A horse called Royal Wedding has given punters even more reason to celebrate William and Kate's big day by winning a race in Sussex. Britain's bookmakers are facing a multimillion-pound payout after it romped to victory in the 5.30pm race at Fontwell
Naved Arif made an unbeaten century as Sussex salvaged a draw against Lancashire from a seemingly hopeless position. The Pakistani seamer put on 90 for the last wicket with Monty Panesar after Ed Joyce had earlier laid the foundations for a remarkable
Liam Bridcutt has urged Albion’s crocked top scorer Glenn Murray to follow his example by signing a new contract. Bridcutt and fellow midfielder Gary Dicker have penned new two-year deals with the League One champions. Rookie Norwegian
Gary Hart's 13-year Albion career is almost over. Boss Gus Poyet has told the long-serving striker he will not be getting a new contract. The announcement comes on the eve of the title-winning Seagulls' last ever game at Withdean against
Scores of Sussex jobs will be lost when a government office is relocated. Up to 80 jobs will go at the Ministry of Justice's civil business centre based at Haywards Heath County Court moves to Salford. The revelation is a double blow for the town, which
Shoppers at London Road’s Co-op store were able to listen to live coverage of the Royal wedding this morning. The Co-operative Group provided live national broadcast coverage on in-store radio at all of its stores nationwide, thanks to a special live
A woman was spared jail after she was caught four times over the drink drive limit while in a car and looking after a child. Nicola Cowell, 40, was seen in the street edging drunkenly around a Citroen Zsara car using the sides for support. A passer-by
Elton John’s mother claims she has been cut out of her son's life for the last three years. Sheila Farebrother, who lives near Littlehampton, has spoken about her anguish over the rift with Sir Elton and his partner David Furnish. Last
A council chief has hit out at “confusing” restrictions which ban election officers from explaining to people what they are voting for. Voters going to the polls on Thursday will be asked to decide whether they want to change the system used to vote
Kenneth Branagh directing a comic book blockbuster? But then again, considering Richard Donner's pre-Superman cinematic credit was Satanic horror movie The Omen and Christopher Nolan was known for moody indie-thrillers before Batman Begins, so it's not
One of the most notorious killers in Sussex history is being brought back to life this month. John Haigh – better known as the “acid bath murderer” – is taking up residence in the wine cellar of the Old Ship Hotel in King’s Road Brighton as part of the
Lucky Seagulls supporters have had their prayers answered after snapping up the last remaining tickets for Saturday's game. The club unexpectedly released a small number of tickets in the South and East stands for the final match at the Withdean. Fans
Whitehawk have been given the green light to play at Withdean next season. The Ryman League decided at a meeting on Thursday to approve the club’s request to use Withdean for one season while the Enclosed Ground is redeveloped. Hawks had said they would
Lewes will be going for victory tomorrow and hoping for a favour from their former boss. The Rooks have not given up hope of a reprieve from relegation despite finishing in the bottom three in Blue Square Bet south. Monday’s 2-1 defeat to fellow strugglers
‘Modern Cloth’ opened on the day of the Royal Wedding at Ink_d for a ground breaking exhibition from 29 April to 30 May, 2011 at 96 North Road, Brighton. To mark the occasion , Modern Toss presented an indispensable capsule collection of last
Join me from 10.30am for a live blog of the fourth day of Sussex's County Championship clash with Lancashire at Hove and have your say as the action unfolds.
An arson attack in the underground car park of a Sainsbury's led to the store being evacuated. Fire crews were called to the Lewes Road store in Brighton at about 4.20am where they found two cars alight. Crews struggled to reach the
Gus Poyet has admitted he cannot wait to run away from Withdean. Albion play their final match tomorrow at the converted athletics stadium they have called home for 12 years before moving to The Amex next season. Poyet’s League One champions were unbeaten
Plumes of smoke were spotted rising over Whitehawk last night after arsonists struck at a leisure centre. At 8.10pm last night fire crews were called to the Stanley Deason leisure centre where a workshop, just yards from the crowded gym, was
