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Super Swedes hammer Eastbourne

Wolverhampton stars Freddie Lindgren and Peter Karlsson sent Eastbourne to another home defeat in the Elite League tonight. The Swedish pair were both unbeaten by home riders as title-chasing Wolves beat seventh-placed Eagles 51-39.

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Ablett backs red-card ref

Stockport boss Gary Ablett has backed ref Steve Cook over today's three red cards at Withdean. The vastly experienced former Liverpool defender felt Tommy Elphick, Colin Hawkins and Liam Bridcutt all deserved to go. Ablett said: "You're

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Slade: Penalty was turning point

Russell Slade pinpointed a super penalty save as the key moment in Albion's 4-2 home defeat to Stockport today. The Seagulls chief felt defender Tommy Elphick was unlucky to be sent-off but had no sympathy for team mate Colin Hawkins, who also saw red

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Wilson delighted to end Barrow jinx

Manager Garry Wilson admitted revenge tasted sweet after Eastbourne Borough beat bogey side Barrow 2-0 at Priory Lane. The Bluebirds had beaten Borough twice in the league last season and also knocked them out of the FA Cup but were sunk by

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Brighton couple's terror in M23 crash wreckage

A couple were left stranded in the outside lane of a motorway after their car was smashed into by another driver. Aimee Wloch and her fiance Alex Bradbury, of Tudor Close, Rottingdean, Brighton, were on their way home from planning their wedding in

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Lewes have to settle for draw again

Lewes paid for missing their chances as they were made to settle for a fourth draw in five games away to St Albans. Sam Crabb scored his second of the season for the Rooks but the hosts levelled in the 90th minute as the game ended 1-1. Crabb scored

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Dog owners on alert after pets poisoned in Lewes

Four dogs have died after eating a mysterious chemical dumped on their favourite place to go walkies. The unknown poison has been discovered and removed but environmental health officers fear it could have been there for as long as a month. Lewes

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Despair for nine-man Albion

Albion had two defenders sent-off and wasted a penalty as they suffered a depressing 4-2 home defeat to previously winless Stockport today. Tommy Elphick and Colin Hawkins were dismissed in quick succession and Nicky Forster saw his spot

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FULL-TIME: Eastbourne Borough 2, Barrow 1

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Reds hammered at home

Careless Crawley slumped to their first home defeat of the season after a defensive horror show condemned them to a 4-1 defeat against Conference new boys Gateshead. After a quiet opening period the visitors went ahead after 19 minutes when

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Strikers come good for Borough

Strikers Jamie Taylor and Andy Atkin were both on target as Eastbourne Borough gained revenge on bogey team Barrow at Priory Lane. Taylor put Borough ahead four minutes before the break and Atkin doubled the advantage on the stroke of half-time. Barrow

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GOALFLASH: Eastbourne Borough 2, Barrow 1 (Jones 90)

Paul Jones heads a consolation from a corner but the final whistle blows immmediately afterwards.

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FINAL SCORE: Crawley 1 Gateshead 4

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GOALFLASH: Crawley 1 Gateshead 4 (Armstrong 90+3)

Horrible mix-up between Giles and goalkeeper Rayner allows sub Graeme Armstrong to tap in Gateshead's fourth.

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X Factor

“Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it!” – Davy Crockett With the most recent series of Britain’s Got Talent

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GOALFLASH: Crawley 1 (Rents 83) Gateshead 3

Sam Rents gets a consolation with a powerful free-kick from 30 yards which gave Gateshead keeper Provett no chance

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Delays after A23 car crash in Brighton

TWO cars were involved in a crash on a major road this afternoon. The accident happened at around 1.30pm on the southbound carriageway of the A23 close to the Mill Road roundabout at Brighton. Sussex Police said there were no reports of injuries in

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HALF-TIME: Eastbourne Borough 2, Barrow 0

New strike pairing Andy Atkin and Jamie Taylor both scored just before half-time to give Eastbourne Borough a commanding lead against Barrow. Taylor eased the growing frustration inside Priory Lane as he latched on to a clever lay off from Andy Atkin

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HALF-TIME: Crawley 0 Gateshead 3

Careless Crawley were heading for their first home sefeat of the season after a first-half horror show against promoted Gateshead. After a quiet opening period the visitors went ahead after 19 minutes when Reds failed to deal with Wayne Phillips

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GOALFLASH: Crawley 0 Gateshead 3 (Brittain pen 39)

Second penalty to the visitors in the space of two minutes as Rusk fouls Phillips in front of the referee and Brittain sends Rayner the wrong way.

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GOALFLASH: Eastbourne Borough 1 (Taylor, 41), Barrow 0

Jamie Taylor plays a one-two with Andy Atkin before bursting into the box to place a low finish under Stuart Tomlinson.

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GOALFLASH: Crawley 2 (Brittain pen 37) Gateshead 0

The visitors double their lead with a controversial penalty. Giles pulled back Mackay in the box and the referee awarded a penalty after his assistant flagged for the offence. Martin Brittain makes no mistake from the spot.

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Couple left stranded after crash

A couple were left stranded in the outside lane of a motorway after their car was smashed into by another driver. Aimee Wloch and fiancé Alex Bradbury, of Tudor Close, Rottingdean, Brighton, were on their way home from planning their wedding in Northamptonshire

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GOALFLASH: Crawley 0 Gateshead 1 (Gate 19)

The visitors go in front as Reds fail to deal with Wayne Phillips' left-wing cross and Kris Gate gets in ahead of his marker Eddie Hutchinson to bundle the ball over the line.

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Borough hand Atkin first start

Andy Atkin comes in for his first start of the season as Eastbourne Borough attempt to cure their lack of goals against bogey side Barrow at Priory Lane today. Liam Enver-Marum pays the price for failing to score in the first four games of the season

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Crawley unchanged for Gateshead test

Crawley named an unchanged team as they bid for a third successive Blue Square premier win against Gateshead at Broadfield Stadium today. The only change was on the bench where fit-again Thomas Pinault, who missed Tuesday's 1-0 win over Cambridge because

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G4 star sets Worthing Birdman pace

POP opera star Jonathan Ansell hit a high note today as he took the plunge holding a giant pink balloon to begin Worthing's Birdman. Top tenor Jonathan, formerly of opera group G4, admitted to pre-flight nerves prior to his 30ft leap from a

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Albion make four changes

Albion have made four changes to their starting line-up for today's home clash with Stockport. The Seagulls bring in Graeme Smith, new signing Elliott Bennett, James Tunnicliffe and Nicky Forster as they look to bounce back from the 7-1

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Eastbourne pensioner duped by 'poisonous water' scam

A pensioner allowed bogus officials into his home after they told him they needed to check his water and pipes. The man, who lives in the Northborne Road area of Eastbourne, let the two men into his property after they told him there had been an alleged

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Hastings killing forces community to come together

A year after the death of a foreign student, leaders in a seaside town say the community is more united than ever against anti-foreign feelings. Mohammed al-Majed, from Qatar in the Middle East, was attacked after an argument outside a kebab shop in

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Sussex village pays tribute to airmen

A Sussex village is paying tribute this weekend to the crews of two wartime planes which crashed in countryside nearby. People living in the tiny hamlet of Upwaltham, near Petworth, raised £10,500 for a memorial to honour the 15 men killed. The first

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9,000 quit smoking across Sussex

More than 9,000 smokers in Sussex kicked the habit last year at a cost of more than £2.2 million. Figures published by the NHS Information Centre reveal how many people who went to an NHS stop smoking service for help in 2008-09 managed to

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Sussex ace has Aussie fan

Ed Joyce's bid to revive his international career has received an unexpected boost from an Australian. The 30-year-old has been among the most consistent batsmen in one-day cricket this season with 869 runs in all competitions including three hundreds

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Slade into the unknown

Boss Russell Slade is cautiously optimistic about Albion bouncing back from the horror of Huddersfield. Cautious, because he is taking a step into the unknown as the Seagulls attempt to restore pride against Stockport at Withdean today.

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Brighton Pride campaign raises £1k in a week

A campaign to keep Pride going has raised more than £1,000 in its first week. The charity launched a drive to raise £50,000 to fill an anticipated deficit in its accounts. If the money is not donated by the end of the year then 2010’

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Death crash driver could go back to jail

A hit-and-run death crash driver could be returned to jail after bragging on Facebook about his holiday in Ibiza while out of prison on licence. Jamie Filan was imprisoned for a total of five years in 2007 after accidentally running over and

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Piggy-back sex pest admits Brighton and Hove offences

A 43-year-old man has admitted sexually assaulting teenage girls he persuaded to give him a piggy-back by pretending he had a bad leg. Kieron Bobbette also jumped on another young girl’s back without warning as she walked along the street. At Lewes

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Sussex head for draw

Sussex failed to take a wicket in the 18.4 overs that were possible on a showery day at Taunton in the Championship match against Somerset yesterday. The hosts, replying to Sussex’s record breaking 742-5 reached 164-0 with Marcus Trescothick (71) and

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New keeper is in the mood

Graeme Smith has called on Albion to turn today’s home game against Stockport into the starting point for a successful season. The Scot makes his full debut in goal, with Michel Kuipers suspended following his red card in Tuesday’s 7-1 drubbing

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Swine flu could see retired Sussex nurses called back to work

Hundreds of retired health workers could be brought back to work in the event of a swine flu pandemic in Sussex. Health bosses are expecting cases to increase in the autumn and are preparing to call in extra medical staff, including nurses. The Nursing

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We have to take the Clough with Mr Smooth

Oops! Was Tuesday night really Albion’s worst competitive result since late 1973? Yes, yes it was, not since a young Nigel Clough and Brain Moore cosied up on the Albion bench at The Goldstone, had we been beaten by so many, admittedly with so

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Silver screen to a Sussex scene

After bringing the blood-drenched glory of ancient Rome and the carnivorous treachery of the Elizabethan court to the big screen, the prospect of writing about the lives of a group of well-to-do Sussex villagers in microscopic detail might

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Jonathan Ansell

Jonathan Ansell, 27, shot to fame as the high tenor in G4, X Factor’s operatic sensation. The quartet sold more than 1.5 million albums before calling it a day in 2007. The Bognor-raised singer has since released two solo albums, the most recent

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Army Dog Unit

Robert Shevill emails: “We are looking to trace handlers in the Brighton area who were once members of the Army Dog Unit Of Northern Ireland. “An association was formed last October to fund a new memorial for colleagues and dogs killed in Northern

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The Pepperpot

The Pepperpot in Queen’s Park, Brighton, stands 60ft high on a hill and is a well-loved local landmark. It was deigned by Sir Charles Barry and was connected to the elegant Attree Villa, which was sadly demolished in the 1970s. According to the

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Lost world of Anderida

There are many legacies left by the Romans in Sussex, such as the great palace at Fishbourne near Chichester and a handsome villa at Bignor, north of Arundel. But I never knew the Romans were active in Eastbourne until I read a new book by the indefatigable

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Nurturing a love of nature

"One of the most satisfying parts of my job is watching young people develop a love of the world around them while learning new things in the ‘outdoor’ classroom,” says Tom Forward of Gatwick Greenspace Partnership. Sadly, a study by Community

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Darwell Reservoir circular

This week’s walk by Ben Perkins provides a complete circuit of the Darwell Reservoir to the south of Robertsbridge. There is no legal right of public access along the reservoir perimeter, but a circular route established by Southern Water in woodland

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A whale of a time

Spending days at sea in the choppy waters of the Bay Of Biscay might be some people’s idea of a nightmare. But, despite my tendency to get seasick, I’d always been fascinated by that marvellous feat of engineering – the cruise ship. The height