Steven King insists his "two months of hell" have made him a changed man. The Lewes manager is free to continue his role at the Dripping Pan after a Football Association appeal board overturned his six-month suspension from all football at a hearing
It may have been one of the more low-key signings of the close season but Alex Revell has wasted no time in making a mark with Albion. Ever since his opening day winner at Rotherham, Revell has been instrumental in the Seagulls' encouraging start to
Lord's holds some special memories for James Kirtley. Every one of the countless wickets he has taken there during a decade or more of stalwart service for Sussex has some significance. But nothing will top the catch he took against India in one of
Chris Adams will end one of the biggest team-talks of his career tomorrow by telling his Sussex side: Don't die wondering.' The Sussex captain is convinced his side can win the county's first one-day final for 20 years if the Lord's occasion does not
Albion are not expecting to lose money from their lowest Withdean crowd for five years. Only 2,533 spectators braved the rain on Wednesday as the Seagulls beat Boston United 1-0 in the first round of the Carling Cup. It was the worst attendance since
A police helicopter today scoured the shoreline of Hove in search of a missing woman. The 39-year-old was last seen at about 10.30pm on Wednesday night. She left a note at her home in Hove saying she was depressed. She has a history of going missing
From Friday, August 18, to Monday, August 21 we asked you, the Argus website readers, the above question. After three days of voting, in which 118 votes were cast, the results were: Yes, the exams are too easy now and do not reflect adequately
From Tuesday, August 15, to Friday, August 18 we asked you, The Argus website readers, the above question. After two days of voting in which 255 votes were cast the results were: No, the threat of terrorism will never stop me travelling anywhere
From Monday, August 14 to Tuesday, August 15 we asked you, The Argus website readers the above question. After two days of voting in which 268 votes were cast the results were: It's fantastic, it contains all the excellent articles and features
Half-a-million passengers are expected to pass through Gatwick Airport this weekend, between tomorrow and bank holiday Monday. Saturday will be the busiest day with about 130,000 passengers. Top destinations include Malaga, Palma, Dalaman, Alicante,
The Priory, when discovered, provided an awesome setting for this secret gig by guitar pop band The Feeling. A former nunnery-turned-carvery and business centre, it was an unlikely venue with its stained-glass windows and steepled roof. Although
A bright student who was penalised in her mock Latin GCSE paper because one answer was "too sophisticated" today achieved a string of top grade passes. Katie Merchant had one point deducted from a three-mark question about Ovid's poem, Echo And Narcissus
An airline is calling for flights to be cancelled at Gatwick during the busy bank holiday weekend to avoid travel chaos. Crawley-based Virgin Atlantic claims security restrictions introduced after a failed terrorist plot to blow up airliners will make
A £20 million hotel is planned for Gatwick. Kew Green Hotels is to seek planning permission for a 220-bedroom hotel near the airport's South Terminal. If Crawley Borough Council allows the application, construction will start next spring and the hotel
Top of people's wish list for Brighton Marina's western end are better access, public spaces and good views. Hundreds of residents filled in a survey following an exhibition last month on plans to transform the western part of the marina into an international
A heavy storm caused chaos as towns and villages were hit by flash flooding last night. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service dealt with 20 calls from homes and businesses in the Bognor area in the space of half an hour. One of the first calls was at
Brighton's Hippodrome in Middle Street has been quietly in the care of bingo players for some 40 years. However, as Adam Trimingham warns, we must "Act now to save the Hippodrome" (The Argus, August 9). This is Brighton's other theatre treasure
I noticed your picture of St James's Street (The Argus, July 29) shows plenty of pedestrians. This is not surprising as traffic there is usually slow. When I am on my way to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, I notice many people at the stops in
Is whoever proposed St James's Street be pedestrianised psychic? Do they foresee 12 months of fine weather so that St James's Street can have a "continental-style outdoor cafe culture"? How are businesses supposed to have deliveries made? Many
Pedestrianising St James's Street with trees, tables and chairs will not support the shops all year round - and the people waiting for buses are not "passing trade" - they are customers. Mr G Anderson, Arundel Terrace, Brighton
If you have become embroiled in the family court system or the convolutions of the social services, be aware Harriet Harman has promised to open up proceedings to make them closer to what we have a right to expect from our justice system and public
As a Brightonian presently living in Cumbria, I was saddened to read of the closure of the Hippodrome. This fine old building holds happy memories for me as my late father, Ernie Orringe, played for many years in the orchestra then, after retiring
Jonny Cornthwaite writes that the Brunswick development at the marina will "finally achieve the plan envisaged for it so many years ago" (Letters, July 28) . Well, so many years ago, nearly 30 in fact, I was a reporter on the Sussex Express living
We are told the Hanbury Arms is set to become - tautologically - a "members' club". Will this happen, and how successful is such a set-up likely to be? The old Music Library, opposite the Dome, was supposed to become a "media club" but all we ever
Six months ago, with great fanfare, Brighton and Hove City Council announced the disgraceful Old Steine bus shelters outside the Royal Pavilion were at last to be refurbished. I actually thought the job would get done. How wrong can you be? TJ
It would appear whoever wrote your Comment column (The Argus, August 12) is unaware the 2004 Housing Act became law in April 2006. From that date, all shared houses have become Houses in Multiple Occupation which, if they meet certain criteria
I largely agree with Adam Trimingham that disillusion with the major parties and their policies leads to apathy or, worse still, attraction to often reactionary alternatives, such as the fascist BNP (The Argus, August 16). However, I believe there
It is drummed into motorists from day one that they must keep their full attention on the road at all times. This is why the use of mobile phones while driving is banned. With this in mind, I am forced to wonder which bright spark at Sussex Police
I read with some concern about the devastation created in our parks and open spaces by travellers (The Argus, August 16). My wife is of Irish descent and we often holiday in the Irish Republic, where trespassing on land with a motor vehicle has
Surely I am not the only person to read with a mixture of wonder and disbelief the concluding paragraph in your brief article today headed "Abandoned police mergers cost £11.5m" (The Argus, August 22). Disbelief that this shambles has cost long-suffering
Can someone please do something about the traffic cones at the north end of London Road, outside Blockbuster and Richer Sounds? They have been there for about three weeks now, with no signs as to when they will go, no workmen to be seen and no
A shopkeeper is suing her landlord after an electric shock threw her across a room and left her needing surgery for a dislocated shoulder. Roisin Murphy feared she would die after the shock in May this year. She was forced to close her dog-grooming
Top of people's wish list for Brighton Marina's western end are better access, public spaces and good views. Hundreds of residents filled in a survey following an exhibition last month on plans to transform the western part of the marina into
An airline is calling for flights to be cancelled at Gatwick during the busy bank holiday weekend to avoid travel chaos. Crawley-based Virgin Atlantic claims security restrictions introduced after a failed terrorist plot to blow up airliners will make
Police have been accused of wasting resources by attending a peace demonstration of 150 people with enough officers to marshall a football match. Councillors say Sussex Police went "totally over the top" by sending up to 100 officers to a march against
Hospital workers face an increased risk of being attacked by violent patients after the number of security staff was cut. Porters are to help provide security at The Conquest Hospital in St Leonards, where almost a third of doctors and nurses experienced
A £20 million hotel is planned for Gatwick. Kew Green Hotels is to seek planning permission for a 220-bedroom hotel near the airport's South Terminal. If Crawley Borough Council allows the application, construction will start next spring and the hotel
Plans for a landmark 600ft seafront observation platform have won vital backing from a powerful Government conservation agency. English Heritage has come out in support of the proposed £20 million i360 tower at the land end of the derelict West
The headmaster of one of the county's highest achieving independent schools has launched an attack on GCSEs league tables. Richard Cairns, of Brighton College, said the statistics were encouraging schools to put pupils through exams which were
Anti-war campaigners staged a rooftop protest at a weapons factory. Two protesters used a ladder to climb 40ft on to the roof of EDO MBM Defence Systems in Home Farm Road, Brighton, yesterday. EDO designs, develops and manufactures weapon carriage
Students across Sussex are set for success today as they celebrate another record year of GCSE results. Early results show most schools have improved or equalled last year's records. Falmer High School, in Brighton, usually lingers near the bottom
Medical secretaries have warned proposals to type up doctors' notes abroad could put lives at risk. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is consulting staff on proposals to move its transcription services to South Africa and India.
A cash-strapped university has closed entry to its undergraduate courses without entering the clearing process. The University of Sussex said yesterday it had opted not to take part in clearing and had chosen instead to accept students who had been offered
The potentially life-saving breast cancer drug herceptin must be given to early stage cancer patients, the Government health watchdog has ruled. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued final guidance to Primary Care Trusts
A hunt supporter has been accused of giving two saboteurs serious head injuries on the final day of legal hunting with hounds. Wayne Spencer, 39, of Oakhurst Lane, Billingshurst, was involved in chaotic and violent clashes as hunt saboteurs tried
A five-year-old girl with a rare brain disorder has started a pioneering stem cell treatment in China which her family hope will save her life. Sacha Skinner, who lives with her mother Annette Dacosta and stepfather Graham Pearson in Firle Road
The family of a retired pilot who disappeared after setting off for a haircut have appealed for the public's help to find him. John Waterfall was last seen at his home in South Bank, Hassocks, at 2pm on Tuesday. The 58-year-old was due to take
Fans of Big Brother winner Pete Bennett's band Daddy Fantastic can watch his music video on the internet. Before the Channel 4 show started ITV Local, an internet channel from the terrestrial broadcaster, was given rights to the Brighton rocker's
Grants of £5.6 million have been made to scientists trying to cure cancer. The future of the University of Sussex's world-renowned Genome Damage and Stability Centre has been safeguarded for the next five years by the funding from the Medical
A removal man who disfigured a colleague for life by biting his nose off has been jailed for three years. David Phelps lunged at Robbie Walker and sank his teeth into his nose after turning up at his house drunk last September. He had gone to Mr Walker's
The number of patients registered with NHS dentists in Sussex has risen by more than two per cent. Figures published yesterday show 748,068 adults and children were registered in March this year. That is 2.3 per cent more than in 2005. But, despite
A renowned graffiti gallery is moving to new premises. Rarekind is leaving its current site at North Road, Brighton, because its lease has come to an end. It is reopening at 104 Trafalgar Street.
Mark Robinson will not mind if Sussex's keenly anticipated showdown with Lancashire at Lord's is not the thriller everyone hopes it will be. The prospect of a repeat of the county's last Lord's appearance against Warwickshire in 1993, which was not
Albion keeper Wayne Henderson is facing a race against time to reclaim the No.1 spot. A back injury ruled the Republic of Ireland international out of the squad for last night's 1-0 Carling Cup win at home to Boston United. Henderson is already side-lined
Steven King has spoken about his huge relief after having a six-month ban from all football reduced. The Football Association yesterday upheld Lewes manager King's appeal and cut the original sentence to a two-month touchline ban. King was handed a
Horsham YMCA's home debut in the Ryman League ended in frustration as they lost 4-3 to Sittingbourne. The County League champions led three times but were pegged back on each occasion by hat-trick man Andy Doerr before James Campbell hit the winner.
