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Sussex well placed to win opener against Leicestershire
Sussex 361 and 364 Leicestershire 245 and 125-5 Leicestershire trail by 355 runs Sussex are well positioned to wipe out the 12-point deduction for their financial losses with a win in their opening fixture at Uptonsteel Grace Road, Leicester. They ended day three with a 355-run lead and Leicestershi...
Two men wanted by police
The police are asking for the public’s help to find two men. Sussex Police said Keenan James, 40, had breached the terms of his licence since being released from prison. He has short dark hair and is known to frequent Brighton and Bognor. Anyone seeing him is asked to call 999, quoting reference 4...
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Tree Festival photo competition opens for entries
A photographic competition organised by the annual Tree Festival is under way, organised by the Sussex branch of the countryside charity CPRE. The winner last year was of a hawthorn by a dew pond at Ditchling Beacon, with shots of trees in Preston Park, Brighton, among the entires. The organisers sa...
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A celebration of Neil Diamond on the Eastbourne stage
It’s A Beautiful Noise comes promised as The Definitive Tribute to Neil Diamond, returning with Fisher Stevens to Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre with a Spectacular Orchestral Edition on Friday, April 17.
Playing Henry VIII? It's all about the power stance!
It’s the stance, says Ethan Lawrence. Adopt the stance, feet apart, chest thrust forward, hands on hips, and you are 70 per cent there.
Community and councillors tackle graffiti hotspot
An end-of-terrace house in the Coombe Road area of Brighton has been given a fresh lick of paint after being repeatedly blighted by graffiti tagging. The Happy Mountain community group and Labour councillors Jacob Taylor and Amanda Evans joined forces for the job. They spent a morning tackling a num...
Robinson and Crocombe shine with the ball for Sussex
Sussex 361 (89.5 overs) and 149-3 (35 overs) Leicestershire 245 (65 overs) Sussex lead by 265 runs with seven wickets remaining Ollie Robinson’s pitch for an England recall could hardly have gone better as he and fellow pace bowler Henry Crocombe took five wickets each to keep Sussex firmly in con...
Chair of new South Central and South East Ambulance Group announced
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) are pleased to announce the appointment of Colin Dennis as the first group chair, providing unified non-executive leadership across both organisations.
Table tennis club offers lessons – and not just for the players
Brighton Table Tennis Club (BTTC) is somehow churning out gold-medal athletes while doubling as one of the city’s warmest community hubs. How do they do it and should other sports be following their example? Despite being founded as recently as 2007, BTTC has already produced athletes of the highe...
Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in March 2026
Sussex’s judges, juries and magistrates were busy in March.
South East Coast Ambulance Service delivers strong Category 2 response time performance
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is marking a strong improvement in Category 2 (C2) ambulance response times for 2025/26, achieved despite a significant increase in demand for emergency care.
Police hunt Brighton woman to return her to prison
Police have issued an appeal to the public for help finding a woman who they are looking to return to prison. They are trying to find Gemma Stacey Jackson who has a long history of drug problems. Sussex Police said: “We’re searching for Gemma Jackson, 43, who is wanted on recall to prison for br...
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Play explores the "spectacularly appalling mess the world is today" - Hastings
Leonie Wiffen is back on stage for the first time since her schooldays as she joins the Daytime Theatre Players for A Spectacular Interview by Lindsay Jayne.
Clark hits opening day century for Sussex at Leicestershire
Sussex 361 (89.5 overs) Leicestershire 15-1 (4 overs) Sussex lead by 346 runs Tom Clark hit a century for Sussex on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship for a second season in a row today (Friday 3 April). Clark took full advantage of being dropped in single figures as visitors Sussex...
Aerial photos show caravans and motorhomes parked on grass at Preston Park in Brighton
Caravans and motorhomes have been spotted parked on the grass at Preston Park in Brighton this afternoon (Good Friday, April 3).
Missing woman often seen in Brighton and Hove wanted on recall to prison, say Sussex Police
Sussex Police have announced that they are looking for a woman who is wanted on recall to prison.
Sussex-born restaurant chain teams up with ‘Potato Queen’ for limited-edition comfort menu
A popular restaurant chain, which originated in Sussex, is marking its 25th anniversary with a new celebrity collaboration centred around one of Britain’s favourite comfort foods.
Brighton road closed due to crash involving bus
A Brighton road is closed due to a crash involving a bus this morning (Good Friday, April 3).
County cricket – an antidote to many of sport’s ills... and everyone should give it a try
In a world of hyper-capitalist greed, county cricket offers escapism to a simpler time