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  • Changes are paying off

    Matt Prior believes the lifestyle changes he is undertaking off the pitch can make him a better player on it. The Sussex wicketkeeper-batsmen scored his third hundred of the season yesterday as the county and Lancashire slugged it out in their top-of-the

  • Goodwin eyes decade of service

    Murray Goodwin wants to complete a decade of service with Sussex. The 33-year-old, who is enjoying a sixth successful season with the county, hopes to have his contract extended when his current deal expires at the end of next year. Goodwin has scored

  • Loft is bigger and better for new season

    Doug Loft was probably the only man in blue and white stripes with something to celebrate as the dust settled on relegation last April. Loft, signed in the closing months of the season from Hastings, momentarily brightened up that awful 5-1 season-ending

  • Lowe wants to stay for longer

    Albion loan signing Keith Lowe (right) trains for the first time with his new team-mates yesterday Albion's new loan signing Keith Lowe revealed today he would be happy to stay for much longer than a month. Lowe is well down the pecking order at Wolves

  • 'No go' seafront zone gets major revamp

    A seafront promenade is to receive a £250,000 boost to improve safety following a campaign by residents. The cash will be used to upgrade street lighting and improve CCTV cameras on Hove seafront. Brighton and Hove City Council's environment committee

  • Report reveals scandal of 'lost' boys and girls

    More than one in three children from single-parent families in Brighton and Hove will lose contact with one of their parents, new research has revealed. Fathers groups said the figures, released yesterday, highlighted the need for courts to be tougher

  • I'm living proof of track danger

    A man who lost his arm when he was playing on train tracks as a boy is spearheading a campaign warning youngsters to stay away from railway lines. Paul McDonald, of Chippers Close, Tarring village, near Worthing, was lucky to survive after trying to jump

  • Letter: Abandoned aged

    During the late evening of July 19, my car, parked outside my house, was severely damaged by a passing vandal, who wrenched off the passenger door and damaged wiring extensively. The police were called by a neighbour and, without rousing me, a decision

  • Superstar DJ backs residents

    Fatboy Slim has backed residents campaigning against plans for a six-storey block of seafront flats. The DJ, aka Norman Cook, who lives near the former Caffyns showroom site, said that just because they live in Portslade "it doesn't mean we don't care

  • Council tax cash that is diverted to north

    Home owners are missing out on £85 million a year under a Government drive to transfer money from the South to the Midlands and the North. The shocking new figures revealed in a national league table provoked fury among Sussex councillors. County leaders

  • Letter: How could Dr Turner have been so crude?

    How arrogant of Des Turner to assert a local government officer "must have lead a sheltered life" to not be used to being sworn at. It reflects poorly on Mr Turner's idea of acceptable behaviour. He should be above reproach. If he thinks it is acceptable

  • Letter: Money to go

    The size of the pay-off to Annette Sergeant, outgoing chief executive of East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust (The Argus, July 27) raises serious questions about the conduct of the Trust boards non-executives (including the chairman) who approved this payment

  • Lowe wants to stay for longer

    Albion's new loan signing Keith Lowe revealed today he would be happy to stay for much longer than a month. Lowe is well down the pecking order at Wolves, where Mick McCarthy has just taken charge, so the 20-year-old centre half "jumped at the chance"

  • Long Range, Audio, Brighton, August 2

    Acclaimed producer Phil Hartnoll is best known for his work as one half of intrpeid techno duo Orbital. Now Brighton-based and with Orbital no longer, he has moved on not just geographically but musically, too. In conjunction with Nick Smith, also Brighton-based

  • Marina decision deferred once again

    A decision on the future of a new marina has been put off for a second time. Councillors were expected to agree plans for the redevelopment of Lady Bee Marina at Southwick. The new marina will create up to 1,000 jobs and will have leisure, business and

  • Charged £220 for a three-hour stay

    Clampers hired by a church fined a woman £220 for parking outside the place of worship in the middle of the night. Teresa Lipson, 55, who is waiting for a knee operation, parked in the deserted bays next to Montpelier Place Baptist Church, Hove. She was

  • Lollo Meier Quartet, All Saints Centre, Lewes

    A sold-out concert of gipsy jazz is an auspicious way to begin a festival. Just after 8pm, the lights dimmed and rhythm guitarist Dave Kelbie walked on stage, guitar in hand, leading the blind violinist, Tcha Limberger. Following them came the stand-in

  • John Foxx, Pressure Point, Brighton

    John Foxx never achieved the success of British electropop stalwart Gary Numan (who cited Foxx's former group Ultravox as a major influence), a reason why, perhaps, he has remained a somewhat peripheral cult figure. While his first solo offering, Metamatic

  • Letter: Train cuts end easy trips north

    So you want a train to take you from Brighton to the Midlands and the North without changing termini in London. The Brighton-to-Watford service, from which you could change platforms easily to reach a fast train travelling north, was withdrawn this year

  • Secret of Big Brother's Pete

    The father of Big Brother star Pete has revealed his heartache over walking out when his son was just six years old. The reality show contestant from Brighton is one of the most popular participants on the programme and has won the hearts of the nation

  • Letter: Write us a song

    In response to various comments (Letters, July 13 & 25), with regards to the Target TB songwriting competition, the Songfactor team spent many hours deliberating on the age-related issue of the song-writing competition for 2006. The competition was

  • Letter: What a great age

    Congratulations to the Celebrating Age Steering Group and Brighton and Hove City Council for organizing the vibrant exhibition "50 Artists Over 50" at the University of Brighton Gallery on Grand Parade. How amazing 1,800 entries should have been received

  • Letter: King Alfred will resemble a museum

    The debate about the twisted towers at the King Alfred has taken on a new lease of life since the announcement of the Tate Modern's new extension, which is receiving rave reviews and will be built in time for the 2012 Olympics. This shows modern state-of-the-art

  • Hospital staff could strike over job cuts

    Health workers could take strike action over planned job cuts, a union has warned. The GMB says staff at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust are angry at plans to cut 500 posts. The trust originally planned to get rid of 325 posts but was

  • Pubs' pride party anger

    Some of the most high-profile gay bars in Brighton and Hove are leading a revolt against Pride after accusing organisers of ruining the annual festival. At least three bars have already decided to withdraw the promise of donations which could total more

  • Letter: Cash insult

    The payment to Annette Sergeant is an insult to staff and every taxpayer in the county. It appears to be totally unjustified and the lady concerned should be deeply embarrassed at accepting it. But who is responsible for such decisions and how are they

  • Letter: Vulnerable at risk

    If Worthing Hospital A&E closes, there can be no doubt the frailer people of Worthing will die on the way to Chichester or Brighton. Anyone who has had to struggle through the traffic on these routes can have no doubt about this. And are outpatients

  • Letter: Their reward for caring is the threat of redundancy

    Once again, the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) area hospitals will have to cut its services and staff. For the past few months, I have attended various out-patients departments after my GP referred me concerning an illness which has proved extremely

  • Goodwin eyes decade of service

    Murray Goodwin wants to complete a decade of service with Sussex. The 33-year-old, who is enjoying a sixth successful season with the county, hopes to have his contract extended when his current deal expires at the end of next year. Goodwin has scored

  • Loft is bigger and better for new season

    Doug Loft was probably the only man in blue and white stripes with something to celebrate as the dust settled on relegation last April. Loft, signed in the closing months of the season from Hastings, momentarily brightened up that awful 5-1 season-ending

  • Giant store plan axed

    Campaigners were celebrating victory today after multimillion-pound plans for a new Asda superstore were thrown out by an inspector. But it was a blow for Worthing College supporters who had staked all on the retail giants paying for a new college to

  • Foreign students attacked

    Police are searching for a man in his 20s after two foreign students were attacked. At about 11.40pm on Monday, a 13-year-old German girl was sexually assaulted on Milfoil Drive, Eastbourne. The student was heading home after getting off a bus but became

  • Art show will light up the night sky

    Neighbours in a Victorian terrace are creating an art exhibition on their rooftops. Residents in Compton Road, Brighton, will project still and moving images on to six huge fabric screens that will blow in the wind above their houses. The 16ft high by

  • Cliffs walk is open again

    Walkers can finally enjoy a seafront stroll after an undercliff walk was reopened after five years. Brighton and Hove City Council yesterday announced the walk from Black Rock in Brighton to Saltdean was again open to the public. It had been closed for

  • Return of the flesh eaters

    The use of maggots and leeches to treat infections and wounds was highlighted at a hospital's open day. The creatures are used by medics at Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead on patients who are having plastic surgery. A hospital spokeswoman said

  • Euro-MP slates police operation

    A Euro-MP has accused Sussex Police of intimidating squatters by allegedly filming them and their camp without their permission. Dr Caroline Lucas said the police filmed tree-top protesters at Titnore Woods, near Worthing, after entering their camp without

  • Academy school moves a step closer

    Plans for a new academy school have taken a step forward with the launch of a feasibility study. The Government-funded study will look at how viable it is to build the academy and look in detail at the proposals. The academy would serve 11 to 18-year-olds