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The top stories for Sussex and Surrey on Sunday 22nd November 2009.
Students at a Sussex school which closed because of a swine flu outbreak are heading back to their boarding rooms later.
Christ's Hospital School near Horsham closed just over a week ago when a hundred pupils and staff fell ill with the virus.
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Pictures and artwork have been put up in the windows of empty shops in
The local Ginger Moo Gallery did it to make the town look better for shoppers.
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A late penalty was enough to secure all three points for Hayes & Yeading against 10-man Crawley.
Barry Cogan was red carded for a foul on James Mulley, who was later fouled by Adam Quinn for the decisive spot-kick.
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A court in Italy will hear more from the two people accused of murdering Meredith Kercher today.
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito deny killing 21 year-old from Coulsdon.
A third man, already serving 30 years for her death, has launched an appeal, saying he didn't do it either.
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Police from Surrey and Sussex are carrying out high visability patrols off the A22 after 7 burglaries in one night.
They all took place at old peoples homes in the early hours of Wednesday.
Two people are being questionned.
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A woman from Burgess Hill has been prosecuted after admitting faking a relationship to claim 2 and a half thousand pounds in benefits.
Antonia King, who's 25 and lives on Freeks Lane, has been sentenced to 50 hours of unpaid community work, and ordered to pay the council's court costs.
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The stars of this year's panto at the Hawth have opened County Mall's Christmas Grotto.
Danny Bayne from Greace who plays the prince and his Cinderella, Vicky Longley, are going to be there.
It kicks off at 11am.
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Now's the time to look for work in Sussex and Surrey, according to local jobs advisors.
As the latest stats show more young people are losing their jobs, jobcentre plus has told Mercury Fm they had 18 hundred vacancies last month.
They're mostly in retail cos it's coming up to Christmas but, advisors reckon that's ideal for young people looking to get some experience.
Get loads of advice about applying for jobs here.
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The makers of a film about knife crime based in Crawley say it's a positive project celebrating local talent who're making and appearing in it.
RH11, the movie, comes out in January, but it's had some criticism as it's tackling a violent crime.
See a clip from it here.
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Bullying over the internet or via text message can be stopped if you tell someone, according to anti-bullying workers in West Sussex.
They say bully's pick on people in this way because it's easier than being nasty face-to-face.
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