Record-breaker Murray Goodwin reckons holders Sussex are three wins away from the knockout stages of the Twenty20 Cup. Goodwin put on 132 in 65 balls with Brendon McCullum, the highest stand for any Sussex wicket in the competition’s history
Health officials are investigating the source of a "small cluster" of suspected E.coli cases among children. Two youngsters under ten from East Sussex have been tested after another child was found to have the bug. All three children, said to be "well
Michael Llodra beat the rain and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to claim the fifth title of his career at Eastbourne today. The 30-year-old Frenchman defeated his Spanish opponent 7-5, 6-2 in the men's final at the AEGON International. Serve
Arts projects in Sussex will see their budgets reduced by more than £37,000 in the latest round of Government spending cuts. Arts Council England has told 17 groups in Sussex, including theatres, art projects and dance groups that they will receive
Matt Whitehead has told Worthing he will be back next season if a trial at League One side Charlton does not work out. The English Schools’ under-18s left-back is one of seven Rebels who have said to new manager Chris White they will return for the start
Gun owners would be able to renew their firearms licences from their mobile phones under plans being considered by Sussex Police. The idea has outraged gun control campaigners in the aftermath of Derrick Bird’s deadly shooting spree in Cumbria earlier
Ekaterina Makarova completed a remarkable week by lifting the AEGON International trophy. The Russian outsider had come all the way through qualifying to reach the final where she saw off the challenge of world No.15 Victoria Azarenka in straight
More than 20 groups of teachers, parents and campaigners have put in early bids to set up so-called free schools in Sussex, it was revealed yesterday. The new form of state schools, which Education Secretary Michael Gove hopes will drive up standards
Albion have lost out to Swindon in their bid to sign midfielder David Prutton from Colchester. The Argus understands Prutton is 99 per cent certain to join the beaten League One play-off finalists instead. Prutton's snub comes at a time
Stuntmen are used to performing death-defying, traumatic feats, taking calculated risks to bring filmmakers’ imaginations to life. Hove daredevil Tony Van Silva has been urinated on for Bronson, blown up by Heath Ledger for Batman and shot by police
A DRIVER was airlifted to hospital after his car spun out of control and ended up on its roof on a dual carriageway. The accident happened on the A264 near Horsham just before 8am this morning. The 68-year-old was travelling towards
Insulating, boilers, double-glazing: these are not usually words of inspiration. However, combined they form what has come to be known as the retrofit – taking old houses and turning them into low-energy homes – an exciting and inspiring field
Within the compass of this varied walk by Ben Perkins you can enjoy a riverbank stroll from Newhaven to Piddinghoe, a traverse across undulating downland, southwards to the coast and a return route along the dramatic cliff edge path from Peacehaven to
Rhydian Roberts is the 27-year-old operatic singer who shot to fame on the fourth series of the X-Factor. After coming second, the Welshman has released two bestselling albums and toured the UK with his bombastic baritone. He’s recently been announced
Andy Roddick, a surprise early casualty at Queen's last week. will have to be on his guard to prevent the same thing happening to him at Wimbledon next week. Roddick, runner-up to Roger Federer in a thrilling final last year, is desperate to claim the
A MAN was rescued from his smoke filled flat in a 14 storey tower block. Passers-by raised the alarm after they saw smoke pouring from the second floor flat in Mount Pleasant, Brighton. Fire crews arrived at St John's Mount flats in Kemp Town within
Ekaterina Makarova aims to become one of the biggest outsiders to ever lift the trophy at Eastbourne today. The unknown Russian will attempt to win her first ever WTA title when she takes on Victoria Azarenka after stunning French Open finalist Sam Stosur
A crackdown on sex and raunchy behaviour has been unveiled. Brighton and Hove City Council is looking to introduce strict quotas to ban any more sex shops and lap dancing clubs within the city’s boundaries. City bosses believe the
Albion are destined for a play-off near-miss next season, according to their own website bookmakers. The Seagulls are quoted as seventh favourites at 16-1 by Bet365. They expect Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday to fill the automatic promotion places
First residents were told to remove their doormats. Now tenants have been ordered to take down pictures and bin their pot plants, all in the name of health and safety risk. People living in Noble Court, Hove, have been told by Hyde Housing Association
FIREMEN rescued a cat after it got trapped in a basement. A worried neighbour spotted the unfortunate feline after hearing it mewing loudly in the basement area at flats in Brunswick Square, Hove, last night. A crewman from Hove fire station used a
The Brighton Queen, built in 1905, was the second paddle steamer to bear that name. She had previously been called Gwalia, and Lady Moyra after a director of the company owning her. Built in 1905, she survived service in the First World War
If you’d have wandered into one of the capital’s bigger nightclubs in the early 1990s, you may well have spotted comic, presenter and Radio 4 staple Marcus Brigstocke throwing his own inimitable shapes on the dance podium as happy hardcore boomed
It’s hard to imagine these days but when Queen Victoria left the Royal Pavilion in Brighton for the last time in 1845, the palace was due to be demolished. In 1847 and 1848, van loads of furniture and fittings were removed from the interior
Would-be novelists are regularly told to write what they know. But far too often a writer’s story is either unremarkable or poorly constructed. For Tim Clare, presenter of Channel 4’s How To Get A Book Deal and occasional writer for the Independent
