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  • HOW TO BEAT THE GLOOM

    TRIFAST has shrugged off the problems of the strong pound and the Asian crisis. The Uckfield-based industrial fastenings group reported pre-tax profits for the half-year to September 30 up 14 per cent to £4.62 million. Turnover rose by 16 per cent to

  • £3.25m AFTER A BUNGLED BIRTH

    A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been awarded near-record damages of £3.25 million for medical blunders that condemned him to a life of total dependency. David Reynolds was born almost dead at Poole General Hospital in May 1986 after an agonising labour for his

  • TICKET TO PRIDE FOR BEST BUSES TEAM

    BRIGHTON and Hove has the best buses in the country. Brighton and Hove Bus Company yesterday picked up the industry's equivalent of the Oscars, winning the title Operator Of The Year. Earlier this month the company was named Best Operator in the South

  • BANGERS AND FLASH

    THE chef who started the devastating blaze at Brighton's Royal Albion Hotel said last night: "I just can't believe what I have done." Stunned Nigel Halkyard, 20, spoke of the moment he knew the historic seafront building was about to go up in flames.

  • £7 MILLION - THE COST OF REBUILDING BLAZE HOTEL

    REBUILDING Brighton's burned-out Royal Albion Hotel could cost up to £7 million. Building experts say the figure already stands at £3 million, but the final cost could easily be double that once inspectors have examined the interior. Demolishing the Grade

  • Horton: Prove you're good enough

    ALBION boss Brian Horton has told his trio of outcasts: "Prove me wrong". Peter Smith and Derek Allan play in the Reserves against Reading at Worthing tonight (7.0). The defensive duo have been transfer-listed, along with Danny Mills, and the Seagulls

  • £7 MILLION - THE COST OF REBUILDING BLAZE HOTEL

    REBUILDING Brighton's burned-out Royal Albion Hotel could cost up to £7 million. Building experts say the figure already stands at £3 million, but the final cost could easily be double that once inspectors have examined the interior. Demolishing the Grade

  • Horton: Prove you're good enough

    ALBION boss Brian Horton has told his trio of outcasts: "Prove me wrong". Peter Smith and Derek Allan play in the Reserves against Reading at Worthing tonight (7.0). The defensive duo have been transfer-listed, along with Danny Mills, and the Seagulls

  • Hobson injury jinx strikes

    GARY Hobson's Albion injury jinx has struck again. Hobson was due to have a scan last night on a nagging hamstring injury. The latest setback places a question mark against his availability for tonight's home Reserve game against Reading and the Seagulls

  • HOW TO BEAT THE GLOOM

    TRIFAST has shrugged off the problems of the strong pound and the Asian crisis. The Uckfield-based industrial fastenings group reported pre-tax profits for the half-year to September 30 up 14 per cent to £4.62 million. Turnover rose by 16 per cent to

  • Hobson injury jinx strikes

    GARY Hobson's Albion injury jinx has struck again. Hobson was due to have a scan last night on a nagging hamstring injury. The latest setback places a question mark against his availability for tonight's home Reserve game against Reading and the Seagulls

  • £3.25m AFTER A BUNGLED BIRTH

    A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been awarded near-record damages of £3.25 million for medical blunders that condemned him to a life of total dependency. David Reynolds was born almost dead at Poole General Hospital in May 1986 after an agonising labour for his

  • TICKET TO PRIDE FOR BEST BUSES TEAM

    BRIGHTON and Hove has the best buses in the country. Brighton and Hove Bus Company yesterday picked up the industry's equivalent of the Oscars, winning the title Operator Of The Year. Earlier this month the company was named Best Operator in the South

  • BANGERS AND FLASH

    THE chef who started the devastating blaze at Brighton's Royal Albion Hotel said last night: "I just can't believe what I have done." Stunned Nigel Halkyard, 20, spoke of the moment he knew the historic seafront building was about to go up in flames.