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  • Summer Fun Day for the Saltdean Lido

    Oval Park, Saltdean will host the largest event ever seen in Saltdean on Saturday the 4th of June in an attempt to raise awareness for the Save the Saltdean Lido campaign. Over the two recent bank holiday weekends the Saltdean Lido remained

  • People escape Billingshurst home blaze

    A fire broke at a home in West Sussex. The blaze started in the fuse box of an address in East Street, Billingshurst, at 1.30pm on Sunday, a West Sussex Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said. Crews attended the fire and although the box was badly damaged

  • Firefighters and police attend mid Sussex crash

    The inhabitants of a car escaped uninjured from a crash in West Sussex on Sunday. Horsham and Billingshurst fire crews attended the crash shortly before 10am, a West Sussex Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said. She added it took place in Ardingly Road

  • Football results: WEST SUSSEX LEAGUE 07 May

    Premier Division: Angmering 0, Upper Beeding 3; Cowfold 3, Clymping Res 1; Newtown Villa 4, Lancing Utd 0. Division 1: Hunston CC 4, Capel 3. Division 2 North: Henfield 2, Alfold 2; Newdigate 1, Billingshurst II 1. Division 2 South: Barnham III 3,

  • Football results: MID SUSSEX LEAGUE 07 May

    Premier Division: Jarvis Brook 1, Lindfield 2; Old Varndeanians 10, Willingdon Ath 0; Roffey 5, Crawley Down III 2. Championship: Dormansland Rockets 1, Lewes Bridgeview 0. Division 4: Roffey II 4, Ansty Sports & Social 0.

  • Albion fans cheer heroes as Spurs friendly revealed

    Albion fans lined the streets this evening to cheer on their promotion-winning heroes as chairman Tony Bloom revealed an Amex friendly against Spurs. The newly-crowned League One champions stood aboard two open top buses which left Hove Lawns

  • Wright blasts Sussex to resounding victory

    Luke Wright put his England team-mate Matt Prior in the shade as Sussex Sharks romped to a nine-wicket win over Middlesex Panthers at Hove. Prior was making his first appearance for Sussex this season but was the only wicket to fall as the

  • Horse-rider airlifted to hospital following Downs fall

    A horse-rider was airlifted to hospital yesterday. The patient, whose sex and age were not provided, was airlifted to Worthing Hospital after coming off their horse on the Downs north of Angmering at noon. At the time of going to press the rider’s

  • Possible firearm incident in Horsham

    Police are at the scene of a possible firearms incident in West Sussex. Capel Road in Rusper, Horsham, has been closed for about four hours. A Sussex Police spokesman confirmed an incident had occurred and a briefing was currently ongoing. The Sussex

  • Boat gets stuck in high tides off Beachy Head

    A boat with three people on board got caught in strong tides off Beachy Head. Those on board the 22ft sports/angling boat were forced to call Eastbourne’s coastguards after water threatened to swamp the boat. The trio had decided to

  • A Nostalgic Treasure Trove

    Vintage fairs can offer gorgeous designer pieces at great prices as shown by the latest ‘Frock Me!’ fair held in Brighton’s Corn Exchange last Sunday. As well as being kind to the pocket, vintage can also appeal to the conscience. Elaine Baker

  • Thousands take part in Brighton's Children's Parade

    Video: Thousands of young people marched through Brighton for the annual Children’s Parade. This year’s theme was Rights of the Child and everyone put in a huge amount of effort. Peacocks mixed with French artists while youngsters dressed

  • Sir Paul McCartney to marry for third time

    Sir Paul McCartney will marry for the third time after proposing to his girlfriend of nearly four years, it has been announced. His publicist Stuart Bell confirmed that the former Beatles singer had got engaged to New York socialite Nancy Shevell. Mr

  • Prior and Yardy play for Sussex

    England internationals Matt Prior and Mike Yardy are both included in the Sussex team to take on Middlesex in the CB40 at Hove today. Prior makes his first appearance of the season after being forced to rest by the ECB following a tough winter which

  • Updated: Greens triumph in Brighton and Hove

    Brighton and Hove has gone Green - for the second time in just 12 months. After years of domination by the Conservatives and Labour, Brighton and Hove City Council is now in the hands of the political underdogs. Just 15 years after

  • Cow escapes onto busy Sussex road

    A cow caused mayhem after escaping from a field and onto the A23. It was spotted running along the busy road at Pyecombe near Brighton at about 5.30pm on Saturday. A Sussex Police spokesman said by 6pm it was rounded up by the edge of the road and no

  • Sussex vicar wins prestigious award

    A vicar has received a prestigious award. Reverend Erika Howard, of St Mary's Sompting and St Peters Cokeham, has been appointed a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in recognition of her role in the community and her involvement in contemporary issues

  • Sussex v Middlesex LIVE

    Join me from 1.15pm for a live blog of the CB40 clash with Middlesex at Hove and have your say as the action unfolds.

  • Poyet: Come and cheer the champions

    Gus Poyet has urged Albion fans to turn out in force to salute the champions today. The Seagulls will celebrate their League One title with an open top bus tour from Hove along the seafront to Madeira Drive from 5.30pm. Boss Poyet said: "I hope and

  • Worthing Wurlitzer's final fling

    The famous Worthing Wurlitzer will perform with the Worthing Symphony Orchestra for the last time tomorrow. The organ, the largest of its kind in Europe, is played regularly throughout the year by renowned national and international musicians

  • Paper boy fights for life after Hove collision

    A paperboy was last night fighting for his life after being knocked down by a car. Witnesses said Declan Hubert, 14, had been listening to his iPod when he was hit crossing Hangleton Road, Hove, yesterday morning. The teenager was thrown

  • Albion parade starts at 5.30pm today

    Fans will line the streets today to cheer Albion's promotion-winning heroes. The celebrations will begin this afternoon when the team is hosted by Brighton and Hove City Council at a civic reception. The team will then travel down the seafront from

  • Premiership sides move into Sussex

    Albion fans fear their children could be swayed into supporting other clubs after a big push into Sussex by top Premiership sides. Seagulls-supporting parents are worried for the future generations of Albion fans as Premiership clubs increase

  • Sussex Tories back "abstinence" class proposal

    Sussex Conservatives helped to swing a vote in favour of teaching teenage girls the benefits of sexual abstinence. Controversial Tory Nadine Dorries, who was branded a marriage-wrecker earlier this year for having an affair with her friend