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  • Mercy killing: Time to grieve

    The mother of a mentally ill woman killed by her father says the family can finally now start picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. James Lawson, 53, of Georgia Avenue, Worthing, walked free from Maidstone Crown Court yesterday with a two-year

  • Wheeler's Belgium bound

    THE Volkswagen Polo Rally Challenge heads for Belgium next weekend with 13 contenders set to contest the gruelling 12 Heures de Braine-le-Comte. It is the first time that the championship has ventured overseas and the Belgian rally, with its 93 miles

  • Caf's not to everyone's taste

    Squatters who have opened a new city cafe in a derelict building say their venture is all about quality of life. They also live in the building at Prince Albert Street, Brighton, and say they have received a good reaction from customers. But the cafe

  • Magpie's a better bet

    Refuse collectors have had problems ever since they took over the contract for Brighton and Hove in1999. Now it appears the firm can't even get it right when it comes to recycling paper left for collection outside people's homes. Sita collectors have

  • Rainer roars to victory

    CRAIG Rainer claimed class victory and a new lap record in the seventh round of the Ford Saloon Car Challenge at Cadwell Park last weekend. It was a terrific weekend for the Wealden Racing Team with Rainer winning class B and slashing three seconds off

  • The party's not over yet

    The Tories suffered their blackest day for years yesterday when they lost a second successive general election to Labour by a landslide. But there was a glimmer of good news for them when the results of the county council elections came in. In West Sussex

  • Jenman called up by England

    LEE Jenman has been selected for Young England. The 16-year-old Southwick Savages fighter has had to give up a sunshine holiday in Greece to compete. But the Junior ABA under-75kilo champion smiled: "I'd rather get hit in the face in the ring than lie

  • Sussex batsman KO'd

    Glen Read, the Sussex Second XI left arm pace bowler, was knocked unconscious when batting in the second innings as his side were beaten by Surrey in the championship match at Hove. Tail-ender Read was hurt when he ducked into a short delivery from pace

  • Davis double has Pears in a spin

    TWO wickets in successive overs for Mark Davis, including the crucial capture of Graeme Hick's prized scalp, has left Sussex's Championship match with Worcestershire perfectly poised. The South African-born off-spinner had Anurag Singh caught at silly

  • Expert digs for monster finds

    Bone collector Dr Ed Jarzembowski will be digging with the world's leading experts in the largest dinosaur dig in Britain. He will be working with a team of celebrity experts and their findings are to be screened live on television. Dr Jarzembowski of

  • Mum pulls kids from blazing car

    A young mother plucked her two children to safety when her car burst into flames as she was driving. Sarah Chaplin, 36, saw smoke coming from the steering wheel of her Vauxhall Astra as she drove along Worthing seafront. She stopped the car in Marine

  • Mercy killing: Time to grieve

    The mother of a mentally ill woman killed by her father says the family can finally now start picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. James Lawson, 53, of Georgia Avenue, Worthing, walked free from Maidstone Crown Court yesterday with a two-year

  • Wheeler's Belgium bound

    THE Volkswagen Polo Rally Challenge heads for Belgium next weekend with 13 contenders set to contest the gruelling 12 Heures de Braine-le-Comte. It is the first time that the championship has ventured overseas and the Belgian rally, with its 93 miles

  • Caf's not to everyone's taste

    Squatters who have opened a new city cafe in a derelict building say their venture is all about quality of life. They also live in the building at Prince Albert Street, Brighton, and say they have received a good reaction from customers. But the cafe

  • Sumpter back on podium

    SUSSEX driver Mark Sumpter returned to the podium at Croft after a storming drive in the GTO category in round five of the Privilege Insurance British GT Championship. Together with co-driver Shaun Balfe, reigning champion Sumpter clinched a highly pleasing

  • Magpie's a better bet

    Refuse collectors have had problems ever since they took over the contract for Brighton and Hove in1999. Now it appears the firm can't even get it right when it comes to recycling paper left for collection outside people's homes. Sita collectors have

  • Jenman called up by England

    LEE Jenman has been selected for Young England. The 16-year-old Southwick Savages fighter has had to give up a sunshine holiday in Greece to compete. But the Junior ABA under-75kilo champion smiled: "I'd rather get hit in the face in the ring than lie

  • Sussex batsman KO'd

    Glen Read, the Sussex Second XI left arm pace bowler, was knocked unconscious when batting in the second innings as his side were beaten by Surrey in the championship match at Hove. Tail-ender Read was hurt when he ducked into a short delivery from pace

  • Lewry to end two year wait

    JASON LEWRY is poised to make his first Sunday league appearance for nearly two years at Horsham tomorrow. Sussex's left-armer has been rewarded for some excellent Championship performances with a place in the squad for the crucial Norwich Union League

  • It's war over waste

    Residents are concerned after workers in a pilot recycling scheme picked up waste paper left out for their rivals. Barbara Hewitt spotted a Sita contractor taking old newspapers she had left outside her home in Prince's Terrace, Brighton, for rival recyclers

  • Councils fight over coast bill

    One Sussex council is suing another for allegedly failing to make proper payments for coastal protection work. Lewes District Council and East Sussex County Council are at loggerheads over the annual contributions from the county for sea defence schemes

  • Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing

    Dear Colin and Jenny: Just realised I've run out of postcards before getting to the bottom of my list, so I hope you're reading this. We're having a lovely time in Corsica. It's proving to be one of our most successful holidays. We've got sunshine, we've

  • Mum pulls kids from blazing car

    A young mother plucked her two children to safety when her car burst into flames as she was driving. Sarah Chaplin, 36, saw smoke coming from the steering wheel of her Vauxhall Astra as she drove along Worthing seafront. She stopped the car in Marine

  • Sumpter back on podium

    SUSSEX driver Mark Sumpter returned to the podium at Croft after a storming drive in the GTO category in round five of the Privilege Insurance British GT Championship. Together with co-driver Shaun Balfe, reigning champion Sumpter clinched a highly pleasing

  • Store chain creates 200 jobs

    More than 200 jobs are being created at Safeway superstores across Sussex. And the chain has hired professional actors to train staff in customer service while top-flight chefs have given catering staff tips on twirling pizzas and flame-frying noodles

  • Lewry to end two year wait

    JASON LEWRY is poised to make his first Sunday league appearance for nearly two years at Horsham tomorrow. Sussex's left-armer has been rewarded for some excellent Championship performances with a place in the squad for the crucial Norwich Union League

  • It's war over waste

    Residents are concerned after workers in a pilot recycling scheme picked up waste paper left out for their rivals. Barbara Hewitt spotted a Sita contractor taking old newspapers she had left outside her home in Prince's Terrace, Brighton, for rival recyclers

  • Man held over 'doughnut' graffiti

    Police swooped on a home and arrested a man in connection with "bouncing doughnut" graffiti attacks. Yesterday's raid followed a month-long police investigation involving the use of hidden surveillance cameras. The man was arrested in connection with

  • Squatters reopen disused cafe

    A group of squatters has opened a city caf - but they expect to be evicted shortly. The new venue, called It's All About The Quality Of Life, will only be open temporarily as the group is expecting the bailiffs to evict them. The squatters moved into

  • Councils fight over coast bill

    One Sussex council is suing another for allegedly failing to make proper payments for coastal protection work. Lewes District Council and East Sussex County Council are at loggerheads over the annual contributions from the county for sea defence schemes

  • Home Truths, by Jacqui Bealing

    Dear Colin and Jenny: Just realised I've run out of postcards before getting to the bottom of my list, so I hope you're reading this. We're having a lovely time in Corsica. It's proving to be one of our most successful holidays. We've got sunshine, we've

  • Store chain creates 200 jobs

    More than 200 jobs are being created at Safeway superstores across Sussex. And the chain has hired professional actors to train staff in customer service while top-flight chefs have given catering staff tips on twirling pizzas and flame-frying noodles

  • Rainer roars to victory

    CRAIG Rainer claimed class victory and a new lap record in the seventh round of the Ford Saloon Car Challenge at Cadwell Park last weekend. It was a terrific weekend for the Wealden Racing Team with Rainer winning class B and slashing three seconds off

  • The party's not over yet

    The Tories suffered their blackest day for years yesterday when they lost a second successive general election to Labour by a landslide. But there was a glimmer of good news for them when the results of the county council elections came in. In West Sussex

  • Davis double has Pears in a spin

    TWO wickets in successive overs for Mark Davis, including the crucial capture of Graeme Hick's prized scalp, has left Sussex's Championship match with Worcestershire perfectly poised. The South African-born off-spinner had Anurag Singh caught at silly

  • Expert digs for monster finds

    Bone collector Dr Ed Jarzembowski will be digging with the world's leading experts in the largest dinosaur dig in Britain. He will be working with a team of celebrity experts and their findings are to be screened live on television. Dr Jarzembowski of

  • Man held over 'doughnut' graffiti

    Police swooped on a home and arrested a man in connection with "bouncing doughnut" graffiti attacks. Yesterday's raid followed a month-long police investigation involving the use of hidden surveillance cameras. The man was arrested in connection with

  • Squatters reopen disused cafe

    A group of squatters has opened a city caf - but they expect to be evicted shortly. The new venue, called It's All About The Quality Of Life, will only be open temporarily as the group is expecting the bailiffs to evict them. The squatters moved into