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  • Hospital patients given yoghurt to fight superbugs

    Health bosses have unveiled the latest weapon in the bid to beat potentially fatal superbugs - giving patients yoghurts. The free pots of pro-biotic yoghurts are being handed to anyone admitted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton who is feared

  • A23 safety scheme to be delayed over rising costs

    A multi-million pound scheme to improve safety and congestion at a notorious accident blackspot could be delayed because of rising costs. Work on the A23 between Handcross and Warninglid, near Haywards Heath, would be expected to reduce accidents by

  • Sparks fly as Thunder reach final

    Worthing Thunder reached the final of the National Trophy with a 96-88 home win over rivals Manchester Magic in a fiery semi which saw two players ejected. Ryan Marrast and the visitors' Steve Gayle came to blows on court, then again on the overlooking

  • Blaze at disused social club in Crawley

    Sixty firefighters tackled a blaze at a disused social club today. Eight fire engines were called to the building in Tinsley Lane, Crawley, at 5.15pm where the fire had taken hold and had burst through the roof. Fire crews had the blaze under control

  • Borough will bounce back after defeat

    Eastbourne Borough manager Garry Wilson believes his high-flying side will bounce back after their first away defeat of the season. Borough missed the chance to close the gap on leaders Lewes when they were pipped 2-1 at play-off hopefuls Bishop's Stortford

  • Ryman premier round-up: Hornets hail wonder goal

    Horsham boss John Maggs hailed a wonder goal from Jacob Mingle which helped Hornets seal a 5-1 home victory over Leyton in Ryman premier. He said: "It was better than the Nigel Brake goal featured on Match of the Day in the FA Cup. It was a screaming

  • Religious group linked with new academy school plans

    A religious group has been linked to proposals for a new academy school. West Sussex County Council has revealed it is in talks with the United Church Schools Trust about a project in Midhurst. If it goes ahead Midhurst Grammar will be the fourth state

  • Mobile phone shop robber hunted by police

    A robber who assaulted a shop worker and stole a mobile phone is being hunted by police. The man, in his 20s, took the phone from Phones 4u in George Street, Hove, at around 2pm today. The male staff member suffered minor injuries. Police said no weapon

  • Murray: I am not the new Zamora

    Glenn Murray is not thinking about becoming Albion's next Bobby Zamora. The Seagulls' new goalscoring sensation just wants to learn off Nicky Forster. Murray marked his full debut with a first-half double in Saturday's 3-0 home victory over Crewe.

  • Murray makes instant impact for Albion

    Albion 3 Crewe 0. THE messages from within the camp since Albion made Glenn Murray their most expensive purchase for 25 years have been perfectly understandable. Keen not to heap too much pressure on his young shoulders, the talk has been, and still

  • Rooks rocked by Nightingale

    Lewes 0 Bognor 1. FASTEN your seatbelts because the run-in to this title race is going to be a rocky ride whoever you support. Lewes still hold a six-point lead but the battle to be Blue Square south champions is going to the wire. For most of the

  • Albion loan striker's vital goal

    Worthing match-winner Lloyd Skinner hopes his goal in the 1-0 win at Leatherhead will help clinch him a new contract with Albion. Skinner, who is on a month's loan at Woodside Road, struck his first goal for Rebels to end a miserable run of ten games

  • Horse rider taken to hospital after fall

    A rider had to be taken to hospital after falling off her horse on the South Downs. The woman had been riding on the hills near Lewes at 10am today when she fell and suffered several injuries. The emergency services helicopter was dispatched after South

  • 'Sat-navs are destroying our castle'

    Residents have complained that sat-navs are responsible for a Roman castle slowly crumbling to the ground. The 1,800-year old structure in Pevensey, near Eastbourne, is being shaken by the vibrations of heavy traffic directed through the area by satellite

  • Dixon delight at Albion chance

    Jonny Dixon has probably come up with a first for Albion players already. The midweek signing from Aldershot enjoyed a first workout with his new squad on a wet and wild day in Falmer, then praised the quality of the training facilities. You do not hear

  • Crewe boss not happy

    Steve Holland reckoned it was "a game of corners" as he rued his side's Withdean defeat. The Crewe manager saw his team construct neatly at times and he came up with a nice ploy in employing Eugen Bopp behind the main striker. But the basics, namely

  • Little Annie defies experts to turn 13

    A girl not expected to live beyond three months old has defied experts by becoming a teenager. Annie Dudeney celebrated turning 13 this weekend with a birthday party at the family home in Peacehaven. Annie is now the second oldest surviving child in

  • Children clamp themselves together with bike lock

    Two children went to a fire station looking for help after managing to clamp themselves together with a bike lock. Firefighters in Lewes were bemused to see the pair of under 10s wander into the station in North Street at 6.30pm on Friday with the cable

  • Pittman gets all clear for Crawley

    Crawley striker Jon-Paul Pittman has been given the all-clear by doctors following his horrific-looking injury during the FA Trophy drubbing of Droylsden. Pittman, scorer of the fourth goal, was taken to hospital after clashing heads with defender Lee

  • Butters: Stayaway fans missed a treat

    Guy Butters reckons the stayaway fans missed a Withdean treat. And he was not talking about his first goal for a little more than two years and subsequent celebration. Butters has been around long enough to see a potential storm just around the corner

  • Electrical failure affects about 2,000 homes

    Hundreds of homes were left with no power for four hours after an electrical failure. A fault on EDF Energy's high voltage network affected around 2,000 premises in Eastbourne yesterday morning. A spokesman for the energy supplier said the power cut

  • Grants scrapped for arts groups

    It was a day of sorrow and joy for arts organisations in Sussex after the Arts Council publicly confirmed its funding plans for the next three years. Four arts organisations in the county have lost regular funding, including Brighton's Komedia

  • Forster: Give Murray time to be a success

    Nicky Forster has called on fans to give his latest sidekick time to impress. The Albion captain struck up his fourth strike partnership in five weeks when recent signing Glenn Murray went on as substitute at Northampton in midweek. By now, the Withdean

  • School takes prints to make pupils pay their bills

    Pupils at a Sussex secondary school could soon be paying for their lunch using their fingerprints. Youngsters at Warden Park School could also soon be borrowing library books and paying for photocopying by swiping their thumb over a computer screen.

  • Husband questioned over make-up artist's disappearance

    Police will today continue to question the husband of an award-winning TV make-up artist who is being held on suspicion of her murder. Eastbourne magistrates granted police a second 36-hour custody extension at 4.50pm yesterday to allow officers to continue

  • Minter lost focus before world title defeat

    Ross Minter failed in his bid to become WBU world welterweight champion last night. The Crawley fighter was stopped by defending champion .Michael Jennings at the Excel Arena in London in the ninth round. Minter was unable to emulate his father Alan

  • Minter fails in world title shot

    Ross Minter failed in his bid to take Michael Jennings' WBU welterweight title at the ExCel Arena last night. The Crawley fighter gave champion Jennings one of the hardest fights of his career before being stopped in the ninth round of an enthralling