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Manager at notorious Copthorne care home where institutional...
A MANAGER who was in charge of a notorious care home where institutional abuse contributed to the deaths of residents is being allowed back into the profession six months after being suspended from...
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Copthorne man given restraining order after attack on woman
A MAN has had a restraining order issued against him after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman. Benjamin Martin, 25, who lives at The Prince Albert pub in Copthorne Bank, Copthorne, assaulted Fay...
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29 sayings most Crawley parents will say at least once this...
WHILE excited Crawley school children are bouncing off the walls at the thought of six weeks of school-free fun, parents are perhaps not so feeling so enthusiastic. Let's be honest, there's only so...
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WARNING: Facebook holiday snaps makes travellers easy targets for...
POLICE are warning Facebook users to think before they post holiday updates on the social media site, as it can make them vulnerable to burglars. It follows a spate of break-ins across the country,...
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Cheap paintballing being offered in Copthorne over summer...
A PAINTBALL site opened by four friends in Copthorne earlier this year is offering a host of special deals throughout the summer holidays.Driver Wood Paintball, in Old Hollow, is running packages...
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SCAM: Dealers jailed after selling hundreds of cars that were...
TWO rogue car dealers who ran a massive £100,000 scam have been jailed.Lucien Munn and Linda Attrell advertised and sold hundreds of cars that had been written off by insurance companies to...
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Giant spiders could be invading your homes and laying eggs
IF the thought of waking up to a giant spider creeping towards you makes your skin go cold, then this might not be what you want to read. Giant house spiders are coming to Crawley and they are making...
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Children's attraction closes because of rain
TODAY'S deluge has forced a popular children's attraction in West Sussex to close. Tulleys Farm in Turners Hill, is today turning people away from it's popular Maize Maze - which this year features a...
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Copthorne man admits ABH but robbery charge dropped
A YOUNG man has received a suspended prison sentence after admitting actual bodily harm.Joe Fielding, of Copthorne Common in Copthorne, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on August 13, where he pleaded...
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Copthorne teenager hit with £500 bill for travelling on...
A TEENAGER is almost £500 worse off after being found guilty of travelling on a train without a valid ticket.Darren James, 18, of Ackes Close, Copthorne, was caught travelling without a valid ticket at...
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VIDEO: Copthorne parents film schoolgirl being knocked down by...
A HARD-HITTING video produced in a bid to save lives by discouraging dangerous parking outside a village school has been viewed almost 20,000 times.Staff, parents and pupils of Copthorne Junior School...
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Police stepping up Copthorne patrols after bricks thrown through...
POLICE are stepping up patrols across Copthorne following a spate of late night attacks involving bricks being hurled through car windscreens.Sussex Police officers are increasing both marked and...
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Young Copthorne man to build spectacular haunted house at social...
A TALENTED designer who turned his own fear of haunted houses into an award-winning attraction is back after a four-year break – and he has a new haunt.Sean Rouse first built his own haunted house in...
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Masked gunmen tie up Co-op staff in terrifying armed robbery
STAFF at a Co-op store have been tied up by masked gunmen in a terrifying armed robbery. Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident in Smallfield over the weekend. Shortly after 9pm on...
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33 reality TV stars you may not realise have links to Sussex
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Crawley Running Club member taking on 35th marathon after getting...
A PENSIONER who says he got into running "by accident" is set to run his 35th marathon in support of the Copthorne care home where he works. Jim Parker was a keen climber when, several decades ago, he...
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Crawley and Copthorne men released without charge in investigatio...
TWO men arrested in connection with a brutal hammer attack outside a community centre will face no further action.A 28-year-old from Copthorne and a 22-year-old from Crawley were questioned by police...
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Manager of care home who changed records of dying resident struck...
THE manager of a now-closed care home embroiled in controversy has been struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Nirmala Read was found by the body's conduct and competence committee to...
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Thieves clean out equipment for disabled adults in "well-pla...
STAFF and residents at a Copthorne care home for disabled adults have been left reeling after well-organised thieves stole £5,000 of garden equipment, stripping bare two large sheds. Heatherley Care...
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