Mike Yardy hopes to complete one of the most remarkable transformations ever seen in cricket at the ICC Champions Trophy. The Sussex all-rounder was forced to contemplate a career outside the game just three years ago when he feared his contract would
It would be easy to throw accusations at Andrew Whing. To criticise him for failing to mark his Albion debut with a goal. To suggest, as Micky Adams has, that he is prone to inconsistency and lapses in concentration. But the Seagulls' latest recruit
John Keeley has told Albion's latest international star: "You are a credit to your club." The Seagulls' goalkeeping coach was delighted with Wayne Henderson's display on his full debut for the Republic of Ireland as they drew 1-1 with the Czech Republic
A £20 million observation platform which will soar 577ft above Brighton seafront has today won planning permission. Councillors gave their support to the i360 at a planning meeting in Hove Town Hall this afternoon. The structure will be built on the
A girl offered to perform a sex act on a teenager she later accused of raping her in a graveyard, a court heard. Friends told a jury the girl was drunk when she made the offer to Alex Maynard in a Brighton park in front of her boyfriend. They also said
Grandfather Keith Turner argues passionately and coherently for Alzheimer's sufferers to be given the drugs they need to live a normal life. But just a few years ago the retired chiropodist from Hastings was confused, unable to recognise Lillian, his
The identity of a motorcyclist killed when his bike left the road has been released. Lea Deal, 40, of Station Road, Northiam, died at the scene of the accident on the A268 between Rye and Peasmarsh on Sunday, October 8. Police want to speak to anyone
October is breast cancer awareness month. One in nine women will develop breast cancer at some stage in their lifetime. Almost 42,000 women were diagnosed with the disease last year. Reporter Lynn Eccles met some of the women who have beaten
For Komedia co-director David Lavender, they are "two of the best shows I've ever seen". The critics, meanwhile, have revelled in the detailed worlds created by two unique companies whose magic relies on something more than words. The shows
Imogen Heap reckons her voice has "a strong personality, a lot of colour to it" and she likes to dress accordingly. Her dressingup box for touring, for instance, includes six-inch pink feathers and bright orange lipstick. Out of the entire cast
Self-confessed "posh, specky, corduroywearing liberal" Marcus Brigstocke unleashed an incendiary barrage of political comedy on Monday night and the Corn Exchange audience was happy to be on the receiving end. Kicking off with the description
Sparklehorse were a wrong fit right from the start. The musicians seemed odd sharing a stage, as if they all wandered off from different bands and ended up together. The bassist was all sleek-haired foxiness, standing next to a rocker frontman in
Following on from the success last week of another of his plays, An Hour And A Half Late, Brighton audiences are now being offered a second example of French author Gerald Sibleyras' talent. Whereas the previous work was a madcap whirlwind, this
It was an inspired touch to cast Alasdair Malloy as the narrator at the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra's first family concert on Sunday morning. He set the scene brilliantly for Roald Dahl's poems Dirty Beasts, to music by University of Sussex
As with Radio 4, !!! and other New York funk-rock darlings, The Rapture sound painfully fashionable on record. Minimalism is their thing, with watereddown beats and thin, highpitched vocals. So you either have to turn up the volume or go to see
Albion's long-serving utility player Gary Hart today pledged to "grin and bear" his exclusion from the starting line-up. Hart was dropped to the bench for the first time since Dean Wilkins took over as manager against Blackpool at Withdean on Sunday
Speedway fans are being given the chance to watch Britain's top young talent at the Brighton Centre. Promoter Jon Cook has signed up four rising stars for the Brighton Bonanza. Eastbourne Eagles favourites Lewis Bridger, pictured, and Edward Kennett
Crawley boss John Hollins criticised his players for a lacklustre second half performance following a crushing defeat. Reds ran out of steam after a good first half display against Weymouth at Broadfield Stadium last night to drop back to the bottom
The Omega Institute, an enviromental think-tank for green science and technology, has been following the public debate on the seafront Gehry towers project with close interest. We are concerned with issues of public safety, environmental impact
As the proposed King Alfred developments are to remain on the backburner for a little longer, I am prompted to contribute this small slice of opinion from Germany, where I live at present (I return to Portslade soon) while working in the Dusseldorf
Thanks to everyone who joined us in the "Ring round the Hospital" at Southlands, Shoreham. We finished it off with a Mexican wave. All these people care about our hospitals and wished to show the Government what they think of the leaked proposals
As a result of your Win With A War Story article (The Argus, August 7), I was fortunate enough to attend the Shoreham Air Show as a guest of the Royal Air Force Association and would like you to know how much I enjoyed myself and how much we
It is a clear breach of Britain's international obligations on global warming to pair towns for hospital services. Therefore, hospital trusts do not have the authority to make such decisions. They are a matter of public policy. My GP, Dr Young
I would like to know why the traffic on the A259 South Coast road from Peacehaven to Brighton has now become ridiculous on weekday mornings. For example, last Monday morning it took me 35 minutes to get from Peacehaven to Rottingdean. The reason
How bizarre for a Labour minister at the party conference to attack the present legal framework regarding buses, when it is that very framework which has led to such a good service in Brighton and Hove - which the same minister then went on to
A recent article in the Sentinel about Des Lynam leaving Countdown said he bought a penthouse at the Warnes development. He didn't. He did look around twice but decided not to purchase at this stage. Ben Cheal, managing director, Roffey Homes
I was born and bred in Brighton but, for the past few years, I have been out of the country. On returning, I have been shocked by three things. First, all the great work - the new library and museum, the new kneeling buses, the regeneration of
My abiding image of Brighton and Hove City Council's policy and resources committee meeting about the King Alfred (The Argus, October 6) is one which catches the many paradoxes of the whole thing. During the "closed session", which is not open
In your report of the parade and rally for Fresh Air in Newhaven (The Argus, October 9), you say, "Lewes MP Norman Baker and the Mayor of Worthing, Major Tom Wye, both addressed the rally". I'm not sure the Mayor of Worthing was at the rally -
The twisted King Alfred tower blocks will, of course, be straightsided buildings. The outer shapes will be external lattice-work - at least, that is what they look like. As they are to be exposed to our prevailing south-westerlies, I wonder if
Why not build all the affordable housing with the new leisure centre on the King Alfred site and erect Gehry's hideous towers, the ones which contain the unaffordable housing, on one of the suggested alternative sites. Anywhere else will do. The
Brighton and Hove is too rich to benefit from a major source of financial aid, the Government has ruled. Yesterday ministers published their map of areas they believe should be eligible to apply for business grants - under the European Union's
Halfords, the car parts retailer, has chosen Brighton to launch a chain of specialist bicycle shops to take advantage of a growing enthusiasm for pedal power. The shops will be called Bikehut and will be aimed solely at cycling enthusiasts, selling
E-learning company Academy Internet has acquired staff and "key assets" from rival Adval Learning Solutions which fell into administration last month. Academy, in Union Street, Brighton, announced it had successfully integrated troubled Adval's
A teenager who condemned an innocent man to ten weeks in prison after falsely claiming she had been raped by a masked stranger in an alleyway is facing jail. Katie Davis, 18, had sex with Frank Chisholm at his home after meeting him in the street on
A pet shop owner has complained that animal rights protesters have orchestrated a campaign to drive him out of business. Phil Porter says he is being evicted from a breeding site he rents as a direct result of bad publicity from the campaign. The Southern
Police were called to investigate a deal that allowed two men to earn £1 million using public land. Detectives found no evidence of fraud or wrong-doing over landfill tipping rights at Shoreham Airport. But a scrutiny panel heard yesterday that there
Detectives hunting one of Britain's worst serial rapists are calling on him to hand himself into police. The attacker has committed 98 offences in the past 16 years, including rape, indecent assault and burglary. All the crimes have been committed against
Thousands of motorists were caught in 12-mile tailbacks yesterday morning after a rush-hour crash. The three-car collision happened on the eastbound side of the A27 at Falmer, Brighton. There were no serious injuries but debris, diesel and oil were
It took one conversation in the pub about Templar Knights and the Crusades and Robyn Young knew she was hooked. The stories behind the historical events fascinated the 31-year-old Hove author so much she decided to do her research and write a fictional
A shopkeeper has told how he was woken at 2am yesterday morning by a masked gang trying to steal his cash machine. David Basdian, 28, who lives above Copthorne Village Stores, in Copthorne Bank, near Crawley, with his wife Sivapiriya, 21, and their children
The families of two murdered girls took part in a march to mark the 20th anniversary of the unsolved case. "Babes in the Wood" Karen Hadaway, nine, and Nicola Fellows, ten, were found strangled in Wild Park, Brighton, in 1986. Labourer Russell
Architects working for the owners of a city-centre block drew up a vision of a glittering skyscraper to dominate Brighton seafront. The glass-tipped tower would have stood 158 metres tall on a site which is currently home to the Odeon cinema and Event
Councillors have faxed a letter to Tony Blair pleading with him to save their hospital. Haywards Heath mayor Richard Goddard and Mid Sussex councillor Paddy Henry said they were desperate to stop half a million people losing health services in Sussex
Pop millionaire Jay Kay has added a new set of wheels to his collection of fast cars - a moon buggy made in Hove. The Jamiroquai frontman is well known for his love of boy toys and decided to go for a lunar theme in his latest video Runaway.
Pub regulars have reacted angrily to plans to call time on their favourite tipple. The Lewes Arms, in Mount Place, Lewes, which is owned by Greene King, will stop serving locally brewed Harveys beer at Christmas. It is the only Greene King
