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  • Ultimate high for University of Sussex gold medal team

    A University of Sussex student was part of Team Great Britain’s gold medal winning ultimate frisbee team in the recent world championships in Italy. Nick White, 23, of St Paul’s Street, off Lewes Road, Brighton, said he was still buzzing following

  • Hove's Tropical Underbelly

    Having been intrigued for over a year now with Hove’s hidden resort spot The Bali Brasserie and it’s attached Tropical Bar I felt a visit was well overdue. I know its not so unusual to have a restaurant serving Malaysian food, but rather the thought

  • Eco-homes scheme unveiled in Chichester

    A 252-home development could become a town’s second eco-village. Details for the development at the Roussillon Barracks in Broyle Road, Chichester, were unveiled this week. They include 64 two-bedroom homes, 64 four-bedroom homes, 49 three-bedrooms

  • Yobs cause £10,000 damage to Worthing garage

    A garage owner has had to pay out £10,000 after vandals splashed paint stripper over nine of his cars, which were not insured. Lawrence Meer, who runs Central Auto Repairs Services in Bridge Road, Worthing, has had to re-spray all the cars at a cost

  • Fall-off in NHS dentist patients in Sussex

    Thousands of people are potentially stocking up health problems by not going to see a dentist. Latest Department of Health figures show 245,857 people in Brighton and Hove and East Sussex went for treatment at an NHS dentist in the two years to June

  • New grandstand at Fontwell Racecourse

    A racecourse grandstand costing £6.5 million has been opened. The structure at Fontwell Racecourse, near Arundel, took about a year to build and can host 250 race-goers in its main suite. It offers panoramic views of the course, improved catering and

  • Brighton singer to collaborate with Mark Ronson

    A Brighton singer is set to appear on super producer Mark Ronson’s new album. It has been reported Rose Elinor Dougall, who used to be in the Pipettes, will sing with Ronson on his album released later this year. Ronson has previously collaborated

  • Bognor fears losing its royal title

    Council bosses have decided enough is enough and are insisting people use a town's proper name. Officials in Bognor have have written to scores of public bodies, including schools, councils and the police, urging them to refrain from referring to the

  • Worthing woman's college course hopes dashed

    A woman is to lose her housing benefit because a 13 hours-aweek college course is considered to be full time. Janine Wallace, 26, had hoped to take up a course in animal management in September but says she won’t be able to afford it if she loses her

  • Man critically injured in Crawley assault

    A man has been critically injured after being assaulted outside a social club. The 30-year-old Polish man suffered serious head injuries during the incident outside the Centaur Social Club in Martyrs Avenue, Langley Green, Crawley. Police

  • Hospital boss pledges to do better

    A health boss has pledged to “do better” after a blind pensioner spent two nights in a clinic because there were no hospital beds available. Jean Winter, 75, went to accident and emergency with severe bleeding and was transferred to a medical assessment

  • Sussex Sharks v Somerset

    Join us from 1.30pm today for live updates on Sussex Sharks' top of the table clash with Somerset at Horsham in Group B of the CB40.

  • Grice wins bronze medal

    Charlie Grice stormed to a bronze medal today in the 1000m final at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The 16-year-old from Portslade clocked a personal best of 2min 21.84sec. Ethiopian distance runner Mohammed Geleto won in 2min 19.54sec but was

  • Iconic Brighton legs given a wash

    The iconic striped legs on the roof of the Duke of York’s Picturehouse cinema, in Preston Circus, Brighton, have been spruced up ahead of the cinema's 100th birthday. The venue is one of the oldest purpose-built cinemas in the country and has

  • Glider crashes at Shoreham Airshow

    A glider pilot has been taken to hospital after his aircraft nose-dived into the runway at Shoreham Airshow. The glider broke up on impact with the runway as it attempted to land at Shoreham Airport at around 11.30am this morning. The

  • Teenager stabbed with pliers in Hastings street

    A street row ended up with a teenager being stabbed in the head and shoulder with a pair of pliers. Police are investigating after an 18-year-old man was stabbed after an argument in Old London Road, Hastings, at about 7.10pm on Thursday night. He

  • Home in Peacehaven pelted with paint

    A woman's home was pelted with red paint in a late-night attack. Lesley-Anne Brennan was at home with her 37-year-old daughter Kerry at about 10pm on Thursday when she saw a man hurl red paint at her kitchen window. The door and the newly painted white

  • Call us by our full name, say leaders of Sussex town

    To many, it is the picture postcard English seaside resort. But to town councillors the royally-decreed resort is so much more. Officials in Bognor have now quickly moved to defend its honour from the “rude practice” of shortening its name. Town Hall