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  • Albion's commercial chief sacked for 'gross misconduct'

    Former Albion captain turned commerical chief Paul Rogers has been sacked for "gross misconduct". The club announced his shock departure in a statement on their website. The statement said: "Brighton & Hove Albion has terminated the employment

  • Eastbourne washout for Novak

    Novak Djokovic's rain-hit Eastbourne debut lasted only eight minutes. The Serb star's second round match against Canadian Vasek Pospisil had only just got underway this morning when the heavens opened. Play at Devonshire Park was eventually

  • Reds ace Collins set for Luton switch

    Crawley top scorer James Collins is on his way to Luton Town. The Argus understands the 22-goal hitman will depart tomorrow for a fee of £250,000. It will be Reds’ biggest sale since 2012, when they sold Tyrone Barnett and Matt Tubbs to Peterborough

  • Albion target calls on his German club to let him go

    Albion target Markus Suttner wants his club to allow him a dream move to the Premier League. The Austrian international has reiterated he hopes relegated Ingolstadt let him go as the Seagulls offer a three-year deal. Ingolstadt are believed

  • Sussex set for torrential rain and possible thunderstorms

    SUSSEX is set for torrential rain this afternoon - and could even see thunder and lightning. The Met Office has issued a weather warning and says that heavy rain could sweep in from 1pm today and last until 6am on Wednesday morning. Conditions

  • Wright thanks the missus after lighting up big day

    Luke Wright has thanked wife Rebecca for giving him a lie-in on Hove’s longest day. Wright fired 118 to help Sussex declared on 358-9 against Gloucestershire as day-night County Championship cricket arrived. The hosts failed to make a breakthrough

  • Caribbean glory for ex Seagull

    Former Albion midfielder Kemy Agustien helped Curacao win the Caribbean Cup for the first time. They defeated Jamaica 2-1 in the final in Martinique. Agustien was born on the tiny Caribbean island. Champions caribean cup pic.twitter.com/kydjuau7SL

  • Watson ousts Eastbourne champ

    Heather Watson made a big noise at Eastbourne, then thanked the crowd for roaring her on. The Brit sprang a major surprise in the women's event at the Aegon International yesterday by knocking out title holder Dominika Cibulkova. World No. 126 Watson

  • PICTURES: Fire crews put out burning bus

    FIREFIGHTERS were called out to deal with a burning bus last night. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service were called at 6.30pm with reports of a blue single-decker bus that was on fire on the A24 at Southwater between Horhsam and Partridge Green

  • Arrests made after man was stabbed in the chest

    THREE arrests have been made after a man was stabbed in the chest. Police were called to Tilgate Parade, Crawley, after a man was seen with stab wounds at around half past midnight yesterday. The 30-year-old victim was located at the junction

  • Konta faces grudge match in opener at Eastbourne

    EASTBOURNE ace Johanna Konta faces a grudge match against Sorana Cirstea today as she bids to join Heather Watson in the last 16 of the Aegon International. Konta was accused of gamesmanship by Federation Cup rival Cirstea in April after Romanian

  • Albion counting cost of mega-deals admits Hughton

    ALBION face spiralling transfer fees, salaries and financial demands as they attempt to assemble a squad capable of staying in the Premier League. Boss Chris Hughton believes mega-deals involving top clubs have filtered down to the rest. Players

  • Inclusive rugby team preparing to break own boundaries

    A RUGBY club is celebrating being the first fully inclusive team to be entered in the countywide league after forming less than two years ago. The Brighton and Hove Sea Serpents is an inclusive club for straight and gay men that now has a membership

  • Year of the bike

    THE new bike hire for the city has been delayed so it was great to see the bicycles unveiled.The Preston Park Velodrome is a truly wonderful place to be on a summer’s day, the sound of leather on willow from the two cricket pitches and the chance to ride

  • Dismay over loss of nursery, despite parents’ campaign

    PARENTS are furious over the closure of their children’s nursery following a hard-fought campaign to keep it open. They launched a petition to save the nursery class at Queen’s Park Primary School in Park Street, Brighton, before the city council

  • 60 seconds with... Matt Rood

    Matt Rood is a Brighton-based professional dog trainer and walker who has recently been crowned Mr Gay England.What is your favourite place in Sussex?My favourite place is Devil’s Dyke. You can walk for hours there. It’s so peaceful and tranquil. My dogs

  • Nurses in strike threat over pay

    A SUMMER of protests by nurses and other health workers is being launched today amid warnings of a ballot for strikes if the Government does not remove the one per cent cap on NHS pay. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are staging demonstrations

  • BBC show to visit Sussex

    LEADING BBC political panel show Question Time is coming to Sussex. The programme will be filmed in Hastings on Thursday and screened on BBC 1 shortly after at 10.45pm. The show, hosted by veteran TV personality David Dimbleby, who lives in

  • Men in Camber tragedy were all good swimmers

    FIVE young friends who drowned on a day trip were all fit, healthy and competent swimmers, an inquest heard. The men, who all lived in the London area and were of Sri Lankan origin, ran into difficulties at Camber Sands beach, near Rye, East Sussex

  • Driver got me by the throat, says boy, 12

    A 12-YEAR-OLD boy told his family how he escaped the clutches of a driver who grabbed him by the throat. The schoolboy said a driver pounced from his white Range Rover Evoque in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, throttling the boy and trying to get him into his

  • Politicians test city’s new bike hire scheme

    A NEW smart bike rental scheme was unveiled on Sunday at a charity event raising money for homeless people. Politicians and community leaders attended the Brighton Housing Trust’s (BHT) Around the World Cycle Challenge to test out the bikes. The

  • Picture of the Day: Sunbathers cool down

    Marina Rengel-Hernandez took this pictures of sunbathers cooling down on Brighton beach. For a chance to see your picture featured here, please email it to picture.desk@the argus.co.uk. Include your name, address and some details about the picture

  • Rare blue butterfly is in danger

    WILDLIFE charity Butterfly Conservation is warning a rare blue butterfly is in danger of disappearing from East Sussex.The threatened silver-studded blue is restricted to a handful of colonies across England and Wales, including Ashdown Forest near Crowborough.But

  • Warning for walkers to stay safe around cows

    WALKERS are being advised to take care this summer when coming into contact with cattle. The warning comes after a man was killed by cows in a field in Guestling earlier this month. East Sussex County Council is reminding people, particularly those

  • Student tax exemption costing Sussex councils £11m

    CALLS have been made for student landlords to pay council tax after figures revealed their exemption is now costing the public purse more than £11 million. The lost revenues for cash-strapped councils in Sussex from not charging students council tax

  • Million pound deal for painting by Sussex-born artist

    WORK by a Bognor-born artist has sold for £1.8 million. Mossgreen auction house in Australia sold Russell Drysdale’s painting Grandma’s Sunday Walk 1972 in Adelaide. This makes a new auction world record price for the artist and the fifth highest

  • New recruits on parade after showing off new skills

    NEW recruits have successfully completed their initial on call firefighting course. Following a two-week training programme the recruits delivered a display of their newly learned skills during a parade at Worthing Fire Station. Gavin Watts, chief