18 August 2014

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TIME appears to be standing still in East Grinstead where one face of the Town Clock is missing its hands.

But it’s just a temporary problem, and everything will soon be tickety-boo, said a spokesman for the Town Council.

‘At present one set of hands is disconnected from the clock, the other side is functioning as per normal.

‘The problem is a mechanical one which has been diagnosed by our contractors and we have placed an order that will enable us to replace the faulty part.

‘Sadly we have had to source this part from Europe as there is no longer a UK supplier who provides these very specialised items. But of course, this being August, it means our supplier has shut down for the summer holidays and we are going to have to wait until next month before delivery.’