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Two people have suffered multiple injuries during a fight in Littlehampton.

Police say a group of 10 to 15 teenagers were seen fighting at Screen on the Green at Beach Green on Saturday 18 August.

Two men who attempted to intervene were punched and kicked.

A 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl were arrested and later released under investigation.

Karen Dunn
Local Democracy Reporter

Ten small businesses are in line for a windfall after applying to Mid Sussex District Council's Microbusiness Grant Scheme.

The scheme is open to firms with fewer than 10 employees, and is funded through a £72,000 allocation from the West Sussex County Council's business rates pool.

More than £50,000 has already been allocated by the district's cabinet grants panel, which will meet on Monday 3 September to consider the latest batch, totalling £17,150.

They include £2,000 for Slake Café Ltd, a luxury coffee shop, which is due to start trading next month in High Street, Lindfield.

A Green Goddess, of Hurstpierpoint, which manufactures environmentally friendly cleaning products, has asked for £2,000 to develop a new range.

The 2018/19 Microbusiness grant scheme has attracted 41 applications.

Two of them were turned down earlier this month, leaving £4,385 in the pot.

A report to the panel stated that officers were contacting businesses who applied after the closing date to invite them to bid for the remaining funds.

A young woman from East Grinstead is warning others to be aware of the signs after she developed blood cancer on her gap year.

Organisers of a trip that ended with people in hospital say some are still suffering from the trauma.

People spend hours in queuing traffic after a crash and diesel spillage damages lanes on the M25.

A 14-year-old girl from Sheppey with a rare muscular disease is campaigning for the NHS to approve a drug she says will improve her life.

Police are appealing for witnesses as part of an investigation into alleged anti-social behaviour by a paraglider.

Sussex Police said they have received reports over the past two years of the glider causing criminal damage, obstructing the highway, and being abusive and hostile towards members of the public.

It is also alleged he intimidates people by flying low over the seafront in Bexhill-on-Sea. Police said he uses Galley Hill as a launch site.

Sergeant Simon Barden, of the Hastings and Rother police prevention team, said: "We'd like to hear from anyone who has seen or experienced aggressive or disturbing approaches from this man."

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Charlie Austin scores a late winner as Southampton beat Brighton in the Carabao Cup second round.

When amateur astronomer Phil Robson died his family wanted to give him a fitting send-off.

They used a weather balloon to carry his ashes to the edge of the atmosphere and scatter them in orbit.

But the parachute which should have brought the video of the event back to earth didn't open, and now the search is on for the box containing the camera.

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A Sussex shopkeeper said he has been left frightened and vulnerable after police failed to respond to three 999 calls as his shop was being ransacked by youths.

Tamo Sutharsson said his shop in Crowborough has been repeatedly targeted by teenagers.

But in the latest incident the police took until Tuesday to respond and told him that Friday nights are very busy.

Sussex Police said there is an active investigation into Friday's incident, they are aware of "community concerns" and have prioritised patrols in the area.

They added there had been an overall decrease in reports of crime and antisocial behaviour.

National League side Maidstone United part company with long-serving manager Jay Saunders by mutual consent.

Surrey Stars' Lizelle Lee scores a stunning 104 off 58 balls against Loughborough to win the Women's Super League final.

Robert Haughey feared for his life after live rounds were used during a firearms training exercise.

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The Argus, external: Major fire rips through flats in Rectory Road, Worthing

Kent Online, external: Thousands of roof tiles stolen from Garlinge Green near Chartham

Get Surrey, external: Live updates as police cordon off wooded area next to Guildford school after 'sexual offence'

Chichester Observer, external: World-famous Oktoberfest comes to Chichester

Kent Live, external: Suspect pulled from the sea off Westbrook Bay and arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman

Mid Sussex Times, external: Lindfield man swaps delivering morning papers for local politics

Brighton and Hove Independent, external: Pet rats dumped outside Brighton shop

Eastbourne Herald:, external Eastbourne man furious after being 'killed off' by the council

West Sussex County Times, external: Controversial beer 'withdrawn' after row over pump clip at Horsham pub

Sussex Express, external: Blaze breaks out in Hailsham house

Worthing Herald, external: Collision on A27 closes westbound lane near Lyons Farm, Worthing

Hastings Observer, external: Classic cars make a stunning show at Bexhill

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Local Democracy Reporter

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Land in Gillingham earmarked to be used as future burial plots is set to become the home of a new school in a bid to meet demand in the Medway Towns.

Medway Council cabinet members are likely to support the plan for the site on Cornwallis Avenue, which is currently reserved for the expansion of the neighbouring Woodlands Cemetery, next Tuesday 4 September.

The authority says only 55% of the 3.35 hectare site is needed to provide sufficient burial plots for the next 100 years, while "pressure" continues to grow on educational provision.

A report by Paul Clarke, programme lead for school organisation and capital services, reads: "Local and national attitudes towards burial are almost certain to change over the next 100 years.

"Options for 'lift and deepen', increasing ground levels, reusing grave space, and an increasing reliance upon cremation will serve to mitigate against the local authority running out of capacity across its cemetery portfolio.

"In contrast, demand for school places in Medway is rising across all sectors of the education system.

"Having the remaining 1.5 hectares of the Cornwallis Avenue land available for education use will facilitate meeting these pressures and the local authority's duties in respect of school sufficiency."

The population of Medway is predicted to increase from 278,000 to 317,500 by 2035.

Dinosaurs may have their DNA to thank for why they stuck around so long on Earth.

A soldier received memorabilia from a 11-year-old fellow QPR fan while fighting on the battlefield.

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Seven thousand roof tiles have been reported stolen from a property near Chartham in Kent.

It is the third theft of its kind in the Canterbury area, Kent Police said.

The tiles, plus scaffold fittings and a wheelbarrow, were taken from the property in Garlinge Green between 16 and 25 August.

This follows the theft of 200 roof tiles from a crate at Canterbury Christchurch University in North Holmes Road, Canterbury, on 4 August.

A further theft of around 100 slate tiles took place from a building under renovation in Shalmsford Street, Chartham, on 10 August.

Although officers are not currently linking the incidents, they are asking people to be vigilant and report any suspicious activity.

Anyone with information about the theft in Garlinge Green is asked to phone Kent Police.