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  • Whitehawk clinch place in play-off final

    Jake Robinson scored a screamer as Whitehawk clinched a place in the Vanarama Conference south play-off final. The former Albion striker struck with his 26th goal of the season on 51 minutes to secure a 1-0 win away to Basingstoke, 2-1 on aggregate

  • Albion end with a point - but they could have won it

    Albion ended their season with a suitably forgettable stalemate at Middlesbrough. But they could have grabbed a win at the Riverside. The Seagulls produced a compact, disciplined display against hosts deflated by their near miss on automatic

  • Middlesbrough v Albion - from the Riverside

    2:11pm 90+4: Calderon deflected shot saved. 90+4: Tilley on for Forster-Caskey. And that's that. Tilley got about five seconds! Summary and quotes to come in a little while. 2:

  • Boro save goalgetter for the play-offs as they face Albion

    Middlesbrough have decided not to risk top scorer Patrick Bamford against Albion. The 17-goal striker on loan from Chelsea has been left out of their 18-man squad at the Riverside today. Bamford is protecting an ankle problem ahead of the play-offs

  • Walton starts in goal as Albion make three changes

    Albion have handed Christian Walton a chance to shine in goal as they make three changes on the final day. Youth team striker James Tilley is among the subs for the season-closer at Middlesbrough. Rohan Ince and Kazenga LuaLua return to the

  • No age concern for long-serving Albion skipper Greer

    Gordon Greer insists he is not too old for Albion. The long-serving skipper believes he is improving with age. Greer, 35 in December, has led the Seagulls for five seasons. The Scottish international centre-half will be with them for a

  • Snooker fan Nick: Card game is my big break

    AN entrepreneur who designed a snooker-based card game has got his big break after seeing it sold at the sport’s spiritual home during the World Championships. Nick Eager, right, from Worthing, first had thoughts of creating a snooker-based card

  • Albion include 16-year-old in squad for Boro

    Albion have fast-tracked 16-year-old striker James Tilley into the first team squad for their final match of the season at Middlesbrough today. Tilley is in the party that flew up to the North-East last night, a reward from boss Chris Hughton for

  • Fun in Florida

    It’s funny that, while suspended 335ft above the beautiful Florida skyline, I can neither see nor hear a single shrieking child. But as I sit on the edge of the world’s first vertical drop tower – complete with 90-degree tilt function – I don’t

  • Trip to remember

    There’s some corner of a foreign field that will always be close to my heart. It’s a parched piece of scrubland, littered with fir cones, overlooking a glorious turquoise bay, and just about as far removed from the stereotypical images of the mud-laden

  • Teen innovation

    Just a few years ago, teenage science prodigy Jack Andraka was at an all-time low. Bullied at school for being gay and geeky, he began self-harming and having suicidal thoughts. But his love of science, his family and his incredible life-saving

  • Shoreham in the frame again

    Shoreham Airport is once again on our cinema screens. Katy Rice writes about the latest movie, Woman in Gold. Last summer, a war of words broke out as Shoreham Airport was draped in Nazi flags for the filming of scenes for a Hollywood movie shortly

  • Go West!

    Adam Trimingham tells us all about the history of West Street... West Street had for half a century after the Second World War a reputation as the scene for drunken fights when the pubs closed. It was known as the one street in central Brighton

  • Golf day raises cash for hospice

    Staff at Martlets Hospice, Hove, were delighted to receive a boost to their fundraising from estate agent Mishon Mackay this week. The estate agents presented a hospice nurse with a cheque for £1,916.87 from their third annual Mishon Mackay’s Golf

  • Rail ‘farce’ was ‘unacceptable’

    Rail bosses admitted services have not been up to scratch as investigations continued into a fault which caused hours of delays. Service provider Southern Railway apologised to customers for the delays caused by the electrical fault near Clapham

  • We were asked to pay £1,200 for rescue plane

    A MOTHER and son desperately trying to flee Nepal said they were left in tears after the British government told them they had to pay £1,200 to get home on a rescue plane. Lindsey MacDonald and her son, who doesn't want to be named, from Lewes,

  • Farewell to our ‘fighter’

    FRIENDS and family of a 19-year-old who died suddenly have paid glowing tributes to their “fighter”. Fern Ritchie, from Brighton, died after a complication with a rare disease she was diagnosed with in 2014. The former Dorothy Stringer pupil

  • Shadow business minister visits town

    SMALL business owners of hardware shops, pet stores and a film company met the man who could be the next business minister. Shadow business minister Chuka Umunna was given a guided tour of Woodingdean businesses by Brighton Kemptown candidate Nancy

  • Man charged over Brighton teen's death in car crash

    A MAN has been charged over the death of a beloved teenager who was killed in a horror car crash. Sharief Ruhomally, of Hereford Street, Brighton, has been charged with death by careless driving while over the drink-drive limit in connection with

  • Whatever the weather, wool be here!

    These sheep weathered the elements on a hill while grazing last week. Argus photographer Terry Applin snapped them as he was passing along the top of Bear Road in Brighton on Wednesday. The sheep are munching their way through grass and weeds

  • Burst of energy, art and creativity

    Leading figures have hailed Brighton Festival and Brighton Fringe as bringing “benefits to everyone” ahead of a boom month. The Festival, which kicks off today, and the Fringe, which started yesterday, will both see thousands of people descend

  • May is the merriest month

    For many other seaside resorts, boom time is summer time – a time for ice creams, candy floss, sticks of rock and fish and chips. But for Brighton and Hove, its peak of activity is May. Bookended with Bank Holidays, the month is crammed full

  • ‘Poorly run’ bar has its licence revoked

    A POPULAR bar faces closure after the council revoked its licence as police say they have “never seen such a consistently poorly run premises”. Oxygen was sent before Brighton and Hove City Council's licensing committee yesterday after Sussex Police

  • Visitors to square got a big mobile scrub down

    THERE was no bleach of health and safety policy here as this idea proved to be a treat for shoppers. Crowds of shoppers were treated to spring cleaning tips and entertainment in Churchill Square in Brighton on Thursday. The company, method

  • Sink or swim warning to seaside resorts

    Our traditional seaside resorts must reinvent themselves to adapt to the 21st century, a leading planning expert has warned. Dr Samer Bagaeen,  head of the University of Brighton’s planning school, said coastal towns and cities need to reposition

  • Engineers baffled by sewage pipe problem

    ENGINEERS remain baffled as to how water has been getting into a sewage pipe which was closed off more than a decade ago. Southern Water has been working to trace the source of water which has been getting into a disused pipe running from East

  • Victoria's home-grown confidence and comedy

    Victoria Wood has enjoyed a glittering career over her four decades in showbusiness. But the much-loved comic wasn’t always confident in her abilities, as Jeananne Craig finds out As requests from fans go, Victoria Wood has grown accustomed to

  • Loving the unspoilt Lefkas

    Shunning the bright lights of tacky holiday resorts, Ellen Manning discovers her Greek island idyll in Lefkas Aside from the hum of cicadas, punctuated by the odd dog barking and cockerel crowing, it is completely silent. It’s the same on the

  • Albion linked with international goalkeeper

    Albion are being linked with Finland No.1 Niki Mäenpää. Mäenpää claims to have held talks with the Seagulls according to reports in Holland, where he plays for second division VVV-Venlo. He is also a target for Dutch top flight club Utrecht