Jamaican fast bowler Andy Richardson took 3-26 to help Sussex 2nd XI to their first Championship win of the season. Sussex beat Derbyshire by 19 runs at Derby with the hosts crumbling to 226 all out in pursuit of a target of 246. The 26-year-old trialist
At first glance the omens do not appear good for Lewes and Eastbourne Borough as they look forward to life in the Blue Square premier. Both clubs intend to remain part-time next season and one look at last season's table highlights the size of the task
Micky Adams is taking a risk in returning to manage Albion. Not only is he putting his popularity among Seagulls fans in danger but also his reputation as a successful manager. Adams started his second spell with the Seagulls last week after the surprise
These three-year-old twins have kicking down to a fine art - becoming the youngest in their karate class to gain red belts. Alfie and Elle-May Norman have been attending karate lessons since January and their practice has paid off. On Sunday
Firefighters were called after a teenage girl got stuck in a swing. The 15-year-old became lodged in the swing at the Goldsmith Leisure Centre, Eridge Road, Crowborough, at about 9pm today. Firefighters from Crowborough were called and used equipment
More than 300 people will lose their jobs after an airport ground handling firm announced it is closing its Gatwick operation. Aviance blamed today's decision on "fundamental changes" in its business at the Sussex airport. It is the latest blow to the
Banking giant Lloyds TSB has come under attack after announcing plans to offshore 250 jobs of full time-technology staff to India. Today's decision is expected to affect dozens of people working in the bank's offices in Haywards Heath and Brighton.
A carnival which attracted thousands of visitors has been cancelled after protests by traders. The Kemp Town Carnival will not take place next month after businesses complained over the proposed closure of St George's Road on festival day. Last night
Three men suspected of robbing a security van in Sussex were arrested just hours later in the West Midlands. House to house enquiries and police intelligence helped detectives trace the trio after thousands of pounds were stolen in the raid in Woodingdean
A prisoner told police he woke in the night to find his cellmate hanging from a heating pipe. Simon Wishart, 22, vividly described to detectives how he saw Gareth Russell's legs swinging off the ground. Wishart, formerly from Eastbourne, claimed he
Michael Birmingham has quit as manager of Bognor. Birmingham decided to resign after the club was unable to give him any assurances about his future. He had been in charge without a contract since October and guided the Rocks to safety in Blue Square
Striker Steve Harper has signed a two-year contract at Ryman League division one south Burgess Hill. Harper scored 23 goals for the Hillians last season after being brought back to the club for a second spell by manager Gary Croydon before he handed
A cheating husband was today found guilty of murdering his wife and then storing her body in a plastic car roof box in the garden of the family home. A jury took less than two hours to convict Andre Genestin of using a mallet to crush the skull of his
Injury-jinxed Ross Minter is recovering after a DIY accident. The Crawley welterweight, who was hoping to return to the ring in September, badly cut his left thumb at home. He will not be able to train properly for five weeks. Minter, who unsuccessfully
Police planted secret cameras in woods to spy on a drug dealer's heroin stashes, a court heard. Detectives also bugged Stanley Simons' car to listen in as he supplied drugs in Brighton and Hove. One of his stashes was hidden in woods close to the
They could have been spared their blushes if they'd read The Argus. But council bosses have admitted throwing out a public artwork after wrongly assuming it was a pile of junk. This newspaper explained the mirror sculpture had been placed on a grass
World number one Justine Henin has announced her retirement from professional tennis at the age of 25 with immediate effect. It means Henin will not defend her Eastbourne crown at Devonshire Park next month. I'm at the end of the road," Henin, winner
A mosque facing closure has been relocated to a former beauty salon. Worshippers from the Madina Mosque in Horsham faced being out on the street when they were banned from meeting in a three-bedroom house in Brighton Road. Horsham District Council
DJ Norman Cook has scotched rumours he has ditched his stage name Fatboy Slim. The Hove superstar told The Argus he wanted to set the record straight after reports in the national press that his alter ego would be no longer. He said: "I'm definitely
A radical set of policies which will protect small independent shops from the threat of major high street chains is bring considered. A delegation of officials from Brighton and Hove City Council and representatives from North Laine and the Lanes have
Eastbourne Borough intend to remain part-time next season to give the players who won promotion to Blue Square premier a chance to perform at a higher level. The majority of clubs in non-league's top flight are fully professional but chairman Len Smith
A report into the impact of recent immigration to Brighton and Hove is being kept secret. Brighton and Hove City Council has been condemned for not releasing the only current investigation into the changes brought about by the new arrivals. A
With a backing band featuring Martin Carthy, Neil MacColl and tonight's musical director Kate St John, the Daughters Of Albion set expectations high - to even match the level of talent sat behind them would have been an achievement. Fortunately, there
Despite describing itself as a fusion of contemporary dance and aerial circus, the evening began with an announcement: "There will be no sequins, no unitards...no trickery or people pretending to be mysterious creatures," and, with a hand gesture to the
This musical's publicity promised a lot but sadly the show failed to deliver - which is a pity as the cast put in a lot of effort trying to make it work. The main fault is the writing - at times muddled with jokes that either do not work or are just
Down a shadowy alleyway, past graffiti-covered walls, we are led through a back door into the grim and claustrophobic kitchen of a derelict restaurant. It's not a nice room. It's the sort of place you'd expect to find the carcasses of dead animals hanging
The Wedding Singer provides plenty of action and vitality, but little finesse or style. Based on the hit movie, this 1980s celebration has a new musical score, which makes for some lively dance routines - but, unfortunately, most of the lyrics are instantly
A council's phone line has been restored. A regional fault which occurred on Tuesday night at phone suppliers NTL had knocked out Brighton and Hove City Council's phone network.
A woman leapt in front of a train in an apparent suicide attempt. She jumped off the platform at Preston Park station at 12.25pm into the path of the 10.10am Bedford to Brighton train. The woman, who has not been named, was taken to the Royal Sussex
Conservative MP Nicholas Soames was disqualified from driving for two months today after he pleaded guilty to riding a quad bike on a public road with no insurance. The Mid Sussex MP, a grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, was filmed committing the offence
I read your article about residents protesting about parking in the Wish Park area with interest (The Argus, May 12). I live in Roman Road which is now only two roads from the outer edge of the restricted parking zone. The recent changes to the
Joe Kent has set his sights on being the best of British less than two years after stumbling upon the fact he was a natural at the high jump. Kent soared to a new Sussex under-17 record of 2.04m at the County Championships at the weekend to climb to
Criminals selling laptop computers are duping people by handing over bags of vegetables instead of the hi-tech machines. Rather than the latest Packard-Bell or Compaq, unwitting victims out to get a good deal are ending up with potatoes and carrots
A man in black robbed a security guard as he delivered money to a supermarket cashpoint. Police made house to house enquiries after the raid at Tesco Express in Warren Road, Woodingdean at 11.15am today. The man threatened the security guard and took
Like 220 others I'm aching all over from an exhilarating, challenging but ultimately worthwhile three days cycling the South Downs for The Argus Appeal at the weekend. The organisation was superb and I want to say a big thanks to all those who organised
The shocking report of the man who battered Chopper the cat and threw him in the river to die (The Argus, May 8) confirms yet again the RSPCA's figures that animal cruelty is on the rise in Britain. However, until there are penalties matching the
My enjoyment of Norman at the Theatre Royal was sadly hindered by the cheesy waft of someone’s smelly feet. As much as I tried to concentrate on the leaping Canandian and his wiggly lines – the stench dragged my imagination back to the green fur growing
My daughter works for a pool table company. Her job involves going to many pubs over a large area to collect rents. I go with her to help her. For this reason I know from the landlords themselves what is happening since the do-gooders decided to
As someone from an ethnic minority, I was angry at the assertion by the Greens' Moyra Martin (Letters, May 6), that the supporters of Dawn Smith at the Worthing election count faced "discrimination". Hippies are not a persecuted minority. Dislike
As someone born nearly 80 years ago, I have always used the adjective green in the old sense and increasingly I feel that the Green Party are, unfortunately for them, becoming aptly named. Caroline Lucas proposes an "emissions allowance" (Letters
During an interview about parking restrictions in Worthing (The Argus, April 10), I inadvertently gave some incorrect information regarding the rules governing parking on double yellow lines in the town. I mistakenly suggested that the rules allowed
So, it seems a little contradictory to Labour councillor Warren Morgan for The Argus to be backing Tory calls for the Government to either create more space for prisoners or cut crime when, according to Coun Morgan, Sussex Police recently reported
My son trains at Withdean Stadium for athletics. Yet again football seems to have taken the stadium over. The stadium is primarily an athletics track. It is frustrating when children turn up to train for competitions only to be told they cannot
Andy Laskey will continue as manager at Sidley next season. The Blues finished bottom of County League division one but a committee meeting last night gave the green light for Laskey and assistant Glenn Sully to carry on.
A Cottrill seems to be missing the point with reference to my son Oliver's hair (Letters, May 12). The fact is he has been at school with the same hairstyle for the past eight months, so why is the school picking on him now? Also, I would like
Chris Rackley would like Brighton to have a motorway to the heart of the city to enable him to come shopping here - and presumably save time, expense and the planet by avoiding the drive to Portsmouth (Letters, May 8). A scheme such as this was
As a transsexual I would like to complain in the strongest possible terms about the article by Jean Calder (The Argus, May 3). Ms Calder has never even been to see the Lady Boys of Bangkok. The ladyboys are not exploited and it is not a freak show
Having read the article about Marie Chesterfield (The Argus, May 8), I would like to put the record straight. Fibromyalgia is not a symptom of ME. They are two separate conditions, although some people can be unfortunate and have both. Fibromyalgia
Crawley manager Steve Evans has been hit by a four-match ban and £1,000 fine by the Football Association. Evans has been punished for improper conduct during a game against Woking in January. He confronted the referee at half-time over a dispute on
A hospital has been forced to shut three wards because of an outbreak of diarrhoea and sickness. Around 20 patients at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton have come down with the bug over the past few days. The wards affected are Bristol, which
A council's phones have been knocked out by a fault on the line. Brighton and Hove City Council is apologising to anyone who has been unable to get through on Wednesday. A regional fault which occurred on Tuesday night at phone suppliers NTL has
Sussex are through to the county championships after dominating at the group stages for a third successive year. The county won all four games in Leicestershire and are now unbeaten in the group stages for three seasons in a row. They defeated Suffolk
A Sussex-wide strike over pay could shut council offices, schools, libraries, and social services in July. In an "indicative" ballot of the 3,400 Unison members employed by Brighton and Hove City Council, staff voted overwhelming in favour of rejecting
Happy hardcore music might not be what visitors would normally expect to hear being played on a 72-year-old organ. But tomorrow evening Brighton Dome's handbuilt 1936 pipe organ will be put through its paces by renowned concert organists playing
A busy street became an urban playground as part of the Brighton Festival. An audience in New Road enjoyed a performance by Brighton-based Prodigal Theatre's Urban Playground Team, which examined the relationship between the human body and the
A disabled woman has won the first round of a legal battle which could save dozens of Sussex post offices. Judy Brown has been granted permission to seek a judicial review of decisions made by ministers and the Post Office to axe thousands of branches
A teenage girl who was scene in a car crash which killed her friend says she is considering suicide, according to comments posted on a website in her name. The Bebo social networking site says Chelsea Barnes may end her life because it has been
Plans to drill for oil on the South Downs have been accepted, prompting environmental fears. The decision by West Sussex County Council to allow Northern Petroleum (GB) to explore untapped oil resources in ancient woodland has been condemned by
A man indecently exposed himself to three schoolgirls in the second incident outside the same school in a week. The latest incident happened on Monday at about 12.44pm near Westergate Community School in Lime Avenue, Westergate, near Bognor.
Cooped up in a tiny box room of a semi-detached home in east Brighton an Asian man sleeps, eats and washes. Every other room in the house is packed with pungent cannabis plants and drug-cultivating equipment. The bathroom resembles an industrial
The green room was busy today...lots of press advice given and I’ve been meeting loads of participants and performers; it's nice to see how it's going for everyone – and important too. The green room is an ideal place to get fresh and honest feed back
Doug Loft is pleading for a run in the first team after securing his Albion future. Loft believes he can show fans what he is really capable of if he is given more of a chance. The 21-year-old former Hastings midfielder feared for his future despite
Conservative MP Nicholas Soames will appear before magistrates today on charges relating to footage allegedly showing him riding a quad bike on a public road with a child perched behind him. Soames, 60, has been summoned to appear at Crawley Magistrates
The Prince of Wales will visit Arundel Castle today. He will open the Collector Earl's Garden and meet the garden designers, gardeners and guests during a reception hosted by The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk. Pick up your copy of The Argus tomorrow to
Tourism in Sussex is booming, with holidaymakers boosting the county's economy by hundreds of millions of pounds each year. Latest figures for Worthing and Mid Sussex show that the sector is in robust health at a time when other industries are in crisis
Imagine your pub team playing against the likes of Wrexham, Mansfield and Oxford United in 40 years' time. Sounds ridiculous doesn't it but that is exactly what Eastbourne Borough have achieved after winning promotion to the Blue Square premier. Borough
Lotto chiefs have come under fire after forking out thousands of pounds to fund workshops in slapstick comedy. A series of sessions will be held in Sussex after the the latest round of National Lottery grants were announced. The Rude Mechanical Theatre
