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Villagers in train noise row
Dozens of villagers have complained their idyllic lifestyle is being shattered noisy train horns. Residents of the Arun Valley say they are kept awake at night because the new Electrostar trains are so loud. The problem has got so bad the Brighton-based
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Kirtley reported for dubious action
JAMES Kirtley's bowling action is under scrutiny again. The Sussex vice-captain is to be reported to the ECB after umpires Barrie Leadbeater and David Constant viewed video footage of Kirtley in action during Sussex's Championship game against Warwickshire
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It's all change for battling Seagulls
RE-WIND a year and it was Albion's home win against Preston which sparked an upturn in their Championship fortunes after a slow start to the season. They could not quite repeat their narrow victory at Withdean 12 months ago but manager Mark McGhee must
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Loan star may stay for good
ALBION loan star Paul McShane could be on a collision course with Manchester United, paving the way for a possible permanent move to the Seagulls. McShane does not want to return to a diet of more reserve team football at Old Trafford once his loan with
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Anger as jailed tagger freed after a week
A judge has been accused of undermining attempts to clear the streets of graffiti after releasing Sussex's first jailed tagger after just one week. Thomas Heaphy, 19, of Ewhurst Road, Brighton, was jailed for eight weeks after he was convicted of 44 counts
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Manhunt after sex attack
A manhunt was underway last night to trace a sex attacker who tried to rape a woman near a busy seafront. The 49-year-old married victim was pounced on as she tried to run away from her attacker while out walking alone in Eastbourne. When she fell to
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Man badly hurt in paraglider crash
A rescue operation was launched after a 42-year-old man plummeted from his paraglider on to the slopes of the Downs. Fire crews and ambulance rescue workers were scrambled to the scene after the accident near Lewes yesterday afternoon. The man landed
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Call to sell mayor's £100,000 number plate
The number could be up for a £100,000 car registration plate. Brighton and Hove City Council owns the CD 1 number plate which came from the old Brighton Borough Council when the mayor had the use of a Rolls-Royce. The number plate adorns a seven-seater
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Job fears at hospital trust with £3m debt
A hospital trust faces a crisis as it struggles to save millions. East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust is almost £3 million in the red. It has debt from last year and is already overspent, meaning it must save £17 million by the end of March to balance its
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Boom time at seaside
House prices in parts of Sussex have rocketed by more than 250 per cent in the past decade as buyers pay extra to live by the sea, new figures reveal today. Brighton and Hastings both appear in the top ten seaside towns with the largest house price increases
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Sussex suffer more Edgabston agony
CHRIS Adams refused to write off Sussex's Championship hopes after they suffered more Egbaston misery yesterday. The county's wait for a win in Birmingham will extend into a 23rd season after they squandered a great opportunity to put daylight between