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  • Magic Harris denies Eagles

    Eastbourne Eagles were denied by a few moments of Chris Harris magic as they drew 45-45 at home to Ipswich. The rising GP star passed both Davey Watt and Nicki Pedersen in heat 15 to force the 3-3 which gave Witches a point. It was a thrilling end to

  • Hurst Green - Silver Hill - Burgh Hill

    The first part of this walk from Hurst Green passes through somewhat neglected pastures to the east of the village. After crossing the A21 at Silver Hill to the south of the village, the second, and more interesting, half of the walk takes

  • Bungling burglar caught by his keys

    A burglar's dropped van keys led police to a haul of stolen power tools. Terence Norman was caught red-handed when a passing police patrol spotted him breaking into a garage at a house in Falmer Road, Woodingdean. The 47-year-old then accidentally locked

  • Couple's frustration over ficticious gas bills

    An exasperated couple have spent more than five years arguing with British Gas over their electricity supply. Despite receiving hundreds of electricity bills, Darren and Kerry Colburn have not paid a penny since 2002 because they have no idea how much

  • Uninsured drivers 'getting away with it'

    Motorists caught driving without insurance are getting an easy ride from the law, it has been claimed. The size of fines slapped on offenders by Sussex magistrates has decreased over the past few years, official figures show. In 2000 the average penalty

  • Friends and family attend funeral of 40-stone man

    A 40-stone man who died because he could not stop eating has been laid to rest. More than 150 people turned out to pay their respects to Chris Leppard, the 25-year-old from St Leonards who spent six months of the final year of his life trapped in an