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  • voice of the third age

    I must admit to feeling a little nervous when I read that yet another Government report is tinkering around with plans to make life 'better' for the older members of society. The latest, Winning The Generation Game, to be published in full this week,

  • Albion tame the Shrews Shrewsbury 1, Albion 2

    Two players uncertain about their Albion futures fired Shrewsbury to the brink of Football League oblivion. Second-half goals by Paul Brooker and Martin Ling tamed the Shrews and left them with one foot in the Vauxhall Conference. Brooker admits he is

  • dancing lion to rampage in Laine

    A TASTE of China is coming to the streets of Brighton. Traders are paying for a ten ft lion, complete with banging drums and gongs, to dance through the North Laine area and bring them financial prosperity for the year. The giant puppet, which weighs

  • bitter blow as bank quits shopping area

    THE main shopping area of Kemp Town in Brighton will be left without a bank after Abbey National announced it was closing its local branch. Residents and shopkeepers who have been campaigning for better facilities in the area and have been successful

  • man is charged with two rapes

    A MAN appeared in court yesterday charged with raping two women. Paul Reynolds, 35, of no fixed address, spoke only to confirm his name during a brief hearing at Brighton Magistrates' Court. He is charged with raping a woman in the grounds of Aldrington

  • voice of the third age

    I must admit to feeling a little nervous when I read that yet another Government report is tinkering around with plans to make life 'better' for the older members of society. The latest, Winning The Generation Game, to be published in full this week,

  • County League - Sidlesham celebrate

    IAN Hillman celebrated Sidlesham's title triumph with a quiet beer, then declared: "We've thoroughly deserved this." The West Sussex minnows clinched the County League division two crown by winning 2-0 at home to Westfield on Saturday. Veterans Kevin

  • RUGBY - Sussex let advantage slip

    Sussex 2, Kent 27 SUSSEX'S quarter-final dreams are virtually over after they let slip a nine-point second half lead at Roundstone Lane on Saturday. A superb try from half-time replacement Justin Looney helped put the hosts 22-13 up going into the final

  • Albion tame the Shrews Shrewsbury 1, Albion 2

    Two players uncertain about their Albion futures fired Shrewsbury to the brink of Football League oblivion. Second-half goals by Paul Brooker and Martin Ling tamed the Shrews and left them with one foot in the Vauxhall Conference. Brooker admits he is

  • our youth justice is among slowest

    LAW agencies in Sussex are the second slowest in England and Wales at bringing young criminals to justice. Figures just released showed the average time it took last year to bring persistent young offenders from arrest to sentence in Sussex was 144 days

  • man is charged with two rapes

    A MAN appeared in court yesterday charged with raping two women. Paul Reynolds, 35, of no fixed address, spoke only to confirm his name during a brief hearing at Brighton Magistrates' Court. He is charged with raping a woman in the grounds of Aldrington

  • police dog left me scarred for life

    A MOTHER faces plastic surgery after being savaged by a Rottweiler during violent clashes between youths and police in riot gear on Brighton's Whitehawk Estate. Kelly White, 24, was scarred for life when she was dragged along the ground by the police

  • Hopes for a new start

    The inquest has begun after the violent disturbances which blighted Brighton's Whitehawk Estate this bank holiday weekend. Some onlookers claim the police went "over the top" in quelling the disorder after coming under a hail of stones, bricks and bottles

  • Dr Martens - Lacklustre Crawley

    Crawley Town's premier division campaign at home fizzled out in a lacklustre a 1-1 draw against eighth-placed Ilkeston Town. Billy Smith's side had already beaten the drop and were without injured skipper John Ugbah and Jay Lovett, on Sussex duty. Danny

  • Ryman League - Cameron hat-trick

    Former Albion striker David Cameron hit a hat-trick as Worthing twice fought back from behind to gain a thrilling 3-2 division one success at Bedford. Cameron's dramatic last-minute winner gave Rebels their fourth win in five games. They still have an

  • Football - Toast of Sussex Sussex 2 Devon 1

    DELIGHTED coach Nick Greenwood toasted his Sussex's title-winning performance which completed a vintage year for the county. Greenwood paid tribute to the commitment of the players after this victory sealed the South West Counties Championship at Lancing

  • Albion - Ling wants new deal

    Martin Ling hopes his first goal for Albion will help him land a contract. Ling scored the Seagulls' clincher shortly after coming on in the second half of Saturday's 2-1 win at relegation-threatened Shrewsbury. The former Leyton Orient midfielder's short-term

  • dancing lion to rampage in Laine

    A TASTE of China is coming to the streets of Brighton. Traders are paying for a ten ft lion, complete with banging drums and gongs, to dance through the North Laine area and bring them financial prosperity for the year. The giant puppet, which weighs

  • bitter blow as bank quits shopping area

    THE main shopping area of Kemp Town in Brighton will be left without a bank after Abbey National announced it was closing its local branch. Residents and shopkeepers who have been campaigning for better facilities in the area and have been successful

  • Hopes for a new start

    The inquest has begun after the violent disturbances which blighted Brighton's Whitehawk Estate this bank holiday weekend. Some onlookers claim the police went "over the top" in quelling the disorder after coming under a hail of stones, bricks and bottles

  • County League - Sidlesham celebrate

    IAN Hillman celebrated Sidlesham's title triumph with a quiet beer, then declared: "We've thoroughly deserved this." The West Sussex minnows clinched the County League division two crown by winning 2-0 at home to Westfield on Saturday. Veterans Kevin

  • Dr Martens - Lacklustre Crawley

    Crawley Town's premier division campaign at home fizzled out in a lacklustre a 1-1 draw against eighth-placed Ilkeston Town. Billy Smith's side had already beaten the drop and were without injured skipper John Ugbah and Jay Lovett, on Sussex duty. Danny

  • Ryman League - Cameron hat-trick

    Former Albion striker David Cameron hit a hat-trick as Worthing twice fought back from behind to gain a thrilling 3-2 division one success at Bedford. Cameron's dramatic last-minute winner gave Rebels their fourth win in five games. They still have an

  • Football - Toast of Sussex Sussex 2 Devon 1

    DELIGHTED coach Nick Greenwood toasted his Sussex's title-winning performance which completed a vintage year for the county. Greenwood paid tribute to the commitment of the players after this victory sealed the South West Counties Championship at Lancing

  • RUGBY - Sussex let advantage slip

    Sussex 2, Kent 27 SUSSEX'S quarter-final dreams are virtually over after they let slip a nine-point second half lead at Roundstone Lane on Saturday. A superb try from half-time replacement Justin Looney helped put the hosts 22-13 up going into the final

  • Albion - Ling wants new deal

    Martin Ling hopes his first goal for Albion will help him land a contract. Ling scored the Seagulls' clincher shortly after coming on in the second half of Saturday's 2-1 win at relegation-threatened Shrewsbury. The former Leyton Orient midfielder's short-term

  • our youth justice is among slowest

    LAW agencies in Sussex are the second slowest in England and Wales at bringing young criminals to justice. Figures just released showed the average time it took last year to bring persistent young offenders from arrest to sentence in Sussex was 144 days

  • police dog left me scarred for life

    A MOTHER faces plastic surgery after being savaged by a Rottweiler during violent clashes between youths and police in riot gear on Brighton's Whitehawk Estate. Kelly White, 24, was scarred for life when she was dragged along the ground by the police