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  • Rain ruins Sussex's hopes of T20 Blast win at Hove

    Rain again hit the Sussex Sharks as they attempted what would have been only their second victory in the NatWest T20 Blast at Hove last night. They appeared to be in with a good chance of beating Middlesex when they restricted the visitors to 136

  • Man breaks ankle in fall

    A MAN was taken to hospital with a broken ankle after falling from a window,Paramedics and police were called to the junction of Montpelier Road and Western Road at 9pm on Thursday.They discovered a37-year-old man had fallen from a first floor window

  • Do you know these two men wanted after an attack in kebab shop?

    POLICE have released images of two men wanted in connection with an assault at a kebab shop in Brighton.Officers were alerted to the incident at Istanbul Kebab, in Pool Valley, at about 1.18am on Sunday July 2.The doorman had asked two customers to leave

  • Jail sentences for Lewes Prison smuggling conspiracy

    Prison officers, inmates and their loved ones have been sentenced for conspiring to smuggle drugs, alcohol and mobile phones in to Lewes prison. Sussex Police, working closely with the HM Prison Service, recovered controlled drugs including ‘Spice’

  • ‘Heir hunter’ cheats 19 victims out of almost £100,000

    AN ‘heir hunter’ has been jailed for two years after admitting cheating 19 victims out of almost £100,000.Daniel Morgan Bates, 45, of Beach Gardens, Selsey, was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court for offences of fraud by abuse of position.Bates operated

  • Why time was right for ex-England boss Powell to join Albion

    Hope Powell has targeted a place in the elite of English football with Albion Women. But the recently appointed manager is not putting them under pressure to make it next season. Powell, who managed England for 13 years, will be in charge of

  • Teacher battles cancer four times

    A TEACHER and athlete is back in top shape after battling cancer four times.Despite gruelling treatment and surgery for many years, hammer thrower Angela Morgan, from Eastbourne, was able to take part in the World Masters Athletics Championships in Australia.Ms

  • Disabled children in musical extravaganza

    DISABLED children have put on a musical extravaganza to express what their short breaks away from home mean to them. Barnardo’s – which provides specialist foster care and short break placements for disabled children and young people – teamed up with

  • Sussex cricketer Machan retires due to injury

    Sussex’s Matt Machan has announced his retirement from professional cricket. Scotland international Machan, 26, has been forced to call time on his career with the county on medical advice due to a wrist injury. Machan said: “It is with great

  • Review: Indigo Girls, Concorde 2, July 26 ★★★★★

    The Atlanta folk duo famous for their haunting harmonies delivered a set which delighted the loyal fans who packed out Concorde 2. The audience were singing along, applauding and shouting out both praise and requests for favourite songs. The Indigo

  • Musical marvel La Cage Aux Folles set to thrill Brighton

    ICON of musical theatre Marti Webb appears in La Cage Aux Folles, a multi award-winning show based on a French nightclub of the same name. Georges runs the club with his partner, drag artist Albin, and the pair live an idyllic existence – until everything

  • Gueye in at Hawks - and more have agreed terms

    Jimmy Dack is hoping his new striker can fill the void left by Danny Mills after making a clutch of signings for Whitehawk. Pape Gueye arrives on loan from Sutton and joins Bayan Fenwick among Hawks’ recent additions Dack has also agreed terms

  • Beauty queen, 17, lives the dream across the pond

    A BEAUTY queen has fulfilled her dream of competing internationally.Ella Collins-Godden, pictured, from Shoreham, won Royal International Miss UK Teen last July, and represented her country in the Orlando finals last week.Ella, 17, is a mental health

  • Norwich test is a step up in class for Albion

    Albion's preparations for Manchester City’s visit to the Amex next month go up another notch at Norwich tomorrow. Boss Chris Hughton’s return to Carrow Road (3pm) launches the second half of the Seagulls’ pre-season programme. It is their final

  • Sharks could face selection posers for T20

    Sussex will ease Tymal Mills through the push for a NatWest T20 Blast top-four finish. But the fast bowler is not the only one on whom Sharks are keeping a wary eye. Head coach Mark Davis admits his side have some minor injury concerns ahead

  • Residents’ anger as vandals go on the rampage

    A GROUP of youths embarked on a vandalism spree in a crime-troubled town damaging shop and house windows.The yobs, who were wearing dark clothing and hooded jackets, were seen throwing bricks at shop fronts in the Peaceheaven and Telscombe Cliffs area

  • Missing woman found dead in Seaford

    A WOMAN whose body was found in Seaford on Wednesday morning has been identified.Police have confirmed she is Sara Yassin, 43, from Plumpton Green.Ms Yassin was reported missing on Tuesday afternoon after she had left home that morning saying that she

  • US President slammed by hate crime expert

    THE co-investigator of a new study by the Sussex Hate Crime Project has launched a stinging attack on Donald Trump for banning transgender individuals from serving in the US armed forces.The US President announced yesterday that he plans to reinstate

  • Izzy on board but Albion still want a No.9

    Albion will complete their striker options for the Premier League by signing another No.9. The capture of Izzy Brown from Chelsea on a season-long loan has not finished manager Chris Hughton’s search for more firepower. Hughton wants another

  • Family of accused rapist defend him in court

    THE daughters of a man accused of raping a schoolboy cried and blew kisses to their “caring” father as they defended him in court. Nicholas Gully, a sex therapist of Eley Crescent, Rottingdean, denies two counts of sexual assault and one of rape

  • ‘Fearless’ boy died after jump

    A “FEARLESS” 15-year-old boy fell to his death from a two-storey wall as he tried to jump across a gap, an inquest found. Jordan Jamieson-Castleton, from Brighton, fell from the wall of a car-park at Brighton Marina on March 28 while on the way

  • Albion promise the Amex stadium is safe

    THE home of Brighton and Hove Albion does have cladding like that used on Grenfell Tower - but the club insists the stadium is safe.That is the message from the football club after it emerged that plastic panels on the side of the American Express Community

  • 60 seconds with Gypsy Moidart

    Gypsy Moidart is the manager of The Friend’s Shop in St James’s Street, Brighton. It is a charity shop supporting local hospitalsWhat is your favourite place in Sussex?Cuckmere because it is free. I really like the scenery there and the fresh air. I like

  • Charity rescues 160 guinea pigs

    A GARDEN Centre has been supporting two busy animal charities.Worthing Guinea Pig Rescue and Sanctuary has rescued more than160 guinea pigs from one home, with at least 80 of the sows pregnant. Due to the size of the problem the charity asked Lumpy

  • MP slams Tory plan to increase state pension age

    HOVE MP Peter Kyle has criticised government plans to make people wait until they are 68 before they can claim the state pension.It was announced last week that millions of workers will have to work an extra year before retiring.The state pension age

  • Sonny the pony poses for selfies

    CUSTOMERS were surprised to see a Shetland pony on the forecourt of the Waitrose store in Eastbourne.Sonny, a 14-year-old Shetland cross, was there to receive a cheque for £300 on behalf of Riding for the Disabled.The money came from the store’s Community

  • Achievement and effort recognised at charity celebration

    YOUNG people from the Chailey Heritage Foundation got together with staff, family and friends for the charity’s annual celebration day.It was held to recognise the efforts and achievements made by all the pupils at the school and the young adults living