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PHOTOS: Serious house fire in Copthorne
A SERIOUS house fire has broken out in Copthorne and is being tackled by three fire crews. Fire engines from Crawley and Horley as well as a technical rescue unit are at the scene close to the...
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Copthorne house completely destroyed by fire but no injuries
A FIRE in Copthorne has completely destroyed a house but there are not thought to have been any injuries, Crawley News understands. Firefighters from all over Surrey and Sussex have been working to...
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Restaurant review: The Duke's Head in Crawley Down
WITH the trend for British farms to be converted into fields full of solar panels instead of actually growing any food, it is becoming easy to forget what our once great agricultural nation can...
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Appeal for donations of clothes and toiletries after couple lose...
A MAIDENBOWER woman has launched an appeal for donations of clothing and toiletries after a friend's parents lost almost everything they own in a Copthorne house fire. The couple's home on Copthorne...
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Police, fire and ambulance services called to Copthorne Junior...
EMERGENCY services have been called to Copthorne Junior School this morning but the school has declined to comment on why. An ambulance, fire engine and police car could be seen outside the school just...
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UPDATE: Member of public suffers head injury outside Copthorne...
A MEMBER of the public suffered a head injury outside Copthorne Junior School this morning, prompting an emergency response. An ambulance, police cars and fire service vehicles were spotted close to...
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UPDATE: Appeal for witnesses after 62-year-old woman assaulted...
A WOMAN was grabbed by another member of the public outside a school and pushed to the ground. Police were contacted after a 62-year-old woman reported being assaulted outside Copthorne Junior School...
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Home needed for terrapins rescued from fire which destroyed...
TWO terrapins rescued from a fire which completely destroyed a Copthorne bungalow are in need of a new home. The reptiles were carried from the burning home on Copthorne Road by firefighters who picked...
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Daughter "wanted to cry" when she saw parents'...
A WOMAN whose childhood home in Copthorne burned to the ground has spoken of her grief at seeing her parents' made homeless by a devastating fire - but wants to thank everyone who has rallied to help....
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Brave young sisters whose mum died on day of their dad's funeral...
LOSING a parent is one of the most difficult things any of us will ever experience, but two young women went through something almost unthinkable – one of their parents dying on the day of the other...
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Boss of Crawley takeaway fears immigration raids are ruining his...
A RESTAURANT owner has slammed Home Office officials for raiding his business for the second time in three months based on intelligence he says is flawed. Immigration officers questioned staff at Reds...
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Copthorne teenager accused of making indecent photos of children
A TEENAGER has been charged with making indecent photographs of children.Jason Handscomb appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday (December 2) charged with three counts of making indecent...
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Copthorne couple whose home was destroyed in fire thank strangers...
THE couple who lost everything in a devastating fire which gutted their family home have been left gobsmacked by the generosity of strangers – with money even being sent to them by a celebrity.Stephen...
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Coroner rules woman's death from drowning at manor house was an...
A DEPRESSED woman whose body was found by her husband in a stream may not have intended to take her own life, an inquest has found.Jennifer Hopkins, of Roundabout Road in Copthorne, drowned in June of...
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PHOTOS: Hazelwick School pupils spread festive cheer on visit to...
THE generation gap between school pupils and care home residents was bridged over a cup of tea and a chat about Christmas last week.Last Wednesday a group of Year 7 students from Hazelwick School...
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Future of Copthorne pub to be discussed on Monday
A PLAN to extend The Prince Albert pub in Copthorne to create letting rooms will be discussed on Monday. Worth Parish Council is holding a planning and highways sub-committee meeting on Monday, where...
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WEATHER WARNING: Flood alert issued for Crawley, Ifield, Gatwick...
A FLOOD alert has been issued by the Environment Agency this evening (Saturday) for Crawley town centre, Horley, Gatwick, Furnace Green, Maidenbower, Ifield, Bewbush and Copthorne. The warning was...
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Hero strangers save Copthorne pub which was about to be flooded
RESIDENTS helped to prevent a "catastrophe" when they went to the rescue of a Copthorne pub which was surrounded by floodwater after four days of torrential rain. It seemed as if history was about to...
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School closed due to gas leak which meant all heating in building...
A SCHOOL has been closed following a gas leak which has to be repaired and all heating at the premises having to be turned off.Copthorne CofE Junior School is closed today (Wednesday, January 6) after...
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Copthorne teenager who admitted downloading child porn images...
A TEENAGER has been warned he could be sent to prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children.Jason Handscomb, 19, appeared at Brighton Crown Court yesterday...
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