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  • Salt blast sets up Sussex for last-day push

    Phil Salt turned on the fireworks at Hove today – and it might just have set up Sussex for a key win in the promotion chase. Sussex, thanks largely to Salt’s big quickfire ton, set Derbyshire 405 to win after pulling out with seven overs to go

  • Concerns grow for missing Worthing girl

    A GIRL went missing from her home in Wothing.Police launched a public appeal to find 12-year-old Paige Feltham after she was reported missing on Sunday.She had left her home in Durrington, and did not return.Officers say she was seen on Monday at Durrington

  • Murray backs Championship players rising to Prem challenge

    Glenn Murray believes Premier League "hype" is a barrier to lower-tier talents realising their full potential in English football as the Albion marksman prepares to do battle with Liverpool's £75 million Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk. Murray's

  • Salt scores 108 runs in a session as Sussex take control

    Phil Salt fired 108 runs in a session to put Sussex well on top at Hove today. The opener scored his second Championship century of the season as he and Luke Wells punished a depleted Derbyshire attack with a run-a-ball opening partnership of 191

  • Gatwick Airport forced to use whiteboards after IT failure

    Gatwick Airport was forced to use whiteboards to display flight updates following an IT failure. Staff at the UK's second busiest airport resorted to manually writing out vital information such as gate numbers as digital screens could not be used

  • So far, so good as Sussex look to build lead

    Sussex gained a first innings advantage of 51 runs over Derbyshire on the third morning of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two match at Hove. Derbyshire resumed on 315-5, still 125 runs adrift. But Sussex took the new ball after just

  • "He's a big character already", Duffy's verdict on Balogun

    As well as it has gone so far for Connor Goldson at Glasgow Rangers, a small part of him must be reflecting on the law of sod. The one that says as soon as you move in search of regular game time, one of the obstacles blocking your path at Albion

  • Former Albion favourite Uwe makes stunning debut in Germany

    Former Albion defender Uwe Huenemeier has made a sensational start to his second spell at Paderborn. The popular German centre-half scored twice on his full debut. Huenemeier had three years with Albion before rejoining second tier Paderborn

  • 60 seconds with Anna Chant

    What is your favourite place in Sussex?Gatwick Airport as it means that I can hop on an aeroplane and satisfy my travel obsession.What do you most love about living in Sussex?Being so close to the sea after working in London for so many years.What advice

  • Man facing eviction hanged himself

    A man facing eviction from the council flat he had lived in for nearly 20 years hanged himself on the balcony moments before bailiffs smashed their way in.Richard Perkins had been told the council was not obliged to rehouse him after his tenancy agreement

  • Two maternity units get the seal of approval

    MATERNITY wards in Brighton and Haywards Heath have scored top marks against a strict set of national safety criteria.Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs both wards, has received the seal of approval from NHS Resolution, part

  • Woman walks 565 miles for veterans

    A WOMAN is walking 565 miles down the Australian coast to raise money for a veteran charity.Kirsty Robson, who lives in Brighton, is currently making the solo trek from Brisbane to Sydney and is due to finish before the Invictus Games begin on October

  • MP: Travellers must not exploit our space

    TRAVELLERS’ caravans have pitched up at Hove Lawns by the Peace Statue.Four arrived on Friday and were ordered by Sussex Police to leave the premises yesterday afternoon.This is the seventh time travellers have set up camp in the area.Thomas Preis, manager

  • Animal charity told to produce less rubbish or pay £10,000

    RSPCA staff have branded the council “outrageous” after a row about overflowing rubbish. Workers at the animal charity in  Patcham, Brighton, whose rubbish went uncollected for three weeks, were shocked to discover they were to be charged more

  • How one town centre is battling back in tough times

    EMPTY shows could soon be a thing of the past for one town. Latest figures show Hailsham town centre falls below the regional and national averages of vacant ground floor commercial units. During the past few years, the town centre has welcomed

  • Brighton company is up for four nationwide awards

    ONLINE accountancy firm Crunch is celebrating being shortlisted for four national business awards. The nominations, spread across three award ceremonies, recognise the work of Crunch as a business, its accounting software, and also the individuals

  • New website for Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week

    ORGANISERS of Worthing Mental Health Awareness Week are thrilled to have a new website. It can be found at www.worthingmentalhealthweek.co.uk A crowdfunding campaign was launched whereby gifts in kind were recognised by the Worthing County

  • Fire Brigade chiefs reveal new safety plan for West Sussex

    A NEW plan has been adopted which outlines what a fire service has planned for the next four years.West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has outlined what it will do to make the county safer. Following a six-week consultation, the Integrated Risk Management

  • Worthing Churches’ invite to go the distance for charity

    WORTHING Churches Homeless Projects is organising a new fundraising event, Go the Distance, on Sunday September 30. People of all ages and abilities will be walking, jogging or running along Worthing promenade to raise both awareness and money in support

  • SummerFest 2018 is declared a huge success

    NEARLY 200 people attended the second West Sussex free music festival in Worthing for 16-25 year olds with additional needs and disabilities.SummerFest 2018 was held last Thursday and has been hailed a success, featuring live music, DJing, a dance workshop

  • How communities are being grown in West Sussex

    LEARNING how to forage in the woods, making a dream catcher or even hula hooping in the sunshine- these are just some of the activities available from the Growing Communities team this summer. Residents in Eastbrook, Adur and Northbrook, Worthing

  • Hughton's tempo message to his Albion players

    Albion boss Chris Hughton has urged his players to maintain the intensity that saw off Manchester United. The Seagulls go to Liverpool on Saturday boosted by Sunday's 3-2 win against United at the Amex after losing in disappointing fashion at Watford

  • Spotlight on Brighton business Checkyourfood.com

    GROWING business CheckYourFood.com was called in to analyse the recipes of the nation’s top chefs including Jamie Oliver, Michel Roux Jnr and Bake-Off winner Nadiya Hussain It has recently completed work on an exciting project designed to get the

  • University of Brighton graduate reaches national shortlist

    A UNIVERSITY of Brighton town planning graduate has been shortlisted for a national award. Carol Algar is a finalist in the Royal Town Planning Institute’s Awards for Research Excellence. This is for her dissertation on the role of planning

  • Thriving Brighton law firm moves to new office

    A LAW firm has relocated its office to new, bigger premises in the city after three years of rapid growth. Coffin Mew has moved to Prince Albert Street, Brighton. Chairman Nick Leavey said: “Our Brighton operation has performed strongly over

  • Up, up and away in bid to make balloon history

    A COUPLE aim to make ballooning history when they set out on a record-breaking flight across the Atlantic. Mike Scholes and Deborah Jane Day have been regular flying partners since Mike, a former military and commercial airman, lost his sight 11

  • Wiese: Lead of 250 could be enough

    David Wiese would love to see Derbyshire chasing 300 to win at Hove tomorrow. But the South African all-rounder believes 50 fewer could put Sussex on course to boost their promotion hopes with a win. Sussex took three wickets in the final ten

  • Woman seriously injured 'after being run over by own car'

    A WOMAN was flown to hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries after she was run over by her own car. It  is not yet clear exactly how the accident happened. Police said: “The woman had been knocked over by her own car and suffered serious

  • Column: Public toilets for women are just not good enough

    PUBLIC loos are a feminist issue and if they’re not, well, then they should be.Thanks to austerity, public conveniences operated by local councils are fast disappearing.Indeed 700 have closed across the country in the past eight years. In Brighton and

  • The Dyke Pub sale 'two fingers to the local community'

    CAMPAIGNERS say the fight to save the site of a historic pub is not over, despite it being sold for just over £1 million. The group, Save The Dyke Pub, said if the new owners choose to develop the building, it will “fight them all the way”.The Argus can

  • Missing woman’s family renew appeal for help

    A MOTHER whose daughter went missing in March says she and her family “just want answers”.Georgina Gharsallah, 30, was last seen in her home town of Worthing on the morning of March 7.She was reported missing by her family ten days later.On April 20,

  • Thousands of pounds spent on mayoral vehicle

    NEWLY-RELEASED figures show that Brighton and Hove City Council spent more than £3,000 on petrol for the mayoral car since 2015. The data obtained by the TaxPayers’ Alliance shows the council’s environmentally-friendly Toyota Prius Hybrid cost

  • A record success for business couple

    A HIGH-FLYING business couple who once played key roles in establishing a multi-million pound company opened a highly successful second hand record shop which is about to celebrate its first anniversary.Julie and Brian Rosehill, 64 and 67 respectively