It was quite a bit more serious than that actually, the aircraft almost did not make its takeoff, and as you mention it struck a runway light.
The CAA report is here -
https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aircraft-accident-report-aar-2-2018-c-fwgh-21july-2017I actually saw this incident from my garden when I lived close to the 25 approach.
I was not aware of a recent problem, but it did mention on local news their was a shortage of cabin staff with Easyjet, and it said other operators had been having problems as well.
FR24 is showing Sunwing C-FPRP as still operating.
I am locking this thread as it`s not correct date. If anyone wants to continue the Sunwing discussion feel free, but please open a new thread in Modern Civil Aircraft or similar. Thanks