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  • In video - Lingard turns on the style

    Albion new boy Jesse Lingard has scored an impressive quantity and variety of goals. Now the Seagulls have released this compilation of some of his best strikes. It includes several goals from both Birmingham City, where he was on loan

  • Bexhill road closed after crash

    A BIKER was airlifted to hospital following a collision with a bus.   The biker was injured in a crash with a bus in A259 Little Common Road in Bexhill close to the junction with Sutherland Avenue.   The road was closed for more than two

  • Albion new boy Lingard on England duty

    Albion's new signing Jesse Lingard will go straight back into international action after his Albion debut at Millwall on Saturday. The Manchester United loanee has been named by Gareth Southgate in the England under 21's squad for Wednesday's match

  • Person killed by train in Moulsecoomb was man in his 20s

    The person killed at Moulsecoomb train station on Wednesday evening was a man in his 20s. Officers from the British Transport Police and Sussex Police were called to the station at 6.37pm to reports a person had been hit by a train. The man

  • St Leonards dog walker set upon by gang of youths

    A dog walker was punched to the ground and repeatedly kicked in the face by a gang of hooded teenagers. The 52-year-old victim was attacked by the three male teenagers as he passed Roosevelt Court in Stonehouse Drive in St Leonards at about 3.45pm

  • Albion sign Manchester United whizz kid

    Albion have boosted their challenge for the Championship play-offs by landing hot prospect Jesse Lingard on loan from Manchester United. The 21-year-old striker has signed for the Seagulls for the rest of the season on a 93-day deal, including

  • Rambert Dance Company, Theatre Royal Brighton, until March 1

    Brighton audiences are privileged to receive a visit from this prestigious modern dance company. They provide great dancing in four disparate offerings making up a sandwich with top-quality bread but less satisfying filling. The Castaways depict

  • Crawley striker named in New Zealand squad

    Crawley striker Rory Fallon has been selected in the New Zealand squad for their friendly with Japan next week. Fallon is in line to win his 18th cap for the All Whites when they take on the World Cup finalists in Tokyo on Wednesday. It means

  • Crawley release defender Hurst

    Crawley have terminated the contract of defender James Hurst. Hurst had struggled to make an impact after being signing on a free transfer from West Brom in the summer by former boss Richie Barker. The 22-year-old right-back started just 11

  • Albion set to face former transfer target

    Former Albion transfer target Owen Garvan could line up against them at Millwall on Saturday. The midfielder is joining the struggling Lions on loan from Crystal Palace. Garvan rejected a move to the Seagulls in July 2011. The Irish midfielder

  • Newhaven sex offender jailed for impregnating 15-year-old

    A sex offender who impregnated a 15-year-old girl has been jailed. Adam Willmore has been jailed for two years and eight months on appeal after pleading guilty on three counts of sexual activity with a girl under 16 between July and September 2012

  • Albion face a week on the road

    Albion will kick off April with a week on the road after a new date was confirmed this morning for their delayed trip to Blackburn Rovers. The Seagulls will go to Ewood Park on Tuesday, April 1. The match against their fellow play-off chasers

  • Brighton Marathon is looking stronger than ever

    The strongest ever men’s elite field will contest the Brighton Marathon in April. Kenyan’s William Chebor and Raymond Kandie, who have both run under 2hr.10min, will battle it out against fellow countrymen Dominic Kangor and Bernard Rotich, who

  • Sussex still hopeful of staging matches at Horsham

    Sussex chief executive Zac Toumazi is “hopeful” the Horsham Festival will go ahead this season after an encouraging response to his plea for sponsorship. Toumazi revealed the popular festival at Cricketfield Road was under threat unless local businesses

  • Lions urged to disrupt Albion

    Millwall have been urged to disrupt Albion’s passing game – and earn only a second home win in seven games. The Lions are just above the Championship drop zone ahead of the Seagulls’ visit. But Saturday’s game is expected to attract a big crowd

  • Woman taken to hospital after being hit by bus in Worthing

    A woman was hit by a bus in Worthing yesterday (Wednesday), She suffered a leg injury after the Stagecoach bus struck her in South Street, in the town cenetre, at around 5.30pm. Paramedics and police attended the scene and the woman was taken

  • Badminton buff making a racket over world record attempt

    A badminton whizz is looking for partners to help break a world record attempt. Louis Bedwell has got permission to stage a record breaking attempt for the longest-ever game of badminton, which currently stands at more than 24 hours. The shuttlecock

  • Talking Point: Would £36m be money well spent on the i360?

    Yesterday The Argus revealed the i360 tower is set to receive the financial backing it needs to get off the ground. The news came as Brighton and Hove Conservative councillors confirmed they would join the Greens in supporting the ambitious project

  • Car drives into porch of house in Brighton

    A car drove into the porch of a house in Brighton last night (Wednesday). East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service was called to Lambourne Road in Brighton shortly after 9.30pm to reports a car had driven into a building. A spokesman from the service

  • I just feel sad for people who need to hate wild animals

    Recent correspondence on foxes and suchlike brings me to wonder what makes people need to hate other creatures. If it’s not gulls, it’s foxes, squirrels, pigeons and, some years ago, it was starlings roosting in trees and “polluting” cars – any

  • Green administration still not getting to grips with recycling

    Under previous administrations we had black boxes for recycling which were left out on the morning they were due to be collected. No problem. The Green administration decided it would make the system more efficient, firstly by changing the collection

  • Printed public notices deserve a plain-English airing

    I noted that The Argus recently included a public notice from Brighton and Hove City Council about a “contraflow” cycle lane on the west side of Queen’s Road between Brighton Station and Upper Gloucester Road. These official notices are often not

  • Empty outbursts which mean nothing

    It seems Caroline Lucas talks a lot through the same, repeated anti-Government outbursts, but actually says nothing. There is mention of the “callous” coalition, “savage cuts,” “misery being inflicted” by the Tories and “this terrible situation

  • Council tax poll is nothing to sneer about

    Regarding former Labour MP David Lepper’s letter of February 21, I too was bemused by Jason Kitcat’s sneering of The Argus poll during a recent meeting about council tax at Hove Town Hall. On asking random adults in Churchill Square, eight out

  • Support Coventry City fans over investigation petition

    I am a lifelong Coventry City fan and can remember a few trips to Brighton and Hove Albion. In truth, in a fair few of them it wasn’t a great result from my point of view. However, I am sure Albion fans are proud to have a home (both at Withdean

  • Former Worthing mayor quits over NCP row secrecy

    Former Worthing mayor Tom Wye has quit the council entirely in protest at ongoing secrecy over its parking dispute with NCP. Councillor Tom Wye resigned from Worthing Borough Council yesterday following the conclusion of a row between the authority

  • Trespass pointers

    I agree with Stuart Bower in that Brighton and Hove City Council is wasting money unneccessarily on travellers (Letters, February 24). However, I feel Stuart may have missed the solution I offered: Parliament drafting simple legislation so that

  • Special report: Glyndebourne's £16m boost to Sussex economy

    Glyndebourne contributes more than £16 million to the Sussex economy, a report has found. The gross economic impact of Glyndebourne, in Ringmer, supports the equivalent of 682 permanent jobs with £10.8 million of gross value added (GVA). The

  • West Sussex council invests in fracking firms

    A council which decides planning permission for fracking drills has money invested in the energy companies which are behind the controversial process. West Sussex County Council Pension Fund (WSCCPF) invests in energy firms Celtique Energie and

  • Ladies Mile Road recollections

    I write regarding Roger Lee’s letter (The Argus, January 28) in which he recalls his memories of Patcham just after the war. The fizzy drinks he mentions at Tomlinson’s Stores were probably the first of their kind: a sherbert tablet in a bottle

  • Five in a row - now Ulloa relishes run-in

    Leo Ulloa has laughed off the idea of being rested – and declared himself fit and ready for a play-off push. The in-form striker aims to score for the sixth game in succession as Albion take on relegation-threatened Millwall at the Den. He

  • Crawley make head groundsman redundant

    Crawley have taken the drastic step of making their head groundsman redundant after being ordered to explain a series of postponements by the Football League. Reds intend to contract out the maintenance of the problematic Checkatrade.com Stadium