, a 42-year-old from Bedfordshire, was uninjured. In November an 86-year-old man died three days after being hit by a car at the same junction. Victor...

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FLOOD ALERT: Crawley weather warning as water levels rise

January 29, 2014, 3:28 am
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A FLOOD alert has been issued for across Crawley as river levels are rising following heavy rainfall. The Environment Agency has made the weather warning for the Upper River Mole and Ifield Brook in response to the amount of rainfall since yesterday (January 28). Residents living in neighbourhoods of Ifield, Bewbush, Furnance Green and Maidenbower have been told to be particularly aware of the situation. However, there is a risk to all of Crawley, Lowfield Heath and Copthorne. The warning...

FLOOD ALERT: Crawley weather warning as water levels rise

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3 people arrested on suspicion of Joao Esteves murder are...

January 29, 2014, 4:15 am
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THREE people arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of Portuguese man Joao Esteves are a homeless woman and two homeless men. Police have confirmed this week that the trio, arrested after Mr Esteves was found unconscious in a Three Bridges alleyway, are indeed homeless. The Crawley News understands that they discovered Mr Esteves lying unconscious, although police are not confirming this as they say the people who found him are "potential witnesses". The trio, two men...

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A23 road-widening project to come and major step closer to...

January 29, 2014, 7:30 am
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WORK to improve journeys on the A23 between Crawley and Brighton takes another leap forward this week.The road is being widened between Handcross and Warninglid to improve traffic flow and safety.This week, during four overnight closures, the road layout will be changed to move traffic from the southbound carriageway over to the newly constructed northbound carriageway.As part of this the southbound entry slip road at Handcross will be closed until the summer.Chris Bacon, a Highways Agency...

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Burton and Dorothy Perkins to close Crawley stores this weekend

January 29, 2014, 12:25 am
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TWO more big names are shutting up shop in Queens Square, amid fears that part of the town centre is becoming unattractive to retailers.Clothing giants Burton and Dorothy Perkins will close the doors of the store they share this Saturday.The closure follows Next, which shut its Queens Square store in November and moved into County Mall, and Primark, which did the same in December.Bob Lanzer, Crawley Borough Council's cabinet member for planning and economic development, acknowledges there is...

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