Whitehawk have tonight parted company with manager Darren Freeman. The former Albion favourite has been sacked following a difficult first season in Conference south. The Hawks are currently third from bottom and without a league win at home
Brighton Speed Trials will go ahead in September this year following a huge public campaign. The country’s oldest motorsports event was first held in Madeira Drive, Brighton in 1905 but was cancelled last year after the death of a competitor in
Family, friends and former colleagues have paid tribute to an award-winning Argus photographer remembered for his love of life. Courtney Gerald Casswell, known professionally as Jerry Casswell, was a long-serving and talented photographer who specialised
A major fire has broken up in a Grade II listed building. The blaze broke out at 2.35pm in Ormonde Hall, Cowfold Road, Bolney. Ten pumps are at the scene and the A272 at the junctiion with the A23 is closed. A Sussex Police statement said
Something unusual happened at Selhurst Park last Saturday. A manager received a rousing reception from both sets of supporters. Tony Pulis took Stoke into the Premier League, to an FA Cup final and into Europe during his second spell at Stoke
A father-of-two shot in the street was killed in a “cold, callous and deliberate attack”, a court was told yesterday. Xhem Krasniqi, known as Jim, was shot in Selbourne Road, Hove, at about 11pm on May 18 last year. Hove Crown Court was told
Former Albion midfielder Gary Dicker wants to get Crawley back up the League One table. The Irishman has signed until the end of season after a stint at Rochdale. He has revealed he was impressed by Reds when he watched them in pre-season
From the Medieval Church’s approval of brewing beer as a method of fundraising to the politics of prohibition, Wish Experience led a fun and energetic journey through the amber nectar’s origins. Sadly Wednesday’s first performance of a two-night
Now that the Royal Pavilion ice rink has packed up for another year, what can ice skating fans look forward to? No worries on this front folks – Robin Cousins’ Ice show is in town until February 2, offering a chance to see how it’s really done.
A wholesaler's longest- serving employee has a good head for numbers. Peter Falconar is celebrating 40 years of service with Palmer & Harvey in Davigdor Road, Hove, working on stock control monitoring. When Mr Falconar joined the firm,
Crawley have signed former Albion midfielder Gary Dicker until the end of the season. He was on a short-term deal with Rochdale, which was due to expire next month. The move means a swift return to Sussex for the Irishman, who was with the
Energy company Cuadrilla has said it will not frack in Balcombe "now or in the future". A letter was sent to residents of the village. During the summer hundreds of anti-fracking protesters gathered while the firm carried out test drilling.
Sussex is set for another wet weekend as heavy rain and strong winds are forecast for Sunday. The Met Office has issued a yellow severe weather warning for rain for West Sussex from 6am to 11.45pm. The meterolgoical group's chief forecaster
It is quite clear to me when I’m out and about in the city talking to residents, that there is absolutely no appetite for a council tax rise of any kind – let alone one more than double the rate of inflation. After mortgage or rent payments, council
The debate continues on our social care referendum proposal. The council has saved almost £30 million in efficiency programmes in the last few years and has millions more planned. But it needs to save another £100 million over the next four years
"It's a mess, a complete mess." As the branch secretary of Brighton and Hove’s GMB union, Mark Turner has been involved in a fair few scraps over the years. But in all his time debating with politicians and highly-paid executives, he has rarely
No one wants to pay more in council tax, but in good economic times people don’t mind paying a little more if they know it goes to providing better schools, roads, refuse collection, care services, street cleaning and so on. Despite what we are
A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a three-car crash. The A29 between Fontwell and the Whiteways Lodge roundabout, known as Fairmile Bottom, near Slindon, is currently closed to
Footage of killed artist Valerie Graves has been released by Sussex Police as part of a Crimewatch appeal. The 55-year-old was found dead in a house on December 30 in Bosham she was looking after. Police believe she was bludgeoned to death
The upward trend of GCSE results in Brighton and Hove’s schools has been confirmed after official figures were released last night. The number of students achieving the Government benchmark of five A* to C GCSE grades including maths and English
Pupils continued the upward trend in GCSE results as official results from last year were released. Discover how your Brighton and Hove school did below. School Percentage A* to C-grades inc
Albion's Latvian international Vitalijs Maksimenko could spend the rest of the season in Scotland. A loan move to Kilmarnock is in the pipeline for the development squad defender. Maksimenko, who can play at centre-half or left-back, made his
Police are searching for these two bogus callers who stole from an elderly couple. The pair targeted the couple’s home in Peartree Lane, Bexhill on January 16. They pretended to be police officers and told the victims, who are both in their
One absent-minded lottery player has just missed out on £1 million after a lottery prize went unclaimed. The seven-figure prize EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle prize from the EuroMillions draw on July 26 has remained unclaimed more than 180 days
An 89-year-old man has suffered a serious leg injury after being hit by a lorry in a city centre. Emergency services were called to West Street in Brighton close to the Clock Tower junction at 4.20pm yesterday after the Woodingdean pensioner was
A lifeboat volunteer proved he is fluent in ‘sí safety’ after coming to the rescue of a stricken Spanish ship. Brighton lifeboat station crew member Marcus Morris showed he had a hola lot of skills beyond basic seafaring when he came to the aid
Robbers made of with cash after attacking two delivery men. Sussex Police have launched an investigation after two staff in a delivery van were attacked by two men in an alleyway off The Boulevard in Crawley at 4pm yesterday afternoon. The
A crewman was airlifted tohospital from a boat 20 miles off the coast. A coastguard helicopter rescued the ailing seaman from a large vessel 20 miles off the Newhaven coast about 9.50pm last night. The helicopter landed on the ship’s deck and
Police officers, mental health staff, probation and prison officers have all been asked to come forward to help solve the murder of a house sitter following a TV appeal. Detective Superintendent Nick May of Sussex Police made the appeal on BBC1&
Firefighters were called to a nursing home after a pile of papers caught fire. Crews were called to a nursing home in Wilbury Gardens in Hove at 4.40am this morning after fire broke out in one of the resident’s bedrooms. Fortunately staff managed
Residents put out a fire after an arsonist started a blaze outside a block of flats. Firefighters said an arsonist poured an accelerant outside a block of flats and lit the fuel in Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, at just before 11.30pm last night.
A convenience store has been badly damaged in a fire following an electrical fault. Eastbourne firefighters were called to Brassey Parade in Hampden Park after reports of smoke coming from flats at about 1.30am this morning. The flats were
One of the city’s largest employers is planning to move staff out of town. American Express has signed a new lease on its former site in Burgess Hill. Staff from American Express’s European headquarters in 1 John Street, Brighton, will move
A 23-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a Portuguese man in Crawley. Joao Esteves, 45, from the Lisbon area of Portugal, was found with serious head injuries at 3.25am on Sunday (19 January) in an alleyway between Stephenson Way and
Recently, David Cameron spoke to TV cameras about figures concerning community benefits and potential job creation from fracking. The figures are almost double those from his own advisory bodies. He talks of the best regulation in the world
In response to Ricky Shaw’s letter stating that “religion is very harmful to society” (The Argus, January 20), and also saying that Christmas is not a Christian festival, it was most illuminating to learn that the scriptures were written by Iron Age
The Government must recognise that increasingly stressful conditions facing doctors has led to a recruitment crisis. Issues around workload pressures, resources and work-life balance must be urgently addressed (The Argus, January 14). It is
I can’t really think of a better trio of experiences to make my Sunday than coming to the Dome Concert Hall to see the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra. Firstly I go to the morning rehearsal in the concert hall. The space in the auditorium tells
The new Baroness of Moulsecoomb took a trip down memory lane as she visited her primary school for the first time in 59 years. Moulsecoomb Primary School yesterday welcomed back London Assembly member Jenny Jones, who has gone from living in Newick
D Hillman (Letters, January 17) is spot on. Is there anybody who still thinks the current hospital plan is preferable to a new one on a new site, preferably adjacent to the universities and medical school? I have lived in three cities where a new
What a joke that Brighton and Hove City Council is going to fund the i360 Doughnut (The Argus, January 18) – that’s what it should be called. When the council cannot afford to pay our dustmen, it rubs this in their faces. My 90-year-old father-in-law
A senior councillor has been accused of misleading a committee about controversial service charges. Bill Randall, chairman of Brighton and Hove City Council's housing committee, suggested council tenants were “fine” with the proposed fees, including
How can the Green council of Brighton and Hove even consider holding a referendum to put up council tax when it spends money like water (The Argus, January 17)? The Greens have been in dispute with refuse collectors for a year and still not resolved
I was pleased to read that Brighton and Hove Friends of the Earth is campaigning for better bus shelters (The Argus, January 16). Shelters play an important part in the public experience of bus travel. I was surprised that the importance of
Albion have been told to expect a rough FA Cup ride – by their new signing from League One. Jeffrey Monakana reckons the Seagulls will be given no time on the ball by Port Vale in Saturday’s fourth-round tie. But the former Preston and Colchester
Stephen Ward admits it is time he was involved in an FA Cup run. But he will be under no illusion as to the threat a lower division side can pose Albion on Saturday. Ward was part of the Wolves side who were humbled by Conference side Luton
Andrea Orlandi today admitted he excited about being put in the FA Cup firing line. And not just because it is a chance to get sharp for the Championship. The Albion playmaker is desperate to feature in the tricky fourth-round tie at Port Vale
Commenting on my call for Southern Railway to bring in a part-timers’ season ticket to help at least some commuters faced with further fare increases, John Stanaway says Sussex needs “a better voice in Parliament” on behalf of rail-users (Letters,
A lifelong Brighton and Hove Albion fan took his own life after suffering financial and health problems, an inquest heard. Roy Chuter, who was credited with helping save the club in the 1990s, was 51 when he was hit by a high speed train at East
A record-breaking sniffer dog is set for a well-earned retirement after uncovering some £30 million of cocaine in her seven year career. Springer Spaniel Megan, who has been protecting Sussex borders since 2007, is now preparing for a luxury life
Three waste tips threatened with closure could remain open under plans being considered by senior councillors. East Sussex County Council had proposed closing household waste recycling centres in Forest Row, Seaford and Wadhurst as the authority
A lifeboat crew has assured the public it will be business as usual as they move out of their home and into a temporary base. The volunteer crew at Brighton RNLI Lifeboat Station is moving to a temporary new home as its current home is being demolished
Here are the answers to our annual Christmas quiz. Readers responded in droves when we launched the competition on December 14. The top scorers won an afternoon tea for four at Brighton Hilton Metropole, Theatre Royal tickets and four seats
