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  • Voice of the Argus

    Treat hospital with care Yet another shake-up is planned in Sussex hospital services affecting thousands of people in Brighton, Hove and Mid Sussex. It means moving most of Brighton's services to one site and sharing some others with the Princess Royal

  • Eastbourne College are the kings of Sussex boys hockey.

    They have dominated the county scene for a decade and a 2-0 victory for the under-14s against Hurstpierpoint College in Sunday's final means they have a staggering total of 21 titles. Leading scorer George Fisher and Stephen King grabbed the goals and

  • Woeful Bears stoned by Rocks

    Brighton Bears' problems at the foot of the Southern Conference increased last night. Edinburgh Rocks pulled off a comfortable 75-60 win at the Brighton Centre. It was the Bears' 11th defeat in the last dozen games means they are six points adrift, and

  • Sussex serve up a five-goal salute

    Coach Nick Greenwood saluted his Sussex troops as they gunned down the Army at Aldershot last night. Victory at the Military Stadium confirmed they top Group A of the South West Counties Champ-ionship and qualify for the final at Lancing on Saturday,

  • Wilko and off for bad-boy Shaun

    Albion youngster Shaun Wilkinson has landed himself in disciplinary trouble again. He was substituted in the first half of the Reserves' 1-0 defeat at QPR yesterday following his 12th booking of the season. Wilkinson was cautioned after a confrontation

  • Adams has crisis talks

    Albion manager Micky Adams has appealed for cool heads following emergency talks with Dick Knight. The Board are worried about recent results and the Seagulls' poor disciplinary record. But Adams declared: "This is not a time for knee-jerk reactions from

  • Second armed raid on town off-licence

    Two robbers armed with a knife and handgun threatened to kill a female assistant as they held up an off-licence late last night. It is the second time Thresher's, in Broadwater Road, Worthing, has been raided in the last six months. The two balaclava-clad

  • Between You and Me by Vanora Leigh

    Last week I lost a whole day out of my life. I don't mean "lost" as in lost a day's pay or lost a day's work, but lost as in have no recollection of, can't find, mislaid. The day in question was Wednesday and I didn't realise I'd lost it till I was having

  • Burglar forgets which homes he has robbed

    Puzzled police are turning to the public to help find mystery burglary victims. A burglar has confessed to 50 break-ins in Brighton and Hove, but detectives have reports of only 32. The other 18 have either gone unnoticed or the victims are away and unaware

  • Why it's good for patients to travel

    The shape of hospital care in Brighton is likely to undergo a fundamental transformation. Instead of four separate hospital sites treating patients from their immediate neighbourhoods, proposals will be drawn up to combine the town's major NHS hospital

  • The policeman with a feel for evidence

    Detective Keith Charles has an extra skill in his quest to catch criminals - he tunes into the supernatural. As well as fingerprints and witnesses, the man dubbed the 'psychic cop' uses his gift of clairvoyance to track down villains. Now Keith has retired

  • The killer we can't forgive

    A convicted killer who battered his wife's lover to death told today how hard it has been. He spoke of how his attempts to rebuild his life have been blocked by employers across Sussex. Former railway worker Mark Stanbridge was jailed in 1996 after being

  • Bosses 'carpeted' over bullying

    A council boss has been suspended amid allegations she bullied staff, it was revealed today. Councillors voted to suspend Eastbourne Council chief executive Sari Conway at a council meeting held behind closed doors last night. The meeting was held to

  • Making waves in the Mediterranean

    WiredSussex are making a big splash next week by chartering a yacht in the South of France. The Brighton-based organisation is bringing six Sussex companies to Milia 2000, the annual who's who of the interactive content industry, which is taking place

  • Between You and Me by Vanora Leigh

    LAST week I lost a whole day out of my life. I don't mean "lost" as in lost a day's pay or lost a day's work, but lost as in have no recollection of, can't find, mislaid. The day in question was Wednesday and I didn't realise I'd lost it till I was having

  • Voice of the Argus

    Treat hospital with care Yet another shake-up is planned in Sussex hospital services affecting thousands of people in Brighton, Hove and Mid Sussex. It means moving most of Brighton's services to one site and sharing some others with the Princess Royal

  • Crawsham

    Residents fear their village will be surrounded by a "supertown" in Government plans to build thousands of homes across Mid Sussex. Villagers at Rusper, near Horsham, are furious over proposals to build 20,000 homes in the strategic gap between Crawley

  • Connor kicks off with a win

    Clare Connor celebrated her debut as captain of England women with the first win of the tour down under as they beat Wellington by 11 runs at the Basin Reserve. It was not the best team Wellington could put out as three of their top players were in Melbourne

  • New Eagle is always in a Hurry

    Brighton Bonanza king Paul Hurry is joining Sussex speedway squad Eastbourne Eagles. The reigning Brighton Centre champion will roar into action for Eagles when they open their new Elite League campaign at Arlington Stadium next month. Hurry's arrival

  • Adams has crisis talks

    Albion manager Micky Adams has appealed for cool heads following emergency talks with Dick Knight. The Board are worried about recent results and the Seagulls' poor disciplinary record. But Adams declared: "This is not a time for knee-jerk reactions from

  • Between You and Me by Vanora Leigh

    Last week I lost a whole day out of my life. I don't mean "lost" as in lost a day's pay or lost a day's work, but lost as in have no recollection of, can't find, mislaid. The day in question was Wednesday and I didn't realise I'd lost it till I was having

  • Teacher died from injuries - witness

    A teacher died because his neck was fractured and not because of poor medical treatment, a court heard. Giving evidence at Lewes Crown Court, accident and emergency consultant Derek Harbourne, blamed teacher Richard Lewis' death on his original injury

  • Why it's good for patients to travel

    The shape of hospital care in Brighton is likely to undergo a fundamental transformation. Instead of four separate hospital sites treating patients from their immediate neighbourhoods, proposals will be drawn up to combine the town's major NHS hospital

  • Making waves in the Mediterranean

    WiredSussex are making a big splash next week by chartering a yacht in the South of France. The Brighton-based organisation is bringing six Sussex companies to Milia 2000, the annual who's who of the interactive content industry, which is taking place

  • Praise for agency bid to boost area

    THE Government is looking to the new South East England Development Agency to lift the region's economy. Visiting Seeda headquarters to reinforce the Government's commitment to Regional Development Agencies Hilary Armstrong, Minister for the Regions,

  • Between You and Me by Vanora Leigh

    LAST week I lost a whole day out of my life. I don't mean "lost" as in lost a day's pay or lost a day's work, but lost as in have no recollection of, can't find, mislaid. The day in question was Wednesday and I didn't realise I'd lost it till I was having

  • Crawsham

    Residents fear their village will be surrounded by a "supertown" in Government plans to build thousands of homes across Mid Sussex. Villagers at Rusper, near Horsham, are furious over proposals to build 20,000 homes in the strategic gap between Crawley

  • Families moved out in bomb house alert

    MORE than 100 homes were evacuated last night amid fears a man may have booby-trapped his car before taking his own life. The man, in his eighties, shot himself last week. Police searched his house after being alerted by his relatives and discovered a

  • Connor kicks off with a win

    Clare Connor celebrated her debut as captain of England women with the first win of the tour down under as they beat Wellington by 11 runs at the Basin Reserve. It was not the best team Wellington could put out as three of their top players were in Melbourne

  • New Eagle is always in a Hurry

    Brighton Bonanza king Paul Hurry is joining Sussex speedway squad Eastbourne Eagles. The reigning Brighton Centre champion will roar into action for Eagles when they open their new Elite League campaign at Arlington Stadium next month. Hurry's arrival

  • Making waves in the Mediterranean

    Wired Sussex are making a big splash next week by chartering a yacht in the South of France. The Brighton-based organisation is bringing six Sussex companies to Milia 2000, the annual who's who of the interactive content industry, which is taking place

  • Worker sues for compensation

    A casual worker who saw a student crushed to death in an horrific accident plans to sue for compensation. Sean Currey, 30, was working in a ship's hold at Shoreham Harbour when fellow employee Simon Jones was fatally injured after his head was crushed

  • Teacher died from injuries - witness

    A teacher died because his neck was fractured and not because of poor medical treatment, a court heard. Giving evidence at Lewes Crown Court, accident and emergency consultant Derek Harbourne, blamed teacher Richard Lewis' death on his original injury

  • Praise for agency bid to boost area

    THE Government is looking to the new South East England Development Agency to lift the region's economy. Visiting Seeda headquarters to reinforce the Government's commitment to Regional Development Agencies Hilary Armstrong, Minister for the Regions,

  • Families moved out in bomb house alert

    MORE than 100 homes were evacuated last night amid fears a man may have booby-trapped his car before taking his own life. The man, in his eighties, shot himself last week. Police searched his house after being alerted by his relatives and discovered a

  • Eastbourne College are the kings of Sussex boys hockey.

    They have dominated the county scene for a decade and a 2-0 victory for the under-14s against Hurstpierpoint College in Sunday's final means they have a staggering total of 21 titles. Leading scorer George Fisher and Stephen King grabbed the goals and

  • Woeful Bears stoned by Rocks

    Brighton Bears' problems at the foot of the Southern Conference increased last night. Edinburgh Rocks pulled off a comfortable 75-60 win at the Brighton Centre. It was the Bears' 11th defeat in the last dozen games means they are six points adrift, and

  • Sussex serve up a five-goal salute

    Coach Nick Greenwood saluted his Sussex troops as they gunned down the Army at Aldershot last night. Victory at the Military Stadium confirmed they top Group A of the South West Counties Champ-ionship and qualify for the final at Lancing on Saturday,

  • Wilko and off for bad-boy Shaun

    Albion youngster Shaun Wilkinson has landed himself in disciplinary trouble again. He was substituted in the first half of the Reserves' 1-0 defeat at QPR yesterday following his 12th booking of the season. Wilkinson was cautioned after a confrontation

  • Second armed raid on town off-licence

    Two robbers armed with a knife and handgun threatened to kill a female assistant as they held up an off-licence late last night. It is the second time Thresher's, in Broadwater Road, Worthing, has been raided in the last six months. The two balaclava-clad

  • Making waves in the Mediterranean

    Wired Sussex are making a big splash next week by chartering a yacht in the South of France. The Brighton-based organisation is bringing six Sussex companies to Milia 2000, the annual who's who of the interactive content industry, which is taking place

  • Burglar forgets which homes he has robbed

    Puzzled police are turning to the public to help find mystery burglary victims. A burglar has confessed to 50 break-ins in Brighton and Hove, but detectives have reports of only 32. The other 18 have either gone unnoticed or the victims are away and unaware

  • Worker sues for compensation

    A casual worker who saw a student crushed to death in an horrific accident plans to sue for compensation. Sean Currey, 30, was working in a ship's hold at Shoreham Harbour when fellow employee Simon Jones was fatally injured after his head was crushed

  • The policeman with a feel for evidence

    Detective Keith Charles has an extra skill in his quest to catch criminals - he tunes into the supernatural. As well as fingerprints and witnesses, the man dubbed the 'psychic cop' uses his gift of clairvoyance to track down villains. Now Keith has retired

  • The killer we can't forgive

    A convicted killer who battered his wife's lover to death told today how hard it has been. He spoke of how his attempts to rebuild his life have been blocked by employers across Sussex. Former railway worker Mark Stanbridge was jailed in 1996 after being

  • Bosses 'carpeted' over bullying

    A council boss has been suspended amid allegations she bullied staff, it was revealed today. Councillors voted to suspend Eastbourne Council chief executive Sari Conway at a council meeting held behind closed doors last night. The meeting was held to