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Sussex Police investigating reports of children being befriended...
POLICE are urging parents to check who their children are speaking to online after a number of reports of children being persuaded to send indecent images of themselves.Officers have been contacted by...
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UPDATE: Holtye Road reopened following high speed crash
HOLTYE Road has been reopened after a five hour closure following a high speed crash. Three ambulances and three emergency response cars were scrambled to the East Grinstead road, which joins the town...
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4-week-old baby treated in hospital for severe sunburn
A FOUR-WEEK-OLD baby has been treated at the Queen Victoria Hospital for severe sunburn during the recent hot weather. The current hot weather, which has seen temperatures soar past the 30 degree mark,...
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"Most Crawley residents want a second Gatwick runway"
A MAJOR, Crawley-focused survey of residents and businesses across West Sussex suggests there is more support for a second runway at Gatwick Airport than for any other location in the South East.But an...
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New bus route aims to cut carbon footprint of forest visitors
VISITORS to Ashdown Forest can now reduce their carbon footprint when visiting the protected site.A new scheme to encourage visitors to leave their cars behind and use more sustainable transport has...
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Anger over plans for soil recycling facility on farm
RESIDENTS have voiced their opposition against proposals to build a soil-recycling facility just outside Ifield.They fear the business, which would include two concrete crushers at Burlands Farm, on...
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Hundreds enjoy Dormansland Carnival
A RECORD number of floats paraded the streets of Dormansland in the village's carnival over the weekend.The theme of this year's Dormansland Carnival on Saturday was park life, and saw residents...
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Cannabis factory uncovered in Broadfield home
POLICE believe they have uncovered a key part of a major drugs network thought to stretch across the town. Officers discovered a sophisticated system set up to steal electricity from the supply used to...
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£683,000 raised by county's British Heart Foundation shops
BAGS, boots and beds have been converted into 34 life-saving defibrillators and other equipment to help save West Sussex lives.The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has raised a staggering £683,000...
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MPs should not get a pay rise, say Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames
NICHOLAS Soames has said it would be wrong for MPs to get a pay increase.The Mid Sussex MP has told the Courier & Observer the cost of politicians to the public purse should go down, not up.Mr...
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Southgate Primary kids put on show of ABBA hits
MORE than 400 schoolchildren have shown off their singing skills in a show dedicated to Abba .Pupils from Southgate Primary School performed songs from the Swedish group's repertoire to celebrate the...
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East Grinstead traders warned of fake bank note conman
EAST Grinstead's traders have this afternoon been warned of a scam artist using fake bank notes to buy goods. The town's Neighbourhood Police Team Tweeted its followers to remain vigilant after a man...
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What a scorcher! 10 surprising places not as hot as West Sussex
WITH the Met Office issuing a "Level 3" heatwave warning for the South East - as we are experiencing temperatures of 31C in the day time and 16C in the night time - we wondered just how West Sussex...
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Gunman attacks woman after she challenged youths over egg...
ARMED police were dispatched to Crawley town centre just after 11pm on Wednesday (July 17) following reports of a man wielding a gun. Firearm officers were dispatched to Parkside to search for the man,...
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Band that had 1980s number 1 play gig in Crawley pub
A BAND who had a number 1 hit in the 1980s have become the latest group to play at a Crawley pub that is gaining a reputation for putting on gigs featuring blasts from the past.Doctor and the Medics...
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BREAKING NEWS: Serious crash along Turners Hill Road closes road
Turners Hill Road (B2110)between Turners Hill and Kingscote has been closed in both directions at Vowels Lane due to a serious accident. More to follow.
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UPDATE: Elderly man involved in serious Turners Hill crash
AN elderly man has been rushed to hospital suffering from chest pains after his car collided with a lorry along Turners Hill Road, between Turners Hill and East Grinstead. The crash happened shortly...
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Nursery children in Crawley prepare for moving onto school
CHILDREN preparing to start school have been given help to get ready for the big step at a Pound Hill nursery.Staff at Teddies Nursery, on Worth Road, are reaching the time of year when they say...
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BREAKING NEWS: Motorcyclist injured after tree falls into road
A MOTORCYCLIST has been injured after crashing into a car that stopped to avoid a tree. The crash, which happened along the A22, London Road, between Forest Row and East Grinstead, occurred at 1.30pm...
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COLUMN: These critters are stoat-ally fearless
IN HIS monthly column this week, Matt Binstead, head keeper at the British Wildlife Centre near Lingfield, talks about one of our most fearsome predators – the stoat.WE RECENTLY had a litter of stoats...
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