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  • Terrace Talk, with Roz South

    With a football filled Easter weekend lined up, it would have been so much more helpful if Leicester could have secured their promotion a little earlier. There's nothing worse than fighting a relegation battle against teams who are fighting for glory

  • Seagulls must keep Coppell

    Simon Rodger has saluted Albion and Steve Coppell for prolonging his League career. The Shoreham-born midfielder was without a club in October when Coppell, his boss at Crystal Palace, snapped him up to add some top flight know-how to the relegation fight

  • Seagulls are on the brink

    Albion are deep in relegation trouble after Leicester powered to the win they needed to clinch promotion and return to the top of the table. The Seagulls are four points adrift of safety with three matches left after fellow strugglers Stoke beat Wimbledon

  • Strict rules on shooting

    The shooting of a man in Brighton and Hove is a chilling reminder of the extent the police will go to protect our safety. The decision to pull the trigger may have to be made in an instant, under pressure and is the most difficult task any police officer

  • Snooker: Davis bids to reach snooker's elite

    Sussex snooker star Mark Davis is committing himself to practice, a keep-fit campaign and a sports psychologist in a bid to finally realise his potential. If the last player to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan before The Rocket pocketed the world title reaches

  • Cricket: Six of the best for Mushtaq

    Sussex's new overseas player Mushtaq Ahmed warmed up for next week's Championship opener by destroying Cardiff UCCE on the first day of the friendly at Hove. The Pakistani leg spinner took 6-20 as the students were bowled out for 116 shortly after lunch

  • John O'Hara Cup: Winners face uncertain future

    Selsey won the John O'Hara League Cup for the first time in their 100-year history on Good Friday, but it could also be the last according to manager Danny Hinshelwood. Two second half strikes from Paul Lee was enough to see off Sidlesham, but Hinshelwood

  • Leicester 2 Albion 0: Blow by blow

    Rodger got a nasty whack in the nether regions in the opening seconds from a clearance by Rogers, Leicester's former Nottingham Forest leftback. A challenge by Watson on Dickov, spotted belatedly by the linesman, gave the home side their first opportunity

  • Leicester v Albion: The Teams

    Albion welcome back Dean Blackwell as they bid to wreck Leicester's promotion party at a wintry Walkers Stadium. The former Wimbledon centre half missed the 2-1 win at Reading and last Saturday's 2-0 home defeat against Preston with an ankle injury. Boss

  • Fatigued sailor towed ashore

    A yachtsman had his vessel towed ashore after becoming exhausted as he sailed alone from Holland to Sussex. The middle-aged American called coastguards for help seven miles south-east of Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne on Thursday at 11.15pm. He had set

  • Inside View, with Nathan Jones

    There was definitely an anti-climactic feeling after last Saturday's defeat at the hands of Preston. We went into the game with renewed confidence after the tremendous result and performance of the previous encounter. It was particularly frustrating as

  • Gerry Armstrong: Run-in gives Albion hope

    I have been looking at the run-ins for the teams fighting relegation and can confidently say Albion are the side I fancy to stay up. I have said they would all along and despite their disappointing defeat against Preston last week, I still think they

  • Terrace Talk, with Roz South

    With a football filled Easter weekend lined up, it would have been so much more helpful if Leicester could have secured their promotion a little earlier. There's nothing worse than fighting a relegation battle against teams who are fighting for glory

  • Overshadowing beauty

    Is it me or do the proposed designs for both the West Pier and the King Alfred Centre seem completely at odds with Brighton and Hove's wonderful architectural heritage? We should be enhancing our beautiful Regency buildings not overshadowing them. -Emma

  • Seagulls must keep Coppell

    Simon Rodger has saluted Albion and Steve Coppell for prolonging his League career. The Shoreham-born midfielder was without a club in October when Coppell, his boss at Crystal Palace, snapped him up to add some top flight know-how to the relegation fight

  • Home Truths, with Jacqui Bealing

    What has happened to April? One week we're shivering in snow flurries. The next we're fainting in the heat. And there doesn't seem to have been a drop of rain for weeks. I hate it when the weather takes a turn for the unusual. April has never been one

  • Crawley Council

    A vicar who lost faith in New Labour is to stand against the party in Crawley's local elections. The Reverend Malcolm Liles will face a tough battle in Southgate ward, which is a Labour stronghold. Indeed, anyone not flying the red flag in Crawley faces

  • Foul mess

    Has anybody else noticed the excess amount of dog excrement on Brighton and Hove's streets recently? I'm sick and tired of irresponsible people who refuse to clean up after their pets. Owners who walk away from their "responsibilities" can be fined but

  • Going up and up

    Philip O'Callaghan, Managing Director of Marina Developer Parkridge, rightly notes there will be "concerns" about his company's plans to erect two, 14-storey tower blocks in Brighton Marina (and judging by the photo montage shown in The Argus, at least

  • In protest

    Peter Garrett (Letters, April 16) remarks that Falmer has attracted more controversy than "other stadium sites". This is hardly surprising as Falmer is the only one going through the planning process. If an application was made to build a stadium on open

  • Motorsport: Rainer still out in front

    Craig Rainer maintained his overall lead in the Ford Saloon Car Championship after another successful weekend at Angelsey. Reigning champion Rainer, from Crawley Down, finished first in class B in both races and second overall which left him ahead in

  • Basketball: Trotters turn on the style

    The Harlem Globetrotters dunked their way into Sussex and got Easter off to a flying start to a packed house at the Brighton Centre last night. Basketball's most famous team took on old adversaries New York Nationals on the last leg of their UK tour and

  • John O'Hara Cup: Winners face uncertain future

    Selsey won the John O'Hara League Cup for the first time in their 100-year history on Good Friday, but it could also be the last according to manager Danny Hinshelwood. Two second half strikes from Paul Lee was enough to see off Sidlesham, but Hinshelwood

  • Marina superpub gets green light

    50 jobs will be created after a superpub was given the go-ahead at Brighton Marina. Run by JD Wetherspoon, the fastest-expanding pub chain, it will be part of the transformation of the marina which includes a £50 million development of new buildings and

  • Pair charged over cannabis haul

    Two men have been charged with attempting to smuggle drugs worth £750,000 into Sussex. Alexander Goddard, 29, of Conbar Avenue, Rustington, Littlehampton, and Gregory Thomas Murray, 35, of Lennox Street, Brighton, are both charged with the same offence

  • Bodies found at bottom of cliffs

    The bodies of two men were discovered at the base of a notorious suicide spot on Friday. They were found about 50 yards apart, 400 yards east of the Belle Tout lighthouse at Beachy Head, near Eastbourne. One was believed to be in his mid-30s, the other

  • Family's stolen dog left to die

    A family has told how their dog was left to die by a roadside after she was stolen from their home. Border collie Jess, who had been in training to become a rescue dog overseas, suffered such horrific injuries they believe she had been thrown from a car

  • Friends pay tribute to Dunkirk veteran

    Tributes have been paid to a wartime hero who has died at the age of 86. George Hollick was a veteran of the Dunkirk evacuation. Friend and fellow Dunkirk veteran John Slinger, from Brighton, said: "He was a wonderful man and a true gentleman. "He will

  • Gunshots ring out on holy day

    Gunshots shattered the early morning silence as a church congregation prepared for worship on Good Friday. Many people woke to the sound of sirens as police surrounded St Peter's Church in Brighton. Witnesses described hearing several shots before an

  • Shot gunman to be quizzed

    An escaped prisoner is recovering from surgery to remove a bullet from his leg after he was shot by a police marksman. Detectives were expecting to interview the unidentified man who climbed on to scaffolding in Brighton city centre in the early hours

  • Leicester 2 Albion 0

    Albion are deep in relegation trouble after Leicester powered to the win they needed to clinch promotion and return to the top of the table. The Seagulls are four points adrift of safety with three matches left after fellow strugglers Stoke beat Wimbledon

  • Leicester v Albion: The Teams

    Albion welcome back Dean Blackwell as they bid to wreck Leicester's promotion party at a wintry Walkers Stadium. The former Wimbledon centre half missed the 2-1 win at Reading and last Saturday's 2-0 home defeat against Preston with an ankle injury. Boss

  • Sussex is a haven for deadringers

    Passers-by could have been forgiven for thinking they had walked in to a set for a television show when a line of celebrities gathered at a hotel. However, they were really the spitting images of famous stars who came to pose for a day at Brighton's Grand

  • Inside View, with Nathan Jones

    There was definitely an anti-climactic feeling after last Saturday's defeat at the hands of Preston. We went into the game with renewed confidence after the tremendous result and performance of the previous encounter. It was particularly frustrating as

  • Gerry Armstrong: Run-in gives Albion hope

    I have been looking at the run-ins for the teams fighting relegation and can confidently say Albion are the side I fancy to stay up. I have said they would all along and despite their disappointing defeat against Preston last week, I still think they

  • Double vision

    Anyone passing The Grand hotel earlier this week may have done a double-take at some of the guests going in. The hotel has had its fair share of celebrity guests but surely Anne Robinson, Ricky Gervais, Davina McCall, Barbara Windsor and George Clooney

  • Motorsport: Rainer still out in front

    Craig Rainer maintained his overall lead in the Ford Saloon Car Championship after another successful weekend at Angelsey. Reigning champion Rainer, from Crawley Down, finished first in class B in both races and second overall which left him ahead in

  • Other lives lost

    Jess the dog was in training to lead a life as a overseas rescue dog. But cruel and heartless thieves snatched her from her home and dumped her on a roadside where she was left to die. Her distraught owner, firefighter Geoff Parkinson, discovered Jess

  • Motorsport: Wheeler bids to defend crown

    Clive Wheeler has set his sights on making a successful defence of Volkswagen's Castrol Polo Challenge. The championship gets under way next weekend with the Gateshead-based Pirelli Northumbria Rally, part of the British Rally Championship's Pirelli International

  • Basketball: Trotters turn on the style

    The Harlem Globetrotters dunked their way into Sussex and got Easter off to a flying start to a packed house at the Brighton Centre last night. Basketball's most famous team took on old adversaries New York Nationals on the last leg of their UK tour and

  • Gunshots ring out on holy day

    Gunshots shattered the early morning silence as a church congregation prepared for worship on Good Friday. Many people woke to the sound of sirens as police surrounded St Peter's Church in Brighton. Witnesses described hearing several shots before an

  • Shot gunman to be quizzed

    An escaped prisoner is recovering from surgery to remove a bullet from his leg after he was shot by a police marksman. Detectives were expecting to interview the unidentified man who climbed on to scaffolding in Brighton city centre in the early hours

  • Leicester 2 Albion 0

    Albion are deep in relegation trouble after Leicester powered to the win they needed to clinch promotion and return to the top of the table. The Seagulls are four points adrift of safety with three matches left after fellow strugglers Stoke beat Wimbledon

  • Bike rip-off warning

    Police are warning people selling motorbikes to be wary of two men who are travelling the area buying bikes with fraudulent banker's drafts. Several instances have been reported nationally and Sussex Police believe the men may have been targeting this

  • Tea room jam case adjourned

    The former owner of a village tea room was accused of falsely describing the strawberry jam he served as home-made. Christopher Endacott, 51, of Marine Drive, Rottingdean, is alleged to have committed the offences in April and May last year while he was

  • Pointless permits

    I am pleased to finally see an increase in residential parking spaces in the Seven Dials area. However, I worry that more permits are also being issued. For three years, I have paid for the "privilege" of parking where I live. Yet, due to the number of

  • Staff foil raid on petrol station

    Armed raiders fled empty-handed after trying to hold up staff at a Sussex petrol station. Cashiers at the Texaco garage in Kingsway, Hove, became suspicious and locked the door after the two men arrived in their red Ford Orion just after 1am on Thursday

  • Seagulls are on the brink

    Albion are deep in relegation trouble after Leicester powered to the win they needed to clinch promotion and return to the top of the table. The Seagulls are four points adrift of safety with three matches left after fellow strugglers Stoke beat Wimbledon

  • Kerbside theft

    I frequently see people taking donations which have been left outside the Cancer Research charity shop in St George's Road, Kemp Town. One couple even pulled up in their car and loaded their boot with dozens of boxes. Thankfully, customers from the pub

  • Public burden

    Given the obvious unsustainability of current professional football finances and the probable disappearance of several once-great clubs into insolvency, it would seem the building of a new stadium anywhere for the Albion - which, despite its loyal, local

  • Cash access

    I must correct Councillor Willows when he states that pensioners now have to access their money from cash machines (The Argus, April 17). Pensions can still be collected in cash over the counter at post offices or via a cashpoint machine, if people prefer

  • Double vision

    Anyone passing The Grand hotel earlier this week may have done a double-take at some of the guests going in. The hotel has had its fair share of celebrity guests but surely Anne Robinson, Ricky Gervais, Davina McCall, Barbara Windsor and George Clooney

  • Other lives lost

    Jess the dog was in training to lead a life as a overseas rescue dog. But cruel and heartless thieves snatched her from her home and dumped her on a roadside where she was left to die. Her distraught owner, firefighter Geoff Parkinson, discovered Jess

  • On track to help war victims

    Musicians are hoping to emulate the success of Live Aid with a charity single and concert in aid of victims of the Iraq War. In the Eighties, Bob Geldof led some of the biggest singing names of the time in a campaign that raised millions of pounds to

  • Labour's loss

    So Ken Bodfish (Letters, April 5) does not want the local elections to be influenced by the Government's involvement in Iraq. Well, how about the fact that personal pensions we have been paying into all these years are now not worth anything like we were

  • Motorsport: Wheeler bids to defend crown

    Clive Wheeler has set his sights on making a successful defence of Volkswagen's Castrol Polo Challenge. The championship gets under way next weekend with the Gateshead-based Pirelli Northumbria Rally, part of the British Rally Championship's Pirelli International

  • Strict rules on shooting

    The shooting of a man in Brighton and Hove is a chilling reminder of the extent the police will go to protect our safety. The decision to pull the trigger may have to be made in an instant, under pressure and is the most difficult task any police officer

  • Casting doubt

    I read in The Argus (April 15) about a man called Robert Young who was fined because a traffic warden concluded, from the position of his wheel valves, that his car had remained in the same place for longer than was permitted. If you have reported the

  • Snooker: Davis bids to reach snooker's elite

    Sussex snooker star Mark Davis is committing himself to practice, a keep-fit campaign and a sports psychologist in a bid to finally realise his potential. If the last player to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan before The Rocket pocketed the world title reaches

  • Will the good guys become bad guys?

    a scandalous military assault on the defenceless (thanks to UN Resolutions) sovereign and independent state of Iraq into a virtue. If we look to the UN to respond with sanctions against the leaders of the so-called "coalition" for breaching the UN Charter

  • Cricket: Six of the best for Mushtaq

    Sussex's new overseas player Mushtaq Ahmed warmed up for next week's Championship opener by destroying Cardiff UCCE on the first day of the friendly at Hove. The Pakistani leg spinner took 6-20 as the students were bowled out for 116 shortly after lunch

  • Loram hit by bad break

    Former world speedway champion Mark Loram was taken to hospital with a broken arm after crashing at Arlington Stadium last night. Loram, the No. 1 rider for Eastbourne Eagles, was hurt in a first-bend pile-up as the Sussex side were bundled out of the

  • Leicester 2 Albion 0: Blow by blow

    Rodger got a nasty whack in the nether regions in the opening seconds from a clearance by Rogers, Leicester's former Nottingham Forest leftback. A challenge by Watson on Dickov, spotted belatedly by the linesman, gave the home side their first opportunity