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  • Wilkins tells Forster: Shoot us to the play-offs

    Albion boss Dean Wilkins is hoping for another rush of goals from late point-saver Nicky Forster in the push for a play-off place. Forster rescued the Seagulls with a 90th-minute penalty, awarded against Adam Chambers for handball, after Jabo Ibehre

  • Ryman premier round-up

    Horsham's play-off hopes took a knock as they went down to an injury-time winner against promotion rivals Hendon at Queen Street. Lee Farrell gave the Hornets the lead in the 33rd minute from a Lewis Taylor cross and Jacob Mingle twice went close to

  • Ryman division one south round-up

    Worthing made it four wins on the trot with a 2-1 success away to Chipstead. Scott Kirkwood's first-half opener was cancelled out after the interval by a Danny Oakins penalty following a foul by Ollie Rowland. The hosts were then reduced to ten men

  • County League results

    County League division one: Arundel 2 (Biggs 29, Crane 69), Whitehawk 0; Eastbourne United 5 (Warren 15, Billings 85, S. Crabb 86P, 89P, Mann 90), St Francis Rangers 0; Hailsham Town 2 (Richardson 74, Barnard 89), Shoreham 0; Hassocks 2 (Robinson 89,

  • Bognor secure vital victory

    Sutton United 0, Bognor 2 Bognor eased their relegation fears as goals from Mark Knee and Andy Pearson earned them a crucial 2-0 win at fellow strugglers Sutton. Bognor: Stoner, Pearson, Wallis-Taylor, Harris, Jupp, Breach, Ray, Greatwich, Sankoh, Knee

  • Borough lose ground at the top

    Havant & Waterlooville 2, Eastbourne B 1 Eastbourne Borough suffered a second successive league defeat when they went down 2-1 away to FA Cup giant-killers Havant and Waterlooville. Borough made the early running with Matt Crabb showing superb control

  • Lewes leave it late again

    Lewes 1, Thurrock 0. Jean-Michel Sigere scored the only goal as Lewes left it late for the third match in succession. The former France under-21 international struck in the sixth minute of stoppage time to help move the Rooks four points clear at the

  • Two off as Reds lose again

    Stevenage 3, Crawley 1 Crawley paid the price for not having a goalkeeper on the bench as they suffered their fifth straight defeat at Stevenage. Keeper Ashley Bayes was sent off after just five minutes for deliberate handball, leaving first defender

  • Forster's late penalty salvages a point

    Albion 1, Leyton Orient 1 Nicky Forster showed nerves of steel to end his goal drought and rescue Albion from a harsh defeat. Forster had not scored since the victory at Swindon in mid December, so he could have been forgiven for feeling a touch anxious

  • Town leaders angry at incinerator proposals

    Town leaders claim they were kept in the dark over proposals for an industrial waste plant on their doorsteps. Two Mid Sussex District Councillors claim they were not told their towns were being considered as sites for a waste treatment centre that could

  • Eagles rule out Raun

    Eastbourne Eagles have ruled out a move for Jonas Raun to complete their line-up. Eagles were poised to sign the Newcastle youngster as a permanent asset in time for the new season. Both parties have now decided against the move as Raun has domestic

  • Fraser starts for unchanged Albion

    Albion have named an unchanged starting line-up as they chase another home win this afternoon. Tommy Fraser has recovered from the calf injury that forced him off in the first half against Oldham last Saturday. He gets the nod to start in midfield ahead

  • Bus crash - multiple casualties

    Six people have been taken to hospital and many more have been injured after a packed double decker bus crashed. Police believe the driver lost control of the vehicle along Station Road in Berwick near Lewes at around 10.30am today. There were around

  • MP backs full pint campaign

    A campaign to force pubs to serve full pints of beer has won the backing of a Sussex MP. Peter Bottomley, Tory MP for West Worthing, has signed a Parliamentary motion expressing concern that bar staff are legally permitted to sell a glass containing

  • Worthing house party turned into Roman-style orgy

    A schoolgirl's party which wrecked her parents' home "was a cross between a Hell's Angels knees-up and a Roman orgy", guests revealed today. The bash, which ruined the £260,000 house, saw up to 100 people partying with some taking class A drugs and others

  • Cyclist fighting for life after hit-and-run

    A woman is fighting for her life after a hit-and-run accident. The 35-year-old cyclist was knocked off her bike in Canterbury Road, Worthing, at around 10.45pm yesterday. She was taken to Worthing Hospital with serious injuries. Police searched

  • Basketball: Mooney fancies Thunder

    James Mooney has revealed why Worthing Thunder can make it second time lucky this season in major finals. Thunder tackle Reading Rockets in the National Trophy final at the Amaechi Centre in Manchester on Sunday (2pm) looking to pick up their first piece