Dave Woozley is determined to get one over on his old housemate tonight when he goes head to head with Weymouth boss Jason Tindall. Crawley's joint caretaker manager has been friends with Tindall since lodging with him during a brief loan spell at Bournemouth
East Grinstead remain desperate to be part of the new Champions League-style Euro Hockey League which will be launched next season. Details of the new league were formally announced on Friday when it was revealed a total of 35,000 Euros would be up for
Brighton and Hove turned on the style to end their fears of relegation. A thumping 8-0 win at home to bottom side City of Portsmouth secured Brighton's South Premier division one status for another season. Player-coach Craig Carolan said he did not
Charlotte Best eclipsed Great Britain star Hayley Tullett's 11-year-old record on her way to gold at the British Universities Indoor Championships in Sheffield. The Crawley star shaved more than two seconds off the previous championship best time set
Lewis Bridger today revealed how a pep talk from Poland could help get him in great shape for his under-21 international debut. Bridger has been named, along with fellow Sussex-based rider Edward Kennett, as a certain starter for Great Britain when they
Haywards Heath's dream of playing at Twickenham is over for another year. They were beaten 13-12 at Dunstablians on Saturday in their delayed EDF Intermediate Cup quarter-final after fly-half Dan Penney missed a penalty from just inside the touchline
Albion boss Dean Wilkins today revealed Nathan Elder's aerial power has edged him closer to his first start. Elder impressed the manager with the way he put himself about towards the end of Saturday's goalless draw at Bloomfield Road. He was brought
Dean Hammond is going through the pain barrier to continue leading Albion's League One campaign. The captain courageous has been playing since before Christmas with a double hernia, the club have revealed. He faces surgery to repair the damage but that
Four yobs have been sent to prison after starting a fight in the city centre. The gang of youths set upon a group of Austrian students who were sitting outside Churchill Square in Brighton. They started throwing punches and shouting abuse at the visitors
The organisation responsible for the South Downs has pledged to oppose plans to build a wind turbine. The South Downs Joint Committee decided yesterday (mon) to object to a planning application by Glyndebourne Opera House. For the first time the group's
A woman was run over by a 60mph express train - and walked away without a scratch. Passengers were stunned when the 46-year-old from Worthing leapt onto the track at Lancing station moments before the 10.04am to Brighton approached. The driver - who
Around three million cigarettes were seized among a load of tomatoes as they were being transported by lorry to Britain from Spain, it was disclosed today. Customs officers at Newhaven ferry port in Newhaven stopped the lorry as it disembarked from a
Criminals are to be offered "conditional cautions" instead of prosecution in an attempt to ease the chronic delays in Sussex's court system. Under the scheme offenders who admit minor crimes will be told they can avoid court as long as they make good
A woman scarred for life when her boyfriend hurled a kettle of boiling water over her has told of her terror over his violent mood swings. Keeley Foldesi was left suffering nightmares and sleepless nights and turned to drink to numb the pain she suffered
People had to dive for cover as pellets ricocheted around a street, a court heard. Residents called police after Martin Skinner took pot shots at a chimney cover, or cowling, in July. (06) Officers discovered the metal cover had been peppered by 17
Soaring costs have forced councillors to make a U-turn over plans for a new swimming pool. Worthing Borough Council will scrap building a pool at Teville Gate because it is too expensive. It spent three years negotiating the scheme, but a report says
One-third of young people in the UK think ham comes from chickens and oranges grow in Britain. These were the results of a MORI survey of eight to 11-year-olds for the National Farmers Union in 2004. Knowing where your food comes from might
Thousands of drivers every day pass this little toll house by the A27 Lewes to Eastbourne Road at Firle. It was built in 1819 as one of a series between the two towns and is pictured in a new book by historian Peter Longstaff-Tyrrell. He has written
Claire Rawlinson emails: "I am currently trying to research my family tree and hope readers may be able to help. "My grandfather Victor Simmonds was born near Bexhill on Sea in a cottage on Lord De La Warr's estate on March 15, 1921. His mother,
"Mrs Joyce Palfreyman (nee Turner) is trying to find an Ian Gretton, known to live in the Brighton area and do freelance work in the media industry. "The reason she is trying to find him is that she was married in 1957 and she is renewing her vows
Vicars are being urged to cut down on their use of holy water to help combat climate change. Environmentalists claim that faith groups are using too much water and are now urging reverends, rabbis and other religious leaders to go green. To help, Ecofaith
A freak "boom" in the middle of the night set off car alarms and woke residents. Student Jason North, 23, was one of several people to be disturbed by the noise heard along the south coast in the Peacehaven area at 1am today. Mr North, from Telscombe
I'd like to have the new anti-cancer injection, but I've heard there could be problems with side-effects. The new anti-cervical cancer vaccine is called Gardasil. There seems to have been a bit of a panic about it in Australia, where some teenage
Every time I go in to see my GP, she says "Hello, it's the Worried Well Woman again!"I don't like this. What does she mean by it? The expression "the Worried Well" is used to indicate the fairly large number of people who keep going to their doctor
My mother died of a blood clot at 35. Also, my poor dad had a fatal coronary in his early-40s. Is there any chance the same sort of thing could happen to me? This isn't a very good family history, so you must take steps to protect yourself. Have a
I dread the coming of spring because I always get hay fever. I have heard there's a new jab which prevents it. Is that so? Hay fever is caused by grass pollen, which doesn't usually float around in the Sussex air till May or June. There is indeed
Is it true being overweight makes you more liable to endometrial cancer? There is some evidence women whose waist measurement is more than 34 inches (that's 86cm) are more likely to get carcinoma of the endometrium - that is, the lining of the womb
I am rather concerned I seem to be going in for sex fantasies while I'm making love with my husband. Sometimes when we have intercourse, I find myself thinking about a nice young man who appears on the BBC news. Is there something wrong with me?
I'm 26 and have been horrified to learn I have an abnormal smear, which they are going to repeat in six months. When I asked the doctor why my result wasn't normal, he said "because you've had too much sex". Is that true? And what will happen to
A teenage politician has called on young people to get out of their cars and use public transport. Green-thinking youth MP Katrina Mather, 14, who attends Seaford Head Community College, met with the leader of East Sussex County Council, Peter Jones,
Joyce Wild, 79, lives in Plumpton Green with her husband George. She is the mother of Pat, grandmother of Julie, great-grandmother of Rachel and great-greatgrandmother of Mia. Joyce was only 13 when she met George. They became school sweethearts
Screws are being handed out by police following a spate of number plate thefts. Officers said a staggering 438 plates were lifted from vehicles in Sussex last year, used to avoid detection for other crimes including robberies and speeding. A further
At the close of the Cowboy Junkies' new album there's a song called My Only Guarantee. Unusually, for a band who have carved out a 20-year career as a cornerstone of the Americana movement, it takes its inspiration from the great English poet
Two businessmen will raise cash for charity. Peter Kennard and Derek Steel, from Worthing, have already collected more than £4,000 for St Barnabas and Chestnut Tree hospices. Peter, of HD Tribe funeral directors, and Derek, of Jacobs Steel estate
A man who scarred his on-off girlfriend for life by hurling a kettle of boiling water at her during a row was jailed today. Keeley Foldesi was left suffering nightmares, sleepless nights and turned to drink to numb the pain she suffered at the hands
A long-awaited consultation on the future of hospital facilities in East Sussex will focus on maternity services only. East Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust and Hastings and Rother PCT are proposing to have one specialised consultant-led maternity
Members of the public are being asked for their opinion on a major development which will include 800 homes. Crawley Borough Council is inviting residents to view the details of Town Centre North - a scheme to turn the centre of Crawley into a regional
Luminaries from the world of rock will descend on Brighton from across the planet this week. Geologists are meeting at the Old Ship Hotel to put together one of the most ambitious mapping projects ever. They will be creating a jigsaw puzzle of the surface
A councillor donned his overalls to clear sticky gum from the streets. Ian Lucas, leader of Eastbourne Borough Council, pitched in to help staff steam clean chewing gum from footpaths in town shopping areas. The annual job began on Wednesday,
The futuristic Brighton Eye seafront observation tower has been handed an award before work has even begun. The tower, designed by the architects of the London Eye and known as the i360, is predicted to attract 500,000 visitors a year, boost the city's
An Army officer and dad is to be posted to southern Afghanistan. Captain Barry Alexander, 35, from Eastbourne, will leave for the war-torn country at the end of this month. The nursing officer, of the Queen Alexander's Royal Army Nursing Corps, will
Gun crime in England and Wales has doubled since 1997. One gun crime is committed every hour and, while media attention has focused on gangland killings involving young men in our larger cities, the problem is not confined to those areas - there
Once again our illustrious Brighton and Hove City Council surprises us with its inconsistency. I refer to The Argus of February 15 ("TucTuc signs are too ugly") regarding the application of TucTuc Ltd for stop signs to be placed on lamp posts
In response to the letter from Mr Read letter about Shoreham Harbour (Letters, March 1), although sea access to the port may be in Shoreham, land access to the south side of the port is in Hove. As a resident of Portslade (part of Brighton
People can report the anti-social behaviour of others at a drop-in surgery this week. The monthly session is run by Worthing Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership's anti-social behaviour team and gives people the chance to discuss concerns on a confidential
I write with regard to your article "Has time come to make cannabis legal?" (The Argus, March 8). It seems to me the question should be: should cannabis remain completely unregulated, untaxed and controlled by criminals? Only legal products of
Guy Butters today highlighted the increasingly mature role played by his sidekick after Albion's defensive kingpins stood strong at Blackpool. Centre-backs Butters and Joel Lynch tied for star man honours with the man between the sticks, Scott
I moved to Brighton seven years ago and I am still as in love with this magical place as I was then. I feel that the people of Brighton have a special quality that is hard to find anywhere else: a wonderful acceptance of nationalities, religions
Adam Trimingham claims that the King Alfred pool could play its part in the Olympics, but it is not Olympic standard and is inferior to the new pool at Crawley. There are serious doubts about the metal roof which is unlikely to last many years
I note the Royal Sussex County Hospital still has mixed wards, despite a promise by Mr Blair that they will be abolished. I can think of nothing worse than, when ill, to be in a mixed ward. How degrading can it get? I wonder what the Queen would
S Howell's letter (The Argus, March 3) prompts a question. Why should war memorials, unless specifically to commemmorate members of a certain congregation, be located in Christian places of worship? A large number of those killed in the 1914
I run a small marine engineering business in Portslade and have my trade waste bin emptied weekly (at a price) by the local contractors, Biffa. I recently looked at the contents of our bin and realised there was a lot of recyclable material, particularly
Congratulations to the builders and architect of the new flats on the corner of Vale Road, Portslade. They are the ugliest set of buildings I have ever seen. Well done, Brighton and Hove City Council on passing such a hideous sight. Patricia
When Thea Gilmore played here last autumn she was seven months pregnant. Back on the road, the author of seven albums of bitingly literate pop claims motherhood has made her "angrier than ever". Expect passion and wit from the 26 year old Uncut
The Hours, led by singer Antony Genn, kicked off with their shouty new single Love You More. Apparently they "love you more than Adidas trainers". Which is a lot. The crowd -seeming older than is usual for an average Brighton gig - were perhaps
Jason Webley is a man who immediately causes a stir. Dressed in rags and sporting facial hair that could have been owned by a pirate Johnny Depp before the grooming assistants got to him, the American resembled a spindly tramp on stage. His
Dressed in a red waistcoat and ruffle-collared shirt, Locorriere skipped out energetically to the opening bars of Walk Right In. Bounding from one side of the stage to the other, the former Dr Hook singer and guitarist was clearly glad to be
Supporters of a "War on Terror" prisoner detained in Guantanamo Bay have created a beach sculpture to make sure he is not forgotten. About 15 people spent two hours using piles of pebbles on Brighton beach to create the number 727, which has been
Now people have some legal protection from unwanted exposure to cigarette smoke, why do we have absolutely none from passive mobile phone and phone mast radiation? In 2002, a group of European doctors launched a global petition, the Freiberger
The unit management committee of Hove and Adur Sea Cadet Unit are looking for new male and female civilian instructors to help the uniformed staff with instructing cadets a variety of subjects on Tuesday and Thursday evenings between 7pm and 9pm
To Judge from Hangleton Labour candidate Mr Sears' letter (Letters, March 6), he has nothing positive to say about Labour's record, and simply tries to smear the Conservatives. Mr Sears writes that "the Tories showed no inclination to say how
What is worrying about the debate at the budget setting meeting at Brighton and Hove City Council (Letters, March 6) is what the Conservatives didn't say. They hinted at what might come if they take over in May by calling for "a grown-up conversation
If June Mash really felt sorry for the growers of the ridiculously cheap flowers she bought (Letters, March 7) or any other low-priced goods, she wouldn't buy them. Paying less than the true cost of producing things, incorporating a living wage
A former sewage works could be turned into a business park. Worthing borough councillors will consider plans to turn the disused site near Martlets Way, Goring, into 28 units. But first holes in the ground, formerly occupied by sewage settlement
A clown's convention ended with a colourful cavalcade of circus funny men. It was squirting buttonholes, red noses, outlandish shoes and slapstick galore as they paraded through Bognor at the end of a fourday knees-up. Clowns from as far away
Plans for a school extension essential for Brighton's school catchment plan to succeed are expected to be agreed today. Brighton and Hove City Council's children, families and schools committee has been asked to ratify the scheme for a 60 pupil-per-year
Victorious Big Brother contestant Pete Bennett is to get married in a field surrounded by drag queens and tattooists. His fiancee Gemma Costain said they will tie the knot on July 7 in a field somewhere in Brighton accompanied by drag queen Jodie Harsh
Albion boss Dean Wilkins must have hoped his goalkeeping headaches were over when a disenchanted Wayne Henderson moved to Preston during the January transfer window. It cleared the way for Michel Kuipers to re-establish himself as the undisputed No.
It was a return to the core repertoire for the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) on Saturday evening. Conductor Barry Wordsworth sat this concert out, allowing Shuntaro Sato, associate conductor of the English Chamber Orchestra, to take
A school admissions "lottery" will produce a generation of paranoid youngsters, experts have warned. Children's services worker Lisa Williams said the introduction of chance as the final deciding measure for who gets places at oversubscribed
A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a stabbing. Benjamin De-Silva, 31, of Ham Road in Shoreham, appeared at Worthing Magistrates Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody to appear at Lewes Crown Court on Friday
Campaigners are urging people to gather on Mother's Day to highlight concern at the threat to hospital maternity facilities in East Sussex. Hundreds are expected at a rally in Eastbourne over fears the local hospital could lose its maternity unit. Campaigners
Albion striker Alex Revell wants the visit of table-topping Scunthorpe United to spark a return to scoring form. Revell is still striving for peak fitness since recovering from ankle ligament damage. The ten-goal marksman has not hit the net since
A businessman flew home to find the car he had left with an airport parking company had been hired out for a wedding. He was shocked to discover confetti strewn on the back seat of his Mercedes. The victim, who asked not to be named, was among
At least one child is excluded and 27 more are suspended every day from schools in East Sussex. Sexual assault on pupils and staff, arson, drug offences, possession of weapons, violence and racist abuse - these are just some of the reasons youngsters
History buffs bidding to set up a village museum fear the 2012 Olympics will end their hopes of Lottery cash. Rustington Heritage Association wants to establish the museum in an 1800 thatched flint cottage with a large garden. The listed building
Female officers in Sussex Police remain dominated by men in number and rank, according to new statistics. The figures, released by the Home Office, reveal that male officers outnumber female colleagues by three to one. And women occupy just 15 per
An historical preservation group has called for a 19th Century church to be saved from demolition. The Victorian Society has added its voice to the campaign to protect Holy Trinity Church in Blatchington Road, Hove. The Diocese of Chichester is consulting
falmer7-onite-simon MP David Lepper has told ministers Brighton and Hove Albion's programme of work in the community is the best in the country. The Brighton Pavilion MP's comments came as he urged the Government to give Albion the go-ahead for a new
A hero soldier who won a top gallantry award in Afghanistan has spoken of his delight after his seriously ill baby twin son was given a clean bill of health following crucial open-heart surgery. Flight Lieutenant Matt Carter revealed how he feared for
People living near a beauty spot have told how their lives are being ruined by gangs of noisy off-road bikers. Once a haven for dog walkers and picnicking families, people living near Toads Hole Valley say it is being turned into an illegal racecourse
