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Crawley Down woman convicted of benefit fraud
A 62-YEAR-OLD woman has been found guilty of three charges of dishonestly claiming benefits.Brenda Ford appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court on Thursday last week having pleaded not guilty on...
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Manager of Southgate care home slammed by CQC refuses to believe...
ACTION is being taken against a Southgate nursing home that one resident described as "the worst thing that's ever happened to me".Another told inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) that...
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Pupil who brought potato peeler into school among seven excluded...
A STUDENT who brought a potato peeler into school is among seven pupils who have been suspended or excluded this academic year for being found with "weapons".Between September 2013 and March this year...
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Hoarders warned they could die in a fire because of their...
HOARDERS have been warned that their reluctance to throw things away could be creating a fire hazard.Last week was Hoarding Awareness Week and firefighters in West Sussex warned that properties filled...
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Crawley to get new direct train links to 4 London stations
PASSENGERS at Crawley station will be able to catch direct trains to four stations in London from 2018 which currently can only be reached through at least one change. A direct link to Blackfriars,...
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Another violent prisoner escapes from Sussex jail: Public warned...
A SECOND violent prisoner has escaped from a Sussex jail in a matter of weeks. Police are appealing for help to find violent robber Simon Rhodes-Butler who has gone missing from Ford Prison. The public...
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Boy injured at Crawley adventure playground was left in a coma,...
THE young child who was injured after being hit on the head by a wooden pole at a Crawley adventure playground was lucky to survive, it has been revealed. The victim has been named for the first time...
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Crawley Beer & Cider Festival taking place this weekend
THE amber nectar will be flowing but organisers of this year's Crawley Beer & Cider Festival will be hoping the clouds dry up after a wet inaugural event in 2013.The 2014 festival will be held at...
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Sentencing of County Mall flasher is adjourned
A MAN convicted of flashing at families Christmas shopping with young children as he walked through County Mall has had his sentencing for the offence adjourned.Benhur Thamby appeared at Crawley...
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Woman punched in face in road rage attack as car was driving too...
A WOMAN suffered a fractured eye socket when she was repeatedly punched in the face because the car she was in was driving too slowly. At about 11.10pm last Friday the 35-year-old woman and her partner...
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Crawley chess champs help Sussex take national title
THREE Crawley chess champs helped to checkmate the opposition and enabled their Sussex team to retain the under-11 national title.Madeleine Liu, from Stirling Close, Maidenbower; Amardip Ahluwalia,...
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East Surrey Hospital makes £800,000 in a year from parking...
EAST Surrey Hospital collected more than £800,000 from parking charges over a 12-month period. Figures released following a Freedom of Information request show visitors to the hospital paid £861,879 in...
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Crawley singer releases charity song to fund research into...
A SINGER-SONGWRITER with a life-limiting disease has released a charity single to fund research into her condition.Jo Brazier, who performs as AnnaJo, has recorded a song called Breathe With Me in aid...
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Maidenbower children rewarded after writing stunning stories
CHILDREN have been rewarded for their story-writing skills.Pupils at Maidenbower Junior School have been letting their imaginations run wild in an event organised by staff at Halifax in County...
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Young woman told to get in car by stranger in Southgate
A WOMAN in her 20s was reportedly told to get into a car by a stranger in Southgate last night (Friday). She was walking close to Tesco Express on Downland Drive when a black Fiat pulled up alongside...
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Crime falls across Southern rail network
CRIME has fallen across the Southern network, which includes trains to and from Three Bridges, Crawley, Ifield and Gatwick.Figures released by the British Transport Police (BTP) show that reported...
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Broadfield schoolchildren learn importance of a good night's...
PUPILS have learnt about the importance of an active and healthy lifestyle with a dedicated week of events.Broadfield East Infant School took part in Healthy Schools Week, between May 12 and 16.Pupils...
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Crawley market's longest serving stallholder hit by worst day of...
THE longest serving stallholder at Crawley's market has experienced his "worst ever" day of trade as footfall in the High Street continues to drop.Roy Davis has run his stall, Roy's Jewellery, since...
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Car destroyed in second arson attack at same garage which...
A FIRE tore through a domestic garage completely destroying a car inside in what a firefighter described as a "malicious ignition". It is the second time the same garage in Richmond Court, Southgate,...
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How volunteers work 2,500 hours a week at St Catherine's Hospice
AS National Volunteers' Week approaches, St Catherine's Hospice is celebrating the contribution made by people who give their own time to those receiving end-of-life care.Volunteers at the hospice, in...
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