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These were the scenes after the final whistle at Nottingham Forest today. Albion players took the applause from their fans, followed y Oscar Garcia. Leo Ulloa arrived later, having done interviews.

Boss John Gregory insists he had no hesitation in signing a new two-year contract at Crawley Town despite recent cutbacks at the club. Gregory already had another 12 months to run on the contract he signed when he took over as manager in December

Leo Ulloa admits Albion left it very late to make the play-offs - and that made it all the more special. The Seagulls’ top scorer struck in added time to grab the win his side needed to pip Reading to sixth spot. Albion were out of the play-off

Boss John Gregory was left frustrated as Crawley wasted numerous chances to end their season on a winning note. Jamie Proctor gave Reds the lead in the first half at home against Bristol City but they were unable to press home their dominance.

The result will long be remembered. So will the goals. And so too might be the celebrations currently going on in Nottingham and on the way home once a few heads have cleared. The performance? Much of that has possibly been forgotten already

Crawley Town had to settle for a point in their final game of the season at home to Bristol City. Jamie Proctor gave Reds the lead in the first half when he turned home a shot from Andy Drury for his seventh goal of the season. Reds had numerous

Oscar Garcia praised Albion’s players and fans as they grabbed a play-off place. And he had a special word for Craig Mackail-Smith, whose cross led to the winning goal. Mackail-Smith, who missed a year with Achilles and ankle injuries, went

This year’s Children’s Parade was as successful as ever. Thousands of people gathered in Brighton at 10.30am on Saturday for the event which heralded the start of the three-week Brighton Festival and Fringe. It is estimated about 5,000 school

A mother has spoken of her horror after her ten-year-old daughter told her she was sexually assaulted while playing hide and seek. The primary school pupil told her mother she was playing in a park area in Whitehawk with an 11-year-old friend when

Albion will begin selling play-off tickets TOMORROW. The first leg of their semi-final against Derby will take place on Thursday (7.45pm). Tickets for the game will initially be available from 9am tomorrow to all 2013-14 season-ticket holders

Albion are in the top six – and they did it amid high drama at the City Ground. Were you there? Did you watch it on TV? Were you up at the crack of dawn somewhere across the Atlantic to take in the excitement online or on TV? It was hard

Albion celebrated play-off qualification with their jubilant fans today – and were then applauded off the pitch by Forest supporters. The Seagulls are heading to a semi-final showdown with Derby County thanks to their last-gasp 2-1 win at Forest

Leo Ulloa scored the goal which secured Albion’s play-off place in extraordinary circumstances today. But the Seagulls left it very late before pipping Reading to sixth spot. Ulloa nodded home a Craig Mackail-Smith cross in added time to secure

Sergio Torres has played his last ever game for Crawley Town. Torres is absent from the Reds team for their final game of the season against Bristol City at the Checkatrade.com Stadium after breaking his wrist in the 0-0 draw with Carlisle in midweek

2:14pm Celebrations in full swing in front of the away section. Some players have thrown shirts to the crowd And now a super ovation for the Albion players from Forest fans 2:10pm

Burnley have named as strong a side as possible as they chase the away win which could help Albion. Former Seagulls striker Ashley Barnes starts in attack alongside Danny Ings at sixth-placed Reading. Sam Vokes, a long-term absentee with a

Nottingham Forest defender Jamaal Lascelles has been added to his side’s lengthy injury list. The centre-back misses today’s game against Albion at the City Ground with a knee problem. It is unclear how Forest will line-up at the back but former

Matt Upson is back in action for Albion – but Dale Stephens and Bruno have been ruled out. Upson starts at Nottingham Forest today while Inigo Calderon and Jake Forster-Caskey come into the side. Bruno has been struggling with a thigh muscle

Channel Islander Fred Leamon only scored four goals for Albion and met a rather unusual end years after hanging up his boots. Aged 62, he suffered a fatal heart attack at St Paul's Cathedral while working as a security guard at Charles and Diana's

A man and his dog were reunited after two years. Austin, a rare chihuahua pug crossbreed often known as a chugg, was taken – along with his brother Harley – during a London house burglary two years ago when the pair were not even a year old.

COUNCILLORS have agreed plans to hand troubled Shoreham Airport to a new operator following months of negotiations. Under the deal, airport operator Albemarle will surrender the lease to Brighton City Airport Ltd (BCAL). Members of Brighton

Oscar Garcia hopes for a flashback to his playing days as the final play-off place goes on the line today. Albion’s head coach was an emerging player with Barcelona when they won three titles in a row thanks, partly, to last-day slip-ups by the

Police are warning residents to be vigilant after a spate of vehicle crime. During April thieves have tried to steal a number of vehicles and dumped others in Littlehampton. A total of eight vehicles have been found in the town. A Jeep

Joe Walsh is likely to be named Crawley Town’s player of the season today. But the contribution of Walsh’s central defensive partner Kyle McFadzean should not be overlooked. Crawley finish the League One season at home to Bristol City, chasing

Leo Ulloa wants an East Midlands repeat performance at the City Ground. Albion’s top scorer would love a performance reminiscent of the recent 4-1 win at Leicester City. And not just because of the scoreline that night. Ulloa is convinced

Tim Ridgway comments on David Cameron’s recent statement declaring Britain as a Christian nation (The Argus, April 28). We may not be a church-going nation but a lot of people live by Christian values and, as the brilliant writer Julie Burchill

Apparently there wasn’t enough violence to stop the March For England (The Argus, April 29), which cost more than £500,000 to police. There were men in balaclavas rocking cars with a family in and screeching at children inside and others drinking

POP legends Brotherhood of Man have turned down the chance to perform at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest to play at a Sussex seaside holiday park. The former winners of the competition were due to fly out to Copenhagen to perform in front of

Karaoke equipment was stolen from a car. It was taken from between midday and 2pm on Wednesday. A window was smashed on a blue Vauxhall Omega parked in the staff car park of the Cuckmere Inn, off Seaford Road. The items stolen from the

Further to Adam Trimingham’s article “Farage has the luck of a winner” (The Argus, April 30), having dropped all streamline parties as they do not listen to the people, I feel all the brains seem to be with Ukip and its fantastic leader, Nigel Farage

BRIGHTON Festival and Fringe are back – with thousands of shows across the next four weeks. There will be everything from dance and drama to comedy and classical music as the cream of artistic talent descend upon Brighton and Hove. For a month

We would like to pay tribute to Muriel Elms, who sadly passed away recently aged 100. Muriel was a remarkable woman who made an enormous contribution to the community of Patcham, near Brighton, as did her late husband Graham. She lived in Patcham

THE introduction of a controversial parking scheme has been delayed after the council’s pay-and-display machines failed to arrive on time. Residents had been bracing themselves for the new set of kerbside restrictions on Maldon Road, Matlock Road

ALBION fans are eagerly waiting to see if the club makes it into the multi-million-pound promotion play-offs today. A total of 2,000 expectant fans are heading to Nottingham this morning quietly confident that the football gods will shine on them

BWess93: The majority of the March for England attendees do not cause the trouble, should the opposing demonstration by the UAF go ahead as they are the ones who show aggression and hurl objects at police and those marching? Steve Whitton (SW):

Albion boss Oscar Garcia will not tamper with his football philosophy – regardless of whether his team is in the Championship or Premier League next season. The Barcelona style, engrained in Oscar during his playing and coaching career at the Nou

When I first arrived in Hove almost half a century ago, I was amazed at the way the town was run. Only one of the 36 councillors was under 50 years old and several were so ancient that they were noticeably senile. Elections usually took place

So, May is here already. At this time of year the warm sunshine and moist soil provide perfect growing conditions. You can almost see the plants grow in front of your eyes. With all this growth, some of our taller herbaceous plants will need some form

1 - From the main road (A28), go along the slip road (opposite the Red Lion pub) to enter St George’s churchyard. Follow the path around to the left (south) of the building, which was begun in the 11th century. However, very little remains of the Norman

This picture of the coast road at Telscombe Tye was taken in March 1939 and there is not a soul to be seen. It was a single-carriageway concrete road, replacing a rough track which had run along the chalk cliffs from Black Rock to Rottingdean.

Green shoots, check. Blossom on the trees, check. Warm evenings, erm… well, maybe not. But spring has most definitely sprung and it seems summer is eventually making a move this way. Living on the doorstep of the South Downs, after a wet and grey

Stephen Ward is keen to make his loan move to Albion from Wolves permanent. But the Irish left-back has put his own future on the backburner to concentrate on helping the Seagulls overhaul Reading to reach the play-offs. Ward was relegated

Bangkok – Thailand’s largest city with a population of six million people and a metropolis covering 3,000 square miles – is hardly the first port of call you would expect on a relaxing break. But Bangkok is deemed to be one of the world’s most

Who are our parents, really? It’s a question few of us consider until later in our lives, if at all. It wasn’t until the death of Ben Watt’s father in 2006 that the musician and writer became compelled to examine his parents’ lives in depth. Of