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VIDEO: Endurance cyclist smashes world record in 4,008 mile Europe ride

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:10:26 GMT

An endurance athlete who cycled 4,008 miles across Europe in 22 days was this week back in Partridge Green celebrating with his parents.

Haywards Heath man involved in fatal collision

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:42:55 GMT

A man from Haywards Heath suffered minor injuries in a three vehicle fatal collision at Uckfield on Saturday (June 15).

Young mum hanged herself after losing custody of daughter and eviction from home

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:34:06 GMT

A young mum hanged herself in her bedroom after losing custody of her two-year-old daughter and being evicted from her home.

Join our Longest Day video project

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:24:09 GMT

What makes Sussex special? That’s the question we will be aiming to answer with our new exciting project - The Longest Day on Friday (June 21).

A29 shut near Billingshurst after traffic accident

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:05:02 GMT

A main road has been shut this evening (Tuesday June 18) following a serious accident near Billingshurst.

Assault on woman after flat burglary

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:38 GMT

A WOMAN was assaulted and a large amount of cash was stolen in a robbery in Worthing on Saturday.

Disappointment after college told it ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:18:46 GMT

Central Sussex College has been told it ‘requires improvement’ in its latest Ofsted rating.

Family’s anguish after residents are removed from nursing home

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:08:49 GMT

A Crawley woman has described the distress of not knowing where her mother will be sent after being removed from her nursing home.

Teen collapses after finding cat shot dead

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:01 GMT

A teenager has described how it felt to find her cat shot dead while she was out walking her dogs.

Horsham bus driver to walk 85 miles for bereaved children

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:07 GMT

A Horsham bus driver will walk 85 miles in under 24 hours for bereaved children this weekend in what is believed to be one of Isle of Man’s biggest fundraising events.

Farmers speak out over sheep massacre

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:45 GMT

A farmer and his son have been talking about the devastation caused to their flock by two dogs that went on the rampage, leaving 26 sheep dead or dying and one missing.

Fountain sprays over Water Lane

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:16:52 GMT

A FOUNTAIN sprayed higher than the tree tops when a valve was damaged – in Water Lane.

Free family fun in Haywards Heath

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:57:56 GMT

The Dolphin Leisure Centre in Haywards Heath is offering free family fun sessions this Sunday from 10am to 1pm.

Traditional summer fete to mark own ‘Diamond Jubilee’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:40:21 GMT

A traditional fete which dates back over 100 years will take place this weekend in Colgate and will mark the village hall’s 60th anniversary.

THE INTERVIEW: Sleepless nights for council leader charged with saving millions

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:40:06 GMT

By Theo Cronin

Romance is in the air in plans for Jack windmill

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:00 GMT

With two sweeps missing and a temporary crown, Jack mill is a dowdy relation to his pretty neighbour Jill but to borrow a phrase from the famous nursery rhyme, he is not in danger of “tumbling” down.

VIDEO: Ingfield Manor opens woodland area

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:15 GMT

The traditional cutting of a ribbon was replaced by snapping branches and twigs as students at Ingfield Manor School, Five Oaks, opened their Woodland Project last Friday.

A hundred and not out by a long way yet

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:00:04 GMT

Centenarian Dorothy Briegel celebrated her birthday with reminiscences of a lifetime spent in the town where she was born.

Fund to be set up in memory of boy who died after mirror fell on him

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:56:11 GMT

A four-year-old boy from Crawley who died after a mirror fell on him in a shop has been named as Austen Harrison.

VIDEO: Horsham’s Natwest 175 today

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:37:06 GMT

Horsham’s ‘historic’ Natwest bank branch in the Carfax celebrated its 175th birthday today.