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Thunder secure home play-off tie
Worthing Thunder booked a home tie in the EBL division one play-offs and kept their flickering title hopes alive. Thunder won 99-78 at home to Sheffield Arrows led by 21 points and 18 rebounds from Cleve Woodfork. Demetrius Scott added 18 points and
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Kenyan double at Hastings Half Marathon
Kiplimo Kimutai and Magdalene Syombua held off a strong British challenge to make it a Kenyan double at the Hastings Half Marathon yesterday. The pair only arrived in Sussex from Africa on Friday after experiencing difficulties obtaining their visas
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Ryman division one round-up
Goalkeeper Alan Mansfield hopes to be fit to help Horsham YMCA win their seemingly fated fight against relegation. Mansfield had to be substituted after colliding with a post as YM slumped to a 3-0 to mid-table hosts Whyteleafe. Defender Andy Flack took
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Bognor boss slams his brother
Bognor boss Michael Birmingham slammed his brother David as the Rocks drew 2-2 at Cambridge City. Bognor led 2-0 thanks to Mark Knee and a Luke Nightingale penalty but David Birmingham conceded a spot-kick which was converted by Drew Roberts just before
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Horsham hope to secure groundshare this week
Horsham hope to secure their proposed ground-share with Crawley Town this week. The Hornets are due to hold talks with Crawley Borough Council and the Reds before meeting with Ryman League officials on Thursday. Secretary John Lines said: "We hope to
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Forster's got his eye on the play-offs
Nicky Forster has urged Albion to grind their way into a play-off spot after seeing off automatic promotion candidates Doncaster Rovers. Saturday's 1-0 home win over Rovers, secured by skipper Forster's fourth goal in five games, eased the Seagulls up
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Markings to be stripped from roads to slow traffic
A radical traffic scheme which has removed pavements and road markings from a busy rat-run is to be extended across Brighton and Hove. The £1 million redesign of New Road in Brighton has cut traffic levels and turned the area into one of the most popular
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Evans furious as 'goal' is disallowed
Steve Evans wondered what a certain other fiery manager would have thought about the controversial moment which played a big part in Crawley's defeat at the Marston's Arene on Saturday. Reds were trailing by two goals but were stretching Vics to breaking
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Albion's Lynch has Irish eyes smiling
It was the comeback which got them all talking. No, not Dean Cox, whose return to the Albion team at Walsall made plenty of headlines. Instead it was recalled Joel Lynch who really caught the eye as Albion weathered a storm to unseat the Saddlers.
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Mystery over mass deaths of starfish
An investigation has been launched after hundreds of dead starfish appeared along the Sussex coastline. Environment Agency officials say they do not know what could have killed the starfish which have been washed up at sites along Brighton beach. Tonight
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Plan to bail out post offices gets councillors' backing
Plans to bail out threatened post offices in Brighton and Hove with council tax money have been backed by councillors from across the political spectrum. Brighton and Hove City Council leader Brian Oxley revealed this week he is carefully watching proposals
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Rugby: Bognor win Trophy
Bognor are celebrating their first-ever Sussex Trophy success thanks to a textbook display of bad-weather rugby in the final at wet and windy Waterhall. The West Sussex club beat Eastbourne 36-17, despite conceding an early try with the wind at their
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Mayo: Relax and enjoy the run-in
Kerry Mayo has urged his Albion team mates to relax and enjoy the run-in. The veteran defender played a key part in winning the penalty against Doncaster on Saturday from which Nicky Forster sent Albion closer to a prized top-six berth. Mayo reckons
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Council to snap up new town centre site
Hundreds of workers will move into a new council base if a multimillion-pound property deal goes through. West Sussex County Council is on the brink of purchasing the Parkside building in Horsham town centre to create a new office in the north of the
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Crows so close to clinching title
Crowborough are within touching distance of the County League title after a 1-0 win away to third-placed East Preston. Chris Dicker scored the only goal to move Crows 13 points clear of Whitehawk who have only five games remaining. If Hawks lose at
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Shop bosses claim parking costs killing trade
Traders fear soaring parking charges and strict enforcement are turning their high street into a no-go zone. Last year Worthing Borough Council took over control of on-street parking enforcement in the town. Now parking attendants from NCP Services
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Just like the old days for Mayo
Forget that very brief cameo against Gillingham. This should have been Kerry Mayo's 400th appearance. It would have been a far more fitting way for the long-serving left back, whose future beyond the end of this season remains in the balance, to reach
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Passengers saved from sinking yacht
Members of a volunteer lifeboat crew were called from their beds to save the passengers on a sinking yacht. The crew of Hastings' RNLI lifeboat went to the aid of the 37-foot boat Jitterbug after the alarm was raised at 6am today. Four people were on
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My team reacted badly, says Rovers boss
Sean O'Driscoll did not dwell on the decision to award Albion their match-turning penalty. The Doncaster boss was more concerned with his side's ragged response to going a goal down for only the second time in ten games. O'Driscoll said: "I'm disappointed
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Pubs ban for 999 timewaster
A drunk who persistently used police cars and ambulances as a personal taxi service has been banned from pubs and clubs for three years. Sussex Police say Ruth Ryan has been a continual drain on the emergency services after regularly getting so drunk
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Slot machines could be gone in a year
Amusement arcades at Sussex's top seaside attractions could go bust within nine months. Machines from the Laughing Policeman to the ever-popular 2p slots so synonymous with the seaside may be nothing more than a find memory from 2009. The owner of Treasure
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Albion strike duo are beginning to click
Six years ago, Nicky Forster fired Reading to promotion to the Championship as runners-up to Albion with 19 goals. Now he is aiming to go one goal better to help the Seagulls into the play-offs. Forster took his tally to 15 with his equaliser at Walsall