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Dec 3, 2024 | sussexlive.co.uk | Lucy Wilde

Fabienne André has never needed anyone to tell her exactly what she is capable of, but she did need someone to give her the opportunity to be included. The two-time Paralympian, also a Commonwealth medallist and double European champion, has asserted herself as a dominant force within British para-athletics and finished fourth in both the 100m and 800m in Paris in the summer. Yet it wasn’t until the Brighton-born athlete started swimming as a teenager that her life was knocked onto a new path.

Nov 6, 2023 | sussexlive.co.uk | Alex Boyd

A pedestrian is fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a car on the A27. The 26-year-old local man was hit by a white VW Polo near Tangmere. Sussex Police said that the crash occurred on the westbound carriageway, close to the slip road to the A285, at around 1.20am on Sunday (November 5). A section of the road was closed for several hours while emergency services worked at the scene. The pedestrian - a 26-year-old local man - is in hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Oct 13, 2023 | sussexlive.co.uk | Richard Blackledge

A dog walker was attacked by a German Shepherd on a playing field in Shoreham. Police are now appealing for witnesses who saw the incident which happened last week. Sussex Police said the woman was walking in Middle Road playing field between 10am and 10.30am on Wednesday, October 4 when her dog was bitten by the German Shepherd. The woman intervened and the German Shepherd ran away, before returning, knocking the woman over and attacking her. The woman and her dog both suffered minor injuries.

Oct 11, 2023 | sussexlive.co.uk | Richard Blackledge

A teenage boy was taken to hospital after a collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Rottingdean. Police are appealing for witnesses following the crash which happened last Wednesday (October 4). Sussex Police said a 13-year-old boy from Saltdean was injured during the incident on Rottingdean High Street at about 4pm. He was taken to hospital and the driver of the vehicle left the area.

Jul 15, 2023 | sussexlive.co.uk | Jasmine W. Carey