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  • Albion Cup tie chosen for VAR

    Albion will have a video assistant referee for Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie at home to Southampton. The VAR system will be in operation in multiple matches for the first time, with the Seagulls' clash against Saints at the Amex among four ties selected

  • Sharp fall in civil partnerships since same-sex marriage law

    THE number of couples forming civil partnerships in Brighton and Hove has fallen dramatically since same-sex marriage was legalised, the latest figures show.In the four years before the Same-Sex Marriage Act came into force in March 2014, there were 850

  • Traders speak of shock after gun factory raid

    BUSINESS owners have expressed shock at learning police discovered a “sophisticated illegal gun factory” near their premises on the edge of a market town.As reported in yesterday’s Argus, National Crime Agency officers found what they believe to be a

  • Police shut down drugs flat causing misery for neighbours

    A FLAT which was blighting a neighbourhood has been shut down by the police.Residents in Bristol Gardens in Kemp Town reported antisocial behaviour, public disorder and crime at the address in Rugby Court.Officers have used powers to temporarily ban anyone

  • Tattooed van driver tries to abduct girl, 15

    A TEENAGE girl had a lucky escape after a man attempted to abduct her into his van.The girl, aged 15, was walking with her friend, 16, along St Catherine’s Road in Littlehampton, off the B2140 Beach Road.The man approached them and grabbed the younger

  • Hemed loan move to QPR completed

    Albion striker Tomer Hemed has completed his season-long loan move to Queens Park Rangers. The 31-year-old Israeli is expected to make his debut for the Championship's bottom club at Loftus Road on Saturday against on-loan club colleague Christian

  • Pensioner hit by car in Hove suffers head injuries

    A PEDESTRIAN in his seventies has been hit by a car in Hove. Emergency services were called to Sackville Road at 9.10am today. The man is reported to have suffered a head injury and is being treated by paramedics. Brighton and Hove Buses

  • Albion striker Hemed on brink of becoming a loan Ranger

    Albion striker Tomer Hemed is closing in on a season-long loan move to Queens Park Rangers. The Israeli's exit to Loftus Road is likely to be completed today. Defender Ezequiel Schelotto (below) is also moving close to a season-long loan move

  • Busy Bank Holiday weekend for Lewes Artwave festival

    FOLLOWING the first weekend of Artwave, there’s a definite festival feeling to bank holiday weekend as communities get together to celebrate creativity in different ways across the Lewes district. Organised by Lewes District Council, Artwave celebrates

  • Holocaust hero to visit award-winning garden

    A VETERAN dedicated to educating others about the consequences of the Holocaust will be in Seaford this weekend. Dorit Olliver Wolff from Eastbourne will be signing copies of her inspirational book, From Yellow Star to Pop Star in Driftwood Garden

  • Wright is on board for Sussex's big T20 date

    Luke Wright is fit, ready and on the bus to Sussex’s big Twenty20 night. But they will not have to face Durham’s star all-rounder Ben Stokes at the Riverside tomorrow. England have told Stokes to rest a niggle at the back of his left knee ahead

  • Albion facing world best warns Bernardo

    Albion have a spy to stop the best young player in the world. Naby Keita has taken the Premier League by storm in his first two matches for Liverpool. The £53 million midfielder made an impressive debut at Anfield in their 4-0 destruction of

  • Make the most of the summer weather with homes at The Oaks

    CONNELLS estate agency in Haywards Heath is offering house hunters special incentives on selected homes at new development The Oaks: £2,000 worth of John Lewis vouchers are up for grabs for any buyers looking to snap up one of only two two-bedroom ground

  • Knockaert "not scared" of biggest threat yet

    Anthony Knockaert says he is “not scared” of the biggest challenge yet to his Albion starting spot. But the winger believes Chris Hughton is marshalling his increased playing resources to perfection. Knockaert has revealed he has struck up

  • Teens stalked couple and tried to rob them in park

    TEENAGE robbers stalked a couple before trying to steal their phones and a handbag in a park.Kudzai Chemhuru and Denis Minkovski followed Daniel Drummond and Georgia Hook on bicycles in Palatine Park, Worthing, on October 12 last year.The couple had gone

  • LOCAL HISTORY: The West Pier falling into disrepair in the 80s

    THE Grand Old Lady of Brighton is often said to be the most photographed structure in the United Kingdom.The West Pier certainly has enduring appeal.It opened in 1866 during a boom in pleasure pier buildingIt closed in 1975 and after falling into disrepair

  • Fake job adverts cause chaos for businesses

    Scammers posting fake job adverts online in exchange for shopping vouchers are causing havoc across Brighton. Recruitment website Indeed.co.uk rewards people who send in pictures of job adverts in shop windows. But someone has been abusing

  • WATCH: Minute's silence held for Shoreham Airshow victims

    FAMILIES of the victims of the Shoreham Airshow disaster gathered at 1.22pm yesterday for a minute’s silence. The moment marked exactly three years since a Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to the A27 – on August 22, 2015 – with devastating consequences

  • Uncle speaks of grief after 11-day-old niece died from sepsis

    AN UNCLE has spoken of his grief after his niece died from sepsis at just 11 days old. Sean Atherton, 30, from Worthing, said he would always remember Trixie Kaye’s sweet little face before she passed away. Trixie was the daughter of his younger