Albion manager Chris Hughton has welcomed the Football Association's adoption of the 'Rooney Rule' as a first step towards fairer representation for black and ethnic minorities. The FA will interview at least one BAME candidate for future roles
POLICE have released an image of a man believed to be with two missing Sussex girls. Senay Spain-Yusuf, 14, and 15-year-old Shaina Mack went missing on Monday, and it is believed they have travelled to the Croydon or Notting Hill areas of London
TWO new students have joined Rudyard Kipling Primary and Nursery School – but they are smaller and fluffier than average.Brothers Hugo and Buddy are five-month-old puppies who have just joined the school as therapy dogs. They have been chosen because
INSPECTORS have praised inspirational leadership and “wonderfully nurturing” staff as they awarded an “outstanding” rating to a nursery.The Co-operative Childcare Falmer nursery at the University of Sussex was praised in the report which followed November
Gaetan Bong will make sure he keeps smiling if he misses out on a starting place at West Bromwich Albion. Even if it means putting on a bit of an act should Markus Suttner be picked ahead of him. Bong and Suttner are waiting to hear who gets
Albion target Florin Andone has said there is no chance of him leaving Deportivo La Coruna this month. The Romanian striker has told reporters he wants to stay at the club – and that president Tino Fernandez wants him to stay. Andone is among
Albion midfielder Steve Sidwell has suffered a fresh injury blow. The 35-year-old Premier League veteran has been hit by an ankle problem, which is expected to sideline him for the rest of the season. Sidwell has not been involved so far this
Fly-half prospect Marcus Smith has signed his first senior professional contract with Harlequins. The 18-year-old from Brighton was named in Eddie Jones' England squad for the autumn Tests earlier this season as an 'apprentice' player, having enjoyed
For a play about human guilt, this ambitious piece of theatre was unusually light and airy. There were times when one wondered whether this version of Patricia Highsmith’s novel, adapted to film by Alfred Hitchcock, was meant to be more of a comedy
AN estate agent with a difference has opened in Brighton and Hove.London-based Lextons now has an office in Church Road, Hove.Director Peter Phillips said: “We’re thrilled to be opening here. We know the area well and all have our own experiences of buying
FIELD was created by developer and regeneration specialist U+I in August 2015.A derelict building at Preston Barracks in Brighton was transformed into a co-working space for a collection of innovative, start-up local businesses while the site awaited
SUSSEX’S police and crime commissioner has warned 480 officers and staff will lose their jobs if the police portion of council tax does not go up. Katy Bourne has said she will be asking the Police and Crime Panel to support a rise in the police precept
FINGERS of blame are being pointed at secondary school headteachers following the council’s unexpected U-turn on proposed catchment area changes. On Tuesday the council signalled that plans to tinker with secondary school catchment areas, which
THE war against the environmental damage caused by plastic products is stepping up.A Conservative motion to the city council’s development committee on Thursday will call for steps to be taken against the use of plastics in the construction industry
AN MP has met senior Government officials to address railway problems faced by commuters. Sir Nicholas Soames, MP for Mid Sussex, has taken a stand for commuters, branding the East Grinstead railway line service very poor and completely unacceptable
A CHARITY set up in memory of a mother who died from cancer has been officially launched.The Ashton Foundation will work to highlight rare cancers and raise money to help with treatment, research and support.It is named after Charley Ashton from Hove,
THE Conservative MP for Lewes has told The Argus she will promote the “fantastic work” of women in the party after being promoted to the party’s vice chair for women.Maria Caulfield was promoted to the post on Monday as part of Theresa May’s reshuffle.Yesterday
EVER the eccentric, Damo Suzuki doesn’t do touring in the conventional sense. The former Can frontman and krautrock icon eschews the well-trodden path of musical elder statesman plodding through the hits, and instead travels the world recruiting
A POPULAR music festival will not be returning this year. Brighton City Airport at Shoreham has released a statement this morning saying the event is taking a year off because key organisers and performers Disclosure and Rudimental are recording
Mischief Theatre gave birth to a series of plays featuring productions by Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society, all of which go terribly and hilariously wrong. The Play That Goes Wrong was the company’s original offering and is by far the best. For
ALBION will meet resistance with any bid to land Aston Villa frontman Keinan Davis. The Seagulls are interested in the 19-year-old, 6ft 3in striker, below, who is making an impression at Villa Park. But Villa boss Steve Bruce would be
A YOUNG woman who had her assault case dropped has spoken of her six months of hell. Sydney Winder was in the dock for allegedly beating 6ft Greg Turner at an Asda petrol station in Brighton last May. Miss Winder, who is 5ft 3in, said he began
SAM BALDOCK has been told he will emerge a better player after his ‘heartbreaking’ eight months. The Albion forward has been welcomed back to the ranks by Glenn Murray after the pair teamed up in the closing minutes of Monday’s FA Cup win over
A MAN has been banned from travelling on trains after being caught performing an indecent act. Christopher Sheead, 59, was caught pleasuring himself in public in Burgess Hill on November 17. Sheead, of South Street, Lancing, was found guilty
A stunning circa 1502 barn conversion with immense character and charm and finished to in our opinion a very high standard. Still retaining many period features to include amazing exposed beams and vaulted ceilings, making this barn a very special home
Parsons Son & Basley’s auction department have enjoyed their best ever year during 2017 on all fronts reflected Auctioneer Simon Caplin: "We received more instructions, sold more properties and conducted more viewings than at any time before and
A NATIONAL DIY store has apologised to a woman who says she was subjected to transphobic abuse in their Brighton shop. Transgender Crystal Warren was placing an order at B&Q in Lewes Road, Brighton when she suffered what she described as "humiliating
THE Royal Pavilion has held a place in British culture for many a year with its architectural beauty. But Brighton’s most iconic structure may now also have a spot in the fashion industry – after it inspired a range of lingerie. Kitty Daler-Finch
THE final boss of BHS told investigators Sir Philip Green’s company had been shredding “bin bags” full of documents as a takeover loomed, a court has heard. Former bankrupt Dominic Chappell, 51, was the director of Retail Acquisitions, the company
A FORMER Conservative councillor who left the party after an alleged row with a colleague has been investigated over claims of “threatening and abusive” behaviour. Two complaints were filed against Councillor Dave Neave concerning his conduct at
THE theme of Brighton Pride 2018 has been revealed as “colour my world”. Organisers for the festival said it was chosen to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the rainbow flag which has become an emblem of LGBT+ life. Director Paul Kemp said:
A WOMAN feared for her life after a severe bout of “Aussie flu” left her unable to stand. Jade Dodd, 27, from Peacehaven, was laid low by the vicious bug for two weeks she describes as “the worst of my life”. The H3N2 virus has swept through
TRIBUTES have been paid to the drummer of a punk band famed for its hits in the early 1980s.Richard Adland, otherwise known by his stage name Dick Slexia, has died in his mid-50s after losing his battle with cancer.Mr Adland, from Lewes, came to fame
THE statue of a bronze stag was stolen from the entrance roundabout at The Horder Centre in Crowborough. The specially designed sculpture had become the mascot of the centre and was much loved by both patients and staff.The disappearance of the stag,
THE University of Brighton’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor has been elected Chair of a learned society for research in higher education.Professor Chris Pole is the new Chair of the Society for Research into Higher Education, the independent UK-based international
IT was in November 1992 that Rev Dermot Thornberry was ordained during the South African Methodist Conference taking place in Durban that year. Now based at Patcham Methodist Church, Rev Thornberry has celebrated 25 years of ordained ministry with family
TICKETS are on sale for a Seaford pantomime.Sleeping Beauty is being performed at the Barn Theatre over two weekends from Friday January 19.Luckily for Seaford Musical Theatre, Briar Rose (played by Aimee Eaton and Darcey Puttock-West) has woken up from
BRIGHTON and Hove Albion’s official charity is encouraging those who have set themselves fitness goals to combine them with raising money for its work.Albion in the Community has a number of charity places still available for challenge events coming up
EASTBOURNE will mark Holocaust Memorial Day with two events. Sponsored by Eastbourne Borough Council, both events will remember those who suffered in the Holocaust under Nazi persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and
A RESIDENT is celebrating after winning a competition to name Churchill Retirement Living’s new development on Rowe Avenue in Peacehaven.Jill Blake, who has lived locally for over 19 years, was presented with a cheque for £100 at a naming ceremony for
DOUG WILLIAMS, arguably the biggest name in UK wrestling in the last two decades, is swapping the rings of America and Japan for Peacehaven’s Meridian Centre.The globe-trotting superstar is lined up to appear on the next grappling spectacular in aid of
SEAFORD Photographic Society’s first meeting of 2018 featured two competitions for projected digital images, with the set subjects of street photography and transport.Judging was carried out by Paul Dunmall CPAGB.There were 29 entries for the street photography
PUPILS from Burgess Hill Girls delivered their best ever results at the prestigious Independent School Ski and Snowboard Championships in the French Alps.They brought home a clutch of medals from the slalom, giant slalom and team parallel individual and
BREAKWATER Academy in Newhaven is keen to reward pupils who had achieved 100 per cent attendance in their school terms. It approached Paradise Park Garden Centre, part of the family-run Tates of Sussex group of garden centres, who stepped in to help with
