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  • Hospital go-ahead for £19m refurbishment

    A hospital is to undergo a multi-million-pound refurbishment. Managers at Crawley Hospital have been given permission to spend £19 million on a major facelift and extension of services. Work is expected to start early next year and will take less than

  • Wave terror after quake

    Holidaymakers have told of their terror after being caught up in the effects of a huge earthquake which killed thousands of people and injured thousands more. The quake, the worst for 40 years, registered 8.9 on the Richter scale when it struck off the

  • A happy ending to Storey's return

    Steven King hailed the performance of Anthony Storey after Lewes beat Eastbourne Borough 2-1 to go second in Conference south. Former Middlesbrough and Dunfermline midfielder Storey scored what turned out to be the winner as Lewes stretched their unbeaten

  • Albion late show could prove so vital

    If Albion go on to defy the odds stacked against them by surviving in the Championship this season, they are bound to reflect on Boxing Day as a significant turning point. There did not look like being much in the way of festive cheer for Mark McGhee

  • Virgo puts the boot into Gills

    ADAM Virgo revealed today how a change of boots prompted a change in goalscoring fortunes for him and Albion. Virgo swapped his footwear before yesterday's relegation battle against Gillingham because of the frosty conditions at Withdean. The defender

  • Albion players' tribute after young fan's death

    Albion players wore black armbands at the Boxing Day match against Gillingham to pay tribute to a schoolboy soccer fan killed in a road crash. Twelve-year-old Richard Zaft was a keen Albion fan who had met players and football management at the junior

  • Christmas presents with a special meaning

    A bumper crop of babies arrived at Sussex hospitals in time to celebrate Christmas with their proud new parents. Thirty-five babies were delivered throughout the day. New mum Laurie Smith, of Common Lane, Ditchling, near Burgess Hill, abandoned her plans

  • Body found in search for missing woman

    A woman's body found hanging from a tree is believed to be that of missing Hilary Ball. Walkers out enjoying the Boxing Day sunshine made the horrific find in Ashdown Forest, just two miles from Mrs Ball's home in Horsted Keynes, Haywards Heath. It was

  • Crawley rue costly lapses

    Crawley paid the price for naivety at both ends of the pitch in a draw which showed they still have a bit to learn in the Conference. Reds should have won by a rugby score against a Gravesend side who have not tasted victory in 12 league games but instead