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Kennett takes speedway title
Sussex rider Edward Kennett was a popular winner of speedway's British Under-21 Championship at Arlington Stadium. But there was biter disappointment for Eastbourne Eagles star Lewis Bridger as he unluckily missed out on the final. Kennett, the Hailsham-based
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Point keeps Reds in Conference
Crawley are today celebrating beating the Conference drop after picking up the point they needed against Kidderminster in a goalless draw. Reds never looked like losing in a goalless stalemate at the Broadfield Stadium. Supporters are now hoping the
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Wilkins tells Albion players to grow up
Albion boss Dean Wilkins has warned his players to grow up and get tough. The Seagulls were brushed aside by play-off candidates Oldham in the final home game of the season. They are safe from relegation but only because Bradford lost at Chesterfield
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Albion v Oldham
Were you at today's match? If so, tell us what you thought of the game.
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Albion fans suffer more Withdean misery
First, the morsels of consolation. Albion will not be playing again at Withdean until August. And Dean Cox ended a home goal drought for the Seagulls spanning over six hours with a spectacular strike. But that was as good as it gets. Cox's stunner
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Licence to thrill students raise charity cash
A band has helped raise more than £1,000 for charity during a James Bond night. Members of the Chichester University Theatre Band played a number of Bond classics during the night at the Alexandra Theatre, Bognor. The cash is going to Hike4Hospices,
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Woman distraught after losing £2,000
A woman was left distraught after she lost more than £2,000 in a toilet cubicle. Jill Healey, 50, from East Brighton, had been saving £95 from her mother's pension every week for more than four months to pay for her respite care and was on her way to
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Earthquake felt in parts of East Sussex
An earthquake has been felt in parts of Sussex today. The quake damaged buildings and disruped electricity supplies when it hit Kent. Emergency services received reports of structural damage including cracked walls and fallen chimneys in Folkestone
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Firefighters tackle house blaze
More than 50 firefighters are battling to put out a major blaze at a rural house. Fire crews from across West Sussex are tackling flames at a derelict home in Beedingwood, Forest Road, Horsham. Emergency services were called out at 7.20am today. At
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Seagulls spot teenage Harry's skills
A football-mad youngster whose lungs collapsed last month has made an incredible recovery to score four penalties against Brighton and Hove Albion. Harry McEvoy, from Hassocks, showed off his skills when the Seagulls took their practice to his school
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Mum angry at £35 charge for going 30p overdrawn
A young mum says her bank treated her like a criminal when she challenged it about unfair charges. Joanne Mewse was told to pay £35 for going just 30p overdrawn. Her monthly direct debit for car insurance was due and took her fractionally past her overdraft
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Health trust applies for foundation status
A health trust has announced it is applying for foundation status. The Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, which provides specialist mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services for East and West Sussex and Brighton and Hove, made the decision
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Extra information for bus passengers
A new magazine has been launched for bus passengers. It is available for people using Stagecoach's CoastLiner 700 service between Chichester, Bognor Regis, Worthing and Brighton. The free magazine includes special offers, staff profiles and information
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Circus performers wow the crowds
The amazing Cirque Surreal is set to wow the crowds with a mix of the sublime and the ridiculously good. Acrobats, comedians and performers from the four corners of the globe have convened on Brighton's Preston Park for the three week spectacular which
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Brighton gangs exposed
A defenceless teenager lies bleeding at the water's edge during a brutal "happy slap" beating filmed by his cowardly assailants. The youngster, thought to be no older than 16, is a victim of a sickening trend for filming attacks gaining credence among
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School celebrates Ofsted report
A school is celebrating after getting a glowing Ofsted report. There were gold stars all round at Bramber First, Bramber Road, Broadwater, Worthing, after it was judged a good school. Inspectors said Bramber boasted many outstanding features. It was
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Families need to do more to tackle yobs, says David Cameron
Helping Sussex families stay together will do more to tackle yobs and gangs than Anti-Social Behaviour Orders, Tory leader David Cameron has said. Mr Cameron, in an interview with The Argus, branded ASBOs "gimmicks" because they failed to encourage people
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Tony finds love on a bus
It could have been the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Second World War veteran Tony Cater struck up a conversation with a woman on the front seat of the bus and soon found himself falling for her charm. But when she got off the Brighton to Shoreham
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Beat Girl, Duke of York’s Cinema, Brighton, Sun, Apr 29
"Live literature works best if you can combine it with other things," says Cathi Unsworth. "If you have three writers rea ding in a row,people tend to nod off." Such was the thinking behind the Hammett Story Agency, a writer/musician duo who have been
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Steven Seagull takes job as bird botherer
Burly builder Colin Jones is so sick of divebombing seagulls he's hired a £6-an-hour bodyguard to fend them off with a kitchen broom. Colin put a job advert up in Asda after he was repeatedly injured by the birds while working on rooftop projects in
