At this year's event, Kylie will be joined by Clean Bandit in Preston Park on Saturday, August 3, and Jessie J and Grace Jones are playing LoveBN1Fest on Sunday, August 4.
Pilot Andy Hill told police he had ‘no recollection’ of his tragic jet plane crash at the Shoreham Airshow in 2015.
Hill’s crash while attempting a loop stunt in a Hawker Hunter led to the deaths of 11 men.
Hill, 54, of Standon Road, Buntingford, faces 11 charges of manslaughter by gross negligence. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
In statements issued to police in 2017, Hill said that he could not remember the events leading up to the disaster, or the crash itself.
The prosecution say that ‘pilot error’ and negligence led to the deaths of 11 men.
Hill’s defence team have argued that he was cognitively impaired at some point during the flight and was not in control during the fateful ‘bent loop’ stunt.
The jury at the Old Bailey in London heard that Hill had submitted all required paperwork before the fateful Shoreham display.
Practices a ‘considerable expense’ for the aircraft owner
The trial heard that Hill would not normally practice his displays in the Hunter.
The pilot told police in 2017: “The Hunter was very expensive to operate and to use the aircraft for practice would have been a considerable expense for the owner
“A special practice would not normally be flown.”
He said that he would only fly practice displays if it was required to meet Civil Aviation Authority rules.
READ MORE: Shoreham Airshow crash trial hears from eyewitnesses who narrowly escaped with their lives
‘No recollection’ of the tragedy at Shoreham
Hill said in his statement: “I have no recollection of the accident or the events leading up to it
“It is possible I experienced ALOC [altered level of consciousness].
“It is also possible that I may have suffered a cognitive impairment for other reasons or a medical issue.”
The pilot said he did not remember blacking out from G forces at any point in his flying career.
READ MORE: Shoreham airshow crash pilot was 1,000 feet too low for loop-the-loop, prosecutors say
Anti-G suit ‘would not work’
Hill told police that he experienced lower levels of G-force in the Hawker Hunter than in other aircraft he flew.
However he noted that those levels of G-force were experienced for significantly longer stretches of time.
He added that he always flew the Hawker Hunter wearing an ‘anti-G’ flying suit, but that it sometimes ‘would not work’.
READ MORE: Ryanair captain saw Andy Hill perform banned manoeuvre at practice
Instrument checks
Hill told police that instrument checks during flights differ from pilot to pilot.
He added that he would not regularly check the G-force meter as it was hard to see from where he would sit.
Moving to other instruments he said: “I do not recall misreading an altimeter in my flying career.”
The trial continues.
MORE FROM THE TRIAL: 'No evidence' that aircraft fault contributed to Shoreham airshow crash
Data from hen and stag do provider, Chillisauce, shows that in 2018, Sussex proved one of the most popular places to go for a stag weekend.
Bournemouth and Brighton rank highly
The data found that in 2018, 12 per cent of stag parties headed to Bournemouth, enjoying its adrenaline-inducing activities, watersports and a vibrant nightlife.
Eight per cent of stag parties also headed to Brighton, embracing the city’s popular nightlife and vibrant atmosphere.
Brighton ranked above other popular stag do destinations, including Manchester and London, and was as equally popular as the city of Nottingham.
Newcastle and Cardiff came out on top for their stag weekends, with 15 per cent of stags choosing these popular cities for their weekend away.
Liverpool and Bristol also proved popular, with 10 per cent of stags choosing these cities as their stag do destination.
Apartments on the rise
The options are now endless for where to stay when on a stag do, but data shows that apartments are becoming increasingly popular.
Last year, more and more stag groups chose to spend slightly more to stay in apartments all together as a group, with 40 per cent choosing this option - 15 per cent up from 2017.
However, the traditional hotel option is still a favourite among stag parties, with 54 per cent of groups choosing this option and six per cent choosing to stay in a hostel.
The most popular time of year for a stag do
Data shows that before the wedding season starts in the summer, the stag season begins in spring.
In 2019, the first May bank holiday (3 to 6 May)is set to be the bigg est weekend of the year for stag parties, with groups from all over the UK celebrating in cities all over the UK and Europe.
Activities and accommodation
When it comes to accommodation and activities, both stags and hens parties spend similar amounts.
However, stags spend seven per cent more of their money on nights out, with activities such as bar crawls and drinks packages making up 13 per cent of the total.
On the other hand, data shows that hen parties tend to prefer a relaxing meal at a nice restaurant, with this using up seven per cent of their total expense compared to stag parties at only four per cent.
Worse response times to 999 fire calls in West Sussex could be the result of plans to share Surrey’s emergency control centre, Lib Dems have warned.
The county’s current centre is run at Haywards Heath in partnership with East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, but this arrangement will end in February 2020 after the Tory-led West Sussex County Council terminated the contract.
Debbie Kennard, the county council’s cabinet member for safer, stronger communities, said: “We have taken a thorough and in-depth look at the options available and the one we are proposing is tried and tested, while offering good value for money.”
But Liberal Democracts have spoken against the move.
James Walsh, Lib Dem group leader at County Hall, said: “It is running the very real risk of worsening an already poor response time in West Sussex for emergency fire calls, and increasing the risk to both life and property.
“The average call time in Surrey is already double that of the Sussex Control Centre, which will only worsen our situation.”
He also raised concerns about West Sussex engines being utilised to cover any crewing shortages in Surrey.
Dan Purchese, another Lib Dem county councillor, added: “Although West Sussex will remain legally responsible for call handling and mobilising, it will have no control over the daily management and operation by Surrey FRS.
“It did not work for when Surrey did the same for the Isle of Wight, who scrapped the arrangement at the end of their five year contract.
“It doesn’t even look like good value for money, as Surrey will be charging West Sussex £900,000 per year for their services, three times what they were charging the Isle of Wight, and four and a half times what Hampshire were charging them.
“We have also spent millions of pounds of public money on the Sussex Control Centre, and that will now all be money down the drain, and blows sky high the Tory claim to be careful with taxpayers’ money.”
At a meeting last month West Sussex’s chief fire officer Gavin Watts told members it would be business as usual for the fire service while the changes were made.
A couple who inflicted horrible injuries to a baby boy, a driver who caused the death of a teenager in a high-speed crash and a man who savagely murdered a homeless man with a stone slab are just some of criminals jailed in Sussex last month.
Here is a roundup of some of the most serious sentencings in Sussex in January. All sentencing details accurate at time of convictions.
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is championing the Sussex breweries who are making flour from leftover beer grains.
As part of Channel 4’s Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast, the chef visited the Good Things Brewing Co farm in Eridge, East Sussex, last September and the episode was aired on Friday (February 1).
Co-founder of Good Things Brewing Co. Sam Robinson said: “We want to be the world’s first self-sustaining brewery. One thing that isn’t really tackled in the beer industry is spent grain.”
According to the celebrity chef’s website, for every pint of beer made in the UK, two porridge bowls worth of spent grain is produced.
Traditionally, breweries have given the waste to farmers who use the feed for cattles and pigs, but if the grains are not used within 48 hours of delivery they go off, and have to be thrown away.
Mr Robinson said: “The problem is once it’s allocated, it goes unrecorded. The same thing happens in supermarkets, it’s ‘classified waste’, we don’t know how much is actually ending up in landfill.”
Good Things Brewing Co. are trying to change that and have just revealed the world’s first ‘spent grain dehydrater’.
Within six hours of brewing, we can dehydrate everything that comes from the mash tun and use it in granola, cereal bars or flour Mr Robinson said.
The brewery are working with Carr’s who supply Hovis and Gales to create flour that can be used in bakeries and pubs.
Mr Robinson said: “We’re working with a few bakeries on developing a beer flavour batter, it tastes delicious. It’s nutritional value has been tested and approved - low carb, low sugar, high in protein.”
Jamie Oliver has called the flour “a superfood” and used it to cook Irish Soda bread, pasta dough and a beef pie made with spent grain pastry on Jamie and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feasts.
The chef said on his website: “It’s so much more complex and delicious than usual. A chef’s dream!”
He showcased the recipes to a team of bakers, brewers, butchers and even a miso company on the show.
Holler Brewery from Brighton also featured in the programme. In September, they moved their brewery from a farm in Uckfield to their new taproom site in Elder Place, London Road.
Mr Robinson said: “Jamie was hilarious, so much fun to work with, he’s passionate for the cause, and fascinated by what we were doing on the farm.
We’ve been inspired by his enthusiasm, it’s pushed us on for the next six months.”
Good Things Brewing Co. beers are available in Brighton and Hove at: Brighton Beach Club, The Independent Pub, Trafalgar Wines, The Black Lion, Mange Tout, Wild Cherry Cafe, HISBE, Wine Barrel Hove, Starfish & Coffee and Bincho.
Former Sussex cricketers Lydia Greenway and Matt Machan have been thanked for their dedication off the field towards a second career.
They are two of six PCA members have received PCA Personal Development Scholarship Awards.
Split into three categories, Derbyshire’s Anuj Dal and Harvey Hosein claimed the Newcomer award, Leicestershire’s Paul Horton and Durham’s Michael Richardson won the Current Player accolade while ex-Sussex batsman and former England Women’s star Lydia Greenway were successful in the Past Player category.
In doing so, Kent’s Greenway became the first ever female recipient of a Scholarship Award which is recognition by the Professional Cricketers’ Association for members who develop themselves away from life as a professional cricketer.
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Throughout each calendar year PCA members take part in a wide range of personal development initiatives with over 87% of current players having their own Personal Development Plan. The awards aims to highlight some of the best examples from across the membership in three categories: Newcomers, Current Players and Past Players.
PCA members were invited to complete an online application where they had to state what personal development they have achieved within the last 12-months, why they should win the award and if they did, where would they spend their money.
The shortlisted candidates were invited to Edgbaston to present to a panel, which consisted of PCA Chief Executive David Leatherdale, Director of Development and Welfare Ian Thomas and Personal Development Managers Charlie Mulraine and Mark Wallace. The interviewees were tasked with presenting their own thoughts and experiences of personal development and how it could be more widely encouraged before answering questions on their presentation.
In the Past Player category, Machan won a Scholarship Award due to his excellent transition away from the game after a wrist injury forced him to retire in 2017 at the age of 26. The Scotland international completed his Level 3 ECB coaching qualification before coaching Loughborough Lightning in the 2018 Kia Super League. He has also achieved outside of his comfort zone by developing his passion for property and investment into viable career options.
Former Kent batsman Greenway featured 225 times for England and has gone on to create her own company since she retired in 2016. Also interviewed via Skype, she explained how Cricket for Girls was launched two years ago and how the company has already worked with over 100 schools to deliver effective programmes for schools who are embracing girls cricket for the first time.
Greenway becomes the first female winner of the Scholarship Awards after the England Women became professional and officially PCA members in 2014. Throughout her career she gained various qualifications and experiences including a degree through the Open University, Level 3 Personal Training course, ECB Level 2 Cricket Coach Course and voluntary work for The Cinnamon Trust.
The Newcomer Award is aimed at those who are relatively fresh to personal development with this year’s winners excelling in very different fields.
Former Nottinghamshire batsman Dal was released at the end of the 2017 season and it was then he stepped up his interest in developing a second career. He has gone on to set-up Purpose Cricket Coaching, a company designed to accommodate the needs of developing young cricketers with his modern twist. He currently has 28 one-on-one clients and had a hugely successful summer camp in 2018. His end goal is to have his own academy tours overseas to offer experience of playing in different conditions.
Joining Dal in the Newcomer category is his teammate Hosein, who has dedicated his time away from cricket towards qualifications in the area of investments. This winter he moved to London to help with work experience and networking while carrying out his pre-season programme. He is in the process of completing his Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments Level 4 and the money secured through his Scholarship Award will pay for all of his textbooks and exams for the qualification.
The Current Player award was shared between Horton and Richardson with the Leicestershire batsman enjoying many work experience opportunities and having recently started the Masters of Sport Directorship course at Manchester Metropolitan University. The 36-year-old has had experience working at Urban Pulse Property, Cushman & Wakefield, the charity - Opening Up and is going to be an ambassador for Manchester based charity Hope Against Cancer.
Elsewhere, Richardson held his interview for the awards over Skype and has had a year to remember after starting his own business and finding interests outside of cricket have helped his mental wellbeing.
The 32-year-old Durham batsman started a property company called RICHMER Ltd. The venture was set-up to buy properties in areas with high rentals with limited capital growth. Through the process, he has expanded his knowledge in a number of areas including how his new company operates with HMRC, accountants, estate agents and lawyers.
PCA’s Director of Development and Welfare Ian Thomas said the Scholarship Awards is a key component in the PCA’s activities to support players through their transition into a second career.
“The Scholarship Awards is a great event in the annual calendar for our Personal Development and Welfare Programme. It is a great opportunity to champion our members, both current and past players who have engaged in the Programme and crucially invested in themselves through their individual Personal Development Plans.
“All the winners have been brilliant and not only in their presentation but also in the open question and answer session.
“It’s great to hear what our members have done but we also get a lot of value out of hearing their opinions on how we can better support our members so the PCA get a lot of value out of the Scholarship Awards.
“Ultimately, we are a members association so obtaining their feedback on the Programme and how we can better support them is hugely beneficial.
“The Scholarship Awards should encourage others to think of their own futures away from the field, it doesn’t matter how big of a step they are taking, any step is one forward to prepare for their future.”
All the winners received a financial award to be put towards the cost of their Personal Development and become PCA Personal Development Ambassadors for 2019.
I’m supposed to be here until the end of May. However, if the UK parliament can’t negotiate with the EU, what is going to happen? Will I have to leave?
A. The UK government is keen to reassure EU citizens and their family members living in the UK that they are welcome to stay even in a ‘no deal’ scenario.
The message is clear: you are our friends, our neighbours, our colleagues, and we want you to stay.
EU citizens and their family members who are resident in the UK by March 29 will be able to stay and carry on with their lives in the same way they are now. They will be able to work, study, and access benefits and services in the UK on the same basis after we exit the EU as they do now.
So, regardless of a deal or no deal, you will be allowed to study in Scotland - or other parts of the UK - for the rest of the semester.
Read more: UK plans new safety certificate mark for when we leave EU
With regards to Erasmus+ funding, the UK will remain in the programme until at least 2020 if a deal is agreed. EU funding for UK participants and projects will be unaffected.
Even if the UK leaves without a deal, there is still hope. The UK government has said it will work with European Commission to try and secure our place in the programme, again until at least 2020.
It doesn’t apply to you as a French student, but UK students will be happy to know that the government’s underwrite guarantee will cover payments for funding committed to UK organisations and UK beneficiaries if there is no deal and EU funding is stopped.
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Jurors in the trial of Shoreham Airshow pilot Andy Hill were invited to sit in the cockpit of a Hawker Hunter jet yesterday.
Eleven men died in tragedy in August 2015 when a Hill's Hawker Hunter jet crashed onto the A27.
Hill, 54, of Standon Road, Buntingford, was trying to complete a loop manoeuvre when the plane hit the ground.
The plane was destroyed in the crash but Hill survived.
Hill is standing trial charged with 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence. He denies all offences.
READ MORE: Shoreham airshow crash pilot was 1,000 feet too low for loop-the-loop, prosecutors say
Jury sits in Hawker Hunter cockpit
Jurors in the trial were taken to the Gatwick Aviation Museum yesterday to see a similar plane to that flown by Hill when he crashed.
Speaking in court today, Mr Justice Andrew Edis QC said: "Each of [the jurors] was shown the control for the flaps and each of them was invited to operate the control for the flaps."
Jurors were also shown the anti-G force system in the aircraft, as well as other instruments.
READ MORE: Ryanair captain saw Andy Hill perform banned manoeuvre at practice
Hill had 'no recollection' of Shoreham Airshow crash
Earlier today the court heard that pilot Hill had 'no recollection' of the events leading up to the Shoreham tragedy.
Click here to read more from Andy Hill's statements to police.
Prosecution versus defence, 'pilot error' versus cognitive impairment
The prosecution say that ‘pilot error’ and negligence led to the deaths of 11 men.
Hill’s defence team have argued that he was cognitively impaired at some point during the flight and was not in control during the fateful ‘bent loop’ stunt.
The trial continues
With everything from a musical painting session to a lesbian rock band here's everything you need to know about spending Valentine's Day in a different way.
Instead she was saying goodbye. Dexy Jude Pontillo was stillborn at 36 weeks and five days.
“When Dexy died I was only 21 and I had no idea what to do or where to turn,” explained Hannah.
“Being a young bereaved mum brought its own challenges as most of the other baby loss mums are older than me and I found I couldn’t relate to any of them.”
A fortnight after Dexy died Hannah started up a blog to tell her story but also to provide other bereaved parents a place to go to show them they aren’t alone.
“When you go through something so awful as your child dying you actually realise that we are all in this ‘club’ that no one wants to be in and you just become this community,” she said.
“My blog now is about connecting us as that and helping people outside of baby loss realise that it does happen and we can talk about it normally. Well, that’s my goal anyway.”
One in four women experience pregnancy loss, stillbirth or their child dying shortly after birth. It is for this reason that Hannah feels it is important that people talk about baby loss.
“Because my child that died is just as valid as my child that lives.
“I don’t want people to shy away from baby loss.
“I don’t want people to be sorry for Dexy dying. I have learnt now that I can’t change what has happened and I want people to see him for the baby that he is, not the loss.
“Baby loss is always there and it will always be, so why not talk about it? Make parents feel like parents and celebrate all of our children without being uncomfortable.”
Throughout her first pregnancy Hannah says that Dexy was a little pickle and loved listening to Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande.
Hannah, who lives in Sussex, said: “He died on New Year’s Day 2018 and we knew from that moment that he was going to change the world.
“I would have loved him to be prime minister or be a doctor but instead he is helping thousands of people. Whether that be them not feeling so alone, talking about their loved ones who have died or educating people around stillbirth and helping prevent it by making people aware of how important movements are.
“Dexy was and is one of a kind. When he was born his birth was silent but now his life is loud. I like that.”
Five months after Dexy died Hannah found out she was pregnant again.
“I was so scared and excited but I tried to be more excited,” she said.
River Wylde was born in December 2018.
Hannah’s blog has been viewed nearly 200,000 times and have more than 30,000 visitors.
Hannah also set up Dad’s Grieve Too as she found a lot of support for mums but hardly anything for dads. The blog posts are shared on Hannah’s blog.
Hannah’s advice to those that have lost a baby is: “Embrace it. Embrace the highs, lows, numbness
and anger.
“Everything you are feeling is normal. I wish someone told me that it is ok to say no to people. Self care isn’t selfish, you are going through the most awful thing and your baby does matter.
“Make the most of life. It is short not too.”
For Hannah’s blog, visit hannahpontillo.com
For help and support after baby loss visit charity Tommy’s - www.tommys.org
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A total of 1,550 fans packed into the Tinsley Lane ground which they rent from Oakwood.
Here's a selection of pictures from the game taken by Derek Martin.
A director of Drusillas Park has taken retirement after running the attraction for 22 years.
Christine Smith and Laurence Smith acquired the park located near Alfriston in 1997 after selling a nationwide recruitment company. 22 years later, and at retirement age, Christine has decided to step away from the day to day running of the business.
Christine said: “It’s been a tough decision to retire from Drusillas. I love working here and being part of the fantastic team. It’s been a rollercoaster ride but I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I am very proud of the park and what we have achieved together as a family and with our fantastic staff.
“The business has come so far in the past 22 years. We are continually investing in the park to evolve and make improvements – each year we make sure we have something new to offer to visitors to keep them coming back time and time again and this is something we are very passionate about doing.
“Drusillas Park will always hold a special place in my heart and as a family business, I will still attend management meetings and be involved in the gardening aspect of Drusillas, as I have a big interest in this. I often visit with my grandchildren and will continue to do this regularly - they won’t get rid of me that easily!”
Christine and Laurence’s eldest daughter and director, Cassie Poland, will be taking over some of Christine’s responsibilities.
Cassie has been working at the park since 2004. She started in the Retail and Warehouse team before moving on to the Education Department, then the Marketing Department and for the past 6 years has been the Head of Marketing.
Cassie commented: “I have certainly have some big shoes to fill! Christine has had a huge impact on the park, making Drusillas what it is today. Laurence and I plan to retain the Park’s unique family atmosphere and environment as Drusillas continues to move forwards and progress. I’m really excited for the future!”
Drusillas Park started in 1925 as a small tea rooms when the late Captain Ann renovated a derelict farmhouse and named it after his first wife Drusilla.
Visited today by approximately 350,000 people per annum, the family owned business has gone from strength to strength and it is now regarded as the best small zoo in Europe.
Located just off the A27 in Alfriston, Drusillas Park is open daily from 10am. For more information, please telephone 01323 874100 or visit www.drusillas.co.uk
Sunderland midfielder Grant Leadbitter has opened up about scattering his Dad's ashes on the Stadium of Light pitch.
The 33-year-old returned to his boyhood club in January and helped the Black Cats to a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon on his debut at the weekend.
However, Leadbitter's homecoming goes far deeper than just his love Sunderland
“My Dad used to love (Marco) Gabbiadini, Gatesy (Eric Gates). He used to speak about Jimmy Montgomery, Bobby Kerr. When he passed away I got in touch with a few of his favourite players and they carried his coffin. Monty was one. I saw Monty on Saturday. Every time I see him I’m grateful.
"“So the connection is deep, deep in the family. It will always be. That’s what my Dad wanted, where he wanted to be."
Queens Park Rangers have been handed a triple injury boost ahead of tonight's FA Cup fourth round replay with Portsmouth.
The duo meet again at Loftus Road following a 1-1 draw at Fratton Park, after Nahki Well's cancelled out a Joel Lynch own goal.
And the Championship outfit look to heading into the return fixture in much better shape by welcoming back three key players to the matchday squad.
Brighton loanee Tomer Hemed is to return while Geoff Cameron and Angel Rangel are close to regaining full match fitness.
Meanwhile, Pompey's Jamal Lowe is set to make his 100th appearance for the club this evening after joining from non-league side Hampton & Richmond Borough in 2016.
Former Leeds United and Barnsley manager Paul Heckingbottom has held talks with Hibernian over becoming the club's new manager.
The 41-year-old has been out of work since a poor four-month spell at Elland Road ended last June.
Heckingbottom left Barnsley after two years in charge, in which he guided them into the Championship via the play-offs in 2016.
He also won the Johnstone's Paint Trophy, now known as the EFL Trophy, in the same season.
Doncaster Rovers are among a host of Football League clubs tracking Scarborough Athletic goalkeeper Tommy Taylor.
Taylor, once a trainee at Sheffield Wednesday, has helped The Seadogs to 5th in Evo Stik Premier, despite only being promoted this season.
The 26-year-old collected the club's Player of the Year award last season, however interest from the Football League brings a different kind of recognition.
And Doncaster, alongside Coventry City, are named as two of clubs chasing his signature.
Rochdale midfielder and two-time cancer survivor Joe Thompson has announced his retirement from football.
Thompson will attend Saturday's game against Coventry City to bid farewell to supporters, where fans are encouraged to applaud in the 15th minute - Thompson's squad number.
"My decision to retire is one of the hardest I've ever made," he said.
"I have battled through some of life's hardest challenges and have managed to overcome them. However, I've pushed my body to the absolute limit.
"My mind has grown stronger but with the intense treatment my body has had to endure over the last six years it is no longer able to perform to the demands of the professional game."
A vulnerable Sussex man whose home was taken over by drug dealers exposed himself to a CCTV camera after growing frustrated with housing staff, a court heard.
Warren Leake told Worthing Borough Council staff he needed to be rehoused after being ‘cuckooed’ - a process where vulnerable people’s homes are used as a drugs den.
But angered by the response, Worthing Magistrates’ Court heard on Tuesday that he swore at staff and threatened to throw a leaflet holder before being forced to leave the offices in Richmond Road, Worthing, on August 1.
Leake, 34, of The Avenue in Worthing, then ‘exposed his buttocks’ to a CCTV camera as he left, magistrates were told.
Leake admitted indecent exposure and threatening to damage the leaflet holder. He was handed a 12-month community order, an eight-week curfew from 7pm to 7am and ordered to pay costs of £170.
Chairman Peter Sutton said: “I can totally understand your frustration but that’s a different issue. This is not a way to behave to other members of society trying to do their jobs.
Around three weeks after the first offence Leake returned to push over a leaflet stand and smashed a window at a social services office. He pleaded guilty to both offences at a separate hearing, the court heard.
Firefighters have responded to a collision in Crawley in the early hours of this morning.
A spokesman for West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said they responded to a report of an incident at the Cheals Roundabout at about 4.27am this morning (February 6).
Firefighters arrived to find a car on its roof, said the spokesman, and released a female passenger.
The extent of her injuries are unknown, but she is in the care of South East Coast Ambulance Service, said the spokesman.
SECAmb have been approached for comment.
Here’s the latest news from around League 2.
Mansfield Town new boy Willem Tomlinson has been tipped to light up League Two by Lancashire Telegraph journalist Rich Sharpe.
“At that level I think he really will prove to be a decent signing,” said Sharpe.
“He is pretty much exclusively central midfield. He has played a couple of times out wide, but he is certainly not a winger – more of a wide midfielder if he does play there.
“He has a decent engine on him, gets stuck in and likes a bit of a long range effort. He has scored a few for the academy sides while coming through, mainly from distance.”
Crawley Town midfielder Mark Randall has left the club by mutual consent.
The ex-Arsenal man, who made two appearances under Arsene Wenger - including a Champions League debut - made 43 appearance since joining the club 2017.
The former Newport player began his career in the youth ranks at Arsenal and remained there for five years until 2011.
This season, the 29-year-old has had only limited opportunities, making ten appearances, the last of which was in the Checkatrade Trophy against Gillingham on November 13.
Wigan Athletic are preparing a summer swoop for Yeovil Town defender Tom James after missing out on him in January.
That’s according to HITC Sport, who believe the Latics were one of several clubs to chase the 22-year-old’s signature last month - and will try again in the summer.
Yeovil still hold hope of keeping James as they are keen to offer him a contract extension with 18 months left on his contract.
James, who can play anywhere in the back four, came close to joining West Bromwich Albion last summer - only for the move to fall through at the last minute.
Newport County goalkeeper Joe Day did not hang around for his side’s celebrations after setting up a FA Cup fifth round tie with Manchester City last night - after he learnt his wife had gone into labour!
Soon after final whistle, Day was pictured sprinting off the pitch by the TV cameras.
Newport later tweeted: “Everyone connected with Newport County AFC would like to wish County’s Number One Joe Day and his wife Lizzy all the very best!
“Nothing like a clean sheet to welcome in the birth, eh Joe?”
A traffic accident caused long delays on the main A264 Crawley Road this morning (Wednesday February 6).
The road was partially blocked and there was very slow traffic due to the incident.
Reports are that it involved a motorbike on the A264 Crawley Road, westbound in the Kilnwood Vale area.
The area has now been cleared and the road full re-opened.
You can have a say on proposals aimed at easing Manor Royal traffic and improving pedestrian, cycling and bus facilities.
The scheme includes the installation of a bus lane in Manor Royal Road, improvements to the A23 London Road and improvements to the County Oak and Metcalf Way area.
A West Sussex County Council spokesman said: “The proposals, costing £2.1million, are a key part of the Crawley Growth Programme. They will support the Manor Royal Business Improvement District, which aims to provide a diverse range of jobs for local people and help drive economic growth in the South East.”
The plans will be on display on:
• Thursday, February 7, 4pm to 8pm, Premier Inn, Fleming Way, Manor Royal, Crawley, RH10 9DF
• Saturday, February 16, 10am to 2pm, County Mall Shopping Centre, Crawley, RH10 1FP
Cllr Louise Goldsmith, county council leader, said: “These schemes, delivered and funded by the Crawley Growth Programme, aim to improve sustainable transport access, reduce congestion and support growth within the Manor Royal Business District.
“I would urge people to try to get to a drop-in session and see the plans for themselves. Representatives from the project team and the Crawley Growth Programme partners will be on hand to answer questions.”
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Steve Sawyer, executive director of the Manor Royal BID, said: “The plans being proposed are in direct response to the recommendations of the Manor Royal Transport Study. They represent an important and significant first step for improving the way people get into and move around Manor Royal. It’s vital now that people let us know what they think about plans to keep Manor Royal moving.”
Cllr Peter Smith, Crawley Borough Council Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development, said: “This is a significant scheme designed to help make a difference for pedestrians, bus users, cyclists and motorists travelling in and out of the area. I would encourage everyone to attend one of the drop-in sessions to find out more about the proposals and let us have your comments.”
Completing the online survey for the project here:
Closing date for responses is 11.59pm, Tuesday 5 March.