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Police hunting man in 30s after unprovoked assault on 10-year-old...
A MAN in his 30s walked up to a 10-year-old boy and assaulted him without warning in Gossops Green. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, at the junction of Oatlands and Gossops Drive on...
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Growing security company expands Crawley head office
A GROWING security company has expanded into larger premises.With the level of custom doubling year-on-year and turnover at more than £3 million the team at Vistec Systems recognised a bigger space was...
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Woman told to prepare for death rediscovers her love of life
A TERMINALLY ill woman who was warned to prepare for death has rekindled her love for life thanks to the support provided by St Catherine's Hospice.Wendy Lester was diagnosed with chronic obstructive...
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BREAKING: One arrest after man attacked by group in town centre
A GROUP of men launched into an attack on a lone male in the town centre this afternoon (Monday). At 1.35pm it was reported that a group of men were attacking another man on The Boulevard. The men were...
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Man shot in head at point blank range in argument while fishing...
A MAN has been shot in the head at point blank range with an air pistol and another shot in the ear and arm after an argument which broke out while they were night fishing with a friend at Tilgate...
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Children "being taken away" to make parents behave at...
CHILDREN are being taken away from their parents as a way of controlling detainees at a removal centre, a children's charity has revealed.Barnado's has urged the Government to implement changes at...
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Shadow cabinet minister visits Crawley to discuss housing issues...
A SHADOW cabinet minister took stock of issues around tenancies and property on a visit to Crawley on April 30.Emma Reynolds MP held a meeting with a landlord and letting agent during the visit.She met...
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Crawley family celebrate son's 2nd birthday which they feared he...
A FAMILY are celebrating the second birthday of their son, which once appeared an unlikely milestone when he was born 13 weeks premature and seriously ill.Kerry Pearson gave birth to her son Jeremy at...
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Severe delays slowing commuters on the M25
THERE are severe delays on the M25 this morning (May 13). These have been caused by an earlier lane closure on the motorway anticlockwise between junction six (Godstone) and junction five (M26). This...
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Henry Smith calls on Nick Clegg to award Crawley "city"...
CRAWLEY MP Henry Smith has written to Nick Clegg arguing that Crawley deserves to be ranked as a city and given greater powers and freedom to drive growth in the town's economy.Mr Smith has asked the...
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Langley Green Primary and Pound Hill Juniors impress Ofsted...
TWO Crawley primary schools have been rated "good" by Ofsted with inspectors reporting that pupils' behaviour at one is "outstanding".Langley Green Primary School has jumped from "satisfactory" to...
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BREAKING: Police block off roads around County Mall after...
POLICE have blocked off roads around County Mall and there is a high police presence in the area. Station Road is closed off on the Debenhams side of County Mall, opposite Crawley Library. Police have...
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BREAKING NEWS: Worker stabbed in armed robbery at shop in...
A MAN has been stabbed in an armed robbery in Crawley. Sussex Police were called to Martin's newsagent on Southgate Parade at about 3pm today (Tuesday) following reports of a knife point robbery. Staff...
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UPDATE: Man detained under mental health act after police talk...
A MAN has been detained under the Mental Health Act after being talked down from the roof of County Mall by police officers. Sussex Police received a call at 3.20pm today (Tuesday) to say a lone male...
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Crawley Hospital and East Surrey Hospital patients asked for...
HOSPITAL patients are being asked to share their experiences of care in East Surrey Hospital and Crawley Hospital ahead of full inspections.England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals is inviting members of...
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BREAKING: Delivery van robbed of cigarettes at Ifield Co-Op
A DELIVERY van has been robbed of cigarettes as it was unloading at Co-Op on Ifield Drive. Nobody is thought to have been hurt in the incident but an unknown quantity of cigarettes were taken. The...
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Anger as council axes Discovery Time and Bumps and Babes sessions...
OUTRAGED parents have hit out at the county council after it announced it is shutting down sessions which allow babies and toddlers to socialise.Families attending Crawley's six children and family...
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Tilgate shooting: Man describes moment he found two friends had...
A MAN whose two friends were shot, one of them at point blank range, while fishing at one of Tilgate's lakes has spoken of the moment he returned to find one with a pellet embedded in his forehead....
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Crawley set to lose fire engine and up to 17 firefighters
CRAWLEY'S fire service could be "stretched to its bare bones", the West Sussex Fire Brigade Union (FBU) has warned.Cost-cutting proposals include reducing full-time staff, the removal of the entire...
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COLUMN: MP Henry Smith - A trip to Ifield May Fayre and playing...
IN his weekly column, Crawley MP Henry Smith gives readers an insight into some of the things he's been up to.May Day Bank Holiday: Took the kids to the Ifield May Fayre next to St Margaret's Church...
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