Children's club is rocket science
PRIMARY school pupils from East Sussex and Tunbridge Wells schools have been building rockets, remote controlled robots and electronic games at a high-tech science club.Year 5 and 6 students have been...
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Helicopter search launched for missing Sharpthorne man last seen...
A HELICOPTER search is hoped to be launched this morning for a vulnerable 79-year-old man who went missing from his home in Sharpthorne, near East Grinstead, yesterday (Wednesday). Anthony Horswill was...
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Comic war tales nears 1,000 sales
A NINETY-TWO year authoress who hoped to sell 1,000 copies of her book of wartime recollections is delighted to be almost there – after four years of trying.Second World War veteran, Daphne Farrow of...
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Sackville School celebrate positive Ofsted inspection
THERE were plenty of stars shining at Sackville School last week as Ofsted inspectors gave the thumbs up to the school's progress and pupils celebrated the life of a renowned astronomer.Inspector...
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Crushed cars save lives, say firefighters
CRUSHED cars can save lives.This is the urgent message going out to drivers, who are being urged to give their mangled motors and broken bangers to firefighters to help save lives on our roads.East...
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Disabled woman tries to fight off muggers with crutch
A DISABLED woman has had jewellery worth thousands of pounds stolen in a daylight attack in which she tried to fight off her attackers with a crutch.The woman was approached by two men as she walked...
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UPDATE: Vulnerable Sharpthorne man found safe and well
A VULNERABLE man who went missing for nearly 24 hours has been found safe and well. Police were set to launch a helicopter search this morning (Wednesday), amid growing concern for 79-year-old Anthony...
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Scientology helped me through trauma of IRA shooting, says East...
A FORMER soldier who lives in East Grinstead has spoken for the first time about the "hellish" moment he was shot at point-blank range by the IRA.Berny Cox came within half an inch of death when a...
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Santa and Moshi Monsters kick off Christmas at County Mall
LITTLE monsters have been let loose in County Mall after Santa set up his grotto there – and they're not the sort he is used to.The shopping centre kicked off Christmas on Saturday at a fun day...
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Crawley's MP defends voting against dropping bedroom tax
HENRY Smith has defended his decision to vote against dropping the Government's controversial policy in reducing benefit for council tenants deemed to have a spare bedroom.A Labour challenge in the...
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Gran has to deliver baby hours after mum was sent home by...
HER bag had been packed for months, ready to rush at a moment's notice to hospital for the arrival of her first child.And when the time came expectant mum Aime Edge got to East Surrey Hospital without...
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Treasure trove of odd items at East Grinstead Library's lost and...
EAST Grinstead library has been inundated with lost property over the past 12 months – with visitors leaving behind a host of bizarre items.After taking a rummage in the lost property box, library...
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Crowborough and the part it played in the Great War
THE book started out as a quest to find out more about my grandfather's service in the First World War – I have his medals, and one day I will pass them on to my son.I wanted to be able to pass on the...
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Who needs a sleigh when you can ride a Harley-Davidson?
FATHER Christmas made a stylish entrance to his grotto in Heathfield for the Christmas lights switch-on as he rode into town on a Harley-Davidson on Saturday.He headed a convoy of more than 30 of the...
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Speed limit cut plea after woman, 64, killed in crash
A FRANT resident is calling for lowered speed limits on a "lethal" road after a 64-year-old woman was killed in a crash on Monday.Jean Beames, from Southampton, died after losing control of her silver...
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Royal Oak is planted in celebration
PUPILS from Bonners Primary School have planted a 'royal' tree in Maresfield recreation ground.Eight members of Year 6 helped Maresfield parish councillors plant the Royal Oak sapling to celebrate the...
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Man fined for swearing aggressively at Crawley lollipop lady
A PASSENGER in a car - who accused a lollipop lady of swearing in front of children - has been fined himself for verbally abusing her. Fresh details have emerged this week of the argument between the...
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Copthorne man charged with child sex offences
A COPTHORNE man has been charged with making and possessing indecent images of children, and indecently assaulting a seven-year-old girl. Andrew Hocking, 56, of Gorse Close, Copthorne, is accused of 11...
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Man charged with Gatwick theft refused entry to court for being...
A MAN charged with theft was turned away from court for being too drunk. Officers at Crawley Magistrates' Court refused entry to Laisvydas Matelis, after he appeared too tipsy to attend his hearing on...
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East Grinstead's Wimpy set to make way for new cafe
EAST Grinstead restaurant Wimpy has closed and is to be replaced by a new cafe. The London Road eatery will vacate the town after more than 40 years there and the Courier & Observer understands a...
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