Mark McGhee today branded referee Trevor Parkes a showman as Albion came to terms with an unkind Crewe cut. Parkes angered the Seagulls' manager with two decisions which led to two goals in Saturday's 3-1 Championship defeat at Crewe. Kenny Lunt gave
Mark McGhee's 50th match in charge of Albion was marred by a strange refereeing performance. It would be going too far to suggest Trevor Parkes cost the Seagulls the game but he certainly contributed to their first away defeat for almost two months. Parkes
"Why do I always meet weird people when I come to Brighton?" The words pot and kettle spring to mind, Ross. It's only three months since the Noodlemeister's last sell-out appearance in the city with what was billed as essentially the same show. But, such
If anyone wishes to further remember Christopher "Superman" Reeve in appreciation (Reeve is a real hero, Lynn Daly Column, October 12), may I suggest a wonderful film - Somewhere In Time (1980), starring Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer and Christopher
Simon Bradshaw, editor of The Argus, has resigned. Mr Bradshaw, 45, joined The Argus six years ago from the Daily Record in Glasgow. He began his career on the Coventry Evening Telegraph and has worked for a number of regional newspapers, including the
One of your correspondents seems to take umbrage with the fact that a blue plaque commemorating the life of Lord Alfred Douglas is to be placed at St Ann's Court, Hove, and not at 35 Fourth Avenue (Letters, October 13). No, 35 Fourth Avenue was Bosie's
On wednesday, I had just dropped my son off at school and walked through St Ann's Well Gardens in Hove, when I witnessed a dog maim a squirrel. I know dogs do this and it is not the actions of the dog I am writing about but the reaction of the dog's owner
The Lord Lucan murder inquiry is being reopened almost 30 years after the aristocrat vanished in Sussex. Detectives plan to use new techniques such as DNA profiling using samples from his immediate family to solve the riddle. The disappearance of Lord
Argus winner Martin Lunn was today celebrating the biggest stroke of luck in his life. He was cracking open the champagne after scooping our Win a Dream £20,000 Lifestyle competition, opening the door to an all-expenses paid luxury flat at Brighton Marina
As secretary to the residents of a seafront block of flats, I have received a detailed letter from Karis regarding the proposed development of King Alfred. I feel development is the wrong word, surely it should be the "Rape of Hove"? When I left the Army
Steve Lovell was left to rue missed chances after Hastings United tumbled out of the Cup with a 1-0 defeat at Spalding. Manager Lovell said: "I am very disappointed. We had all the play, all the possession and created a number of chances. They had one
Perhaps Dick Knight should show Tuesday's Times T2 supplement to the inspector at the forthcoming extra-time inquiry into Falmer. There it is reported that Liverpool FC will start to build a new stadium in the spring in Stanley Park, the "beautiful Victorian
Bognor manager Jack Pearce believes his side have nothing to fear from today's FA Cup draw. The Rocks booked their place in the hat for the fourth qualifying round after a convincing home victory over AFC Newbury. Bognor, who gave a debut to goalkeeper
I think I have found a way to solve the problems of the West Pier and the Falmer Stadium: Present Tony Blair with an "intelligence report" which says there are weapons of mass destruction hidden beneath the pier and the patch of nondescript land at Falmer
Two second-half goals from striker Bertie Brayley ended East Preston's gallant FA Cup run, but manager Vic Short was left with several positives from which to take the club forward. East Preston were always going to find Isthmian League premier division
Danny Bloor is remaining upbeat despite seeing Worthing suffer a third successive league defeat. The Rebels lost 2-1 away to Hampton and Richmond despite a first goal for the club from Liam Collins, who finished sweetly from Mark Knee's cross. Assistant
Giles Dakin believes East Grinstead have sent out a message to the rest of the league with their perfect start to the season. Grinstead made it four wins out of four with a 4-3 defeat of Beeston yesterday to consolidate top spot in National premier two
Andrew Alleyne used to be the quiet man of the Brighton Bears. Now the veteran centre from Barbados is having as a big a say as anybody in the champions' impressive start to their British League campaign. Alleyne was joint top scorer with 20 points as
Mark McGhee today branded referee Trevor Parkes a showman as Albion came to terms with an unkind Crewe cut. Parkes angered the Seagulls' manager with two decisions which led to two goals in Saturday's 3-1 Championship defeat at Crewe. Kenny Lunt gave
The power of the pink pound is forcing shop workers to hide "murder music" under the counter. Record shop MVC in Brighton has taken albums containing homophobic lyrics, such as those by Jamaican singer Beenie Man, off its shelves. Customers can still
Energy minister Mike O'Brien visited a Sussex company leading the race to develop revolutionary fuel cell technology which will generate clean, economic power. He paid tribute to the work being carried out at Ceres Power in Haslett Avenue, Crawley. He
More than 300 business leaders from the digital design sector will visit Brighton later this month to exchange ideas and discuss ways of taking the industry forward. They have been invited to take part in the dSCAPE/04 exhibition at Fabrica in Duke Street
Britain could face a winter of power blackouts and price rises because of a "looming crisis" in the industry, one of the country's biggest trade unions warned today. There was a "real possibility" of blackouts in large parts of the country because of
"The stage fright I experience is the nearest thing I get to crossing a border with half a tonne of cannabis. I must be still addicted to that adrenaline rush it gives you." As the man responsible for smuggling the majority of the cannibis that made the
Although her show purported to be based around 100 emails she sent out asking for people's favourite role models, Jo Caulfield seemed happier to be doing freewheeling stand-up. After what must have been a gruelling few months for the award-winning comic
On Wednesday, September 29, Marcia Harris, Jan Meredith and Chris Thornton-Clough, trustees of The Sussex Pet Rescue Charitable Trust, visited Therapaws Hydrotherapy Pool in Sidlesham to receive two cheques - one for more than £1,000 and one for more
Awkward sex, bizarre porn, relationship traumas and family strife - no one could claim that Ed Byrne's brand of comedy is anything approaching original. Touching on every subject which makes the everyman funny man so popular, the amiable Irishman rises
Stu told us he'd spent the last three years sleeping on floors and living off crisps. But Friday's full house proved the time out and weight gain have done nothing to diminish his popularity. With wry self-assurance and a deadpan delivery, he provided
What a sad demise for a once great city like Brighton and Hove, when it pays homage to a murderer such as Patrick Magee. The amount of publicity given to this event will make all decent, law-abiding people sick to their stomachs. In any decent society
There's something to be said for great comedy traditions, principally that they lose the element of surprise after 20 or 30 years. Jasper Carrot was doing Jeff Green's show in the Seventies and Eighties. Men and women don't understand each other and sex
This is the view Zoe Ball and her husband Norman Cook wake up to each morning when staying at their luxury home on Hove seafront. The exclusive photograph was taken by Zoe herself to help raise funds towards a way of finding a cure for breast cancer.
Ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night are always good for business in an old manor house. But those of a particularly nervous disposition might do well to avoid Preston Manor in Brighton. The Edwardian House in Preston Drove, is running
A factory to collect and destroy clinical waste could be built next to dozens of family homes. But locals fear the site will blight the neighbourhood and the smell and noise created by the centre will be unbearable. Plans to transform the former Parker
I saw a truly shocking sight at Asda in Hollingbury, Brighton, this week which keeps playing on my mind. A little girl, no more than three, judging from her size and baby talk, was staggering around in 3in heels. Not as small girls often do, clomping
Kevin Keehan scored from almost the halfway line as Whitehawk won 4-1 at champions Chichester in division one. Keehan, on loan from League One side Bradford City, capped an outstanding display with the opener in a convincing win. Ashley Carr scored from
Friends of a wheelchair-bound man who died six weeks after leaving his long-term rest home claim the stress of being forced to move killed him. Brian Knight, in his 70s, died in Worthing Hospital of what is believed to be a heart attack. He moved into
Don't drink and drive is what we are always reading in the papers and seeing on TV. If you live in the Seahaven area and want to go to Eastbourne for the evening, for a meal or the theatre or just to socialise, you have to take the car and one of you
Lewes were knocked out in the preliminary round after going down 2-1 at Basingstoke Town. For the home side it was revenge for the 4-1 defeat in last season's Ryman play-offs which helped the Rooks win promotion to the Conference south. Martin Whiddett
A town ranked as one of the most poorest in the UK is one of the country's top ten property hotspots. Hastings is in the top 40 most deprived areas in the Government's deprivation index for 2004. It has high unemployment and deep-seated social problems
The £35,000 Lewes District Council has allocated to the extended planning inquiry into Falmer stadium will not be enough - local residents, you have been warned. The whole purpose of the new inquiry is to investigate all other options within the city
Chris Bell says an alternative location at Newhaven as the site of the Albion's new stadium is a non-starter (Letters, October 11). I would advise him to look closely at the bottom of the Football League's Division One table, where he will find a club
Another away game, another defeat but this time manager Francis Vines admits there is a problem. Vines has so far been reluctant to concede that Crawley are poor travellers, despite a return of four points from six games on the road before Saturday's
Mark McGhee's 50th match in charge of Albion was marred by a strange refereeing performance. It would be going too far to suggest Trevor Parkes cost the Seagulls the game but he certainly contributed to their first away defeat for almost two months. Parkes
Second division St Francis Rangers caused the only shock in the Sussex Senior Cup as they toppled first division Pagham 4-2 after extra time. Saints, who are in their first season as a senior club, won with goals from Tony Burnham, Mark Enticknap, Marc
Thousands of workers leave a job because of poor or embarrassing levels of induction research revealed today. A survey of 5,700 employees showed that some found their manager didn't even know they had been recruited. One new recruit was told to hop on
A nationwide bar chain is banning happy hour promotions amid fears about binge drinking. The Yates Group will not sell alcohol below certain prices, ruled out all-you-can-drink deals and will offer free soft drinks to designated drivers at the weekend
An environmentally-friendly nappy laundry company has been shortlisted for three Sussex Business Awards. CottonBottoms, based in Pulborough, is in line for the Small Business Award, the Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the Innovation and Growth Award
"We can't see the audience from the stage," says Philip Franks, "but we can sense the complete stillness. It's as satisfying to an actor as gales of laughter." Following a twice-extended West End run, Franks is currently reprising his lead role in this
