TODAY marks the day that The Argus finally waves goodbye to its base of almost 25 years.

After leaving behind Argus House in Hollingbury, this newspaper will be moving back into the heart of Brighton and Hove.

From Sunday it will be delivering its news from a 21st-century office space in Manchester Street, Brighton – a stone's throw not only the beach but also the court rooms and council chambers of the city.

The move reflects the ever-changing world of newspaper publishing, with The Argus not only continuing to publish Sussex's only daily newspaper but also reaching hundreds of thousands of readers online every month.

Editor Mike Gilson said: "Our move to Manchester Street sees The Argus rooted back into the community it serves.

"We will continue to deliver the same high standards of journalism we did in Hollingbury while at the same time more centrally based to keep our finger on the pulse of the county's beating heart."

The Argus moved to Hollingbury in 1992 after occupying a site between Robert Street and Kensington Street in Brighton now known as Argus Lofts.

Over not dissimilar reasons for moving back into Brighton, the switch to Hollingbury came as The Argus's owners poured £20 million into new technology, building a new full-colour computerised press behind the old KTM Factory in Crowhurst Road in 1990.

The aim was to be closer to the A27 and main arterial routes of Sussex – quicker with the news in an evolving media landscape.

Two years later the newsroom followed and the synergy of journalists and sales teams working alongside production staff was complete.

The old offices in Brighton were eventually vacated in July 1993.

By the late 1990s, Newsquest, the new owner of the paper, was acquired by US company Gannett and, in the early 2000s, the paper went through a fresh re-brand. The new look was complemented with an online presence – theargus.co.uk.

On July 29, 2005, the last multiple edition of The Argus was printed, moving to a single morning edition.

Four years later, with advances in technology, printing of The Argus moved from Hollingbury to a more versatile, high-tech press at a sister paper in Southampton. Crucially, though, its journalists and sales staff were still in Hollingbury.

After realigning itself in a fast-changing digital age, The Argus announced in January 2015 that it was moving to a new office in the centre of Brighton fit for a multimedia business.

The search was on and, almost two years on, the process is almost complete.