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Sussex World reporter Sam Morton brings you the news making the headlines on Monday, February 5
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00:00 Hello, I'm Sam Morton and here is your daily Sussex News bulletin on Monday February 5th.
00:05 A police officer has been left injured and multiple arrests have been made after incidents involving fans attended the Brighton vs Crystal Palace match.
00:13 The bitter rivals faced off at the Amherst Stadium on Saturday afternoon and the police were out in force for the occasion.
00:19 Video footage taken outside Brighton Railway Station and a neighbouring road showed a large number of police officers dealing with rowdy fans before kick-off.
00:27 Police on horseback also helped to escort fans to the station.
00:30 In a statement on Saturday evening, Sussex Police confirmed an officer was injured and multiple arrests were made for various offences.
00:37 On Monday, the force released a photo of a man they would like to speak with in connection with an alleged assault outside the Amherst Stadium.
00:44 Meanwhile, temporary traffic lights are expected to be in place all week on a key road in Bexhill after a void appeared in the carriageway.
00:51 Bus company Stagecoach reported on Monday morning that services were being diverted in the Bexhill area.
00:57 A post on X read "Due to a large pothole, services 98 and 99 towards Hastings are unable to serve Bexhill Old Town and will divert via Magdalen Road and Dorset Road until further notice."
01:08 Stagecoach reported the incident to East Sussex Highways which has since issued a statement of its own.
01:13 A post read "Three-way temporary traffic signals are in place in Upper Sea Road, Bexhill due to a void in the carriageway.
01:20 We are hoping to remove these by Friday February 9th. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused."
01:25 Finally, a major building in Horsham Town Centre which has been empty for 10 years is to finally receive a new lease of life.
01:32 Bishop's Weald House opposite the Lindcross Pub in the Bishopwick has been empty since fast food chain McDonald's vacated the premises in 2014.
01:41 But the building has now been let to spec savers who have been seeking larger premises and will now be relocating from their current premises in West Street.
01:49 Other commercial units on the same site, formerly occupied by Argos, has been let to Poundstretcher.
01:54 Property letting specialist Crick May announced the moves this week.
01:58 Spokesman Jonathan Mack said "We are now marketing the last of the units at Bishop's Weald House which was occupied by the entertainer who closed down at the beginning of the year."
02:07 For all of those stories and much more you can see our website sussexworld.co.uk