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January 29, 2014, 4:01 pm

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A DOG owner appeared in court charged with allowing his pet to be dangerously out of control and cause injury.Jamie Lyons, of Walesbeech, Furnace Green, pleaded not guilty at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday. He is accused of allowing his Staffordshire bull terrier Ozzy to be out of control on Norwich Road on September 30, and attack Eileen Smith and her dog Freddie.Peter Greene, defending Lyons, 28, said the matter was going to be dealt with by way of a community resolution. In...

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January 29, 2014, 11:00 pm

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A MOTHER has succeeded in getting Tesco to remove an "offensive" clothing range in defence of her visually impaired young son.Aneliese Whittaker complained to the supermarket chain after seeing a range of children's T-shirts for sale on its website showing animals wearing glasses with the words "nerd" and "geek" on.Miss Whittaker's 18-month-old son Logan Kelly was born with dense cataracts in both eyes and has had to wear thick glasses since he was four months...

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January 30, 2014, 2:22 am

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A BURGLAR has broken into an 89-year-old woman's home while she was sleeping inside the property. Police are appealing for the public's help as the thief stole distinctive items. Between 9.30pm last Friday (January 24) and 8.30am on Saturday the home in Cuckmere Crescent, Gossops Green, was entered. A Sony Bravia TV was stolen along with a bottle of brandy, a 12-inch high castle made of stained black wood and featuring chains for a drawbridge, decanters and glasses, two six-inch shell cases...

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January 30, 2014, 3:10 am

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A MAN with the IQ of a six-year-old has been cleared of sexually assaulting a young girl while she was baking a cake in his kitchen.Barry Kemp was charged with two counts of sexual assault against the child, who was 13 at the time, at a flat in Crawley Down.The 60-year-old, also known as Will, denied the charges and appeared at Hove Crown Court to stand trial on Wednesday last week.He was accused of groping and kissing the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on August 31,...

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January 30, 2014, 5:16 am

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CRAWLEY High Street's new Travelodge has been officially opened, with the town's mayor Bob Burgess cutting the ribbon. The £7 million hotel opened to customers in December but an official opening ceremony was held yesterday (Wednesday). And guests were shown round the hotel, which is part of the Sussex House development that will include a new Morrisons and potentially bars and restaurants. The Travelodge has 110 rooms and has created 20 jobs.

Crawley drama students shock shoppers with flash mob dance

January 30, 2014, 6:15 am

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SHOPPERS were treated to an impromptu "flash mob" dance by drama students at the weekend.Students from the Ariel Drama Academy, based at St Wilfrid's School, in Old Horsham Road, Southgate, travelled to Worthing on Saturday to surprise visitors. The town centre came alive with dancing, singing and acting to leave shoppers smiling and tapping their feet.The youngsters, aged between five and 19, choreographed the piece alongside students from their sister-academy in Burgess Hill.They...

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January 30, 2014, 8:41 am

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A PENSIONER has told of the terrifying moment when a 90-foot tall tree crashed into his house. Strong winds, which some have described as mini tornadoes, ploughed through Crawley on Saturday night. They tore down part of a 90-foot tree, sending it crashing into a home in Furnace Green. Some of the fir tree, which had stood behind Ron Wilkinson's home on Rosamund Road for 45 years, hit the back of his house with an "almighty bang" at 5pm on Saturday.The Met Office has confirmed that...

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January 30, 2014, 3:15 am

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A BROADFIELD resident has been on a one-man mission for three years to rid Crawley of parking on grass verges.Chris Bell, of Seaford Road, says it is "embarrassing" how bad the town's verges look.He has been exchanging e-mails with Crawley Borough Council since 2011 but says his pleas are being ignored."It is very frustrating," Mr Bell admitted."A lot of people don't care about the surrounding areas; they think 'as long as my house is OK'."It is very annoying and...

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January 30, 2014, 3:11 pm

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TRAINS are not currently running between Crawley and Horsham due to a car being on the line. The car is understood to be on the track next to the Brighton Road level crossing in Crawley town centre. It is not clear at present if it was left there deliberately or somehow the driver drove onto the track by mistake. Police are believed to be at the scene and buses are replacing trains for passengers travelling between Crawley and Horsham.

Girl, 7, dials 999 after mum's lover punches hole in a door

January 30, 2014, 4:01 pm

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A MAN has appeared in court for punching a hole in a door at the home of a woman he had been going out with for just a month – after the victim's seven-year-old daughter called the police.At Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday, David Dewdney, of Farnham Close, Broadfield, pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage.Dewdney had flown into a rage, and the young girl and her three-year-old sister walked in on the outburst – so the older child called 999. The 41-year-old had also...

Pony is bitten on the face by out-of-control dog in Tilgate Park

January 30, 2014, 11:10 pm

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DOG owners are being urged to keep their pets under control after a pony at Tilgate Nature Centre was bitten on the face by an out-of-control dog.The miniature Shetland pony was attacked as it grazed in a paddock on Tuesday afternoon last week and needed emergency treatment.It is believed the culprit was a Staffordshire bull terrier, which managed to get away from its owner and through a fence into the field.The 16-year-old pony, called Nutmeg, required stitches for her injuries.Simon...

Driver of car abandoned on Crawley railway line could not be...

January 31, 2014, 1:59 am

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POLICE have revealed that a driver who abandoned their car on a railway line in Crawley last night has so far not been traced. When officers arrived at the Brighton Road level crossing there was no one in the car and no sign of whoever left it there. Officers are now appealing for help to work out what happened. It remains unclear as to whether the car was deliberately abandoned or if, for some reason, the driver mistakenly turned right onto the tracks when driving over the town centre...

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January 31, 2014, 3:30 am

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COUNCILLORS have asked for clarification from Mid Sussex District Council before they announce a view on proposals to build a new village between Copthorne and the M23.Crawley Borough Council's development control committee did not come to an agreement on plans to build 500 homes next to the motorway at a meeting on Monday night.Developer St Modwen wants to build the homes, a primary school, a doctors' surgery and employment space.If approved it would involve sandwiching a new village between...

Crawley woman convicted of £23,000 benefit fraud

January 31, 2014, 3:32 am

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A WOMAN who claimed more than £23,000 in benefits she wasn't entitled to has been handed a community order to undertake 150 hours of unpaid work within 12 months. Amanda Holmes, 40, of Mill Road, Three Bridges pleaded guilty on January 22 at Crawley Magistrates' Court. Miss Holmes fraudulently obtained £22,994.68 in housing benefit by creating a false tenancy agreement for a property in Scallows Road, Three Bridges to hide the fact that her ex-partner and father of one of her...

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January 31, 2014, 8:15 am

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KEEN swimmers are being urged to take part in the "world's biggest swim" which will take place at the K2 leisure centre.The swimathon is scheduled for March 22 and will raise funds for Sport Relief.Competitors can choose from a range of distances, with individual 1.5km, 2.5km or 5km distances on offer as well as team challenges of 1.5km and 5km.Teams can split the distance however they choose, to cater for the strongest and weakest swimmers in the squad.Those looking for a helping...

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Swans having a paddle in Goffs Park

January 31, 2014, 10:15 am

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THESE two look like they haven't a care in the world. They were captured by regular Picture of the Week entrant Josh Hunter, from West Green. He snapped the photo on his new Canon EOS 1000D DSLR camera while walking in Goffs Park. Your photo could be next week's Picture of the Week. Send your snaps to editor@crawleynews.co.uk

Parts of Crawley flood again as more heavy rain hits town

January 31, 2014, 2:48 pm

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PARTS of Crawley have flooded again tonight as further heavy rain falls on our drenched town. Bewbush Drive, Cheals Roundabout, Sullivan Road, parts of Three Bridges, parts of Ifield, Worth Park Avenue, Charlwood and parts of Manor Royal, including Gatwick Road, are reported to be affected. The stretch of the dual carriageway between Crawley Town's stadium and the Cheals roundabout is reported to be particularly dangerous, with the dual carriageway badly flooded. A car became stuck on the...

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January 31, 2014, 11:30 pm

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ALL Crawley secondary schools are exceeding the Government's baseline GCSE targets, the latest league tables have shown.The Department for Education has published annual performance statistics for all schools based on last summer's GCSE results.Schools are said to be under-performing if fewer than 40 per cent of students achieved five or more GCSEs, including English and maths, at grade C or better.The town's six secondary schools all performed above this standard in 2013 – with rates...

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February 1, 2014, 12:42 am

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Police are searching for two men who robbed a man of his smartphone and wallet in Three Bridges. A 30-year-old man was walking home along a footpath between the parade of shops in Gales Drive, Three Bridges, and North Road, when he was approached at about 9pm on Jabuary 19. The two men demanded his LG Nexus smartphone and wallet which contained a few cards but no cash. They ran off, throwing away the contents of his wallet as they did so. He was shaken but unhurt. The two suspects are both...

Talented pupils have their work exhibited at Crawley Museum

February 1, 2014, 3:15 am

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FOUR budding archaeologists have made their own little pieces of history and exhibited their creations at Crawley Museum.The schoolchildren, from Southgate Primary School, were invited to the museum, in Goffs Park, by its curator Helen Poole.Mrs Poole had been invited to the school in December to give tips to pupils on how to set up their own museum, and was so impressed by the students that she invited a select few to exhibit their work on prehistoric Britain for real.Year 3 pupils Aaron...