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  • Albion's Jose helps Colombia to comeback win in France

    Jose Izquierdo will not forget his return to international action in a hurry. Albion's electric left-winger helped Colombia to a remarkable victory over France in Paris tonight. Izquierdo, on as a substitute, won the decisive late penalty as

  • Paedophile fails to turn up to his sentencing

    A paedophile is on the run from police. Aaron Michael Rhys Wilson failed to turn up for his sentencing at Lewes Crown Court on January 12. He pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of causing or inciting

  • Pupils take part in raising money for Sports Relief week

    SCHOOLS across the city have taken part in the national fundraising campaign to raise money for Sport Relief. Pupils have prepared their own fundraising activities to help raise money to donate to the charity.Activities included participating in sport

  • Vice-Chancellor up for national award

    THE University of Brighton’s Vice-Chancellor has been shortlisted for a national award which honours higher education’s most inspirational leaders.Professor Debra Humphris is in the running for the Inspiring Leader Award in the Guardian’s Higher Education

  • Restaurant chain to close down five shops

    FIVE Prezzo stores in Sussex are to close after the restaurant chain agreed a restructuring plan.The shops to go are in Lewes, Haywards Heath, Midhurst, Haywards Heath and Crawley.The company, owned by private equity firm TPG Capital, secured the backing

  • We all need more training in battle against child abuse

    MORE education and training is needed to spot early signs of abuse.We must all work together to ensure nothing like this ever happens again.We need more education and training…to look for the signs.”Everyone in schools, should receive more training, from

  • MP turns spotlight on our tourism industry

    CRAWLEY MP Henry Smith joined Visit Britain to shine a spotlight on the country’s tourism industry in a week devoted to travel and exploration during English Tourism Week.Now in its seventh year, English Tourism Week raises the profile and showcases the

  • Man punched victim in the face before stealing jewellery

    A man forced his way into a property and punched a victim before making off with jewellery and an expensive handbag.  Police attended a property in The Ridgway, Brighton, on Thursday, 22 March, after two men, one of whom is known to the victims

  • Woman from Crawley missing for two weeks

    Police are becoming concerned for the wellbeing of a woman who was last seen in Crawley on two weeks ago. Cheri Simes, 34, was reported missing on March 15 and was last known to make contact with someone in the area on March 13. She is white

  • Review - High Places at Burgess Hill

    WHEN you are looking for something different, challenging and confidence building with your children, the climbing walls at The Triangle in Burgess Hill are the answer. Arron Hendy found out. Let me make one thing absolutely clear, I am afraid of heights

  • Close Brothers wins top award for fifth year

    A HOVE business is celebrating after winning a top national award - for the fifth year running.Close Brothers Invoice Finance has again been named the UK’s Best Factoring and Invoice Discounting Provider at the 18th annual Business Moneyfacts Awards.It

  • Drawing project to help mental health

    A MENTAL health art project held a pop-up art studio for staff, patients and families to come together and make some art.It was held at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s HQ at Swandean in Worthing and was part of the Year of Drawing.This is a

  • Disabled players are the focus of talent hub

    TALENTED young footballers are being given the best possible chance of fulfilling their dreams thanks to support from Brighton and Hove Albion’s official charity.Albion in the Community runs a talent hub on behalf of the FA aimed at junior players who

  • Electric vehicle charging posts introduced by council

    ELECTRIC vehicle charging posts have been installed by Adur and Worthing Councils.A number have already been installed: two in the High Street multi-storey in Worthing, two in Brooklands’ Western Road car park and two at the Pond Road car park at the

  • A27 forum debate

    ARUNDEL A27 Forum is organising a public talk on Tuesday evening.The group is a network of organisations, businesses and residents concerned to see improved transport and access whilst protecting our countryside.As a decision on A27 developments is awaited

  • Sir Quentin is new arts patron

    SIR Quentin Blake has become the first artist patron of the Jerwood Art Gallery in Hastings.He has a long association with the gallery and has been a high-profile supporter since 2012 when it first opened to the public. He has exhibited four times at,

  • Dutch have influence in the Albion dressing room

    The slump in fortunes of the Netherlands on the international stage is not reflected inside the cosmopolitan Albion dressing room. Of all the numerous foreign nations represented in the Premier League squad assembled by Chris Hughton, Dutchmen

  • Volk’s Railway is back on track

    VOLK’S Electric Railway will start running trains for passengers again next week.After 18 months of work and more than £1.65 million in investment, the 135- year-old train will carry passengers along Brighton seafront between its new Visitor Centre, Workshop

  • Students praise their own university

    THE University of Chichester has been named as one of the best in the country for its student experience, according to a national league table.Results of the 2018 Times Higher Education Student Experience survey ranked it in the top ten of all UK universities.The

  • Clinics for staff on finance matters

    INDEPENDENT advisers are working with employers to offer financial wellbeing clinics to staff.The scheme gives people the opportunity to talk to financial experts about a range of subjects including mortgages, tax, pensions and securing a financial future

  • 200 new jobs at £9.5m offices

    WORK is underway on a new office block in Shoreham which will generate hundreds of private jobs.In a bid to boost the local economy, the local authority is creating a new £9.5 million development on the former Civic Centre car park in Ham Road.In what

  • Man dies following a fight in a flat

    Police have launched a murder enquiry after a man died following a fight in a flat. The fight happened at 3.15pm on Wednesday, March 21 where officers were called to a flat in St Augustine Road, Littlehampton. A 42-year-old man was found unconscious

  • Dutch Propper wants to be a key man for Koeman

    DAVY PROPPER wants to be as influential for the Netherlands as he has been for Albion. The Dutch launch a new era against England in Amsterdam tonight (7.45pm). The clash against Gareth Southgate’s World Cup qualifiers is ex-Everton and Southampton

  • Hove seafood restaurant boss honed skills with the big names

    HE HAS worked for some of the industry’s finest talents. And the words fed to Duncan Ray, head honcho of the Little Fish Market in Hove, by the likes of Marco Pierre White and Heston Blumenthal still shine through in his work to this day. His

  • Couple bring emotional EP to the Coast

    FOLK duo Dandelion Charm will be performing the refreshing sounds of their new EP to a small audience later this month. Following the release of their highly-acclaimed Riding The Flood EP last month, Newhaven-based couple John and Clare Fowler

  • On the Radar: Bad Laws talk to Mary Smith

    How did your band first form?Dan: I got into contact with our singer Lucy, as I wanted to start a band with a female singer – a female fronted heavy rock band. I loved Lucy’s style from when we were both on the song writing diploma at BIMM last year,

  • Author's humorous talk on sex and intimacy

    "The quality of our intimacy matters,” says author Isabel Losada. Focusing on topics covered in her book Sensation: Adventures in Sex, Love And Laughter, former actress Isabel will be giving a talk at a Brighton book store to teach couples about

  • Beware: deadly pond algae could kill pets and make you ill

    DEADLY algae has been found in a popular pond and dog walkers have been warned to keep their pets out of the water. Residents said more than 30 dead fish have been pulled from the water, which Brighton and Hove City Council has warned contains

  • WITH VIDEO: Brighton schools unite to fight against cutbacks

    Schools across Brighton took part in a national campaign yesterday to fight for more funding from the Government. A demonstration set up by the parentled organisation Save Our Schools (SOS), took place at Brighton Palace Pier and was joined by

  • Waste carrier is fined for flytipping

    A WASTE carrier has been fined for fly tipping after a prosecution was brought by Eastbourne Borough Council’s Neighbourhood First Team. Andreas Devall, 30, of Farne Close, Hailsham, pleaded guilty at Hastings Magistrates Court to flytipping on

  • Students spend an exciting week in South Africa

    PUPILS jetted off to South Africa as part of their annual exchange scheme.Thirty two students in Years 11 to 13 at Lewes Old Grammar were chosen for the trip to Ballito, South Africa, in recognition of their continued contributions to school life.Throughout

  • MP hosts top charity

    CRAWLEY MP Henry Smith hosted charity Vision Aid Overseas in the House of Commons.The visit was to recognise its work to “enable people living in poverty to access affordable glasses and eye care”.High Commissioners, parliamentarians, donors and a range

  • 50 places for medical students

    BRIGHTON and Sussex Medical School will have 50 new places for undergraduate medical students from 2019-2020.It is part of 1,000 new medical places announced by the Government to fill the shortfall in clinicians. The school intends to allocate all extra

  • £12k for hospice after ex-teacher’s death

    LAWYERS have secured £12,000 for a hospice as part of the settlement for the family of a former PE teacher who died of cancer.Brian York, 63, died in December 2015 after losing his battle with mesothelioma, a form of cancer linked to exposure to asbestos

  • Paedophile: Charity helpline helped stop my offending

    ALMOST 700 paedophiles from Sussex contacted a charity for help to stop them viewing explicit images of children. Offenders regretting their own behaviour as well as those concerned about loved ones contacted Stop It Now, a sexual abuse helpline run

  • Father and sons found dead in Birling Gap have been named

    The father and two sons who were found dead at the foot of Birling Gap have been named by police. They were named as 57-year-old Adelino Figueira and his sons Claudio, aged ten, Joaquin, aged seven. They died on March 12.  The father and