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  • Non-league: Hawks and Rocks through in Trophy

    Whitehawk and Bognor grabbed late goals to make progress in the FA Trophy. Danny Stevens fired in from 25 yards in the 84th minute as Hawks grabbed a 2-1 success at Dartford. Sam Deering slotted them into a 75th-minute lead but Dartford levelled

  • Hughton impressed by Albion as they pass tough test

    Chris Hughton thought Albion were “very good at times” as they beat Birmingham City today. But he would love to have made it more comfortable. Solly March and Bobby Zamora were on target in a 2-1 success over Hughton’s former club. But

  • Zamora hits winner as Albion return to top spot

    Bobby Zamora hit a close-range winner as Albion went back to the top of the Championship. The striker pounced in the second minute of the second half to secure a 2-1 success at home to battling Birmingham City. Man-of-the-match Solly March

  • New boys must wait as Albion name unchanged XI

    Albion’s new boys will have to wait for their chance to shine at the Amex. James Wilson and Rajiv van La Parra are both on bench as the unbeaten Seagulls host awayday specialists Birmingham City. Boss Chris Hughton has stuck with the XI which

  • Talking Point: Wilson a perfect fit for Albion

    When Albion made Craig Mackail-Smith their record signing four years ago, he was a square peg in a round hole. Mackail-Smith thrived playing off another striker. He was not suited to Gus Poyet's 4-3-3 system. James Wilson, on the other hand

  • Manu is taking time to adapt admits Hughton

    Albion manager Chris Hughton says Elvis Manu is taking time to adapt to English football. The 22-year-old Dutch attacker has yet to start a game for the Seagulls since a £1.5 million move from Feyenoord at the end of August. Manu has made five substitute

  • Loan signing Rajiv is ready to grab his big chance with Albion

    Rajiv Van La Parra wants to grab a “big chance” to end his Molineux nightmare by securing a permanent move to Albion from Wolves. The 24-year-old Dutch winger is on loan to the Seagulls until January 2 after mysteriously falling out of favour under

  • It's furniture for life at this shop...

    Muralist, colourist and specialist decorator Oliver Simon Kay has turned his painting expertise to furniture, giving old and previously loved items a new lease of life.His newly opened shop, in Steyning High Street, is a treasure trove of chairs, wardrobes

  • Albion winning race to grab Towell

    Albion are set to beat Championship rivals to the signature of League of Ireland ace Richie Towell. The Seagulls are expected to complete the capture of the prolific 24-year-old Dundalk midfielder in the next 48 hours. Ex-Celtic prospect Towell

  • School girl holds cake sale for her African brother

    A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl organised a cake sale to raise funds for an African orphan. Jini Rose, aged nine, helped make the delicious pastry treats and sold them at her school St Luke's Primary in Brighton. She was raising money for a young man

  • Real reindeers set to visit new winter fair

    REAL reindeers will be visiting a winter fair next weekend. Santa's reindeers will be at the South of England Showground in Ardingly from 9am to 5pm next Saturday and Sunday [5/6/12].The main man's grotto will be pride of place and there and he will be

  • Camera club scoops top scores at photography competition

    THREE startling images have scooped top spot for a camera club in a photography competition. The overall best image in the competition shows the bustling centre of Hong Kong in stark black and white by Paul Laycock. With only a touch more colour

  • Sex abuse inquiry to focus on Sussex

    THE judge leading a national enquiry into child sexual abuse has said the activities of the former Bishop of Lewes will be the subject of a special investigation.Historic sex offences in the Diocese of Chichester, including Peter Ball’s, will be examined

  • Funding signed off for Brighton and Hove Boris bike scheme

    A BORIS bike-style scheme for Brighton and Hove is set to become a reality after £1.16 million of funding was signed off.The bike sharing service will see 430 bikes available from a minimum of 50 docking points in the city.Brighton and Hove City Council

  • PM must oppose Heathrow expansion MP argues

    DAVID Cameron's promise to oppose Heathrow expansion must be honoured as a Government-commissioned report contains "342 pages of ifs and buts", MPs have heard.Conservative Tania Mathias argued the case for a third runway has not been successfully

  • Sussex potter emerges as one of the stars of hit BBC show

    A JACK of all trades whose heart was stolen by pottery.That is the best way to describe Jim Ranson.Yes, he is a rocker in his 1940s and 1950s cover band, Slim Jim and the Wildcards. And yes he has turned his hand to a fist full of jobs over the years.

  • Thieves burgle communal room at Hove care home

    “DISGUSTING” thieves burgled a care home and left residents' without the winter entertainment that they will not be able to afford to replace.The criminals stripped the communal lounge bare of electronic equipment at Sanders House in Ingram Crescent West

  • Next generation trains come to Brighton

    The first of a new generation of longer, more efficient trains rolled into Brighton station .The next-generation Class 700 train took its first-ever test run on national rail tracks, coming to Brighton from its depot at Three Bridges.At 240m long, the

  • Queen weighs into legal battle over Scottish title

    THE Queen has weighed into a Sussex man's legal battle over the right to a Scottish title.Simon Pringle, 56, who lives near Hastings, and accountant Murray Pringle, 74, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, both lay claim to the baronetcy of Pringle of Stichill

  • Peregrine falcon causes a flap after swooping into university

    A CARETAKER has spoken about how he rescued and babysat a peregrine falcon. Simon Wootton discovered the bird of prey perched outside a student accommodation block at the Bognor Regis campus of the University of ChichesterThe bird, which is renowned for

  • Albion loan star insists he gets on well with United boss

    Albion loan starlet James Wilson says he gets on well with Louis Van Gaal. The Manchester United manager rubber-stamped Wilson’s loan move to the Seagulls for the rest of the season in the 20-club race to borrow the teenage striker after using