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  • Oscar hails Albion's patience - and backs Orlandi

    Oscar Garcia tonight praised Albion’s patience in their win over Yeovil. But he admitted they could have made life easier for themselves. The Seagulls had to wait until the 78th minute before making the breakthrough in a 2-0 success. Their

  • Your vote - who was Albion's man of the match?

    Jesse Lingard was the sponsors’ choice as man of the match for Albion tonight. But who did you feel was their top performer as they beat relegated Yeovil? We have selected five candidates from those who played at least half the game. Do

  • Tense night - but what did YOU make of it?

    Albion have piled the pressure on their play-off rivals. But what did you make of the performance which saw them beat Yeovil 2-0? Did they cope expertly with a nervous occasion, stick to their footballing ideas and get their reward? Or

  • Albion back in top six after a nervous night at the Amex

    Albion are back in the top six – after surviving a nervous night at the Amex, The Seagulls confirmed Yeovil’s relegation by beating them 2-0 with goals from Kazenga LuaLua and Jesse Lingard. But the Glovers made them work for the coveted points

  • Albion v Yeovil from the Amex

    10:36pm All very hectic at the end as we ran down to get post-match interviews within seconds of the second goal - thanks for following the updates. 9:51pm 90+3: LINGARD scores

  • Yeovil make one change at the Amex

    Yeovil have made one change to their side to face Albion. But they are still expected to go 4-4-2 at the Amex as they bid to keep survival hopes flickering. The one alteration to the team beaten 2-1 at home by Huddersfield on Monday comes down

  • Orlandi starts, Upson ruled out

    Andrea Orlandi is back in the thick of Albion’s play-off push. But Matt Upson has been ruled out of tonight’s clash at home to Yeovil. Orlandi starts for the first time since the 1-0 win at Millwall on March 1 after a thigh problem. He

  • Concern rising over 40-year-old Burgess Hill man

    Police are becoming increasingly concerned for a 40-year-old man who has gone missing from his home in Burgess Hill. Paul Stoneham left his home in the town at about 8pm on 23 April and has not been seen or heard from since. His green Vauxhall

  • Guest house could be turned into a family home

    A former guest house could be transformed into a large family house. Brighton and Hove City Council has received an application to transform the guest house in 32 Camelford Street, Brighton, into a house with a minimum of four bedrooms.  

  • One of Brighton's most wanted people to appear in court

    One of the most wanted people in Brighton and Hove is to appear in court charged with breaking into a home and threatening the resident with a knife. The 17-year-old boy was arrested on Sunday 13 April on suspicion of having carried out a series

  • Albion chairman salutes Oscar's "skill, patience and dignity"

    Albion chairman Tony Bloom has praised the job done by head coach Oscar Garcia in his first season in English football. The Spaniard has steered the injury-plagued Seagulls to within a point and a place of the play-offs ahead of tonight's penultimate

  • Former street market taken over by free runners

    A former street market was taken over by more than 50 fleet-footed free runners for a series of dance sessions. Residents in the Tarner area of Brighton participated in workshops this week in the old marketing building in Circus Street. The event

  • Plans for 20mph in Worthing

    Views are being sought on the possible introduction of a 20mph limit on residential streets in Worthing. West Sussex County Council has begun the first stage of their consultation into the plans. A letter will be posted to households and business

  • Police trace man wanted for prison recall

    Police are appealing for help to trace Jamie Paris, who is wanted for recall to prison. Paris was jailed for three years in March 2012 after being convicted of burglary. He was released from prison on licence in March last year but has now

  • Buckley could start for Albion but Upson is a doubt

    Will Buckley could make his first start for four weeks for Albion against Yeovil at the Amex tonight. But Matt Upson is an injury doubt for the clash crucial to the Seagulls' hopes of making the play-offs. Buckley played the second half of

  • Crimewatch to feature fresh appeal over Bosham murder

    A reconstruction and fresh appeal for information in the Bosham murder inquiry will feature on BBC's Crimewatch next week. Valerie Graves was found dead with significant head and facial injuries at a house in Smugglers Lane, Bosham, on Monday 30

  • UKIP poster girl revealed as staff member

    UKIP has come under fire after a woman who appeared on promotional material as a voter turned out to be a member of staff. Lizzy Vaid, who was educated in Brighton and Lewes, appeared on the campaign material saying she would be voting for the

  • City of football bid

    Could Brighton and Hove be England’s first ever City of Football? From Monday cities across the country will have the chance to bid to become the first football capital. Up to £1.6million of National Lottery funding will be invested by Sport

  • Reds open talks to sign Tubbs

    Crawley have begun talks with Bournemouth about signing striker Matt Tubbs on a permanent basis. Tubbs has scored eight goals in 15 games since rejoining Reds on loan from the Cherries in January, taking his overall tally for the club to 66 in

  • Argus readers send supplies to Africa

    Generous Argus readers have been donating school supplies which will be sent to Africa less than a week after an appeal was launched in the newspaper. A container full to the brim has already been shipped out of The Argus warehouse to Ngorongoro of

  • Participants urged to sign up for Para Games

    Disabled men and women are being urged to sign up for a sports event. The fourth Seahaven Para Games offers disabled residents the chance to compete on a level playing field in a range of activities. They will include archery, new age kurling

  • Lane re-opened following collapse in Brighton seafront road

    One lane has been reopened following a collapse in a major seafront road. The A259 Kingsway, Brighton, eastbound has been opened to “light vehicles”. However, police are still directing lorries and larger vehicles via the B2185 Grand Avenue

  • Walkies for Rosy and her pet cat Blue

    A loving cat owner has started taking her docile pet for walks on a lead.   Rosy Cherrington, 24, of Chester Terrace, Brighton, first decided to take her two- year-old cat, Blue, for a walk when her pet looked desperate to get outside.  

  • Police donate £200 for Youth Club repairs

    A Youth Club has received £200 to fund repairs following some criminal damage. The money, which was donated by Sussex Police to the Coldwaltham Youth Club in Pulborough, will also be used to fund CCTV installation. Any money left over will

  • Appeal for witnesses after an assault in Horsham

    Police are appealing for witnesses after an assault in Horsham on Thursday (April 17). A 17-year-old boy was at the skate park in North Street when he was attacked by a group of boys of similar age to him at around 5.45pm. The victim, who lives

  • Restaurant manager fined for allowing smoking

    The manager of a Turkish restaurant has been fined for letting people smoke inside. Ali Cill, 29, manager of Ottoman Cuisine in Lewes Road, Brighton was ordered to pay £260 after pleading guilty at Brighton Magistrates’ Court of failing to stop

  • Buckley warns Yeovil will make it tough

    Will Buckley admits Albion need to be at their best to beat Yeovil tonight. But the winger believes three points off the Glovers can set the Seagulls up for a high-powered end to the season. Yeovil are bottom of the Championship and their relegation

  • Man found stabbed in doorway

    A man was found in a doorway with a stab wound to his chest. Police were called to Langley Lane, Crawley, on Wednesday at 11.15pm. The 41-year-old victim was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, where he is in a stable condition

  • Search launched for man who absconded from Ford Prison

    Police are searching for 54-year old Kevin Brown, who absconded from Ford Prison in West Sussex on Thursday 10 April. Brown is described as white, 6'1" and of muscular build, with short dark cropped hair. When last seen that morning he was wearing

  • Moore the merrier for Albion?

    Albion are interested in Yeovil striker Kieffer Moore, according to reports in Somerset. The Western Daily Press says Albion "are sniffing round Moore, who has a season to run on his contract". Moore misses tonight's match between the teams

  • Broken down lorry causing A23 delays

    A broken down lorry is currently causing delays on the A23. Traffic is currently moving slowly and there is no indication when it will return to normal. More to follow.

  • March for England route to be reviewed after road collapse

    Sunday's March for England event may be moved following the collapse of a road, police have confirmed. The annual nationalist march is due to be held along the A259 King’s Road, Brighton. Earlier this morning (April 25) part of the road collapsed

  • VIDEO - A259 road subsidence

    The A259 Kingsway in Brighton is suffering major delays after subsidence hit the road around 8am. A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "It was discovered by workmen engaged in underground building work at the Fortune of War pub." Laurence Hill

  • Church burial site to expand

    A church burial ground is being expanded despite concerns it could become used by people from outside the parish. On Wednesday Brighton and Hove City Council’s planning committee voted in favour of plans to turn 3,500sqm of agricultural land at

  • Your vote - is this the biggest league game yet at the Amex?

    It’s not exactly a six-pointer! But is tonight’s game between Albion and Yeovil the biggest regular season league fixture to yet be staged at the Amex? The Seagulls kick off knowing a win takes them into a play-off place – and could keep them there

  • Heartbreak at brother's death

    The brother of a pedestrian who died after being hit by a police car has spoken of his heartbreak. James Sutton, 46, died at around 7.50pm on March 12 after being struck by a police car on Hastings seafront. Mr Sutton, who worked in the construction

  • New cookery classes teach how to deal with digestive issues

    People visit health nutritionist Nathalie Sansonetti when their lives have been made hell by food intolerances. “Gut health will determine your immunity,” she says. “If your digestive system doesn’t work, your whole immunity goes out of the window

  • Fire unions issue strike action warning

    Unions have warned of strike action with firefighters walking out over three dates and council workers being balloted. Over the first weekend of May firefighters will be taking part in further industrial action over pensions – there will also be a

  • Jordan commits future to Sussex after signing new deal

    Sussex have secured the services of Chris Jordan until the end of the 2016 season after the England bowler signed a new two-year contract extension today. Jordan would have been out of contract at the end of the summer after arriving on an initial

  • UPDATE: Traffic chaos as subsidence hits seafront road

      Traffic is being diverted following major subsidence on a seafront road in Brighton this morning. Police rushed to the scene on Kingsway after reports that a 'five foot hole' had emerged without warning around 8am. The area is suffering

  • Man crushed to death in rubbish bin

    A man was crushed to death in a dustcart after climbing inside a bin. The body of Ben Farr, 28, was discovered at a waste recycling site on the Rudford Industrial Estate in Rudford Industrial Estate in Ford, near Arundel, at 9am on Tuesday.

  • Boarding school on the brink for the third time in a decade

    A boarding school is on the brink of closure for the third time in less than ten years. Seaford’s last mainstream boarding school, Newlands, is set to close on July 9 and local MP Norman Baker has described it as a “regrettable and sad day for

  • Sewage stench still making residents lives misery

    The foul stench of raw sewage is still making life a misery for residents in a quiet Shoreham street. People living in St Giles Close were given an unpleasant Easter Sunday present when they woke up and discovered sewage out- side their front doors

  • Over 1,000 sign petition to oppose academy move

    More than 1,000 people have signed a petition against a school’s potential academy move. Opposition has grown since senior staff at the improving Hove Park School last month announced the move is being considered. Letters of objection have

  • Knives and airguns just some of the weapons found in schools

    Knives, airguns, chains, razors and metal bars are just some items confiscated from chil- dren in schools and an education campaigner has warned “this may be only the tip of the iceberg”. According to information revealed to The Argus – since 2011

  • Father may travel to Syria to find his sons

    The father of a Brighton teenager killed in Syria may travel to the war-torn country to find his other two sons. As exclusively revealed in The Argus last week, former Longhill High School pupil Abdullah Deghayes, has died amid the conflict there

  • Figures still questionable over i360

    Peter Poole has hit the nail on the head (Letters, April 18) when he suggests that what is required in this city is the political will to address what the taxpayers want rather than the apparent desire of successive councils to do what the developers

  • Have your say on fire service cuts

    Did you know that East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service is currently consulting the people of Brighton and Hove (and East Sussex) over making cuts to your fire service? If the answer is no, you are not alone. Virtually no one else seems to have heard

  • Travellers effectively burning taxpayers' money

    I respond to the letter from Superintendent Wilson (The Argus, April 15) about travellers. We can argue the finer points of common law and statute law until the cows come home. At this stage I will only say that his interpretation of common

  • Prog rock icon Ian Anderson pays a visit to Brighton

    A lot of very sophisticated stuff goes on in rock music and has been doing so since 1967 with Sgt Pepper and The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. I’d just turned 20 and those albums were inspirational for me. “It was an exciting demonstration that pop

  • Albion urged to make a fast start in crunch game

    NATHAN Jones has urged Albion to land an early blow against his old club Yeovil tonight. The Seagulls soon took charge in convincing wins at champions Leicester and at home to Charlton but Oscar Garcia's side have been slow to get going since then

  • Blood Red Shoes go back to their roots for their fourth album

    The eponymous album is often a band’s statement of intent, usually reserved for a debut release or to signal a major change of direction, as with Blur’s first post-Britpop album. But according to guitarist Laura-Mary Carter, the decision not to

  • On the radar: Corrina Taylor

    This week sees the release of 25-year-old Brighton student Corrina Taylor’s debut single, Always Coming Back, on Allied Songwriters Music. The song took off after it received a whirlwind of interest from BBC Introducing and led to a Kickstarter