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  • Yardy century gives Sussex the edge

    An unbeaten century from Mike Yardy just about gave LV County Championship division one leaders Sussex the upper hand against Lancashire on the first day at Old Trafford. The England batsman's 132 not out provided the mainstay of the visitors'

  • Oscar proud of Albion's comeback knack

    Albion boss Oscar Garcia is proud of his team's character in coming from behind to make the play-offs. The Seagulls fought back from 1-0 down at half-time at Nottingham Forest yesterday to finish above Reading in sixth with goals by Stephen Ward

  • Barnes backs Albion to join him in top flight

    Ashley Barnes has backed his former Albion team-mates to join him in the Premier League with Burnley after helping them reach the play-offs. Barnes was badgered by his ex-colleagues all week, urging already promoted Burnley to take points off the

  • Three cars damaged in Hastings fire

    Three cars were damaged in a fire. The blaze broke out in Croft Road, Hastings, at 10pm on Saturday. East Sussex Fire and Rescue said they were investigating the cause of the fire. No one was injured.

  • Woman, 25, found dead in home

    A woman has been found dead in a home. Police and paramedics were called to Lister Avenue, East Grinstead, on Wednesday morning to reports a 25-year-old had died. Her death is not being treated as suspicious. A Sussex Police spokesman said

  • Albion loan ace reveals goal method

    Stephen Ward has revealed what went through his mind as he struck Albion's vital equaliser at Nottingham Forest. The left-back on loan from Wolves scored with a right foot drive following a corner to get the Seagulls back in the game at the City

  • Man suffers burns in chip shop blaze

    A man was taken to burns following a fire at a chippie. The blaze broke out in a fish and chip shop in Trafalgar Road, Portslade, around 7.25pm on Saturday. East Sussex Fire and Rescue said it was unclear how the fire started. A service

  • Hassocks road shut because of large hole

    A large hole has closed a road. Keymer Road, Hassocks, is shut today due to a large hole in the road between South Bank and Woodlands Road. Buses were being diverted. It comes days after the road was closed because of a gas leak. A

  • Man dies after falling 50ft onto A22

    A man has died this morning after falling 50ft from a bridge onto a main road. The A22 in East Grinstead is currently shut following the incident. Police were called at 11am and despite efforts by paramedics the man, an adult from Mid Sussex

  • Katie Price pregnant with fifth child

    Katie Price is said to be expecting her fifth child - conceived just weeks after she gave birth to her fourth. The former Patcham High School pupil, who was born in Brighton and lives in Sussex, was apparently "completely shocked" at discovering

  • Macca pays tribute to Albion goal hero

    Craig Mackail-Smith has saluted Leo Ulloa for heading Albion into the play-offs. Ulloa has carried the goalscoring burden for the Seagulls during record buy Mackail-Smith's 13-month injury absence. The Argentinian's last-gasp play-off clincher

  • Nash raring to go again after beating illness

    Chris Nash is ready to captain Sussex – less than three months after being rushed to hospital with a potentially fatal illness. Nash is expected to make his comeback from a burst appendix which ruled him out of the first three Championship games

  • Claims pupils at shut free school were 'taught nothing'

    Pupils at a free school which was closed down amid concerns about standards had been "taught nothing", a union leader is claiming. According to Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), schools which