Family of missing autistic man offer £10,000 reward

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The family of missing St Leonards man Piers Hopson, aged 35, are offering a £10,000 reward for his safe return.

Mr Hopson, who suffers from Aspergers, a form of autism, went missing from his home address in Southwater Road, St Leonards, on Monday 25 January, at around 2.30pm.

He said he was going for a walk 14 days ago, but...

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Villagers win the battle of the hill

Residents in Ticehurst holding a silent protest over an area of outstandingnatural beauty which is to have affordable homes built on it. SL1901101/1

CAMPAIGNING Ticehurst villagers are delighted at the rejection of a planning application to build housing on one of the village's most...

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'Stonegate mum should never have been on trial'

SUPPORTIVE: Ray Barfoot

"A SLEDGEHAMMER to crack a nut" was the damning conclusion of one Stonegate resident in the days following Kay Gilderdale's trial. The...

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High Street ban for ASBO girl

TROUBLEMAKER: Zoe Barton has been ordered off the street by court

A 15-YEAR-OLD girl has been banned from Heathfield High Street following a tirade of abuse in the town. Zoe Barton appeared at Eastbour...

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Mum acquitted of daughter's killing

"BRAVE": Lynn Gilderdale

A Stonegate woman who injected her desperately ill daughter with a cocktail of drugs has been acquitted of attempted murder. The jury...

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Fat's the way to ensure crematorium can cope

Fat's the way to ensure crematorium can cope

A £40 "fat tax" could be imposed on grieving families as the area's crematorium struggles under the strain of bigger bodies, the...

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Court told how ME sufferer was sexually assaulted

"BRAVE": Lynn Gilderdale

A desperately ill East Sussex woman, injected with a cocktail of drugs by her loving mother, feared hospitals after she was sexually...

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'Please don't kill our high streets'

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Businesses across Wealden's towns and villages have warned car parking charges will mean the death of the high street. Scrapping free...

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Sussex policeman charged with death of Uckfield man

Luke Bland

A Sussex Police officer has been charged with causing the death of Uckfield man Luke Bland. Stewart Chalmers, 30, was charged at Worthi...


Crowborough club chairman confident of survival

HEADS DOWN:  Dispirited Crowborough FC players leave the field 3-0 down at half-time in a match against Dulwich Hamlet which ended as a 7-0 drubbing  AH1511084/2

Crowborough Athletic Football Club is in financial crisis. A series of setbacks and its relegation from the Ryman League has cost the...

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High number of road incidents reported to Sussex Police overnight

Drivers struggle through the snow on Heathfield's roads.

Wet snow could be to blame for nearly 70 road incidents reported to Sussex Police overnight. The force has advised drivers to allow...

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It's after the Lord Mayor's Show for the Anvils

THIS was very much a case of after the Lord Mayor's Show for the Anvils, the 'show' itself being Tuesday's nights match against East Grinstead Town.

Down had booked their place in the semi-final of the John O'Hara League Cup with a 7-0 thrashing of their rivals, but came back to earth with this poor display against the league's second...

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Carney scores but limps off injured

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LEE Carney scored a vital penalty before limping off injured as Three Bridges took all the points from their trip to Mile Oak. The...

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Crawley take Lewes apart

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CRAWLEY romped to a nine try win over an enthusiastic, but ultimately poor, Lewes II team to further consolidate their position high in...

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Oaks keep the promotion dream alive with comeback

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OAKWOOD recovered from a goal and a man down on Saturday to record their second consecutive win, and keep alive their faint promotion...

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Wasps back to winning ways with fine display

WASPS ended a sequence of four successive defeats away from home with an excellent win against Garston. The Wasps put the visitors under pressure from the start with Laura Elliott hitting...

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Weird and wonderful wildlife bought to life at The Capitol

Chris Packham

DID you know there is only one truly blue bird? Could you guess that the oldest living things on earth are still thriving just around the corner?

Find out answers to these questions and more when wildlife expert Chris Packham appears at The Capitol, in Horsham, on Thursday March 4.

Never mind the Buzzards, which starts at 7.30pm,...

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Time to party with Gwen Dickey at The Hawth

Gwen Dickey

GET READY to party at The Hawth as Gwen Dickey, the voice of Rose Royce whose '70s classics include Car Wash, Wishing On A Star and...

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Sue Holderness on bringing Boycie And Marlene to Tunbridge Wells

John Challis and Sue Holderness have played Boycie and Marlene for 25 years

A ctors John Challis and Sue Holderness have been friends for many years. In fact, as Sue tells Go!, the couple have had the longest...

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Singer-songwriter Angie to perform at Grub

Angie Palmer

SINGER-songwriter Angie Palmer will be entertaining an audience at Grub Cafe and Music Bar on Saturday February 13, supported by Jono...

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Joe Strummer tribute in Crawley

ROCK LEGEND: Joe Strummer was the charismatic frontman for rock band The Clash

THE Clash are arguably one of the most famous British rock bands of all time, drawing huge crowds wherever they played. Crawley was no...

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