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  • Driver trapped in overturned car

    A woman had to be cut from her car after it flipped upside down into a ditch. She had been driving along the A284 between Whiteways and Arundel when she lost control of the vehicle at around 8pm tonight. (Sunday, November 18) It came to rest on its

  • New council houses plan for Brighton and Hove

    New council houses are being planned for Brighton and Hove for the first time in a generation. The scheme is one of a series of financial measures to tackle the £600 million bill to renovate and maintain council homes in the city for the next 30 years

  • Sion Jenkins 'pursuing a degree in law'

    The man cleared of murdering Hastings schoolgirl Billie-Jo Jenkins is reportedly putting his experience of the criminal justice system to use by studying for a degree in law. It has been reported that former deputy school headmaster Sion Jenkins has

  • Wormull injury a big blow for Lewes

    Lewes have been hit by an injury to Simon Wormull. Midfielder Wormull suffered ankle ligament damage as Rooks maintained the pressure on leaders Eastbourne Borough with a 2-1 win at Weston-super-Mare. Paul Booth and Matt Groves scored after Lewis Powell

  • Baker makes 750th appearance for Borough

    Eastbourne Borough Garry Wilson has praised the loyalty of veteran defender Darren Baker. Baker made his 750th appearance to help Borough stay top with a 1-0 victory against Thurrock at Priory Lane. Wilson said: "It is a fantastic achievement in a day

  • Albion striker faces tough challenge

    Sam Gargan has been warned he faces a big test as he adjusts to life at Bognor. The on-loan Albion striker, a prolific scorer with Ryman division one south Worthing this season, made his Conference south debut in the 3-2 defeat at Braintree Town. Rocks

  • Hornets boss bans Cup talk

    Horsham manager John Maggs has introduced a fines system to keep his high-flying Hornets on track in the league. Maggs was critical of his players after they lost 2-0 at play-off rivals Hendon. Hornets conceded both goals shortly before half-time with

  • Hastings sign new striker

    Hastings United are ready to throw new striker Frank Sawyer straight into action in a bid to boost their ailing season. United slumped to their fifth successive defeat as they lost 3-1 at home to AFC Wimbledon in front of a crowd of 1,536. Sawyer, 18

  • YMCA struggle to attract new players

    Horsham YMCA boss John Suter admitted it is hard to attract players to his rock bottom side after they lost 3-1 to seventh-placed Met Police at Gorings Mead. He said: "We need to bring in a couple of players who are better than what we have but it is

  • Pulling's return delights Rebels boss

    Worthing boss Danny Bloor is delighted by the return of Mark Pulling to Woodside Road. Pulling, 27, impressed as Rebels maintained their play-off push with a 3-1 home win against Whitstable Town. The midfielder re-joined from Burgess Hill on Friday.

  • Hillians boss brings in new assistant

    New Burgess Hill boss Jamie Howell believes Colin Hunwick can help him make his mark. Howell returned to his former club Bognor to recruit Hunwick as his new assistant to help cope with the pressures of being a player-manager. He played most of the

  • Pubs ban Stella Artois

    Pubs across Sussex have banned a popular brand of lager which is known as 'wife beater'. Stella Artois, once best known for its upmarket advertising slogan 'reassuringly expensive', is being shunned by landlords for other brands because they say it brings

  • Albion extend Richards loan deal

    Albion have extended Matt Richards' loan deal from Ipswich for a third and final month. The deal takes the 22-year-old up to the home game with Gillingham on December 21.

  • Ringmer fly flag in FA Vase

    Ringmer are the only Sussex side definitely through to the third round. On a disappointing day for County League clubs Crowborough and Rye joined them in today's draw after earning replays but the other five sides all lost. Ringmer fell behind at home

  • Retired clowns get their home back

    Retired clowns and other circus performers are set to get their home back after being ousted by foreign workers. The Polish, Romanian and Czech migrant workers had set up camp illegally on land near Chichester. However planning inspectors have ruled

  • Eastbourne Town snatch draw

    Liam Baitup snatched a late equaliser for struggling Eastbourne Town as they drew 2-2 at Cray Wanderers today. Ben Putland put the visitors 1-0 up before Lewis Wood and Rod Glover replied for the hosts. Town hope to clinch the signing of Hailsham striker

  • Prior's England mission

    A vote of confidence from Peter Moores was probably the least Matt Prior deserved ahead of England's tour to Sri Lanka. Prior missed the confidence-building one-day series win there last month after the England coach broke Prior's thumb at a training

  • Skaters help draw up new park plans

    Plans have been submitted for a new £185,000 skate park designed by skateboarders and BMX riders. Adur District Council has drawn up the plans for the park it wants to build near its headquarters in Shoreham. More than 40 local skateboarders and BMX

  • Hands off my players, warns Horsham boss

    Horsham boss John Maggs has warned his rivals: "Hands off my players." Hornets, who face Swansea in the second round of the FA Cup next week, are reeling after the departure of winger John Westcott to Ryman premier rivals Tonbridge Angels. Fans fear

  • Treats

    I’ve just finished reading Christopher Priest’s The Prestige – what a treat it was. Unusually, I want to see the film again asap now. The book and film are substantially different but it’s clear the film makers did a rather brilliant job of capturing

  • Treats

    I’ve just finished reading Christopher Priest’s The Prestige – what a treat it was. Unusually, I want to see the film again asap now. The book and film are substantially different but it’s clear the film makers did a rather brilliant job of capturing

  • Crawley's first-half horror show

    Crawley 2, Torquay 3. BOSS Steve Evans believes the decision not to award Crawley a penalty was the difference between success and failure against title favourites Torquay. But Reds really only had themselves to blame for a third consecutive defeat

  • Albion keeper's brilliant save

    Could have won, might have lost so we'll settle for the draw, If any Albion fans were thinking that as they left the Matchroom Stadium, they were not alone. Michel Kuipers saw things exactly the same way. The big Dutchman stood up strong to block Wayne

  • Orient boss blames his keeper

    Martin Ling reckoned his goalkeeper was at fault for Nicky Forster's goal. But the Leyton Orient manager, and former Albion midfielder, admitted the result was fair. Stuart Nelson was left grasping at air as Forster's thunderbolt flew past him. There

  • Mother tells of grief over son's murder

    A mother has spoken of her grief for her son who was beaten and kicked to death by his housemate. Maureen Gale, of Richmond Avenue, Bognor, described her son Steven Gale as a "vulnerable young man who didn't deserve what happened to him". Mr

  • Forster proves his worth to Albion

    Orient 2 Albion 2. The doubters were out in force when Nicky Forster failed to score in nine of his first ten starts for Albion. Forking out £75,000 in the summer for a striker the wrong side of 30 seemed to some like frittering away money the Seagulls

  • Albion prove promotion credentials

    Nicky Forster believes Albion have proved their promotion credentials. The Seagulls came from behind twice at top six rivals Leyton Orient on Saturday to stretch their unbeaten run away from home to six matches in a 2-2 draw. In-form Forster, who fired

  • OAPs arrested for hundreds of serious crimes

    Law breaking pensioners have been arrested for hundreds of serious crimes including fraud, sex offences and violent attacks. Since 2004, 1,420 arrests were made by Sussex Police of over-65s across the county. They include driving offences, firearms,

  • Roof blaze hits Jamie's restaurant site

    A fire broke out in the roof of a city centre office block which is to house a new Jamie Oliver restaurant. Contractors were decommissioning an air extraction system in the roof of the former Lloyds TSB building in Black Lion Street, Brighton,

  • Woman crashed after fainting behind the wheel

    A woman was injured after her car crashed and ended up on its roof. The incident happened just after 9am on Saturday morning outside the Berkeley Hotel, Marine Parade, Worthing. It is understood the female driver fainted at the wheel before hitting

  • Fitter sues bosses over asbestos injuries

    A cancer sufferer is claiming £100,000 from his old bosses, saying he was exposed to asbestos for eight years as an electrical fitter. George Alexander, 71, expects to die within six months from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma. He has filed

  • Driver in critical condition after crash

    A driver is in a critical condition after crashing his car into a tree. The man's Vauxhall Vectra left the road at Drayton Lane, near Chichester, around 7.15pm yesterday and ploughed into the tree. He was taken to the city's St Richard's Hospital with