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Eagles share the points around to beat Swindon
Eastbourne shared out the points and heat wins as they cruised past Swindon tonight. Eagles had four 5-1s as they won 54-37 against a Robins side missing star man Peter Kildemand. Reserve Lewis Blackbird top-scored with ten points, including
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UPDATE: Mystery still surrounds phantom windsurf board
A phantom windsurf board which was picked up off the coast remains a mystery after the coastguard called off its search. Eastbourne RNLI were called out at about 2pm after a passing vessel picked up a windsurf board which was fully intact. Two
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Search underway after windsurf board washed ashore
The coastguard is out at sea looking for the potential owner of a windsurf board that washed ashore. Two boats and a helicopter have been searching the area off the coast of Eastbourne for about 40 minutes, but so far the search has not produced anything
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Elderly residents victims of distraction burglary spate
Elderly residents have been the victims of a spate of distraction burglaries. Sussex Police is appealing for more information about several crimes in Brighton and Hove and Crowborough and officers are urging people to be extra aware. In Freshfield
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Eagles boss says Timo has toughened up
Timo Lahti has been told he is developing a meaner streak this season. And it might have something to do with the fact he is fighting for his team place. The young Finn looks to build on his paid-14 last time out at Arlington, in the 61-30
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Teams prepare to tackle the Big Beach Clean-up
The city’s beach lovers are pledging their support to help clean up after the bank holiday. The Big Beach Clean-up, being organised by The Argus, will see teams of volunteers from across the city meeting up on Tuesday morning. James Cryer, media
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Albion fan Cox has bounced back all the way to Wembley
Dean Cox wants to feel on top of the world– four years after he hit rock bottom when he left Albion. The Sussex boy and former Seagulls wideman is heading to Wembley with Russell Slade’s Leyton Orient in tomorrow’s League One play-off final.
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Sussex in UK's top five for missing people
Sussex has been revealed as having the fifth highest number of missing people in the UK. A new report by the UK Missing Persons Bureau states that 12,116 people were reported missing in the county between 2011 and 2012, the most recent statistics
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Comment: Watching cricket will never feel the same again
The saddest thing about the match-fixing allegations which have engulfed Sussex this week is that it has changed the way I will look at cricket forever. I have never been naive enough to think that the game was purer than pure in the past – Hanse
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Rare albino squirrel caught scrapping with grey counterpart
A lucky photographer captured a one in 100,000 shot when he snapped a picture of an extremely rare albino squirrel. The white furred and pink eyed critter was spotted scampering up a tree chasing one its grey counterparts by The Argus photographer
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Wheelchair taxi policy is admirable but not ideal for all disabled people
Brighton and Hove City Council’s policy of planning for the conversion of all taxis to be able to take wheelchairs is admirable but has little understanding of all disabilities. I for one am short and getting shorter by the day due to oesteoarthritis
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Honour for cardiac campaigner
A fundraiser received a national award for striving to place life-saving technology in schools and organisations across his area. Tony Parris, 73, received the award for his commitment to installing defibrillators across Burgess Hill to help combat
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Fire started by crystal ball
Firefighters were called to extinguish a fire which was started by a crystal ball. The crew from Hove Community Fire Station were called to Lancing Preparatory School in The Droveway, Hove, at about 7pm to deal with a classroom that had been filled
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Labour celebrates after gains in local elections
THIS year’s local elections have generated more debate and hype than for many years. Coupled with the European elections, thousands of people turned out in voting booths across the county to decide who they wanted to represent them on their local council
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Billions of barrels of oil sat under Sussex
Sussex is sat on a massive oil field that could lead to fracking all over the county. A new report published yesterday by the British Geological Survey (BGS) revealed there could be more than eight billion barrels of shale oil under the Weald basin
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Morris dancing still such a wonderful relic of pagan England
It was good to read Ben James’s excellent article in Looking Back (May 20) about Morris dancing. It was so refreshing at a time when this wonderful relic of our old English pagan religion is so often disparaged and laughed at – by the English themselves
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Albion player awards should be held on the Amex pitch
I really hope the Brighton and Hove Albion Player of the Year awards are held on the pitch of the Amex stadium next season, instead of at a sit-down dinner. It’s wrong that the Albion has done this now for two seasons, denying all the fans the
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Sussex singer hopeful of Britain's Got Talent final spot
A Sussex singer who busked his way through college is waiting to hear if he will get a shot at winning Britain’s Got Talent. Richard Hadfield, 20, a labourer from Portslade, is part of operatic five-piece Collabro, who are second favourites to
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Don't visit A&E unless necessary - health bosses say
PEOPLE are being asked to stay away from an accident and emergency department over the busy bank holiday weekend unless they have a serious problem. Health bosses are asking people with minor illnesses and injuries to consider the alternatives
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Brain tumour teen sets up campaign to help others
A teenager who has been battling a brain tumour for five years has launched a campaign to help others. Tyler Murphy, 17, was diagnosed with a tumour when he was 12 and has spent the last few years in hospitals across the south east. Despite
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Green council should use its time to sort out our own pressing issues
With a big hole in our seafront road still causing traffic congestion, and rubbish continuing to blight our streets, it is good to know that the Green council is devoting time and energy into eco-flush toilets (The Argus, May 20). With all of the
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Travellers on Preston Park - enough is enough
On walking through Preston Park last Thursday, I saw travellers have arrived once again. On my way home, I saw that their bins have been delivered. I noticed a builder’s van (white, brand-new) and a top-of-the-range white Mercedes parked right
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New Albion boss must build from the back
Albion's next boss will have to rebuild from the back following the departure of player of the season Matt Upson to Premier League newcomers Leicester City. The 35-year-old former England centre-half has signed a one-year deal with the Foxes which
