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Crawley death metal band open Download Festival
A DEATH metal band from Crawley are recovering from the biggest gig of their lives opening the Download Festival.Subservience were the first band to play on any stage across the entire festival last...
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£100,000 of cocaine discovered at Gatwick Airport by Border...
COCAINE worth an estimated £100,000 has been seized by Border Force officers at Gatwick Airport. Two men have been charged with attempting to smuggle an estimated kilo of cocaine into the country...
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When the London to Brighton Bike Ride comes to town
SOME were dressed as superheroes but everyone was heroic, as 28,500 fundraisers completed the London to Brighton Bike Ride on Sunday.Plenty of them stopped to refuel at the ride's halfway point in...
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PHOTOS: Another batch of Tilgate Park Race for Life pictures
IF you ran in Wednesday night's Race for Life event and weren't pictured by our photographer we can only assume you ran the wrong way! He took so many photos that we reckon he must have captured all...
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Queen Victoria Hospital chairman announced as CBE in Queen's...
The chairman of Queen Victoria Hospital is to be appointed a CBE for half a century of dedicated service in health care.Peter Griffiths will pick up the Commander of the Order of the British Empire...
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High Street shop robbed in broad daylight
A BRAZEN thief walked into a High Street shop and stole a whole day's takings in broad daylight before hopping over a fence to escape.A banking envelope and £300 in cash were taken from the back office...
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Parents keeping legacy of tragic son alive
"WE couldn't just let his spirit disappear, we had to keep Matthew alive in some way," Bridgette Russo explains, her voice cracking.It has been almost three years since her son died, aged just seven,...
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PICTURES: Boeing 787 Dreamliner lands at Gatwick for first time
A NEW long-range aircraft which is 60 per cent quieter than other planes landed for the first time at Gatwick Airport today. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner touched down ahead of scheduled services to Cancun...
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Labour selects all-male General Election shortlist
THE former head of public affairs at Gatwick Airport, a DJ and a parliamentary assistant are among the men hoping to become Labour's candidate for Crawley at the next General Election.An all-male...
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Revealed: What your councillors earn
FIGURES have been released showing what our local councillors earned in the 2012/13 financial year. As you might expect, borough council leader Bob Lanzer, who is also a county councillor, earned the...
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The sport where Tiger Woods could take on Lionel Messi
YOU would be forgiven for never expecting to see Tiger Woods and Lionel Messi competing against each other – but then you probably haven't heard of footgolf.The new craze combines the world's two most...
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Anti-development campaigner storms to victory in Worth Parish...
AN anti-development campaigner has romped to victory in a Worth Parish Council by-election.Ian Gibson was supported by almost 75 per cent of voters at the election held on June 13.Voted in using the...
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Wounded soldier rides Route 66 with East Grinstead biker
A BIKER has fulfilled a lifelong ambition to ride America's "mother road" – carrying a wounded soldier as his passenger.Like most passionate motorcyclists, Terry Holding had always set his sights on...
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Crawley Town employee to appear on Bargain Hunt
A CRAWLEY Town employee with a keen eye for a bargain has fulfilled a dream by appearing on a popular BBC antiques show.Ewan Dunlop, commercial manager at Crawley Town, has filmed an episode of Bargain...
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Employees cycle 116 miles for Royal British Legion
STAFF from a legal firm swapped the endless cycle of working 9 to 5 for cycling 116 miles for charity.Some 25 employees from Baker Tilly's offices across the South East, including its Gatwick office,...
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Crawley mayor puts cap on back to front to get down with the kids
DANCERS and singers took to the stage to showcase the town's talent earlier this month.The red carpet was rolled out for the Hollywood-themed event, which was kicked off by beat boxer Alex Holloway's...
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Lingfield's 2014 superfast broadband promise
THE superfast broadband team from Surrey County Council promises Lingfield, Dormansland and Felcourt "will not be left behind".Addressing a public meeting on Thursday last week, Lucie Glenday, the...
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Anger at plan to convert home in conservation area
RESIDENTS have spoken out against plans to alter an Edwardian house in a recently designated conservation area in Southgate.An application has been submitted to convert the semi-detached property at...
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Road sign workmen's amusing spelling mistake
SOMETIMES the irony is just too much.On a new road sign erected in Woodfield Road, Northgate, the word "carefully" has been spelt incorrectly.In a case of "do as we say, not as we do" motorists are...
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Police launch website to investigate Facebook party
SURREY Police have launched a website dedicated to investigating a party that turned into a "riot", according to onlookers.Detectives are renewing their appeal for information following the large-scale...
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