Police hunt ‘Champagne Charlie’ conman

Detectives are hunting a conman nicknamed ‘Champagne Charlie’ who has links with Brighton and Southwick and may be in the city. The man, who has a tattoo saying ‘Sharon’ on his forearm, has tricked people in London to hand over more than £11,000 in cash by offering them on a deal on champagne before disappearing without handing More...

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By Joseph Lewis On Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
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From Southwick to the Champions League semi-finals

It is not often Southwick has a reason to be associated with a Champions League semi-final, but this year one of their former players is taking centre stage. Manchester United’s opposition in the last four More...

By Joseph Lewis On Saturday, January 15th, 2011
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Bank account manager spared jail despite £120,000 theft

An account manager from Barclays was yesterday spared jail despite pleading guilty to siphoning off £120,000 from the bank. Lydia Parsons, 54, from Southview Road, Southwick admitted she was a ‘broken women’ More...