Crawley boss Steve Evans praised his side as they went down 2-1 in a friendly against top flight side Olhanense in Portugal. Ben Smith put Reds ahead from the rebound after John Akinde’s header hit the bar. Striker Wilson Eduardo, recently signed on
Disabled people in Woodingdean say that structural changes at the Downs Hotel Junction have made the crossing difficult and potentially very dangerous for them. The changes were made at the Junction to speed up the flow of traffic especially
A bus driver was injured after his vehicle collided with four cars. The accident happened close to the Hermitage Bridge in Southbourne near to Chichester at around 5pm this afternoon. An ambulance was called to the scene but the driver was said to have
A jeweller was left shaken after being threatened with a hammer by two masked men. A male employee at James Ross Jewellers in Station Road, Portslade was involved in a brief struggle with one of the robbers during the raid at around 2pm this afternoon
A woman suffocated her two young children and placed their bodies in holdalls in the boot of her car following the breakdown of her relationship with their father, a court heard today. Fiona Donnison, 45, had moved out of the family home in Heathfield
Sussex bounced back from their Twenty20 mauling at the hands of Hampshire's batsmen on Sunday to bowl them out on the first day of their County Championship clash at Hove. Hampshire had made 193-2 off 20 overs on the same wicket just 24 hours before
Will Hoskins has pledged there will be no stopping him with Albion in the Championship. Hoskins upstaged £2.5 million partner Craig Mackail-Smith with a debut goal as the Seagulls opened their programme of friendlies with a 3-0 win at Burgess Hill.
The 83-year-old murder mystery captured imaginations across the world. But the truth about teenage servant Emma Alice Smith was brought a step closer yesterday when police revealed they do not believe she was ever killed. Sussex Police
Calls for road improvements followed three city centre crashes. Three people were knocked down on the roads of Brighton at the weekend. The most serious crash took place in Lewes Road, shortly before 8pm on Friday. A man suffered a badly broken leg
WITH the country in dire financial circumstances, it made disturbing reading to see the published figures of the amounts of allowances claimed by local councillors. I’m sure many people losing there jobs and homes will be shocked as well. It is especially
IN RESPONSE to the remarks made by Peter Baxter regarding public sector pensions (Letters, July 5), I would say he needs to think about it more. How dare he suggest he pays for my pension. I work full-time in a school in a support capacity. Out of
Hundreds of unemployed young people could receive a boost onto the careers ladder thanks to two schemes worth more than £500,000 a year. Brighton and Hove City Council has signed off the separate deals to help some of its 1,500 out of work people
A rugby club came close to collapse after its treasurer stole more than £30,000. Staff and players at Shoreham Rugby Club trusted financial adviser Benjamin Geralds to look after the club’s books. But he betrayed them and plundered the
A blueprint mapping out the future development of Brighton and Hove is to be redrawn. The city-wide plan, known as a core strategy, was created by Brighton and Hove City Council two years ago when opposition parties, upset at being excluded from
A jury has been sworn in ahead of the trial of a woman accused of murdering her two young children. The bodies of three-year-old Harry and two-year-old Elise Donnison were found zipped up in two separate holdalls in the boot of a Nissan car near their
A former Rotary Club treasurer who stabbed two elderly neighbours in a horrifying robbery bid in their own home has had her prison sentence cut by top judges. Rose Spanswick, 60, of Hawkenbury Way, Lewes, attacked James and Sheila Patmore with
A young boy emulates the father he idolises by converting his bicycle into a motorcycle. His dad comes home, safe and sound on his bike, to find his son kitted out just like him. The Stay A Hero film is fast becoming an internet
Stoke and the wider Staffordshire hinterland isn't known for being a creative powerhouse. And judging by the snarling, sprightly and fairly simple lad-rock peddled out by All The Young, this isn't going to change any time soon. In fact, the quartet
It's such a simple idea it is amazing no-one has thought of it before - Musicdocs - a whole day festival dedicated to the "rockumentary". That sort of eureka moment must have greeted Peter Whitehead's first music video for the Rolling Stones when it
So this is how it seems to go: reviewers faced with the latest female-fronted, synth-drenched, goth-tinged act should throw in comparisons to Florence And The Machine, Zola Jesus, and School Of Seven Bells, maybe make reference to Kate Bush-esque vocal
Despite only being a small local team, the organisers of The Space manage to consistently pull interesting and impressive guests out of the hat for their Brighton audiences. This occasion was no different, with BBC Radio One Controller Andy Parfitt and
MORE Sussex children are dining in their school canteen despite an increase in prices, new figures have revealed. Primary and secondary schools across the county have reported an increase in take-up of their dinners, although they are still short
Inspired by experiencing a performance of Don Giovanni at Glyndebourne, a group of young people (in collaboration with Glyndebourne Education, Brighton Youth Offending Service and Audio Active) created this new musical - Johnny Boy – all in only two
A drink driving crackdown found fewer offenders on the roads of Sussex. The month-long operation on the county’s roads saw 4,229 people breathalysed, and 161 arrested. Sussex Police said the rate of failed breath tests had fallen compared
Nearly £15 million of council tax was left uncollected in Sussex last year. While the biggest shortfall was in Brighton and Hove, the largest proportion of unpaid tax was in Hastings. The Conservatives used the release of national figures
Two 17-year-old boys have been charged with torching a retail park, causing millions of pounds worth of damage. The duo, who have not been named, have been charged with arson. The Sovereign Harbour Retail Park in The Crumbles, Eastbourne, was set alight
Brighton and Hove is the most popular place in the UK for gay lovers to tie the knot, new figures have revealed. More than 200 couples flock to the city each year to have their civil partnership ceremonies. In 2010 129 male and 97 female same
Montreal-based BRAIDS have come a long way since losing out to a Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute band (who got points for wearing costumes) in a local Battle Of The Bands competition. Now 2011 Polaris Music Prize nominees alongside Arcade Fire and Ron
1 - From the Churlwood forest car park entrance, turn right and, after a few yards, turn left along a path which starts between three wooden posts and heads out across the open forest heathland, curving left to head northwards. Just short
Video footage of a dramatic sea rescue has been released. Two members of Brighton Sailing Club were left stranded after one of their vessels capsized. A crewman from one of the catamarans leapt into the water to try to turn the 16ft catamaran back
Murray Goodwin resumes as acting skipper for Sussex's County Championship clash with Hampshire, which starts at Hove today. Goodwin handed over the reins to Ed Joyce for the defeat against Warwickshire at Arundel but has stepped in again with Joyce missing
A rail company which was accused of breaking the terms of its franchise agreement after banning bikes from part of a station has made a U-turn. Southern has announced a new 40-space, double-tier bike park would be installed at the front of Brighton
Katherine Jenkins is a Welsh mezzo-soprano whose broad repertoire (and good looks) have given her popular appeal. She first came to public attention when she sang at Westminster Cathedral in a service commemorating Pope John Paul II’s silver jubilee in
X-Factor winner Joe McElderry will headline this year’s Brighton Pride. The Popstar to Operastar finalist will perform on the Live Stage at the Preston Park event alongside 80s pop icon Sonia, it was announced yesterday. Russell Allen, Pride’s
Floral tributes are shown in great number at Brighton war memorial in Old Steine in this postcard. I would guess the picture was taken soon after the memorial was unveiled by Earl Beatty in 1922. Designed by Sir John Simpson, it was supposed to resemble
A woman was sexually assaulted along Bognor’s seafront. The 40-year-old was found by police in gardens opposite The Esplanade at 3.30am after being assaulted on Saturday, July 2. Detective Constable Neil James said: “We are trying to piece together
Rudyard Kipling and Hilaire Belloc are the two writers most closely associated with Sussex and both wrote extensively about the county they loved. But other authors were also influenced by their time in Sussex, and few more so than HG Wells
Environmental Protection UK may be the oldest NGO in the country but chief executive James Grugeon is intent on making it an organisation of the 21st century. For James that means utilising the benefits of having 1,800 environmental practitioner
Like fish and chips, salt and pepper, gin and tonic, it’s impossible to think of Gareth Hale without Norman Pace. They even struggle themselves. Despite pursuing separate acting careers for the past decade, the double act has never been parted
Craig Noone reckons he could be the answer to Albion’s penalty nightmare. The former Plymouth winger scored from the spot in yesterday’s 3-0 friendly victory at Burgess Hill. The Seagulls had a dreadful penalty record in League One last season. Ashley
Join me from 10.30am for a live blog of Sussex's County Championship clash with Hampshire at Hove and have your say as the action unfolds.
A hotel was evacuated after a fire broke out. Guests were cleared from the Majestic Hotel, along the seafront in Eastbourne, after a cardboard crushing machine in its basement caught alight. The fire broke out at 8.20pm yesterday and Eastbourne firefighters
A woman is seriously ill in hospital after falling from a motorcycle. The 44-year-old, from Portslade, was a pillion passenger on the bike. She received a serious head injury after falling from it in Brighton Road, Shoreham, outside the Royal Coach
Arsonists torched a bench in a recreation ground. The bench was set alight in Hove Park, off Old Shoreham Road, Hove, at 3.30am today. A Hove firefighter said: “We were at the scene for about half-an-hour. It is suspected the blaze was deliberate.”
A girl got her leg trapped in a bench. The girl, who has not been named, got the limb stuck in a bench in Shinewater Park, Eastbourne, at 6pm yesterday. Firefighters from Eastbourne attended with cutting tools but she had been freed by the time they
A building had to be ventilated after a blaze broke out nearby. The bench and shed was on fire in Bird Road, Bewbush, Crawley, at 11.10pm on Sunday, leading to the lobby of a nearby building having to be aired. Crawley firefighters attended the blaze
A driver escaped with minor injuries after their car overturned. The Volkswagon flipped over in Hazelwood Avenue, Eastbourne, at 10.25pm on Sunday (10). Firefighters and Sussex Police attended. An Eastbourne firefighter said the
Firefighters were called to an emergency incident at Gatwick Airport today. A crew from Crawley attended at about 7.15am after reports an incoming aircraft was suffering “severe air force vibration”, a firefighter said. He explained the crew were sent
A woman is due to go on trial today accused of murdering her two toddlers whose bodies were found in the boot of a car. The bodies of three-year-old Harry and two-year-old Elise Donnison were found zipped up in two separate holdalls in the boot of a
A man will attempt to swim the Channel. Angus MacFadyen will set off from Brighton this morning. People can chart his progress and donate to good causes by visiting www.channelangus.co.uk There will also be blog updates from Angus
