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  • The big sex shop debate

    Last week Secret Desires sex shop in Worthing was once again refused permission to sell hard core pornography. Christians rejoiced at a packed meeting to decide the issue. They believe the movies can lead to marriage-breakdown and sex crimes. Sex shop

  • Fire at Sussex football club

    Changing rooms at a Sussex football ground have gone up in flames. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service attended Shoreham Football Club in Middle Road, at 6.04pm, today after flames were seen coming from the roof of the single-storey building. The blaze

  • Borough boss says Rooks are still favourites

    Eastbourne Borough manager Garry Wilson insists Lewes are still the title favourites. Second-placed Borough won 4-0 at Dorchester Town to leave themselves just four points behind Rooks with two games in hand but Wilson feels the odds still favour Lewes

  • Hastings skipper carries the can

    Hastings United manager Tony Dolby reluctantly put the blame on skipper Jimmy Elford as his side crashed to a 3-1 home defeat to relegation rivals Wealdstone. United slipped back into the bottom four after conceding three goals in six first-half minutes

  • Hornets want to hold on to Taylor

    John Maggs hopes Lewis Taylor will be part of Horsham's future. The influential midfielder's current deal runs out at the end of the season and he has refused to sign a contract extension. Taylor, who shone in Hornets' run to the second round of the

  • Hill's Harper has play-off hopes

    Two-goal hero Steve Harper believes Burgess Hill can still make the division one south play-offs. Harper took his tally to 11 goals in 20 games as Hillians fought back twice to draw 2-2 at Eastbourne Town. The striker dismissed claims the team is a

  • Bus worker proposes on front of double decker

    All aboard the Love Bus. Next stop, marriage. When the humble number six bus turned into Boundary Road, Hove, on Saturday night, unsuspecting finance worker Wendy Moran had no idea it was carrying the most romantic message of her life. She was on her

  • Thunder title bid on course

    Worthing Thunder produced a strong third quarter to keep their basketball title bid on course. Thunder trailed 50-42 at half-time away to lowly Taunton Tigers in EBL division one. They outscored their hosts by 15 in the third period and eventually

  • Hawks mourn death of a favourite

    Whitehawk went back to the top of the County League table following a 1-0 victory at Three Bridges - but there were few celebrations as the club mourned the death of an old favourite. Andy Beech's header from a Graham Martin free kick in the 15th minute

  • Cox is Albion's creative force

    Dean Cox was not at his best on Saturday. Few people would claim he was. But Albion's recent run of games has underlined his importance, as attacking wideman and set-piece taker, when it comes to creating chances. Since Alex Revell headed in Jake Robinson's

  • Arrests after massive barn fire

    Three people have been arrested following a huge blaze at a hay barn which took firefighters more than 24 hours to extinguish. West Sussex Fire and Rescue received a call regarding the fire off the A23 near Pease Pottage at 2pm on Saturday. Some 120

  • Man dies and woman hurt after car crashes into tree

    A man was killed and a woman seriously injured after their car crashed into a tree in the early hours of Sunday morning. The accident happened in Nash Street, Golden Acre near Hailsham at around 2.30am. The male driver was pronounced dead at the scene

  • Man fights for life after he is hit by car

    A 22-year-old man was left fighting for his life in hospital after he was hit by a car. The man was walking along the A259 near Merston, between Bognor and Chichester, when he was hit by a Kia Sedona car in the early hours of Saturday morning. He was

  • Kuipers: We must learn from horror defeat

    Michel Kuipers has called on Albion to turn a shattering three-minute finale to their advantage. The big Dutch keeper was as stunned as anybody to finish as a loser after going into added time with a 1-0 lead. But, if the Seagulls are to salvage anything

  • Lloyd: Those transfers were just for starters

    ALBION were busier than they have ever been during the January transfer window -and they will be even busier during the close season. That is the message from Barry Lloyd as the Seagulls' former manager gets to grips with his role as chief scout. Lloyd

  • Pier may be new multi million arts centre

    A pier could be the site for a new multi-million-pound art centre. That's the brainwave Hastings MP Michael Foster has had since an arts foundation announced plans to build a new gallery in the town. Mr Foster said that housing the centre on the pier

  • Paralysed footballer vows to fight on

    A brave young footballer who was paralysed in a horrific car smash says he won't be beaten and hopes to be back at work within a year. Lee Wilson, 24, was kept in hospital for nearly nine months after the car he was driving overturned on a country lane

  • Justice was done, says Robins boss

    IT was late, it was dramatic and it was probably unexpected. But Cheltenham boss Keith Downing felt his team's precious win over Albion was also a case of justice being done. Downing, who saw victory snatched away in the dying seconds by Doug Loft when

  • Inquiry into South Downs National Park continues

    A public inquiry into the creation of the South Downs National Park re-opens on Tuesday. Campaigners have warned that an area of iconic English landscape almost as big as the Isle of Wight could be at risk if a revised boundary for the park is accepted

  • Five home matches that will shape Albion's season

    ADAM El-Abd admits Albion's unprecedented streak of five straight home games will shape the rest of the season. The Seagulls entertain Tranmere, Cheltenham, Oldham, Leyton Orient and Gillingham before hitting the road again for the trek to Carlisle on

  • Wilkins: What a nightmare

    Albion boss Dean Wilkins was left "staggered" after watching his side concede twice in stoppage time. Last-gasp goals by Alex Russell and Steven Gillespie boosted Cheltenham's bid for League One survival after Jake Robinson's second-half opener for the