Dean Cox has revealed why he chose not to celebrate his spectacular deflected strike at Withdean last night. The former Albion winger put Leyton Orient ahead on the way to a 2-0 Johnstone’s Paint Trophy success and later hit the bar with a stunning volley
A piece of toast set alight starting a kitchen fire in Worthing. The blaze in South Farm Road broke out at 7.45pm today. A crew from Worthing fire station attended. The station's watch manager told the Argus: "A mum and her son were
The Argus announces shattering news for Brightonians interested in our heritage and for cinema preservationists worldwide (August 26). After years of struggle to save one of the finest of the Brighton “supercinemas” of the 1930s, The Astoria cinema
I refer to the letter titled In Good Shape (Letters, July 30) from Jean Smith. Her letter referred to the trees in the shape of a “V” planted on the South Downs Way, overlooking Plumpton racecourse. My great-grandfather, Mr Bristow, who lived at North
Since recession has seriously held up the Brighton Black Rock ice arena scheme, Keep Sussex Skating (KSS) continues to call for a temporary ice rink for Brighton to cater for the extensive county catchment of frustrated ice skaters. Now comes the
Having read Councillor Vanessa Brown’s letter (Letters, August 31) on her Conservative administration’s cuts to the Connexions service, I am surprised by some of her claims and inaccuracies. Coun Brown implies that her colleagues had the cuts imposed
I was wondering whether any of your readers had a photograph of the Salem Chapel that used to stand in Bond Street, Brighton? My ancestor, George Webb, was elected deacon of this church in 1820. I believe the church was demolished in 1974. Any information
Councillor Dee Simson just doesn’t seem to get it (Letters, August 27). She says that Brighton and Hove City Council’s cleaning staff quickly cleared up the mess that travellers always seem to leave behind. However, those responsible for leaving the
There are many people in our city who are doing their best to attract visitors and tourists, without whom Brighton would be a very high unemployment ghost town. But there are also a lot of people keeping visitors and tourists out. The National Car
Albion boss Gus Poyet has hailed new striker Fran Sandaza as the goalscorer he has been crying out for. The 25-year-old Spaniard cancelled his contract with Dundee United on transfer deadline day so that he could team up with the Seagulls as
She usually spends her days working for an investment company, bringing up her two children, planning her wedding and fretting about the size her body. But today a Portslade mother will be appearing on hundreds of coffee tables around the country
Gus Poyet could not care less about the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy. If Albion’s straight-talking manager had his way, the final ‘T’ would be removed from the name of the sponsors. His players presumably regard the competition as a pain as well, considering
Crawley boss Steve Evans has revealed how he beat the deadline with three minutes to spare to smash the Conference transfer record. Reds have paid £275,000 – a record for two non-league clubs – to bring striker Richard Brodie to the Broadfield. The
A DOCTOR has warned of the difficulties in spotting meningitis symptoms after his own son was struck down by the deadly virus. Although Malcolm Johnston's boy Austin is now fighting fit but the consultant radiologist is warning other parents of the need
A YouTube video has been created by a council to advertise vacancies - despite having only 15 positions available. Brighton and Hove City Council created the YouTube channel last month and has so far achieved more than 500 hits. The
Simon Gustafsson steps back out of the Eastbourne reserve berths tonight knowing he could be halfway through a very special week. The in-form young Swede stunned the Elite League on Monday by helping Eagles win at Peterborough. He stormed to an impressive
A county council has refused to reveal why its chief executive stepped down. West Sussex County Council announced its chief executive, Mark Hammond, went on extended leave from yesterday. The current executive director, Kieran Stigant, has taken over
A 92-year-old woman was today rushed to hospital after a car reversed into her in Saltdean. The woman had to be freed by a fire crew from Roedean following the incident in Longridge Avenue at 11.30am. A Roedean firefighter said the lady was taken to
This is the map that time forgot – and so did the council. The last time this town-park chart was updated the Berlin Wall was still being chipped away and Nelson Mandela was giving his first taste of freedom after 27 years inside a South African
Bosses of Brighton Festival Fringe are taking legal action against a company which it claims has not paid artists. The organisation said it understands that Futuretents, the company which ran the Freerange tent at St Peter’s Church during the fringe
Fans have been given the chance to leave their mark on Brighton and Hove Albion’s new home by creating pictures, paintings, graffiti and murals to decorate the new stadium. Albion have decided to throw open the concourses of the £93million American
A bogus gasman is believed to have returned to steal jewellery from a Shoreham home. The man called at a house in Old Shoreham Road on August 13 and asked to read the gas meter. He was wearing a red lanyard, but did not appear to have any other
Lifeboats were called into service within an hour of each other on Tuesday night. RNLI’s Eastbourne all-weather lifeboat was launched at 5.45pm in response to calls for help from a disabled motor cruiser with two persons on board which had suffered
September is here again and it's time to think about enrolling on a course for the new academic year. The Whiteway Centre in Rottingdean is offering a wide range of both daytime and evening courses. From learning a language or learning how
The last day of the summer holidays was an eventful one for a six-year-old boy who had to be rescued from a tree by firefighters. The young boy had been enjoying climbing trees with friends in Blakers Park, Brighton, when he fell seven feet
A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a lorry in Cooksbridge, near Lewes, yesterday morning. The 20-year-old man from South Chailey was driving a blue Suzuki SV 650 motorcycle southbound on the A275 near Winterlands
A father suffered every parent's worst nightmare after falling asleep while feeding his baby. William Cruttenden had got up in the night to give five-month-old daughter Rubie an early morning feed. He sat cradling her on the sofa but nodded off
A picturesque home was wrecked by a freak fire after sunlight reflected off a mirror and set some pot pourri alight. Within minutes the bedroom on the first floor of the house in The Street, Bolney, near Haywards Heath, was ablaze, destroying pictures
A 25-year-old man from Hailsham has been arrested by police on suspicion of causing ABH after an incident in Elms Avenue on Sunday, August 22. The man is alleged to have punched a 22-year-old man from Bexhill in the face and then head butted his 22
A motorcyclist sustained serious leg and back injuries after colliding with a van on the A27 in Sompting last night. The 45-year-old man from Sompting was driving a black Suzuki motorcycle when he collided with a white Ford van. He was taken to
Firefighters said they were left baffled by their failure to find the source of an apparent leak that left a man and paramedic overcome by fumes. Firefighters wearing specialist breathing equipment were called to the flat in Eversfield Road, Eastbourne
Firefighters were called out to reports of a lorry on fire in Ellen Street, Hove, last night. The flat-bed lorry, which was full of rubbish, had been abandoned for several weeks but was set ablaze at 10.15pm. The vehicle was totally destroyed.
An elderly woman and a young couple were treated by paramedics after a two car crash at the junction of The Level and Union Road in Brighton last night. Firefighters, police and paramedics were called at 8.40pm after reports of a two car crash
A header by Ashley-Paul Robinson in the second period of extra-time took Eastbourne Town to a 2-1 victory over VCD Athletic in their FA Cup preliminary round replay last night. The visitors took the lead but striker Evan Archibald levelled
Firefighters were called out to tackle a blaze in a kitchen last night. Crews were called to a block of flats in Belsize Road, Worthing, at 6.30pm after reports that a kitchen was on fire. The fire was contained to the the ground-floor
A major search and rescue operation swung into place last night after reports that a man was missing at sea. A Brighton woman called the coastguard after she became concerned her son might have got into difficulty while out swimming.
Bill Arnold emails: “I have been looking for my brother for a number of years now, with no success. His name is (Ted) Edward Frederick George Arnold. He turned 62 on July 28 and has lived rough in Brighton for at least 30 years. He is 5ft 6in in height
