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  • FACTORY IN FIGHT FOR ALL MOD CONS

    CAE Invertron, the Sussex weapons simulator manufacturer, is hoping to mark the opening of its new £13 million Burgess Hill factory by winning a slice of a £750 million MoD order. The company is part of the British Team ASTOR consortium, which is competing

  • TOM RECEIVES HIGH-FLYING HONOUR

    PROUD Tom Stimpson made a special trip to Buckingham Palace to be honoured by the Queen yesterday. Tom, a Corporal with the Royal Air Force, was presented with his insignia after he was made an MBE in the New Year's Honours list. His family proudly posed

  • Greyhound

    Results Last night's results from Hove 7.35: 1 FOREIGN INTRIGUE (3) 2-1f; 2 Ask For Gerry (4) 5-2; 3 Crescent Babe (2) 10-1; 4 Scirocco Gold (1) 4-1; 5 Battle Rose (6) 5-1; 6 Inthetrade (5) 9-2. 30.67, 2, 3, 6, 6, 9. T: £3.00p, £1.70p, £1.90p. F: £5.60p

  • Bears to test students

    WORTHING BEARS are entertaining the University of Brighton in a special challenge basketball match at the Worthing Leisure Centre tonight. Bear's bosses have cut admission prices to £3 for adults and £2 for under 16s and students for the game which tips

  • Rebels are put down

    STEVE Bircham scored a goal in each half as Worthing tumbled to their first away league defeat for five months in a 4-1 hiding at Wealdstone. Rebels, who had lost only one of their previous 13 games in Division One, had the perfect start when leading

  • Hastings lose again

    THE DECLINE of Hastings Town continued with an undeserved 4-1 defeat at home to Burton Albion. Three goals in a five-minute spell just before half-time sealed Hastings' fate in this Dr Marten's Premier Division match. Hastings made a bright start with

  • Burke gives Albion boost

    A MOMENT of magic from Alan Burke inspired Albion Youth to a place in the quarter-finals of the Southern Junior Floodlit Cup. Albion were 1-0 down to Gillingham at Bognor last night when the Dublin-born midfielder unleashed an unstoppable first-time shot

  • Thompson saves Reds

    RICHARD Thompson rescued below-par Crawley with his first goal for the club against struggling Dorchester in the Premier Division last night. Thompson made it 1-1 with Crawley's first shot on target, a superbly-struck 20-yard drive into the bottom corner

  • Three off as Hornets win

    THREE players were sent off following a second half brawl as Horsham won 1-0 at Lewes in the quarter-final of the Sussex Senior Cup. The match exploded in the 72nd minute following an unnecessary shove by Horsham striker Steve Slain on Paul Stokes. Lewes

  • Sad Sussex lei it slip

    SUSSEX 1, ARMY 2 WASTEFUL Sussex last night threw away a golden chance to qualify for the final of the South Western Counties Championship. They squandered a series of openings against their main Group A rivals at Culver Road and now need a win in Hampshire

  • Hooligans end match

    HOOLIGANS caused the abandonment of last night's Uniject County League Division Two clash between Southwick and Storrington at Old Barn Way. Horsham referee Charles Waltham halted the clash after 67 minutes after youths, standing outside the perimeter

  • JACQUI BEALING

    AFTER much nagging from my husband to "get it sorted out", I finally rang a computer doctor last week to see if she could connect my new computer to the Internet. I say "new". In fact, I've had it 18 months. I got it to replace my old laptop which I'd

  • Minton: Bee off with you

    ALBION star Jeff Minton has turned down a big money move to promotion rivals Brentford. The Bees' boss Ron Noades tried to lure Minton to Griffin Park from next season with a lucrative offer which would have doubled his wages. But Albion's midfield general

  • GRIEVING FRIENDS BREAK INTO MORTUARY

    TWO youths broke into a hospital mortuary to put jewellery on a dead friend as a mark of respect. The pair, aged 19 and 18, smashed a toughened glass window to get into the mortuary at Worthing Hospital. The dead man, from Worthing, was in his early twenties

  • MAN DIED IN FOOTIE ROW, COURT IS TOLD

    THE injuries inflicted on football fan Leigh Shaw were so horrific that his skull disintegrated when examined by the police pathologist, a jury heard. Lewes Crown Court was told Mr Shaw's skull was fractured in the attack outside Valley Social Club in

  • TASHA'S 14 NOW AND SHE THINKS IT'S TIME SHE GAVE UP HEROIN

    MORE and more youngsters in Brighton and Hove are getting hooked on hard drugs and alcohol, according to new research. Now a new scheme is being launched to try to wean hardened drug users away from their habit. JAMES MORRISON talks to its co-ordinator

  • HE'S 53, BUT BILLY'S STILL ROCKING

    IN THE Sixties crowds flocked to the seafront to hear a 17-year-old teddy boy playing rock and roll. Billy could always be found below Brighton's Palace Pier hanging off bumper cars and spinning the best tunes in town. As the years went by many of the

  • MEDAL FOR ROYAL RAIL STEWARD BOB

    ROYAL train steward Bob Bigsby went to Buckingham Palace yesterday to receive an honour from the Queen. Mr Bigsby, 47, who served on the train that carried members of the Royal Family to Althorp, Northants, for the burial of Diana, Princess of Wales,

  • FACTORY IN FIGHT FOR ALL MOD CONS

    CAE Invertron, the Sussex weapons simulator manufacturer, is hoping to mark the opening of its new £13 million Burgess Hill factory by winning a slice of a £750 million MoD order. The company is part of the British Team ASTOR consortium, which is competing

  • Rebels are put down

    STEVE Bircham scored a goal in each half as Worthing tumbled to their first away league defeat for five months in a 4-1 hiding at Wealdstone. Rebels, who had lost only one of their previous 13 games in Division One, had the perfect start when leading

  • Burke gives Albion boost

    A MOMENT of magic from Alan Burke inspired Albion Youth to a place in the quarter-finals of the Southern Junior Floodlit Cup. Albion were 1-0 down to Gillingham at Bognor last night when the Dublin-born midfielder unleashed an unstoppable first-time shot

  • Thompson saves Reds

    RICHARD Thompson rescued below-par Crawley with his first goal for the club against struggling Dorchester in the Premier Division last night. Thompson made it 1-1 with Crawley's first shot on target, a superbly-struck 20-yard drive into the bottom corner

  • Three off as Hornets win

    THREE players were sent off following a second half brawl as Horsham won 1-0 at Lewes in the quarter-final of the Sussex Senior Cup. The match exploded in the 72nd minute following an unnecessary shove by Horsham striker Steve Slain on Paul Stokes. Lewes

  • MAN DIED IN FOOTIE ROW, COURT IS TOLD

    THE injuries inflicted on football fan Leigh Shaw were so horrific that his skull disintegrated when examined by the police pathologist, a jury heard. Lewes Crown Court was told Mr Shaw's skull was fractured in the attack outside Valley Social Club in

  • BYPASS HELPS TOWN BREATHE MORE EASILY

    AIR quality in Brighton and Hove has improved since the towns' bypass was built, new figures reveal. The latest Brighton and Hove Council tests show that there are low levels of pollutants such as lead and sulphur dioxide. Before the bypass opened parts

  • GRASS UP THE POLICE RACISTS

    SUSSEX Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse today urged police and civilian staff to call a special hotline to his office to expose racists in the force. He admitted: "There are one or two racists and they will not be tolerated." His comments came on the day

  • YOUR NAME COULD GO ON THE SIDE OF A BUS

    TWENTY new double-decker buses need names. And the Brighton and Hove Bus Company wants local people to decide what they should be called. The buses, costing £2.75 million, will be introduced on route 1 between Mile Oak and Whitehawk during March and April

  • Culvs starts his new era

    ALBION captain Ian Culverhouse makes the switch from player to coach tonight. The Seagulls' sweeper takes charge of the reserves for the first time against Charlton at Worthing (7.0). Culverhouse, 34, said: "It's a good opportunity and I am looking forward

  • Knight set to fight Villa

    ALBION chairman Dick Knight has refuted claims by Aston Villa that Michael Standing was not properly registered. Villa are confident they will not have to pay a penny in compensation for the young midfielder the Seagulls coached until he was 16. The Premiership

  • BYPASS HELPS TOWN BREATHE MORE EASILY

    AIR quality in Brighton and Hove has improved since the towns' bypass was built, new figures reveal. The latest Brighton and Hove Council tests show that there are low levels of pollutants such as lead and sulphur dioxide. Before the bypass opened parts

  • GRASS UP THE POLICE RACISTS

    SUSSEX Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse today urged police and civilian staff to call a special hotline to his office to expose racists in the force. He admitted: "There are one or two racists and they will not be tolerated." His comments came on the day

  • TOM RECEIVES HIGH-FLYING HONOUR

    PROUD Tom Stimpson made a special trip to Buckingham Palace to be honoured by the Queen yesterday. Tom, a Corporal with the Royal Air Force, was presented with his insignia after he was made an MBE in the New Year's Honours list. His family proudly posed

  • YOUR NAME COULD GO ON THE SIDE OF A BUS

    TWENTY new double-decker buses need names. And the Brighton and Hove Bus Company wants local people to decide what they should be called. The buses, costing £2.75 million, will be introduced on route 1 between Mile Oak and Whitehawk during March and April

  • Greyhound

    Results Last night's results from Hove 7.35: 1 FOREIGN INTRIGUE (3) 2-1f; 2 Ask For Gerry (4) 5-2; 3 Crescent Babe (2) 10-1; 4 Scirocco Gold (1) 4-1; 5 Battle Rose (6) 5-1; 6 Inthetrade (5) 9-2. 30.67, 2, 3, 6, 6, 9. T: £3.00p, £1.70p, £1.90p. F: £5.60p

  • Bears to test students

    WORTHING BEARS are entertaining the University of Brighton in a special challenge basketball match at the Worthing Leisure Centre tonight. Bear's bosses have cut admission prices to £3 for adults and £2 for under 16s and students for the game which tips

  • Hastings lose again

    THE DECLINE of Hastings Town continued with an undeserved 4-1 defeat at home to Burton Albion. Three goals in a five-minute spell just before half-time sealed Hastings' fate in this Dr Marten's Premier Division match. Hastings made a bright start with

  • Sad Sussex lei it slip

    SUSSEX 1, ARMY 2 WASTEFUL Sussex last night threw away a golden chance to qualify for the final of the South Western Counties Championship. They squandered a series of openings against their main Group A rivals at Culver Road and now need a win in Hampshire

  • Hooligans end match

    HOOLIGANS caused the abandonment of last night's Uniject County League Division Two clash between Southwick and Storrington at Old Barn Way. Horsham referee Charles Waltham halted the clash after 67 minutes after youths, standing outside the perimeter

  • Culvs starts his new era

    ALBION captain Ian Culverhouse makes the switch from player to coach tonight. The Seagulls' sweeper takes charge of the reserves for the first time against Charlton at Worthing (7.0). Culverhouse, 34, said: "It's a good opportunity and I am looking forward

  • JACQUI BEALING

    AFTER much nagging from my husband to "get it sorted out", I finally rang a computer doctor last week to see if she could connect my new computer to the Internet. I say "new". In fact, I've had it 18 months. I got it to replace my old laptop which I'd

  • Knight set to fight Villa

    ALBION chairman Dick Knight has refuted claims by Aston Villa that Michael Standing was not properly registered. Villa are confident they will not have to pay a penny in compensation for the young midfielder the Seagulls coached until he was 16. The Premiership

  • Minton: Bee off with you

    ALBION star Jeff Minton has turned down a big money move to promotion rivals Brentford. The Bees' boss Ron Noades tried to lure Minton to Griffin Park from next season with a lucrative offer which would have doubled his wages. But Albion's midfield general

  • GRIEVING FRIENDS BREAK INTO MORTUARY

    TWO youths broke into a hospital mortuary to put jewellery on a dead friend as a mark of respect. The pair, aged 19 and 18, smashed a toughened glass window to get into the mortuary at Worthing Hospital. The dead man, from Worthing, was in his early twenties

  • TASHA'S 14 NOW AND SHE THINKS IT'S TIME SHE GAVE UP HEROIN

    MORE and more youngsters in Brighton and Hove are getting hooked on hard drugs and alcohol, according to new research. Now a new scheme is being launched to try to wean hardened drug users away from their habit. JAMES MORRISON talks to its co-ordinator

  • HE'S 53, BUT BILLY'S STILL ROCKING

    IN THE Sixties crowds flocked to the seafront to hear a 17-year-old teddy boy playing rock and roll. Billy could always be found below Brighton's Palace Pier hanging off bumper cars and spinning the best tunes in town. As the years went by many of the

  • MEDAL FOR ROYAL RAIL STEWARD BOB

    ROYAL train steward Bob Bigsby went to Buckingham Palace yesterday to receive an honour from the Queen. Mr Bigsby, 47, who served on the train that carried members of the Royal Family to Althorp, Northants, for the burial of Diana, Princess of Wales,