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Wilson appointed as Hastings United manager
Garry Wilson has been appointed as the new manager of Hastings United. Wilson will be joined by Danny Bloor at the Pilot Field. Wilson previously managed the club when it was Hastings Town and includes Eastbourne Borough and, most recently, Lewes
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Crowds flock to Hove Carnival for Samba beats, street funk and dogs herding ducks
Dancers moving to the beat of Brazilian samba music brought the carnival feel to Hove Park. Performers from Beleza Brighton, the samba dance school, got visitors to Hove Carnival in the party mood yesterday as they took to the arena with their
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Pupils sample the life of a zookeeper
THEIR school zoo might include iguanas, mongooses and potoroos – but students at Bede’s aren’t monkeying around. Pupils are experiencing life as a zookeeper at the school’s zoological society and animal management BTEC. The zoo was started
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Hospital evacuated as system overheats
AMBULANCES were turned away and some patients were evacuated from a hospital after the air conditioning overheated. Crews from West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called to Worthing Hospital when the fire alarm went off and ambulances were
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Pitch under scrutiny as wickets tumble at Hove
Matt Hobden produced career-best Championship figures to give Sussex a slight advantage after another bowler-dominated day at Hove. Hobden took 4-43 in a telling ten over burst before Rikki Clarke led Warwickshire’s fightback with an unbeaten 32
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The hidden talents of Bob Dylan
HE may be one of the most influential singer-songwriters of his generation – but in recent years Bob Dylan has traded in his guitar for a palette and easel. Henry Holloway reports BOB Dylan penned cross-generational anthems such as Like a Rolling Stone
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Prolific burglar back behind bars
A pensioner with a criminal career spanning half a century as one of the country’s most prolific burglars is back behind bars. Simon Berkowitz has been jailed for six years after he broke into a retired couple’s home just 16 days after he was given
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Big cat goes on diet as she seeks a new home
A PODGY puss who tips the scales at nearly twice her ideal weight has a double challenge ahead – shed the pounds and find a new home. Eight-year-old Muffin was taken in by Cats Protection’s adoption centre because her previous owner had moved and
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Outrage at official’s pay-off
A CHILD protection boss quit her job with a six-figure pay-off, only to be rehired straight afterwards on almost £1,000 a day. The Government’s deputy children’s commissioner Sue Berelowitz, who lives in Brighton with her husband, took voluntary
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Sussex hospitals could do better, says Care Quality Commission inpatient survey
HOSPITALS across Sussex could do better when it comes to the caring for patients who have to come in for treatment. The county’s three main hospital trusts were all given an average score in the latest national inpatient survey carried out by the
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Widow slams firm’s solar farm proposal
The widow of a farmer who once owned land now targeted as a site for a huge solar farm says her husband would be “turning in his grave” at the plans. Rosemary Usborne, 91, who still lives close to the proposed Tomkins Farm development in Chailey
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Brighton Festival: Margaret Atwood And Graeme Gibson, Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, Church Street, Sunday, May 24
That Margaret Atwood and her partner Graeme Gibson are passionate conservationists is in no doubt after Sunday evening’s Brighton Festival talk. But aside from Festival artistic director Ali Smith’s beautiful introduction, one could easily have
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Brighton Fringe: Nursing Lives, The Warren Main House, St Peters Green North, Sunday, May 24
Often modern theatre can be overly fussy – spending too much time thinking about complex themes and speech, forgetting the power of performance. At first glance Vamos Theatre were putting themselves at a disadvantage, eschewing all dialogue and
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Teenager first in Sussex to be convicted under new drug-driving law
A TEENAGER has become the first person in Sussex to be convicted under a new drug-driving law. Neil Scott-O'Connor was arrested at 12.50am on March 7 after his car was stopped in Nuthurst Place, Brighton. Officers could smell cannabis inside
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Rail services cancelled after driver stops train short of platform at Gatwick
A TRAIN that stopped short of its platform led to several cancellations for Bank Holiday travellers. The 6pm Southern service from Brighton to London Victoria stopped short of its 12-coach mark on platform four at Gatwick Airport yesterday.
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Two teens injured after hairspray can explodes in barbecue fire pit
TWO teenagers were badly burnt after a can of hairspray exploded on a barbecue. Ambulance services were called to the siblings, a 12-year-old-boy and a 14-year-old girl, at The Willows in Storrington this morning. A spokesman from West Sussex
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Hobden gives Sussex the edge
Matt Hobden cut a swathe through Warwickshire’s middle order to help give Sussex the upper hand at tea on the second day of their Championship match at Hove. Hobden took career-best Championship figures of 4-41 in ten hostile overs as Warwickshire
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Wells misses out as wickets continue to tumble at Hove
Luke Wells fell just short of a century as wickets continued to tumble on the second morning of Sussex’s Championship clash with Warwickshire at Hove. Wells was the ninth man out as Sussex were dismissed for 191 - having resumed on 140-5 – to give
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Super Eagles down the champions
Eastbourne inflicted Cradley's first defeat in 30 official fixtures at Arlington. The visitors pushed the Eagles all the way in a tense struggle in which Bradley Wilson-Dean starred with a 15-point maximum. His winning ride in heat 15 was sensational
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Seagull rescued from glass balcony after becoming trapped
FIREFIGHTERS were called to rescue a seagull trapped on a third-floor balcony. A crew used ladders to get up to the fourth storey of Hardwicke House in The Esplanade, Seaford. They were alerted by Seahaven Bird Rescue just before 6pm on Sunday
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Local Boy Teige might win Ninja Warrior UK
In the final of Ninja Warrior UK, due to be aired next Saturday 30th May at 7.30pm, the current leader Teige Matthews-Palmer was born in Brighton and trained on parkour street-running around the area. Teige got to the top of his Ninja heat and
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Olé Olé Olé Olé, Sevilla are heading for the Amex
Albion will complete their Championship preparations this summer with a showpiece friendly against Europa League holders and finalists Sevilla. The Spanish La Liga high-flyers visit the Amex on Sunday August 2 (4pm). It will be the final warm-up
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Robinson sets target after six of the best
Ollie Robinson has targeted a lead of at least 50 for Sussex after his landmark performance with the ball. The county’s inspired recent signing took best-ever first-class figures of 6-33 as they bowled out Warwickshire for 180 in the County Championship
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Colourful characters add some flavour to update of city game
YOUTUBE superstars and buskers dressed up as characters from The Muppets have both made it into the latest edition of the Brighton board game. Comic book creator Paul Stapleton believes he has created the “definitive” version of the BN1 game at
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New bishop pledges to ‘listen for a while’
THE new bishop of Arundel and Brighton says he plans to ‘listen for while’ and get to know the diocese better once he starts his new role next week. Bishop Richard Moth is due to be installed as the fifth bishop of the diocese on Thursday (May
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Gang brutally attack group in gardens
A GANG of teenagers attacked a group of people in Brighton’s Pavilion Gardens and “brutally” punched and kicked a woman who was knocked unconscious when she tried to step in and intervene in the attack. Witnesses told how the gang of up to five
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Toy shop staff voice fears over ‘stranded’ children
PARENTS are leaving children as young as one in a toy shop while they are in town. Staff at Toytown in Seaford are worried about the welfare of young children who are being left by themselves while their parents are out shopping. Owner Ginette
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Website reveals city’s treasures
IT MAY be an iconic landmark of Regency-era history, but 30% of Britons think Brighton Pavilion is actually the Taj Mahal. A survey has shown how many of us are ignorant of some of the most famous tourist destinations in the British Isles.
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Through the keyhole: Shepham Avenue, Saltdean, offers in excess of £575,000
An individual, and versatile detached home in a quiet location with breath taking views. Situated at the end of a cul-de-sac this six-bedroom property has two separate gated entrances. The first gives access to a paved and concrete driveway which
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Schoolyard brought to life
CHILDREN got to see their playground transformed into a colourful paradise thanks to a campaign by their parents and teachers. The playground at West Hove Infant School was given a makeover thanks to the efforts of the parent-teacher association
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Gang brutally attack group in gardens
A GANG of teenagers attacked a group of people in Brighton’s Pavilion Gardens and “brutally” punched and kicked a woman who was knocked unconscious when she tried to step in and intervene in the attack. Witnesses told how the gang of up to five
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Street artist up to his old tricks again
THE walls of Brighton have been used for the creative vision of a legendary street artist for the second time in a month. Hot on the heels of Blek Le Rat’s image of his son playing the violin in Bond Street, acclaimed Australian artist Rone is
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Artists make a splash with free festival exhibition
THE artists behind a free exhibition highlighting our use of water have hailed the “tremendous response” from visitors. Sound artists Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey made the trip over from Australia to put on Gauge at the Old Municipal Market
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Family pays tribute to father and artist
ONE of the pioneering artists involved with Brighton Festival has died. Brighton-based artist Kevin Fogarty, a veteran of Umbrella – the name previously given to the festival’s city-wide fringe events – has passed away, aged 71. He frequently
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Shocking facts of child anorexia
CHILDREN as young as 10 are being treated for eating disorders such as anorexia or bulimia. Thin celebrity role models, airbrushed images on photos and pressure from friends to be skinny have been blamed for youngsters developing dangerous eating
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Albion press for hardline stance on FFP rules
ALBION are set to fight any easing of Financial Fair Play penalties faced by relegated Queens Park Rangers. Chief executive Paul Barber says it would be a “double whammy” for clubs like the Seagulls who have stuck to the rules if Rangers are let