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  • Football round-up: Horsham draw marred by injury

    Tom Lyons converted a second-half penalty to earn Horsham a 1-1 draw away to Hendon in Ryman premier. The Hornets trailed to a 21st-minute strike from the hosts' Kevin MacLaren but earned a share of the spoils thanks to a 65th-minute penalty

  • Woman charged with arson offences in Worthing

    A 30-year-old woman has been charged with a number of arson offences. Carla Kimber, who is from Worthing but is of no fixed abode, has been charged with one offence of arson with intent to endanger life and four other offences of arson. She will appear

  • Borough suffer late penalty agony

    A late penalty denied Eastbourne Borough their first win in 13 games at Hayes and Yeading. Jamie Taylor's first goal in almost three months looked to have earned Borough all three points only for substitute Steve Basham to level from the spot in injury

  • Albion second best to Addicks

    Albion slipped back into the relegation zone with a third successive League One defeat tonight. The Seagulls went down 2-0 at home to high-flying Charlton and slipped below Southampton, 1-0 winners over Wycombe. Two first-half goals

  • Reds stunned by injury time winner

    Crawley conceded two goals in the last eight minutes as they went down to a harsh 2-1 defeat to leaders Oxford United in the Blue Square premier tonight. Reds were hanging on defiantly to the lead given to them in the 17th minute when Thomas

  • HALF-TIME: Hayes and Yeading 0, Eastbourne Borough 1

    Jamie Taylor's goal has given Eastbourne Borough a slender advantage at half-time at Church Road. Taylor struck after just nine minutes when he timed his run to perfection to latch on to Joe Benjamin's clever pass and fire a low shot past Simon Overland

  • HALF-TIME: Crawley 1 Oxford 0

    Thomas Pinault scored his first goal of the season to give Crawley a richly deserved half-time lead against leaders Oxford at the Broadfield tonight. The midfielder struck from close range after 17 minutes following a good move down the Reds' right.

  • Borough bring Taylor and Elphick back

    Jamie Taylor makes his first start for eight games as Eastbourne Borough bid to end their long wait for a win at Hayes and Yeading. Taylor is likely to play out of position on the right wing with Kayne McLaggon on the bench after complaining

  • All Those Children...

    I was prompted to write this by a comment made to me by a complete stranger this week. Whilst lunching in a café with Baby we were playing, laughing, cuddling and singing together, an old gentleman next to me came over and said how lovely it was

  • Rents makes welcome return for Reds

    Sam Rents made a welcome return from injury for Crawley's home test against Conference leaders Oxford United at the Broadfield tonight. The former Albion left-back returned after six games out with an ankle injury as boss Steve Evans made two

  • Rents makes Reds return

    Sam Rents made a welcome return from injury for Crawley's home test against Conference leaders Oxford United at the Broadfield tonight. The former Albion leftback returned after six games out with an ankle injury as boss Steve Evans made two changes

  • These are winter conditions I can handle

    So I had a fairly horrible time on Sunday's long run and decided to delay yesterday's session to this morning. And I woke up and THERE WAS NO WIND. And THERE WAS NOTHING FALLING FROM THE SKY. Good omens indeed. It was an 'easy' run today

  • Community garden provides colour

    The best thing to have happened to the Lewes Road is the community garden that blossomed on the site of a derelict petrol station. Now it is to be destroyed, to make way for a quite unique alternative – a Tesco. Not important that there is a perfectly

  • Fenced off

    I write in response to the letter and photo regarding the temporary fencing and attached advertisements in Marine Parade, Brighont (Letters, November 26) . I wish to reassure your correspondent and your readers that I have taken the following

  • MPs' workload

    It is about time those who clearly have no knowledge of an MP’s work stopped cluttering up your columns (The Argus, November 30). MPs are far too loaded with work to idle about sitting on the benches, although the House is broadcast on TV screens

  • Arts centre doing well despite the many problems

    I was surprised to read your article suggesting the Ropetackle Centre was “troubled” and having to ask Adur Council for a further £10,000 (The Argus, November 24). Since the building was constructed (by Berkeley Homes in partnership with Seeda) and handed

  • Friend search

    I am trying to trace Diana Chandler, née Bishop. She lived in Brighton and was married in 1957. We were at school together in the late 1940s, so she would be in her 70s. I would love to get in touch with her again as we were great friends.

  • Gassing shame

    So the deed is done and rabbits at Waterhall Golf Course have been gassed. How sad – and disappointing – since the council was offered the services of a humane control expert and turned him down. Since the site isn’t isolated from the surrounding countryside

  • Parking sense

    As part of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, the Drivers’ Alliance research was designed to prove that council parking regimes are simply out to make money from council taxpayers (The Argus, November 25). However, the population statistics used in the research

  • Poyet makes changes

    Strike pair Glenn Murray and Nicky Forster are re-united for one of Albion's toughest Withdean tests of the season tonight. But there is an intriguing midfield selection as the Seagulls host Charlton in League One. Murray, free of

  • Oatway teams up with Gus

    Charlie Oatway has been awarded the role of first team coach by Albion chief Gus Poyet. Oatway, the Seagulls' 36-year-old former skipper and community officer, has been helping out since Poyet's appointment last month. Steve Brown, who

  • Crawley man admits Gatwick gun charge

    A 46-year-old Crawley man has admitted possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence after an incident at Gatwick Airport. David Sheehan, 46, of Curteys Walk, Bewbush, Crawley, pleaded guilty at Hove Crown Court today. He was arrested

  • Knifepoint robbers strike again at Uckfield service station

    Police are investigating the second knifepoint robbery at an East Sussex service station in a week. Two men stole more than £100 in cash from Piltdown service station on the A272 Batts Bridge Road at Piltdown near Uckfield at around 7.10pm on Friday.

  • Hastings kebab shop killer's mum helped him flee country

    A mother helped her son flee the country after he killed a teenage foreign student. Jacqueline Austin, 41, drove her son, George, to Gatwick, where he caught a flight to Cyprus. He fled a month after punching 16-yearold Mohammed Al-

  • Poyet takes a look at giant goalkeeper

    Albion boss Gus Poyet has teamed up again with towering Slovakian Peter Brezovan. Poyet has handed a trial to the former Swindon goalkeeper, who is looking for a new club. Brezovan played for Swindon when Poyet was Dennis Wise’s No.

  • Brighton politician claims he's not posh

    A Brighton politician has hit back at the suggestion he shed his double-barrelled surname to sound less like “a toff”. Simon Kirby, or Radford-Kirby, yesterday responded to an article in The Mail on Sunday which named him as one of several

  • Bexhill teen's bull terrier savaged man

    A teenager whose bull terrier savaged a man has been told she’s banned from keeping dogs - apart from a chihuahua called Bubbles. Will Thomas was badly bitten as he tried to flee from three-year-old bull terrier Bogey. Minutes later police found

  • Southern train drivers to vote on Christmas strike

    Workers at a busy rail company serving the South East are to be balloted for strikes in a row over Christmas bank holiday pay. The Rail Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said its members at Southern Railway will vote on whether to launch a campaign

  • Fireworks explosion risk not taken seriously, court hears

    Fears that a metal container packed with fireworks could explode were not taken seriously enough before a blast killed two firemen, a court heard today. Nathan Winter said he repeatedly warned fire officials as flames crept towards the container after

  • Sussex hate crime victims to be offered more support

    Victims of hate crime will be offered more support thanks to a new partnership. A Hate Crime Directory has been launched by the East Sussex Safer Communities Partnership. The online directory gives people information about where to get

  • Government cash for Sussex coastal erosion

    Sussex is to share in a £11million Government handout to cope with rising sea levels and coastal erosion. Under the plans, the money could be used by 15 councils including East Sussex County Council, Chichester District Council and Hastings Borough Council

  • Ojos De Brujo, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Nov 29

    If the old adage that behind every great band is a rhythm section as talented as the songwriter, then Ojos De Brujo are truly a great band. Four rhythm players on cajon, tabla, congas and drums were often made five by roving MC, Maxwell Wright, while

  • The Bays, Concorde 2, Brighton, Dec 27

    It could be argued that dance music by its nature appeals to our basic emotions, while hopefully triggering spasmodic mov-ement from the listener. The self-titled genre of Intelligent Dance Music counters that argument by taking on a “thinking man’s”

  • Woman angry as Portslade vet's clamp her car

    A dog lover is threatening legal action after her car was clamped outside a veterinary surgery. Lisa Pullinger, 41, parked at Coastways Vets in Portslade and visited a nearby supermarket before going into the surgery. Ms Pullinger, of Wolseley Road,

  • Raiders strike gold as Tongan touches down

    Worthing reckon they might have unearthed a real force from Down Under as they stay clear of the National Two South dogfight. Former Taranaki No. 8 Semisi Sualava was thrown in for his debut and scored a try as Raiders clinched a crucial 20

  • Break offers stuttering Grinstead a chance to regroup

    Matt Jones believes the mid-season break has come at a good time for his stuttering East Grinstead side. A 2-1 defeat away to second from bottom Brooklands capped what has been a hugely frustrating first half of the season for the reigning champions

  • November set to be Sussex's wettest on record

    It might not come as much of a suprise but Sussex is on track for its wettest November yet. Record rainfalls between November 1 and 24 have seen 167.2mm fall – more than the average 91.8mm of rain which usually falls during the month.

  • Sussex trains delayed by dog

    Trains were delayed between Sussex and London after a dog owner tried to climb on to a railway track to rescue his pet. A spokesman for Sussex Police said they were called to Haywards Heath station after a man "indicated strongly" that he would climb

  • Cash boost for planned Hove primary school

    New primary school plans have been given a £5.7 million boost. The Government money means the programme to build a new school in Hove has been brought forward by two years. The capital grant was awarded to Brighton and Hove City Council

  • Worthing councillors splash cash

    Councillors enjoyed receptions and dinners, costing taxpayers thousands each year. Worthing Borough Council has been criticised after it was revealed it had spent more than £19,000 on members’ hospitality since 2003 and upped expenditure

  • Albion players told they have a month to impress

    The Albion players have a month to prove they can be part of the club’s future under Gus Poyet. That is the message from Poyet’s right-hand man, Mauricio Taricco, as the Seagulls tackle Charlton at Withdean tonight. Poyet has already

  • Shoreham Harbour bids to become eco-town

    Shoreham Harbour is bidding for eco-town status in an attempt to rejuvenate its harbour. Council chiefs have been trying to find funding for an ambitious regeneration project for some years. Today, housing minister John Healey announced it was one of

  • Fears for Sussex job quango

    Business leaders have raised concerns about Tory plans to scrap a major quango set up to boost jobs and redevelopment in Sussex and the wider region. The Conservative Party has placed the South East England Regional Development Agency (Seeda) in its

  • Bull terrier put down after savaging Bexhill man

    A teenager whose bull terrier savaged a man has been told she is banned from keeping dogs – apart from a chihuahua called Bubbles. Will Thomas was badly bitten as he tried to flee from three-year-old bull terrier Bogey. Minutes later police found the

  • Taricco determined to tighten up leaky defence

    First the good news. Albion’s win ratio has improved dramatically under Gus Poyet. It is currently 60%, a healthy improvement on the miserable 16.66% prior to his appointment. Now the bad news. The Seagulls are still conceding goals

  • Albion striker hoping to upset an old friend

    Nicky Forster has put his friendship with Phil Parkinson on hold as he looks for another bonus goal against Charlton tonight. Forster and Charlton chief Parkinson are pals from their time together at both Reading and Hull but the talismanic

  • Flooding causes disruption in Alfriston

    Homes have been flooded and roads closed because of flooding. The village of Alfriston has been badly affected with water seeping into homes over night after the Cuckmere River burst its banks. Fields in the area were water logged.

  • Homes and school are evacuated after blaze

    Children were led to safety from their school and more than 100 homes cleared after a gas cylinder was discovered during a fire. A 200m exclusion zone was set up surrounding a garage fire at Oldfield Avenue in Willingdon, Eastbourne, yesterday

  • Anger as Borough defender's ban continues

    Eastbourne Borough defender Neil Jenkins is ruled out of tonight’s trip to Hayes and Yeading through suspension. The left-back was due to complete a three-game ban at Chester on Saturday but because the game was abandoned after 72 minutes it means he

  • Reds striker doubtful for visit of leaders

    Charles Ademeno could add to Crawley’s problems ahead of tonight’s visit of leaders Oxford United. The 20-year-old striker played through the pain barrier in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Gateshead when the Reds were missing seven of their 17-man first-team

  • Phone problems at Adur District Council

    Adur District Council's phone system has crashed. Members of the public trying to call the Civic Centre in Shoreham on the usual number of 01273 263000 will find they cannot get through. A council spokeswoman said no incoming calls can

  • Brighton ex-dealer says party drug meow is taking over city

    A week ago few people had heard of the new party drug mephedrone, known as meow. Now the legal powder has been linked to the death of a 14-year-old girl, there have been reports of children as young as 11 taking it and school pupils have been

  • Plea to help keep firm's jobs in city

    Politicians have been urged to make sure a large manufacturer does not move out of Brighton and Hove, taking more than a hundred jobs with it. Award-winning firm Rayner Interocular Lenses recently celebrated 60 years of manufacturing in Hove but

  • New crash helmet streets ahead when it comes to saving lives

    A new type of crash helmet could save the lives of thousands of people every year. ThermaHelm is a patented invention developed at Sussex University’s Innovation Centre in Falmer, Brighton. It performs like an instant ice pack when activated by

  • Lapland Mears brothers in court

    UPDATE: Two Brighton brothers behind a Christmas Lapland attraction denied misleading customers today. Victor and Henry Mears face criminal charges over their roles in the Lapland attraction in the New Forest near Ringwood, on the Dorset/Hampshire

  • Rooks keeper on trial at Wycombe

    Lewes goalkeeper Rikki Banks has joined League One side Wycombe on trial. The 21-year-old, who joined the Rooks in the summer of 2008, trained with Wanderers yesterday and will spend two more days with them later this week. Brighton-born Banks, who

  • Two teenage girls badly injured after school minibus crash

    Two teenage girls have been seriously injured after being hit by a school mini bus just off the A27. One girl, 14, has serious rib and chest injuries, including a punctured lung, and another, 13, has back injuries after the accident near Berwick

  • Sussex face fight to keep all-rounder

    Sussex are fighting to prevent all-rounder Rory Hamilton-Brown from returning to Surrey as captain. Surrey want the 22-year-old to be their next skipper even though he has made just eight first-class appearances and have made an official approach. Hamilton-Brown