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Brighton miss out
BRIGHTON were the big losers on the final day of the season as they missed out on promotion to hockey's new-look South League second division. But Mid Sussex's 2-0 win over Old Bordenians meant they made the cut along with Horsham, Middleton & Bognor
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Ryan in to stop the rot
DARRAGH Ryan has won a 16-month fight to regain a place in Albion's starting line-up. The teenager makes only his second full appearance tonight on the left side of midfield as the Seagulls try to stop the rot against next-to-top Cardiff at the Priestfield
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OIL SPILL THREAT TO SWANS ON PARK LAKE
THE battle is on to protect wildlife at a popular boating lake after a 2,000-litre oil spill. The Environment Agency is fighting to stop oil ruining Brooklands Lake, Lancing, after a successful damage limitation exercise saved resident swans and wildfowl
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CRASH VICTIM'S MOTHER CALLS FOR CHANGE IN LAW
HEARTBROKEN mother Pat Curtis is campaigning for a change in the law after a driver involved in a death crash which killed her son was charged with careless driving. Mrs Curtis wanted accountant John Harber, 47, to be charged with causing death by dangerous
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GIRL, 10, IN STRUGGLE WITH KNIFE RAIDER
A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl was injured as she tackled a 6ft masked raider who threatened her with a carving knife. The girl was at home in Reynolds Road, Hove, when the intruder broke in just before 1pm. Police said the girl confronted the raider and struggled
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FAMILY MOURNS MURDERED REBECCA
THE relatives of a former Sussex school pupil whose body was found by a riverbank in Wales were today trying to come to terms with her murder. Art student Rebecca Storrs, 18, whose father and relatives live in Bexhill, was found dead on the banks of the
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POLICE CHIEF IS SUSPENDED IN SHOOTING PROBE
SUSSEX Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse was formally suspended from duty today in the wake of two reports on a man's gun death during a drugs raid. The Sussex Police Authority was split down the middle on its decision to call for his suspension, it emerged
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MAN ABOUT THE MALL
MY WIFE reckons men and women are becoming androgynous - in other words, merging into a single shape - a theory no doubt fuelled by the fact that your columnist does most of the shopping and the cooking. Go to the theatre, Ellen says, sit in the tenth
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THOMSON'S HOLIDAY PROFITS PACKAGE
THREATS of a slowdown in the holiday market faded as Thomson Travel announced an "excellent" first year performance since flotation. Thomson, which was floated in May last year, reported full year pre-tax profits for the year to December 31 of £122.9
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Horsham ready for Reds
HORSHAM expect a big crowd at Queen Steet for their Sussex Floodlight Cup derby with Crawley Town tonight (7.45pm). Hornets are without the suspended Germain Amanuel and Junior Kamara for the semi-final first leg. But boss Russell Mason said: "We've got
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FAMILY MOURNS MURDERED REBECCA
THE relatives of a former Sussex school pupil whose body was found by a riverbank in Wales were today trying to come to terms with her murder. Art student Rebecca Storrs, 18, whose father and relatives live in Bexhill, was found dead on the banks of the
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POLICE CHIEF IS SUSPENDED IN SHOOTING PROBE
SUSSEX Chief Constable Paul Whitehouse was formally suspended from duty today in the wake of two reports on a man's gun death during a drugs raid. The Sussex Police Authority was split down the middle on its decision to call for his suspension, it emerged
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A HOME REMOVAL THAT'S NO LIGHT JOB
THE Roberts family are giving a whole new meaning to moving house. Their removal men are using 90-tonne hydraulic jacks and steel girders and the whole nerve-racking operation is likely to last several days. Mark and Louise Roberts live in the Belle Tout
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MAN ABOUT THE MALL
MY WIFE reckons men and women are becoming androgynous - in other words, merging into a single shape - a theory no doubt fuelled by the fact that your columnist does most of the shopping and the cooking. Go to the theatre, Ellen says, sit in the tenth
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THOMSON'S HOLIDAY PROFITS PACKAGE
THREATS of a slowdown in the holiday market faded as Thomson Travel announced an "excellent" first year performance since flotation. Thomson, which was floated in May last year, reported full year pre-tax profits for the year to December 31 of £122.9
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SECRET OF STORE IN £12M SQUARE DEAL
DETAILS of a £12 million town centre shopping development have been unveiled. Negotiations are under way with a major high street company, yet to be named, to be the flagship store. A planning application has been submitted for the three-storey development
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Girl hiker escapes in kidnap terror
A BACK-PACKER who stopped to look at a map was dragged into a car by two men who drove her towards Devil's Dyke. She struggled and managed to jump from the vehicle as it slowed near a junction. The woman, unhurt but shocked, ran back over the Brighton
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Horsham ready for Reds
HORSHAM expect a big crowd at Queen Steet for their Sussex Floodlight Cup derby with Crawley Town tonight (7.45pm). Hornets are without the suspended Germain Amanuel and Junior Kamara for the semi-final first leg. But boss Russell Mason said: "We've got
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Parkin given a job
ALBION are poised to offer goalkeeper Brian Parkin a short-term contract for the rest of the season. Parkin celebrated his debut last night with a clean sheet in a creditable goalless draw for Albion reserves against Chelsea at Kingstonian. The transfer
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STAFF CRISIS 'THREAT' TO BRAIN CARE CENTRE
DRASTIC staff shortages are threatening to ground a pioneering care centre for people with severe brain conditions, an NHS watchdog claims. Efforts to make the Sussex Rehabilitation Centre at Shoreham a recognised "centre of excellence" may collapse unless
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A HOME REMOVAL THAT'S NO LIGHT JOB
THE Roberts family are giving a whole new meaning to moving house. Their removal men are using 90-tonne hydraulic jacks and steel girders and the whole nerve-racking operation is likely to last several days. Mark and Louise Roberts live in the Belle Tout
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SECRET OF STORE IN £12M SQUARE DEAL
DETAILS of a £12 million town centre shopping development have been unveiled. Negotiations are under way with a major high street company, yet to be named, to be the flagship store. A planning application has been submitted for the three-storey development
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Girl hiker escapes in kidnap terror
A BACK-PACKER who stopped to look at a map was dragged into a car by two men who drove her towards Devil's Dyke. She struggled and managed to jump from the vehicle as it slowed near a junction. The woman, unhurt but shocked, ran back over the Brighton
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Brighton miss out
BRIGHTON were the big losers on the final day of the season as they missed out on promotion to hockey's new-look South League second division. But Mid Sussex's 2-0 win over Old Bordenians meant they made the cut along with Horsham, Middleton & Bognor
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Parkin given a job
ALBION are poised to offer goalkeeper Brian Parkin a short-term contract for the rest of the season. Parkin celebrated his debut last night with a clean sheet in a creditable goalless draw for Albion reserves against Chelsea at Kingstonian. The transfer
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Ryan in to stop the rot
DARRAGH Ryan has won a 16-month fight to regain a place in Albion's starting line-up. The teenager makes only his second full appearance tonight on the left side of midfield as the Seagulls try to stop the rot against next-to-top Cardiff at the Priestfield
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OIL SPILL THREAT TO SWANS ON PARK LAKE
THE battle is on to protect wildlife at a popular boating lake after a 2,000-litre oil spill. The Environment Agency is fighting to stop oil ruining Brooklands Lake, Lancing, after a successful damage limitation exercise saved resident swans and wildfowl
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STAFF CRISIS 'THREAT' TO BRAIN CARE CENTRE
DRASTIC staff shortages are threatening to ground a pioneering care centre for people with severe brain conditions, an NHS watchdog claims. Efforts to make the Sussex Rehabilitation Centre at Shoreham a recognised "centre of excellence" may collapse unless
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CRASH VICTIM'S MOTHER CALLS FOR CHANGE IN LAW
HEARTBROKEN mother Pat Curtis is campaigning for a change in the law after a driver involved in a death crash which killed her son was charged with careless driving. Mrs Curtis wanted accountant John Harber, 47, to be charged with causing death by dangerous
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GIRL, 10, IN STRUGGLE WITH KNIFE RAIDER
A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl was injured as she tackled a 6ft masked raider who threatened her with a carving knife. The girl was at home in Reynolds Road, Hove, when the intruder broke in just before 1pm. Police said the girl confronted the raider and struggled
