Community groups and artists are being encouraged to take over boarded-up shops in a town as a way of regenerating areas hit by the recession. Hastings is experimenting with temporary 'community leases' that allow local groups to use vacant properties
Lewes were denied their first win of the season away to Newport County in Blue Square south. The Rooks led 2-1 until four minutes from time thanks to goals from Sam Crabb and Joe Keehan, from David Wheeler's excellent run and cros. But Newport, who
I knew I’d face many challenges in my preparations for the Brighton Marathon. And it appears that one such challenge is learning not to fall over. Last Monday I set out on a 3-mile early morning run. I charged up Hove Promenade and did two
Sussex are the Twenty20 champions after a high-class performance with bat and ball overwhelmed Somerset in tonight's final in front of a 20,000 crowd at Edgbaston. Having already qualified for the Champions League in October by reaching
Dwayne Smith smacked 59 off just 26 balls to help Sussex Sharks to 172-6 after they had batted first in tonight's Twenty20 Cup final against Somerset Sabres at Edgbaston. The West Indies' all-rounder hit seven fours and three sixes and went from 10 to
Health and safety officials have ordered a couple to cut their lavender flowers because someone could get the "nasty shock of a face full of foliage". Simon Hinks and Fiona Roberts, of Balfour Road, Brighton, returned from holiday last weekend
Assistant-boss Paul Raynor hailed the improvement Crawley have made in a week after a tremendous 1-0 win at home to Wrexham. Jamie Cook scored the only goal as Reds made it back-to-back home wins and put their 4-0 opening day drubbing at Mansfield firmly
Garry Wilson felt a poor decision cost Eastbourne Borough the chance to take all three points against Rushden and Diamonds. Simon Weatherstone gave Borough the lead with a fine volley in the 29th minute but Rushden fought back in the second half and
Albion boss Russell Slade believes his side should have celebrated their first goal of the season today. The Seagulls had the ball in the net in the first half of their 0-0 draw at Brentford. Andrew Crofts' close range effort was ruled
Sussex will meet Somerset Sabres in tonight's Twenty20 Cup final at Edgbaston. Mike Yardy and his players returned to their team hotel after beating Northamptonshire Steelbacks in the first semi to watch on TV as the Sabres powered to a seven-wicket
Unsettled Albion striker Glenn Murray was heckled by fans after today's 0-0 draw at Brentford. Murray came on as a second-half substitute at Griffin Park. He was jeered by supporters who had stayed behind as the Albion squad went back
Brighton's Beachdown Festival will attempt to break the world record for spooning. The music festival, which takes place on Devil's Dyke this August Bank Holiday 28th – 31st will gather people at the main stage at 10am on the Sunday and urge them to
Eastbourne Borough squandered a half-time lead as they clung on for a point against Rushden and Diamonds. The home side had dominated the first half and led through a fine volley from Simon Weatherstone after 29 minutes. But it was a completely different
Albion secured their first point of the season with a battling 0-0 draw at Brentford today. The Seagulls, backed by 1,650 fans in a crowd of 6,950 at Griffin Park, were good value for their point. Andrew Crofts had a first half effort
Jamie Cook grabbed the only goal as Crawley made it back-to-back home wins with an impressive 1-0 defeat of Wrexham. Cook struck his second goal of the campaign five minutes into the second half to see off the challenge of a strong Dragons
Poor start to the second half by Borough and they are made to pay as Lee Tomlin's cross skims off the head of a defender to give Cliff Akurang a simple finish from close range.
Crawley broke from a Wrexham corner, Pinault swept the ball down the right for Ademeno to chase, he held it up and crossed for Jamie Cook to run on to and finish calmly.
A man who stole a syndicate’s lottery winnings and then claimed he had been robbed at knifepoint has been sent to prison. Steven Drew, 33, was sentenced to eight months imprisonment yesterday (FRI) at Chichester Crown Court for perverting the course
Simon Weatherstone marked his debut with a spectacular volley to give Eastbourne Borough a deserved lead against a poor Rushden side at half-time. The former Crawley midfielder hit a first-time left-foot volley into the roof of the net from the edge
Crawley had the better chances as they went in goalless at half-time at home to a good Wrexham side. The visitors made a bright start and could have had a penalty inside the first 30 seconds when Gareth Taylor flicked the ball on for Matty
Simon Weatherstone gives Eastbourne Borough a derseved lead with a brilliant left foot volley which flies into the roof of the net from the edge of the area.
A small-scale filmmaker has had a "dream come true" after a Page Three model signed up to star in his new production. Glamour girl Keeley Hazell has agreed to appear as herself in Venus And The Sun, a short film being made by Andy Brunskill
MIKE YARDY praised the match-winning contribution of Murray Goodwin after leading Sussex Sharks to the Twenty20 finals for the first time. The Sussex skipper wasn't needed with the bat as Goodwin made an undefeated 80 to guide his side to a seven-wicket
A group of hairdressers and their clients are doing a charity walk at the end of the month. Around 40 people linked to the SO! Hair Care Centre on Queen's Parade, Hove, will walk the A259 route from Shoreham Norfolk Bridge to the Brighton Marina
SUSSEX have reached the final of the Twenty20 Cup after Murray Goodwin inspired them to a seven-wicket win over Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Edgbaston today. Goodwin scored an unbeaten 80 from 67 balls, hitting the winning boundary off the fourth ball
Simon Weatherstone will make his competitive debut for Eastbourne Borough against Rushden and Diamonds today. The summer signing from Crawley missed the opening two games with a hamstring injury but has been passed fit to replace Dan Smith on the right-hand
Crawley Town named an unchanged team as they sought their second win of the season at home to Wrexham. Manager Steve Evans kept faith with a strikeforce of Jamie Cook and Charles Ademeno who each scored in Tuesday's 3-1 defeat of Forest
Fundraisers hot-footed it over burning coals at a charity event. Nine people took part in the challenge to raise money for the Worthing Churches Homeless Projects. The coal walkers made more than £1,400 during the evening at Worthing
Albion have handed Kevin McLeod a surprise first start of the season as they take on Brentford today. McLeod comes in on the left of midfield with Dean Cox operating behind lone frontman Liam Dickinson in a 4-4-1-1 line-up. Matt Thornhill
Woke up this morning, thinking, 'What shall I do today?' Checked out Eurosport, as I tend to every morning if it's after 7.30 - why are there non-24-hour channels in this day and age? - and found WTA tennis (I'm so pleased Kim Clysters is back
Brighton is the fifth most expensive city for students to live. According to information from a student accomodation website undergraduates are forking out £81.28 - nearly £20 more per week than the national average of £62.61. The only
Many people dream of seeing themselves on the front cover of an album, but for the regulars of the Neptune Arms the dream has become a reality. When graphic designer Andy Clarke heard the owners of the pub in Kingsway, Hove, were selling up
SUSSEX WON BY 7 WKTS (19.4) Fittingly it's Goodwin who hits the winning boundary off Hall with two balls to spare as he finishes unbeaten on 80 with Ed Joyce 5 not out. Dwayne Smith was caught behind in the penultimate over off Van Der Wath for 2 but
A teenager paralysed from the waist down after falling from a tree has staggered everybody – by playing table tennis with her dad. Doctors are astonished by the progress of Lauren Jones, 14, who has been told she will never walk again. Lauren, of Offington
A man is in a serious condition after being stabbed in central Brighton this morning. The 29-year-old is thought to have been visiting the city for the weekend but suffered a brutal attack in Madeira Drive at around 1am. Paramedics and
Drivers will now have their cars towed away if they double-park or park next to a dropped kerb anywhere in the city. Brighton and Hove City Council has decided to take advantage of new legislation allowing them to penalise people for the actions,
IT is a bit of a surprise to discover Tony Godden could help Albion end their goalscoring duck. The former West Brom custodian’s main job is to make sure Michel Kuipers or Graeme Smith are in prime condition to prevent the opposition finding the net.
IT HAS been a tough start to the season for new Albion defender Jake Wright and it does not get any easier. Walsall’s Peter Till gave the centre half turned left-back a few early problems at Withdean last Saturday. Wright then had a torrid time in
A burglar taunted his victims by logging onto their Facebook page and gloating over the crime. The crook said he planned to pawn their belongings and signed off with “regards, your nighttime burglar”. Victoria Richardson, 42, whose web
Chris Nash is delighted that Sussex play first in today’s Twenty20 finals – because it will stop him spending money. Nash, who will have a key role with bat and ball against Northamptonshire Steelbacks, went on a spending spree in Birmingham
A credit crunch baby boom left a hospital maternity unit full for five days running. Every single bed was taken up at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton following a sharp rise in the number of women coming in to give birth in the last week
Albion assistant Dean White has leapt to the defence of unsettled striker Glenn Murray. The former Rochdale marksman’s commitment has been called into question since he asked for a transfer in the summer. Murray’s desire for a move back
After being offered poppers at Pride by a complete stranger, much to the amusement of Gav (I’ll get a sale from the pregnant lady and not the husband) I am looking into the prospect of what happens with drugs being offered in labour. I have
DWAYNE SMITH will be using a revolutionary new bat when he bids to fire Sussex to glory in the “Magnificent Seventh” Twenty20 finals today. The West Indian all-rounder is a fan of the Mongoose bat designed specially for Twenty20 which has a more flexible
A community has started playing a “game of chess” with communal bins to get the black skips away from their front doors. Residents, traders, delivery drivers and tradesmen have taken matters into their own hands by shunting the new 5ft tall
Shirley Stone emails from Dorset: “I’m trying to trace relations of my birth-mother Hannah Hart or Asher-Hart and anyone who knew her. She was a tailoress and lived in Borough Street, Brighton with Phoebe and Sarah. “She became Mrs Joel on her first
The western end of Hove beach is shown in this postcard of 1954 and, at first sight, it looks much the same as today. But a closer inspection reveals sea protection measures, including a wall along part of the beach, have been built since then. The
Ken Chambers was a typical small boy playing in the streets of Brighton before the Second World War. But unlike most of his friends, he kept a diary, which forms the basis of his childhood memoirs which have now been published. Now 87, Ken still
Terry Davies is a Bafta-nominated composer and conductor who lives in Horsted Keynes. He has conducted music for more than 45 feature films, including Shakespeare In Love and Brideshead Revisited. He also spent 12 years writing music for the National
Summer hasn’t truly happened until you’ve spent at least one weekend lying in a field full of tents watching an ant-sized band playing distorted music in the distance. With tickets costing upward of £100 a go, and the cancel-lation of every
In 2006, Preston stepped into the Big Brother house the lead singer of a down-on-its-luck indie band. Three weeks later he skipped out in fourth place and had a bubbly blonde love interest – Chantelle Houghton. In the space of the following
The first thing you notice as you walk into the Artist Residence Hotel in Regency Square is that there appears to be more musical instruments than guests. Paintings, prints and sculptures cover every wall and surface and antique furnishings
We were drinking coffee in the old port when I received a text from a friend in Brighton asking if I fancied a drink. I replied that it wouldn’t be possible because I was in Dubrovnik. “Dubrovnik?” came the reply. “Is that in Russia?” There seemed to
This shorter walk by Eddie Start is ideal for those who need an evening stroll after a hectic day. It provides an opportunity to look down on a busy world and take in a wider view across sea, coastline and countryside – a bit of a reflective ramble
Ms Langford emails: “I’m looking for someone in the Brighton area named David Fox. His father used to work for an insurance company in Brighton in the 1950s.” Email Ms Langford at: liz-langford@talktalk.net.
There is to be a public meeting for local residents to discuss what improvements could be made to Hangleton Park, what concerns you have about the park, and find out how to get involved, alongside other local residents, in making changes to the park.
