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Firefighters issue advice following fire which gutted Broadfield...
THE fire service has issued advice to anyone using wood burners after a home in Broadfield was devastated by fire last week. The home in Gorse Close was gutted in the blaze which started in a wood...
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Loom bands craze grips Crawley schools as warning is issued over...
IT is the new craze in the school playgrounds and these colourful bands are proving so popular in Crawley a large retailer has been overwhelmed by demand.Loom bands have taken the nation by storm with...
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Crawley council pledges to crackdown on fly-tipping to clean up...
THE council has pledged to crack down on fly-tipping across the town after Crawley News revealed no prosecutions had been secured despite 5,500 incidents in two and a half years.Last week we reported...
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PHOTOS: More readers' pics of lightning storm over Crawley
THE dramatic lightning storm over Crawley last night was captured by several of our readers. Here is another selection of pictures sent in to the news desk.
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Warning over smoke alarms after pet dog dies in Bewbush blaze
FIREFIGHTERS have urged people to make sure they have a working fire alarm following a flat fire in which a dog died.A woman also had to be rescued from a first-floor flat at Coxcomb Walk, Bewbush, by...
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Gatwick police working with Border Force to tackle female genital...
POLICE at Gatwick Airport are working with the Border Force this summer to tackle cases of people being transported through the airport for female genital mutilation (FGM). Sussex Police is working...
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Ofsted report sees brighter future at Rainbow Nursery
STAFF at a nursery based at Crawley Hospital are celebrating after Ofsted inspectors judged that it is improving and merits a rating of "good".Having being given the welcome news, the manager of...
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Crawley firefighters extinguish arson attack near Broadfield...
FIREFIGHTERS have attended and extinguished an arson attack near an underpass in Broadfield. A crew from Crawley Fire Station was sent to Rathlin Road at 8.35pm on Thursday (July 17). On arrival the...
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Taxi driver banned after speeding on M23 at almost twice...
A TAXI driver has been banned from the road after he was stopped for speeding on the M23 while almost twice the drink-drive limit. Gary Verlander, 53, was pulled over by a police patrol after being...
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Man taken to London hospital after collapsing in Northgate street
A MAN was taken to a London hospital after collapsing and suffering head injuries in the early hours of Wednesday (July 16). The man was found on Kilnmead, Northgate, by members of the public who...
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Archaeologists uncover fascinating history of Worth Park
EXPLORERS were able to get up close with archaeological finds at an historic Victorian garden.A free open day at Worth Park, in Pound Hill, last Saturday included hands-on archaeology activities for...
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Severe weather warning issued in Crawley
RESIDENTS are being urged to take care this weekend, with thunderstorms and high temperatures forecast across the area. An Amber Severe Weather Warning has been issued for the county for today...
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Attempt to steal Nissan Micra from Three Bridges street
A CAR was broken into on Tuesday last week and its owner believes it was an attempt to steal it.The silver Nissan Micra's steering column was damaged some time between noon and 5.45pm when the vehicle...
View ArticleGoffs Park 60th birthday celebrations continue with music on top...
CELEBRATIONS marking Goffs Park's 60th birthday are continuing to be held this summer.On Sunday the Friends of Goffs Park will be hosting Brenda Michael and John Noyce, who will entertain visitors with...
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Woman who sparked Jimmy Savile investigation at Crawley Hospital...
THE concerned woman who sparked the investigation into whether Jimmy Savile carried out abuse at Crawley Hospital fears a lack of security may have left children vulnerable to sexual assault.Sharon...
View ArticleOutdoor cinema to return to Crawley High Street by popular demand
THE outdoor cinema in the High Street is returning by popular demand.A free screening of Dirty Dancing will be shown on August 2 at 9pm, which anyone is welcome to attend. Visitors can either bring...
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Reeves and Mortimer, Ross Noble and Paul Daniels are customers at...
THEY invoke nostalgia, laughter and in some cases even fear. Puppets have been entertaining us for hundreds, even thousands, of years. The ancient Greeks are the first people known to have practised...
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Ifield Mill Pond improvement works progressing with fish and...
MAJOR improvement works to Ifield Mill Pond are progressing well with fish and ducklings relocated for safety.The 18-month project includes a new dam being built near Ifield Mill with a new spillway...
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Man pawns jewellery stolen from his own home
A MAN has admitted selling jewellery to a pawnbroker that he wasn't entitled to sell.Louis Hickman, of Chiltern Close, West Green, was due to appear for trial at Horsham Magistrates' Court on Thursday...
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Turtle Bay restaurant in Crawley challenges job hopefuls to limbo...
WHEN you attend a job interview you will be expecting to have to manoeuvre your way around some tricky questions.But what you probably wouldn't be expecting is to have to also manoeuvre yourself under...
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