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Kuipers relishes the pressure
Michel Kuipers is relishing the pressure of another promotion challenge with Albion. The long-serving Dutch goalkeeper is fired up for the latest test of the Seagulls' play-off credentials against second-placed Doncaster Rovers at Withdean. Victory
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Brimson's cash gift to Eagles
Bob Brimson lost a six-figure sum in his one season as Eastbourne Eagles promoter. Which is why he has agreed to offer the club a gift of £4,000 as they start the new season. It also explains why he will not be present at tapes up against Swindon Robins
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Knife gang flees after raid on bicycles
Knife-wielding robbers raided a bureau de change and cycled off with thousands of pounds of cash. The crooks threatened staff at The Coin Shop in The Drive, Hove, at about 4.45pm today. The men then barged behind the counter and grabbed the money before
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Albion strike pair just like old times
Albion, most famously, had Ward and Mellor, then Nelson and Bremner. Now they have another front pair to drool about, according to one half of the Seagulls' last great strike partnership of the modern era. John Byrne and Mike Small fired Albion to a
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Thunder and Cougars wait for verdict
Two Sussex basketball clubs aiming to join the top flight should know where they stand by the end of the month. Worthing Thunder and Brighton Cougars are both aiming to be part of the British League next season. There was hope they might have news by
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Menday kitted up for half marathon
Francis Menday is hoping to cause a big shock at the Hastings Half Marathon, just two weeks after being given his first pair of running shoes. Menday arrived in Sussex from Gambia three months ago and despite the fact he has never run in a road race
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Daughter pleads for missing mum to come home
The 11-year-old daughter of a missing woman has made a heartfelt plea for her mother to come home. Sophie Taggart made the appeal in an open letter urging her mother Elaine, 48, to return. She vanished from her home in Ferring, near Worthing, in January
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Man sues GP over cancer diagnosis
A man has just months to live after a doctor wrongly diagnosed cancer as piles, it is claimed. Peter Lane would have survived for up to five years had his GP, a registrar working from a practice in Buxted, noticed he had bowel cancer and began treatment
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Ding dong as grant is witheld
A parish council has caused an almighty ding-dong in a village by accusing the church of not ringing its bells often enough. The bells at St Mary's Church in Pevensey stopped ringing almost five years ago. As a result last year the local council refused
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Evans is finding it tough
Ben Evans is finding out about how hard life can be on the Challenge Tour. The 21-year-old, from Staplecross, has travelled thousands of miles and picked up just 1,200 euros in prize money and left himself well out of pocket. His father Glyn said:
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Gary Numan, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, March 12
Strobelights flashed to herald his entrance as red spotlights scanned the crowd, checking for humanoid presence. He took to the stage with a signature attitude, posing and pouting his way to the microphone. Gary Numan had landed. The man who merged minimalist
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Eyes down for a winning night out
With the advent of the smoking ban and online gambling, bingo nationwide is having a tough time. Ruth Addicott went along to The Gala in Brighton and met the regulars to find out what keeps them coming back with their dabbers, who has had the biggest
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Martlets Midnight Walk, Brighton, Friday Jun 13, midnight onwards
Gather your friends, family and colleagues for a night out with a difference. Starting and finishing at Brighton Racecourse, this sponsored 13 mile walk will raise money in aid of The Martlets Hospice. The walk costs £10 to enter and each entrant will
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The big one - Albion v Doncaster LIVE!
It's all getting very interesing - Albion are closing in on the top six and Doncaster are emerging as title hopefuls. The two teams clash at Withdean tomorrow (Saturday) and we will be there in force. Look out for team news on this website from 2.15pm
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Plumpton's top man quits
Patrick Davis has resigned as chief executive of Plumpton racecourse. The 38-year-old South African, who has put the track back on the map after years in the wilderness, is returning home to head up the racing division of Phumelela, the Johannesburg
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Eastbourne Festival, Mar 15-30
Everyone thinks we've got quite a lot going on here, but there's no way of seeing it all at one time - so we thought we'd pull everything into a two week event," explains Eastbourne Festival coordinator Marie Thompson. "We put a lot of effort into
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Fears Ropetackle Arts Centre could close
A community arts centre could close if vital short-term funding is not found. The Ropetackle Arts Centre, in Shoreham, needs £10,000 to ensure the centre remains open until at least April. Martin Allen, a trustee of the centre, said: "We are a registered
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Trophy finalists want to put on a show
Karl Flynn and Rick Walshaw will be looking from completely different viewpoints when they meet in the Sussex Trophy final. And not just because they are in charge of the competing teams. Flynn, the player/coach who has led Bognor to an unbeaten season
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Body found at beauty spot
A body has been found at a downland beauty spot. Detectives confirmed the female was found at Devil's Dyke, Brighton, on Friday morning. It is not that of missing award-winning BBC makeup artist Diane Chenery-Wickens. A spokesman for Sussex Police
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Zu Aerial Dance: Red Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, March 20
In Red, an aerial dance spectacle from Brighton-based Zu, two heroines display "desperate tantrums, meticulous box-ticking and magnificent loss of dignity" - mainly while suspended high in the air. A collaboration between aerialist Hazel Maddocks, who
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Richard Herring: Oh F**k I’m 40, Komedia, Brighton, March 20
Richard Herring has always been prone to self-doubt and anxiety but now, having reached the grand old age of 40, this has been ramped up considerably. In this show he conjures his surreal internal world where, when you die, babies who never were ask
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Our House, Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, March 18 to March 22
Not to be confused with the Madness musical of the same name, this is John Godber's poignantly funny play about May, a widowed pensioner who packs up her Northern council house to start a new life in the sun. Forced to face the future without her husband
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Robin Ince, Upstairs At Three and Ten, Brighton, March 14
Best known for his Book Club - for which he won the 2006 Time Out Award For Outstanding Comedy - Robin Ince launches a monthly residency at Kemp Town's new arts venue tonight. Less literary discussion, more comedic mockery, the now-defunct Book Club
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Never Forget, Theatre Royal, Brighton, March 19 to March 29
After the success of the Abba-themed Mamma Mia! and Queen musical We Will Rock You, it was almost inevitable that Take That would be next. They were, in their Nineties heyday, the most popular British band since The Beatles and, in the world of the jukebox
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I Kissed a Frog and It Gave Me Herpes, Upstairs at Three and Ten, Brighton, March 12
This semi-autobiographical show about sex, kebabs and Viking re-enactment warriors crammed into 30 minutes what most girls experience in a decade - or even, dare I say it, a lifetime - of searching for Mr Right. With the aid of a guitar and a little
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Rambert Dance Company, Theatre Royal, Brighton, until March 15
Live music, Roland Mouret-inspired costumes and muscle definition that Madonna would envy. What else could you ask of a night out? With Rambert the answer is much more - as four diverse pieces from their extensive repertoire demonstrate. The haunting
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The Turn Of The Screw, Connaught Theatre, Worthing, until March 15
When filmed as The Innocents, Henry James's Victorian ghost story was truly spine-chilling, with one's imagination being cleverly manipulated by cinematic technique. The stage version has to rely on theatrical tricks and effects to achieve the essential
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Fight against hospital cuts goes on
Campaigners have vowed to continue their fight to save hospital services despite a setback. A judicial review is being filed against a decision to downgrade Eastbourne District General Hospital's maternity unit from a consultant- led service
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Worthing council agrees £15m seafront housing scheme
Developers hope to start work on a controversial £15 million seafront housing complex this summer. But first Bellwinch Homes has one last hurdle to overcome - securing Government backing for the scheme. Worthing planners yesterday backed proposals
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Windy weather provides artistic inspiration
Brighton artist Jan Irvine made the most of the recent storms and persuaded a model to pose on a windswept seafront. Ms Irvine, who has held exhibitions across the country, has just moved into a new gallery in Madeira Drive. She specialises in live
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A23 safety work back on track
A vital scheme to improve safety and congestion at a notorious accident blackspot is back on track. Improvements to the A23 between Handcross and Warninglid, near Haywards Heath, were thrown into doubt when the cost of the scheme rocketed from £40 million
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Woman who faced life in wheelchair preparing for marathons
A woman who feared she would never walk again is preparing to run two marathons in two weeks. Jocelyn Dodgson has set herself the gruelling challenge to raise as much money as she can for the Brighton Housing Trust. The 43-year-old slipped two discs
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Roll up for Worthing's charity citrus fruit fling
Superstore staff are limbering up for a charity fruit fling. Waitrose, in High Street, Worthing, is once again backing the town's orange and lemon throwing contest. The store is providing 100 oranges and 100 lemons for the annual extravaganza to mark
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Cabinet minister urges Brighton and Hove to elect mayor
Brighton and Hove has been urged by a Government minister to elect a powerful mayor to boost democracy. Communities Secretary Hazel Blears told The Argus that having a highly visible, directly elected leader who could "make things happen" would help
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Chumbawamba, Komedia, Brighton, March 19
Anyone expecting megaphones and brick-pattern suits may get a bit of a surprise when they see the Chumbawamba of 2008. As of four years ago the band split, with some - including long-time members Alice Nutter and Danbert Nobacon - moving on to solo projects
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Chris Rea, Brighton Centre, March 17
With a farewell tour The Road To Hell And Back in 2006 and a well-documented battle with illness it looked like Chris Rea was about to give up the road for good and start living the quiet life. But with the release of a new box set The Return Of The
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Abram Wilson, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, March 14
When Cheltenham International Jazz Festival approached self-proclaimed Jazz Warrior Abram Wilson to write something "straight from the heart", it turned into something much more. Out of an initial performance at the 2006 festival came trumpeter and vocalist
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Top scorer back for Town
Leading scorer Liam Baitup returns from suspension for Eastbourne Town as they take on third-placed Tooting and Mitcham. Luke Denton is also back after a one-match ban and manager Ady Colwell is desperately trying to solve Town's inconsistency as they
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Kemp Town convent to be sold due to fall in nun numbers
A convent put on the market by its religious order is facing a very different future incarnation. The religious retreat, known as St Benedict's, is based at Number One Manor Road in Kemp Town, Brighton, close to Brighton College and the property
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Kathryn Williams & Neill Maccoll, Komedia, Brighton, March 14
A chance meeting at the BBC's Folk Britannia night Daughters Of Albion led to Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams teaming up with super-sessionman Neill MacColl. The pair were teamed up to perform Neill's father Ewan's classic song The
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Foals, Concorde 2, Brighton, March 16
The flop-fringed indie band to namedrop for the past six months, Foals are finally set to release their long-awaited first album on Monday, March 24. The Oxford quintet, fronted by the diminutive Yannis Philippakis, recorded their debut, Antidotes, with
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Kid Harpoon, Pressure Point, Brighton, March 15
This Chatham-based singer-songwriter, known to his loved ones as Tom Hull, is finishing his biggest-ever headline UK tour in Brighton. Kid Harpoon is on the road to promote his The Second EP, which was released last month. "I've been playing guitar and
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Sugababes, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, March 14
Now with two founder members gone and new girl Amelle Berrabah's life turning into a tabloid dream, the Sugababes story is starting to look like a strange kind of soap opera. In the News Of The World earlier this month, Amelle talked about being questioned
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The Go! Team, Duke Of York’s, Brighton, March 14
Most towns in the UK are starting to look the same - their identities are disappearing. The Duke Of York's stands for the good things in life and we have to hold on to them." So says Brighton-based Ian Parton of The Go! Team, explaining why the band
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Age is no obstacle to having opinions
With regard to the 12-year-old boy protesting about house building in Haywards Heath (The Argus, March 13), I would like to say: "All power to him." Age is no barrier to having an opinion and youth is no obstacle to changing the world. I hope he
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Man knifed neighbour in row over noisy TV
A man cut a neighbour with a knife in a bust-up over a noisy television, a court was told. Gary Cooper was in an "emotional state" when he jabbed the knife at Philip McCann during a doorstep confrontation. A flap of skin was sliced off Mr McCann's
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Egg-cellent Easter activities around Sussex, March 17-24
With a four-day bank holiday weekend coming up there's plenty of time to enjoy yourself and plenty of things to do this Easter in and around Sussex. Sureka Fernando put on her bunny costume and hunted down the most egg-citing events on offer Handel's
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Match of the Day man runs through the pain
If you spot Jonathan Pearce pounding the streets on Brighton seafront or staggering around Ditchling Common be warned - do not approach him! Autograph hunters and well-wisher are likely to be given short shrift by the Match of the Day commentator as
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Thinking global while drinking local beers
Congratulations to the organisers of the Camra Sussex Beer and Cider Festival 2008. Yet again it was another cracking turnout for one of the best events in the calendar. County ales and some from further afield were exactly what the doctor ordered
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Loss of habitat
A 30ft long and 8ft high privet hedge has been cut down near my home. I guess a fence of some description will be erected in its place but that well-established privet was home to blackbirds, thrushes, wrens and sparrows, possibly others as well
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Council orders removal of wildlife haven
A garden centre praised for its green credentials has been ordered to remove a wildlife haven at its site. Lesley Phillips has run Russells Garden Centre in Birdham with her husband for 13 years. Last year the couple, who are helped with the day-to-day
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First with Pride
Lis Telcs and K Dyer are wearing rose-tinted blinkers when they claim Labour and the Tories have a history of supporting Pride (Letters, March 4 and 10). Perhaps the reason K Dyer thinks the Tories were the first party to take part in Pride was
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Intolerant cafés
For more than 35 years I have suffered from coeliac disease, a gluten and wheat intolerance. Almost all major supermarkets sell products for people like me although they tend to be very expensive. However, few restaurants, cafes or eating places
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Train seatbelts
Martin Smyth asked why rail companies contracting buses for rail replacement do not use buses with seatbelts (Letters, March 10). If I hadn't been on a Brighton and Hove No 5 bus recently, I would never have believed any buses had seatbelts. There
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Pain medicine and drink kills father of four
A father of four died after swallowing a deadly dose of a friend's back pain medicine. Paul Doherty, who would not even take a headache tablet, was found unconscious at a friend's flat in Devonshire Place, Brighton, at 8.15pm on July 3. He was
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Popular buses
If the buses are full as Peter Usher claims (Letters, March 11), it shows how many more people want to use bus services. From April there will be many more peak-time buses from Peacehaven to Newhaven, including a limited stop service, making bus
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Hearse owners
I am currently engaged in a project documenting people who have hearses but who are not undertakers. I am interviewing and photographing hearse owners and finding out how they use these vehicles and why they have them. If readers know of anyone
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Taking control of our own services
It was with some excitement that I watched on television the representative from Essex County Council describing how he hoped his council would run their own post offices. Since then I've scoured the pages of The Argus hoping for similar forward
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Comment: A mayor would be better than a cabinet
Changes to the way Brighton and Hove City Council makes decisions in the future may not be sexy, but they are important. Local Government Correspondent LAWRENCE MARZOUK explains that, despite attempts to make the new system as transparent as
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A23 closed as helicopter called to crash
The northbound carriageway of the A23 was closed this morning after a crash involving two vehicles. People were reported to be trapped in one of the cars which crashed at Hickstead at 8.41am. The road was closed for the South East Coast Air Ambulance
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Guilty Pleasures, The Brighton Coalition, Kings Road Arches, Brighton, Mar 20
The seafront club formerly known as the The Beach has been refurbished and reborn as The Brighton Coalition. It aims to host as many gigs as DJ events and will also be putting on comedy nights. The venue has a new bespoke sound system, designed by
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Gilles Peterson, Concorde 2, Brighton, Mar 15
The diminutive DJ released his latest compilation - he has more than 50 to his name - last month As you would expect, Gilles Peterson In The House explores the deeper, jazzier side of house, taking in tracks by the likes of Carl Craig and Larry Heard
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Kroon Kat Lounge, Komedia, Brighton, Mar 15
A welcome return for this wonderful retro cabaret night, a tongue-in-cheek effort to recreate the spirit of Thirties Berlin, Forties Moulin Rouge and the "finger clicking Fifties and Sixties Las Vegas of The Ratpack". Resident band the Hepcat Huzzahs
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Ageism ignores role of pensioners in society
I would like to take issue with Jim Smith's assumptions about pensioners when he calls for tighter rules on free bus passes (The Argus, March 10). While I'm not qualified to comment on his suggestions about bus pass holders under 60, his digs about
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Dangerous gases
The criticism of Al Gore by Tory MP Andrew Tyrie is dangerous nonsense (The Argus, March 10). Dangerous because it could undermine the efforts of those who have tried to educate the public, politicians and industry about the dangers of global warming
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Male teachers
For a long time I've appealed to the Government to increase the number of male teachers in primary schools. For decades it has remained fixed at about 13 per cent. For 35 years I first taught and then trained others to teach in primary school. When
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St Patrick's Day Celebrations, across Sussex, Mar 15
The annual Boyces Street party, hosted by the Fiddler's Elbow public house in Brighton, will be held tomorrow and the free entertainment will include live bands, Irish dancing, a barbecue, starting at 8pm. In Worthing, local group Flash Company are staging
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The Goddess Show, Brighton Racecourse, Mar 15-16
The second Goddess Show South promises a focus on "self-discovery and pleasure". This national series of events has an upbeat flavour and a social dimension, offering you the chance to indulge in a little networking and matchmaking if the mood takes
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Louis De Bernieres, Old Market, Hove, Mar 20
Louis will be reading from his latest book, The Partisan's Daughter, the tale of an unlikely affair between a young Serbian woman and a bored middle-aged man. Part romance and part meditation on the nature of storytelling, Louis began writing the novel
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Sport Relief Mile, Madeira Drive, Brighton, Mar 16
There will be more than 200 Sport Relief runs around the UK, and Brighton and Hove is hosting one of 23 flagship miles. The event began in 2002, raising an extraordinary £14 million in its first year, and close to half a million people took part across
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Rebels have achieved nothing yet
Danny Bloor has told his Worthing players they have achieved nothing despite moving into a play-off position. Five wins in five games has turned around Worthing's season ahead of tomorrow's visit to play-off rivals Kingstonian. Joint manager Bloor said
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Fruit Fling, Opposite the Beach Hotel, Worthing, Mar16
This orange and lemon-throwing contest marks the sinking of the Indiana fruit ship off Worthing in 1901. Its cargo of tens of thousands of oranges and lemons was washed up on the town's beach Now in its fourth year, the event is sponsored by the Waitrose
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Stompa Phunk: Goodbye For Now, Audio, Brighton, Mar 14
After ten years of parties in fields, front rooms and nightclubs in and around Brighton, Stompa Phunk have decided it's time to take a well-earned rest. For the foreseeable future at least, they'll be stopping their regular night at Audio and instead
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Hastings boss wants more of the same
Hastings United manager Tony Dolby is demanding a repeat of last week's efforts from his side when Harrow Borough visit the Pilot Field tomorrow. Relegation-battling United have extended defender Steve Elliott's loan from Lewes until the end of the season
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Podcast available NOW: Eagles skipper Lee Richardson previews the speedway season
Don't miss the latest in our regular series of sport podcasts where Brian Owen speaks to Eastbourne Eagles skipper Lee Richardson ahead of the start the new speedway season on Saturday. In our exclusive interview Richardson: Looks forward to taking
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Care home under threat
Care homes for elderly people across the county could be closed in a moneysaving drive. East Sussex County Council has already closed one care home as part of its review. A senior councillor says he cannot guarantee more will not be closed as
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Elphick has come a long way in 12 months
Players always remember certain landmarks in their career. Tommy Elphick does not recall his full debut for Albion with any great affection but, nearly a year on, he has blossomed and so too have the team. Elphick made his first start against Doncaster
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School governor guilty of sex attack on boy
A paedophile was a governor at a primary school despite having two convictions for sex crimes. Father-of-two Alan Whitty was a pillar of the community but hid a sordid secret from teachers at Annecy Roman Catholic Primary School. Yesterday the married
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Rocks refuse to be held to ransom
Bognor have refused to be held to ransom by transfer targets in their fight against relegation. The Rocks have given up their chase for a long-term target after he demanded up to £575 a week to help them beat the drop. Joint boss Michael Birmingham
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Eagles skipper ready for fairytale debut
Lee Richardson prepared for a fairytale debut as Eastbourne Eagles skipper and revealed: "I nearly retired when I was ten." The Great Britain regular leads Eagles out for their first meeting of the season tomorrow, at home to Swindon in the Craven Shield
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Girl heard her boyfriend killed by train
A teenager was chatting to her drunk boyfriend as he was struck and killed by a train. Lauren Steptoe-Lewin, 19, was talking to the man she called her "soulmate" and on her way to meet him when he was hit by the London to Bognor train. But she did not
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Horsham still hoping to groundshare with Crawley
Horsham still hope to groundshare at Crawley Town from next season. A proposed share with Blue Square premier neighbours Reds collapsed last week but Ryman premier Hornets have called for talks to be re-opened. Horsham need to vacate their Queen Street
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Borough are back to full strength
Garry Wilson believes Eastbourne Borough are in the best possible position for the run-in. While title rivals Lewes are stretched to the limit due to an injury crisis, Borough can now boast a fully fit squad following the return of long-term absentees
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Lewes deny rumours of financial problems
Lewes have dismissed rumours that the club are facing financial problems. There have been numerous suggestions on internet message boards that players have not been paid and that the club is in trouble but commercial director Steve White insists this
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Sussex coach demands answers over Mushtaq's future
Sussex coach Mark Robinson has urged the cricket authorities to sort out the continuing confusion surrounding Mushtaq Ahmed's availability for the coming season. The champions are still waiting for a final decision on whether Mushtaq will be banned from
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Wilkins wants to keep it clean
Albion boss Dean Wilkins has told his team if they keep it clean they will topple high-flying Doncaster Rovers. The Seagulls have shut out the opposition three times in an eight-match unbeaten home run in League One. Wilkins is convinced a clean sheet