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Ambulances called to "tent city" in Three Bridges
PARAMEDICS and police were called to an area of Three Bridges known as "tent city" last night, after a man suffered what is thought to have been a fit. At 8.40pm last night emergency services were...
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Firefighters respond to emergency at Gatwick immigration...
CRAWLEY firefighters have been called to Brook House Immigration Removal Centre after a detainee set fire to mattress. A crew from Crawley Fire Station were dispatched to the detention building, on...
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Three Bridges station workers walk out in pay dispute
WORKERS at Three Bridges station have staged a protest walk-out, due to fears that changes in employment conditions would cut their pay by more than £100 a week.A group of 34 agency electricians have...
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Man, 23, accused of shaking baby and assaulting woman
A MAN accused of shaking a baby and causing cuts to its forehead will face a court trial.Roberto Pinto, from Brighton Road, Southgate, appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday (April 2).He...
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Copthorne community garden saved
A PUBLIC garden will remain in the hands of the community, after a request to purchase it for private use was rejected.A Copthorne resident applied to Worth Parish Council for permission to buy land...
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50,000 bees will be living at Gatwick Airport by the summer
GATWICK Airport is abuzz with the news that up to 50,000 new workers could arrive by the summer – of the bee kind.The airport has always been a hive of activity but some new arrivals have taken the...
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Crawley man who punched step-father in the face found by police...
A MAN has been sentenced for punching his stepfather in the face and being found by police with a knife.Ross Singleton appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday charged with assault by...
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Broadfield woman hoping to become first person from Crawley to...
A BUSINESSWOMAN from Broadfield who suffers with ME is hoping to become the first person from Crawley to sail around the world.Trudi Bubb is planning to cross 40,000 miles of water over 11 months,...
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Crawley firefighters respond to reports of "loud bangs"...
FIREFIGHTERS have extinguished a car ablaze in the middle of field after residents reported hearing "loud bangs". Crawley Fire Station received concerned calls from members of the public in Rusper this...
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Pease Pottage football club could reform as plans to build new...
THE former chairman of a village football club forced to disband says he would "reform tomorrow" if plans to build a new pavilion on the old site go ahead and he gets the required council backing.Pease...
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Signalling problem on Southern Rail network delaying Crawley and...
A SIGNALLING problem is causing delays for passengers at Crawley and Three Bridges stations. An issue on the Southern Rail network near Barnham, in the Bognor area, means trains are delayed by up to 10...
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Outrage as it is revealed county council is spending twice as...
WEST Sussex County Council has spent more than twice as much money repairing potholes in Chichester than in Crawley, despite having hundreds more craters reported in our town.The revelation has...
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Man lost last £20 in bookies - then smashed up the place...
A MAN declared he was going to kill himself after losing his last £20 on a slot machine, a court has heard.Neil Hunter gambled the cash at Coral, in Broadwalk, in Crawley town centre, in a desperate...
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The 10 best campsites in South East England
WITH Easter around the corner lots of people with a love of the outdoors will be thinking of sneaking in a weekend away. To give you some ideas reporter LUKE WARREN takes us through ten of best...
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Arsonist sets fire to Tilgate Forest
AN arsonist set fire to about 20 square metres of heathland in Tilgate Forest last night (Sunday). A fire engine and a four wheel drive vehicle were sent out from Crawley Fire Station to deal with the...
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Ten pigeons kidnapped from shed in Furnace Green
TEN racing pigeons have been stolen after a shed was broken into in Furnace Green. The birds were liberated from the shed at the back of a property in Coltash Road on Sunday. Police are appealing for...
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Ifield Community College choir perform at world famous Maida Vale...
A SUCCESSFUL school choir has recorded in the famous Maida Vale studios and broadcast live on BBC radio.Ifield Community College Choir and Chagossian Drummers have once again teamed up with the BBC...
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Four fire engines called to blaze at house in Broadfield
A MAN has had to be treated by paramedics after a serious house fire in Broadfield in the early hours of this morning. Four fire engines were called to the home in Regents Close, with smoke pouring...
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Council launches bid to bring cycling's Tour of Britain through...
THE battle is on to bring the likes of Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish to Crawley as a bid is launched for the Tour of Britain to pass through the town.The UK's biggest professional cycle race...
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M23 shut in both directions after car crashes into bridge
THE M23 is shut in both directions after a car has crashed into a bridge. Emergency services were called to a road traffic collision on the M23 near Junction 10 (Crawley) at 6.13am today (Tuesday). A...
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