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A WOMAN who was injured when her motorbike collided with a car in Worthing has said thank-you to the people who helped her.

Harting villagers have mounted a 'Save our Loo' campaign after their public convenience was targeted by Chichester District Council's wide-reaching proposals to cut spending.

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VILLAGES should take more houses to relieve the pressure on Haywards Heath. The stark message emerged from a public meeting last Thursday where residents feared the town could become 'a concrete jungle' with too many flats to 'skew the social mix'. The meeting at Oathall Community College was organised by the town counc il in response to the ...

THE FRIENDS and family of tragic Doug Wildman, who died in a car accident, are joining forces a year after his death to raise money for charity in his memory.

A 61-year-old man from Petersfield, who had a history of alcohol abuse, collapsed and died in his flat.

NEW outline plans for 963 homes and a 'transport solution' have been submitted by Countryside Properties for the west of Horsham development south of Broadbridge Heath.

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THREE homes were targeted by arsonists in attacks between Broadwater and Worthing on Friday morning.

Two other people, Wendy Edwards, 40, of Haybourn Road, Brighton, and Sebastian Flynn, 20, of Ringmer Road, Worthing, pleaded guilty on the first day of the trial.

The mother of a teenage boy killed in a car crash is desperate to find out how he died.

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A BLUE light has been stolen from the roof of a response vehicle used for medical emergencies.

LOCAL groups providing services for people in the town are sharing in more than A 11,000 worth of grants from council tax payers.

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AFTER a three year campaign, consultant-led maternity services at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath have been saved from closure.

The Friends of Warden Park School are launching the Mid Sussex Festive Food, Drink and Gift Fair on Saturday .

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The family of a 14-year-old girl who died after becoming ill at a house party in Brighton have said "a shining light has been extinguished". Gabrielle Price suffered a cardiac arrest at the party in Birdham Road, Moulsecoomb, on Saturday and died five hours later in hospital.

It has been more than 60 years in the making but this week sees the South Downs finally become England's ninth national park.

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He has been mending and fixing clocks and pretty much anything he can get his hands on since he was five years old, and now he has got a whole chapel devoted to his beloved mechanics.

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A WORTHING couple had a lucky escape after they became trapped in their smoke-filled bungalow, following a suspected arson attack.

A man has been arrested after a robbery at a Coral bookmakers in Crawley. The raid took place at the shop in Gossops Parade, Gossops Green, at 8.55pm last night.

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CRIME in Adur has fallen by more than 10 per cent, according to statistics released by Sussex Police.

A DEBT collector and his sidekick who demanded money with menaces from a businessman to the tune of A 27 million have failed in bids to get their convictions for blackmail overturned on appeal.

The family of Megan Moore, the 16-year-old who died after slipping in her high heels and falling onto a railway track, have paid tribute to a "thoughtful and spirited girl". Megan Moore Photo: M. & Y. PORTSMOUTH Megan, from East Preston, near Angmering, West Sussex, was running alongside a train at Angmering station after she got out of one of the ...

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BEING told she had multiple sclerosis seemed like the end of the world for Joan Nash.

THERE were howls of protest when Worthing Council started to redesign the floral garden in front of Marine Parade's prestigious Heene Terrace.

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"It was good fun and at the end of the day it was something different and it was for a good cause" Nick Brewer, Gym Extreme A MARATHON kickboxing session in Worthing has raised hundreds of pounds for a young boy who is losing his battle with leukaemia.

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"PERVERSE" and "bizarre" a ' this is how one Worthing county councillor has described the price-hike proposed for on-street parking in the town centre.

EIGHT friends were made to hand over property after being threatened with a knife in a robbery in Clair Park, Haywards Heath on Thursday evening .

Two men have died in crashes on Sussex road in this morninga s bad weather. The first victim was killed after the car he was travelling in crashed with a milk van on the B2145 at Siddlesham, near Bognor.

A new housing development proposed for a site next to a road described by parish councillors as an 'infamous rat-run' has been given the go-ahead. Asov Choice Ltd sought permission to build 20 homes in Salthill Road, Fishbourne, at a meeting of Chichester District Council's southern area development control committee.

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EXPECTED changes among the majority Conservative group on Mid Sussex District Council were confirmed at a meeting of the council last night .

Being a play ranger must surely be one of the most fun yet challenging youth care jobs around.

A PENSIONER was taken to hospital after a collision in Eastern Road, Haywards Heath.

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LOCAL rail action groups are up in arms with rail authorities after it emerged that details of a flagship high speed train service is not listed in train timetable booklets.

The district council says there is an 'over-riding need' to introduce car parking charges in Selsey a ' but 4,647 residents say different.

Unanimous backing from councillors within Arun District Council has been given to a motion demanding urgent action on A27 upgrades.

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MID Sussex District Council is urging residents to return their canvass forms before the deadline on Monday, November 23.

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Crews at Worthing Fire Station have been so busy today they had to call for assistance from the town's retained firefighters.

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STUDENT teacher Laura Keating is celebrating winning a hat-trick of A 1,000 scholarships from the University of Brighton.

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"Granted, the job of the police in such cases is difficult, bordering on impossible, but their attitude as reported by several victims, amounts to 'what do you expect us to do about it?' " David Jackson By Chris Taylor A WEST WORTHING man has hit out at police "apathy" to vehicle crime in his road.

BURGESS Hill band Gypsy Switch has launched a single to help people whose lives are blighted by war.

Chichester has been labelled the most unaffordable place to live in the south-east of England.

An elderly man sustained life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car. An elderly man sustained life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car.

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A First Capital Connect train at King's Cross station, London. Photograph: Newscast/Ally Carmichael/PA Rail services on busy routes north and south of London were badly affected again today by driver shortages on First Capital Connect trains, as commuters took their frustration out online.

FLASH flooding has caused major problems for traffic in Horsham today . Brighton Road near Bennetts Field and North Street were virtually impassable one stage this afternoon.

FLASH floods have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to stock at The Builder Centre on the Bridge Road industrial estate in Haywards Heath.

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DANCERS are invited to take part in a contest to help people living with cancer.

The cinema, architecture and bygone days of Bognor Regis are the theme for a special event next week to help raise funds for the town's summer illuminations.

CARELINES have proved to be potential life-savers after fires within an hour of each other in Haywards Heath and Crawley this week.

Britain was braced for flooding and damage from gale-force winds as forecasters issued severe weather warnings about the worst storm of the year so far.

Detectives are convinced the answers to a gruesome unsolved murder lie outside Sussex.

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THE Herald/Gazette series Community Stars award winners featured in an eight-page special report which can now be seen online.

A man from Barnham who had his beard set alight as he slept on a train has spoken of how the incident has plagued the past year of his life.

Staff at Marks and Spencers in Haywards Heath tripled a fund-raising target. They raised nearly A 5,000 instead of an expected A 1500 as part of national fund-raiser. Their money was given to St Peter and St James Hospice near Wivelsfield Green.

Residents gathered at Little Gardens war memorial in Chichester on Sunday to pay their respects to the soldiers who have put their lives on the line for our country.

HORSHAM District residents aged 50 and over are being encouraged to contribute to the Senior Persons' Council.

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POLICE awards have been given to good citizens and police officers who have acted beyond the call of duty.

A CORONER has ruled that the death of a delivery driver in a collision on the A272 Sheet link road in January was accidental.

A 20-year-old woman has been charged with punching and biting a policewoman. Lauren Dougan, of Wick Street, Wick, was arrested just after 12.30am on Sunday , in Queen Street, Littlehampton, after police were called to reports of a disturbance.

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"We feel it right to review the decision in order to make sure we take everything into account before a final decision is made" Steve Waight, Worthing council By Brian Stephens WORTHING Council is reviewing its decision to sell off nearly 200 acres of agricultural land near Cissbury Ring.

PAY and display is coming to the Market Place car park in Burgess Hill in a few weeks.

The Hampshire Philatelic Federation's Howard White Trophy, has been won by the Petersfield and District Philatelic Society for the sixth time.

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Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Local Government Monday 9th November 2009 - 1:20pm Brighton launches new housing strategy to tackle 'studentification' problems A drive to improve neighbourhoods in Brighton & Hove with high numbers of students has been unveiled to curb problems blamed on 'studentification' such as noise ...

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A YOUNG woman is through to Crufts after proving her dog grooming skills at a national competition.

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A DOG had a lucky escape after it was rescued from a burning building in Goring today .

The younger generation joined in the Remembrance Day tributes across Mid Sussex today.

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TREES saved a crashing glider pilot from electrocution at a Sussex airfield. The plane's plunge earthwards was stopped by branches only inches from power cables in the miracle escape today .

Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at a Baptist Church on September 27, 2009 in Brighton, England.

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A FAMILY is counting the cost of an attack over Hallowe'en. Their car was badly scratched in an overnight attack near their home on the Priory Village estate in Burgess Hill.

IN service supporting the parents, partners and relatives of people who misuse drugs and alcohol has opened.

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A TEENAGER who "sent a pedestrian flying" and then drove off has escaped being sent to prison.

Easing the way for the Russian State Ballet Academy of Perm on their first UK tour will be Julia Ignatowa, the company manager.

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Chichester District Council's decision to throw out proposals for charging on Sundays in the city's car parks has been applauded by leaders of the campaign to keep parking free in Midhurst and Petworth.

A man who set fire to a train passenger's beard as he slept has been convicted of grievous bodily harm.

A 20-year-old Littlehampton man is due to appear in court at Chichester today , in connection with an incident in which another man suffered life-threatening injuries.

"It is such a tragic thing to lose a child that I just feel something good needs to come out of such a situation" Kelly Goddard By Alex Jenkins YOUNG mum Kelly Goddard, whose baby boy died from cot death has vowed she will not give up her fight for answers.

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A diabetes charity store has emerged as the overall winner of the Arun Business Partnership Awards.

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BURGLARS broke into a cottage in Southwick while its owners were on holiday. The house in Albert Road, Southwick, was broken into between 10am and 8.50pm on Saturday, October 31.

A SHOPLIFTER who thought he was "invincible" has been sent to jail after he was caught stealing just weeks after receiving a suspended prison sentence.

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As a painter, Annie Timothy thinks big. Big canvases filled with dramatic swirls of bold colours and confident, sweeping brushstrokes.

Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com in Environment and also in Communities Tuesday 3rd November 2009 - 3:44pm Hampshire hit by tornado - Met Office A tornado caused damage to cars and buildings today when it swept through Hampshire, the Met Office said.

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CHILDREN and adults have enjoyed a second cookery and healthy eating course. The drop-in session at Southwick library, in Southdown Road, Southwick, taught visitors how to make a fruit salad and a healthy salsa.

FREE bicycle bells will be given to seafront riders when Worthing's new western promenade cycle route opens around the beginning of next year.

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Nick Gibb has joined a group of residents fighting for a million-pound sewer line from Southern Water to address 'disgusting conditions' at a water pumping station at Elmer Sands.

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YOUNGSTERS several generations distant from the senseless slaughter of the First World War are helping to ensure those who gave their lives are not forgotten.

DRIVERS braved torrential rain in the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run today. One soaked crew is pictured passing through Burgess Hill en route to Brighton.

A LITTLE foal had a lucky escape this afternoon after firecrews rescued him from a fence.

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"I just want to say everything is fine. It wasn't his fault. I ran out in the road.