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  • Praise for Rooney after penalty miss against Albion

    Wayne Rooney has been praised by Everton manager Sam Allardyce for his performance against Albion today - even though he missed a penalty. Mathew Ryan denied him with a fine save late-on in the Seagulls' 2-0 defeat at Goodison Park. Rooney

  • Ryan says beaten Albion got what they deserved

    Mathew Ryan said Albion got what they deserved as their unbeaten run ended at Everton. The Seagulls goalkeeper’s brilliant late penalty save from Wayne Rooney proved in vain as his side went down 2-0. He said: “We got we deserved. “Our

  • Crawley grab point in dramatic finale against Morecambe

    Crawley Town grabbed an injury time equaliser through Karlan Ahearne-Grant in a frantic finale against Morecambe today at the Checkatrade Stadium. The Reds looked like they would be victims of a smash and grab raid today after Morecambe substitute

  • Albion outshine Everton with their recruitment

    Albion's net spend over their first two transfer windows in the Premier League is around £60 million. The equivalent total splashed out by Everton is just over £100 million. And yet the Seagulls are just above the Merseyside giants in the table

  • Hunger helps Murray to Albion record

    Glenn Murray has produced his own version of The Hunger Games to become a record Albion goalscorer. The American Sci-Fi adventure film and series were big box office hits. That is exactly what Murray has been for the Seagulls in the Premier

  • Housing ‘crisis’ call

    INDUSTRY experts came to Brighton for the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Total Housing 2018 Conference. Social housing provider Stonewater’’s executive director for housing Sue Shirt said: “ There is an annual shortfall of 104,000 homes in the region

  • Shoreham Port’s links with schools

    AS part of National Careers Week, Shoreham Port staff volunteered at Worthing High School for its Big Interview.The aim of the day was to give every Year 10 student a taste of what it is like to apply for a job and be interviewed by an employer.Director

  • Specsavers staff train to give expert support

    MONDAY is the start of World Glaucoma Week and Specsavers staff have up-skilled to better support customers with the condition. Often symptomless in its early stages, glaucoma is one of the leading causes of irreversible sight loss. It is thought to affect

  • Hospice celebrates 45 years of service with golf day

    WORTHING hospice St Barnabas House is holding a charity golf day on Thursday July 29 at Ham Manor Golf Club in Angmering, celebrating 45 years since it first opened.The event was inspired by Jim Miller and Jill Howell, Ham Manor’s Men’s and Ladies’ Captains

  • Could flats be named Fatboy Slim Heights... or Trump Plaza?

    After the Boaty McBoatface saga, you would have thought allowing the public to name a new development would be out the question. But that is exactly what developers behind a new office-apartment complex are doing in Hove. Britannia House in

  • Albion kid Meekums earns high marks at Worthing

    Albion teen Reece Meekums is thriving on regular league action. That is the verdict of former Seagulls defender Adam Hinshelwood, now manager at Worthing. Hinshelwood has taken the versatile Meekums under his wing during a loan spell at the

  • Now keep it going, prize guy Hughton tells Albion

    Chris Hughton has urged Albion to keep on making progress after claiming a Premier League first. Hughton beat the likes of Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp and Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino to the Barclays manager of the month award for February.

  • 30 street trees to be planted

    SEAFORD residents will be planting more than 30 new street trees next weekend.This is part of The Woodland Trust’s We Love Street Trees project and 2018 is also the tenth anniversary of the community tree planting group, Seaford Tree Wardens.During this

  • Tiffany takes on new role

    BRIGHTON organic green tea company OMGTea has appointed Tiffany Mattson, pictured, as marketing manager. Tiffany said:“OMGTea has rapidly become very well-known for its high quality and its healthy-living ethos. “I am thrilled to join the team and I look

  • Growth figures fly high at Gatwick Airport

    GATWICK achieved its 60th month of consecutive growth in February – marking five full years of month-on-month growth at the airport.Three million passengers travelled through last month, 0.7 per cent up on 2017. The airport is set to further increase

  • Children meet their favourite book characters

    MORE than 550 children and their parents flocked to the Eastbourne Arndale Centre to meet two of their favourite book characters.Paddington and Peter Rabbit joined shoppers as part of the centre’s themed event called Happily Ever After.Other favourite

  • New role for councillor

    NEW vi ce chairman for Arun District Council is Cllr Pat Dillon, pictured.He was first elected to the council in 2015 representing the Pevensey Ward. He is also a Bognor Regis town councillor and served as Bognor Regis Town Mayor during 2016/2017.Cllr

  • Minister’s Sister Act performance

    METHODIST minister Rev Dermot Thornberry had a cameo appearance in the Barnstormers production of Sister Act, the Musical. He took on the role of Pope Pius vi who makes an appearance at the very end.The lead roles were taken by Louisa Taylor, James Smith

  • Skier with no hands is boosted by research

    STATE of the art 3D technology at the University of Brighton has helped a skier compete in the Paralympics which started in PyeongChang on Friday.James Whitley, 20 and the grandson of the former Northern Ireland prime minister James Chichester-Clark,

  • Hearing services receive highest praise for Trust

    AUDIOLOGY services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have received national accreditation in recognition of the high quality of care they provide.The Improving Quality in Physiological Services accreditation is given to services that can demonstrate

  • Travel across the world by sea in new sound installation

    A SOUND installation will take the audience on a journey through the seven seas – all in 40 minutes.No Man’s Land has been created by Chris Watson, sound recorder for many of Sir David Attenborough’s BBC nature programmes, and features underwater noises

  • No let up from Kewell, now Reds ace hopes it pays off

    Jimmy Smith has revealed there were no snow days for Crawley’s players during the recent bad weather. Harry Kewell gave them homework during their ten-day break from matches. Now Reds hope it pays off as they plan a push for the play-offs.

  • Hughton relaxed about summer interest in his stars

    Chris Hughton is relaxed about some of his Albion stars attracting summer transfer interest from Premier League rivals. The Seagulls fended off bids for Lewis Dunk, Dale Stephens and Anthony Knockaert before they were promoted from the Championship

  • Probe is launched into meat product retailer

    A MEAT wholesaler is under investigation by the authorities over the standard of its products. Swandean Meats in Manor Parade, Worthing, was inspected by officials from the Food Standards Agency on Wednesday. A whistleblower contacted The Argus

  • Crisis-hit hospital needs to recruit 850 more staff

    A HOSPITAL trust needs to recruit more than 800 staff.The Royal Sussex County Hospital declared a “critical incident” on Monday meaning every single bed was full.But a hospital spokesman said capacity was controlled by beds and physical space, not by

  • Around town on a bus... on one battery

    A SOLAR-POWERED bus will travel the whole length of six bus routes on a single battery charge today... but the company’s owner doesn’t know if will make it.The Big Lemon is undertaking the challenge to publicise a new fundraising push.From today the public

  • Our night shelter ‘saved lives’‘We may have saved lives’

    THE manager of a night shelter for rough sleepers which will close tonight has said the project may have saved lives this winter.Brighton and Hove city council was praised for finding a room, in the council-owned Brighton Centre, to act as temporary night-time