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  • Wilson disappointed after Borough let opportunity slip

    Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson admits his side missed an opportunity to claim another big scalp as they went down 4-2 at home against Luton Town. Borough twice fought back to be level at 2-2 midway through the second half when they

  • Poyet: That was almost perfect

    ALBION boss Gus Poyet hailed his side's 4-0 destruction of Charlton at The Valley as "nearly perfect". The Seagulls blew away Charlton's unbeaten home record with goals by Inigo Calderon, Glenn Murray, substitute Kazenga LuaLua and Matt

  • Two horses badly injured in serious motorway crash

    Two horses have been badly injured following a serious crash in West Sussex. A Land Rover overturned close to junction 11 of the M23 near Crawley at 5.30pm today. The vehicle, which was trailing a horsebox, is still at the scene. The whole northbound

  • Motorist's slipped foot misses brake and hits gas pump

    An elderly man mixed up his brake and accelerator and sped forward into a taxi. In a bid to correct his mistake – after crashing into the taxi – he diverted and then bashed a petrol pump. The incident took place in Asda in Brighton Marina at

  • Man cut from car following smash

    A man has been taken to hospital following a crash in Crawley this afternoon. Two cars collided during the smash at about 1.30pm at the junction of Ifield Avenue and Warren Drive. A Crawley firefighter who attended the collision said: “One of the men

  • Albion turn on the style

    ALBION turned in their best performance of the season to swamp Charlton 4-0 at The Valley today. Inigo Calderon gave them the lead in the first half and Glenn Murray, Kazenga LuaLua and Matt Sparrow added strikes in the second period right

  • Crow strikes to sink Borough

    Danny Crow scored twice in the space of three minutes as Eastbourne Borough went down 4-2 against Luton Town at Priory Lane. Borough had twice fought back from behind with goals from Steve Cook and Simon Johnson cancelling out strikes from George Pilkington

  • Crowd trouble as Crawley lose top spot

    Crawley suffered only their third defeat of the season after Newport County came from behind to win 3-2 at the Broadfield Stadium today. But the game, which was played in front of a season's-best crowd of 2,566, was marred by crowd trouble

  • Sorry Lewes slump in basement battle

    Lewes remain rooted to the bottom of Blue Square Bet south after going down 2-0 in their bottom-of-the-table clash at home to Dorchester. The Rooks rarely looked like scoring against a side that had won just one league game all season.

  • Worthing swimming pool plans approved

    Controversial plans for a new £17 million swimming pool have been approved after a fiery debate. But the scheme must go through a series of further Worthing Borough Council meetings before the first brick is laid. Councillor John Livermore, chairman

  • Greer gets Valley return

    Gordon Greer has been handed the chance to wipe out memories of his nightmare play-off moment. The Albion skipper makes only his second start for the club as they take on League One rivals Charlton today. Greer, sidelined for most of

  • Fourteen aboard fishing boat in trouble

    A rescue is currently underway off Eastbourne's coast. Fourteen people are aboard a fishing boat which has got a rope caught around its propeller. A Royal National Lifeboat Institution spokesman said a crew from Dover had just reached

  • Top scorer returns for Borough

    Top scorer Richard Pacquette returns to the Eastbourne Borough team for their clash with Luton Town at Priory Lane. Pacquette, who has found the net six times in ten matches, has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury. On-loan Albion defender

  • Man seriously hurt in Hailsham tractor accident

    A man in his 60s was badly injured in an accident while working on a tractor near Hailsham. He was taken to hospital by helicopter this morning after becoming trapped beneath the vehicle. Firefighters were called to the Curtis and Shaw site in Cowbeech

  • Driver smashes into three parked cars

    A driver slammed his car into three parked vehicles before rolling over in Chichester today. The crash took place at about noon in Bognor Road between Florence Road and York Road, near the Wickham Arms pub. The road was closed for about an

  • New stores to bring jobs to Sussex

    Hundreds of jobs could be created after two retail giants unveiled plans for new stores in Sussex. Clothes firm Next has applied to create a flagship outlet on the site of the current Homebase shop in Shoreham. The company has pledged

  • Swan family rescued from sewage lake

    A family of four swans have been rescued following a sewage leak at a lake in Polegate. The mother, father and two cygnets were rescued by volunteers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service following the leak at Shinewater Lake on Wednesday

  • Hospitals face costs crunch

    A hospital trust is spending money it can't afford to treat patients at weekends or in the evenings. East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust - which runs the Conquest Hospital in St Leonards and Eastbourne District General Hospital - is paying out an average

  • Kishishev: We can improve

    Radostin Kishishev has warned table-topping Albion’s League One rivals: “We are going to get better.” The Seagulls will be at least three points clear if they return to winning ways at Kishishev’s old club Charlton today following consecutive 1-1 draws

  • Eastbourne Borough v Luton Town LIVE

    Join Steve Hollis for a live blog of Eastbourne Borough's Blue Square Bet premier match against Luton Town from 2.15pm. We'll bring you team news as soon as it's in and then regular updates once the game gets underway. It's a fully interactive

  • Dog owner left pet for three days

    A woman left her dog alone in a house full of mess for three days with no food or water. Police and RSPCA officers had to break down the door to Juliette Mottram's home to rescue her pet Siberian husky which had been left to fend for itself. Animal

  • Drugs tip-off PC admits misconduct

    A PC sent a string of text messages tipping off a suspected drug dealer that his home was to be raided. Maidstone Crown Court was told Grania Hale contacted friend Chelsea Chalmers to warn her that Sussex Police officers were planning to search the home

  • Fire at Brighton station

    A fire broke out under a boardwalk at Brighton railway station this morning. Firefighters were called at 4.30am after smoke began to fill a private area used by train drivers. They said they believed a discarded cigarette had set light

  • Borough ready to strengthen

    Eastbourne Borough will step up their search for reinforcements after letting Dan Brown join Harlow Town on a three-month loan. Brown became the second player to depart Priory Lane in the space of a week after fellow midfielder Kane Wills was released

  • Sussex Police to be trained by gamekeepers

    Up to 100 Sussex police officers will be taught how to distinguish between farmers and criminals. The training course will be given after pigeon shooters were mistaken for terrorists and police time wasted. The National Gamekeepers’ Association said

  • Gus: We'll pass it under pressure

    Albion boss Gus Poyet insists his side will stick to their passing style, home and away. The Seagulls are getting accustomed to teams sitting back and playing one up front to frustrate them at Withdean. They face a different type of test against Charlton

  • Memorial service for Sussex man killed in Hatfield rail crash

    Memorial services will take place tomorrow to mark the 10th anniversary of a rail crash in which a West Sussex man died. Pilot Steve Arthur, 46, a father-of-two from Pease Pottage died as a result of the Hatfield rail crash which took place on October

  • Man arrested on suspicion of murdering East Sussex farmer

    A man was arrested today on suspicion of murdering a farmer who is believed to have died in a botched robbery. Julian Gardner suffered multiple injuries after apparently disturbing crooks at isolated Bush Barn Farm in Robertsbridge, East Sussex

  • Falmer pupils digitally redefine art lessons at school

    An all-digital art project run exclusively by teenagers for teenagers was showcased for the first time at Jubilee Library on Thursday. The 13 to 19-year-old group from Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) worked on the View-Finder project