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      <title>Housing costs and lack of career opportunities threaten young people’s future in Adur, Arun and Worthing</title>
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      <title>St Leonards woman acquitted of drug dealing offences</title>
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      <title>Original props from new D-Day film Pressure go on display in Portsmouth</title>
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      <title>Sussex reptile rescue launches urgent appeal for permanent home</title>
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      <title>Newport heritage attractions to open free as part of Heritage Open Days</title>
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      <title>Sussex researchers explore virtual reality to help ease pain for advanced cancer patients</title>
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      <title>Memorials policy revised in Brighton and Hove</title>
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      <title>Abuser jailed after assaulting woman in West Sussex</title>
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      <title>83-year-old man found guilty of murdering nephew in Gosport</title>
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      <title>Chichester District Council to pay appeal costs after refusing a Nutbourne planning application</title>
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      <title>Mystery object reported in skies above Gosport</title>
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      <title>More than 200 birds removed from Rye Harbour amid suspected avian botulism outbreak</title>
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      <title>Specialist ambulance teams practise chemical incident response in West Sussex</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[32 women working in sport from around the world have gathered at the University of Chichester for the 2026 Women’s Sport Leadership Academy.]]></description>
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      <title>Eastbourne pastor Robert Guanco named as man killed at Big Church Festival - Updated at 19:02 30.08.2026</title>
      <description><![CDATA[An Eastbourne pastor who died after a large sign fell at the Big Church Festival near Steyning on Friday has been named as Robert Guanco.]]></description>
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      <title>WATCH: Wightlink FastCat disruption to continue into Bank Holiday Monday after vessel fault - Updated 19:15 30.08.2026</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A decision on plans for a 400-home development and a new secondary school at Ford Lane has been deferred for a further month by Arun District Council.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Fire in Fernhurst believed to be deliberate </title>
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      <title>Power cut to nearly 2,000 properties as firefighters tackle Rowfant, Crawley industrial estate blaze</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:22:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Six-year-old girl dies after Shoreham sea tragedy</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:01:41 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Bognor 3-storey flats refused</title>
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      <title>Hayling Island man awarded golden cape after completing fifth Superhero Tri</title>
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      <title> Tribute paid to teenage boy following fatal collision in Portsmouth</title>
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      <title>Young people leaving care recognised at West Sussex House Project celebration</title>
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      <title>Eastbourne man jailed for running Brighton drug line</title>
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      <title>Police appeal for witnesses after 14-year-old boy dies following Portsmouth bus crash</title>
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      <title>Football fixtures across Sussex and Hampshire this weekend</title>
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      <title>Man arrested on suspicion of arson after Littlehampton flat fire</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>New strategy launched to reverse biodiversity decline across East Sussex</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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