Pensioner unable to celebrate late husband's birthday after bag...
An elderly Copthorne woman who had her bag stolen at Tesco in Three Bridges was unable to celebrate her late husband's birthday as planned as it contained £170 she had just withdrawn.Jan Lomas, 82, had...
View ArticleIfield woman more than 3 times drink-drive limit among Crawley...
A hotel receptionist from Ifield who was caught more than three times above the drink-drive limit is among the latest batch of convicted motorists who have been named and shamed by Sussex Police.The...
View ArticleAir ambulance called after lorry and van crash in Copthorne
A lorry and a van have crashed in Copthorne this afternoon with at least one person injured.Emergency services were called at 2.28pm after the collision in Copthorne Common Road.Kent, Surrey and Sussex...
View ArticleCrawley van driver rushed to hospital after suffering "medic...
A 55-year-old man from Crawley was rushed to hospital after suffering a medical episode and crashing his van into a lorry in Copthorne yesterday afternoon. Copthorne Common Road was closed for nearly...
View ArticlePolice reveal why helicopter was hovering over Crawley and...
Police have explained why a helicopter dispatched and seen hovering over parts of Crawley and Copthorne last night.Sussex Police officers on the ground requested requested the assistance of the...
View Article11 breweries making their own unique beers within a few miles of...
It's no secret that Sussex and Surrey produce some fine beers and most people with a taste for ales, ciders and lagers will have heard of Harveys' brewery in Lewes and Hogs Back Brewery near...
View Article39 stunning aerial photos of Gatwick, Sussex and London taken...
It is one of the most common sights in the skies over Crawley, with many readers often wondering why on earth the police helicopter is hovering over their house. Most of the time the chopper is...
View ArticlePensioner taken to hospital with multiple injuries following...
A pensioner has been taken to hospital with multiple injuries following a suspected road rage incident on the A264 in Copthorne last night. Police officers and paramedics were called to the A264...
View ArticleArson suspected as six crews battle large fire in Crawley Down
Police are investigating an arson attack on a disused building in Crawley Down this evening. The alarm was initially raised by police officers who noticed smoke coming from a building in Burleigh Lane...
View ArticleMan accused of causing death of Copthorne dad told police 'it was...
A man accused of causing the death of a Copthorne resident by careless driving told a police officer "it was me" and "I'm devastated" after being arrested, a court has heard.Martin Standen-Grant, who...
View ArticleWoman had to swerve to avoid Copthorne man shortly before he was...
A woman who was driving along a road shortly before a Copthorne man was hit and killed by another car last year has told a jury she had to swerve to avoid him and his companion.Martin Standen-Grant...
View ArticleBernard Matthews found guilty of causing death of Copthorne man...
A driver who hit and killed a Copthorne man as he was walking along an unlit road at night has been found guilty of causing his death by careless driving.Martin Standen-Grant was walking with a friend...
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