Chris Hughton believes Glenn Murray can make up for lost time in the Premier League with Albion. Murray made only six starts for Bournemouth before rejoining the Seagulls and spearheading promotion from the Championship with 23 goals last season
Sussex wrapped their seventh Specsavers County Championship win of the season when they beat Durham by 132 runs at Chester-le-Street. Durham were 131-9 when play was halted just before 2pm for rain. But on the resumption at 4.15pm it was all over
MY friend Ang reckons this is her favourite pub in Brighton, bar none. Mind you, she also thinks Pink Floyd are a decent band. The first thing I noticed about The Druids Head is just how old it is, so maybe Ang just likes old stuff – a special
Mr Jukes **** Concorde 2, Brighton, September 18 YOU couldn’t accuse Bombay Bicycle Club of flying under the radar – from the tender age of 15, the precocious indie band have been headlining festival main-stages and scoring number one albums
This is the Kit ** Concorde 2, Brighton, September 19 THERE is a film review system in America called Cinemascore which rates new releases not on their supposedly objective quality but on how they match an audience’s expectations.
Scab Hand are a Brighton based psych-punk band forged from the embers of The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster and Love Buzzard. Here they chat to Prentiss Mitchell about embracing the past and making use of it now, speedy recording processes, even
RECORD label founder Lara Rix-Martin, who heads up Objects Ltd, tells JOSH WALTON what to expect from the SPECTRUM gig she is headlining and has curated to showcase some of her favourite female artists. What made you decide to focus on women and
As Brighton’s Boundary Festival prepares for its second year, co-director Luke Ralph tells Josh Walton about the one-day event’s highlights and line-up. What was the main theme or concept behind Boundary when it launched last year? Boundary
Now in its 17th year, Brighton’s very own The Treason Show is making a return to the stage to show audiences the funny side of some of the headlines filling the front pages. The new show, Trump, Treason, Brexit and Korea, will be brought to you
IN THE run up to stage show How the Other Half Loves coming to Brighton, leading cast members Leon Ockenden, who will play Bob Philips, and Charlie Brooks, who is cast as Teresa Philips, tell JOSH WALTON what to expect. How would you sum up Bob
STAND-UP star Mark Watson speaks to Josh Walton about his upcoming nationwide tour and how he manages to juggle his time as a comedian, novelist, playwright and broadcaster. After more than 100 dates on the road last year, Watson returns with a
Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez has said a blunt goodbye to Tim Krul. The Dutch keeper's loan move to Albion for the rest of the season became permanent on Wednesday after his impressive debut the night before in the Carabao Cup exit at Bournemouth
TWO men have been arrested after an incident at a flat. Officers were called to Chapel Road, Worthing, following a call expressing concern for the occupants. The caller was trying to gain entry to the flat when officers arrived at the scene
Pascal Gross has hit top form for Albion in the Premier League - after a bullying by Harry Maguire. The energetic German initially found it tough to adjust from the Bundesliga, where he played last season for relegated Ingolstadt. At Leicester
A MOTORCYCLIST had his £1,800 bike seized after he rode across a park. Police seized the bike after complaints from residents about it being ridden across parkland and on to Westview Close, Peacehaven, on Thursday afternoon. Police intervened
A MAN has gone missing after going to work appointment. Jamie Douglas, 45, was last seen leaving his home in Windmill Road, Polegate, at 6.30am and went to work in Hove. He left work for a meeting. Mr Douglas did not return to work in the
Mark Lawrenson reckons Albion will win the latest battle between two of his former clubs. The former Seagulls defender believes they will end Newcastle's run of three victories in the Premier League at the Amex on Sunday. Lawrenson, defensive
PATIENTS staff, visitors and residents can now get a clearer view of what a multi-million pound hospital redevelopment will look like when it is finished. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has today launched a virtual reality (
ALBION could join the fad for three central defenders in the Premier League – but it will not happen against Newcastle. Boss Chris Hughton used the system for the first time to good effect in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup extra-time defeat at Bournemouth
A deal is close to being finalised which could end a dispute between Southern and the train drivers' union Aslef. A statement published on Aslef's website said talks had been held between the union and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), Southern's parent
BOSS Chris Hughton wants a win against Newcastle, not revenge, to give Albion a “decent start” in the Premier League. The Seagulls were pipped to the Championship title by Hughton’s old club last season. They go head-to-head again at the Amex
A MAN has died after he was hit by a train at a level crossing. The 25-year-old was struck at Ripe Level crossing in Firle Road, West Firle, near Lewes. British Transport Police officers were called at 5.46am this morning and attended alongside
AN ENGINEER described by relatives as a “gentle soul” died after riding his motorbike into a lorry, an inquest found. Paolo Rossi, 33, from Seaford, was riding his Honda motorbike on the A27 in Polegate when he veered on to the other side of the
YOUNGSTERS got to dress up as firemen and women at a special open day.Newhaven’s Munchkins parent and toddler group visited the town’s fire station last weekend.They were given a guided tour and were allowed to try on uniforms and helmets.Firefighters
POLICE want to speak to this man after a bike was stolen. The padlock securing the blue Mongoose mountain bike to a post in Lewes Road, at the junction with Melbourne Street, Brighton, was broken. The crime is thought to have happened some
A PROPOSAL for a trial scheme to enable a local authority to buy back former council homes is to be considered by councillors. The idea is aimed at providing more affordable rented housing for people on Brighton and Hove City Council’s housing
THE last of Rampion’s 116 turbines have been installed with the wind farm on track to start producing energy last this year. It has taken the team six months to install the 80 metre high turbines which are eight miles off the coast. They started
TWO Buddhists who helped release foreign crabs and lobsters into the sea in a misguided bid to save their lives caused “significant” harm to the environment. Zhixiong Li organised the boat trip from Brighton Marina in 2015 in which hundreds of
THE French crepe. So simple yet so delicious if done right. In England we seem happy to eat sweet crepes but good savoury ones are hard to find. And for me this is a problem because I fell in love with them in Paris many years ago. I was strolling
A MAN faces jail after being caught with hundreds of child porn images on his computer. Paul Evans, 52, from Telscombe Cliffs, was found to have downloaded 800 indecent pictures of children on his laptop when police raided his home after his web
THERE has been a huge surge in reports of unauthorised houses in multiple occupation (HMO) with council bosses taking on extra staff to investigate. In the 2016-17 financial year the number of reports of unauthorised HMOs to Brighton and Hove City
INDEPENDENT investigations into Sussex officers who missed chances to catch a double killer have been called into question because they are being led by neighbouring police forces. The family of murdered Susan Nicholson fear officers tasked with
TWO teenagers have admitted stabbing a man in a brawl at a takeaway but a third wanted man is still on the run two months after the attack. Dennis Thomas-Simpson, 18, was seriously injured in the attack at KFC in London Road, Brighton, on July
TWO men arrested in connection with the raids of brothels in Hove and Worthing have been released on bail. Jasmine's massage parlour in Blatchington Road, Hove and BB's in Ham Road Worthing were targeted by police on Tuesday night. Police found
COCKAPOO Chunk is doing her bit to help improve people’s mental health.The furry bundle of energy has become a firm favourite among patients and staff at the Chichester Centre.Run by the Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, the centre is a hospital for people
A flamboyant pier owner is staging a charity birthday barbecue on Sunday – and all charities can attend free. Sheikh Abid Gulzar, who owns Eastbourne Pier, is 72 this weekend. He celebrates his birthday each year by putting on a bumper barbecue
AN ELECTRICITY distributor is continuing progress towards becoming a dementia-friendly business.UK Power Networks - which keeps the lights on in London, the South East and East Anglia - is marking World Alzheimer’s Month by offering all 6,000 staff the
STAR of stage and screen Sir Ian McKellen is returning to Sussex for his latest play.The 78-year-old, best known for playing Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, will appear in King Lear at Chichester Festival Theatre, starting today.The Burnley-born
PATIENTS have given a mixed response to a new transport service across Sussex.The scheme, which takes people to and from their homes to hospital and clinic appointments, was taken over by South Central Ambulance Service in April.The contract had previously
A LUCKY shopper is celebrating after winning a trip for two to New York City. Tayla Mirkovic from Littlehampton won the all-expenses-paid, four-night trip to the city that never sleeps after entering a competition using the Brighton Life app.
PUT on your finest neons and adorn yourself with glitter – a new kind of party is coming to town.Rise and Shine is the newest addition to Brighton’s calendar, inspired by the success of early morning raves popping up all across the capital.It will arrive
A COMPANY has been nominated for a prestigious national award in recognition of its rapid growth in international markets.Agon Systems – one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electronic article surveillance equipment – is based in Polegate.It has
WANNABE electrician Toby McCauley was welcomed on site for his first full day as apprentice on the U+I Circus Street construction project in central Brighton.The 16-year old Met student will be working on the site for two days a week while he studies
A COACH driver has picked up a prestigious award from National Express. Oscar Cotton, of Worthing, who works for Lucketts Travel, has been named driver of the month, beating tough competition from more than 2,000 others across the UK.Lucketts, the parent
THREE celebrities are supporting a leading charity with its Wear and Share initiative.Former Page 3 girl Linda Lusardi, Strictly Come Dancing’s Debbie McGee and newsreader Marcella Whittingdale are involved with the Chailey Heritage Foundation, near Lewes
A UNIVERSITY of Brighton graduate has won the Jackson’s Young Artist Award in this year’s Sunday Times Watercolour Competition.Elizabeth McCarten – awarded a BA(Hons) in fine art painting in 2012 – is also a Royal Drawing School graduate. She collected
THE Friends of Sussex Hospices is launching its hospices trail tomorrow.There is still time to get a team together to walk one stretch of the trail, becoming part of a simultaneous relay to mark the official launch of the 200-mile route. All money raised
ARUNDEL Castle staged a dramatic pirates and smugglers day.Visitors came face to face with brigands and cut-throats from the 18th century, a period when smugglers freely roamed across Sussex, plus the crew of the legendary Mermaid who menaced the high
GUESTS travelled from all over the country to celebrate the opening of Welbeing’s new head office in Eastbourne. Welbeing is one of the country’s leading telecare providers and is the first point of call for many people who need help to live independently
