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Eagles pair at the max in big win
Two riders completed five-ride paid maximums as Eastbourne started their Elite League season in style. Cameron Woodward and Mikkel Michelsen remained unbeaten in the 62-30 home win over Birmingham Brummies. They shared their team’s sixth 5-
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Who was best of the bunch against Boro?
It was another tough day for Albion. But who did you feel was best of the bunch in the smash-and-grab defeat to Middlesbrough? Jesse Lingard, maybe, who offered both hope and frustration at times and was the sponsors’ choice? Both
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DJ DLT set to face retrial over Crawley panto claims
A DJ is facing another date in court over allegations he indecently assaulted a woman at a panto. Dave Lee Travis has been told by the Crown Prosecution Service that he will be facing a retrial over charges he assaulted an assistant at a pantomime
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Oscar on Buckley - and why he sent on JFC
Oscar Garcia has confirmed Will Buckley suffered a hamstring problem in defeat by Middlesbrough today. But he is unsure how serious the injury is. Buckley left the action in the first half of the Seagulls' 2-0 reverse at the Amex. Oscar
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Day of rest for hairy mother
One monkey will be taking a well earned rest this Mother’s Day after giving birth to 19 babies in the past 13 years. Alice the red-handed tamarin, who resides at Drusillas Park, near Alfriston, with her monkey-husband Harry, had her home redecorated
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Gregory praises his tired players
John Gregory was left to rue missed chances as Crawley went down 1-0 away to Preston. But the Reds boss was proud of his players for the effort they put in following a gruelling run of fixtures. Billy Clarke lifted their best chance of the
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Albion talking point: What do you think has gone wrong?
Albion suffered a third defeat – and a third game without a goal – in succession today. The 2-0 reverse to Middlesbrough is a further blow to play-off hopes although results elsewhere keep them in the race. So what do you think has gone wrong
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More misery as Boro take points
Albion suffered a third successive defeat – and wasted a penalty – as their play-off hopes suffered another blow today. Second-half counter-attack strikes from Albert Adomah and Danny Graham sent Middlesbrough to a 2-0 win at the Amex. The
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Crawley are beaten at Preston
Crawley lost for a third consecutive game without scoring as they went down 1-0 away to fifth-placed Preston in League One. Joe Garner scored the only goal on 13 minutes John Gregory’s side followed defeats by Oldham and Sheffield United with another
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United draw in Vase first leg
Eastbourne United earned a precious 2-2 draw at Sholing today in the first leg of their FA Vase semi-final. Hampshire side Sholing of the Wessex premier league took a 37th-minute lead when Sean Ray nodded into his own net from a Ashley Jarvis cross
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Driving ban for former glazing boss
A drink-driver who crashed into a line of parked cars in Brighton has been banned from driving. Jason Sumner, 42, of Carden Avenue, Brighton, was driving an A1 Glass and Glazing van when he crashed in Robertson Road on January 26 this year.
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Concern as Buckley departs early
Albion appeared to have suffered another injury setback today when Will Buckley limped out of their home match with Middlesbrough. The winger, who had been lively early on, left the action in the 33rd minute. He was limping slightly and headed
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Albion v Middlesbrough from the Amex
4:54pm Although Boro were now comfortable, their keeper had played a part in the win. He was again unbeatable in added time, diving to his left to push away a Lingard curler. Many home fans had already left. And many
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Team news: FA Vase
Callum Saunders starts for Eastbourne United at Sholing today in their first leg of the FA Vase semi-final. Dual-signed Ashley Robinson is unavailable so Saunders comes in from the side that beat Ampthill 2-1 in the quarter-finals. Jack Divall
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Albion's Oscar Garcia has to shoulder the blame for poor performances
This season I’m beginning to wonder if, in the 55 years I’ve played and watched football, I’ve had the wrong end of the stick. Don’t get me wrong, every player on the pitch at any one time works hard. But without direction on the training field
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Pass master back to assist Boro at the Amex
Middlesbrough have brought back pass master Grant Leadbitter to try and cause Albion problems today. Boro’s leading provider of assists returns from a two-game ban and goes straight into their side in place of Nathaniel Chalobah. They will
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UPDATE: Concern for missing Eastbourne teenager
A missing teenager from Eastbourne has been found safe and well. Summer Puttock, 17, was last seen on Friday at 2pm in Upperton Road, Eastbourne was wearing a burgundy parker-style jacket trimmed with fur, a leopard print top, black leggings and
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Ulloa passed fit and David's back too
Leo Ulloa has been passed fit to lead the Albion attack against Middlesbrough today. And there is also a recall for David Lopez as the Seagulls look to add three points to their play-off credentials. Ulloa missed the defeat at Sheffield Wednesday
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Tubbs ruled out for Crawley
Matt Tubbs has been ruled out of Crawley Town’s visit to Preston today by a minor hamstring injury. The move is believed to be precautionary with a busy run of games ahead, including a visit to Port Vale on Tuesday. Preston-born striker Jamie
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Albion clinch training ground deal
Albion have clinched a naming rights deal for their new training ground at Lancing, which opens in the summer. The news was revealed by chief executive Paul Barber in his programme notes for today's game against Middlesbrough at the Amex. No
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Schools Full by 2017
Brighton and Hove is on the brink of a major school places crisis. That is the stark warning from councillors after a report suggested the city’s schools could run out of places in the next three years. A new council report states the city
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Art to make you feel
"I usually keep people away from my studio,” says artist David Armitage with a small smile, as The Argus photographer and I step over tins of paint in an outhouse at his home in East Hoathly. The studio, as any artist knows, is something of a sacred
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Trading standards raid fake clothing producers
More than 100 fake branded T- shirts, hooded jumpers and a printing press, believed to be worth more than £2,500, have been found in a Crawley home. The house was raided after Trading Standards officers bought and tested a number of items from
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Friend reunited? Albion just hope it's an action replay
Could this picture offer an omen for Albion winger Will Buckley? Simon Dack’s iconic shot shows the winger slotting in his second goal at home to Doncaster in the first league game at the Amex to cap probably the finest day of his career. George
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With video - Boro must put the barrier back up at the Amex
Middlesbrough want to put up the barriers at the Amex – and make amends for what they saw as a controversial home defeat. Aitor Karanka’s side have leaked five goals in two games in the last week to blemish their impressive defensive record.
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With video - Preston boss knows Reds will make it tough
Preston boss Simon Grayson is not expecting any favours from an old friend today as North End bid to virtually guarantee their place in the play-offs. Grayson played under Crawley manager John Gregory at Aston Villa and the pair intend to catch
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Buckley ready to take the pressure
Will Buckley admits there is no escaping the pressure as Albion chase a play-off place. But he is happy to shoulder the responsibility ahead of the home game against Middlesbrough. The winger says no one puts more pressure on the Seagulls’
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Borough enjoy life under the radar
Eastbourne Borough boss Tommy Widdrington is happy for his team to stay under the radar. Borough go into today’s Conference south game at home to second-placed Bromley just a point outside the play-offs. They have lost just one of the last
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Rowland eyes Vase history for United
Leading his side out at Wembley would be a major step from where it all began for Simon Rowland. Still only 34, Rowland is a seasoned campaigner in management after his own playing days were cruelly cut short by injury. In his first job at
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Hawks snap up winger
Whitehawk have snapped up exciting teenage Notts County winger Romello Nangle. The 19-year-old has joined the Hawks on loan for the rest of the season and will make his debut away to fellow Conference south strugglers Maidenhead tomorrow. Nangle
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Rebels stalwart Kennett calls it a day
Long-serving Worthing midfielder Paul Kennett has announced his retirement. Kennett has played more than 300 games in three spells for the Rebels after first joining at 18 after being released by Albion. He made a comeback to the squad for
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Albion are due a home win over Boro - but it might not be 6-4!
Albion are looking to send Middlesbrough home unhappy today – for the first time in 24 years. Mark Barham was on target when the Teessiders were last vanquished in Sussex. Boro have recorded three wins and two draws in their five subsequent
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Solar panels should be compulsorily included in plans for new buildings
Sitting under the canopies of Eastbourne and Brighton railway stations I thought, “What an excellent place for a solar farm. Who looks up anyway, except me?” Personally I think all new buildings, where possible, should have solar energy units built
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What's your XI to beat Boro?
Albion are hoping Leo Ulloa will help them get over a midweek bout of travel sickness today. The big striker missed their 1-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday due to a virus. But he looks set to return today as the Seagulls aim to score
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Pupils given detention for going on strike
Yesterday saw the fallout of Thursday’s school pupil strike with detentions and complaints from parents. More than 100 Brighton and Hove youngsters walked out of the classroom and congregated outside Churchill Square to protest against possible
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Mixed views over pedestrianisation
I refer to your article (The Argus, March 24) entitled “Make street a pedestrian area.” My wife is disabled and uses St James’s Street to shop. If it is made into a pedestrian area it will become yet another area which she can’t use. My wife
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Teachers without training is not necessarily a bad thing
It is possible that your correspondent Mr McMillan of Durrington, writing in The Argus on March 21, rather overstated his case against “unqualified” teachers in schools through his analogy with hypothetically unqualified surgeons in hospitals.
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Asbo child in jail a decade later
A baby-faced hooligan who was the youngest person in Sussex to receive an Asbo has been jailed ten years later for the same offence. Louis Theodorou appeared in The Argus aged 11 in early April 2004 after receiving an anti-social behaviour order
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School put into special measures
Senior management has been blamed for the failing of a secondary school, which has been put into special measures. An official Ofsted inspection report published yesterday said leaders and governors at Oakmeeds Community College in Burgess Hill
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School planning in Brighton and Hove
The council has a duty to plan and provide school places across Brighton and Hove (Letters, March 18). But the Government has said that all new schools must be a free school or an academy – which means that no new schools are local authority-run
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It’s all blind faith over Seven Dials roundabout
I was saddened but amused when I read your report of the three Brighton and Hove city councillors who participated in a “blind walk” in Hove, supporting the Guide Dogs charity (The Argus, March 19). Councillor Pete West reported that steering between
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Murderer fails with appeal of conviction
The former business partner of a missing father whose body has never been found has failed in his bid to have his murder conviction quashed. Daniel Alexander, of no fixed address but from Brighton, went to the Court of Appeal at the Royal Courts
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It's not all champagne and laps of honour! Gregory fires up Reds
Crawley’s players have been told to show what they are made of as they enter arguably their toughest run of games of the season. Reds travel to fourth placed Preston today and also go to Port Vale (11th), Brentford (2nd) and MK Dons (7th) in their
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Sporting successes in Sussex
The greatest cricketer of his age was often to be seen playing at an obscure privately owned ground deep in the heart of Sussex. Dr WG Grace struck up a surprising friendship with the third Earl of Sheffield, a bachelor who had a huge passion for
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Your interview: Patrick Lowe, education expert
JOE TANSEY, phone-in: In view of the hard work that governors put in and the amount of hours – often unsociable – that they put in, do you think they should be given allowances similar to councillors? PATRICK LOWE (PL): That’s a good question for
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High Weald to Rowland's Castle
1 - From the bus stop, or drop-off point, in Ashurst Wood walk west up Hammerwood Road for 200 yards, passing the village pub and shop, to arrive beside the Lewes Road. Cross, with care, and locate the footpath, to the right of a pair of white gates
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Signal box at Preston Park
Railway enthusiasts will appreciate this picture of the signal box at Preston Park, north of Brighton on the main line to London. The substantial signal box, pictured here in 1966, was closed in 1985 after a major signalling scheme for the line
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Oscar's challenge to his out-of-contract brigade
Albion boss Oscar Garcia has urged his players to forget about their futures and concentrate on the run-in. Only four of the team and four of the substitutes involved in Tuesday’s 1-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday are contracted to the club next
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Jake hails the older heads
Albion teenager Jake Forster-Caskey has paid tribute to the influence of Matt Upson. The veteran former England centre-half makes the 350th League appearance of his career against Middlesbrough at the Amex today after scoring the winner against
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I now pronounce you husband and husband
A Brighton guest house owner and a Hove-based dramatist have made history by becoming the first same-sex couple to be married in Brighton and Hove. Andrew Wale and Neil Allard became one of the first same sex couples to tie the knot in the country
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"Having kids made me a better stand-up"
Kerry Godliman is the sort of performer you feel you know better than you actually do. It’s partly down to her relatable stand-up routines about maxed-out credit cards and never-ending to-do lists; partly her acting roles – she excels in sympathetic
