There is a growing feeling among Crawley's players that this could be the year when they finally fulfill their Conference ambitions, according to defender Ben Judge. Reds came from behind to beat Merthyr Tydfil 2-1 last Saturday and returned to the dressing
New Year's Day was memorable for all the wrong reasons for Eastbourne Borough players and management. They made the trip to Sittingbourne only for the game to be postponed within an hour of kick-off. A disappointed Greenwood said: "When we got there we
Paul Stokes added to the woes of Lewes after breaking an ankle in last week's win over Leyton Pennant. Stokes joins a long injury list at the Dripping Pan which also includes Stuart Hack, Andy Johnson, Peter Brackley and Sam Francis. With a limited squad
Hastings Town player Stuart Myall has admitted he has taken his side's Boxing Bay defeat at Eastbourne Borough worse than some of his team-mates. The 27-year-old midfielder, born and bred in Eastbourne, has been on the receiving end of a lot of grief
Burgess Hill boss Gary Croydon hopes influential defender Des Guile could be fit for their FA Vase clash with Dorking in a fortnight's time. Guile picked up a knock in Hillians' midweek win over Littlehampton in December and has not played since. Croydon
A senior Sussex policeman has written to the Jamaican police commissioner to help officers on the island stamp down on the drugs trade into Gatwick. The move is part of a continuing campaign by police, Customs and Excise and airlines against drug smuggling
Queen Victoria's knickers could get a public airing later this year. The crotchless bloomers with a 52in waist form part of a fashion collection at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. They were donated to the museum in the Fifties after being bought at a
People living near a former hotel fear council planners will push through an application to turn it into a hostel for homeless families. Brighton and Hove City Council's housing department moved homeless people into the former St Catherine's Lodge Hotel
Victims of car breakdowns may hold clues to help police catch a rapist. Anyone who broke down or helped a motorist on the A259 between Seaford and Eastbourne on New Year's Day is asked to come forward. Police think they may have seen a red, two-door,
The intense media concentration lately on anti-social on and off-the-field activities by professional footballers prompts me to recall when the spotlight was directed on the Albion. Some instances of stepping out of line were little more than excesses
Paul Rogers has thanked boss Peter Taylor for standing by him after a rapid red card. Albion's veteran midfielder feared the worst following his quickfire dismissal against Chesterfield at Withdean before Christmas. He was sent-off by ref Andy D'Urso
A gay man, who suffered from depression since the death of his partner, killed himself with a drug overdose, an inquest heard. David Bray, 59, was found dead at his flat in Clarendon Road, Hove, by a friend. Four suicide notes were addressed to family
Hailsham's Wayne Alexander is confident that 2002 will see him established as the best of Britain's bright crop of light-middleweights. The 11st 7lb division is brimming with talent, with WBU champion Takaloo, Commonwealth title-holder Richard Williams
Nick Nurse is set to lead out the southern conference in this month's All-Star game. The BBL will officially reveal the identity of the two selected coaches on Monday as they look ahead to the showcase occasion in Newcastle on January 20. Nurse has masterminded
The news that a city centre pub would not allow in the dad of two customers because he was "too old" at 54 and his son because he was wearing business clothes was almost unbelievable. This is a pub, for goodness's sake, not a nightclub. Such an attitude
Stacey Rodger is determined to show there is more than one sporting star in the family. Cousin Simon, a former Kings Manor (Shoreham) pupil, is a professional footballer pushing for a place in the Premiership with Crystal Place. But 13-year-old Stacey
With all due respect to John Deverell, I had doubts about whether his being barred by the ageist Polar Central bar really justified being a lead story in The Argus. Sleuth-like, therefore, I visited the place myself to assess the situation. Despite wearing
Cocaine worth £6 million may be smuggled into Gatwick airport each week on planes from Jamaica. The British High Commissioner on the island estimates one passenger in ten arriving at Gatwick is carrying the drug. It's shocking that traffickers are tempting
So the self-proclaimed trendy Polar Central bars 54-year-old John Deverell because "the venue seeks a younger clientele". Wow - it's so cool of the place to flaunt its outmoded bigotry in such a radical, upfront way. Would the doorman have turned Mr Deverell
What a damn cheek this C-Side pub group has in not allowing a customer in his 50s to enter one of its pubs. C-Side buys up pubs where all age groups have supped for generations, destroying their atmosphere. That's bad enough - but to actually bar customers
An unusual exhibit in Worthing Museum's costume collection is a pair of Queen Victoria's knickers. They are used, crotchless and have a waist measurement of 52in which indicates how fat the Queen became in her later years. Apparently she was in the habit
Will everyone please stop banging on about the age restriction/not trendy enough incident? It's just a bit of cheap publicity. All everyone is doing is telling Sussex that Polar Central caters for young and trendy people and it's costing the bar nothing
I travelled from Birmingham to Brighton to spend Christmas with my mother and sister and had arranged to meet some friends at their flat for a Christmas Eve drink. As I had to work on Christmas Eve, I had missed the last bus by the time I had unpacked
Obviously, it is good news to hear that the development of the Preston Barracks site will bring more jobs (The Argus, December 21). However, it's interesting Brighton and Hove City Council mentions nothing about consulting with local people on the future
Shoppers cast aside fears of recession and spent more this Christmas than any other year for more than a decade. But much of the bonanza was paid for with credit cards and, if the spending boom continues, rising interest rates could spark major problems
Freddie Mercury has helped a Brighton football team in their quest for glory from beyond the grave. Bevendean Barcelona Reserves listen to Freddie Mercury before their games to psyche themselves up and they are hitting all the right notes on the pitch
Aldrington Falcons striker Shane Brown failed to score for his Sunday side even though they won 13-0. Marksman Brown was ribbed mercilessly by his team-mates after firing a stream of duds in Falcons' Sussex Sunday League Division Two clash with Martha
Thank you for the dozens of entries for our football kit competition, and con-gratulations to Autopaints who were the first name out of the hat. The boys from Brighton League Division Two will now get the kit of their choice from the Stanno range at Premier
Friends of local hospitals have raised more than £350,000 during the last two years to help patients. The League of Hospital and Community Friends in Brighton, Hove and Newhaven provided more than 50 separate items. Donations to Brighton Health Care NHS
Antiques enthusiasts and bargain hunters are being invited to flog their prized possessions for a new TV series. The BBC show Flog It! will come to Hove later this month. It has been designed to combine the traditional appeal of the Antiques Roadshow
There is a growing feeling among Crawley's players that this could be the year when they finally fulfill their Conference ambitions, according to defender Ben Judge. Reds came from behind to beat Merthyr Tydfil 2-1 last Saturday and returned to the dressing
Simon Funnell has been challenged to save his Bognor boss a foray into the transfer market. Rocks chief Jack Pearce is back in the hunt for a striker after Scott Ramsay's loan spell was cut short by an ankle injury. But he would love to see Funnell save
Thousands of small businesses in Sussex face crippling bank charges for accepting the euro. Most major banks, including NatWest, Barclays, HSBC and the Co-operative Bank, are charging traders to bank the euro into a sterling account. Only larger businesses
Rubbish collections will be scrutinised by the public for the first time since the city council retook control of the service. Deputy chief executive Alan McCarthy and officers responsible for waste management in Brighton and Hove will answer questions
Hastings Town player Stuart Myall has admitted he has taken his side's Boxing Bay defeat at Eastbourne Borough worse than some of his team-mates. The 27-year-old midfielder, born and bred in Eastbourne, has been on the receiving end of a lot of grief
Burgess Hill boss Gary Croydon hopes influential defender Des Guile could be fit for their FA Vase clash with Dorking in a fortnight's time. Guile picked up a knock in Hillians' midweek win over Littlehampton in December and has not played since. Croydon
A senior Sussex policeman has written to the Jamaican police commissioner to help officers on the island stamp down on the drugs trade into Gatwick. The move is part of a continuing campaign by police, Customs and Excise and airlines against drug smuggling
Victims of car breakdowns may hold clues to help police catch a rapist. Anyone who broke down or helped a motorist on the A259 between Seaford and Eastbourne on New Year's Day is asked to come forward. Police think they may have seen a red, two-door,
Stuart Myall is hoping to celebrate promotion in May but it will not be to the dizzy heights of the Nationwide First Division, but rather from the Dr Martens Eastern Division. Myall's present club Hastings Town are on course to go up and so are his former
Police are trying to trace a man in connection with the death of a drinker from a heroin overdose, an inquest heard. Thomas Morgan, 58, was found dead in his flat in Richmond Road, Brighton, in August last year. Mr Morgan, who drank about eight to nine
MONDAY: Albion's New Year's Day fixture against Northampton at Withdean is frozen off following a lunchtime inspection by Lewes ref Steve Tomlin. Boss Peter Taylor reflects on two promotion points dropped by the Seagulls in blowing another two-goal lead
A gay man, who suffered from depression since the death of his partner, killed himself with a drug overdose, an inquest heard. David Bray, 59, was found dead at his flat in Clarendon Road, Hove, by a friend. Four suicide notes were addressed to family
Shaun Wilkinson is enjoying the rare experience of regular first team football with Crawley's rivals for promotion to the Nationwide Conference. The versatile Albion youngster is halfway through a month on loan with Dr Martens League Premier Division
Albion boss Peter Taylor is confident his players are made of the right stuff to emulate his achievement at Gillingham. Taylor guided the Seagulls' former landlords to Division One via the play-offs two seasons ago, despite a fixture pile-up induced by
A builder climbed higher than Mount Kilimanjaro - by standing on a ladder at its peak. When Gary Mobsby, 43, decided to climb the world's tallest free-standing mountain, getting to the top was not enough. He strapped a metal ladder to his back for the
Stacey Rodger is determined to show there is more than one sporting star in the family. Cousin Simon, a former Kings Manor (Shoreham) pupil, is a professional footballer pushing for a place in the Premiership with Crystal Place. But 13-year-old Stacey
With all due respect to John Deverell, I had doubts about whether his being barred by the ageist Polar Central bar really justified being a lead story in The Argus. Sleuth-like, therefore, I visited the place myself to assess the situation. Despite wearing
Unlucky Grant Talibard was invited back to a Weakest Link special for contestants who finished second - only to be runner-up again. Once more, the Hove gardener was told by acerbic host Anne Robinson he would leave with nothing. In his first appearance
Neighbours are upset that homeless families have been placed in St Catherine's Lodge Hotel on Hove seafront. They have complained justly that no planning application for the change of use was put before the council before it took place. More than six
What a damn cheek this C-Side pub group has in not allowing a customer in his 50s to enter one of its pubs. C-Side buys up pubs where all age groups have supped for generations, destroying their atmosphere. That's bad enough - but to actually bar customers
If A Bruggi (Letters, December 28) was the Albion fan he says he is, he would realise the benches, as he calls them, could not be situated in the north side of the ground because some of the seats are at pitch level and would obstruct the fans' view of
Who said football is a man's game? Sussex Sunday League outfit Park View are fielding a 13-year-old goalkeeper and it has done their fortunes no harm at all. View's No.1 Rikki Banks has only conceded one goal this season and his assured performances have
Freddie Mercury has helped a Brighton football team in their quest for glory from beyond the grave. Bevendean Barcelona Reserves listen to Freddie Mercury before their games to psyche themselves up and they are hitting all the right notes on the pitch
Aldrington Falcons striker Shane Brown failed to score for his Sunday side even though they won 13-0. Marksman Brown was ribbed mercilessly by his team-mates after firing a stream of duds in Falcons' Sussex Sunday League Division Two clash with Martha
This week's profile of A Sussex park team focuses on Brighton Locksmiths. Ground: Waterhall. Division: Sussex Sunday Six. Record Attendance: 40. Key man: Central midfielder Darren Smith. Worst dressed player: Michael Adams. Dressing room joker: Gary Edmonds
Thank you for the dozens of entries for our football kit competition, and con-gratulations to Autopaints who were the first name out of the hat. The boys from Brighton League Division Two will now get the kit of their choice from the Stanno range at Premier
Friends of local hospitals have raised more than £350,000 during the last two years to help patients. The League of Hospital and Community Friends in Brighton, Hove and Newhaven provided more than 50 separate items. Donations to Brighton Health Care NHS
Antiques enthusiasts and bargain hunters are being invited to flog their prized possessions for a new TV series. The BBC show Flog It! will come to Hove later this month. It has been designed to combine the traditional appeal of the Antiques Roadshow
Simon Funnell has been challenged to save his Bognor boss a foray into the transfer market. Rocks chief Jack Pearce is back in the hunt for a striker after Scott Ramsay's loan spell was cut short by an ankle injury. But he would love to see Funnell save
Thousands of small businesses in Sussex face crippling bank charges for accepting the euro. Most major banks, including NatWest, Barclays, HSBC and the Co-operative Bank, are charging traders to bank the euro into a sterling account. Only larger businesses
Rubbish collections will be scrutinised by the public for the first time since the city council retook control of the service. Deputy chief executive Alan McCarthy and officers responsible for waste management in Brighton and Hove will answer questions
Mick O'Callaghan has become the first victim of St Leonards manager Glyn White's tough new regime. Rookie boss White is keen to stamp his authority over his new charges at the Firs and the former Rye coach has introduced some rules and regulations. White
A man who emailed an indecent picture of a girl to a paedophile ring has been jailed for nine months. Married businessman Dennis Johnson, 54, wept at the Old Bailey yesterday as he was led away to begin his sentence. The court heard Johnson, of Binstead
A motorist died after the car he was travelling in careered off the road and through a garden fence into a garden. The Vauxhall Vectra left the Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham, and ploughed through the fence into the garden narrowly missing the front of
Brighton and Hove Albion fans have accused a council of ignoring residents' views on plans for a new stadium. Lewes District Council planning officers are expected to object to Albion's proposals for a new stadium at Falmer at a meeting on Tuesday. They
Three draws and a postponement - not quite the points laden holiday period we had hoped for. But we still have it all to play for as we enter another hectic month of football (weather permitting). The recent cold snap has hampered our preparation for
Stuart Myall is hoping to celebrate promotion in May but it will not be to the dizzy heights of the Nationwide First Division, but rather from the Dr Martens Eastern Division. Myall's present club Hastings Town are on course to go up and so are his former
Police are trying to trace a man in connection with the death of a drinker from a heroin overdose, an inquest heard. Thomas Morgan, 58, was found dead in his flat in Richmond Road, Brighton, in August last year. Mr Morgan, who drank about eight to nine
MONDAY: Albion's New Year's Day fixture against Northampton at Withdean is frozen off following a lunchtime inspection by Lewes ref Steve Tomlin. Boss Peter Taylor reflects on two promotion points dropped by the Seagulls in blowing another two-goal lead
Shaun Wilkinson is enjoying the rare experience of regular first team football with Crawley's rivals for promotion to the Nationwide Conference. The versatile Albion youngster is halfway through a month on loan with Dr Martens League Premier Division
Albion boss Peter Taylor is confident his players are made of the right stuff to emulate his achievement at Gillingham. Taylor guided the Seagulls' former landlords to Division One via the play-offs two seasons ago, despite a fixture pile-up induced by
A builder climbed higher than Mount Kilimanjaro - by standing on a ladder at its peak. When Gary Mobsby, 43, decided to climb the world's tallest free-standing mountain, getting to the top was not enough. He strapped a metal ladder to his back for the
All of Brighton's swim squad have been put on the world class performance programme of Claire Manton. The 14-year-old was selected by the Amateur Swimming Association to take part in the initiative which is aimed at turning her into an Olympic swimmer
Unlucky Grant Talibard was invited back to a Weakest Link special for contestants who finished second - only to be runner-up again. Once more, the Hove gardener was told by acerbic host Anne Robinson he would leave with nothing. In his first appearance
Neighbours are upset that homeless families have been placed in St Catherine's Lodge Hotel on Hove seafront. They have complained justly that no planning application for the change of use was put before the council before it took place. More than six
If A Bruggi (Letters, December 28) was the Albion fan he says he is, he would realise the benches, as he calls them, could not be situated in the north side of the ground because some of the seats are at pitch level and would obstruct the fans' view of
The Christmas Eve article in The Argus about Sussex cricketer Rupert Whatley brought back many happy memories of summers of long ago. He was then known as Rupert Webb. Presumably he adopted a stage name after he retired from cricket. I can see him now
Who said football is a man's game? Sussex Sunday League outfit Park View are fielding a 13-year-old goalkeeper and it has done their fortunes no harm at all. View's No.1 Rikki Banks has only conceded one goal this season and his assured performances have
Some women bloom in pregnancy. I just wilt like an old vase of tulips. With four months still to go before touch down, I feel I have as much energy as a fairy light bulb. I've missed lots of half-decent films on the telly over Christmas because I've fallen
This week's profile of A Sussex park team focuses on Brighton Locksmiths. Ground: Waterhall. Division: Sussex Sunday Six. Record Attendance: 40. Key man: Central midfielder Darren Smith. Worst dressed player: Michael Adams. Dressing room joker: Gary Edmonds
Little James Spencer was rocking with joy after winning the grand prize in a competition run by The Argus. The one-year-old had the winning ticket in a draw held at Santa's grotto in The Gingerbread House in The Lanes, Brighton. Every child who met Father
New Year's Day was memorable for all the wrong reasons for Eastbourne Borough players and management. They made the trip to Sittingbourne only for the game to be postponed within an hour of kick-off. A disappointed Greenwood said: "When we got there we
Mick O'Callaghan has become the first victim of St Leonards manager Glyn White's tough new regime. Rookie boss White is keen to stamp his authority over his new charges at the Firs and the former Rye coach has introduced some rules and regulations. White
A man who emailed an indecent picture of a girl to a paedophile ring has been jailed for nine months. Married businessman Dennis Johnson, 54, wept at the Old Bailey yesterday as he was led away to begin his sentence. The court heard Johnson, of Binstead
A motorist died after the car he was travelling in careered off the road and through a garden fence into a garden. The Vauxhall Vectra left the Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham, and ploughed through the fence into the garden narrowly missing the front of
Paul Stokes added to the woes of Lewes after breaking an ankle in last week's win over Leyton Pennant. Stokes joins a long injury list at the Dripping Pan which also includes Stuart Hack, Andy Johnson, Peter Brackley and Sam Francis. With a limited squad
Brighton and Hove Albion fans have accused a council of ignoring residents' views on plans for a new stadium. Lewes District Council planning officers are expected to object to Albion's proposals for a new stadium at Falmer at a meeting on Tuesday. They
Queen Victoria's knickers could get a public airing later this year. The crotchless bloomers with a 52in waist form part of a fashion collection at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. They were donated to the museum in the Fifties after being bought at a
People living near a former hotel fear council planners will push through an application to turn it into a hostel for homeless families. Brighton and Hove City Council's housing department moved homeless people into the former St Catherine's Lodge Hotel
The intense media concentration lately on anti-social on and off-the-field activities by professional footballers prompts me to recall when the spotlight was directed on the Albion. Some instances of stepping out of line were little more than excesses
Paul Rogers has thanked boss Peter Taylor for standing by him after a rapid red card. Albion's veteran midfielder feared the worst following his quickfire dismissal against Chesterfield at Withdean before Christmas. He was sent-off by ref Andy D'Urso
Three draws and a postponement - not quite the points laden holiday period we had hoped for. But we still have it all to play for as we enter another hectic month of football (weather permitting). The recent cold snap has hampered our preparation for
Hailsham's Wayne Alexander is confident that 2002 will see him established as the best of Britain's bright crop of light-middleweights. The 11st 7lb division is brimming with talent, with WBU champion Takaloo, Commonwealth title-holder Richard Williams
Nick Nurse is set to lead out the southern conference in this month's All-Star game. The BBL will officially reveal the identity of the two selected coaches on Monday as they look ahead to the showcase occasion in Newcastle on January 20. Nurse has masterminded
The news that a city centre pub would not allow in the dad of two customers because he was "too old" at 54 and his son because he was wearing business clothes was almost unbelievable. This is a pub, for goodness's sake, not a nightclub. Such an attitude
Cocaine worth £6 million may be smuggled into Gatwick airport each week on planes from Jamaica. The British High Commissioner on the island estimates one passenger in ten arriving at Gatwick is carrying the drug. It's shocking that traffickers are tempting
All of Brighton's swim squad have been put on the world class performance programme of Claire Manton. The 14-year-old was selected by the Amateur Swimming Association to take part in the initiative which is aimed at turning her into an Olympic swimmer
So the self-proclaimed trendy Polar Central bars 54-year-old John Deverell because "the venue seeks a younger clientele". Wow - it's so cool of the place to flaunt its outmoded bigotry in such a radical, upfront way. Would the doorman have turned Mr Deverell
An unusual exhibit in Worthing Museum's costume collection is a pair of Queen Victoria's knickers. They are used, crotchless and have a waist measurement of 52in which indicates how fat the Queen became in her later years. Apparently she was in the habit
Will everyone please stop banging on about the age restriction/not trendy enough incident? It's just a bit of cheap publicity. All everyone is doing is telling Sussex that Polar Central caters for young and trendy people and it's costing the bar nothing
I travelled from Birmingham to Brighton to spend Christmas with my mother and sister and had arranged to meet some friends at their flat for a Christmas Eve drink. As I had to work on Christmas Eve, I had missed the last bus by the time I had unpacked
Obviously, it is good news to hear that the development of the Preston Barracks site will bring more jobs (The Argus, December 21). However, it's interesting Brighton and Hove City Council mentions nothing about consulting with local people on the future
The Christmas Eve article in The Argus about Sussex cricketer Rupert Whatley brought back many happy memories of summers of long ago. He was then known as Rupert Webb. Presumably he adopted a stage name after he retired from cricket. I can see him now
Shoppers cast aside fears of recession and spent more this Christmas than any other year for more than a decade. But much of the bonanza was paid for with credit cards and, if the spending boom continues, rising interest rates could spark major problems
Some women bloom in pregnancy. I just wilt like an old vase of tulips. With four months still to go before touch down, I feel I have as much energy as a fairy light bulb. I've missed lots of half-decent films on the telly over Christmas because I've fallen
Councillors are to spend £150,000 on electronic car park signs. Worthing is to become the first town in West Sussex to have illuminated panels, which will save drivers time by telling them if car parks have vacant spaces. West Sussex County Council and
Little James Spencer was rocking with joy after winning the grand prize in a competition run by The Argus. The one-year-old had the winning ticket in a draw held at Santa's grotto in The Gingerbread House in The Lanes, Brighton. Every child who met Father
