THE controversial transfer of emergency and maternity services from Crawley Hospital has been approved despite strong opposition from residents. West Sussex and East Surrey health authorities agreed to down-grade the hospital. Members ruled that transferring
A whole chapter is about to open in Claire Connor's England cricket caeer The 23-year-old all-rounder, from Hove, will go in first when the England tourists take on Australia and New Zealand in a series of nine one-day internationals over the next two
THERE are as many ways of becoming a licensed race horse trainer as there are trainers. For Pulborough-based Luke Dace, however, there was no choice: he had to start at the very bottom. No money, no great name as a jockey and he is modest enough to describe
A £170,000 plan to boost business and create jobs in West Sussex has been unveiled. County councillors said a new economic strategy for the next 12 months would target coastal towns. Experts claim areas such as Worthing, Littlehampton and Bognor have
A FIRM that sold a £1,699 vacuum cleaner and air purifying system to an elderly woman living in a retirement home is being investigated. Brighton and Hove Council trading standards officers launched the probe into Global Air Systems Ltd after complaints
A man has been arrested in connection with the Beachy Head death of a Sussex woman. Paula Ramsden, 32, from Ash Close, Crawley Down, was discovered at the foot of the 500ft cliffs near Eastbourne on Sunday after going out for a walk. The man arrested,
AN ANONYMOUS donor has stepped forward and given two schools half the cash needed to put in a bid for technology college status. The Causeway and Hazel Court schools, which share the same site in Eastbourne, have put in a joint bid for more than £1 million
A MOTHER found strangled and dumped at a Sussex beauty spot may have known her killer, police said today. Two men were still being interviewed this afternoon by officers investigating the murder. The victim was discovered in undergrowth between Arundel
A £30 million scheme to give more than 3,000 homes on the Sussex coastline better protection from flooding is to start in April. The project will safeguard properties along a 9km stretch between Eastbourne and Bexhill, including the high flood-risk area
End of the line for commuters There will be chaos for commuters when train drivers employed by Connex SouthCentral hold the first of six one-day strikes on Tuesday. Passengers will be entitled to blame both the drivers' union Aslef and the train company
THE controversial transfer of emergency and maternity services from Crawley Hospital has been approved despite strong opposition from residents. West Sussex and East Surrey health authorities agreed to down-grade the hospital. Members ruled that transferring
EIGHT people fled to safety when fire broke out in a flat in Hove early today. The blaze started in a top-floor flat in Lansdowne Place shortly after 4am. Residents in adjoining flats evacuated to the street as fire crews tackled the outbreak. It was
A whole chapter is about to open in Claire Connor's England cricket caeer The 23-year-old all-rounder, from Hove, will go in first when the England tourists take on Australia and New Zealand in a series of nine one-day internationals over the next two
THERE are as many ways of becoming a licensed race horse trainer as there are trainers. For Pulborough-based Luke Dace, however, there was no choice: he had to start at the very bottom. No money, no great name as a jockey and he is modest enough to describe
PETER Durrant is ready to roll up his sleeves and get stuck into another almighty cup battle. The experienced centre back will be one of Horsham YMCA's kingpins as they face a tough away tie at Wessex League high-flyers Totton. And, if it all start gets
SUSSEX have turned last year's record loss into a small profit. The county's latest accounts, which the year to the end of last October, show a surplus of £9,054 compared to a deficit of £193,070 in 1998-99. Chief Executive Dave Gilbert said the figures
A MAN who claimed he was a victim of race discrimination at work agreed to settle his case for £3,250 at a Brighton employment tribunal. Jibreal Hagan reached a financial settlement with his former employers, Eurotherm Recorders Ltd, Worthing, on the
ALBION manager Micky Adams has abandoned the customary overnight hotel stay for the Seagulls' showdown at Torquay. Instead a bigger than normal squad will be making the 200-mile trek to the West Country early tomorrow morning. It means the players face
A £170,000 plan to boost business and create jobs in West Sussex has been unveiled. County councillors said a new economic strategy for the next 12 months would target coastal towns. Experts claim areas such as Worthing, Littlehampton and Bognor have
HOUSEHOLD electricity bills in Sussex are to fall by about ten per cent as the Government carves up the industry. The news will see an average reduction of £25 a year. Ministers also want to shame fat cat gas, electricity and water bosses whose salaries
Head teachers are getting tough on pupils who allow their mobile phones to go off in class. Teachers have vowed to stop their lessons being disrupted by the sound of mobile phones ringing. In previous years, pupils' crazes have led to classrooms being
WHILE his friends head for the youth club after school, 11-year-old Chris Brazier goes straight home. He looks after his mum, Charlotte, every day after school until his dad, John, gets home from work. As one of Britain's hidden army of carers, he often
A MOTHER found strangled and dumped at a Sussex beauty spot may have known her killer, police said today. Two men were still being interviewed this afternoon by officers investigating the murder. The victim was discovered in undergrowth between Arundel
A £30 million scheme to give more than 3,000 homes on the Sussex coastline better protection from flooding is to start in April. The project will safeguard properties along a 9km stretch between Eastbourne and Bexhill, including the high flood-risk area
RED tape is costing Sussex firms millions of pounds. Across the UK it will cost businesses more than £10 billion over the Government's first term of office, a leading business group has claimed. The British Chambers of Commerce said a swathe of regulations
End of the line for commuters There will be chaos for commuters when train drivers employed by Connex SouthCentral hold the first of six one-day strikes on Tuesday. Passengers will be entitled to blame both the drivers' union Aslef and the train company
FIREMEN were called out of a blazing building at Faygate Industrial Park, near Horsham, today because it was in danger of exploding into a fireball. Two firefighters had been sent in to force open locked roller doors at Unit 7 on the estate at about 1.50
I MUST defend Glen Ferris, who reviewed a book about the Connaught Theatre, Worthing, in Saturday's paper. He urged readers to support the theatre but, unfortunately, alongside his review we printed a picture of the Pavilion at the entrance to Worthing
PROTESTERS against fat cat profiteers paraded outside a busy town centre store today. They were demonstrating against the decision of retail giant Marks and Spencer to switch suppliers. Pretending to be members of the Fat Cats Union UK, they wore pinstripe
EIGHT people fled to safety when fire broke out in a flat in Hove early today. The blaze started in a top-floor flat in Lansdowne Place shortly after 4am. Residents in adjoining flats evacuated to the street as fire crews tackled the outbreak. It was
PETER Durrant is ready to roll up his sleeves and get stuck into another almighty cup battle. The experienced centre back will be one of Horsham YMCA's kingpins as they face a tough away tie at Wessex League high-flyers Totton. And, if it all start gets
A UNIQUE garden has been destroyed without the owner asking permission from the council. Bateman's Folly in Worthing once housed a great collection of rare and exotic flowers in a distinctly eccentric setting. Justin Parkinson looks at what we have lost
SUSSEX have turned last year's record loss into a small profit. The county's latest accounts, which the year to the end of last October, show a surplus of £9,054 compared to a deficit of £193,070 in 1998-99. Chief Executive Dave Gilbert said the figures
A MAN who claimed he was a victim of race discrimination at work agreed to settle his case for £3,250 at a Brighton employment tribunal. Jibreal Hagan reached a financial settlement with his former employers, Eurotherm Recorders Ltd, Worthing, on the
ALBION manager Micky Adams has abandoned the customary overnight hotel stay for the Seagulls' showdown at Torquay. Instead a bigger than normal squad will be making the 200-mile trek to the West Country early tomorrow morning. It means the players face
A FAMILY escaped when fire broke out in a bedroom and ripped through their house before killing their pet snakes and birds. The blaze started in the first-floor of the end-of-terrace house in Palmer Road, Angmering, at 2.15pm yesterday. The family all
HOUSEHOLD electricity bills in Sussex are to fall by about ten per cent as the Government carves up the industry. The news will see an average reduction of £25 a year. Ministers also want to shame fat cat gas, electricity and water bosses whose salaries
Head teachers are getting tough on pupils who allow their mobile phones to go off in class. Teachers have vowed to stop their lessons being disrupted by the sound of mobile phones ringing. In previous years, pupils' crazes have led to classrooms being
RED tape is costing Sussex firms millions of pounds. Across the UK it will cost businesses more than £10 billion over the Government's first term of office, a leading business group has claimed. The British Chambers of Commerce said a swathe of regulations
FIREMEN were called out of a blazing building at Faygate Industrial Park, near Horsham, today because it was in danger of exploding into a fireball. Two firefighters had been sent in to force open locked roller doors at Unit 7 on the estate at about 1.50
I MUST defend Glen Ferris, who reviewed a book about the Connaught Theatre, Worthing, in Saturday's paper. He urged readers to support the theatre but, unfortunately, alongside his review we printed a picture of the Pavilion at the entrance to Worthing
PROTESTERS against fat cat profiteers paraded outside a busy town centre store today. They were demonstrating against the decision of retail giant Marks and Spencer to switch suppliers. Pretending to be members of the Fat Cats Union UK, they wore pinstripe
A UNIQUE garden has been destroyed without the owner asking permission from the council. Bateman's Folly in Worthing once housed a great collection of rare and exotic flowers in a distinctly eccentric setting. Justin Parkinson looks at what we have lost
A FAMILY escaped when fire broke out in a bedroom and ripped through their house before killing their pet snakes and birds. The blaze started in the first-floor of the end-of-terrace house in Palmer Road, Angmering, at 2.15pm yesterday. The family all
A FIRM that sold a £1,699 vacuum cleaner and air purifying system to an elderly woman living in a retirement home is being investigated. Brighton and Hove Council trading standards officers launched the probe into Global Air Systems Ltd after complaints
A man has been arrested in connection with the Beachy Head death of a Sussex woman. Paula Ramsden, 32, from Ash Close, Crawley Down, was discovered at the foot of the 500ft cliffs near Eastbourne on Sunday after going out for a walk. The man arrested,
AN ANONYMOUS donor has stepped forward and given two schools half the cash needed to put in a bid for technology college status. The Causeway and Hazel Court schools, which share the same site in Eastbourne, have put in a joint bid for more than £1 million
