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  • The right drill

    This photograph of staff at the Academy Cinema in West Street Brighton was taken in about 1949-50. Trevor Chepstow of Brighton, who sent it, says: "I can only assume the man in the middle is the chief commissionaire and is demonstrating how

  • Tennis team mates

    Gordon Dean writes: "I am trying to contact two people, Robin and Ann (nee Mackintosh) Pritchard. "As well as being a cordon bleu chef at Fogg's restaurant in Litle Western Street, Ann also played in my tennis team at St Ann's Well Gardens in Hove

  • Sussex win championship

    Cricket fans celebrated a historic win after Sussex secured the double at Trent Bridge yesterday. Victory over Nottingham-shire in the final match of the season earned Sussex the County Championship for the second time in four years. The team, captained

  • Could a tip be coming to you?

    Sussex could be swamped with new landfill sites and rubbish tips as the county struggles to cope with burgeoning levels of household waste. Sixteen locations - all previously considered unsuitable for waste disposal - feature on a new shortlist of 22

  • Needles found in sandpit

    Drug addicts and drinkers are leaving children's sandpits and playgrounds littered with dirty needles and broken glass. Park wardens are now carrying out daily inspections and clean-ups of play areas in Brighton and Hove in an effort to protect youngsters

  • Mushrooms, not houses

    A huge fire at a mushroom factory has sparked fears it will be shut down and replaced by houses. Output at the plant in Thakeham, near Storrington, has been reduced by about 17 tons a week and has sent Heveco Mushrooms Ltd into administration. Thakeham

  • Gatting on sound footing

    Joe Gatting is on the comeback trail for Albion, thanks to the expertise of a former Seagulls striker. John Byrne, now a qualified podiatrist and chiropodist, has solved Gatting's foot problem with an inner sole. The 18-year-old centre forward is back

  • Winning title is getting tougher

    Relieved Chris Adams savoured his second Championship as Sussex captain and admitted: "This one was harder to win than the first." The county had to win three of their last four games to claim the title after looking odds-on favourites when they won