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  • THEY'VE MESSED UP BRIGHTON, SAYS HAGUE

    TORY leader William Hague criticised Brighton's traffic problems when he toured Sussex. Mr Hague stopped on Brighton seafront after arriving in town by car and addressed party members. He was told by Geoffery Theobald, opposition leader on Brighton and

  • POLICE HUNT HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER

    A HIT-and-run driver was being hunted today after a smash on one of Brighton's steepest hills. The BMW he was driving sped down the road, ploughed into the back of a car and sent it careering into a vehicle coming up the hill. The BMW sped away and was

  • JACQUI BEALING

    SSPRING has arrived - and I've got a new hairstyle. This is big news, I assure you. After years of safely sticking with what suited me, I thought it was time I had a revamp. But as with all changes, it's taking a while for us to adjust. To be honest,

  • Are Albion going Skint?

    ALBION are hoping to top the Third Division chart next season, with a little help from Hove pop star Fatboy Slim. Brighton-based record label Skint are among the companies interested in replacing the Seagulls' current shirt sponsors Donatello. Their No

  • WELCOME TO MAYOR FROM HIS NEW LEADER

    WORTHING Mayor David Chapman met his new leader William Hague on a whistle-stop tour of the town. Coun Chapman received a hero's welcome as he was introduced to the Tory leader just two weeks after defecting from the Liberal Democrats. The meeting took

  • WE'RE CHRIS EVANS' CHIP SHOP!

    SEASIDE cafe owners Lee and Carolyn Roberton were enjoying celebrity status today after TV and radio personality Chris Evans dropped in for lunch. Evans, presenter of Channel 4's TFI Friday, enjoyed a cup of coffee and a chip buttie with a woman friend

  • BA'S RAP FOR STREAKING STEWARDESS

    A GATWICK air stewardess stripped to her underwear and ran semi-naked around a plane after losing a bet. But she is likely to escape with a reprimand rather than the sack, it emerged today. Airline chiefs investigating the incident are believed to regard

  • CATERPILLARS THAT CLOSED THE PLAYGROUND DOWN

    FIRST it was drug addicts, drunks and perverts. Children at one of the most popular playgrounds in Brighton were at risk from paedophiles and discarded syringes. Now the youngsters are threatened by an altogether different kind of menace. And while the

  • REFUGEES EXPECTED IN COUNTY

    SUSSEX will put out the welcome mat for Kosovo refugees, local MPs said today. The news follows Home Secretary Jack Straw's announcement that Britain is to take up to 1,000 refugees a week and that all parts of the country can expect to receive some.

  • POLICE HUNT HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER

    A HIT-and-run driver was being hunted today after a smash on one of Brighton's steepest hills. The BMW he was driving sped down the road, ploughed into the back of a car and sent it careering into a vehicle coming up the hill. The BMW sped away and was

  • JACQUI BEALING

    SSPRING has arrived - and I've got a new hairstyle. This is big news, I assure you. After years of safely sticking with what suited me, I thought it was time I had a revamp. But as with all changes, it's taking a while for us to adjust. To be honest,

  • Are Albion going Skint?

    ALBION are hoping to top the Third Division chart next season, with a little help from Hove pop star Fatboy Slim. Brighton-based record label Skint are among the companies interested in replacing the Seagulls' current shirt sponsors Donatello. Their No

  • WELCOME TO MAYOR FROM HIS NEW LEADER

    WORTHING Mayor David Chapman met his new leader William Hague on a whistle-stop tour of the town. Coun Chapman received a hero's welcome as he was introduced to the Tory leader just two weeks after defecting from the Liberal Democrats. The meeting took

  • FEES SIEGE CARRIES ON

    STUDENTS who occupied the finance department of Sussex University to protest against tuition fees are preparing to spend their eighth night in the building. More than 150 took over Sussex House in support of 89 colleagues who face expulsion over non-payment

  • BA'S RAP FOR STREAKING STEWARDESS

    A GATWICK air stewardess stripped to her underwear and ran semi-naked around a plane after losing a bet. But she is likely to escape with a reprimand rather than the sack, it emerged today. Airline chiefs investigating the incident are believed to regard

  • WINDMILL ROW HAS LEFT VILLAGE MINUS HALF ITS COUNCILLORS

    IT has stood at the centre of Sussex for 160 years, an imposing landmark on the edge of the Downs and, justifiably, the pride of the village. But Chailey Windmill now stands at the centre of a dispute which is thought to have sparked a mass walk-out from

  • REFUGEES EXPECTED IN COUNTY

    SUSSEX will put out the welcome mat for Kosovo refugees, local MPs said today. The news follows Home Secretary Jack Straw's announcement that Britain is to take up to 1,000 refugees a week and that all parts of the country can expect to receive some.

  • TEACHERS BACK STRIKE ACTION

    TEACHERS across Brighton and Hove have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in support of colleagues at Marina High School. In a ballot of 810 NUT members employed by Brighton and Hove Council, 94.8 per cent said they would be in favour of

  • HAGUE DRIVES TO SEE DANGER OF THE A24

    CONSERVATIVE leader William Hague was in north Sussex yesterday to rally support for the party. He met shoppers and Tory candidates for tomorrow's Horsham District Council elections in Horsham town centre. Mr Hague, Shadow Chancellor and Horsham MP Francis

  • Donald fit for Sussex

    ALLAN DONALD is winning his battle to be fit to face Sussex in their World Cup warm-up match at Hove. The South African fast bowler hasn't played since injuring his stomach muscles during the tour of New Zealand in March. But the 32-year-old has stepped

  • FEES SIEGE CARRIES ON

    STUDENTS who occupied the finance department of Sussex University to protest against tuition fees are preparing to spend their eighth night in the building. More than 150 took over Sussex House in support of 89 colleagues who face expulsion over non-payment

  • WINDMILL ROW HAS LEFT VILLAGE MINUS HALF ITS COUNCILLORS

    IT has stood at the centre of Sussex for 160 years, an imposing landmark on the edge of the Downs and, justifiably, the pride of the village. But Chailey Windmill now stands at the centre of a dispute which is thought to have sparked a mass walk-out from

  • TEACHERS BACK STRIKE ACTION

    TEACHERS across Brighton and Hove have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in support of colleagues at Marina High School. In a ballot of 810 NUT members employed by Brighton and Hove Council, 94.8 per cent said they would be in favour of

  • REWARD OF £20,000 TO CATCH A SEX KILLER

    A £20,000 reward has been put up in the hope of finding the sex killer of former Sussex schoolgirl Rebecca Storrs. The 18-year-old's body was found dumped in the River Ogmore at Bridgend, South Wales, where she had recently moved with sisters Victoria

  • HAGUE DRIVES TO SEE DANGER OF THE A24

    CONSERVATIVE leader William Hague was in north Sussex yesterday to rally support for the party. He met shoppers and Tory candidates for tomorrow's Horsham District Council elections in Horsham town centre. Mr Hague, Shadow Chancellor and Horsham MP Francis

  • THEY'VE MESSED UP BRIGHTON, SAYS HAGUE

    TORY leader William Hague criticised Brighton's traffic problems when he toured Sussex. Mr Hague stopped on Brighton seafront after arriving in town by car and addressed party members. He was told by Geoffery Theobald, opposition leader on Brighton and

  • Donald fit for Sussex

    ALLAN DONALD is winning his battle to be fit to face Sussex in their World Cup warm-up match at Hove. The South African fast bowler hasn't played since injuring his stomach muscles during the tour of New Zealand in March. But the 32-year-old has stepped

  • WE'RE CHRIS EVANS' CHIP SHOP!

    SEASIDE cafe owners Lee and Carolyn Roberton were enjoying celebrity status today after TV and radio personality Chris Evans dropped in for lunch. Evans, presenter of Channel 4's TFI Friday, enjoyed a cup of coffee and a chip buttie with a woman friend

  • CATERPILLARS THAT CLOSED THE PLAYGROUND DOWN

    FIRST it was drug addicts, drunks and perverts. Children at one of the most popular playgrounds in Brighton were at risk from paedophiles and discarded syringes. Now the youngsters are threatened by an altogether different kind of menace. And while the

  • REWARD OF £20,000 TO CATCH A SEX KILLER

    A £20,000 reward has been put up in the hope of finding the sex killer of former Sussex schoolgirl Rebecca Storrs. The 18-year-old's body was found dumped in the River Ogmore at Bridgend, South Wales, where she had recently moved with sisters Victoria