Pagham had to wait until the very last minute of normal time before claiming a 2-1 victory in this hotly contested game with Lingfield at Nyetimber Lane.

It was super-sub Harry Prisk that grabbed the glory with a crisp drive at the end of a second half that swung both ways.

The game started with Pagham dominant all over the park but particularly in a new-look midfield. The first real action came in the 11th minute when the Lions took a deserved lead. Howard Neighbour turned the ball in from close range after Dan Simmonds, playing in central midfield, had turned the Lingers defence inside out.

In the 32nd minute Neighbour was booked for ungentlemanly conduct, which was Pagham’s first real setback of the game. Five minutes later and the first of many dubious decisions went against the home side when the eccentric referee gave the visitors a very contentious penalty for a foul inside the area. Sam Clements sent Pagham keeper Jordan Matthews the wrong way and it was 1-1.

Lingfield should have been awarded a second penalty when a clear foul inside the box was completely ignored by the referee, much to the relief of the Pagham contingent. Right on half-time Simmonds was booked by the ref for continually arguing over decisions.

Ten minutes into the second half, Lingfield substitute David Heaton was sent off for a second bookable offence having been harshly booked before the break. He had, though already got away with a nasty challenge before his second booking, only being told not to do it again.

Just after the hour, Daryl Wollers saw a yellow card for a foul on the edge of the Lions box, but fortunately the kick went straight into the defensive wall and was cleared.

Lions can't stop Newhaven's title bid
Pagham brought Prisk and Andy Chick on for Liam Brady and George Bingham in an attempt to refresh things, which it certainly did. The Lions started to dominate once again and Prisk and Simmonds (twice) could have put the home side back in front but their shots went wide or high over the goal.

Johan van Driel came on for Neighbour as the Lions pressed for a winner, but Lingfield were still very dangerous on the break, with Naseem James missing three very good chances, one an absolute sitter.

Loxwood let in six at Pagham
It was Pagham that finally took the lead in the 89th minute when Prisk buried his shot in the corner from the edge of the box, having been set up by Wollers.

There was still time for the ref to miss a blatant handball by a Lions defender right on the edge of the penalty area before the whistle went to give Pagham a well-deserved and important three points.

Pagham: Matthews, Williamson, Hands, R Davidson, Wollers, Horncastle, Bingham (Chick), Neighbour (van Driel), Simmonds, Murfin, Brady (Prisk). Subs not used: Ashmore, Selby.

Pagham visit Arundel on Tuesday night and host Eastbourne Town next Saturday.

On the face of it, a 1-1 home draw with lowly Little Common looks like a disappointing result for Hassocks.

But given the lengthy absentee list faced by Mark Dalgleish, the Robins will probably be happy with the point that Liam Benson’s late leveller salvaged for the them at the Beacon.

Four of the stars from last week’s stunning 1-0 success away at title chasing Newhaven were missing for the visit of relegation-threatened Common.

Phil Johnson and Harry Mills were unavailable while Spencer Slaughter and George Brown both had to sit this one out through suspension.

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Last season, so many high-profile absentees would have been an almost unrecoverable blow for Hassocks, but it says much for the work that Dalgleish has done on the transfer front over the past year that he was still able to name a squad packed with quality – which included two new signings.

They were both familiar faces to the Beacon faithful, Lewis Westlake appearing as a substitute following his return to the club from Loxwood while Jack Rowe-Hurst’s start made Hassocks the fourth different Premier Division side that the young attacker has played for this season.

Rowe-Hurst in particular is a quality addition and he was well in the running for the man-of-the-match

accolade with a performance that reminded home supporters of the talents they were treated to during his previous spell with the club, when he scored twice in 15 appearances in the second half of the 2016-17 season.

It was Common who made the brighter start, perhaps as a result of the changes which had swept through the Hassocks line up, and Harvey Blake had to make a crucial block inside of two minutes from Jamie Crone.

Unfortunately, Blake injured himself in doing so and had to be withdrawn, effectively making it five changes from the win at the Trafalgar Ground, with Jordan Badger taking Blake’s place.

Common’s opener arrived just prior to the 15 minute mark and it came from a corner with plenty of questions to be asked about Hassocks’ marking.

Wes Tate swung the ball over to Lewis Parsons whose header back across goal was nodded in Lewis Hole from close range.

One nearly became two when Tate’s pass split the home defence but Crone could only hit the side netting from a tight angle after Green did well to force him wide.

Visiting goalkeeper Matt Cruttwell was called into action for the first time when palming away a Rowe-Hurst shot that looked destined for the top corner.

Common fashioned two more opportunities just before the break, Sam Ellis firing over and Tate seeing a

header blocked on the line by Will Broomfield.

Common suffered an injury blow of their own at the interval as the impressive Crone was forced off with Adam Smith entering the action.

Smith’s first task was to watch Hassocks nearly equalise, Benson only being denied by a brilliant point blank save from Cruttwell before an equally impressive block on the line kept out the follow up.

That set the tone for the second half and it was all the hosts from that point on as a succession of dangerous corners followed.

One of those ended up in the back of the net via a flicked header but was controversially ruled to be offside.

If Hassocks were miffed by that decision then they were incensed shortly after when Liam Ward appeared to virtually catch a goalbound effort in the six yard box but no penalty award was forthcoming.

What was coming though was the equaliser and it duly arrived with 10 minutes remaining.

Common were caught out by a quickly taken corner which fell to Benson who scrambled home at the near post.

Hassocks: Green; Tighe, Broomfield, Jacques, Blake; Bull, Enticknap, Rowe-Hurst, Stokes; Benson, Littlejohn

Subs: Badger, Lindsey, L Westlake (used).

When it comes to family days out, there is nowhere that comes close to the zoo for providing good old fashioned wholesome fun for so many of us.

The zoo is where the vast majority of urban dwellers first clap eyes on an exotic creature which, if like me, you hail from somewhere such as Stockport, could easily be anything other than a pigeon or a three legged dog. There aren’t many places that are as joyfully madcap as the monkey house and nothing comes close to replicating the peculiar odour that emanates from the zoo’s elephant quarters.

Trips to Chester Zoo back in the early 1980s form some of my earliest memories and I dare say that is the case for many born during an era dominated by corduroy and Noel Edmonds as, back then, theme parks weren’t really a thing.

But not everybody loves zoos and the brand of entertainment that they represent, a fact evidenced by the almighty fuss that was created during last week’s half term when television cameras and journalists descended on Dartmoor Zoo in Devon.

This particular zoo is now seared into a nation’s consciousness as canny bosses are giving paying customers the chance to play tug -of-war with a ruddy great lion or tiger, which are now regularly fed a piece of meat attached to a rope.

The aforementioned customers, aged as young as eight, then join forces to take on the big cats and, from what we have seen and read, usually come off second best. It is certainly not something that I would fancy shelling out £15 for but the punters I saw interviewed on the news were positively giddy with excitement after their really wild workout. The idea has been passionately defended by the attraction’s owner Ben Mee, who you may remember was played by Matt Damon in the film adaptation of his book, We Bought A Zoo.

Mr Mee says he sought the advice of vets and other animal experts who, he says, are adamant that it isn’t cruel and exercises muscles that the cats would only tend to use in the wild.

Not every animal lover has bought this explanation and, of course, the obligatory online petition, an often meaningless measure of public feeling given that they are so easy to fill in digitally.

The argument of these protesters is that the act of people attempting to wrestle away the big cats’ dinner in the name of fun strips these proud beasts of their dignity. This is the heart of most arguments made against zoos by people who think that the only place where such creatures should be seen is in the wild.

This is a view held by PETA, the animal rights organisation, which also made headlines last week when it took great exception to Google celebrating the birthday of the late, great Australian animal conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin. PETA released a statement on social media, condemning Google’s doodle tribute, claiming that Irwin, who was killed by a stingray 13 years ago, invaded the space of wild animals by harassing them.

The ire directed at PETA, which once represented a monkey in a selfie copyright lawsuit, was ferocious, such was the level of affection for Irwin right across the globe.

Yes, animals have a right to mind their own business, but it wasn’t for zoos and characters such as Irwin, the natural world would be a mystery to many.

Psychedelic and familiar but a false Dawn.

It hasn’t even been a year since the release of the excellent Far Cry 5 and here we sit with what is know as a ‘narrative sequel’ in our laps, Far Cry New Dawn.

Bursting with colour, in almost pop art style, there is a psychedelic look and feel to this iteration of the hugely popular series.

Spoiler alert: The story is set 17 years after the events of Far Cry 5. After the nuclear exchange known as “the Collapse” devastated the world, survivors attempt to rebuild the community in Hope County.

Their efforts are threatened by the Highwaymen, a roving band of organised bandits. With few other choices, the survivors form an alliance with New Eden - the remnants of the Project at Eden’s Gate - despite knowing that they may represent a greater threat than the Highwaymen themselves. The Deputy returns from FC5 as does main protagonist Joseph Seed. You take on the role of Captain and form part of a group that travels the country assisting other survivor groups in need.

I should say from the get go I am a huge Far Cry fan who still finds the exploration and progression system of the franchise utterly engrossing in FCND.

They say familiarity breeds contempt. And that certainly seems to be the case looking at other reviews since FCND launched on PS4, XB1 and Windows earlier this month.

It is true, to a degree this does feel like a DLC expansion. Not enough has been done to change the environment and make it interesting enough for a standalone title.

Personally I welcomed the diluted RPG element as I am not an RPG fan - but that will undoubtedly grate on a large section of gamers.

Unfortunately it seems indicative of the wider game too. Everything just feels a bit diluted and the usual time and care put into Far Cry titles is missing.

The storyline and narrative leaves a lot to be desired too. The reworked openworld is cool and fun/rewarding to explore in equal measure.

And there are some superb new elements to make things interesting. Human superpowers eventually make combat thrilling and the expeditions are the game’s crowning achievement as they really offer Ubisoft the chance to show off their best-in-class world design.

There are so many ambitious ideas in New Dawn but it seems they were not fully realised as they would have been with a bigger timeframe for the latest release.

With the next generation of ever more powerful consoles looming on the horizon perhaps we are seeing the first seeds being planted of greater things to come in the next couple of years.

Far Cry New Dawn is still a thoroughly enjoyable playthrough. I imagine Far Cry games always will be.

I guess what takes the edge off here is the nagging feeling that it could and probably should have been so much more.

A small contingent of Bognor’s Tone Zone Runners made the journey to Whiteways on the South Downs for the Glatting Beacon 5.

It is an off-road race up to and around the beacons before the fast decent back to Whiteways car park, which is south of Bury.

First home for the club and second overall was Byron Kearns, who secured second place overall with a time of 32min 54sec.

Next home for the club was Stan Mack returning from injury and finishing in 42.52, just ahead of Tony Holcombe in 43.31.

Donna Strowger was the first lady home for the club in 45.54. Debs Pacey and Lisa Robinson ran 53.10 accompanied by their four-legged friends.

Charlotte Seaton and Rebecca Nichols finished in close proximity crossing the line in 54.06 and 54.32 respectively. Chris Seaton, Lesley Ward and Sarah Spurr all broke the one-hour mark in times of 57.56, 57.59 and 58.22

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* Two Chichester Runners & AC athletes were at the Sussex indoor athletics championships at Sutton Athletics Centre.

With both just coming off a block of heavy winter training, performances were predictably slightly under par.

Fleur Hollyer (under-17) recorded 8.48sec in the 60m, and Rachel Laurie (under-20) clocked 8.60sec for fifth spot in her final of the 60m.

Both will be competing in the England indoor championships at Sheffield.

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Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga insists his refusal to be substituted in Sunday's Carabao Cup final was not a display of disrespect to manager Maurizio Sarri. (Various)

Here is today's Rumour Mill.

Sunderland and Newcastle United have both been linked with a swoop for Hartlepool United youngster Josh Hawkes.

The 20-year-old has been in dazzling form this season, and TeamTalk claim the North East duo are keeping a watchful eye on Pools prospect.

Middlesbrough, Huddersfield, Burnley and Sheffield United are among the other sides linked with a swoop for Hawkes.

Similar stories emerged this time last year, where reports suggests Sunderland and the Magpies have been monitoring his progress for a long time.

Bristol Rovers defender Tom Lockyer admitted he was disappointed to see Portsmouth striker James Vaughan escape FA action following an alleged punch last Tuesday.

The pair clashed in Pompey’s home draw with Rovers, where Gas boss Graham Coughlan described the incident as an Anthony Joshua-style punch.

“I don’t want to talk too much about it but he knows what he’s done,” he told Bristol Live. “I’ve seen it back and I’m not sure how there’s no action being taken.

“I saw the one with Calvin Andrews, when he got a 12-game ban and I can’t tell you what’s much different.

“Obviously it’s a bit disappointing because I feel, if that was one of us, there would be action taken.

“So for whatever reason they haven’t so that’s just something we’ve got to accept and move on.”

Barnsley could face a battle to keep hold of Liam Lindsay in the summer, according to The Sun.

The defender has featured in 31 of the Tykes' League One fixtures this season as they currently occupy an automatic promotion place.

And should the Daniel Stendel’s men achieve promotion to the Championship, the 23-year-old will reportedly be available for around £2.5million.

Aston Villa have been credited with initial interest in the ex-Partick Thistle man, who made 42 second-tier outings last term.

In League Two, Crawley Town defender Lewis Young has heaped praise on Manchester United loanee Matty Willock.

The 22-year-old forward made his first Crawley start this weekend after completing his loan move last month, and Young feels he will only improve Reds' quality going forward.

He told the Crawley Observer: "Matty was at the Arsenal academy with my youngest brother (Kyle Young) so he's played with three of us now (played with Ashley Young at Old Trafford).

"I thought he was brilliant today. He was unfortunate that he started to tire before the end and that's why he was taken off. He really showed his quality.

"If he can keep doing that over the next 11 games, we've got a fantastic player on our hands."

Jess Breach made it 16 tries in six appearances for the senior England women's rugby team as she helped them to a big win over Wales in their Six Nations campaign.

England continued their perfect start to the campaign with a 51-12 bonus-point win against Wales at Cardiff Arms Park.

The Red Roses made seven changes from the win over France, but the cohesion was there straight away as they opened the scoring in the second minute when Sarah Bern hit a powerful line off Katy Daley-Mclean's inside ball and broke two tackles before rolling over and dotting down.

Former Pulborough and Chichester RFC youngster Breach finished off a flowing move out wide, Marlie Packer crossed off the back of a driving maul, before some lovely footwork by Bern saw her cross for her second and the bonus-point inside half an hour.

Following some wonderful offloading by the backline, Breach added her second when she handed off and broke through before Wales wing Jess Kavanagh stepped off her wing for their first points, but England led 29-5 at the break.

In a much tighter second half, it took until the 60th minute for England to go over again as Catherine O'Donnell got low and powered over from the back of a ruck.

Another England game - another two tries for Breach
Breach helps England beat Ireland
A break from deep by Daley-Mclean saw England work the ball to Abby Dow and the wing did superbly to beat three defenders and race in, before Sarah Beckett stepped inside the defensive live to sprint in under the posts.

Wales got a late consolation score from close range through Cerys Hale, then in the final play of the game Daley-Mclean side stepped from five metres out for England's ninth try.

England have now won four games in a row against Wales in the Six Nations and move back top of the table on 15 points, three ahead of unbeaten Italy who they play in round four at Sandy Park, Exeter.

Since her return from the England sevens programme, Breach has continued her outstanding try scoring record for the Red Roses as she has scored in each of the three Women's Six Nations games so far.

After six tries on her debut against Canada in November 2017, the Harlequins Ladies wing has scored in every England game she has featured in and she is up to five for the tournament this season. Breach, who also had a try ruled out in the first half from a crossfield kick, has now scored 16 tries in her six caps.

England head coach Simon Middleton: “We’re really pleased with the result – to score 50 points in any game is impressive but to score 50 today is testament to some skilful play and down to staying in the game and overcoming some frustration to finish strong.

“Wales were incredibly strong and when they had the ball it was so difficult to get it back off of them so we really had to work for it.

“We’ll celebrate a great win tonight and then we’ll relax and recover before moving our focus to Italy.”

See more on the England women's team here

With comedy gigs, food festivals and countryside fun, there is something for all the family around Worthing this springtime.

Find the perfect spring activity here at the Herald’s online guide.

From theatre shows to food festivals, crafts to countryside, there’s fun and interest for all the family in Chichester this springtime.

Find the perfect spring activity here at the Observer’s online guide.

The stars of the Southwick Players’ 2018 season were lauded at the annual SPOSCARS awards ceremony on Saturday evening.

Members voted for their personal favourites of the year from the four performances, The Turn of the Screw, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Corn is Green and Cinderella

A warning has been issued to Horsham residents over a new council tax scam.

Horsham District Council said it had been alerted to bogus emails being sent out to people across the district claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs.

The emails state the receiver has overpaid on their council tax and contains links to websites to claim a refund.

The council has confirmed the emails are not genuine and has urged residents to delete them.

A spokesman said: “We’ve been made aware of a scam email claiming to come from HM Revenue and Customs about Council Tax refunds. This is not genuine and if you receive it, please delete it immediately. Please share this to make your family and friends aware.”

For more on how to identify scam emails visit https://www.gov.uk/topic/dealing-with-hmrc/phishing-scams

After Rick Fraser, chief medical officer at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, told us that mental health services were ‘underfunded and overstretched’ with the number of under 18s being referred at a five-year high, we spoke to some of the organisations working to support young people in our communities.

Crawley Community & Voluntary Service

Charity Crawley CVS told us that children and young people’s’ mental wellbeing is a ‘priority area’ for Healthwatch West Sussex.

It said it is currently developing some engagement tools with young people and will shortly be working with Crawley College, ‘to understand from young people what helps them to stay mentally well, what support is needed, and where the challenges are in getting this support’.

A spokesman added: “There is to be an independent review of Sussex-wide support for children and young peoples’ emotional and mental wellbeing support, and our aim is input what we hear into this review and influence the outcomes accordingly. We understand a panel for this review is still being set up and we are pushing for more information around this work.”

abandofbrothers

The Crawley branch of abandofbrothers works with troubled young men to give them a life full of connection, purpose and meaning.

Commenting on the pressures on our mental health services, mentor Darren MacDonald said: “Our purpose is to mentor and support young men (18-25) who are not where they wish to be in life.

“Originally this started as support for young men who were in the Criminal Justice System but is more widely encompassing due to our links with local community groups such as the Open House.

“As part of the mentoring, we meet the young men on a one-to-one basis weekly and discuss their goals and ambitions and support them to achieve them - whether that be getting a place to live, a job, re-building a broken relationship with family and/or friends.”

Darren said the amount the group has signposted mental health support has ‘increased dramatically’ during the five years he has been there.

“Generally through the media, much emphasis is being placed upon removing the stigma of talking about mental health,” he said.

“We encourage this and the young men feel open to talk about issues ranging from ADHD to suicide and everything in between. This is a positive that more people feel open to discuss their concerns.”

However, Darren feels the infrastructure to cope with these issues ‘is not supporting the need’.

“Many of the issues we discuss require professional support that we can’t offer and when we signpost them to the ‘appropriate’ place they often have a waiting time that exceeds their need,” he explained.

“So my main feeling is that the burden of support seems to fall on charitable organisations such as our own and when signposted there is little or inadequate professional support.

“I also feel that there is not a single strategy for signposting with various different pilot projects in progress meaning we would present the same young man through various channels when the first does not work - this may be inflating the numbers. It is great to de-stigmatise and get people talking but unless the framework is in place behind it nothing gets resolved.”

See also: New website to support young people’s mental health and wellbeing launched in Sussex

Sussex Oakleaf

This charity provides community-based support specifically designed for young people aged 16-25 years with mental health issues across Crawley, Mid-Sussex and Horsham.

Philippa Thompson, chief executive, said: “We set up the service, called Be OK, in April 2017 and have worked directly with young people themselves to co-produce the look and feel of the service.

“Evidence showed that younger people did not tend access our adult support services and that there was very little existing community-based provision for people aged 16/17 years.”

Philippa said an evaluation last year showed ‘well over 50 per cent more demand for the service than we had expected’.

She added: "The increase in referrals for young people needing help and support with their mental health is, of course, a big concern for organisations like ours.

“We know that 1 in 5 young people aged 16-24 experiences a common mental health illness, like anxiety, depression or a behavioural or conduct issue (NHS England, “Future In Mind” publication, 2015) and there is a growing local as well as national recognition of the importance of early intervention, which suggests that numbers will continue to grow.

“And although we know that stigma about mental illness still exists today, barriers are being broken down. Talking about mental health is becoming much more accepted, especially in schools and colleges, and across social media.”

Sussex Oakleaf said its Be OK service has enabled it to link young people up with dedicated recovery workers ‘providing one-to-one emotional and practical support’.

“We also provide groups for young people to meet others, learn new skills and grow their confidence and self-esteem, helping them to manage their emotions and mental health difficulties,” Philippa said.

"Sustained investment in the community sector to continue to provide these essential services directly in local communities, and to enable better mental health as young people grow into responsible adults, is absolutely vital."

Case Study

The following is the account of a 16-year-old who received support from Sussex Oakleaf after struggling with depression and anxiety:

“Depression has surrounded my entire self, my life. Within myself, it has affected my memory, my solving-skills, my creativity, interest, passion, energy or motivation to do anything. Coming to terms with depression was a journey within itself, it is a struggle to understand a numbness so empty that it almost chokes you.

"With my life, my grades fell at school, I was very close to dropping out of school, and leaving my plans for medical school. My relationships at home fell apart; each day became futile to endure. The mental agony is something I would never wish upon even the evillest person. Loneliness was something I took comfort in. All of this resulted in self-harm taking place in three forms: cutting, ripping out hair, and starvation, and active suicidal thoughts, including an attempt.”

She engaged well with the Be OK Recovery Worker. She attended her sessions regularly and was willing to try different techniques and was open for suggestions.
This is how she describes her experience with Sussex Oakleaf:

“My support worker made me feel safe, comfortable and heard. She helped me gain a broader understanding of depression, not from a third person perspective, but as to recognising one’s own emotional state. She encouraged mindfulness, journaling, self-care.

"And really, she was the only person who was there to simply listen. I had someone to lean on, it was something I had never experienced before. No words can ever amount or justify as to how thankful I am. I have learnt so much in a span of several months, especially how to be considerate with myself, how feelings of discomfort can be a good thing sometimes.

"I have found various coping mechanisms for work-life balance, stress, and am less anxious as a result. My sleep has improved (I went from sleeping every few days to sleeping seven to eight hours a night). My life is slowly rebuilding, something better, something new – I have been able to reflect upon my past experiences and gain a better understanding of past events.”

A project to transform Littlehampton town centre could receive millions of pounds if the plans receive Government backing.

Arun District Council has bid for £2.5million from the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF), with a decision due this spring. If successful the grant would be matched by other public and private funds totalling £3.3million.

The project would see public realm improvements in the High Street area to improve connectivity between the town, riverside and seafront as well as creating safer and more intuitive pedestrian routes.

A previous bid to the CCF for £4.9million was rejected by the Government back in early 2017.

The aim is to attract more and higher-spending visitors to Littlehampton so that the town’s businesses are sustained and can grow.

The proposals are due to be discussed by the council’s cabinet members next Monday (March 4). Officers are seeking authorisation to progress the project if it secures the Government funding.

The town‘s public realm is ‘dated, poorly laid out and uncoordinated’, according to an officers’ report.

They described how pedestrian routes from the railway station towards the town centre ‘are not obvious and road crossings are tricky’.

They added: “Evidence shows the town is struggling, especially since the departure of Waitrose from the town centre to nearby Rustington. Vacancy rates are rising and national retail trading conditions are the harshest in living memory.”

Design plans for the town centre show five distinct areas set for improvements.

The first would aim to create a new identity to arrival at Littlehampton via the railway station, with new seating, planting and lighting.

New raised and paved crossings at the Arundel Road roundabout would look to infer pedestrian priority.

Meanwhile in the High Street itself the project would aim to de-clutter the street scene and add new high quality materials and furniture.

The entrance to The Arcade would be enhanced and changes would also be made to the Beach Round roundabout.

A consultants’ report looking at plans to regenerate Littlehampton explains how although the town is proud of its maritime identity and history this theme portrayed in the street furniture is considered ‘outdated’.

The report said: “The new proposals for public realm aim to reflect the materials, colours and textures which characterise Littlehampton’s fishing and boat building heritage and coastal environment in a well-crafted, subtle and contemporary way. This builds on the successful approach adopted at the recently completed East Bank riverside walkway, tailored to the town centre environment. This will offer cues to the pedestrian that the town centre forms a tangible link with the river and coast.”

Last week town councillor Derrick Chester criticised Arun for cancelling a Littlehampton regeneration sub-committee meeting as it had ‘nothing to discuss’ this month, with the next one scheduled for June.

He said: “Many people find it incredulous that the only committee that deals with the Littlehampton town centre regeneration had no business to discuss and will not meet for six months, when we’ve got shop after shop closing and people scared to come to the town because of persistent high levels of anti-social behaviour.”

But he was told there were no formal reports to discuss, while the committee was not the only one which dealt with Littlehampton matters.

All 20 Premier League teams are in midweek action for Gameweek 28, writes Dan Fox.

Four games take place on Tuesday, before six matches are on Wednesday when Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea are all at home.

We've looked at players worth considering for the Fantasy Premier League and Sky Sports Fantasy Football competitions - the latter you can change captain for each game day.

Here are five players worth considering for this Gameweek...

Rui Patricio

The Portuguese international has been a mainstay in the Wolves goal this season and his side face Huddersfield at the Kirklees Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Patricio has kept six clean sheets so far this season and Huddersfield are the league’s lowest scoring team, so the Wolves keeper will be confident of adding to his clean sheet total.

Patricio is also a good value option, costing Sky Sports players £6.6million and FPL players £4.5million.

If you fancy another Wolves defensive option, wing-back Matt Doherty or central defender Willy Boly are also worth considering.

James Maddison

The Leicester midfielder has been one of his side’s stand-out performers this season, contributing five goals and four assists in his first campaign in the Premier League.

The Foxes host a Brighton side who are yet to register a Premier League win in 2019 on Tuesday. The Seagulls also have just two away league victories all season.

Maddison is priced at £6.6million for FPL players, while he is available for £7.6million in Sky Sports.

The 22-year-old will also have a point to prove in the fixture, having been sent-off for two bookings when the sides drew 1-1 earlier this season.

It will be Leicester's first game since Claude Puel was sacked, after their 4-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Salomon Rondon

If you want a cheap differential option in your team, Rondon may be the man to go to.

The Venezuelan international netted his seventh Premier League goal of the season in Newcastle's 2-0 win over Huddersfield on Saturday. He has also provided four assists this campaign.

Newcastle entertain in-form Burnley at St James' Park on Tuesday, before facing West Ham, Everton and Bournemouth.

Rondon costs £5.8m in FPL and £9.5m in Sky.

Another Newcastle option worth considering is new signing Miguel Almiron, who lit up St James' Park with his performance against Huddersfield. The attacking midfielder costs £6.0m in FPL and £8.3m in Sky.

Raheem Sterling

The England star continues to flourish under Pep Guardiola's tuition, a fact that is highlighted by the 12 goals and nine assists he has contributed this season.

City welcome West Ham to the Etihad on Wednesday, having put six past Chelsea in their last home league outing.

Sterling scored twice in that match and West Ham present another opportunity for him to add to his impressive stats for the campaign.

Sterling is a more pricey option at £11.3million for FPL players and £11.5million for Sky players, however he has impressive points returns for both games.

Andy Robertson

The Scottish full-back has played a vital part in Liverpool’s pursuit of their first Premier League title.

Robertson has been part of a Liverpool backline that has kept 14 clean sheets in the league this season and FPL managers can sign him for £6.8million, making him the most expensive defender available.

Sky managers can sign the Scot for £9million.

Liverpool host Watford on Wednesday and Robertson should continue to deliver points for fantasy managers for the remainder of the season.

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In unseasonally bright sunshine the game kicked off with Plumpton playing down the slope and looking to assert home advantage. But it was the visitors who were quickly in the ascendancy spending the first ten minutes camped in the Plumpton 22 and it was no surprise when RAMS scored with Matt Monahan running a line directly from a ruck to score. Skipper Chris Neill converted for 0-7.

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Plumpton hit back with a try of their own to tie the score but it was the RAMS who maintained their domination and on 18 minutes Roscoe Atkins ghosted around the defence to score a converted try for 7-14.

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There was no let up for Plumpton as a well organised Heath side continued to apply the pressure and further tries for Dan Fergusson and Monahan with his second saw the RAMS stretch their lead out to 7 -28. A break and kick through from Harry Preston-Bell led to yet another try, converted again by Neill who was giving a kicking masterclass.

At the half time whistle Plumpton were looking dead and buried at 7-35 and when, early in the second half Ali Frazer was put away to outpace the defence down the right wing, it seemed that the match was well and truly over. But trailing 7-42 Plumpton finally sprang into life and pulled a score back. Buoyed by this success they defended the RAMS attacks more robustly and, while the visitors appeared to have taken their foot off the gas, Plumpton scored again to pull the score back to 21-42. With 2 minutes remaining Plumpton managed to get over the whitewash again for 28-14 but the RAMS always had enough in the tank to manage the game to the final whistle.

This was a great win for the RAMS against an experienced Plumpton side based on a clinical first half performance which takes them through to a semi-final against Shoreham 1 at Whitemans Green on Saturday 16 March. This performance shows the depth in the Heath senior squad and bodes well for the end of season run in for both teams.

Heath RAMS squad: Matt Monahan; Will Purdy; Louis Norrell; Dan Shotton; Kenny High; Dan Fergusson; Henry Dickson; Darren Brown; Tom Hicks; Chris Neill (Capt); Louie Dalmon; George Oliver; James Flicker; Dougie Kern; Roscoe Atkins; Harry Preston-Bell; Ali Fraser; Will Giesler

Horsham students were given an insight into the workings of the music industry thanks to a series of interactive lectures.

Three local industry professionals were welcomed to Collyer’s by music practitioners students to give talks throughout the spring term.

Among the professionals were James Watts from the Brighton campus of the international contemporary music college BIMM, and Adam Frost from Burgess Hill-based sound and lighting company Grapevine Audio.

Dan Page, head of music at Collyer’s, said: “We are massively grateful to BIMM and Grapevine Audio for their support.

“Much of the music industry is centred concerts and videos so it was also a great honour to welcome Ken Carter, from successful international event management company Activate Events, to elaborate on what is involved with managing events and the skills needed to be successful.”

James Watts spoke on the range of careers available in the music industry and why it’s important to specialise in more than one area to maintain a successful career, while Adam Frost focused on how to progress from studying at college to creating a varied and profitable career while developing practical skills and gaining further qualifications in the process.

Dan added: “The music practitioners students were extremely happy with the various creative, performance-based, business and technical areas of the industry addressed by these experienced professionals and welcomed the Q&A sessions at the end of each lecture.”

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I was looking at the current side and thinking which of these would actually make that Conference team, apart from Dannie Bulman who did play in that game, I don’t think any of the current squad would make it – perhaps Glenn Morris on the subs’ bench.

Again it was another uninspired home game which barely gave the supporters anything to get them going, no urgency in getting the ball forward, when they did the chance to cross it, the ball hit the first defender and gave the front two no service whatsoever.

Once again it was the defence who actually kept us in the game for long periods, the midfield constantly gave the ball away with either short or over hit passes – the front-two of Ollie Palmer and Dominic Poleon created some chances but failed to hit the target and make the ‘keeper work.

The only bright spark was the performance of loanee Matty Willock who worked his socks off throughout the game until being substituted with 20 minutes to go which didn’t go down too well with the home support.

He was extremely unlucky to be booked by the referee for apparent simulation for a so called dive in the area, from my position in the West Stand he was taken from behind and a definite spot-kick.

Initially it looked like the official had pointed to the spot, then seem to change his mind as he ran over to Willock brandishing the yellow card.

While we are on about the referee, he was very seldom up with play and the antics of the Macclesfield defenders for constant shirt pulling went unpunished, falling over at the slightest touch, we were never getting any fair treatment.

He managed to book seven players for what was a non-physical game, perhaps two were justified.

As the game went on you could see it happening, with Crawley giving the ball away so often.

Macclesfield took the lead on 40 minutes, when an error of judgment by David Sesay was punished – instead of putting the ball in row Z, he tried to beat the player and lost the ball, the winger crossed the ball over for Harry Smith to head past Glenn Morris who tried in vain to get to the ball which went in at the far post giving the visitors a half-time lead.

With half hour remaining Gabriele Cioffe started to make changes, and immediately added some pace to the side – Nathaniel-George, Camara, Grego Cox.

The home side were now starting to show some enterprise in going forward and with eight minutes remaining created a great chance to equalise when Grego-Cox got to the goalline, put a terrific ball across beating all the defenders and ‘keeper only for Camara to fail to side foot the ball in from two yards missing the ball completely.

That’s was that, so we thought another home defeat, two minutes later however on 84 minutes, scores were level, Lewis Young drove to the edge of the penalty area and fired home with the help of a deflection over the ‘keeper into the net.

This then set up a grandstand finish and the Red Devils now seemed to have woken up and were taking the game to Macclesfield – the home crowd now had something to get behind the team but it was too little too late. Had Crawley gone on to win it, it would have been harsh on the visitors who had played the better football throughout the game – was it a point gained or three points dropped – on the performance, a point gained.

I wish the effort shown by Dannie Bulman yesterday would rub off on the other players, playing as the attacking midfielder he was constantly driving the team forward but with little or no help from his team-mates.

Finally, you never loose class, Sol Campbell smartly dressed in a suit and shoes – had the biggest cheer of the day when a ball was fired out for a throw-in – he flicked the ball up with his heel and then calmly caught the ball – brilliant. He also found time to have his photo taken at the start of the second half with some home supporters.

Next away games: Next Saturday we are taking two coaches to MK Dons for a league game with a 3pm kick-off – we depart from the PP Stadium at 10.00am and have organised a buffet stop for each coach. Cost for this trip is £20. Please contact us on 07771-792346 if you want to travel.

On Saturday, March 16 we have a trip to Crewe Alexandra, for this game we will only be taking the one coach, it will leave the stadium at 7.30am and again the fare is £20.00 - we aim to stop at the White Lion, Barthomley for a buffet lunch arriving just after midday but are waiting for confirmation from them.

We are now taking bookings for this trip if you want to travel. We will have a coffee and comfort stop at the M6 Toll services for about half an hour depending on traffic.

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A reduction in funds received by all first-class counties from the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) resulted in Sussex Cricket Ltd. announcing an operating loss of £414k for the year to October 2018.

This compares with an operating profit of £343k in 2017. These figures are for the consolidated accounts which include the activities of Sussex Cricket’s charitable arm, the Sussex Cricket Foundation.

The deficit was lower than budgeted for thanks to better-than-expected income from the club’s activities.

A sold-out tourist match against Australia and two successful concerts at The 1st Central County Ground, as well as money received as a result of the Sussex Sharks reaching the final of the Vitality Blast meant that, when ECB funding is removed from the equation, revenue for the year increased by 4%, or £229k, from the previous year to £5.76m.

Sussex Cricket chairman Bob Warren said: “The reduction in central funding will have had an impact on all first-class counties’ accounts, so I am very pleased that our finances continue to benefit from the careful stewardship of our treasurer, Ed Putnam and the Sussex Cricket finance team.

“I would also like to thank everyone at the club for their hard work and for ensuring that our performance was better than forecast.

“The next few years are full of potential for Sussex Cricket with a number of significant opportunities for us to make the most of.”

Chief executive Rob Andrew added: “We had budgeted for a loss in 2018, so for our financial performance to beat expectations is pleasing and testament to the hard work of everyone at the club, both on and off the pitch.

“Obviously, we want to be making a profit as often as possible and with the financial strategy we have in place for the next five years – which takes into account the funding we are set to receive from the ECB - we expect this to be the case over the medium term.”

Councillors in Petworth have agreed to stop funding the town’s CCTV masts, on the basis the £5,000 a year could be better spent elsewhere.

A meeting of Petworth Town Council on Thursday heard the masts, managed by the district council, would still serve as a deterrent, but had not been known to catch any criminals in the ten years the council had paid for them.

Michael Peet said he was sure the masts ‘wouldn’t go away’ if they weren’t funded as they would cost more to remove and the payment for the district council scheme was a voluntary one.

He said: “We’ve paid £50,000 for it over the last ten years as a contribution and it’s not contributed to a single apprehension on our streets.

“It seems to me, when we have so many other things to spend mony on that are demonstratably for the community, to pay £5,000, due diligence is off.”

He said the district council had cut grants in various places for the town and the project was about the only contribution the town council had a say on the other way.

Earlier in the meeting, Mr Peet had asked PCSO Andrea Oakley of Sussex Police if CCTV was helpful for catching offenders and heard that it was.

But Roger Hanauer raised the issue of police time going through hours of CCTV and incidents reported by the Observer of a Chichester man told to investigate his own bike theft.

Rob Evans told the council that the one time he had witnessed a crime in the street from his window, the CCTV from the masts hadn’t been of help to police.

“The one thing they were after was a registration number in the square and the thing was at the wrong angle,” he said.

Mr Peet suggested other more covertly placed CCTV from dashcams, private properties and neighbouring businesses might be more effective than the obviously visible CCTV masts.

Cllr Neville Fox was nonetheless concerned that the masts would definitely be kept working if the town council’s funds were removed as the value of functioning CCTV as a deterrent was ‘incalulable’.

He proposed the council wait on a decision until it had discussed the situation with the district council face to face.

But a vote was outnumbered seven to two, with the majority of the council in favour of cutting the contribution immediately.