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  • Seagulls stop the rot

    Albion manager Dean Wilkins hailed a shock win over ten-man Scunthorpe as a "massive result". The Seagulls ended a run of five straight defeats with goals by Dean Cox and Gary Hart after an early red card for Scunthorpe defender Steve Foster for leading

  • Match report: Scunthorpe 1 Albion 2

    Albion restored pride with a performance of real character to end a five-match losing streak against high-flying Scunthorpe. Dean Wilkins' rejuvenated side made the most of playing against ten men for 73 minutes after Scunthorpe centre half Steve Foster

  • I miss work but still look for new horizons

    It has been a busy month and I've made some fairly big decisions. I agreed to take early retirement from work on the grounds of ill health. I will receive a lump sum of money from the pension which will help - but it is not as much as I had hoped. Working

  • Hugh Cornwell, Komedia, Brighton

    The Stranglers were one of the foremost pop-punk bands of the late-Seventies and early-Eighties. Lead singer Hugh Cornwell was the driving force behind most of their many hits but in 1990 left the band to go solo. At Wednesday night's gig he entertained

  • Terrafolk, Komedia, Brighton

    As a band invariably filed under "world music", Terrafolk had the art of non-verbal communication down pat. It's not that Slovenians Bojan, Mystica and Mark O'Tango can't speak English. That they can was clear from their hilariously unbefitting

  • Stormy sea

    This unusual shot of Hove seafront was taken 60 years ago in 1946 and shows severe damage after a storm. It was sent in by Richard Albright of Adelaide Crescent in Hove, who says it was taken by his grandfather. The location is the promenade at

  • Brownies’ blanket

    Coral Luke (nee Parsons) emails: "In this picture I am the Brownie second from the left, with the huge smile, standing holding a pile of knitted blankets for the Pestalozzi International Village in Sussex. "I belonged to the 59th Brighton Brownie

  • Long-lost daughter

    Pat Martin emails from New Zealand: "I am searching for my daughter, Patricia Ann Woolven, who was born on June 6, 1948, at the Zachery Martin Maternity home, Rustington. "Her last known address was 56 Bethume Road, Horsham. "I believe her adoptive

  • Lecturer's killer past revealed

    A college is a standing by a prisoner who works as a lecturer while serving two life sentences for the murder of his parents. Roderick Newall, who uses the name Rod Nelson, is a prisoner on day release from Ford Open Prison, near Arundel, who is working

  • King Alfred scheme triggers a fresh row

    Councillors who opposed the controversial King Alfred development have failed in their bid to have the last-minute decision scrutinised. The Tories had written to Alan McCarthy, Chief Executive of Brighton and Hove City Council, asking him to inspect

  • Sex predator convicted twice for church attack

    A teenager has been convicted for the second time of raping a girl in a graveyard. Alex Maynard, 18, was originally found guilty of raping his victim in the graveyard of St Nicholas Church in Dyke Road, Brighton, after a trial in July last year. He

  • Dental receptionist receives horrific burns

    A dental receptionist suffered horrific eye injuries after putting on tanning salon goggles that had been soaked in industrial-strength disinfectant. Julie Wilmshurst, 46, visited Melody Ann Unisex Hair Salon, in Hailsham, before a trip to Egypt to celebrate

  • Family caught in birth dash drama

    A woman in labour was forced to travel 30 miles through a thunderstorm to get to the nearest available hospital bed. First-time mother Kelly Miller was already nervous about the three-mile trip from her home in Gladstone Road, Portslade, to the Royal

  • Inspectors praise children’s services

    Services for children and young people in Brighton and Hove have been rated "good" in a new report. The city was praised by Government inspectors in the Joint Area Review but told there were still concerns about several issues, including the more than

  • Speedway fans, vote now

    It is not too late to cast your vote for the first ever Golden Eagle, presented courtesy of The Argus. Join in our text poll to decide who is the first recipient of our silverware at the Craven Shield final on Sunday. We want you to vote for the Eagle

  • Re-think call on speedway jokers

    Jon Cook wants speedway bosses to re-think the sports controversial joker' rule. The Eastbourne Eagles boss says he will back any plans to reduce the number of nominated double-points rides available to teams who are losing by more than eight points.

  • Seagulls take a closer look

    Albion have extended the trial of French defender Jean-Martial Kipre. Manager Dean Wilkins wants to see a bit more of the 22-year-old rightback before deciding whether to offer him a contract. Kipre, formerly with Paris St Germain and now a free agent

  • You really let us have it

    We asked for your views on what is going wrong at Albion. And you certainly let us have them with both barrels. You told us how those at the top should run the club, who should be in the team and why you and other fans have stopped going to Withdean