Albion have completed the capture of Cambridge United striker Chris Holroyd after one last twist in the transfer saga. The on-off Holroyd deal was finally wrapped up tonight. The Seagulls have signed Holroyd on loan as a temporary measure,
The father of murdered children Harry and Elise Donnison spoke of his grief as their mother awaited questioning by police. Harry, three, and his sister Elise, two, were found asphyxiated in bags in the boot of a car on Wednesday. Tests are
I'm definitely back in the groove now. The running four or five times a week is starting to feel like a habit again, just something that happens, instead of a torment or even a particular effort. Not that running is getting easier, you understand
I would like to appeal to all your readers who call for a taxi that they please phone the taxi company if they change their mind after ordering one. I have, as a cabbie, battled through recent snow and ice to get to addresses only to find no one in.
I have been a member of the Regency Society for several years. Audrey Simpson and Delia Forester have continually contributed a great deal of their time, expertise and support to the Society. I was aware of the situation you recently reported on (
The six or so activists in the South Downs Group of the Medical Foundation caring for victims of torture would like to thank very much the public who have supported us in 2009. We managed to raise £2,450. We urgently need more activists. If you are interested
Now that the History Centre has been spared the axe (The Argus, January 15), and presumably the helpful staff reinstated, can we look forward to something being done about cataloguing the material held in the back room and store? An effort needs to be
Albion's bid to sign Cambridge United striker Chris Holroyd is back on. The Argus understands Holroyd has now agreed the personal terms offered to him by the Seagulls last weekend. The deal will be completed later today, subject to a medical, and Holroyd
I have been a member of the Regency Society for several years. Audrey Simpson and Delia Forester have continually contributed a great deal of their time, expertise and support to the Society. I was aware of the situation you recently reported on (
There is bitter disappointment in Hollingbury that Brighton and Hove City Council’s governance committee is recommending that the name of Patcham Ward should not be changed to include Hollingbury. On December 4, 2008 the Council decided to replace
The Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change have recently admitted their claim that most of the Himalayan glaciers would vanish within 25 years was based on pure speculation. This follows the row over scientists trying to find ways to hide the
I am appalled at the lenient sentences that are being handed out to convicted drug dealers in Brighton. Recently, a man was caught in possession of a large amount of Class A drugs – enough to suggest he was dealing on a significant scale. However,
Hayley Hughes is, of course, correct in pointing out that children are not always better off with married parents (Letters, January 21). Nor, indeed, are couples necessarily any happier because they’ve “tied the knot”. But I’m afraid that misses the
Three in four libraries in West Sussex could have their opening times slashed as part of a council bid to claw back cash. It is hoped £200,000 will be saved by the plans, which includes axing 11 library positions across the county. Council chiefs
Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson admits he is desperate to sign a striker to ease the pressure on Liam Enver-Marum. Enver-Marum has gone six games without a goal after finding the net four times in five matches at the end of last year to take his
Albion's bid to sign Cambridge United striker Chris Holroyd has hit a brick wall. The deal is unlikely to go through, according to the player’s agent. The Seagulls have not been in direct contact with Holroyd since the weekend, when
A parent has been electronically tagged for failing to send their children to school. The parent, who cannot be named for legal reasons, now must stay indoors between 8pm and 7am, after their 14-year-old attended only 70% of their school lessons,
Sometimes life is hard for a headline act, and Matt Eaton had an unenviable task trying to follow a storming set by Thomas White, as he unleashed his new band on Brighton. As it turned out, despite Matt’s best efforts, his guitar-driven songs got
At this sold-out annual spoken word event, described by one well-spoken attendee as “the Brighton equivalent of 8 Mile,” there are certain boxes to tick. Cocky teenage MCs from the Heinz stable, spitting rhymes with ability beyond their years – check
Supermarkets charging customers the wrong amount at the tills will not be named and shamed by a council. Research by Brighton and Hove Trading Standards has shown that every supermarket visited by officials produced an incorrect bill total
The family of a missing woman is pleading for her to tell them she is alive and safe. Dominique McDonald, 25, vanished after returning from a trip to Spain on December 17. She was recorded on CCTV boarding a train from Gatwick to Brighton
A river of blood ran down the pavement after three thugs used a man's head as a human football. David Pengilly's girlfriend thought he was dead as he lay senseless in the street after the attack. Witness Caroline Chapman told how blood “flowed like
A 40-year-old faked a letter from a landlord to illegally claim more than £12,000 in housing benefit. Dawn Hardwick claimed housing and council tax benefit from Brighton and Hove City Council for a flat in Lansdowne Place, Hove. But council officers
Help For Haiti Day, The Argus’s appeal to help the victims of the earthquake, has been backed by charity Unicef. Schools, businesses and community groups across Sussex are holding events today and are aiming to raise thousands of pounds to
A body builder who battered a teenage reveller to death has been jailed for at least 14 years after “trying to get away with murder”. Nicholas Sitko, 24, was convicted last week of killing Ben Lund at the Funktion Rooms nightclub in Eastbourne
A group of surfers announced their plan today to break the world record for the fastest crossing of the English Channel by stand-up paddleboard. The five paddlers are hoping to raise £10,000 through the challenge and raise awareness of the campaigns
Danny Bloor has signed former Bristol Rovers midfielder James Fraser as Eastbourne Town prepare for tomorrow’s crunch clash with bottom side Ashford Town. Fraser, who is also registered with Blue Square premier Eastbourne Borough, comes straight into
A Soho sex boss and a self-styled lord jailed for trying to pull of the world’s biggest theft will appear in court facing a confiscation order for their assets. David Nash, from Shelby Road, Durrington, who owned a chain of sex shops, and Hugh Rodley
Charles Ademeno is expected to lead Crawley’s attack at play-off rivals Kettering tomorrow despite continued interest in the £100,000-rated striker. Swindon, MK Dons and Southampton have all had bids turned down by boss Steve Evans, who is also talking
Football has a habit of throwing up intriguing sideshows. The player facing his old club shortly after leaving them, the owners vacating one Premier League club for another they have supported all their lives. Or, in Marcos Painter’s
Police were today hoping to start questioning a mother suspected of murdering her two young children before hiding their bodies in holdalls in the back of her car. Initial results from post-mortem examinations carried out on three-year-old
Two women were rescued from a bungalow blaze. Fire crews helped the women to safety after the fire which started in the ground floor bedroom of the two-storey converted bungalow in Normandy Drive, East Preston, near Littlehampton, at around
Lewes are hoping to re-sign full-back Lewis Hamilton in time for tomorrow’s trip to fellow strugglers Weymouth. The 25-year-old was a member of the Rooks’ Blue Square south title winning squad in 2008. Hamilton started his career with Derby County and
A man had to be cut free from a car after a crash this morning. The two car collision happened on A259, near The Lamb Inn, in Hooe, near Bexhill, at around 6.50am. Sussex Police and South East Coast Ambulance also attended. The
Rolls-Royce is welcoming a new man at the top. Torsten Müller-Ötvös, 48, will take over as chief executive of the BMW-owned Goodwood-based luxury car manufacturer from Tom Purves, who is retiring after 25 years’ service. During 20 years
A peer-to-peer networking scheme helped a restaurant group enjoy a £1 million increase in turnover and double its profits. The catering sector has been one of the worst hit by the recession but Mountain Range Restaurants bucked the trend by expanding
