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  • December 23: McGhee brings Mac in from the cold

    Mark McCammon revealed today how Albion have rescued him from the chilly feeling of rejection at Millwall. Winter arrived early for McCammon at the club which used to play down Cold Blow Lane. The 6ft 4ins target man, frustrated by a lack of first team

  • December 23: My dream scouting chance

    The dossier was lying on Mark McGhee's desk. The Albion manager picked it up and went through it. So did his assistant Bob Booker. Even Dean White, coach and reserve team manager, had a peak. Ian Morley had compiled as much information on QPR as his experience

  • December 22: Mayo's future in the balance

    Albion manager Mark McGhee today challenged Kerry Mayo to prove he is worth another contract. Long-serving Mayo's future with the Seagulls is in the balance after talks with McGhee about a new deal. The versatile defender has until the end of the season

  • Weatherman's no snow bet

    Weatherman Michael Fish has put his reputation on the line again - betting £1,000 it will not snow in London on Christmas Day. Mr Fish, 60, from Eastbourne, famous for his "What hurricane?" prediction in 1987, will donate his winnings to the Band Aid

  • Ash husband spared prison

    The brother-in-law of Men Behaving Badly actress Leslie Ash was spared Christmas in jail for threatening her sister. Peter Aboro, 53, was given a community punishment and a curfew yesterday for causing distress and harassing his estranged wife Deborah

  • Macca has a very abbey Christmas

    Sir Paul McCartney played Father Christmas throwing a lavish party for 400 people. Macca and wife Heather turned the grounds of an historic Sussex school into a winter wonderland, bringing in snow machines to create a white Christmas. The bash was for

  • Letter: Grateful bluebirds

    During the annual invitation to sing carols at the Holmbush Centre, Southwick, the Bluebird Society for the Disabled raised a whopping £424 for its charity. The generosity of the Holmbush shoppers was immensely appreciated by the hardy band of warblers

  • Asbo OAP loses plea for ban

    A rebel pensioner has had his latest bid to beat the authorities thrown out of court. Victor Causabon-Vincent, 73, applied for an injunction banning Adur District Council staff from his property. He claimed council officers acted illegally when they took

  • Arrests as trouble flares at club launch

    Eight people were arrested when disturbances broke out at the opening of a revamped nightclub. Officers were called to the East Club and Persia lounge and restaurant in Railway Approach, Worthing. Coun Tom Wye, council adviser on antisocial behaviour,

  • Dream villa could cost couple their home

    A couple risk losing their family home after becoming caught up in a long-running land dispute 2,000 miles away. Linda and David Orams, from Hove, were looking forward to a quiet retirement when they bought a dream holiday villa in Cyprus two years ago

  • Deaflympics: Jones is the inspiration for Jo

    Jo Davison has been inspired to go for gold by Mick Jones. The European hammer record-holder from East Preston, who flies out to Melbourne next Tuesday (28th), has received practical and technical advice from the Commonwealth champion from Crawley. Her

  • Husband freed after quiz ordeal

    The husband of missing Hilary Ball was released by police today after questioning. Geoff Ball, a 46-year-old unemployed IT worker, was arrested on Tuesday night on suspicion of murdering his 53-year-old wife. After being held for more than 30 hours, Mr

  • My dream scouting chance

    The dossier was lying on Mark McGhee's desk. The Albion manager picked it up and went through it. So did his assistant Bob Booker. Even Dean White, coach and reserve team manager, had a peak. Ian Morley had compiled as much information on QPR as his experience

  • Virgo back on the spot

    Adam Virgo has been handed another new role as Albion's spot-kick deputy. Virgo has been nominated by manager Mark McGhee to take the penalty if Albion are awarded one in Sunday's Championship showdown at home to fellow strugglers Gillingham. Leon Knight

  • Tube strike threatens festive chaos

    Millions of commuters and New Year's Eve revellers are set to face travel chaos because of two threatened strikes expected to be called today in a row over jobs and conditions. About 330 signalling workers are believed to have voted in favour of industrial

  • City banker loses sexism case

    A senior banker who brought a landmark case against one of the world's best-known investment banks was not the victim of gender discrimination, a tribunal ruled yesterday. Stephanie Villalba, 42, a former executive at Merrill Lynch, had been seeking more

  • Park-and-ride will save firms £100m

    A Park-and-ride scheme to the north of Brighton and Hove would cut pollution, improve air quality and save businesses £100 million a year in congestion costs, according to a new report. Business support organisation Sussex Enterprise wants a 1,000-space

  • Letter: The Albion needs changes at the very top

    Where Tony Ward gives only three options facing the Albion (Letters, December 18), I am sure supporters will add a few more. I will make a single observation. Selling our best assets - Harding will probably go next - will result in relegation and subsequent

  • Letter: Let the railways take the bicycles

    Adam Trimingham is right to draw attention to the complexities of cycling as a part of integrated transport (The Argus, December 15). Cycling is underrated both by national and local government and the railway authority which allowed new trains to be

  • Support officers win new powers

    Sussex's 149 community support officers (CSO) are being offered extended powers as police brace themselves for the Christmas and new year revelries. Chief Constable Ken Jones was given the option of allowing his CSOs to take on powers of detention. Home

  • Probe into cost of city's mental caring

    An investigation has been launched into the high cost of city mental health services. Brighton and Hove City Council and the NHS primary care trust will spend £30 million this year looking after patients and sufferers. The bill is £2 million higher than

  • Letter: Parking rant was just a way to win Tory votes

    It is very easy for Mike Weatherly (Letters, December 8) to rant about Brighton Council having a "war on cars" but I suspect most residents will see through his thinly-veiled attempt to win votes at the next election for the Conservatives. Mike is affronted

  • Cruel thieves take family's festive gifts

    Thieves have left three children without a Christmas after stealing presents from under the tree. The youngsters arrived home after a weekend away to find the gifts gone and their computer missing. Their mother, Lorna Maslen, has enlisted the help of

  • Letter: Sniping won't help

    I would like to take issue with Robert Nemeth's insulting remarks about council planning officers (Letters, December 21). Their job is to be fair and impartial in assessing planning applications and to uphold planning law. It's a complex job not made

  • Letter: Singles hold sway

    In response to the headline EU Must Be Joking (The Argus, December 13), these so-called "single residents" seem to have a lot of sway with Sussex councils. Similar "single residents" in Carden Avenue, Preston Park and Withdean complained about the park-and-ride

  • Letter: Whose sewage?

    Perhaps you can shed some light on the projected sewage pipeline survey works (The Argus, December 10) or perhaps one of your readers has the necessary information. 1) What or who gives Southern Water the right to flout all the policies re greenfield

  • Deaflympics: Sussex sisters go for gold

    The Simmons sister act will fly the flag for Britain next month when they compete in the 20th Deaflympics. Roanna and Corinna Simmons, along with fellow Sussex player Sonya Nye, are in Great Britain's football squad competing in the event in Melbourne

  • Letter: Birds don't matter

    In response to Mrs Wheatcroft (Letters, December 17), blue-tits, robins and blackbirds do not matter one iota. What is important is there should be adequate and new roads, railways and airports, adequate homes to meet the needs of the homeless, affordable

  • Table Tennis: Boost for Horsham

    Horsham's chances of promotion to the premier division of the British League have received a boost. After last week's two-day series of matches at Okehampton, Horsham and London Progress are joint leaders in Division One. Reading, one of Horsham's rivals

  • Letter: A little respect

    Chris Rackley says 20 million people want cycle-free roads, no cycle lanes and no bus lanes (Letters, December 20). I guess that leaves twice as many people who disagree with his views. I cannot drive. I have to get a bus or cycle to work. I have to share

  • Cycling: Gatwick riders set new record

    A world roller-cycling record has been beaten for the third year in succession at Gatwick Airport. Two teams of riders from the Crawley-based 21st Century Airports Club, plus several guest riders, kept two bikes mounted on rollers spinning for 12 hours

  • Letter: Time to light up

    I would like to send out a message to the high proportion of cyclists who ride without lights at night. It is not a requirement of having a driving licence that drivers should wear night-vision glasses or possess the eyesight of a golden eagle. I guess

  • Rugby: New deal for Phillips

    Sussex's Olly Phillips has been offered a two-year contract extension by Premiership club Newcastle Falcons, but hasn't committed himself long-term to the club just yet. The 22-year-old wing from Brighton is in the middle of a one-year deal, but he impressed

  • Letter: Christians must fight this agnostic agenda

    Well done Lynn Daly for writing so clearly against those who are trying to undermine Christianity in Britain (The Argus, December 14). Surely the time has come when we need to know who these people are, whether at the EU or in national or local government

  • McGhee brings Mac in from the cold

    Mark McCammon revealed today how Albion have rescued him from the chilly feeling of rejection at Millwall. Winter arrived early for McCammon at the club which used to play down Cold Blow Lane. The 6ft 4ins target man, frustrated by a lack of first team

  • E-firm hopes to feel force of success

    Redundancies and a stint in administration made it something of an annus horribilis for staff at Brighton-based e-learning firm KnowledgePool. So they must have expected the worse when Darth Vader gate-crashed their office Christmas party wielding a light

  • MPs launch pay gap inquiry

    MPs are to investigate the gap between the pay of men and women as a new row broke out yesterday over equality. The Trade and Industry Select Committee called for written evidence after announcing a fresh probe into the 18% difference. The committee said

  • Bank raiders notes shock

    The gang behind the £22 million Northern Bank heist in Belfast may be forced to dump more than half the cash, it emerged last night. Police chiefs hunting the robbers revealed at least £13 million of the missing money is made up in new notes. Money laundering

  • Parents frustrated by Christmas toys crisis

    A toy shortage has hit Brighton and Hove just days before Christmas. Parents will have to face disappointed children on Saturday when they discover Santa has not delivered the goods. Some of the most popular toys, which include the Robosapien, are being

  • £3m bid to teach people new skills

    A £3 million project to encourage people to learn new skills has been launched. The Sussex Lifelong Learning Network (SLLN) is being led by the University of Brighton and has the backing of educational and business groups. Its purpose is to close the

  • Walkers brave deluge to swell appeal funds

    A wet and miserable day was brightened up by a host of colourful characters taking part in a fancy dress parade to raise money for charity. Superman, Harry Potter, Bill and Ben and a walking Christmas tree were among costumes worn by Argus staff as they

  • December 23: Virgo back on the spot

    Adam Virgo has been handed another new role as Albion's spot-kick deputy. Virgo has been nominated by manager Mark McGhee to take the penalty if Albion are awarded one in Sunday's Championship showdown at home to fellow strugglers Gillingham. Leon Knight