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  • Ince backed to learn his lesson after free-kick error

    Rohan Ince has been backed to learn a valuable lesson by a leading Football League television pundit. The midfielder broke from the defensive wall when his side conceded a free-kick goal in the 1-1 draw at Watford. His mistake was highlighted

  • 100 homes planned for allotment sites

    UP to 100 homes could be built on two allotment sites as the council tries to address a shortfall in housing in Brighton and Hove. Allotments in Mile Oak Road, Portslade, and Craven Vale on Whitehawk Hill, Brighton, have been identified as possible

  • Rail chaos after electrical supply issues

    Rail chaos has hit Sussex after electrical supply issues. The issues at East Worthing, Brighton and Hove stations left train users facing delays of nearly two hours as trains backed up across the county. Southern Rail tweeted buses were accepting

  • Crawley boss admits he got tactics wrong

    Boss John Gregory admitted he got his tactics wrong after Crawley fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Coventry City. Goals from Josh McQuoid and Simeon Jackson put the Sky Blues in control as Reds struggled to adapt to a 4-2-3-1 formation

  • Dunk header earns Albion well-deserved point

    Lewis Dunk scored his fourth Albion goal of the season to secure a 1-1 draw at Watford today. The centre-back rose at the near post to head home Kazenga LuaLua’s perfectly flighted corner on 77 minutes. It was a well deserved point for the

  • Crawley fight back to claim a point at Coventry

    Crawley fought back from two goals down to claim an unlikely point at Coventry City. Reds looked to be heading for their fourth away defeat of the season after the Sky Blues punished poor defending to go 2-0 in front after 27 minutes through Josh

  • Four changes as Albion go little and large in attack

    Albion have gone little and large in their bid to cause an upset at Watford today. The Seagulls pair target man Chris O’Grady and the more diminutive Adrian Colunga in attack as two of four changes to the line-up which kicked off at home to Cardiff

  • Simpson absence a blow for Crawley

    Crawley have suffered a huge blow ahead of their clash with Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena today. Skipper Josh Simpson has been ruled out with a hamstring injury picked up in training during the week. Simpson only returned to action last

  • Award for RNLI hero

    A LIFEBOAT man who led his crew through five-metre high crashing waves in the search for a missing teen is this week’s local hero. Coxswain Paul Legendre, based at the Newhaven Lifeboat Station, led the crew of seven in storm force winds for six

  • UPDATE: More travellers at Sainsbury's car park in West Hove

    More than 20 caravans have pitched up in a supermarket car park. The travellers parked up in Sainsbury's West Hove, off Old Shoreham Road, led to police being called to the scene yesterday. About a dozen caravans turned up initially, with more

  • Dugard has no fears over Eagles' league switch

    Eastbourne chief Bob Dugard has revealed why he has no financial worries about taking the club into third-tier racing. Eagles will track a young side in the National League in 2015 after their Elite League place was put on ice for a year. It

  • Boss asks fans to stick with struggling Lewes

    Lewes manager Garry Wilson has issued a statement to fans, asking for their continued support after a difficult start to the season. The Rooks have not won any of their last four games, are fourth from bottom in Ryman premier and were dumped out

  • Why Darren Freeman can't wait to get back into football

    Darren Freeman insists the fire in his belly to manage again after a break from football. The former Albion favourite has been out of the game since being sacked by Whitehawk last January. Freeman led the Hawks on a meteoric rise from County

  • Borough academy is reaping rewards

    Eastbourne Borough are ready to put even more faith in their academy youngsters. Max Taylor is the latest to sign Conference south forms with the men from Priory Lane. Taylor made his first team debut last season, scoring as a substitute in

  • Reds are finding it tough to find a striker

    Crawley boss John Gregory admits his search for a striker is proving problematic. Gregory is keen to bring in a goalscorer on loan to ease the pressure on Izale McLeod and give Reds more of a cutting edge. Crawley have found the net just six

  • Parking scheme is a success

    Following the comments made by C Shickel (Argus, September 30) about parking controls in Preston Park, it is important to remember that the scheme was put in place by the council following requests from park users. These local residents were concerned

  • Let's make it great again

    I read with interest about the hopes of the West Pier Trust to rebuild the west pier, pictured. I am, however, not so keen to read that any plans for it would have to be approved and in harmony with the i360 tower. I am a born and bred Hove

  • Let’s make pier futuristic to enhance the new i360

    Here we are again. If there was a prize for revisiting old projects our city would be gold medal contenders. But what is the alternative, to have your say get knocked back and never mention it again? No. Some might find campaigners, petition-gatherers

  • VIDEO: John Lennon impersonator suffers near-fatal fall

    A JOHN Lennon impersonator will miss out on playing at what would have been his hero’s 74th birthday after a near-fatal fall. Vox Beatles frontman Mike Mountford shattered his hip when he fell 25ft off a ladder on his own birthday. The Hove-based

  • Police warning over "serious" teenage disorder at Hove Lawns

    EVERY Brighton and Hove secondary school has been contacted by police after a string of underage drinking street parties, with the next one planned for tonight.  Four arrests – three for public order offences and one for assaulting a police officer

  • Unemployed are targeted

    Pip Tindall – Brighton Benefits Campaign   AT FIRST sight, the proposed ‘Supervised 9 to 5 Jobsearch’ is just another way of punishing people for being in need. It seems very unlikely that spending 35 hours a week for 13 weeks on this will

  • Bourne to be wild

    Eastbourne lies at the foot of the South Downs eastern end. John Harmer starts from the town, passing through parkland and golf courses, rising to use part of the South Downs Way, with extensive views, before returning through the delightful Old Town

  • Design couture is looking good in paper

    Brighton Fashion Week which runs from October 8 to 12 showcases innovative collections by emerging designers. Nowhere is this more evident than the ShowReel event, which is all about costume and eccentricity. Hannah Collisson meets Freya von Bulow

  • Award-winning Imelda is so bewitching

    Taking on what has been described as one of the greatest roles in musical theatre must come with a certain amount of expectation and pressure, but Imelda Staunton is taking it in her stride. The Olivier and BAFTA award-winner, most recognisable

  • Sign up to show youngsters there is hope

    Alex Shapland-Howes – managing director, Future First   ARCHBISHOP of Canterbury. Star of Homeland. Mayor of London. Nineteen British Prime Ministers. When the latest cohort of students had their first day at Eton this September, they will

  • Rejecting the city plan would be a big mistake

    Tony Mernagh – executive director of the Brighton and Hove Economic Partnership THE City Plan proposal for an additional 1,180 homes on the urban fringe was always going to be controversial. The quest for more sites has been forced upon the

  • Language skills offer a lifeline

    A hospice drew on the language skills of one of its staff to help a patient in need. Mary Haque, 84, from Saltdean, is originally from Spain and was referred to the Martlets Hospice for respite care earlier this year after her dementia worsened

  • Big chance to quiz your police bosses

    SEATS are still available at a public meeting on Monday night when police chiefs will be put under the spotlight . Chief Constable Giles York, Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne and Brighton and Hove divisional commander Nev Kemp will be

  • Developer sought King Alfred site

    A DEVELOPER could be chosen to transform the King Alfred site at the beginning of next year. Brighton and Hove City Council has announced that it will launch a new marketing project for the development of the seafront site into a leisure centre

  • Come to ME meeting

    We were delighted to be asked by Colin Barton, on behalf of the Sussex ME Society, to work together with him and the Association for Young People with ME to deliver what looks to be an interesting event at Hove Town Hall on October 7, combining research

  • The council’s Snow Hero has true grit

    MOTORISTS will be grateful for Freddy Salted, Gritter Garbo and Salt Disney for clearing their way this winter. These are just some of the great names dreamt up for East Sussex County Council’s fleet of gritters by comedians young and old across

  • Sussex face battle to keep Luke Wells

    Sussex are facing a battle to keep hold of opening batsman Luke Wells. Wells has yet to sign a new contract at Hove with the situation alerting a number of other counties to his potential availability. Coach Mark Robinson remains hopeful that

  • Watford keep an eye on battered star

    Watford are keeping a close eye on their little magician Fernando Forestieri after he took a painful whack to the face. The Argentinean playmaker missed the 2-1 win over Brentford on Tuesday after his eye swelled up following a clash three days