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  • No Christmas spirit

    I am writing to let the three teenagers who stole my mother's purse in Polegate know you are the lowest of the low. I really hope you have a miserable Christmas. Do you really think my mother can afford to lose money? Is none of you able to go and earn

  • Boxing Day blues

    Boxing Day. Peace and good-will? Fox-hunting, shooting, roads blocked with football followers and police in Land-Rovers (chasing antis). No way can ramblers and dog walkers enjoy themselves or even take a drive down the country lanes. I am 83 years old

  • Spotlight On...

    Every week, we will profile a Sussex team. This week it's Brighton and Hove Albion Supporters. GROUND: Waterhall 7 LEAGUE: Sussex Sunday Division Nine RECORD ATTENDANCE: Waiting for a new stadium to be built KEY MAN: Craig Ford, so he thinks WORST DRESSED

  • I wanted to go off, so the ref booked me

    Former Albion player Russel Bromage found out to his cost the unusual methods of some parks' referees. The ex-Albion player can now be found turning out for the Sunday side Crown & Anchor, and he was staggered to be shown a yellow card for asking

  • Home Truths, with Jacqui Bealing

    Last Sunday, while most of the population of Sussex was shopping at Churchill Square, my husband, myself and our there-year-old, Eve, took to the Downs for a bracing walk. We dug out our Wellies and woollies and my husband consulted one of his many ordinance

  • Still flying the flag at the age of 80

    When Henfield were left without a linesman for their home game against Lodsworth Reserves, Dunkirk veteran Ralph Simmonds stepped in. And the 80-year-old's performance in the West Sussex Division Five Central match drew praise from all quarters. Henfield

  • Zamora sets sights on big guns

    Bobby Zamora put his name in the record books and Albion on the road to Round Three of the F.A. Cup for the first time in nine years. Zamora took just six minutes to become the first player in the Seagulls' history to score in nine appearances in succession

  • Free tree treat

    ON my allotment in Crawley Down, there are about 1,000 two-year-old saplings. They originate from acorns planted at this time of year in 1999, intended for a millennium project but which could be used instead to commemorate the Royal Jubilee. Perhaps

  • True meaning

    Ih ave just found time to read This Is Christmas and congratulate The Argus on providing such a comprehensive guide. However, I am disappointed the title is not strictly accurate and that there is no mention anywhere of the true meaning of Christmas.

  • Priority care

    There have been disgraceful delays in East Sussex while women who fear they have breast cancer wait to see consultants. Figures show the county's figure was one of the worst in England with just under half those women being given an appointment at hospital

  • Feature: To move or not to move

    Karen Hoy reports on the fight to keep the Nigel Porter cancer unit in Brighton amid mounting arguments in favour of a move to Haywards Heath. Health bosses announced earlier this year that the Nigel Porter Breast Care Unit at the Royal Sussex County

  • No nationalist

    Rosemary Ure obviously knows the history of the British national anthem and I agree wholeheartedly with her comments about the Cromwellians' attitude to the theatre. However, her friend from Paris could presumably tell her the history of the French national

  • Squash: Golden Gates

    Sussex junior ace Jenna Gates is one of eight nominations for the OCS National Young Sportsperson of the Year 2001. The British and French under-15s champion from Henfield is now No.7 in the country at under-17s. Jenna is London and South East Region

  • New broom for police

    Sussex Deputy Chief Constable Mark Jordan will have a comfortable retirement living on his £45,000 pension, about twice the county's average wage. His retirement, on medical grounds, comes after he has spent three years suspended on full pay during the

  • I'm modern

    I am sorry Rosemary Ure (Letters, December 5) is saddened by the national anthem not being played at the theatre. I think I have the reason. Some time ago, I went to a concert theatre where the anthem was played. I stood smartly to attention thinking

  • Sailing: Campbell-James takes honours

    Chichester youngster Mark Campbell-James, representing the Royal Yacht Association, has won the Hardy Match Racing Cup in Sydney. The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron conducted the Cup with six overseas teams from New Zealand, Italy, Great Britain and the

  • What will be done about the trains?

    As Christmas approaches, the litany of disappointments about the quality of the train service from Brighton to London continues. David Franks, managing director of South Central Railways, asked commuters to have patience and give time for the emergency

  • Pitcher's got a taste for glory

    Albion midfielder Geoff Pitcher is targeting another headline-making FA Cup run. Pitcher was part of the Kingstonian team which reached the fourth round last season before losing to Bristol City. The last time the table-topping Seagulls got that far was

  • Drinkers of the world unite

    College staff have come up with the novel idea of holding a philosophy course in a pub. The five-week series of discussion groups will encourage students to debate a different topic each week over a drink. However, Pete Ridge, curriculum manager at Northbrook

  • The Albion week that was

    MONDAY: Bobby Zamora reflects on his club record-equalling eighth goal in eight successive appearances against Bury. "To take a record with me is nice," he says. "It was definitely up there with my best goals. I was really happy with the one last season

  • Taylor's caution over transfer proposals

    Albion boss Peter Taylor has reacted cautiously to plans which would radically change the transfer system in English football. Taylor is concerned that the scheme to restrict buying and selling to the close season and January could lead to clubs like

  • Terrace Talk with Anna Swallow

    In the December rain there are few things that give me pleasure. One of them is slipping into a hot bath with a newspaper, another is recalling all the subjects that I feel need to be put to right. The Afghan situation of course, but also the Bellottis

  • One week left to have your say

    Thousands of people have one week left to put forward their views on a planned change to hospital services. The public consultation on proposals to transfer all inpatient services from Southlands Hospital in Shoreham to Worthing Hospital ends on December

  • Children's project started without contract

    A project for children with severe learning difficulties started before a contract was signed with the council. NCH Action for Children told a Brighton and Hove City Council scrutiny panel this was not usual practice. But Veronica Locke, line manager

  • Bull bar ban welcomed

    Euro-MP Chris Huhne has welcomed an EU decision to ban bull bars from the front of all new cars. The Liberal Democrat MEP said the ban will help save lives and reduce injuries in Sussex and across the whole of Europe. Mr Huhne said: "Bull bars are nothing

  • Airport unveils new guardian

    A former RAF helicopter has become the new guardian of the gates at Shoreham airport. The machine replaces a Harrier GR3 fighter, which has been sold to Americans for restoration. The Wessex helicopter, similar to those flown by the Duke of York during

  • Fury at police delays

    Police have apologised for failing to act after vandals were caught on CCTV cameras damaging a car. It had been left for repairs at Dave and Paul's Garage, Portslade, which had been plagued by thefts and vandalism to customers' cars. Owner Dave Strong

  • Halted ferry sparks safety row

    An Anglo-French row is brewing over the suspension of the Newhaven-Dieppe passenger ferry service. The French are questioning the commitment of the English towards the route after passengers were banned from using the winter ferry Sardinia Vera amid fears

  • Long waits for cancer tests

    Women with suspected breast cancer have been waiting longer to see a consultant in East Sussex than almost anywhere else in England and Wales. Between July and September this year, just under half of women in the East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Health

  • Shooting police chief retires

    Deputy Chief Constable of Sussex Mark Jordan, suspended over his involvement in a fatal shooting, is to be retired on medical grounds. Mr Jordan, who authorised the issue of firearms for the ill-fated police operation, has been suspended on full £80,000

  • Gav's quick departure surprises Borough

    Eastbourne Borough coach Nick Greenwood has admitted he is disappointed that striker Gavin Geddes has made a quick about turn and returned to Ryman League Worthing. Former Albion professional Geddes left Priory Lane after a fortnight citing excessive

  • Soul diva cancels winter tour date

    Singer Dina Carroll has been forced to cancel her show at the Brighton Centre next weekend. The soul diva, whose hits include Perfect Year, has had to reschedule dates for her winter tour due to a "personal issue". The majority of shows around the UK

  • See the light

    I must agree with every word Stephen Prince wrote (Letters, December 6). If business invested in having a good display of lights, this would attract people from other places to see the display and also spend their money. Some towns have a committee with

  • No Christmas spirit

    I am writing to let the three teenagers who stole my mother's purse in Polegate know you are the lowest of the low. I really hope you have a miserable Christmas. Do you really think my mother can afford to lose money? Is none of you able to go and earn

  • Boxing Day blues

    Boxing Day. Peace and good-will? Fox-hunting, shooting, roads blocked with football followers and police in Land-Rovers (chasing antis). No way can ramblers and dog walkers enjoy themselves or even take a drive down the country lanes. I am 83 years old

  • I wanted to go off, so the ref booked me

    Former Albion player Russel Bromage found out to his cost the unusual methods of some parks' referees. The ex-Albion player can now be found turning out for the Sunday side Crown & Anchor, and he was staggered to be shown a yellow card for asking

  • Pub closure talks spark village anger

    Residents are furious that developers are discussing plans to convert a popular village pub into two houses. When Stephen Woodward bought the Sandrock Inn in Ditchling two months ago, he said he had no plans to close the pub. Now agents Clifford Dann

  • Zamora sets sights on big guns

    Bobby Zamora put his name in the record books and Albion on the road to Round Three of the F.A. Cup for the first time in nine years. Zamora took just six minutes to become the first player in the Seagulls' history to score in nine appearances in succession

  • Thank you

    As two senior citizens who have recently been the victims of crime and theft in the Brighton Marina area, we are writing to thank the staff of the Asda store. In both cases, they acted in a most kind and efficient way. They could not have been more helpful

  • Free tree treat

    ON my allotment in Crawley Down, there are about 1,000 two-year-old saplings. They originate from acorns planted at this time of year in 1999, intended for a millennium project but which could be used instead to commemorate the Royal Jubilee. Perhaps

  • Boring youth

    So, another Brighton live venue bites the dust. The conversion of the legendary Lift on Queens Road to yet another boring disco pub is a disgrace. Losing money? I was at the Jazz Club last Friday to see the fantastic Gilad Atzmon's last gig in the UK

  • Public hows?

    Victorian Brighton had at least 200 public houses in an age when the population was far smaller than now. So how did the boozy businesses remain viable in the light of such competition? Today, there are far fewer pubs and they're equipped with every conceivable

  • True meaning

    Ih ave just found time to read This Is Christmas and congratulate The Argus on providing such a comprehensive guide. However, I am disappointed the title is not strictly accurate and that there is no mention anywhere of the true meaning of Christmas.

  • Chain reaction

    Brighton and Hove Albion fans attending today's FA Cup tie at Withdean against Rushden and Diamonds will find a surprise when they go to spend a penny. Comic messages have been placed in both the ladies' and gents' lavatories urging them to back the campaign

  • What will be done about the trains?

    As Christmas approaches, the litany of disappointments about the quality of the train service from Brighton to London continues. David Franks, managing director of South Central Railways, asked commuters to have patience and give time for the emergency

  • Attacker still free

    Police still have no definite ideas who was responsible for a sex attack on a 68-year-old woman. The victim was walking along The Twitten, which links Steyning Road and Marine Drive, Rottingdean, early last month when she was assaulted. A spokeswoman

  • Taylor's caution over transfer proposals

    Albion boss Peter Taylor has reacted cautiously to plans which would radically change the transfer system in English football. Taylor is concerned that the scheme to restrict buying and selling to the close season and January could lead to clubs like

  • I should have scored more goals for Albion

    Clive Walker is thinking about retiring again. And this time the former Albion winger insists it will be for good. Walker is now 44 and player-manager of Ryman League division two strugglers Molesey. He has picked up a knee injury and is using the setback

  • Albion learn from Aussies

    Albion are currently the fittest team in the Second Division as well as the best, and it's all down to the Aussies. Physio Malcolm Stuart has been left twiddling his thumbs at various stages this season as the table-topping Seagulls have enjoyed remarkably

  • One week left to have your say

    Thousands of people have one week left to put forward their views on a planned change to hospital services. The public consultation on proposals to transfer all inpatient services from Southlands Hospital in Shoreham to Worthing Hospital ends on December

  • Fury at police delays

    Police have apologised for failing to act after vandals were caught on CCTV cameras damaging a car. It had been left for repairs at Dave and Paul's Garage, Portslade, which had been plagued by thefts and vandalism to customers' cars. Owner Dave Strong

  • Stadium campaign hopes for flush of success

    "ALBION fans - It's Time To Do The Business." This cheeky notice will be pasted in front of Seagulls' supporters while they spend a penny at today's FA Cup second round showdown against Rushden and Diamonds. It was one of a dozen comical messages being

  • Pivotal evidence questioned

    "Hopeless and incompetent" detective work has thrown a huge question mark over the case against Sarah Payne's alleged killer, a court heard. Roy Whiting's barrister, Sally O'Neill, made the accusation in the final minutes of her defence closing speech

  • Long waits for cancer tests

    Women with suspected breast cancer have been waiting longer to see a consultant in East Sussex than almost anywhere else in England and Wales. Between July and September this year, just under half of women in the East Sussex, Brighton and Hove Health

  • Give clubs credit for finding kids

    Hassocks manager Dave John has fired a broadside at managers who are cashing in on youngsters they have plucked from other clubs. John said: "I was interested to read Horsham manager John Maggs' comments on his youngsters in the Sports Argus. "He has

  • Campaign grows to save chapel

    Support is mounting for a campaign to save a crumbling school chapel that houses memorial stones to students killed in the Second World War. More than 80 former pupils of King's Mead School, in Seaford, have backed efforts to preserve the 17th Century

  • Abbey so happy with Reds return

    If you spend the summer playing on the beaches of France, Spain and Dubai - and got paid for it - a chilly December afternoon at Broadfield Stadium might be a culture shock. But Ben Abbey seemed to be back where he belonged on Saturday, helping Crawley

  • Geddes set sights on a leading role

    Gavin Geddes is aiming to finish top of the Division One hotshots. Geddes returned to Worthing this week after a short spell at Eastbourne Borough. He received a warm welcome back from teammates, then vowed to get the goals which can fire them into the

  • Soul diva cancels winter tour date

    Singer Dina Carroll has been forced to cancel her show at the Brighton Centre next weekend. The soul diva, whose hits include Perfect Year, has had to reschedule dates for her winter tour due to a "personal issue". The majority of shows around the UK

  • Reel lesson in Harry history

    It's a conundrum every schoolchild has wrestled with - which witch is which? But this time it's not spelling that's in question - it's the bewitching magic of Harry Potter. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone is currently breaking cinema box office

  • See the light

    I must agree with every word Stephen Prince wrote (Letters, December 6). If business invested in having a good display of lights, this would attract people from other places to see the display and also spend their money. Some towns have a committee with

  • Cancer walk

    We held a sponsored walk from the King Alfred centre, Hove, to the Palace Pier, on behalf of the Nigel Porter Breast Unit Appeal. The amount raised was £617. I would like to thank all who took part and who made contributions. -Pam Clark, Garden Close,

  • Pub closure talks spark village anger

    Residents are furious that developers are discussing plans to convert a popular village pub into two houses. When Stephen Woodward bought the Sandrock Inn in Ditchling two months ago, he said he had no plans to close the pub. Now agents Clifford Dann

  • Team News: Albion v Rushden

    Albion were back to full strength following Tuesday's golden goal exit from the LDV Vans Trophy for a makeshift line-up at Cambridge United. Taylor named the team which took the Seagulls three points clear at the top of the Second Division with a impressive

  • Albion 2, Rushden 1

    Diamond's striker Partridge, fresh from two goals against Bristol, got the tie off to a flier with an angled shot from 16 yards straight at Kuipers. Moments later, Zamora was unable to control a huge kick from Kuipers, but the Seagulls' young hotshot

  • Thank you

    As two senior citizens who have recently been the victims of crime and theft in the Brighton Marina area, we are writing to thank the staff of the Asda store. In both cases, they acted in a most kind and efficient way. They could not have been more helpful

  • Boring youth

    So, another Brighton live venue bites the dust. The conversion of the legendary Lift on Queens Road to yet another boring disco pub is a disgrace. Losing money? I was at the Jazz Club last Friday to see the fantastic Gilad Atzmon's last gig in the UK

  • Public hows?

    Victorian Brighton had at least 200 public houses in an age when the population was far smaller than now. So how did the boozy businesses remain viable in the light of such competition? Today, there are far fewer pubs and they're equipped with every conceivable

  • Chain reaction

    Brighton and Hove Albion fans attending today's FA Cup tie at Withdean against Rushden and Diamonds will find a surprise when they go to spend a penny. Comic messages have been placed in both the ladies' and gents' lavatories urging them to back the campaign

  • Me neither

    I have a granddaughter living on her own with two young children who is on benefit. Because she is in arrears with rent, through no fault of hers but a cock-up by the DSS, she has been served with an eviction order to vacate her flat by December 18. The

  • Youth in action: High fives for Sussex swimmers

    Adam Jones (Crawley) and Hannah Belameh (Brighton) were the only competitors to win all their five races at the Sussex Sprints. Jones added the boys' born 1989 backstroke and breaststroke in the second half of the event at the Prince Regent pool, Brighton

  • Basketball: Davis grabs Bear's first prize

    Sterling Davis has claimed Brighton Bears' first award of the season. The 23-year-old forward from Texas has been voted BBL player-of-the-month for November by basketball fans. Davis claimed 38 per cent of votes cast in an internet poll on the BBL's website

  • Attacker still free

    Police still have no definite ideas who was responsible for a sex attack on a 68-year-old woman. The victim was walking along The Twitten, which links Steyning Road and Marine Drive, Rottingdean, early last month when she was assaulted. A spokeswoman

  • I should have scored more goals for Albion

    Clive Walker is thinking about retiring again. And this time the former Albion winger insists it will be for good. Walker is now 44 and player-manager of Ryman League division two strugglers Molesey. He has picked up a knee injury and is using the setback

  • Simon Says with Simon Morgan

    Even by the exceptional standards of the last few months Bobby Z's wonderful goal at Bury was my magic moment of the season so far. The young man proved, yet again, what a natural goalscorer he is with a simply magnificent effort. I have to admit that

  • Albion learn from Aussies

    Albion are currently the fittest team in the Second Division as well as the best, and it's all down to the Aussies. Physio Malcolm Stuart has been left twiddling his thumbs at various stages this season as the table-topping Seagulls have enjoyed remarkably

  • Vallance's exit still a mystery to this day

    Every football club has more than one skeleton in the cupboard, some a whole cemetery full. Albion are no exception. One of the great unsolved mysteries is nothing to do with the shenaningans of the Goldstone sale as the majority of supporters have made

  • Top marks for all the hard work

    The headteacher of the most improved primary school in East Sussex said today: "It's all down to sheer hard work and determination." Three years ago Barcombe Primary School, School Path, Barcombe, was judged to be struggling by Government inspectors,

  • Stadium campaign hopes for flush of success

    "ALBION fans - It's Time To Do The Business." This cheeky notice will be pasted in front of Seagulls' supporters while they spend a penny at today's FA Cup second round showdown against Rushden and Diamonds. It was one of a dozen comical messages being

  • Walker who made quite an impact

    Apart from 1960 Olympic Gold medal winner Don Thompson, probably the most famous name to turn out for the recent Golden Anniversary walk at Steyning was Read. Not, unfortunately, Norman of that name who had won the Olympic walk in 1956 and unfortunately

  • Pivotal evidence questioned

    "Hopeless and incompetent" detective work has thrown a huge question mark over the case against Sarah Payne's alleged killer, a court heard. Roy Whiting's barrister, Sally O'Neill, made the accusation in the final minutes of her defence closing speech

  • Give clubs credit for finding kids

    Hassocks manager Dave John has fired a broadside at managers who are cashing in on youngsters they have plucked from other clubs. John said: "I was interested to read Horsham manager John Maggs' comments on his youngsters in the Sports Argus. "He has

  • Campaign grows to save chapel

    Support is mounting for a campaign to save a crumbling school chapel that houses memorial stones to students killed in the Second World War. More than 80 former pupils of King's Mead School, in Seaford, have backed efforts to preserve the 17th Century

  • Abbey so happy with Reds return

    If you spend the summer playing on the beaches of France, Spain and Dubai - and got paid for it - a chilly December afternoon at Broadfield Stadium might be a culture shock. But Ben Abbey seemed to be back where he belonged on Saturday, helping Crawley

  • Geddes set sights on a leading role

    Gavin Geddes is aiming to finish top of the Division One hotshots. Geddes returned to Worthing this week after a short spell at Eastbourne Borough. He received a warm welcome back from teammates, then vowed to get the goals which can fire them into the

  • Pivotal evidence questioned

    "Hopeless and incompetent" detective work has thrown a huge question mark over the case against Sarah Payne's alleged killer, a court heard. Roy Whiting's barrister, Sally O'Neill, made the accusation in the final minutes of her defence closing speech

  • Reel lesson in Harry history

    It's a conundrum every schoolchild has wrestled with - which witch is which? But this time it's not spelling that's in question - it's the bewitching magic of Harry Potter. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone is currently breaking cinema box office

  • Cancer walk

    We held a sponsored walk from the King Alfred centre, Hove, to the Palace Pier, on behalf of the Nigel Porter Breast Unit Appeal. The amount raised was £617. I would like to thank all who took part and who made contributions. -Pam Clark, Garden Close,

  • Spotlight On...

    Every week, we will profile a Sussex team. This week it's Brighton and Hove Albion Supporters. GROUND: Waterhall 7 LEAGUE: Sussex Sunday Division Nine RECORD ATTENDANCE: Waiting for a new stadium to be built KEY MAN: Craig Ford, so he thinks WORST DRESSED

  • Home Truths, with Jacqui Bealing

    Last Sunday, while most of the population of Sussex was shopping at Churchill Square, my husband, myself and our there-year-old, Eve, took to the Downs for a bracing walk. We dug out our Wellies and woollies and my husband consulted one of his many ordinance

  • Still flying the flag at the age of 80

    When Henfield were left without a linesman for their home game against Lodsworth Reserves, Dunkirk veteran Ralph Simmonds stepped in. And the 80-year-old's performance in the West Sussex Division Five Central match drew praise from all quarters. Henfield

  • Team News: Albion v Rushden

    Albion were back to full strength following Tuesday's golden goal exit from the LDV Vans Trophy for a makeshift line-up at Cambridge United. Taylor named the team which took the Seagulls three points clear at the top of the Second Division with a impressive

  • Albion 2, Rushden 1

    Diamond's striker Partridge, fresh from two goals against Bristol, got the tie off to a flier with an angled shot from 16 yards straight at Kuipers. Moments later, Zamora was unable to control a huge kick from Kuipers, but the Seagulls' young hotshot

  • Me neither

    I have a granddaughter living on her own with two young children who is on benefit. Because she is in arrears with rent, through no fault of hers but a cock-up by the DSS, she has been served with an eviction order to vacate her flat by December 18. The

  • Priority care

    There have been disgraceful delays in East Sussex while women who fear they have breast cancer wait to see consultants. Figures show the county's figure was one of the worst in England with just under half those women being given an appointment at hospital

  • Feature: To move or not to move

    Karen Hoy reports on the fight to keep the Nigel Porter cancer unit in Brighton amid mounting arguments in favour of a move to Haywards Heath. Health bosses announced earlier this year that the Nigel Porter Breast Care Unit at the Royal Sussex County

  • No nationalist

    Rosemary Ure obviously knows the history of the British national anthem and I agree wholeheartedly with her comments about the Cromwellians' attitude to the theatre. However, her friend from Paris could presumably tell her the history of the French national

  • Squash: Golden Gates

    Sussex junior ace Jenna Gates is one of eight nominations for the OCS National Young Sportsperson of the Year 2001. The British and French under-15s champion from Henfield is now No.7 in the country at under-17s. Jenna is London and South East Region

  • New broom for police

    Sussex Deputy Chief Constable Mark Jordan will have a comfortable retirement living on his £45,000 pension, about twice the county's average wage. His retirement, on medical grounds, comes after he has spent three years suspended on full pay during the

  • I'm modern

    I am sorry Rosemary Ure (Letters, December 5) is saddened by the national anthem not being played at the theatre. I think I have the reason. Some time ago, I went to a concert theatre where the anthem was played. I stood smartly to attention thinking

  • Sailing: Campbell-James takes honours

    Chichester youngster Mark Campbell-James, representing the Royal Yacht Association, has won the Hardy Match Racing Cup in Sydney. The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron conducted the Cup with six overseas teams from New Zealand, Italy, Great Britain and the

  • Youth in action: High fives for Sussex swimmers

    Adam Jones (Crawley) and Hannah Belameh (Brighton) were the only competitors to win all their five races at the Sussex Sprints. Jones added the boys' born 1989 backstroke and breaststroke in the second half of the event at the Prince Regent pool, Brighton

  • Basketball: Davis grabs Bear's first prize

    Sterling Davis has claimed Brighton Bears' first award of the season. The 23-year-old forward from Texas has been voted BBL player-of-the-month for November by basketball fans. Davis claimed 38 per cent of votes cast in an internet poll on the BBL's website

  • Pitcher's got a taste for glory

    Albion midfielder Geoff Pitcher is targeting another headline-making FA Cup run. Pitcher was part of the Kingstonian team which reached the fourth round last season before losing to Bristol City. The last time the table-topping Seagulls got that far was

  • Drinkers of the world unite

    College staff have come up with the novel idea of holding a philosophy course in a pub. The five-week series of discussion groups will encourage students to debate a different topic each week over a drink. However, Pete Ridge, curriculum manager at Northbrook

  • The Albion week that was

    MONDAY: Bobby Zamora reflects on his club record-equalling eighth goal in eight successive appearances against Bury. "To take a record with me is nice," he says. "It was definitely up there with my best goals. I was really happy with the one last season

  • Terrace Talk with Anna Swallow

    In the December rain there are few things that give me pleasure. One of them is slipping into a hot bath with a newspaper, another is recalling all the subjects that I feel need to be put to right. The Afghan situation of course, but also the Bellottis

  • Simon Says with Simon Morgan

    Even by the exceptional standards of the last few months Bobby Z's wonderful goal at Bury was my magic moment of the season so far. The young man proved, yet again, what a natural goalscorer he is with a simply magnificent effort. I have to admit that

  • Vallance's exit still a mystery to this day

    Every football club has more than one skeleton in the cupboard, some a whole cemetery full. Albion are no exception. One of the great unsolved mysteries is nothing to do with the shenaningans of the Goldstone sale as the majority of supporters have made

  • Children's project started without contract

    A project for children with severe learning difficulties started before a contract was signed with the council. NCH Action for Children told a Brighton and Hove City Council scrutiny panel this was not usual practice. But Veronica Locke, line manager

  • Top marks for all the hard work

    The headteacher of the most improved primary school in East Sussex said today: "It's all down to sheer hard work and determination." Three years ago Barcombe Primary School, School Path, Barcombe, was judged to be struggling by Government inspectors,

  • Bull bar ban welcomed

    Euro-MP Chris Huhne has welcomed an EU decision to ban bull bars from the front of all new cars. The Liberal Democrat MEP said the ban will help save lives and reduce injuries in Sussex and across the whole of Europe. Mr Huhne said: "Bull bars are nothing

  • Airport unveils new guardian

    A former RAF helicopter has become the new guardian of the gates at Shoreham airport. The machine replaces a Harrier GR3 fighter, which has been sold to Americans for restoration. The Wessex helicopter, similar to those flown by the Duke of York during

  • Halted ferry sparks safety row

    An Anglo-French row is brewing over the suspension of the Newhaven-Dieppe passenger ferry service. The French are questioning the commitment of the English towards the route after passengers were banned from using the winter ferry Sardinia Vera amid fears

  • Walker who made quite an impact

    Apart from 1960 Olympic Gold medal winner Don Thompson, probably the most famous name to turn out for the recent Golden Anniversary walk at Steyning was Read. Not, unfortunately, Norman of that name who had won the Olympic walk in 1956 and unfortunately

  • Shooting police chief retires

    Deputy Chief Constable of Sussex Mark Jordan, suspended over his involvement in a fatal shooting, is to be retired on medical grounds. Mr Jordan, who authorised the issue of firearms for the ill-fated police operation, has been suspended on full £80,000

  • Gav's quick departure surprises Borough

    Eastbourne Borough coach Nick Greenwood has admitted he is disappointed that striker Gavin Geddes has made a quick about turn and returned to Ryman League Worthing. Former Albion professional Geddes left Priory Lane after a fortnight citing excessive

  • Pivotal evidence questioned

    "Hopeless and incompetent" detective work has thrown a huge question mark over the case against Sarah Payne's alleged killer, a court heard. Roy Whiting's barrister, Sally O'Neill, made the accusation in the final minutes of her defence closing speech