The rarity of mid-table mediocrity for Albion has one benefit for manager Dean Wilkins. It gives him an opportunity to experiment between now and the end of the season. They may not be mathematically safe yet but, let's face it, the Seagulls are not
Alexis Bertin has discovered a side benefit to playing for Albion. The French midfielder no longer has to get up for training the day after a game. Bertin is relishing his first few weeks of English football after switching from his home city club Le
Trevor Geer today called for Eastbourne Eagles fans to keep showing patience with teenage prospect Lewis Bridger as he feels his way into his second professional season. Geer said: "Lewis is still learning, still making mistakes. He's still only 17 and
Worthing 2, Lewes 1 Danny Bloor hailed his Worthing players after they shocked Conference south Lewes to reach the Sussex Senior Cup Final. Mark Knee struck the winning goal against his former club as the Rebels ran out 2-1 winners at Queen Street,
Doug Loft admitted today it is crunch time in his quest to earn a new contract with Albion. The midfielder came off the bench towards the end of last Saturday's 0-0 draw against Huddersfield at Withdean. It was Loft's first appearance in the first team
Horsham will stage county cricket after all this season. Sussex have confirmed the Championship match against Durham will go ahead at Cricketfield Road between July 13-16. The festival had been shelved because of fears it would not have been viable
It is the information they did not want you - or their colleagues - to know. But today, for the first time, The Argus can reveal the salaries of Brighton and Hove City Council's top earners. The authority, which tried to cover up details of the
A struggling health trust which runs two major Sussex hospitals has had its debts written off by the Government. The Department of Health (DoH) has converted East Sussex Hospital Trust's forecast deficit of -£3.4 million into a surplus of £1.5 million
Traders are furious at new rules which mean they must pay to park in a town centre. Charges are being introduced for works vehicles in Bognor's controlled parking zone. It means delivery men will have to pay to unload their vans outside shops and builders
Three years ago this month I found the unmarked door at the back of the Grand Central pub and climbed the narrow stairs to the 50-seat Nightingale Theatre for the first time. The theatre, once the city's best-loved fringe venue, had been closed for
It's been an unusual year for Tim Crouch. Last May the Brighton-based playwright was performing his latest show, An Oak Tree, at the city's 200-seat Pavilion Theatre. Last month he was going for a pint with the Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, in New
Prime Minister Tony Blair today defended the Government's record on looking after the country's seaside resorts. Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons, he said: "It is important that we regenerate our seaside resorts. "But also,
Troubled children are being given an unvarnished insight into the realities of life behind bars in a series of visits to a prison designed to steer them clear of crime. Eight boys and girls aged between 11 and 15 have been taken on once-monthly visits
A major hunt has been launched to track down a man who failed to turn up at court to face drugs charges. Police are trying to find Martin Taylor, 46, who has gone missing from his home. He and football club chairman Barry Noonan were due to stand trial
Television celebrity Loyd Grossman has urged a developer not to remove four bronze busts said to be worth more than £2.5million. Mr Grossman, former presenter of Masterchef and ex-house guide in Through The Keyhole, warned that the Desert Quartet in
An under-threat rural fire station looks increasingly likely to close after a recruitment drive for part-time firefighters attracted just four applicants. Council bosses warned earlier this year that Bosham fire station, near Chichester, would have to
Cash-strapped Brighton and Hove Albion was counting the cost today after the club's merchandise shop was broken into. Police have launched an investigation after the shop in Queen's Road, Brighton was broken into in the early hours of today. Residents
Lags are lugging rubbish from a sports centre to help boost recycling figures. Inmates at HMP Ford are being employed to collect old paper and card from Arun Leisure Centre, Littlehampton Swimming Centre and The Windmill Entertainment Centre, Littlehampton
You'd probably want to be Caligula, wouldn't you," announces Brett Anderson through a mouthful of almonds. I've just asked him a naff question suggested by the title of one of his new solo songs, We Can Be Anyone, and he's giving the matter far
A derelict farm site once earmarked for a park and ride scheme could be redeveloped as a high street bank's regional headquarters. Patcham Court Farm, at the junction of the A23 and A27 on the outskirts of Brighton and Hove has been empty for
Sussex County Cricket Club is facing up to leaving its spiritual home in Hove after 167 years as plans to redevelop the ground were recommended for refusal. The club wants to build new offices, flats, a restaurant and conference centre at the southern
The pub company which caused an uproar when it banished Harveys Best Bitter from a pub may be preparing the ground for a dramatic U-turn. Greene King, stung by intense criticism and an ongoing boycott over its decision to exclude the locally-brewed beer
Business leaders can get top tips on customer service by chucking ducks at a motivational speaker. At a conference at the Thistle Hotel in Brighton, delegates will be able to throw rubber ducks at Liam O'Connell, a motivational speaker who uses
A health trust insists it is ready to cope with demand when the smoking ban comes into force this summer. A group of health charities have queried whether West Sussex Primary Care Trust's (PCT) stop smoking services have the resources to deal with the
The member of Arab Strap commonly credited with "most things musical", the solo work of Malcolm Middleton sounds far more like the former lo-fi duo from Falkirk than that of its frontman, Aidan Moffat. His third album, A Brighter Beat, combines
Ending this season's concerts by the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) was a central performance by Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro, who has now made his home in Brighton and Hove. This outstanding pianist of international fame gave the
I feel compelled to respond to the comments regarding "soulless graffiti" made by John W Tatum (Letters, March 20), in which the art which adorns the otherwise bland, grey concrete walls of our so-called openminded and culture-rich city was described
Two hundred patients have avoided a 20-mile journey for hospital treatment because of a new service set up nearer to home. Eastbourne District General Hospital started carrying out coronary angioplasties on patients a year ago. The aim was to reduce
I write regarding the article "Are seagulls making your life a misery?" (The Argus, March 14). Yes, seagulls are making our lives a misery in Palmeira Square - and so are the people who knowingly feed them and all the others who unknowingly feed
Noel Coward would have turned in his grave if he had watched Hay Fever at the Theatre Royal Brighton last week. Stephanie Beacham's performance was the worst piece of overacting I've seen in years. Trying unsuccessfully to copy Judi Dench's delightfully
Four teenagers were jailed following a fight which appeared on the internet in CCTV footage. Sussex Police confirmed yesterday it had charged six youths with affray after the incident at Churchill Square in Brighton on February 14. Four male
A metal detector enthusiast sparked a bomb scare after he stumbled upon a hand grenade. Police cordoned off part of the cliffs at Seaford Head after the man found the device at South Barn Hill. It later emerged that it was a relic from the Second World
A campaigner has urged the Attorney General to re-examine the death of a murdered schoolgirl. Billie-Jo Jenkins, 13, died in 1997 in Hastings after being hit over the head at least five times with a metal tent peg in the back garden of her family home
A three-day old fox cub has been reunited with its mother by wildlife volunteers. The tiny cub, with its eyes still closed, was found at the bottom of a garden in Meadowlands Avenue, Hampden Park, near Eastbourne on Tuesday evening. The owners of the
After getting us through Key Stage 2 poetry with the help of the other three members of Aisle 16: Poetry Boyband, Luke Wright has decided to go it alone. But instead of spoofing the careers of Ronan Keating or Bryan McFadden, to whom he bears more
The cash-strapped NHS is spending thousands of pounds to hold job interviews with junior doctors in luxury surroundings. Doctors from hospitals across Sussex are among 30,000 applying for 22,000 vacant senior posts around the country who are being invited
Car boot sales, charity shops and eBay are just some of places you would expect beady-eyed bargain hunters to hang out. The more astute among them also check a little-known website called Bumblebee Auctions, where Sussex Police sell stolen and
After waiting three years for its recommendations, the Lyons inquiry offered few crumbs of comfort to those seeking a fairer system of taxation for local services. The recommendations just published, if ever implemented, may help some of those
After the UFO stories which have been in the paper over the past week or two (The Argus, March 23), assuming Brighton and Hove has been visited by aliens from outer space, may I use the medium of the Argus Letters page to introduce myself and
My family and I intended to stay in Brighton for the Easter weekend. My mother-in-law needs a wheelchair, so I hoped to borrow or rent one locally rather than bring one all the way from Wakefield. The hotel doesn't have them "for health and safety
I thought Richard W Symonds' description of Crawley (Letters, March 22) sounded somewhat grim. I tend to view Crawley as being the economic powerhouse of Sussex. Those of us native to Sussex would have seen this town grow from a collection of small
Thank you so much for enlightening our aged, confused population of Brighton and Hove that the clocks, according to your bold print headline (The Argus, March 24) went back at the weekend. Those who are normally unsure of what time it is anyway
Almost 80 people gathered at St Marys's Hall in Felpham for a quiz night in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution on Saturday, March 17. Proceeds from ticket sales and a raffle raised £522 for the organisation. The Bognor branch committee
I applaud your newspaper for publishing a positive story about the work of Regen and young people in Peacehaven, East Saltdean and Telscombe Cliffs (The Argus, March 22). It is essential the wider public understands the issues surrounding young
Rather than being "cheap", as Mr Kelly states (Letters, March 24), Labour gives out cards each Mother's Day reminding women of just what the Labour Government has done to help women with children. We are opening children's centres across the city
On Sunday, March 25, I attended a choral event on Brighton seafront to mark the abolition of slavery bicentenary. A number of local choirs performed songs to an audience largely comprised of passers-by on the seafront. The choirs were enjoyable
K Jameson's allegation that the Brighton and Hove Bus Company is collecting "yet more money from motorists" is a new one on me (Letters, March 23). The bus lanes approaching the Clock Tower are enforced by Brighton and Hove City Council's cameras
A Sussex council has said its residents have increased their recycling rate by nearly six per cent year-on-year. Arun District Council has published its recycling rate for 2006/7 - despite the fact the financial year does not finish until March 31.
Air passengers are being warned by airport operator BAA to expect peak time delays at Gatwick Airport for the rest of the year. BAA has issued the stark warning despite plans to recruit more security staff and open more security lanes. BAA chief executive
A champion of Worthing has resigned as leader of a leading pressure group formed to rally the town's fortunes. Roy Stannard quit as chairman of Worthing First to concentrate on private business commitments. Mr Stannard, former managing director of Splash
Albion are hoping a fourth ankle operation will end 15 months of frustration for Charlie Oatway. The skipper has undergone further surgery to repair a nerve problem in the right ankle he fractured against Queens Park Rangers at Withdean on Boxing Day
A council has been given the green light to spend £1.15 million on outside consultants. West Sussex County Council's Conservative cabinet's plan to bring in consultant to examine the authority's development and organisational structure in an attempt
The Government's reforms of NHS dental surgery have "blown a black hole" in Sussex health bosses' finances, the Tories claimed today. Figures obtained by shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley reveal that three Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in the county
A husband and wife with a 32-year age gap will appear on a TV show next week. Chris and Norma Harvey, of Heron Court, in Whitehawk, Brighton, will appear in a show called Sugar Mummies as part of BBCs One Life series. Mr Harvey, 28, and his wife, 60
Sussex chairman David Green today warned the county will struggle to maintain its place at the top of English cricket unless they are able to develop the County Ground. The club posted a financial loss of £389,466 last year and although that was an improvement
Town halls are facing widespread redundancies or up to £10 million of cuts to cover an unexpected rise in landfill tax. Council tax increases are also being predicted after Chancellor Gordon Brown announced a huge rise in landfill tax for the next three
Most pensioners enjoy spending their later years playing bingo, gardening and putting the finishing touches to their latest jigsaw puzzle. Not 72-year-old Jack Hayes. Mr Hayes likes nothing better than pulling on his kit and boots to play a game for
A group of pensioners had to be evacuated from their retirement homes after a car crashed into a house and burst a gas pipe. Between 15 and 20 elderly people had to leave their houses and flats in Tower House Close, Cuckfield, after a car ploughed through
