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  • Hughton calls for calm heads

    Boss Chris Hughton has called for calm heads in Albion's FA Cup Wembley bid. Millwall stand between the Seagulls and their first semi-final for 36 years at the Den on Sunday (2pm). Albion faced a similar scenario away to arch rivals Crystal

  • Raul shines again as Wolves knock out Manchester United

    Raul Jimenez enhanced his reputation as one of the signings of the season by helping Wolves to their first FA Cup semi-final for 21 years at the expense of Manchester United. The Mexican centre-forward opened the scoring in the second half of Wanderers

  • Swansea give Man City an FA Cup scare

    Swansea nearly became potential FA Cup semi-final opponents for Albion. The Championship side gave Manchester City an almighty scare before Pep Guardiola's side emerged as controversial 3-2 winners in Wales. Sergio Aguero was offside when he

  • Premier League boost for Albion as Burnley slip up

    Albion's Premier League relegation fears were further eased today as they prepare for tomorrow's FA Cup quarter-final at Millwall. Burnley lost 2-1 at home to Leicester, despite playing against ten men for 86 minutes. They remain 17th, three

  • Primary school told it must improve as standards decline

    A PRIMARY school has been given a “requires improvement” rating in an Ofsted inspection. Wallands Community Primary School in Lewes was given the second lowest rating in all five criteria it uses to judge schools. The inspection on February

  • Girl, 14, and her dog called Parker scoop top prize at Crufts

    A TEENAGER and her prized pooch claimed a major prize at Crufts. Lauren Goddard, 14, and her pointer named Parker came first in the Young Kennel Club Handler of the year category. Lauren, from Haywards Heath, said: “I wasn’t expecting it at all

  • Campaign against 'horror' big wheel planned for seafront

    OPPONENTS of a planned 46m high seafront big wheel have stuck up flyers calling it “a horror”. The attraction would be as tall as nine double-decker buses and Worthing Borough Council has announced proposals to lease it for three years. It

  • Police dog who helped save man's life scoops national award

    A POLICE dog handler and his canine counterpart have been recognised for their heroics with a national award. PC Tom Mills and PD Darcey, his German shepherd, were honoured at Crufts at the weekend. The pair sprang into action when a suicidal

  • Brighton cocktail bar caught breaking the rules

    A COCKTAIL bar has asked to have its drinks licence relaxed after it was caught breaking the rules. Twisted Lemon in Middle Street, Brighton, received a warning from the city council in December after a routine inspection found staff selling alcohol

  • Man, 40, stabbed in own home

    A MAN was stabbed in the leg in his own home. The attack happened in Thorn Road, Worthing, on Friday evening. The victim, 40, was taken to hospital. He was released after treatment. It is understood that the suspect, who has not been identified

  • Gray day for Palace in the FA Cup

    Albion will NOT be facing arch rivals Crystal Palace in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. That possibility was removed when Palace, minus the injured Wilfried Zaha, were beaten 2-1 by Watford in the opening quarter-final at Vicarage Road this afternoon

  • Eubank tipped for success

    SEB EUBANK has the pedigree to be a title challenger. That is the claim of trainer Scott Welch as the brother of IBO world super-middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr and son of former two-weight champion Chris senior makes his second professional

  • Dali's 'erotic' Sussex lamps are saved for the nation

    SALVADOR Dali’s “erotic” lamps have been saved for the nation. The “witty” lamps were originally designed for a surrealist home, Monkton House, in West Dean, West Sussex. The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) has now acquired what it describes

  • KT Tunstall is ready to open people's eyes at Brighton show

    Songwriter KT Tunstall released the second part of a trilogy of albums last year. She talks to Weekend about her inspiration, how being adopted as a child affected her life and why it should be illegal for politicians to use an artist’s music without

  • Man suffers head injury as oak tree smashes into house

    A man has been treated for a head injury after a large oak tree fell in strong winds and crashed onto a house. The tree fell through the roof and into the first floor of the home in Bewbush, near Crawley, West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (WSFRS

  • Albion in the mood says Bernardo

    Bernardo has revealed a mood swing at Albion. From a preoccupation with relegation to the prospect of a "good season" if the Seagulls stay up and reach Wembley in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Since Bernardo regained the left-back spot from

  • Montoya aims for return to Wembley

    Albion defender Martin Montoya wants a more meaningful taste of Wembley. The Spanish right-back says reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup with Albion would outweigh his experiences in the Copa del Rey and a previous appearance at the home of

  • Body Shop plans job losses in Sussex

    THE Body Shop is cutting jobs in Sussex. It is moving some of its operations to Europe amid uncertainty surrounding the EU withdrawal. The cosmetics company is also opening a new European distribution centre in Frankfurt, Germany. A company

  • Albion pair back for Saints clash

    Albion expect to have Florin Andone and Pascal Gross back from injury when they resume their fight for Premier League survival against Southampton at the Amex at the end of the month. Andone misses the FA Cup quarter-final at Millwall tomorrow

  • Hughton calls for repeat of Palace

    Chris Hughton has demanded a repeat of Albion’s performance at Crystal Palace to avoid becoming the latest Premier League victims of Millwall in the FA Cup. The Lions have dumped Everton, Leicester, Watford and Bournemouth out of the competition

  • In the Dock: 13 people from Sussex who have appeared in court

    RICKY JONES Aged 37, of Bexhilll Road, Brighton, admitted entering Bua Thai Restaurant and the Reservoir pub as a trespasser and stealing an iPad and cash worth £400, and charity boxes worth £25. Ordered to pay £550 compensation and given a one-year

  • Mystery as ex-police officer is found dead

    A SISTER is still in shock after finding her brother, who was previously fit and well, dead in his own home. Stuart McGregor, a retired policeman living in Handcross Road in Haywards Heath, was found dead in his home on October 14 last year, an

  • A week-long cocktail festival is coming to Brighton

    A WEEK-LONG celebration of cocktails is coming to the city this summer. Brighton Cocktail Week is a nine-day programme of events across the city that will focus on mixed alcoholic drinks. Organisers of the event have said that the public can

  • Full time blogger is finalist in Working Dad of the Year 2019

    TOM Briggs quit a well-paid job to follow his dream of becoming a full-time blogger. He writes the award-winning blog Diary of the Dad. Now Tom, from Polegate, is a finalist in the Working Dad of the Year category of Pitman Training’s SuperAchievers

  • 300 jobs created by Brighton green group

    MORE than 300 jobs have been created and 70 new products launched with support from a University of Brighton green business organisation. The figures were released as the university’s Green Growth Platform received a progress report from the Higher

  • Charity with 650 staff is looking for more workers

    A CHARITY from Worthing which employs more than 650 staff is backing a new national campaign. There are currently more than 100,000 vacancies across the UK in the healthcare sector, a figure which may rise after Brexit. Every Day Is Different

  • Bluebell Railway is hoping for bumper weekend

    THE Bluebell Railway will be hosting its ever-popular family-friendly Branch Line Weekend today and Sunday. This annual event is one of the busiest in the Bluebell Railway calendar. It recreates days gone by when steam locomotives transported

  • Pensioner wins £25,000 on the Health Lottery

    A SEAFORD pensioner has won £25,000 on the Health Lottery. Gail Frost, 73, was delighted to win but at first she didn’t quite believe her luck. She said: “My neighbour was scammed recently so we are all cautious about getting emails or calls