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  • Non-leaguers target Hoyte

    Rushden boss Justin Edinburgh admitted his side targeted out-of-sorts Gavin Hoyte as they gave Albion an FA Cup scare. Lee Tomlin gave the on-loan Arsenal defender such a tough time he was switched from right back to left as the Seagulls fought out a

  • Family targeted in Worthing arson attack

    A family of five were lucky to escape with their lives after an arson attack on their home. Firefighters were called to the house in Normandy Road, Worthing, at 4.30am yesterday after someone torched a recycling bin in their porch. It was one

  • Katie and Pete tipped to reunite

    Peter Andre and Katie Price are to get back together – according to bookmakers. Model Katie, also known as Jordan, is reported to have called Peter pleading with him to take her back. A friend of Peter’s told The Sun: “She asked him straight

  • Poyet glad to get through

    Gus Poyet admitted he was grateful to go through after Albion enjoyed FA Cup success over Rushden and Diamonds. The Seagulls boss believed his side did enough after the break to deserve their 3-2 second-round success. He said: "We're

  • Evans upset with referee

    Crawley boss Steve Evans confronted the referee after his side went down 2-1 away to Gateshead. Evans was convinced Gateshead's equaliser on 74 minutes from former Reds striker Daryl Clare was offside. Crawley were good value for their

  • Borough match abandoned on police advice

    Eastbourne Borough's match at Chester City today was abandoned after 72 minutes following two pitch invasions. Around 20 fans had entered the field of play in the first half to protest against club chairman Steven Vaughan. Police and stewards were able

  • Dickinson double sees Albion through

    Liam Dickinson scored twice as Albion stumbled into the third round of the FA Cup today. The Seagulls were given plenty of nervous moments before edging out Rushden and Diamonds 3-2 at Withdean. They went ahead in only the third minute

  • Injury-hit Reds hit by late goals

    Injury-hit Crawley conceded twice in the final 16 minutes to go down 2-1 away to Gateshead. Mikey Malcolm's first-half strike put Reds in control despite missing half a dozen players. But former Crawley striker Daryl Clare levelled on

  • Pupils 'spotted taking meow' in Brighton

    Drug counsellors and police will talk to teachers and children following reports of pupils taking a legal party drug on a bus. Claims were made to The Argus that Varndean School pupils were seen taking legal high mephedrone, known as “meow”

  • Knifeman raids Worthing store

    A knife robber forced a staff member to hand over his shop’s takings. The man took a large sum of cash after threatening a male worker with a blade in the Alldays Store in Goring Road, Worthing at 5.20pm yesterday. The suspect was described as white

  • High Weald Circular

    1 - Leaving Hadlow Down school on your left, follow the road away from the A272 and shortly turn left along a drive, signed to the church and burial ground. Pass between brick gate posts and a wrought-iron gate, then walk round the edge of the

  • The last Threshers in Sussex has gone

    News that dozens more people are facing redundancy completed a miserable week on the Sussex jobs front. Scores of staff face the dole after the administrators of First Quench Retailing, which trades as Threshers, Wine Rack and The Local, yesterday

  • HALF-TIME: Chester City 2, Eastbourne Borough 2

    An eventful first half at the Deva Stadium was held up by a pitch invasion from disgruntled Chester fans. The home side were leading 2-1 when around 20 supporters came on to the pitch with banners protesting against chairman Steven Vaughan. Police and

  • HALF-TIME: Gateshead 0 Crawley 1

    Mikey Malcolm fired injury-hit Crawley into a half-time lead at Gateshead with his first league goal of the season. The hosts had a chance to open the scoring inside 50 seconds as Peter Winn played in Kris Gate but his shot was too easy for Simon Rayner

  • Primark can still deliver to Brighton store

    Budget clothing store Primark can continue to make deliveries in residential streets. Brighton and Hove City Council’s planning committee has been told it cannot force the firm to make stock deliveries to the front of the store because of a previous

  • Reds hand start to Lokando

    Crawley gave a full debut to former Southend youngster Peggy Lokando away to Gateshead today. The 20-year-old midfielder, who began his career as an Arsenal junior, came on as a substitute in the midweek win at home to Salisbury. Manager Steve Evans

  • Borough unchanged at Chester

    Eastbourne Borough name an unchanged line-up for their visit to the Deva Stadium. Gary Elphick has failed to recover from a bout of food poisoning so boss Garry Wilson sticks with the defence which helped them to a 1-1 draw against Histon on Tuesday.

  • Albion make cup changes

    Albion have made five changes to their starting line-up as they plan to take another step in the FA Cup. Gavin Hoyte, Adam Virgo, Kevin McLeod and Alan Navarro all get their first starts under Gus Poyet's management as the Seagulls host

  • Goth robber jailed for bizarre Eastbourne bank job

    A goth robber held up a bank but then gave away all the money he had stolen. Frater Osiris Xnoubis was dressed from head to foot in black leather when he carried out the bizarre robbery. He handed a note to terrified cashier Laura Sulling

  • Another one bites the dust

    Just a very brief bulletin today. I've just done the second 30-minute session of this week's prgramme. After almost 4 weeks off, that's two days running and it feels great. I mean, it feels great now. The run today was purest torture. Nothing flowed

  • Poyet: We're on guard

    Gus Poyet has warned his Albion players not to drop their guard and allow the prospect of an FA Cup run to deflect from their league troubles. Today’s second round tie at home to Rushden and Diamonds has coincided with a flurry of tough League

  • The hairy lip squad in Brighton

    Handlebars, Dalis, imperials and even a few outrageous freestylers have taken the city by storm. Hundreds of soup-strainers have been p r o u d l y d i s p l a y e d a c r o s s Brighton and Hove in the newly christened month of Movember.

  • More community toilets open in Crowborough

    WHILE most councils are closing public toilets one town is making sure its citizens are not short of a convenient place to spend a penny. Crowborough now has five community toilets in addition to its usual public loos. They have opened

  • Hove Businesses Scoop Customer Service Awards

    TOP businesses in Hove will receive awards next week for excellent customer service. Customers voted for the shops and stores they believe looked after them the best. Its is the third year the At Your Service Awards have been held for businesses

  • Combative Crofts won't change

    Andrew Crofts will be leading from the front again in Albion’s FA Cup scrap against Rushden and Diamonds – after his first booking for eight months. The current captain saw yellow against the yellow and greens of Norwich on Tuesday for his

  • Hotshot Bratton shares praise

    Reggie Bratton believes Worthing Thunder’s play-off train is back on course after a key win in Southend last night. Thunder came from behind for a crucial 88-77 win at Essex Pirates, the BBL newcomers who won at Worthing last month.

  • Rival developers battle over Brighton seafront

    The prestigious developers behind plans for the Brighton i360 seafront viewing tower have lodged an official objection against a rival project – the giant ferris wheel dubbed the Brighton O. The i360's architects Mark Barfield have written

  • Zagar to lead Eagles

    Slovenian star Matej Zagar is Eastbourne Eagles’ No.1 for the 2010 Elite League season. The 26-year-old former Grand Prix regular has agreed terms with the Arlington outfit He joins on a year’s loan from Swindon, who he helped reach the play-off final

  • Family Flee Washing Blaze

    A FAMILY fled from their home after their washing caught fire. The house in church Street, Eastbourne, filled with smoke during the blaze last night. One adult and three children were already out of the property by the time a crew from Eastbourne

  • Eddie Izzard, Brighton Centre, Brighton, Nov 28-30

    A young Eddie Izzard, dwarfed by the older boys, beams proudly from the ranks of the St Bede’s first team in the school photo he shows me. Perhaps it’s because he’s back in Bexhill – his boyhood home of 11 years – to open a newly-refurbished incarnation

  • The Disney magic

    It's easy to feel slightly jaded about Christmas when shops start putting up tacky decorations and playing Merry Xmas Everybody in October. But as I watched my seven-year-old dancing with joy along Main Street USA (Paris actually) with a couple

  • Humble history

    High on a hill in East Brighton stands an imposing building which became a hospital even before the National Health Service started in 1948. Yet a few older locals still refer to Brighton General Hospital as the workhouse because that is how

  • Kate Rusby

    Kate Rusby is the Yorkshire singer-songwriter dubbed the Barnsley Nightingale. Part of a rejuvenated British folk scene that has also brought the likes of Seth Lakeman and Cara Dillon to the world’s attention, Rusby has eight albums and a string of

  • The Connaught Centre

    Brian Bell emails: “This year, City College Brighton and Hove’s Adult And Community Learning Department is planning events and exhibitions to mark 125 years of education at the Connaught Centre. “The building, dating back to 1884, was originally

  • Beatlemania

    At the height of their fame, The Beatles performed twice at the Hippodrome in Brighton as part of nationwide tours. Martin Creasy is the author of Legends On Tour – The Pop Package Tours Of The 1960s, which came out a couple of years ago. He is now

  • Get on the GreenCycle

    Charity shops and re-use forums are great places to find knick-knacks, but can you create an entire home from them? Sarah Lewis discovers a community of land snails, yachts, makeovers and big-hearted generosity Cat Fletcher insists people

  • Shaking her tail feathers

    By day, she is the polite, elegantly-dressed Joanna Topley. But when darkness falls, a transformation takes place deep within a foam cake and a curvaceous blonde bombshell rockets up from beneath a layer of icing... Cherry Shakewell is the

  • Sussex pair found guilty of cannabis offences

    Two men have been found guilty of conspiring to supply cannabis through a controversial café. Michael Allday, 44, of Leconfield Road, Lancing, and Lee Russell, 40, of Ethelwulf Road, Worthing, were convicted by a jury yesterday, ending a battle