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Chagos Islands community given biggest hope yet of return home
ISLANDERS exiled from their Indian Ocean home for more than 40 years have been given the biggest hope yet that they will be granted permission to return.Foreign Office minister Mark Simmonds has...
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Female Crawley engineer wins award in male-dominated industry
A FEMALE engineer is bucking the trend in a male-dominated industry and her hard work has paid off with a top award.Anna Richardson, from Breydon Walk in Furance Green, is forging a successful career...
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Boris Bikes style hire scheme rolls into Three Bridges station
A CYCLE hire scheme similar to London's "Boris Bikes" is being launched at Three Bridges station but cyclists have called for more investment in cycle paths from the county council.Folding bikes can be...
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Lanes to be closed overnight all week on M23
LANES on the M23 will be closed overnight all of this week, while resurfacing work takes place. Work is starting today (Monday) and is due to be completed, weather permitting, on Saturday. Sections of...
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Air ambulance called after boy, 1, falls down stairs
A ONE-YEAR-OLD boy was taken to hospital in London after falling down some stairs on Saturday (November 30). An air ambulance was dispatched following the accident at a property in Furnace Green. An...
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Woman, 77, taken to hospital after suffering a stroke
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after suffering a stroke on Sunday (December 1). An emergency call was made just after 12.30pm and an air ambulance took off to her aid. The helicopter landed at Goffs...
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Man, 45, accused of stealing from victims aged 90, 88 and 84
A MIDDLE-AGED man is to appear in court accused of tricking his way into the homes of pensioners in three different parts of Sussex in a single day. Officers believe Patrick Doyle, 45, targeted an...
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Police called to break up fight at Lingfield Park Christmas party
A CHRISTMAS party turned sour as two groups of individuals were involved in a fight at Lingfield Park Racecourse. Security stepped in to separate the revellers and two members of staff were assaulted...
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Charity supporting disabled children to open Crawley base
A CHARITY supporting disabled children and teenagers is opening a Crawley base which will include an inclusive play centre.The Springboard Project is converting the former doctors' surgery in...
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Staff shortages putting residents at risk at Copthorne care home
STAFF shortages are putting residents at risk at a care home, which opened in place of an infamous home where negligence contributed to five deaths, an inspection has found.The Care Quality Commission...
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Firefighters remove burnt dinner from West Green home
DINNER was delayed at a West Green home last night after it burnt in a microwave and filled the property with smoke. Firefighters from Crawley fire station were called to an address at The Twitten at...
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Aerosol cans explode as van destroyed in Forest Row fire
A VAN was totally destroyed by a fire yesterday as dozens of aerosol cans exploded inside. Firefighters from East Grinstead's fire station were called to the accidental blaze at Priory Road in Forest...
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Sussex Police name and shame drivers arrested on suspicion of...
A MAN from Southgate is among seven people from across Sussex who are to appear in court charged with drink-related driving offences. The arrests were made in the first hours of a police crackdown...
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Police close road after sheep spotted wandering near M23
PARENTS and children enjoyed a ewe-nique journey to school, as three sheep forced a road closure in Smallfield. Police cordoned off Kings Mead this morning, after the livestock were spotted wandering...
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Fire crew called out to rescue bird - from tree
WE have all read plenty of stories about firefighters rescuing cats stuck up trees. But this is surely a first. A fire crew was called out last Friday to rescue A BIRD that had become stuck 40 feet up...
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Husband and wife punched while drinking in country pub
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man threw punches at a married couple in a country pub. The husband and wife were attacked at The Holmbush Inn, in Faygate, last Friday (November 29). The man...
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Worker finds unexploded grenade in Tilgate Park on first week at...
AN UNEXPLODED hand grenade has been found a few metres from a public footpath in Tilgate Park.A Tilgate Nature Centre employee found the weapon shortly after midday last Thursday, close to the Walled...
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Rumours Bar Med owners want to open Slug and Lettuce in Crawley
THE people in charge of Crawley's most popular nightspots want more competition to make the town an attractive evening destination – amid rumours the owners of Bar Med are looking to return.Adam...
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Man, 86, dies after being hit by pink Audi in Crawley
AN 86-year-old man has died three days after being hit by a car close to his Tilgate home. Victor Gibb was hit by a pink Audi A3 driving north on the A2004 Southgate Avenue on Saturday, November 23. He...
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"Illegal" car park firm accused of axing ancient trees
A FLEDGLING airport car parking company has been accused of cutting down ancient woodland and operating illegally.Building contractor Caldyne Ltd has applied for retrospective planning permission to...
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