One lane of a major road has been closed after a four vehicle accident. Sussex Police shut the southbound lane of the A24 south of Washington roundabout at 8pm and said they expected it not to reopen until after 10pm. Three cars and a van were involved
Sussex has long been regarded as a footballing backwater. It could be about to change. There is every chance that the county will have three teams in the Blue Square premier next season with Lewes and Eastbourne Borough in a great position to join Crawley
Albion will target the younger generation in a bid to halt an alarming decrease in Withdean attendances. Season ticket prices are likely to be aimed at bringing in new fans ahead of the move to Falmer in 2010. A turnout of 4,797, the second worst for
Ronnie Bull has taken a swipe at Crawley by insisting Ebbsfleet United are a bigger and better club. The former Millwall defender left Reds by mutual consent two weeks ago because he did not get on with manager Steve Evans. Bull joined Ebbsfleet soon
Sussex star Mushtaq Ahmed is joining the Indian Cricket League. But coach Mark Robinson insisted today that Mushtaq would be available for the start of Sussex's Championship defence against Hampshire on April 16. Mushtaq, 37, is one of 11 former Pakistan
Dean Bowditch admits he can offer Albion more than they saw on his second debut. The Ipswich Town frontrunner kicked off his second loan spell at Withdean by playing wide on the right in Tuesday's 0-0 draw with Tranmere. Hugging the touchline in front
Tuesday's crowd at Withdean was the second-lowest for a league game there. Here, one fan argues that you can't put a price on loyalty while another explains why he has been priced out of supporting Albion NO Laurence Woolven was about four years
A sixth form college is hoping planners will help boost spending on education in a town to more than £100 million by granting permission for a mini-housing estate. Worthing College, which has 1,750 students, wants to knock down and rebuild facilities
Chris Liddle is hoping some tips from a fast-bowling legend can help him launch a long career in the Sussex first team. The 23-year-old is in Chennai, India for the next fortnight working at the world cricket academy run by Australian great Dennis Lillee
Hailsham manager Ken McCreadie will be back in the dugout in a fortnight despite being found guilty of assault on an opposition player. McCreadie was found guilty by a disciplinary commission on Tuesday of assaulting Eastbourne United's Matt Jones after
A pensioner has been left to go blind because a health authority won't pay to treat him. Colin Valder, 77, from Valley Drive, Brighton, has two forms of macular degeneration, a condition which will eventually blind him. But Brighton and Hove City Teaching
Theatre goers were barred from going to the toilet during a 90 minute play - because the actors did not want to be disturbed. One 17-year-old student who tip toed out to the loo in her socks missed almost all of the Brighton Dome show and then had to
An appeal hearing brought by developers hoping to build more than 1,000 homes on greenfield sites has been branded "a farce". Plans for new homes in Uckfield have stalled once again after a legal hearing at Wealden District Council was adjourned by the
The brother of a missing award-winning TV make-up artist said today that her family were bracing themselves for the worst as police revealed their investigation was yielding few meaningful clues. Russell Wickens said the disappearance of Diane Chenery-Wickens
A shopping addict who bought herself 10 homes, had 50 credit cards and used six bogus identities has been locked up. Zara Gables got herself into "a terrible muddle" as she splashed out on homes in Brighton, Hove, Worthing, Dubai and Cyprus. She used
In the early Nineties, American Music Club was the band that got away. Brilliant songs such as Everclear and Wish The World Away were flattened by Britpop. In the past few years, with two originals down but singer Mark Eitzel and guitarist Vudi still
The final applause was almost drowned out by murmurs as the bemused audience shared their half-formed opinions with their companions. If you'd expected a dance extravaganza, you'd have been disappointed. Ditto for those wanting to see a drama or hear
Alison Moyet was a true phenomenon in the Eighties, with her albums Alf and Raindancing both selling millions of copies across the world. But it is a very different woman who is treading the boards now. Those albums were followed by the much more personal
Every school night needs a good old-fashioned pre-midnight rave, so it's a blessing that Simian Mobile Disco were on hand to provide one here. Following a couple of intense indie-dance acts in the form of The Whip and Turzi, the duo stuck resolutely
An A-grade student's education has been ruined after a young cannabis user smashed him over the head with a glass paper weight. James Walsh was left unable to study after he was attacked by a robber who needed money for a drug debt. His skull was fractured
What collective noun would best describe the always talented, unfailingly charming, often melancholy, musicians that Woodland Recordings seem to procure month after month? 'Flock' possesses the right connotations but sounds far too whimsical. I prefer
A hospital is launching a blitz on waiting times by holding two marathon surgery weekends. Almost 40 patients needing routine hernia and gall bladder operations will be treated at Worthing Hospital on Saturday and Sunday. (feb 16/17) More than 20 others
Rush hour on Monday evenings has been revealed as the most dangerous time to be on the road in Sussex. Records released by the Department for Transport show more accidents happen during the 'danger hour' of 5pm to 6pm on that day of the week than at
Hidden away above a quiet Kemp Town pub, the 50-seater Marlborough Theatre is a little-known nugget of enchantment on Brighton's local music scene. One does not expect to be taken through the great eras of musical and theatrical expression on
It is quite refreshing to see two brash and dominant women fronting a band. If new romantic met indie, rave and punk rock, Robots In Disguise would be the result. They bounded on stage to cheers from a crowd of die hard fans dressed in neon leggings
Eastbourne Eagles captain Lee Richardson is set for an early reunion with the team he left during the winter. The new Eagles skipper leads his team against Swindon Robins in the new-look Craven Shield in the opening fixture of the season on March 15
Residents face days of wildcat strikes by binmen after a row over working conditions. Staff at Brighton's Cityclean depot threatened to continue today's industrial action until the disagreement is resolved, raising the prospect of streets overflowing
Albion's reserve game at Southampton tonight has been called off. The Seagulls requested a postponement due to an injury and illness list which now includes 17 names after Joe Gatting went down with chickenpox. The clubs are looking to re-arrange the
The victim of an horrific Christmas assault has spoken for the first time about the injuries that have changed his life. Chris Bowles, 45, is still in hospital recovering from brain damage which has left him paralysed on his right side. The
A classical pianist who gathered a devoted following during 16 years as the house performer at The Grand in Brighton has died at the age of 92. Edmund Ainsworth developed a wide-reaching reputation for entertaining guests at the hotel in King's
I read your piece asking for memories of the Royal Pavilion (The Argus, February 11). I first came to Brighton in 1982 and the first thing we saw, my husband and I, while enjoying an ice cream on the bus from Preston Park train station was the Turkish
I was horrified to learn of the proposed destruction of the old Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in Dyke Road, Brighton (The Argus, January 29). I object strongly to this vandalism which will have the most adverse effect on the surrounding area
I find the views of the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams on Sharia law very thoughtprovoking (The Argus, February 12). I wonder if he would support the reintroduction of the ancient Welsh laws codified in the tenth century under Prince
Frail pensioners who were taken from their care home amid allegations of abuse may never have been in danger, it has been revealed. Elderly men and women, including a 103-year-old, were removed from the £400-a-week Trevine Court, Worthing, in
A fire started in a tumbledryer in a city centre pub. Nine members of staff had just finished closing up at Wetherspoons in West Street, Brighton, when the fire broke out. Firefighters spent an hour dousing the blaze and making the building safe after
Convictions for race hate crime in Sussex have more than tripled in just four years, the Government has revealed. According to Home Office records, 121 people were sentenced by the courts for racially aggravated violence in 2006 - up from 35
Do you care about the proposed South Downs National Park? If so, as a supporter of the South Downs National Park Campaign, I would like to invite all those who are interested to the public inquiry at the Chatsworth Hotel in Worthing. It started
I am writing in response to the article "Animal use criticised by report" (The Argus, February 8). A report by the Sussex University student campaign group Violence-Free Science says that the university is using animals needlessly in experiments
The owner of a fireworks factory has been arrested on suspicion of killing two firefighters in massive explosions, The Argus can reveal. Martin Winter, 50, and Nathan Winter, 23, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of manslaughter. East Sussex Fire
Binmen launched a wildcat strike in protest at council managers' "bullying tactics". About 200 workers from Brighton and Hove City Council refuse and recycling collection crews joined the protest at their base in Hollingdean Road, Brighton. They say
With regard to Jean Calder's article about the proposed development near London Road station (The Argus, February 9), I lived in Springfield Road, backing on to the railway station and the railway land, from 1953 until 1964. The railway land was
Hooray for Maggie Tran, museum librarian of the Brighton Pebble Museum (The Argus, February 11). We hear so much from people knocking Brighton and Hove. And many of them do so for good reason and try to improve the prospects and the environment
I'm fed up with the increasingly pushy sales tactics of door-to-door power company salesmen. They all start with the same line, "I was wondering if you had notification of your tariff changes?" They show you your details on their clipboard which
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of killing two firefighters who died in explosions at a fireworks factory. One 50-year-old and one 23-year-old, from Lewes, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter yesterday. They presented themselves at a
I am grateful to The Argus and Christopher Hawtree for alerting readers both to the threat to Brighton and Hove City Council's committee system and even more urgently to the threat to the Connaught Centre in Hove (Letters, February 11). This building
Councillor Jason Kitcat seems to imply that Brighton and Hove City Council has chosen to move from a committee system to an executive cabinet system (The Argus, February 8). The reality is that as a whole the council has written to the Government
With the roadworks on the seafront in Brighton due to continue through the summer, can the council or police please clarify the rules for traffic merging into one lane. Currently there is confusion and it leads to road rage. My understanding is
Fourteen schools in Sussex are being kept under a watchful eye after falling foul of inspectors. Ofsted, the inspections body, has released its latest list of the primary and secondary schools giving cause for concern. Each has been placed in
Surprise, surprise, the Government is to shelve the improvements to the A23 at Handcross (The Argus, February 4). We seem to have had our spend for another decade at least, with the Beddingham level crossing having been replaced with a bridge.
As I walked along my road I noticed two printers and a CD rack thrown away. This was without especially looking, so there could have been more. In this throwaway society I explode inside at the gravity of the situation. Mobile phones, printers,
Dean Bowditch admitted Albion could have no complaints about the points, or the goal, that got away. Bowditch kicked off his second loan spell from Ipswich wide on the right and was particularly lively early on. The Seagulls, though, had to settle for
A builder died of a heart attack weeks after being beaten unconscious when he confronted a thug smashing his front door, a jury heard. David Head, 48, had his head stamped on, teeth knocked out and suffered a fractured jaw in the brutal assault
The day he was sacked from his job as a tyre-fitter, Trevor Hardy, then 20, had something of a career epiphany while watching television. Stumbling across Nick Park's 1989 film A Grand Day Out - which introduces Park's now-beloved characters Wallace
The sister of a boy critically injured in a car crash said the family were keeping a bedside vigil at the hospital. Sam Waller said doctors had not yet revealed what chances her brother Simon Piercy had of surviving. The 16-year-old has been
Albion boss Dean Wilkins has put a brave face on dwindling support for his team at Withdean. Only 4,797 spectators watchedTuesday's 0-0 draw against Tranmere Rovers, the second-worst League crowd ever at the Seagulls' temporary home. It was the second
Crowborough returned to the top of County League division one with a 1-0 win at home to Hassocks. Wes Tate got the only goal on 33 minutes to lift Crows back above Whitehawk at the summit. Crowborough are top on goal difference but still have four games
Hastings United picked up a valuable point from a 2-2 draw away to second in the table Staines in Ryman premier. United were reduced to ten men after 26 minutes when Rhys Whyborne was sent off after bringing down Richard Butler. The visitors had taken
Eastbourne Borough 3, Bognor 0. Two goals from Scott Ramsay moved Eastbourne Borough to within a point of leaders Lewes at the top of Blue Square south. Andy Atkin was also on target in a 3-0 win over Bognor and, with a game in hand on the Rooks, Borough
