Crawley closed to within three points of Conference leaders AFC Wimbledon after a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Wrexham tonight. Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was in the stand to watch Saturday's FA Cup fifth round opponents get better as the game
Miles so far: Walking: 24 Bike: 126 Bus: 18 Train: 796 Total: 964 It was a long day today. I was up at 5.30am, set off at 6.15am, cycled to the office on the west side of Worthing via Dyke Road Drive (for those who don't
The headline sponsor of this year’s Brighton Festival Fringe has been revealed. Confirmation that car giant Citroën would back the event came as Friends of the Fringe and local VIPs gathered for the launch party at the Green Door Store in Trafalgar
Radostin Kishishev is ready to give Albion an FA Cup boost by returning to the camp. The veteran Bulgarian midfielder is expected to link back up with the Seagulls later this week as they prepare for Saturday’s FA Cup fifth round tie at Stoke
The wife of a man found hanged at a mental health hospital said she thought staff had not taken her husband’s suicide threats seriously. Oliver Minkley, 35, died on May 2 last year - less than two days after he was voluntarily admitted to Mill
The problem with trying to lose weight is that life has an annoying knack of getting in the way. I’ve read a couple of particularly irritating articles recently that have said: "Remember, these celebrity women are just like you, they have to work
A 75-year-old man died in a crash after falling ill at the wheel of his car. The man, from Eastbourne, was driving a Vauxhall Astra in Paradise Drive at about 1.15pm today, when his car hit a bank and rolled over. Firefighters and ambulance staff released
Things the wonderful world of cinema has taught me in 2011. Starring Yasujiro Ozu, EastEnders and Philip Larkin... HATS OFF and low bows to the BFI for their ongoing project to release all 32 surviving complete films by legendary Japanese director
A drug dealer who was pulled over in a routine police stop has been jailed for four years. Querim Bejko, then 24, was convicted of two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to supply at Lewes Crown Court. He was found with a small amount of cocaine
An ambulance crashed into a bus stop after a woman got inside to eat her pizza. The emergency vehicle was on a emergency call and was parked outside a patient’s house in Dyke Road, Brighton, when the incident happened. The St John ambulance
I am disgusted by the Government making the police lose their jobs. We have not got enough now. What would we do without them in this generation of violence and robbery? As for Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) losing their jobs, the Government
I was surprised and disappointed to read Tony Mernagh’s reaction to the redevelopment plans for Patcham Court Farm (The Argus, February 10). I would have thought the Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership would welcome the 300 new jobs this development
I would like to reassure residents (Letters, February 10) that glass jars are accepted by Brighton and Hove City Council for recycling and this has not changed. There is no limit on our recycling capacity. It is not the case that we can no longer store
I read with great interest the article about the waste of people’s medication (The Argus, February 3). A few months ago an elderly relative died. My partner and I had the unfortunate task of clearing her house, which had been her home for more than
Join me from the Racecourse Ground tonight for live coverage of Crawley's trip to Wrexham in the Conference and react to the action as it unfolds.
Walking down Western Road the other morning was a depressing experience. As a Brighton resident of many years, I know it is not the most salubrious street in town. But come on, shop keepers and landlords, where is your sense of civic pride? The sheer
An international manufacturing company is to quit Brighton and Hove because it has no space to expand. Global optical firm Rayner has been producing optical lenses for companies around the world from its base in Hove for more than 30 years. But the
The Sussex Symphony Orchestra put together a diverse musical programme for this Valentine’s Day concert, with the inspiration of generous-spirited conduc-tor Mark Andrew James. Introducing the expansive theme to Out Of Africa as a tribute to John Barry
A proposal for a youth service will see 60% of its workforce slashed. The Connexions service in Brighton and Hove will see its staffing reduced from 35 to 14. This is a revised proposal from the city council, which originally suggested leaving just
It sounds like the beginning of a joke – “an ex-girl group popster-cum-fifth-grade-teacher and her mum meet a metal-core guitarist-cum-waiter in a Brazilian restaurant…” – but for Brooklyn-based duo Sleigh Bells, this chance meeting would be life-changing
Friends of an armed robber shot dead by police said they could not believe he had returned to his life of crime. Michael Fitzpatrick was shot by armed officers investigating a series of armed robberies across Burgess Hill and Hove, however
A theatre open for 70 years could shut in less than 12 months. Worthing Borough Council has revealed the Connaught Theatre is currently “unsustainable as a business”. Local authority bosses confirmed it is considering closing the historic venue in Union
A driver has been arrested on suspicion of killing another man in a car crash. The 62-year-old victim, a man from Bexhill, died this morning following a collision between two cars. A 22-year-old St Leonards man, arrested on suspicion of causing death
Anti-supermarket activists are squatting at the site of a proposed new Sainsbury's in Brighton. Protesters have been in the St James's Street building, which formerly housed independent greengrocer Taj, since the weekend. A meeting was
A euthanasia doctor has vowed to give a workshop on dying in Sussex. Dr Philip Nitschke, known by critics as Dr Death, was due to give a talk and workshop on how to commit suicide, in Eastbourne next week. But when the venue discovered who their controversial
Hundreds of people employed by councils in Sussex are earning more than £58,000 a year. The figures obtained by The Argus come after a suggestion by a Government minister that all high-earning council employees should be named and shamed. In total 612
Director Stella Dench, who first produced The Chalk Garden 28 years ago in the same theatre, ensures a triumphant revival at Seaford this week. She brings the best out of a talented cast who capture the comedy and pathos in Enid Bagnold's wordy script
Wick Theatre Company's trio of one-act plays provided varied entertainment set loosely around the theme of escaping. In one, Our Man, the title referred to a battle-fatigued soldier embarking on his next mission. His fear, exhaustion and homesickness
Amid this city's celebrity hoopla and visiting luminaries, you wouldn't blame the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra for feeling ever so slightly taken for granted. That said, the fullish house on Sunday afternoon at the Dome made their appreciation
Lewes are hoping to extend George Barker’s loan spell from Albion in time for tonight’s trip to Hampton and Richmond. The striker’s initial one-month spell ended on Saturday when he scored a spectacular 25-yard strike in a 2-0 win at Maidenhead after
A 15-year-old who had been missing from his home for almost a week has been found safe and well. Frank Murphy had been missing since last Wednesday from his home in Marina, St Leonards, but returned to his home of his own accord last night.
A 70-year-old woman and her son were threatened at knifepoint and tied up. Two men wearing balaclavas broke into the home in Blackman Avenue, St Leonards at around 3pm yesterday taking gold jewellery including rings, bracelets, earrings and watches.
A pensioner in his 90s has been duped out of £100,000 by junk mail scammers. The Sussex man is today at the forefront of a campaign to beat con artists his family described as “parasites”. Police and trading standards officers are urging
TWO robbers scouted out a betting shop by playing on a gaming machine before threatening a member of staff at knifepoint thirty minutes later. Two men aged between 21 and 25 threatened a woman working at the William Hill in Wick Parade, Littlehampton
Boss Steve Evans insists his Crawley players will have their minds on the job when they face Wrexham for the second time in three days tonight. It is a game Reds could have done without four days before they face Manchester United in the fifth round
ALBION manager Gus Poyet will start preparing his squad today for a “very new and big challenge” against Stoke. The players resume training after their cutomary Monday off, with Poyet planning a normal build-up for the Seagulls’ first appearance
Updated at 3.45pm A teenage woman was raped in a park this morning. The 17-year-old was walking north along Dyke Road, Hove, when she was attacked by an unknown man near the Booth Museum. Sussex Police said the man grabbed her
A man was cut free by firefighters after a crash last night. Crews from Preston Circus Fire Station freed the man who was trapped after the collision in Preston Drove, Brighton, at about 10.50pm. He was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital by ambulance
Crawley have handed a life ban to a fan who taunted Manchester United over the Munich air disaster in the video for their official FA Cup song. The non-league side recorded a version of The Specials' A Message To You Rudy, reworked by musician Mike Dobie
