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  • UPDATE: Two divers die after being airlifted to hospital

    Two men have died after they ran into difficulties while diving in the channel this afternoon (June 14). A coastguard helicopter was scrambled and they evacuated the two men from the diving boat. The two men were airlifted by to the Eastbourne

  • Three car collision blocks road

    A THREE car collision left a road blocked earlier this afternoon. Sussex Police and West Sussex Fire and Rescue attended the incident just after 1.30pm this afternoon. The vehicles collided and left Poulter's Lane, West Tarring, Worthing blocked

  • Travellers back at Wild Park

    THE “cat and mouse” game between travellers and the local authorities continued yesterday as public spaces were breached again. Wild Park in Brighton saw two caravans return yesterday after a mass encampment of almost 100 vehicles was broken up

  • Suspicious device in shed prompts bomb squad deployment

    A FAMILY clearing out a dead relative’s garage received a shock when they came across a suspicious looking device. Sussex Police were called to the property in The Gardens, Southwick, after relatives raised the alarm. The garage, based at the

  • Why wicket was so special for Magoffin

    Steve Magoffin admits he feared his career was over three years ago. The Australian seamer took his 400th first class wicket in Sussex’s defeat to Somerset at Taunton this week when he dismissed Alviro Petersen in the first innings. Magoffin

  • Newborns with blood poisoning making a recovery

    THREE babies who developed blood poisoning from a contaminated nutritional drip are continuing to recover in hospital. The trio fell ill while being cared for at a neonatal intensive care unit at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

  • Bus trips back to another era

    A BUS will take passengers on a trip down memory lane. Brighton and Hove Buses will launch its new seafront service Route 10 on Sunday, featuring a vintage red double-decker com- plete with conductor. Colin Curtis, aka RML 2317, began life

  • Former homeless teenager is packing his bags for Brazil

    A FORMER homeless teenager from Brighton is packing his bags for Brazil. Nathan Bowen will fly out to Rio De Janeiro to be part of the Global Youth Forum on Football for Social Change. Nathan now works for Albion in the Community and attended

  • Care home fire in the early hours leaves one hospitalised

    There was a blaze at a care home in the early hours of this morning. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service attended Windlesham Manor, Hurtis Hill, Crowborough, to tackle a fire which started in the roof space. One person was taken to hospital

  • Rod Stewart, The American Express Community Stadium, June 13

    IT WAS like that moment at a wedding reception when everyone has had just the right amount of booze and is getting into the party spirit. A song comes on that everybody loves and the dance floor is full of all ages. That was the party atmosphere

  • Sussex gears up for a World Cup bonanza

    FOOTIE fans across Sussex are gearing up for a World Cup bonanza as England kick-off tonight. Businesses and workplaces across the county are also getting in to the World Cup spirit, with supermarket chains predicting a huge surge in Italian food

  • Hyypia: It's all about the future

    Sami Hyypia says his illustrious playing career at Liverpool counts for little now he is Albion’s manager. The towering Finn has consigned a trophy-filled decade at Anfield to history as he sets about the task of moulding the Seagulls into Championship

  • Sussex urged to forget T20 hammering

    Sussex coach Mark Robinson has told his players to forget last night’s hammering at the Oval as they bid to halt their alarming dip in form. The Sharks lost their fourth consecutive game in the NatWest T20 Blast in emphatic fashion as Jason Roy

  • Barber backs smart Albion to thrive again

    Albion chief executive Paul Barber believes the club can thrive again in the Championship next season under Sami Hyypia – despite a growing financial disadvantage. The Seagulls attract the biggest crowds in the division to the Amex but they are