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  • Detainee's case to be heard in Washington

    The case for justice for Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes will be heard in Washington DC. The American political counsellor in Europe has promised to present a dossier on Mr Deghayes's case, including cuttings from The Argus, to the White House.

  • £1-a-minute tip bandits

    Illegal fly-tipping takes place somewhere in Sussex every 42 minutes at a cost of almost £1 a minute for councils to clear up, new figures showed today. The statistics come from Flycapture - a national database set up by the Department for Environment

  • Frutos wants timely arrival

    Albion winger Alexandre Frutos is hoping his pregnant wife delivers on time, so he can be at the birth of their first child. Frenchman Frutos is on course for his full debut for the Seagulls at Sheffield Wednesday on Monday in place of injured Richard

  • Problems mount over parking plans

    More home owners and traders have joined protests against proposed changes to parking zones. People from Seven Dials and the area around Montpelier Road say plans to replace Brighton and Hove's eight city centre parking zones with a north and south zone

  • Flood-risk exhibition sparks protest

    A flood-risk exhibition has been ridiculed as a "waste of time" by a crowd of angry protesters. Caravans displaying advice on reducing flood impact stood in Lewes town centre as more than 100 people challenged Environment Agency representatives over the

  • Why the Duke's a fan of Jordan

    THE Duke of Edinburgh visited a Sussex outdoor education centre and was impressed by the work of glamour model Jordan. But his praise for Jordan, real name Katie Price, was for her building talents, not her modelling skills. Hindleap Warren, at Forest

  • Fears of future of historic town

    More than 150 people packed a meeting to debate the future of a historic town many fear is under threat from modern developments. Architects and planners have sparked heated debate in Lewes recently with a string of contemporary buildings which some say

  • Cannabis seized in police raid

    More than 250 cannabis plants were seized during a raid at the latest in a string of DIY drugs factories found in Sussex. Crops of the plants were scattered throughout the two-storey house. The haul was believed to be worth thousands of pounds. Nobody

  • Bates wants to celebrate

    Pat Bates is aiming for a double celebration with Worthing Thunder. The former Brighton Bears centre had his 24th birthday yesterday but the real celebrations will come if Barker (Tarring) Thunder clinch National Trophy qualification against odds. To

  • Bears' concern over Parillon

    Top scorer Steve Parillon is causing Genesis Brighton Bears some concern ahead of their big cup awayday. Bears made it two BBL Trophy wins from two against EBL opposition when they came through 102-89 at London United last night. Parillon chipped in with