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View ArticlePlans submitted to replace 4 houses with 75 homes
FOUR substantial family homes could be knocked down to make way for a major new housing development. Denton Homes has submitted an application to build 75 homes opposite the Esso garage on Copthorne...
View ArticleCrawley gym opens for fitness fans who don't like working out in...
A PAIR of friends have opened a new personal training studio at Pembroke Park, in Three Bridges.Personal trainers Jon Barker and Sean Parkinson launched their business, called Specialist Performance...
View ArticleSnooker legend Jimmy White to play against locals at Copthorne...
SNOOKER legend Jimmy White is unlikely to give anyone a break when he squares up against eight local players at Copthorne Social Club next week.The six-time world championship finalist has been booked...
View ArticleCourt told man put coat over window of car then sexually abused...
A MAN used a trench coat to black out a window of his car while he sexually abused a young girl on the back seat in broad daylight, a court has heard.Andrew Hocking, 57, formerly from Gorse Close in...
View ArticleMaidenbower man comes within one shot of beating snooker legend...
AN amateur snooker player from Maidenbower came within one shot of beating six time world championship finalist Jimmy White – and preventing the legend from getting paid!Jimmy, nicknamed The Whirlwind,...
View ArticlePensioner fined £400 for driving without due care and...
A PENSIONER has been hit with a hefty fine for driving without due care and attention in Manor Royal.Larrimie Taylor, 63, from Erica Way, Copthorne, was charged with the offence in Gatwick Road, on...
View ArticleMan to face trial accused of attacking woman and police officer
A MAN accused of attacking a woman and a police officer at two different addresses will face trial next month.Matiss Kreslins is charged with two counts of assault by beating, one count of obstructing...
View ArticleLangley Green man pleads guilty to driving without due care and...
A MOTORIST has been convicted of driving without due care and attention on Christmas Eve through Copthorne. Dilshad Ahmed was charged with committing the offence in Kitsmead on December 24. The...
View ArticleTravellers move in on Copthorne field with report of "20 to...
A GROUP of travellers have been camping on a field in Copthorne, with reports of as many as "20 to 30" caravans and vehicles moving onto the site.A number of caravans moved in to the field on the A2220...
View Article"Ruthless predator" who sexually abused four girls over...
A " PREDATORY" man has been jailed for 15 years, after being found guilty of a host of child sex attacks and having indecent images of children.Andrew Hocking was sent to prison after being found...
View ArticleNew paintball site opening on the edge of Crawley this weekend
A NEW paintball site is opening between Crawley and Copthorne tomorrow (Saturday). It is being opened by a group of friends who had to battle with residents to prove their concerns were unfounded....
View ArticleLack of proper record keeping at care home could have caused...
A LACK of proper record keeping at a Copthorne care home could have seen a woman being left to die against her wishes.A report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on Heatherley care home, on Effingham...
View ArticleTravellers move on after 9 days on land on edge of Crawley
TRAVELLERS who spent nearly a week-and-a-half on private land on the outskirts of Copthorne have moved on after being served notices by police. The group were officially told to leave after...
View ArticlePaedophile jailed for 15 years for string of child sex offences
A PAEDOPHILE has been jailed for 15 years, after being found guilty of a host of shocking child sex attacks.Andrew Hocking was locked up after being found guilty of seven counts of sexual assault on...
View ArticleNAMED: Drink-driver loses licence after being caught in Copthorne
A MAN has been convicted of drink-driving, after being caught over the limit in Copthorne. Duncan Brown was caught with 51 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath in his system on the A264...
View ArticleDiabetic ferret stolen by thieves found safe and well miles from...
A DIABETIC ferret stolen from a garden has been found several miles away after apparently being dumped.Owners Stephen Lee and Rose Jackson say they are overjoyed by the safe return of their beloved pet...
View ArticleCopthorne and Crawley men arrested following hammer attack on...
A MAN is recovering in hospital after being bludgeoned in the head and body with a hammer in Crawley Down. The 30-year-old East Grinstead man was attacked in the car park of The Haven Centre on...
View ArticleNew wine shop in Copthorne will let you try before you buy
COPTHORNE now has its own coffee shop – which doubles as a wine shop and wine-tasting venue.The new coffee house and wine shop allows customers to sample up to 24 wines before they decide what to...
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