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  • Seafront scheme 'will still be built'

    The developer behind a £290 million seafront sports and housing project criticised by Government advisers has insisted it will still be built. English Heritage and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) said parts of Karis

  • Thieves steal 50 birds

    Burglars broke into a bird-keeper's shed and stole dozens of canaries and hawks. A Harris hawk was among the 50 caged birds stolen from keeper Janet Jeffrey. Mrs Jeffrey, 49, is desperate for the return of her birds, especially the hawk, a bird of prey

  • "dirty tricks' calim in seal row

    A battle over a zoo's plans to exhibit two seals has been soured by allegations of dirty tricks. Parties on both sides of the debate about Brighton's Sea Life Centre have accused each other of foul play. The centre has claimed protesters are handing out

  • Victim's artery slashed in fight

    Two men underwent emergency surgery after bottles were smashed in their faces in a street fight. One man suffered a cut to an artery in his neck and the other was cut to the bone in his jaw. Both suffered massive blood loss. Last night their conditions

  • King Alfred scheme 'will go ahead'

    The developer behind a £290 million seafront sports and housing project criticised by Government advisers has insisted it will still be built. English Heritage and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) said parts of Karis' plans

  • Two injured after collisions

    Two people were seriously injured in separate road crashes yesterday. A 20-year-old woman and a car collided outside a camping shop in London Road, Brighton, at 2.30pm. The road was closed and traffic was diverted while paramedics treated the woman. She

  • Hotel roof crash drama

    PART of a seafront road was evacuated last night as the roof of a £1.5 million three-star hotel caved in. There were serious concerns the Sackville Hotel in Hove could collapse entirely, throwing hundreds of tons of masonry and scaffolding onto the seafront

  • Thunder fancy big test

    Gary Smith today told his double-chasing Worthing Thunder team: "This is your stage." League-winning Thunder tackle No. 2 seeds Reading in what promises to be a close-fought English Basketball League play-off final at the NIA in Birmingham tomorrow (3pm

  • Mushy wants ton of wickets

    Mushtaq Ahmed produced his best bowling performance for Sussex, then set his sights on taking 100 Championship wickets again. The brilliant leg spinner was the last bowler to achieve that feat when he took 103 in 2003. He has ten from two games after

  • McShane is top Seagull

    Paul McShane has romped away with Albion's player of the season award. The young centre half, signed on loan from Manchester United in August, received more than half of fans' votes in the annual poll. McShane was the runaway winner on 58 per cent, well