All six Eastbourne riders were paid for doube-figures as they ended the season with their biggest win of the year. Eagles battered Belle Vue Aces 60-33 at Arlington tonight to finish eighth in the ten-team Elite League. They rattled in five
What a lovely idea by Liza Dodds (Letters, October 8), who suggests a new Brighton and Hove bus route from Brighton Marina to Hove Town Hall, negating the city centre. The city is desperate for an east/west bus route, but how would the bus get
This year is the centenary of the Brighton, Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (Bhasvic) building in Dyke Road, Hove. Opened in September 1913 as the new home of the Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School, within a year it had been requisitioned
Police are concerned for the welfare of a missing teenager. Harriet Wells-Town, 16, of Portslade, left her home late on the evening of Tuesday October 8 and is currently thought to be in the Brighton and Hove area. Harriet, often known as Harry
I came home from visiting a friend in the Freshfield Road area of Brighton at about 9.30pm last Saturday and thought I would try driving at 20mph. It’s virtually impossible to do so unless you keep your foot almost continually on the brake pedal
In reply to Davy Jones’s praise for Green MP Caroline Lucas (Letters, October 2), I think Labour has got it right in its bid to oust her from her seat. In my opinion, she is anti-law and order, and after her antics in Balcombe I think Brighton
I wish Richard Cairns every success with his campaign to have school pupils assess their teachers (The Argus, October 3). Getting such feedback is important and helpful. The idea is not new, in fact. When I studied at a teacher training college
Eastbourne hope for big things from in-form Kim Nilsson as they bring the Elite League regular season to a close. Nilsson, who shone in The Argus Sussex Championship, drops back to reserve at home to Belle Vue tonight (first race 7.30pm). Simon
Former Albion manager Gus Poyet says he has yet to plan his January transfer activity at Sunderland. Some Seagulls fans are concerned Poyet will look to plunder his old squad at The Amex when the mid-season window opens. However Poyet, who
Fraudsters pretending to be police officers are tricking people out of thousands of pounds in a telephone scam. Two people in Eastbourne and Rye have become the latest victims of the criminals. The scammers tell residents their bank account
Gordon Greer was revealed how he saw headlines tipping him for Scotland – and tried not to think about it. The Albion captain was linked with an international call-up by The Argus when Gordon Strachan took charge in January. He could get a
I heard MP Mark Harper on BBC News (October 9) saying that “we’ve successfully dealt with queueing issues at airports”. I consider this to be nonsense. My wife and I went away for a few days to escape the stress and strain of living in Britain
Simon Johnson is determined to continue proving Eastbourne Borough’s critics wrong. Plenty of people believed Borough could be in for another season of struggle in Conference south this year. Manager Tommy Widdrington had been handed the second
Gary Charman has been battling to be fit for Horsham’s latest big FA Cup day. But he knows the sort of excitement which could await should he recover from a twisted knee in time to face Chatham. Charman scored for Horsham when they drew at
Matt Crabb insists there are plenty of incentives for Lewes to cause an FA Cup upset today. Among them are the exploits of Hastings United last season in reaching the third round where they were drawn away to Middlesbrough. Two of that Hastings
Sussex have handed highly-rated young all-rounder Harry Finch a two-year contract. The Hastings-born 18-year-old is a product of Sussex’s age group and academy system and made both his first-class and List A debuts this season, against Durham and
I have just walked through the garden here at Sheffield Park and found myself unable to turn away from the wonderful effect of the first of our mirror lakes – we have five lakes, two of which are “mirrors”. I became transfixed by the absolute peace
Life for the elderly in a small and rural community can bring a variety of challenges. Isolation, a lack of social life and the inability to get out to the shops or visit the doctor are a few of the difficulties many older people are faced with
Oscar Garcia has revealed why David Lopez still has a big part to play in his team’s possession-based strategy. But he admits the midfielder needs to up his game after a disappointing start to the campaign. Albion’s head coach reckons his former
1 - From beside The Frankland Arms pub on the Washington Bostal road, once the London Road through the village, head south along the pavement for 300 yards and turn right into The Street. Climb up the village street between cottages, some of which
A reformed alcoholic got a giant tattoo of Jesus after turning to God following his struggle with the illness. Ian Stacey, 49, of Bevendean, Brighton, suffered three strokes as he battled 34 years of alcoholism. He got the £500 tattoo of the
Thousands of Canadian soldiers were sent to Sussex during the Second World War and some of them were a big hit with local young women. Many romances took place and a number of these resulted in long-lasting marriages. Inevitably, others did not
Brighton Central Free Church was not a distinguished building, as this picture by the late Terry Sinnott indicates. It was also suffering from dwindling congregations. Yet it sat on an extremely valuable site near the Clock Tower on the corner
A town's main shopping street is set for a £1 million makeover with residents set to decide its final design. Montague Street in Worthing is set for a major overhaul which could include plans for a new bandstand in a bid to improve its current
Rail bosses have dismissed a spoof employee newsletter that mocks management, company policy and treatment of staff as poor taste. Southern Rail’s official employee newsletter, Southern Life, has been reproduced under the name Own Goal. The
A family ran from their house as smoke from a serious house fire billowed out of its windows. The couple and their two young children made a desperate early morning dash from their home in Southwick following a bedroom fire yesterday morning.
Lollipop ladies could be cut from nearly a quarter of schools in East Sussex under new council proposals. Crossing patrols could be removed from outside 13 schools in the region including in Peacehaven, Hampden Park and Bexhill in a move affecting
The publication of a debut novel is a major event for any writer but in Colin Bell’s case it carries extra significance. Stephen Dearsley’s Summer Of Love comes just a few years after the 64-year-old Lewes resident suffered a brain haemorrhage
Paul Merton is apologetic; he feels partly responsible for the success of Boris Johnson. Would the Tory MP have become London Mayor without gaining popularity on Have I Got News For You? The 56-year-old thinks not. “The monster was definitely
