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  • Two more see red for Albion youngsters

    Albion under-21s had two players sent-off for the second game running at Lancing tonight. Goalkeeper Joshua Smith and left-back Rob Hunt both saw red in the closing stages of a 2-0 defeat by Reading at Culver Road. Substitute Harry Cardwell

  • Crawley face trip to Yeovil in FA Cup

    Crawley have been drawn away to League One rivals Yeovil Town in the first round of the FA Cup. Reds have already faced the Glovers at the Checkatrade.com Stadium this season, winning 2-0. Yeovil are currently third bottom of League One following

  • Derelict arts college hit by fire in Hastings

    A DERELICT building was ablaze this afternoon in a major fire.   East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to Hastings at 4.50pm. The service responded to reports of smoke on the fifth floor of the derelict old arts college tower, on Archery

  • Ninety runners go ‘tree mad’ for island project

    RUNNERS tore round a park to help others thousands of miles away in one of the world’s poorest countries. Some 90 runners took on a 10km course to raise money for conservation and community work in the Indian Ocean state of Madagascar. The

  • Man hit over the head with bottle in club - police appeal

    A MAN was hit over the head with a bottle in a club on Sunday. Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses to the attack in Bedrock Bar, West Street, when a 22-year-old was attacked by two men. The incident took place at about 1.20am in the smoking

  • Missing woman possibly seen in Sussex over the weekend

    A MISSING woman thought to be in Sussex may have been seen over the weekend. Anna Wysoka, 38, also known as Anna Lapis and Anna White, is believed to have been in Bexhill. Anna has been missing from Maidstone, Kent, since Friday October 10,

  • Organic cafe reopens after refurb

    A CAFE that sells organic food has opened after refurbishment. Infinity Food Kitchen in Gardner Street, Brighton, opened on October 17 after staff made finishing touches to the signage earlier this week. The new outlet promises the “same happy

  • Living in... Hove Park

    AN ADDRESS in Hove Park is one of the most sought after in Brighton and Hove. The spacious park, which was opened in 1906, is at the heart of Hove and has given its name to the surrounding area. The park has tennis courts, a bowling green,

  • Club calls for the legalisation of cannabis

    CANNABIS is seen as a harmful and dangerous drug but many believe it should be declassified. This year Brighton became home to a new campaign group which openly uses the drug in public and is fighting to make it legal. FLORA THOMPSON reports...  

  • Dead porpoise discovered washed up on Seaford beach

    A PORPOISE was discovered washed up on Seaford beach this afternoon. 27/10 Laurence Koe and his family were visiting from London for the day and found the mammal buried in the shingle. Mr Koe, 40, said: “There was a group of about 15 or 20

  • Fishing gear worth £2,500 stolen from house

    FISHING rods and other equipment worth £2,500 was stolen from a house. Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary at a house in Douce Grove, St Leonards, which took place sometime between 8pm on Wednesday, October 22, and 8.45am on Thursday

  • Car narrowly misses woman - police appeal

    POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a car narrowly missed a woman crossing a road. PC Matthew Frost said: "In particular I'd like to talk to a man who helped the woman to her feet following the incident near the junction of Homefield Park

  • Reliant Robin driver who died in crash named

    A RELIANT Robin driver who died in a crash last week. Graham Cox, 67, of Selsey Road, Hunston, near Chichester, died on October 21 when the classic three-wheeled car crashed with a Nissa Primera. The accident happened at 12.55pm near Lidsey

  • Police crack down on burglary and sale of stolen goods

    POLICE are visiting second hand dealers in Sussex to stamp out the sale of stolen goods. Officers will search shops for items taken in a burglary and give advice to shopkeepers to stop them being caught out and to cut the supply chain for criminals

  • Delays on the A21 after an earlier accident

    MOTORISTS have been warned of delays on the A21 after an earlier accident. The crash took place between the A2100 London Road John's Cross and John Robertsbridge. There is slow traffic because of the crash earlier on today which has now been

  • Two car crash blocks A24 junction

    THERE are delays after a two car crash has blocked a road. One lane is blocked on the A24, between the B2237 Worthing Road, Broadbridge Heath, and the A264 junction at Hop Oast Park and Ride and Broadbridge Heath Roundabout, because of the accident

  • Heads must roll

    In reply to Phelim MacCafferty’s comment on October 18, yes the country’s economy is improving, but only just, and it still needs much work to bring us all a better way of life. In the late 60s,and into the 70s, thanks to the unions, in the winter

  • Celebrate our parks

    Can someone please tell me why there is nothing to signify the South Downs National Park, other than a couple of naff plant pots and signs at Lewes railway station? Most other national parks have big signs up as you head towards them. However

  • The city is in a mess

    Cityclean continues to be plagued by industrial action causing widespread missed collections. Crews also regularly fail to empty all bins and invariably strew rubbish everywhere and fail to pick it up. Street cleaning rarely takes place. Indeed

  • Hypocrisy of the Greens is 'breath-taking'

    The hypocrisy of our local Green councillors is breath-taking. At the next council meeting they are proposing a motion that opposes market testing of NHS Services. Part of it says “This council opposes the Health and Social Care Act, which

  • Some tough decisions to be made about NHS

    It's hard watching something you care for deteriorate before your eyes. It's even harder when something you thought was infallible is simply patched up and pieced back together. And when it's on life support - well that's the time when you

  • Controversial Ukip calypso song fails to make top 40

    A former Radio 1 DJ’s controversial calypso song has failed to make the top 40. Mike Read’s song for Ukip which the 67-year-old from Worthing sang in a mock Caribbean accent had looked to be heading for the charts at the start of the week.

  • Bypass is awful

    Please break what seems to be a media block on reporting the arguments against a bypass around Arundel. There is a groundswell of opinion against the bypass. The arguments against are well expressed by Arundel SCATE and environmental groups

  • Friendly food gets Seven Stars

    Warm and welcoming, with a mouth watering range of healthy and hearty home cooked food. That is the atmosphere which hits you as you walk into the newly refurbished Seven Stars pub in Brighton. The decor is trendy but comfortable – with big

  • Through the Keyhole

    Kings Cliff, Third Avenue, Hove oieo £369,000 A light and spacious second floor flat with two double bedrooms, located on one of Hove’s most sought after avenues, just moments from the seafront. With an array of shops, cafés and restaurants

  • MP Soames shows no remorse over second job

    Another year, and another revelation about MPs receiving humongous wonga from second jobs. Some of you may be surprised to hear that two local MPs netted six figure sums, in addition to the £65,000 plus allowances a year from Westminster. The

  • Natural way to have a good time out

    Ravers have had their fill of pills and are saying see ya to Ebeneezer for a feel-good party. Jullian Preston-Powers and Pete Shepherd have launched a drink and drug-free rave night called Natural Selecta at Intenso Espresso Bar in Hove next Saturday

  • At last an end to these roadworks

    They say that time waits for no man and it seems that some men, and women, don’t want to wait for time. Almost 13,000 speeding motorists were caught out by speed cameras as two years of roadworks were carried out along the A23 between Warninglid

  • Memories of loved ones who died in Afghanistan

    Yesterday the Union Flag came down at Camp Bastion and was folded away as the UK handed over its final base in Afghanistan and brought its bloody 13-year campaign there to an end. Thousands of miles back home, the relatives of all those who fought

  • Woman banned after deciding to drink drive after night out

    A woman who decided to drive home drunk after a night out with friends has been banned from the roads. Elizabeth Cogbill, 21, got behind the wheel and decided to drive home after a night out but crashed shortly after 3am on June 22. As she

  • New Albion striker poised for debut

    Chike Kande is expected to make his debut for Albion's under-21s against Reading at Lancing tonight (7pm). The 19-year-old former Chelsea striker, signed on a two-year development contract, featured in last week's 3-1 defeat at Newcastle. Shamir

  • Coma schoolboy will meet lifesavers

    A SCHOOLBOY who was critically injured in a playground will meet his life savers. Harvey Tagorti, will be able to thank members of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance team who rescued him when he was knocked unconscious in a park in Crawley

  • Letting agent set to open ‘bohemian and stylish’ venue

    A LETTING agent believes he has found the perfect location for a new “bohemian and stylish” theatre venue. Roger Kay said he has found a new venue for his Pretty Villain production company in a grade II-listed former school and nightclub in

  • Lions’ life-saving gift to rugby club

    A DEFIBRILLATOR has been installed at a rugby club. The Uckfield and District Lions Club presented the equipment to Uckfield Rugby Club Founding Fathers. The defibrillator is positioned in the clubhouse, in the ground floor changing room.

  • Teleman, The Haunt, Brighton, Friday, October 24

    Shifting in front of a packed-out Haunt with all the ceremony of technicians carrying out final checks on the venue’s sound system, Teleman – a three-piece formed following the dissolution of folk-indie yarn-spinners Pete And The Pirates – were a study

  • Spooktacular Stoughton

    Stoughton and Kingley Vale – an area of West Sussex offering ancient yew woodland, Bronze Age burial mounds and spectacular sea views. Perfect for a slightly spooky autumn walk. 1. From the green near St Mary’s Church (a Saxon church dating from

  • Looking back - Royal Pavilion's North Gate

    This view of the Royal Pavilion’s North Gate in Brighton has not changed a great deal over the last century. The gate is on the near left with the Dome and Corn Exchange further along Church Street. At one time the gate building was to have

  • Slumming It!

    Adam Trimingham tells us all about the history of Brighton’s slum clearance... Some of Britain’s worst slums were in the unlikely setting of Brighton for the best part of a century. Many of them were built on the east side of the resort close

  • Close up

    The funeral business of Attree & Kent flourishes today, their archives going back to 1790 when, I assume, they were still in Brighton. The firm was started by Mr Attree, probably H R Attree, who is listed under ‘Auctioneers’ in the town directory

  • They Came, They Sewed, They Conquered

    In a small studio at Brighton’s Open Market two women have big plans to encourage people of all ages to learn what they see as a basic life skill. Susie Deadman and Sue McFarlane opened Sew Fabulous sewing studio at the newly redeveloped covered

  • Red pandas really hungry for bamboo

    BAMBOO was the order of the day for a zoo keen to feed its red pandas. Drusillas Park in Alfriston revealed that satiating the appetites of the animals is an ongoing battle. The red pandas at the park each consume up to 2KG of bamboo a day.

  • Council tax is set to go up to pay for police

    THE amount residents pay for policing is expected to rise for the second year running. Finance chiefs need the money to fully implement plans proposed when they asked for a bigger raise than they got last year. The Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner

  • A fusion to take on the world

    Baka Beyond have been making world music since before the term was common parlance, fusing African rhythm with Celtic harmony. Twenty-one years on they have been touring the UK following the release of their 11th album, Beyond The Tempest, a tour

  • Fire crew called to tackle kitchen blaze in Brighton

    Firefighters were called to a kitchen blaze. The crew from Preston Circus station was called to a home in Roedale Road, Brighton, at 9.40pm on October 26. Equipped with breathing masks, they used hoses to put out the fire in the extractor.

  • Another cup run would be just the tonic for Crawley

    Josh Simpson believes another FA Cup run could be just the catalyst Crawley need. Reds will discover who they face in the first round of the famous competition this evening when the draw is made. Simpson was part of the squad which enjoyed

  • Police investigate indecent assault on boy of 11

    Detectives are investigating an indecent assault on an 11-year-old boy in Eastbourne.   The incident happened at the north-eastern sude of the Harbour Peninsula. The boy was assaulted by a man described as white, about 30, with blond hair

  • Subaru destroyed by fire following crash in Brighton

    A car caught fire after crashing into a wall. The accident happened in Bear Road, Brighton, at about 9.40pm on Sunday. Firefighters were called to the scene to find the Subaru well alight. The occupants of the car were already out by the

  • Flights from Gatwick to Cornwall continue

    A key domestic air link has been secured following a £2.8 million Government cash injection. A four-year funding deal means Flybe will operate flights between Gatwick and Newquay airport in Cornwall. There will be three flights each way on

  • Albion Analysis: Change is needed

    Albion 1, Rotherham United 1 Sami Hyypia is absolutely right. Something has to change. Albion are at a junction, with four routes to choose from. Carrying on straight ahead will only mean continuing downhill. They can turn left and

  • Hove hot yoga raises hundreds for charity

    Yogis young, old and even pregnant gathered for a 12-hour yogathon at Dynamic Hot Yoga in Hove. The event was jam-packed at the yoga studio at Hove Business Centre off Fonthill Road. It included an unusual laughing yoga session with childlike playfulness

  • Katie Price's boobs offer for charity

    Katie Price has offered to put her body up for grabs for charity. The mother-of-five has told The Sun that she is willing to sell her old breast implants for a breast cancer charity. The Brighton-born model and author, who now lives near Dial

  • Creepy collectables go under the hammer

    Creepy collectables go under the hammer A BE-JEWELLED skull, corpse bride and a fake gorilla are amongst the unusual items going under the hammer in a Halloween auction. Summers Place Auctions, in Billingshurst, which has a reputation for amassing

  • Hyypia: The fans have a right to boo

    Albion boss Sami Hyypia had no problem with supporters booing at the end of the 1-1 draw against Rotherham on Saturday. He said: “I think the fans have the right to show their opinion or emotion. “We can’t control how they feel after games,

  • Stockdale: Criticism on Twitter was too harsh

    Point-saver David Stockdale admits he has been target of personal abuse on Twitter this season. But the Albion goalkeeper insists he still enjoys talking to fans face-to-face – and would love to help secure a win for them. Stockdale’s saves