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  • Lewes claim place in Senior Cup final

    Lewes are through to their first Sussex Senior Cup final since 2006 after beating County League side Loxwood 3-0 at Culver Road, Lancing. The Rooks will now take on Burgess Hill or Whitehawk in the final at the Amex on May 16. They went ahead

  • Fenelon on target but Albion under-21s suffer defeat

    Albion's under-21s lost 2-1 to their Derby counterparts at St George’s Park tonight. A strong Rams side, which featured experienced first team players Johnny Russell, Stephen Warnock and Raul Albentosa, led 2-0 at the break against interim coach

  • 19 beautiful pictures of sunset in Brighton tonight

      Another beautiful end to a day #Brighton pic.twitter.com/lxyxgWgFsx — Susi @ Brighton Togs (@BrightonTogs) February 25, 2015 Sunset in Brighton⛅️ pic.twitter.com/YgSRki6XXh — Nora Amélie Lauff (@NoraAmeliie) February 25, 2015

  • Body recovered from water at Beachy Head

    A body was recovered from the sea at Beachy Head this afternoon (Wednesday). Sussex Police and the Coastguard responded to calls at about 3pm. People at Beachy Head were pictured leaning over the cliff edge with their mobile phones in their

  • Nepalese army officer appears in court

    A Nepalese army officer accused of inflicting severe pain or suffering during his country’s civil war has appeared in court. Colonel Kumar Lama, 47, of St Peters Road, St Leonards, appeared at the Old Bailey today for alleged crimes commited in

  • Recruitment consultant created false CVs for doctors

    A recruitment consultant created false references for doctors seeking employment in Sussex hospitals. Ross Etherson pleaded guilty to 21 counts of making or supplying articles for use in fraud. Isleworth Crown Court heard that Etherson, 34,

  • Newhaven flood fraud man set to appear at crown court

    A Newhaven man charged with fraud and money laundering relating to alleged incidents where people were told their neighbours' properties had been flooded with raw sewage has appeared in court. George Wickens is accused of conning 34 people out

  • Research finds chemo could be personalised

    CHEMOTHERAPY treatment could be personalised to target specific cancer cells, researchers have found. Scientists at the University of Sussex believe medicine could be developed which ‘reads’ a cancer patient’s DNA and only attacks defective cells

  • Centre helping Brighton's poorest families faces eviction

    A CENTRE helping Brighton’s poorest families for almost 35 years could close for the last time next week. The Brighton and Hove Unemployed Workers Centre, which provides welfare advice and day trips for hundreds of the city’s children, faces eviction

  • Motorists who saw car roll into field urged to come forward

    Motorists who saw a car leave the road and roll into a field are being urged to come forward. The black Ford Focus left the road between the Southeram and Beddingham roundabouts on the A27 near Lewes on Tuesday. It rolled a couple of times

  • Missing Worthing man found safe and well

    A missing Worthing man has been found safe and well. Mathew Rogers, 35, from Twyford Road, was last seen when he went to bed on Thursday, February 19. Sussex Police revealed earlier today (Wednesday) that Mr Rogers had been found in Brighton

  • Cash and jewellery stolen in two Steyning burglaries

    Large amounts of jewellery and cash were stolen during two burglaries. The first took place at an address in Coxham Lane, Steyning, where burglars forced their way in sometime between 11.45am and 11.5pm on Thursday February 12. The second took

  • Concern for missing Newhaven teenager

    Police are appealing for information into the whereabouts of a missing teenager from Newhaven. Elouise Herridge-Dawson, 15, was last seen when she left home at 1.30pm on Saturday, February 21, and did not return. She was been in contact with

  • Warning to public after purse thefts

    Police are warning members of the public to keep their cash and cards safe after a spate of thefts. Officers in Crowborough dealt with two incidents on Monday where purses were taken from handbags being carried by their owners. The first happened

  • Do you recognise these items?

    Detectives are trying to reunite various items of jewellery with their owners. Officers believe they may have been stolen in burglaries across Sussex but have so far been unable to link them to any crimes. Officers have now uploaded images

  • 30 memories of the Goldstone Ground

    AS the Albion celebrated the 100th competitive game at the Amex with a 2-0 victory over Leeds we've delved back into our archive. We've pulled together 30 pictures from The Argus picture library for a nostalgic look back at the Seagulls former

  • Have you seen convicted burglar Aaron Barrett?

    Have you seen this burglar wanted for recall to prison? Aaron Barrett, 24, from Brighton, breached the conditions of his licence. He was released from prison partway through a sentence for burglary and theft, but is now wanted for failing to

  • A moral dilemma

    CHRISTOPHER Maitland undoubtedly committed dangerous, terrifying and criminal behaviour as a young adult. The trauma would have been hard to shake for the victims of the Hove pub robbery or the police involved in the shoot-out at the church. But

  • Steph joins elite club

    Women Actually motoring correspondent Steph Savill has joined the elite Small Business Sunday (#SBS) Winners’ Club. Steph, who founded and runs Steyning-based FOXY Lady Drivers Club, the UK's only motoring club for women, travelled to Birmingham

  • Awesome musical rendition

    EMOTIONAL, compelling and fun – Hove Park’s drama department has outdone itself this year with their awesome rendition of Our House, a West End musical inspired by the greatest hits of Madness. Eighties tunes like It Must Be Love and Driving in

  • Family search

    I am secretary of 102 (Ceylon) Squadron and I am trying to trace the family of Sgt Frank William Dorrington RAFVR, aged 23, of Brighton. His parents were Henry and Alice Dorrington (née Leach), of Brighton. He was a member of the crew in a

  • Save my Stanley

    I read about the efforts of campaigners to save The Rose Hill Tavern – all very laudable. As a publican of a very successful pub, The Stanley Arms, and as the freeholder may I offer the following view. We put down our life savings as a deposit

  • Davina McCall in plea for women to get cycling

    THE Argus has teamed up with TV presenter and all-round superwoman Davina McCall for her annual Big Sussex Big Ride. Reporter Ben James spoke to the 47-year-old about living in Sussex, her inspirational grandmother and last year’s brutal Sport Relief

  • ‘Unconventional’ Game of Thrones season

    Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie has revealed the new season of the hit show will “push the boundaries of the way we view television”. The Worthing-born actress plays woman warrior Brienne of Tarth in the HBO hit series based on the novels

  • EDL frightens me

    The EDL are going to be in Brighton on April 18. I will be in town that week with my family. I’m scared the holiday is going to be ruined. Name and address supplied

  • Alter some routes

    Is there too much traffic in St James’s Street? (Plan to cut bus pollution, The Argus, February 7). At this point in time there is a bus going up St James Street every two minutes from 9am to 5.30pm. I fully support this being cut by 50% or

  • Rural housing consultants are not really independent

    Mr Chapman (Letters, February 19) rightly observes that by sleight of hand the Government has tricked communities into building their own funeral pyres by getting them to designate areas for house building which would otherwise have been defended and

  • It literally kicked off

    DEALING with fans’ criticism is part of the job for footballers, but one player dropped the ball at a match between Bognor Regis and Kingstonian yesterday. Kingstonian goalkeeper Rob Tolfrey dived at a fan, kicking off a mass brawl in the stands

  • African adventure for young rugby players

    A GROUP of players from Dorothy Stringer School have spent the last two years preparing for a challenge of a lifetime – a rugby tour of South Africa. In 2013 24 talented rugby players were offered the opportunity to tour South Africa and a plan

  • Things will change

    Finding the budget process a little confusing? Don’t worry you are not alone, even councillors and council officers are admitting to The Argus that all the permutations and possibilities of this year’s budget setting process has left them scratching

  • Oxbridge courses beckon for high school sixth formers

    A GROUP of schoolmates have one foot through the door at the country’s most prestigious universities after receiving offers from Oxbridge. Three Burgess Hill School for Girls students have been offered conditional places at Oxford or Cambridge.

  • Make arriving by train a transport of delight

    FOR most people who arrive by train at Brighton, their first view of the city by the sea is down Queen’s Road and it is not a pretty sight. Many of the buildings look old and careworn. There is little space for buses or taxis and the layout is

  • Hippodrome campaigners launch new £25,000 fundraisng campaign

    CAMPAIGNERS battling to reopen a historical theatre as a live performance venue have launched a new fundraising campaign. Our Brighton Hippodrome campaigners are looking to raise £25,000 to allow them to develop “full architectural plans” and “

  • Infection forces Katie to drop the implants

    KATIE Price is back to having natural breasts 16 years since she started having surgery, it is claimed. The Brighton-born glamour model, who shot to fame in 1998, has become known for the number of breast implants and enhancements she has had over

  • Preventative HIV drug 'effective'

    A "game-changing" trial has shown that rates of HIV infection can be slashed by treating actively gay men with an anti-viral drug when they are healthy. The Proud study, conducted in England, provides the first evidence that prophylactic HIV treatment

  • Seagulls boss hails most satisfying performance

    Chris Hughton hailed his most satisfying performance since taking charge of Albion after a convincing 2-0 win at home to in-form Leeds United. The victory stretched Albion’s unbeaten run to four games and made it four wins and two draws in nine

  • Earth, Komedia, Gardner Street, Brighton Tuesday, February 24

    The main misconception about Seattle’s Earth is that they are punishingly loud. Certainly they play in a loosely heavy metal tradition, with brutal riffs embedded in the trio’s relentless sound, but at Komedia the music they made was soft at the

  • No need for Plenty of Fish for this pair

    IT WAS love at first bite for a pair of amphibious mascots who found love after a Valentine’s Day appeal, writes Robert Heath. Sid the Shark, the mascot of Sussex County Cricket Club (SCCC), has hooked up with Sharkey, the mascot of Brighton SeaLife

  • Staff put their hearts into campaign

    SUPERSTORE staff decked themselves out in red to raise funds for charity. Workers from Asda in Hollingbury, Brighton, also carried collection buckets around the store in aid of the British Heart Foundation and generous shoppers made plenty of donations

  • Poor cancer screening putting women at risk

    THOUSANDS of women’s lives are being put at risk because they are not being screened for breast cancer. New figures reveal almost a third of women in Brighton and Hove eligible for a screening have not had one done. Health bosses say cancer

  • Imam says racism 'very rare' in Brighton

    A religious leader has told how he feels ‘lucky’ to live in a culturally diverse city as an anti-Islamic group prepares for their first UK protest. Imam Mohamed Toulba, of The Brighton Al-Quds Mosque and Muslim Community Centre, on Dyke Road, spoke

  • Parking switch sacking ‘unfair’ – tribunal judge

    A COUNCIL officer was unfairly dismissed for his part in a parking contract debacle, an employment judge has ruled. Cliff Harrison was fired by Worthing Borough Council in 2013 for his involvement in the cancelling of a decade-long NCP contract

  • Albion striker vows to fight for his future

    Craig Mackail-Smith says he has unfinished business with Albion. But the record signing is in the dark about whether he will get the chance to prove his worth once his four-year contract expires in June. Mackail-Smith, recalled to the starting