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Seaford transplant man to talk on TV

A man who has survived four kidney transplants and almost 100 operations is to talk about his experiences on national TV. Michael Gates and his family will be appearing on the BBC1 daytime show Lifegivers. Despite his health problems, Mr Gates, 25,

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Worthing blind man attacked in street

A blind man thought he had died after a heartless yob threw a tub of food on him in the street. Richard Jones, who is registered blind and has just 10% vision, was attacked as he walked along Old Worthing Road in East Preston, near Littlehampton. As

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Ibbitson expects better despite Lewes win

Caretaker boss Steve Ibbitson believes Lewes can do better despite recording back-to-back league wins for the first time this season. Chris Breach scored the only goal as the Rooks won 1-0 at home to free-falling Weymouth. The visitors were by far the

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Wilson angry over refereeing decisions

Garry Wilson pointed the finger at referee David Coote after Eastbourne Borough went down 2-1 at Cambridge United. Borough took the lead through a Paul Armstrong penalty but United replied through Lee Phillips and then grabbed a winner from the spot.

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Slade: My lowest ebb

Russell Slade has admitted today's defeat by Swindon was his lowest point as Albion boss. The Seagulls led through Adam Virgo's first-half strike but conceded three goals between the 47th and 58th minutes as Robins front duo Simon Cox and Billy

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Brighton homeless centre to launch £500k appeal

A day centre supporting homeless young people is preparing to launch a £500,000 appeal for a new centre. The Clock Tower Sanctuary, based on Dyke Road, Brighton, has provided support and advice to hundreds of 16-25-year-olds since it was formed in 1997

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Quick treble sinks Albion

Albion missed a great chance to ease relegation fears when they conceded three goals in a crazy 11-minute spell today. The Seagulls went down 3-2 at home to rivals Swindon, who now go nine points clear of their beaten hosts. Adam Virgo's

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Evans: We're still in the play-off hunt

Crawley kept their play-off hopes alive with a superb 2-0 win at second-placed Torquay this afternoon. A week after demolishing leaders Burton 4-0, Reds cut the gap between them and the top five to eight points with a home game against Stevenage

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Breach scores as Lewes win again

Chris Breach headed home his first goal for the club as Lewes made it back-to-back league wins for the first time this season. The centre back scored with 20 minutes remaining as the Rooks won 1-0 at home to troubled Weymouth. They survived a number

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FINAL SCORE: Torquay 0 Crawley 2

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GOALFLASH: Torquay 0 Crawley 2 (Matthews 90+3)

Reds seal it as Cook leads a breakaway and feeds Matthews in space on the left and although Bevan gets a hand to his shot he cannot prevent it from going into the net.

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Defensive mistakes cost Borough

Eastbourne Borough paid the price for some unconvincing defending as they went down 2-1 at Cambridge United. Borough had been fortunate to go in goalless at half-time but surprising took the lead 13 minutes after the break. There seemed

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FULL-TIME: Cambridge United 2, Eastbourne Borough 1

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FULL-TIME: Lewes 1 Weymouth 0

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RED CARD: Marcus Browning (Weymouth, 90+3)

Browning was sent off for a second bookable offence following a foul on Ryan Storrie

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GOALFLASH: Cambridge United 2 (Phillips, 71pen), Eastbourne Borough 1

Matt Smart is penalised for pushing Lee Phillips over in the area and the striker picks himself up to score from the spot.

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GOALFLASH: Lewes 1 (Breach 70) Weymouth 0

Chris Breach headed home his first goal for Lewes from Luke Rooney's cross to the back post following a well-worked short corner

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GOALFLASH: Cambridge United 1 (Phillips, 65), Eastbourne Borough 1

Neil Jenkins concedes a soft corner and Cambridge make Borough pay as Lee Phillips heads home.

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GOALFLASH: Cambridge United 0, Eastbourne Borough 1 (Armstrong, 58pen)

Paul Armstrong gives Borough a surprise lead from the spot after Wayne Hatswell had sent Allan Tait tumbling in the area.

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Young entrepreneurs from Worthing top of the class

Young business entrepreneurs are top of the class when it comes to selling their products. Pupils from Davison High School in Worthing have been so successful they are now selling their wares in shops in the town. Bijoux, who are Flo

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HALF-TIME: Cambridge United 0, Eastbourne Borough 0

Eastbourne Borough will be hugely relieved to go in goalless at half-time after being completely outplayed at the Abbey Stadium. Cambridge United will be wondering how they failed to score after laying seige to the Borough penalty area. They did have

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Old Rope, Komedia, Brighton, Apr 9

Old Rope is for comedians to try new material, clutching a noose whenever they resort to older routines. Not everything works, but the open-minded audience are generally encouraging. After one of Paul Foot’s tasteless running gags, an Australian couple

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HALF-TIME: Torquay 0 Crawley 1

Midfielder Dannie Bulman stunned promotion-chasing Torquay by giving Crawley the lead at Plainmoor today. Bulman fired in from close range in the 38th minute after Jamie Cook had done superbly on the right to go past Chris Robertson and pull the ball

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HALF-TIME: Lewes 0 Weymouth 0

Rikki Banks was the hero of the first half as Lewes struggled against an out-of-sorts Weymouth side. The Rooks were looking for back-to-back wins but needed an 18th-minute penalty save from Banks to go in goalless at half-time. Weymouth went into the

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GOALFLASH: Torquay 0 Crawley 1 (Bulman 38)

Bulman scores only his second goal of the season, smashing a right-foot shot past Scott Bevan from close range after great work by Jamie Cook on the right.

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MISSED PENALTY: Reed (Weymouth, 18)

Weymouth were handed a penalty following a tenuous tug by Anthony Barness on Cliff Akurang but Stephen Reed's penalty was saved by Rikki Banks

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30-storey Bognor tower plans are toppled

Controversial plans for a 30-storey tower in a Sussex town have been toppled by the recession. But objectors to the landmark building, which would have housed 180 flats, say they never believed it would ever have been built anyway and that

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Lewes hand debut to forward

Lewes handed a debut to teenage forward Geoff Banks-Smith at home to Weymouth. The 18-year-old, who is on work experience from Brentford, came in on the left side of a five-man midfield as one of three changes from the team that beat Altrincham last

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Tait in as Jeffery drops to the bench for Borough

Jack Jeffery is dropped to the bench for Eastbourne Borough's game at Cambridge United today despite scoring three goals in his last two games. Allan Tait is preferred up front after recovering from the ankle injury which kept him out of the 2-2 draw

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Shaw back for Crawley

Striker Jon Shaw was given his first start for six games as Crawley attempted to keep their fading play-off challenge alive at second-placed Torquay in the Blue Square premier today. Shaw, who has scored four goals since joining Reds on loan from Rochdale

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Loft back for Seagulls

Doug Loft replaces Chris Birchall as Albion's only change to kick-off against Swindon today. Birchall, linked with a move to MLS outfit LA Galaxy this week, is unwell so Loft comes back in on the right of midfield. Calvin Andrew is among

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Brighton children's centres in line for £2m

Children's centres in Brighton and Hove are set to benefit from £2million of investment. The increased Government funding will help to create three new centres in the city, as well as make improvements to three existing centres. The extra money will

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Council fails to give Shoreham's Marjory equality pay-out

Marjory Cook was delighted to return to her job helping people with learning difficulties after being banned from working and accused of being an illegal immigrant. But just four months after Brighton and Hove City Council home care support worker Mrs

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New theatre to open in Brighton

A new theatre will open its doors in time for Brighton Festival Fringe. The Iambic Arts Theatre, a purpose-built, boutique theatre, is nestled above a shop in Gardner Street in Brighton’s North Laine. The 60-seat theatre has been founded by Emma D’Arcy

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Pascal proves a real knockout

Irvin Pascal knocked his opponent off his feet to claim the Eddie Edwards Trophy for the best Hove performance of the night on their annual show. A devastating right hook swept Rusthall’s Sam Roberts to the canvas as the Hove boxer demonstrated his power

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Horsham-based charity launches Easter rabbit appeal

A rabbit charity is campaigning against the growing problem of abandoned Easter bunnies bought as pets. The Rabbit Welfare Association, based in Horsham, has launched a campaign in response to the hundreds of pet rabbits abandoned every year

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Red tape frustrates Robbo

Cricket manager Mark Robinson says there is little Sussex can do to cut through the red tape which is disrupting their preparations for the new season. Both Corey Collymore and the county’s as yet unidentified overseas fast bowler have still not received

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Sussex universities claim share of £27m

Two universities have claimed their share of a £27 million Government grant. The University of Sussex and the University of Chichester have both benefited from the fund. It was announced by the Higher Education Funding Council for England and the Department

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Grinstead reach Euro quarter-finals

East Grinstead are through to the quarter-finals of the EuroHockey League. Danny Hall scored a last-minute winner to defeat French champions Saint Germain 3-2 in their last 16 clash in Hamburg on Friday. Hall put Grinstead ahead early in the second

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Police bid to stop Brighton yobs gets cash boost

A police operation to prevent Brighton and Hove youths getting involved in crime has been given a funding boost. Operation Park was launched last April to proactively reduce the number of youngsters entering the criminal justice system by tackling

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Just the start says Hawks' hero

Sam Francis believes the good times are on their way back to Whitehawk after firing them to their first piece of silverware for 15 years. Francis scored twice as the Hawks beat Horsham YMCA 2-1 to lift the John O’Hara Challange Cup at a sodden Culver

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Owusu: I can play until I'm 40

Lloyd Owusu wants to emulate his close friend Paul Furlong, by still playing when he is 40. Albion are the 32-year-old striker's sixth League club in a career which began in his home town of Slough before he was sold to Brentford. Owusu said: “I turned

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Birchall's Galaxy bar

ALBION chairman Dick Knight has accused David Beckham’s American club of a lack of respect in their pursuit of Chris Birchall. The Seagulls are refusing to let Birchall link up with LA Galaxy until the season is over. They want to hold on to the Trinidad

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Landfill site plans delayed - by alpacas

A herd of alpacas could call a halt to plans for a landfill site. Proposals for the development at the Laybrook brickworks at Thakeham, near Storrington, have been put on hold because of concerns about its potential impact on a neighbouring alpaca farm

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Same again demands Slade

ALBION boss Russell Slade has challenged his players to boost their fight for League One survival with back-to-back wins for the first time since November. The Seagulls beat automatic promotion contenders Leicester and Millwall in the space of five days

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Brighton barmaid spotted by modelling bigwigs

A barmaid turned up to serve drinks during a fashion show - and ended up walking down the catwalk. Lisa Coles, 22, was working at the Madame Geisha Restaurant in East Street, Brighton, for auditions for an upcoming Brighton Frocks event. The student

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Scaynes Hill Circular

Scaynes Hill is to the west of Haywards Heath, sitting astride the A272 road. On this walk, by Eddie Start, we walk along quiet paths, across undulating Wealden country with distant downland views and cross streams and lakes which feed into the

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Culture-shocking queen of comedy

Before Shazia Mirza appeared at The World Performing Arts Festival in Lahore, Pakistan, she was given some words of advice – don’t talk about sex. “They told me: ‘Talk about anything you like – music, marriage, relationships, drugs, alcohol – just

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Keep on trucking

Electric vehicles get something of a bad rap. Even the mighty Tesla Roadster, designed and built in collaboration with Lotus and notching up 0-60mph in 3.9 seconds, got a hard time from truculent motorista Jeremy Clarkson. But electric vehicles

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Lost to Australia

Barbara Jones emails: “I am looking for my aunt and uncle who emigrated to Australia in the late 1940s. They were Beatrice Newton (nee Jones) and Tom/William Newton of Brighton. “We know their first port of call was Sydney and, although they