Iceland store moving in to empty Thee Bridges Blockbuster site
MUMS in Three Bridges will soon be able to go to Iceland.The vacant Blockbuster store shut by administrators in March is set to reopen as a branch of the popular frozen food giant in June, creating 24...
View ArticleMichael van Gerwen promises Crawley darts tournament will be epic
R IDING high at the top of the game's Premier League and having become world number two for the first time this month, Michael van Gerwen is the hottest young player in darts.The 23-year-old Dutch...
View ArticleFire crew's warning to residents after Copthorne Fire
A FIREFIGHTER called to the Copthorne house fire which killed a mother and son says it was "one of the worst I've seen in a long time".Christine Winford, 83, and her son Nicholas Winford, 52, died in...
View ArticleEast Grinstead dentist afraid of water to compete in charity...
A DENTIST has conquered his fear of water and is now taking swimming lessons for a good cause.Jaspal Sandhu, from the East Grinstead High Street Dental Practice, is taking part in a gruelling triathlon...
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View ArticleDEBATE: Should smoking be banned in cars when children are...
AN MP is calling for a change in the law to ban smoking in cars when children are present. Steve Reed is to propose a change to the Children & Families Bill at a committee meeting today (Thursday)....
View ArticleWeather - 'Hottest' day followed by rainy weekend
YESTERDAY may have been one of the hottest days of the year so far but its likely to be followed by weekend of rain with some sporadic sunshine. Temperatures reached around 14° in Crawley and East...
View ArticlePair escape jail after unconscious Three Bridges footballer was...
TWO men who left a footballer with a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain have been spared jail because of their "previous good character".Dean Carden temporarily lost the hearing in his right ear...
View ArticleRunners make a marathon effort in London and Brighton
RUNNERS endured two of the hottest days of the year so far as they ran the Brighton and London marathons.Huge crowds lined the streets of each city to support the thousands of athletes who ran in aid...
View ArticleElephants coming to Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre
"ELEPHANTS" are coming to Lingfield as part of a new theatre production.For one night only, Lingfield and Dormansland Community Centre in the High Street will be hosting In Praise Of Elephants.The show...
View Article£100,000 of cocaine seized at Gatwick Airport
COCAINE worth an estimated £100,000 has been seized by Border Force officers at Gatwick Airport.About one kilo of the drug was discovered concealed in a liquid form in bottles of rum found in luggage...
View ArticleDelays on Sussex trains due to fire alarm at Three Bridges
There are severe delays on train lines between Brighton and Horsham via East Croydon on First Capital Connect trains this morning.Services have been disrupted after a fire alarm went off early this...
View ArticleNestle to pay for school leavers to get degree
SCHOOL leavers will be able to earn while they learn after Nestlé launched a training scheme for students.The Nestlé Academy Fast Start Programme is the first of its kind in the food industry and has...
View ArticleNicholas Soames's grandfather Winston Churchill to appear on new...
Mid Sussex MP Nicholas Soames's grandfather Sir Winston Churchill is to appear on new £5 notes.The wartime leader's face will be printed on the reverse of the notes, which will enter circulation in...
View ArticleFormer Meridian FM presenter speaks out about resignation
A FORMER Meridian FM presenter who claims she was forced out of the radio station says she fears for its future.Krys O'Brien resigned from the community station, in Charlwoods Road, East Grinstead,...
View ArticleCrawley parents urged to take up MMR vaccination
PARENTS are being reminded that it's not too late to have their children immunised against measles, mumps and rubella.Doctors, community health teams and hospital staff are being encouraged to discuss...
View ArticleWoman punched and kicked close to Crawley primary school
A WOMAN suffered cuts to her head after being kicked and punched this morning close to a Crawley primary school. Police were called at 9am to a report that a woman had been attacked in Ifield Drive, at...
View ArticleCrowborough at centre of political storm
CROWBOROUGH has been the centre of a political storm after a county council candidate was suspended from her party over reports she posted anti-Semitic comments online.Prospective Ukip candidate for...
View ArticleEast Grinstead yob Archie Gates handed two-year ASBO for string...
A TEENAGE yob has been slapped with an Asbo – and potentially breached one of its conditions before he had even left court.Archie Gates, from King George Avenue, East Grinstead, was given the...
View ArticleToddler falls down hole she thought was a puddle
THE mother of a toddler who was left up to her bottom in water when she got stuck down a two foot hole is urging the council to act more quickly in future to prevent accidents.Lisa Buggins was walking...
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