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VIDEO: Victim of sex abuse priest speaks out

May 21, 2013

A woman from Kent who was abused as a child by a Sussex priest has said she wants him to be stripped of his title and his pension.
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Albanian shot in ‘family dispute’

May 21, 2013

A father shot in a street in Hove may have been killed as part of a possible dispute between two families, police believe.
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Seal becomes a tourist attraction

May 21, 2013

A grey seal which has turned up on a Sussex beach to moult becomes a tourist attraction.
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Village ‘could not cope’ with homes

May 21, 2013

A Sussex village does not have the infrastructure needed for a proposed housing development, campaigners say.
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Eastbourne’s Shields returns home

May 21, 2013

Eastbourne Eagles rider Adam Shields will not ride for the club again after returning to his native Australia.
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Swing bridge nearing completion

May 21, 2013

A £10m footbridge under construction in Shoreham is expected to open in September.
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G4S chief Nick Buckles steps down

May 21, 2013

Nick Buckles, the chief executive of Crawley-based global security group G4S, is to step down from his position at the end of May.
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Gay marriage plans set to proceed

May 20, 2013

Sussex Conservative MP Tim Loughton speaks out against proposals to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales, which are being debated by ministers.
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VIDEO: Paedophile priest acquitted in 1972

May 20, 2013

A priest who has been found guilty of child abuse also faced trial in 1972 when accused of similar offences, it has emerged.
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VIDEO: UK astronaut Peake to go into orbit

May 20, 2013

The UK astronaut Tim Peake says he is thrilled to have been given the opportunity to go to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Sex abuse priest jailed for 10 years

May 20, 2013

An Anglican priest who abused children in the 1960s and 70s is found guilty of 36 separate sex offences and jailed for 10 years.
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Escaped raccoon breaks back into zoo

May 20, 2013

One of a pair of raccoons which escaped from an East Sussex zoo is believed to have broken back into its enclosure.
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VIDEO: Retired priest guilty of sex abuse

May 20, 2013

An Anglican priest who abused children in the 1960s and 70s has been convicted of 36 separate sex offences.
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Child sex abuse victims not believed

May 20, 2013

Victims were beaten when they complained
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Sussex’s potential pleases Robinson

May 20, 2013

Sussex cricket manager Mark Robinson says his squad have the potential to keep improving after beating Derbyshire.
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‘Extreme weather’ prompts water plan

May 20, 2013

Reusing wastewater is included in plans by Southern Water to secure supplies over 25 years.
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Seaside town gets Ho Chi Minh statue

May 19, 2013

Statue given to town he is thought to have visited
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VIDEO: Hove shooting is ‘isolated incident’

May 19, 2013

Police think the shooting which led to the death of a 31-year-old man in Hove was an isolated incident.
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Crawley revamp ‘money well spent’

May 18, 2013

The £12,000 revamp of a town centre in West Sussex is "money well spent", a business leader says.
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Flood-prone areas get extra help

May 18, 2013

Some of the most flood-prone areas in West Sussex are to be given extra protection thanks to a government grant.
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Sussex complete victory at Derby

May 18, 2013

Sussex make short work of Derbyshire on the final day, taking just over an hour to seal a nine-wicket away victory.
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