In a thrilling finish Bexhill needed 16 to win off the final over to beat Horsham’s 119-8.
It went down to the wire with the East Sussex club wanting a six to win off the final ball bowled by fast bowler Devon Endersby. Batsman Tim Hambridge just took a single, meaning Horsham had successfully defended a relatively low total.
Captain Craig Gallagher praised his bowlers and fielding for getting them the win after he had top scored with the bat with just 22.
He said: “I would have preferred to get 160 or 170 but I believed with the bowling and fielding we have got we would win as we are really good at defending totals.
“Will Beer and Michael Munday took the pace off the ball and made us hard to put away and at the top Devon Endersby and Owain Jones did OK as well. It was a fantastic team effort.
“We kept losing wickets and weren’t building partnerships at all. But it’s not all about taking wickets, it’s a bonus. If you keep it tight you win the game and on a quick wicket too. This is our competition with 12 victories.
Spinners Beer and Munday took 1-19 and 2-24 respectively from their four over spells and opening bowlers Jones and Endersby took 2-17 and 0-19 to keep Behill behind Horsham for most of the game, despite a Man of the Match winning 65 by Bexhill opener Malcolm Johnson hit off 68 balls, which included a six and four fours.
The victory rounded off a great week for Horsham who alwso stormed to the top of the Sussex Premier League after beating leaders Preston Nomads.
Gallagher added: “It was a fantastic weekend and again a great team performance, with everyone chipping in. We now have a crucial two weeks where we play three matches and if win three it puts us in a good position to do the double!”
Source: www.wscountytimes.co.uk
Billericay woman held in charity fraud probe - BBC News
A woman has been arrested in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation into a charity collection, Essex Police have confirmed.
The 22-year-old was arrested at her home in Billericay on Friday morning on suspicion of fraud by false representation.
She has been released on police bail until 6 August an Essex police spokesman said.
The spokesman said she had been given bail while inquiries continued.
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Morrisons could turn Folkestone bowls club into petrol station - thisiskent.co.uk
SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons could turn land currently occupied by an historic bowls club into a petrol station.
Folkestone Bowls Club has been awash with rumours in recent weeks that the firm was eyeing the site, which is next to its Cheriton Road store, in order to enter the local petrol market.
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Morrisons could turn Folkestone bowls club into petrol station
A spokesman for Morrisons refused to rule out the idea when approached by the Herald, while gossip has also been circulating that Tesco and a hotel chain were considering making a move.
The Herald exclusively revealed in March that Shepway District Council, which owns the land used by the bowls club, indoor club and Folkestone Invicta, was planning to sell the site.
Leaked documents revealed the bowls club, which has been in Folkestone for more than 100 years, could be torn down and moved while the football club could be repositioned in order for the council to sell the land for commercial development.
One bowls club member, who asked to remain anonymous, told this paper: "The Morrisons rumours have been very strong and would make sense. Their store is right next to the site. I went in there the other day and they gave me a voucher for 6p off a litre of petrol. I said what use is that, because the nearest station is Canterbury and driving up there would rule out the saving, and the cashier replied that there could be one opening nearer to us."
A spokesman for Morrisons refused to rule out the land as a potential site for a station, saying: "We're always looking at possible petrol sites up and down the country that are close to our stores but don't comment on individual sites."
District and county councillor Dick Pascoe, who is a member of the indoor bowls club, said: "I've heard all of these rumours and everything is up in the air.
"Stripes has reached its sell-by date and is very dilapidated and the bowls club also needs money spending on it. SDC wants to keep the facilities but it all comes down to finance.
"There are several options on the table, some with great benefits and others that not everyone might be happy with."
WOULD you like to see a petrol station on the site? If not, what would you prefer? E-mail your views to mike.sims@KRNmedia.co.uk or write to the address on page 2
Source: www.thisiskent.co.uk
TOWIE girls leave Joey's party in tears - The Sun
TOWIE's Lauren Goodger was seen fleeing Joey Essex's birthday party in tears after a bust-up with former pal Lauren Pope last night.
The two girls, who used to live together, clashed after Lauren G approached her friend to try to clear the air.
Things have been tense between the ITV2 reality show castmates for a while, but now Lauren G is dating her pal's former flame Tom Pearce, 22, things have become even more awkward.
But in last night's episode Lauren P, 28, insisted she was "cool with the Tom situation" and that it was Lauren G badmouthing her that was the problem.
Lauren G told the DJ: "Obviously like I look back and at times we was really close and now I feel like there's Lauren and oh I can't talk to you about stuff I used to talk to you about, I don't want that."
To which Lauren P replied: "Well I don't want that either but it's hard when you said to Chloe to be wary of me, I've got no friends."
A shocked Lauren G, 25, then insisted she had never said anything like that, and demanded they call Chloe Sims, 30, over to ask her straight.
Chloe, who had been listening in, walked over and declared: "I don't really want to get involved but you did say something like that.
"It was a long time ago, it's not relevant for now, but obviously since then me and Lauren have got really friendly and when you're that close you do talk about things like that."
Lauren G then blasted back: "I'm here just to come over to you to talk about I'm now happy with Tom, seeing him, that's all I've come over for, not to have a row with anyone. And that's fine, that's not true, but whatever."
She then stormed off sobbing, but not before declaring: "I've had enough s*** in my life, I don't need this. I'm moving on, I'm happy, I've come over to give you the heads up. That's fine."
While Chloe shouted after her: "It's not really fine though, cos now it's even worse isn't it."
And she wasn't the only one to leave upset, Lydia Bright, 21, also broke down after a fight with her ex James "Arg" Argent.
Lydia had gone to chat to his new girlfriend Gemma Collins, 31, but when Arg, 25, saw them chatting he stormed over and demanded to know what they were talking about.
Angry Arg asked: "What are you two friends now?"
And Lydia insisted: "We've never not been friends."
Chubby crooner Arg then replied: "It's just cos the last time me and you spoke to each other you told me that I was scraping the barrel with Gemma."
And he added as the argument got heated: "You said we're both suited because we're fat. You also said we'd both need a special bed made to be able to handle us both."
Lydia blasted back: "Oh my god, you are such a liar."
But she couldn't control her emotions for long before beginning to sob, and shouting at her former long-term love: "You're horrible, you put people down, you manipulate them, you cheat."
Eventually Gemma and Arg walked off, leaving Lydia standing crying alone.
Source: www.thesun.co.uk
Jailed detective Peter Foster found hanged at Lewes Prison - The Independent
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Jobs boost as supermarket can be built at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary site - This is Derbyshire
HUNDREDS of jobs will be created and millions of pounds generated for the NHS after the Government waded into the row over plans to build a supermarket on the former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary site.
Supermarket giant Morrisons now looks set to buy part of the site from the NHS, having already pledged more than 300 jobs in a planned store, plus hundreds more for construction workers.
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The Government has said a supermarket can be built on the former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary site.
The sale of the land will also create a big pot of cash to be spent on local health care.
Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, was called in to settle a row which broke out between Derby city councillors and hospital chiefs.
The council last year refused to make a decision about the proposal for a supermarket because it would involve demolishing an Edwardian building.
But Mr Pickles dismissed those concerns and instead gave hospital chiefs the green light for the major redevelopment project.
And, as well as granting permission for the site to house a supermarket, Mr Pickles has also given the nod to about 450 homes, offices and a cafe, restaurant or pub to be built there.
The development, dubbed the Nightingale Quarter, has been praised in a letter from Mr Pickles' office.
It stated: "The proposal would lead to the replacement of outdated buildings with a modern mixed-use community and encourage economic growth while protecting the environment."
Lee Outhwaite, director of finance at Derby's hospitals, added: "This is very good news for Derby."
In July last year, hospital chiefs announced that Morrisons was lined up to purchase part of the 20-acre NHS site once Derby City Council granted permission for a supermarket to be built there.
And Morrisons had said it hoped the store would open by the end of 2012 if the planning process went "smoothly".
At the time the city council said it would not make a decision on the plans until all options for the future of Edwardian building Devonshire House, which once provided accommodation for nurses, had been explored.
Hospital chiefs appealed to the Planning Inspectorate against the council's stance.
Now outline permission has been granted by Mr Pickles' office, which means detailed plans for the development will need to be submitted to the council and approved at a later stage.
A letter from the Department of Communities and Local Government said the significance of Devonshire House was "limited due to the unexceptional quality of the building".
The letter to Signet Planning, which has drawn up the scheme, continued: "There is no persuasive evidence of any demand for the re-use of the building and there would be a number of structural issues that would tend to suppress demand still further."
And the letter said the surrounding streets and buildings, including the Hartington Street Conservation Area, would be enhanced by the development.
It continued: "The balanced judgement, weighing the loss of Devonshire House against the other heritage assets, is strongly in favour of the proposal."
The plans are subject to conditions, including the fact that the supermarket must devote at least 80% of its space to selling food rather than other items.
Hospital chiefs have previously said Morrisons had been chosen because it concentrated on selling food and did not have "significant other lines", such as clothing or electronics.
As a result, it would complement rather than compete with city centre shops.
A further condition is that the road junctions around the site are improved. The supermarket will be on the part of the old hospital site which is closest to the city centre, near the junction of London Road and Bradshaw Way.
Much of the former DRI site was left vacant after the majority of healthcare staff and services moved to the new Royal Derby Hospital in May 2009.
A handful of wards and clinics remained and have since operated under the name of London Road Community Hospital.
A hospital spokesman said he did not yet know the planned opening date for the supermarket or the amount which the NHS would make from the sale of the land.
But he said the cash would be enough to help cover the investment already made in the new School of Nursing at Royal Derby Hospital.
It would also help pay for the ongoing redevelopment of London Road Community Hospital.
The NHS and council are considering transforming the hospital into a "health hub", housing various services for elderly people and those with long-term health problems.
Hospital finance director Mr Outhwaite said the sale of the site would generate "a significant amount of funds to be invested in health care".
He added: "Morrisons supermarkets remain as the prime purchaser for the land from the trust and continue to maintain their interest in the redevelopment and regeneration of the site."
Councillor Sara Bolton, chairman of the city council's planning control committee, said the report would be reviewed in detail and she would comment once there had been time to consider the findings.
Source: www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk
Sussex schools struggle to recruit headteachers - The Argus.co.uk
Sussex schools struggle to recruit headteachers
2:20pm Monday 30th July 2012 in News
Stress, low pay and a lack of support is putting off people making applications for vacant head teacher posts.
Union representatives say that East Sussex County Council is suffering “long running” problems in particular.
There are currently 18 primary schools under the county council’s control without a permanent head.
At some schools, multiple application processes have failed to find a suitable candidate.
St Peter and St Paul CE Primary School in Bexhill has had five unsuccessful attempts to find a head while Stafford Junior School in Eastbourne has failed with four recruitment attempts.
In comparison, West Sussex County Council has currently only three vacancies, at primary schools in Shoreham, Bognor and Horsham.
Brighton and Hove City Council said it didn’t have any vacancies.
The difficulty to attract head teachers was cited by the Office of the Schools Adjudicator as a major reason why Peacehaven Infant School and Hoddern Junior School were merged earlier this month, despite massive opposition to the plans.
Unions say that the problem is a national one but the county council should do more to support heads.
Phil Clarke, the NUT representative for East Sussex, said: “A primary school head is an extremely stressful job and they are under a lot of pressure from the Government and Ofsted.
“That role doesn’t come with the financial compensation of a secondary school role or with the same amount of people supporting them.
“I think it’s a national problem but East Sussex County Council could do more on a political level with councillors speaking out against what the Government is doing to head teachers.
“They should listen more to governing bodies and teachers when they disagree rather than riding roughshod over them.”
An East Sussex County Council spokesman said the vacancies were all currently being covered by experienced staff.
He said: “This is not a situation unique to East Sussex. The main factor is that many head teachers are coming up to retirement. We have a very good, positive and close relationship with the county’s head teachers and schools.”
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The TOWIE girls were certainly out, in every sense of the word, over the weekend - Daily Mirror
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Nottinghamshire v Sussex - County Championship Division One - Day 4 - Live Score and Update - Bettor.com
Nottinghamshire v Sussex - County Championship Division One - Day 4 - Live Score and Update
Sussex 171 & 385/5 (134.0 ov) v Nottinghamshire 520/4d - Match drawn
On Monday, July 30, the four-day match in the ongoing County Championship Division One between Sussex and Nottinghamshire ended in a draw, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
The day began with Sussex resuming their second innings from a tally of 146, with EC Joyce on 63 and CD Nash on a total of 79 runs.
The two batsmen, exhibiting exuberant form, took the score to a massive total of 216 run. It was then time for Joyce to find his way off the field, as he was dismissed by SR Patel, after hammering a stupendous knock of 98 runs.
Nash was then joined by LWP Wells in the middle, as the two batsmen continued the staggering batting offensive against the fielding side, aiming to humble Nottinghamshire’s first innings ton of 520 runs.
Sussex’s batting pair forged another intimidating partnership, as they smashed some of the finest shots in modern-day cricket.
Nottinghamshire bowlers were made to work hard in the field, as they got clobbered remorselessly all around the park.
With 314 runs on the board, the batting side saw the demise of their second wicket with Nash perishing after mounting a sensational knock of 162 runs off 306 deliveries. His innings included 22 boundaries and a six.
With Nash decommissioned, it was time for the fielding side to make a comeback in the match.
However, Wells and MW Goodwin denied Nottinghamshire another breakthrough, by playing responsibly.
After conceding a total of 352 runs, Nottinghamshire grabbed their third wicket of the day, dismissing Wells on a total of 59 runs.
HF Gurney then opened his account, by dismissing Sussex skipper, MH Yardy, for three. At the time of this wicket, Sussex had managed to amass 355 runs.
Goodwin was then joined by LJ Wright, but the partnership was short-lived, as with 380 runs on the scoreboard, Goodwin hit the showers after clobbering a knock of 31 runs.
Five runs later, the day came to an end, with Wright standing on a knock of 12 runs, as Sussex managed to pile 385 runs in their second innings.
Source: blogs.bettor.com
Frankel heads Sussex quartet - SkySports
The world's highest-rated horse will face just three rivals - one of those being stablemate and pacemaker Bullet Train - in the Group One contest over a mile that he won last year.
Cecil, who has been having on-going treatment for cancer, said on his website, www.sirhenrycecil.com: "Unfortunately, I won't be at Goodwood on Wednesday as I have been undergoing some treatment.
"Although I am able to train my horses, I'm not quite fit to go racing yet, but I hope to be fully recovered in the near future.
"Everything has gone as we could have wished with Frankel since the Queen Anne Stakes. We gave him an easy time immediately after Royal Ascot before bringing him back into fast work.
"He has pleased us with his work and is going to the Sussex Stakes in good shape. We are taking one race at a time with him and are hoping that he can extend his unbeaten record."
Frankel's main test looks likely to come from Godolphin's Farhh, who has run such game races in defeat in the Prince of Wales's Stakes and the Coral-Eclipse.
Richard Fahey's Gabrial, who stepped up from handicap company to finish a close fifth in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, is the only other runner.
Source: www1.skysports.com
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