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BLIGHTED HOMES TO CLAIM ROAD CASH
HUNDREDS of people affected by a new major road near their home hope to claim thousands of pounds' compensation. The A29 western bypass at Billingshurst was officially opened last month and is used by thousands of vehicles every day. Residents who claim
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SCULPTURE GETS WHISTLE
THE offside rule causes more arguments among football fans then any other. And now a leisure centre has been shown the red card after unveiling a sports sculpture designed to illustrating the rules - and getting them wrong. Creator Sarah Haywood used
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DRUGS HAUL IN SWOOPS ON HOMES
DRUGS and stolen property worth thousands of pounds have been recovered following a series of raids on a dozen homes in East Sussex. More than 30 officers swooped on addresses in Seaford, Newhaven and Peacehaven as part of a crackdown on drugs and thefts
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DEATH CRASH PC FINED
A SUSSEX police officer was today found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after a head-on crash. PC Gareth Coomber sat in the dock with his head bowed as the jury returned its verdict this afternoon. Coomber, based at Chichester, escaped jail
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SHOWBIZ NIGHT OF STARS
SHOWBIZ and sporting stars are to perform at a charity gala in Brighton. Boxer Frank Bruno, singer Aled Jones and TV presenter Matthew Kelly will be among the celebrity turns at Something Special. The event at the Brighton Centre on June 6 also features
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TRAPPED BUS DRIVER'S ARM IS SAVED
FIREFIGHTERS raced against the clock to save a bus driver's arm, crushed as he checked a problem with the vehicle's suspension. Brian Whitmore, 57, was just minutes away from losing his arm under the rapidly-sinking chassis when fire crews managed to
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SOWING SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE
A UNIQUE conservation project is taking shape in a vast underground vault at Wakehurst Place, near Ardingly. The Millennium Seedbank will store the seeds of ten per cent of the world's wild plants for future generations. PHIL DENNETT investigates. IT
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SAFE FROM THE HORROR OF WAR
THE FIRST refugees to escape from war-torn Kosova are arriving in Sussex. And a group staying at one hotel spoke for the first time of their heartbreak at having to flee the country they love. The refugees, who escaped from Kosovo shortly before the first
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BLIGHTED HOMES TO CLAIM ROAD CASH
HUNDREDS of people affected by a new major road near their home hope to claim thousands of pounds' compensation. The A29 western bypass at Billingshurst was officially opened last month and is used by thousands of vehicles every day. Residents who claim
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FEEDBACK
WE HAVE been hit for six by Sussex County Cricket Club, and deservedly so since we bowled them a particularly nasty bouncer. Last Saturday we claimed an exclusive for our main sports report that players' families had been barred from attending the South
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SOWING SEEDS FOR THE FUTURE
A UNIQUE conservation project is taking shape in a vast underground vault at Wakehurst Place, near Ardingly. The Millennium Seedbank will store the seeds of ten per cent of the world's wild plants for future generations. PHIL DENNETT investigates. IT
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SAFE FROM THE HORROR OF WAR
THE FIRST refugees to escape from war-torn Kosova are arriving in Sussex. And a group staying at one hotel spoke for the first time of their heartbreak at having to flee the country they love. The refugees, who escaped from Kosovo shortly before the first
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FEEDBACK
WE HAVE been hit for six by Sussex County Cricket Club, and deservedly so since we bowled them a particularly nasty bouncer. Last Saturday we claimed an exclusive for our main sports report that players' families had been barred from attending the South
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SHORT STAY FOR LITTERBUG TRAVELLERS
A GROUP of travellers were forced to move on within 24 hours from a site in Sheepcote Valley following complaints from a residents' group. Members of the Friends of Sheepcote Valley alerted police within hours of the ten caravans moving on to the site
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ELDERLY TRICKSTER STEALS FROM MAN, 90
A CONMAN aged about 70 tricked cash from another pensioner - aged 90. The victim was in his motorised wheelchair at the Safeway supermarket in Eastgate Street, Lewes, when the elderly trickster, well dressed and wearing a trilby hat, approached. He told
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SHOPPERS EVACUATED IN FUMES ALERT
SHOPPERS and store staff had to be evacuated from a supermarket after a chemical leak from a nearby factory. Residents in a nearby caravan park were also told to remain indoors and keep their windows closed after fears that the toxic orange cloud would
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VAN CAMP MAY HIDE RUNAWAY
POLICE fear a 13-year-old girl who vanished almost two weeks ago may have run off with travellers. Detectives are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of Kirsty Wells who vanished from her Lancing foster home on May 9. They think she is in the
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HERE'S TO 100 YEARS OF THE PALACE PIER
IT'S the most famous, popular and best-loved pier in the world and it's 100 years old this week. Brighton's Palace Pier opened to the public in May 1899, and it has had a place in the hearts and minds of local people and visitors ever since. Brighton
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SCULPTURE GETS WHISTLE
THE offside rule causes more arguments among football fans then any other. And now a leisure centre has been shown the red card after unveiling a sports sculpture designed to illustrating the rules - and getting them wrong. Creator Sarah Haywood used
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SHORT STAY FOR LITTERBUG TRAVELLERS
A GROUP of travellers were forced to move on within 24 hours from a site in Sheepcote Valley following complaints from a residents' group. Members of the Friends of Sheepcote Valley alerted police within hours of the ten caravans moving on to the site
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ELDERLY TRICKSTER STEALS FROM MAN, 90
A CONMAN aged about 70 tricked cash from another pensioner - aged 90. The victim was in his motorised wheelchair at the Safeway supermarket in Eastgate Street, Lewes, when the elderly trickster, well dressed and wearing a trilby hat, approached. He told
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DRUGS HAUL IN SWOOPS ON HOMES
DRUGS and stolen property worth thousands of pounds have been recovered following a series of raids on a dozen homes in East Sussex. More than 30 officers swooped on addresses in Seaford, Newhaven and Peacehaven as part of a crackdown on drugs and thefts
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SHOPPERS EVACUATED IN FUMES ALERT
SHOPPERS and store staff had to be evacuated from a supermarket after a chemical leak from a nearby factory. Residents in a nearby caravan park were also told to remain indoors and keep their windows closed after fears that the toxic orange cloud would
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VAN CAMP MAY HIDE RUNAWAY
POLICE fear a 13-year-old girl who vanished almost two weeks ago may have run off with travellers. Detectives are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of Kirsty Wells who vanished from her Lancing foster home on May 9. They think she is in the
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DEATH CRASH PC FINED
A SUSSEX police officer was today found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after a head-on crash. PC Gareth Coomber sat in the dock with his head bowed as the jury returned its verdict this afternoon. Coomber, based at Chichester, escaped jail
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HERE'S TO 100 YEARS OF THE PALACE PIER
IT'S the most famous, popular and best-loved pier in the world and it's 100 years old this week. Brighton's Palace Pier opened to the public in May 1899, and it has had a place in the hearts and minds of local people and visitors ever since. Brighton
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SHOWBIZ NIGHT OF STARS
SHOWBIZ and sporting stars are to perform at a charity gala in Brighton. Boxer Frank Bruno, singer Aled Jones and TV presenter Matthew Kelly will be among the celebrity turns at Something Special. The event at the Brighton Centre on June 6 also features
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TRAPPED BUS DRIVER'S ARM IS SAVED
FIREFIGHTERS raced against the clock to save a bus driver's arm, crushed as he checked a problem with the vehicle's suspension. Brian Whitmore, 57, was just minutes away from losing his arm under the rapidly-sinking chassis when fire crews managed to
