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  • Hughton counts cost of another Albion blank

    Chris Hughton rued another frustrating night for Albion as they drew a fourth successive blank. The Seagulls drew 0-0 at home to Huddersfield and are now seven points above the drop zone. They struggled to create clear openings against well-organised

  • Teixeira injury blow as Albion slip closer to danger zone

    Albion slipped closer to the bottom three tonight – and lost a key player to a seemingly serious injury. Joao Teixeira was stretchered off on 80 minutes of a dour 0-0 draw at home to Huddersfield. The Portuguese attacker twisted as he fell

  • Crawley's survival hopes take a battering at Walsall

    Crawley Town slipped back into the League One relegation zone after a 5-0 hammering at Walsall. On-loan Manchester City striker Jordy Hiwula scored either side of half-time while Kieron Morris, Andy Taylor and Jordan Cook were on target after the

  • Huddersfield striker ruled out of Albion clash

    Albion boss Chris Hughton has been spared a test by a striker he let go tonight. Huddersfield front man James Vaughan has been ruled out of his side’s trip to the Amex by a jarred knee. He is replaced by Ishmael Miller, who has been on the

  • Kayal passed fit as Albion name unchanged starting XI

    Albion have named an unchanged starting line-up as they aim to take a big step towards safety tonight. That means Beram Kayal has been passed fit to face Huddersfield at the Amex. But Gordon Greer is only on the bench as he returns from a two-match

  • Wordsworth returns for Crawley, Elliott ruled out

    Anthony Wordsworth makes an instant return to the Crawley starting line-up following suspension for their crucial clash at Walsall tonight. The midfielder has sat out the last two games for picking up ten bookings but comes in for the injured Marvin

  • Teenager raped in Hove

    Witnesses are being urged to come forward after a teenage girl was raped in Hove. The victim, a 17-year-old girl, had been with the suspect, an 18-year-old man, who she knows when he has taken her down an access road to some garages in Aldrington

  • More "toxic" sausages found in dog walking area

    Police have stepped up patrols in a popular dog walking area in East Sussex after more cocktail sausages laced with suspected toxic slug pellets were found. The latest discovery was made by a dog walker along the Cuckoo Trail in Hailsham, Sussex

  • Interactive life coach to keep you 'app-y

    AN arts collective is about to release an interactive life coach app. Blast Theory has been collaborating with an expert in data profiling, Dr Kelly Page, whose early research led to the creation of Google AdWords. Based in a converted Victorian

  • You've come a long way...Fatboy Slim

    NORMAN Cook’s wildly popular moniker Fatboy Slim is nearly 20 years old. To mark the anniversary, FINN SCOTT-DELANY spoke to the adopted Brightonian about his experiences of the city’s club culture LIKE many thousands of students before and after

  • Short-sighted shoppers’ error

    This cycle parking shelter is being mistaken by short-sighted shoppers for a supermarket trolley bay. Waitrose has been asked to take action by Lewes District Council after shoppers at their store started filling up the cycle parking shelter with

  • Dog walker collapses in middle of the road

    A DOG walker collapsed in the middle of a road. The woman in her late 20s was walking her Staffordshire Bull Terrier-type dog in Ladies Mile Road at about 11.30am today when she had a seizure and fell to the floor. Passersby rushed to her aid

  • Former film cameraman sees mugger go to jail

    A cameraman who worked on the original Brighton Rock has seen a thief who mugged him for just £5 go to jail. Robber Solomon Bygraves conned his victim Stanley Evans, pictured right, a retired camera assistant, by pretending he was going to help

  • Sights set on the future after revamp

    An optician is putting high-tech customer experience at the forefront of a revamp of its store. The Brighton branch of Specsavers is one of the retailer’s first outlets to offer a new “digital customer journey”, focused on improving standards of

  • Marathon runner goes down on Ben-ded knee

    A MARATHON runner got hearts racing when he got down on his weary limbs to propose during the Brighton Marathon. University lecturer Ben Parsons is limbering up for his wedding day after proving his fitness as a bridegroom. After a 26-mile

  • Wildlife rescue service needs Sussex support

    WILDLIFE rescues have more than trebled since Spring sprang, an animal rescue service has said. Baby ducks, wood pigeons and ducklings are just some of the casualties saved by the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS).

  • Train staff rewards are badly timed

    THE hard working rail staff who are busy in very tricky conditions during the London Bridge works deserve a bonus. Quite how much they will celebrate receiving their £25 vouchers from Southeastern Rail will no doubt vary, depending on how hard

  • Hire company opens new branch with 11 jobs

    A vehicle  hire company has opened a new branch creating 11 jobs. Northgate Vehicle Hire launched a new branch in Brighton Road, Shoreham, earlier this month. At about 10,850 sqft, the new branch houses up to 35 light commercial vehicles for

  • Amy did it for mum

    MY granddaughter, Amy Snelling, 24, ran in the Brighton Marathon on Sunday for her mum who has MS (multiple sclerosis) and is in her fourth year coping with the crippling disease for which there is no known cure. Amy feels not enough is being done

  • Bite the bullet

    A few weeks ago it emerged that the Big Six energy companies were overcharging their most loyal and vulnerable customers by up to £230. When thousands of mainly elderly people die of cold each year, this is unacceptable. What is equally unacceptable

  • Thanks for the tea

    While watching the marathon very early on Sunday morning with my friend and her grandchildren on Marine Parade, it was so kind of a gentleman who came out of his flat with two cups of tea and chocolate biscuits for us. Many thanks. It was much

  • Spend £3bn of foreign aid budget back here in Britain

    I believe that £ 7.5 billion is an adequate contribution to foreign aid, especially if it were better targeted and funds actually got through to the poor. (Letters, March 6). It does seem a tad vain that the UK is currently giving more aid than

  • Bogan Bingo, Komedia, Gardner Street, April 11

    By Gareth Davies THE closest British equivalent to a bogan is a chav, except you need to swap the uniform tracksuit for a pair of denim shorts, a greasy mullet, vest, trucker hat and a thick Australian accent.  Put two of these creatures on

  • The Producers, Theatre Royal Brighton, New Road, April 13

    By Tony Flood Mel Brooks’ smash hit The Producers is a timeless masterpiece and had a packed Theatre Royal audience in hysterics on opening night. Cory English is fantastic as licentious, manipulative producer Max Bialystock. His comic timing

  • Police investigate indecent behavour in bar's unisex toilets

    Police are seeking witnesses after a report of indecent behaviour in the toilets of a Crawley bar. At 12.30am on Sunday  officers were called to Bar 7 in Pegler Way, Crawley, after a 22-year old local woman had complained that a man had committed

  • Schooldays memories can fill new exhibition

    A COLLEGE with hundreds of years of history is calling on former students for help with an exhibition. Sussex Downs College has organised its first alumni week from April 27 to May 1. To mark the occasion it is compiling a permanent exhibition

  • CCTV image of man suspected of stealing two iPods released

    An image of a man believed to be responsible for the thefts of iPods from two students' rooms at the University of Sussex has been released. During the afternoon of Sunday 22 March, the study/bedrooms in Lancaster block at the University of Sussex's

  • How the high street can learn from indie retailers...

    Independent music retailers have said chain stores can learn from their longevity. Having struggled to compete with music downloads and online shopping, indie record shops are showing the high street how it’s done ahead of Record Store Day this

  • Digital agency to design i360's website

    A digital agency has been chosen to design the website of the Brighton i360. Brighton-based Tilt came up against stiff competition to design the website of the world’s tallest moving observation tower when it opens next year. The digital experts

  • An ice way to make a living

    Two business partners have swapped shelf stacking for property lettings. Nathan Crombie and Wai Lam have taken over a Belvoir Lettings branch based in Hove. Both were previously retail store managers for Iceland in Crawley but decided to take

  • A new eco-friendly guesthouse

    A zero-carbon home and guest house has opened for business. A first for the Lewes area, Skyhouse Sussex sits on a hill above the Cuilfail tunnel linking the county town to the A27 bypass. The two-storey eco property is powered by 32 solar panels

  • Brian May’s support for Lucas

    QUEEN rocker Brian May paid a visit to the city yesterday to support Caroline Lucas in her quest for re-election. He turned heads as he arrived in a sleek-looking Mercedes Benz on Hove seafront. But the environmentally-conscious star was not in

  • Van driver may have vital information about rape

    Police are appealing for a van driver who may be able to help them with a rape investigation to come forward. The driver could have vital information about the incident, which happened in the Eirene Road and George V Avenue area of Worthing.

  • Brighton gang made at least £10 million selling fake Viagra

    A gang who made up to £60,000 a week selling fake Viagra through a bogus mail order fishing tackle business to customers around the world have been sentenced. Judge Charles Wide QC described it as a "highly organised, large-scale criminal enterprise

  • Cathedral's new 11 metre painting goes on display

    A cathedral has reached new heights with a latest work of art. Chichester Cathedral has installed a painting by artist Anna Freeman Bentley which is 11 metres tall and comprises eight panels. The artist made the painting of a flight of stairs

  • Green Party may ban horse and greyhound racing

    THE Green Party could ban all horse and greyhound racing if they came into power. Speaking ahead of the party’s manifesto launch today, national party leader Natalie Bennett said they would have a “complete review” of all horse and greyhound racing

  • Stores boost home value

    Prices of homes near a national supermarket store such as Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Marks and Spencer or the Co-operative are typically more than £15,000 higher, a report has found. Lloyds Bank compared the cost of homes in postal districts

  • Winners announced

    Hamptons International’s Brighton and Hove branch has announced the winner of its drawing competition centered on the award-winning estate agency’s partnership with DreamWork’s Animations HOME. HOME, which was released on March 20th and quickly

  • Builders stopped as campaigners win in battle to save pub

    BUILDERS have been forced to down tools after campaigners won a victory in their battle to save their local pub. The Horse and Groom in Islingword Road, Brighton, has been granted asset of community value (ACV) status – only the third pub in the

  • School set to lay off teachers

    TEACHING staff face redundancy with others getting a cut in hours at a secondary school. At least 16 staff at Patcham High School in Brighton are included in a consultation with three full-time posts being axed and the deputy headteacher will not

  • Fundraisers get fired up for charity walk

    The heat was on for intrepid fundraisers as they took on a fire walk for charity. More than 30 people took it in turns to walk across a 10 metre bed of 1,000F coals at Brighton Marina to help raise vital funds for the learning disability charity

  • High hopes for businesses as higher temperatures predicted

    SHOPS and businesses are hoping for a successful summer following a bumper weekend. Good weather and the Brighton Marathon saw tens of thousands of visitors flock to the city ready to soak up the atmosphere and sunshine. People were out in

  • Marathon runner asked girlfriend to marry him mid race

    A BRIGHTON marathon runner stopped one and a half miles before the end to get down on one knee and propose to his girlfriend. Ben Parsons, 34, stunned girlfriend Anna Jefferson, 36, who was watching with their children Nancy, three and, Thomas,