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Albion fan named Football League supporter of the year three months after her death
A DEDICATED Albion fan who died from a brain tumour earlier this year has been named the Football League's supporter of the year. Seagulls’ supporter Sarah Watts, who had already been named Capital One Supporter of the Year for the Championship
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Eagles power to big win - but Warwick suffers broken vertebrae
Bradley Wilson-Dean completed another five-ride maximum as Eastbourne enjoyed a big win at Arlington. But team mate Danny Warwick suffered three broken vertebrae in a crash. Wilson-Dean followed his perfect showing in the Sussex Championship
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Pair of hedgehogs stolen from animal charity's enclosure
Wildlife lovers are concerned about the welfare of two rescued hedgehogs which were stolen from an enclosure. The animals were taken from a pen belonging to East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) in Uckfield. Staff from WRAS
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Things hot up in Hells Kitchen after fire breaks out in cellar below Brighton deli
A DELI had to shut up shop after a fire broke out in the cellar below. Preston Circus firefighters were called out to Hell’s Kitchen Deli in Gardner Street, Brighton, at 1.20pm this afternoon after a smoke detector sounded in a basement. The
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Sussex stumble after Machan's fireworks
Sussex failed to build on Matt Machan’s brilliant century in the face of a Worcestershire fightback on the opening day at Hove. Machan blasted a career-best 135 from just 100 balls to put Sussex in a position of strength only for them to crash
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Green candidate wins political shoot-out in Lewes
A GREEN parliamentary candidate will be hoping for as much success in the ballot box as he had in the 18-yard-box after winning a penalty shoot-out. Lewes candidate Alfie Stirling got one over his political rivals when he became the only scorer
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Hockey: East Grinstead women win promotion to premier division
East Grinstead are celebrating promotion to the top-flight of English hockey for the first time in their history. The Sussex side bounced back from losing their opening fixture of the promotion play-off pool three weeks ago to win both matches
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Worcestershire fight back after Machan's fireworks
Matt Machan completed an entertaining century before Worcestershire’s bowlers fought back after lunch at Hove. Machan reached only his second Championship hundred from only 70 balls in style by launching Sachithra Senanayake for six. The Scotland
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Machan cuts loose on opening morning at Hove
Matt Machan gave Sussex supporters a treat on the opening morning of the first Championship match of the season at Hove. Machan smashed an unbeaten 87 off just 62 balls to help guide Sussex to 153-1 at lunch against Worcestershire. The left-hander
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Person falls from high wall near Palace Pier and another rescued from water near Marina
Rescue teams were called to two separate emergency incidents in Brighton yesterday (Saturday). In the first, at about 3pm, Shoreham Coastguard was called to reports of a casualty who had fallen from a high wall onto the beach near the Palace Pier
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Archive of Brighton Rock film legend to go under the hammer
PHOTOGRAPHS and mementos documenting the incredible career of one of Britain’s finest actors and filmmakers are set to go under the hammer. Candid images and film set memorabilia from the incredible career of Richard Attenborough will be sold at
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UPDATE: Father of Brighton jihadi brothers who fled to fight in Syria has 'gone to save last surviving son'
Abubaker Deghayes, the father of three Brighton boys who fled the city to fight jihad in Syria, has himself left the UK in a bid to save his last surviving son. Mr Deghayes is believed to have left for Syria in either February or March. Family
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Man rescued from beach after becoming trapped by rising tide
A MAN was rescued from a beach by a lifeboat after being cut off by the tide. Brighton inshore lifeboat Random Harvest was launched at just after noon yesterday to a man cut off by the rising tide at Peacehaven. The lifeboat crew quickly located
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Greer admits he wouldn't have blamed fans for booing Albion
Gordon Greer admits Albion fans would have been within their rights to boo their team off at Wigan. The Seagulls skipper admits his side were not good enough and failed a test of character as they went down 2-1 at the DW Stadium. But he felt
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Mason relishes battle to be top man for Eagles
David Mason wants a battle to be No.1 at Eastbourne. The skipper makes his Eagles debut at the top of the order as they kick for their National League campaign at home to King’s Lynn Young Stars today (3.30pm). But he expects competition to
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Sussex ordered to be more ruthless
Sussex have been told they must be more ruthless if they are to mount a serious challenge for the County Championship title. Ed Joyce’s men almost let Hampshire off the hook in their opening division one game of the summer before closing out a
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Bringing back the bounce in Brighton
Popular free ping pong tables are bouncing back to Brighton and Hove, with four new tables arriving just in time for summer. The new tables at The Level, Wish Park, Preston Park and Hove Lawns Cafe will bring the total across the city to 45. Anyone
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Mystery of Fanny’s final resting place finally solved
THE centuries old mystery of the final resting place of the supermodel of the Pre-Raphaelite era has been solved. The last days and resting place of Fanny Cornforth have been revealed in a patient case book from the former Graylingwell Hospital
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Scheme to help your children get ahead through further education
SCHOOLCHILDREN are being offered a way to improve their chances of going to university. An education centre is running free tuition and mentoring to students from schools in Brighton and Hove. The University of Sussex is contributing £500,000
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Schools face £15m black hole in funding
SCHOOLS are facing “very tough decisions” over a £15 million funding black hole. The council boss in charge of schools in West Sussex said there was “no capacity” to meet the funding short-fall. Coun Jeremy Hunt, West Sussex County Council
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One-stop shop for all your election queries
Q Why have so many people fallen off the electoral register in the city? A Last summer the new Individual Electoral Registration system for electoral registration was introduced in England and Wales replacing household registration in a bid to
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Larger than life creations get props
FROM giant chocolate TV stars to brilliant bears and a larger-than-life sheep – creative bods at this prop production firm are top of their game. The impressive collection of creations come courtesy of talented staff at Plunge Productions, a Portslade-based
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Desirable central Brighton
There can be little doubt central Brighton is one of the most exciting places to live in the South East. With everything on your doorstep and frequent and reliable public transport, there is little need to own a car. Properties in the area
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Sussex weather and tides: What we should expect on Sunday April 19
Sunrise: 5.57am Sunset: 8.03pm Today: It will be dry but mostly cloudy, although some sunshine is likely to break through from time to time. A dry end to the day with some late spells of sunshine. Chillier with a moderate north-easterly
