A few Eastbourne Eagles fans were upset when some of their number booed Adam Shields last Saturday night. The former Eagle got the bird when guesting for Reading in a great meeting at Arlington. But it was just banter. The terrace regulars showed their
Bored with the cricket World Cup yet? Yes, thought so. Talk about an over-blown tournament. It seems to me that six weeks is an awfully long time to determine what we already know. Australia are still head and shoulders above the rest of the world when
Albion have revealed the soaring cost of playing at Withdean while their bid for a new stadium at Falmer drags on. Operating losses at their temporary home rose to a staggering £2,229,000 in the year ending June 2006, when they were relegated from the
Who is Albion's leading League One goalscorer? You must be thinking it is Jake Robinson, if not Alex Revell or even Bas Savage after his recent scoring spree. In fact it is Dean Hammond and that helps explain why the Seagulls are not in the promotion
Sussex batsman Richard Montgomerie continued his good pre-season form against his old county Northamptonshire in today's friendly at Hove. Coming in at No. 4, Montgomerie followed up his half-century in Tuesday's win over Glamorgan with an unbeaten 80
Eastbourne Eagles are sweating on the fitness of Stefan Andersson for their Good Friday double-header with Poole Pirates. The veteran Swede is still suffering the after-effects of a blow to the head suffered in a fall in Poland on Sunday. Eagles, already
A man had to be cut from his car by firefighters after it rolled over. The crash happened near the Gribble Inn at Oving, near Chichester, at 7.30pm. Fire crews from Bognor and Chichester attended the scene and cut the man free. He was taken to hospital
Parents have lost their fight to stop a mobile phone mast being built near their children's school. T-Mobile have been given the green light to build a 15-metre high mast on the Rivervale Cars showroom in Victoria Road, Portslade. Parents and children
Police are investigating a string of incidents in which parked cars have been damaged. In the latest incidents in Seaford, a Vauxhall Frontera in Saltwood Road was targeted at about 11am on Sunday, and a Citroen Saxo parked on The Esplanade was damaged
A man was stabbed after confronting teenage thugs in a car park. The man, who is believed to be in his 50s, confronted the gang of youths in the Crossfield car park in Fernhurst, near Midhurst, around 11pm on Monday. One of the gang, described as being
Sussex have been granted planning permission to redevelop their ground at Hove, ending fears they may have to leave their home of 167 years. The county champions had been concerned their plans to build would be blocked and consequently restrict their
An air stewardess was bombarded with more than 500 phone calls and emails over three months by her ex-boyfriend. Daniel Newsum, 35, stalked Tara Panchaud (crct) after they broke up. He also followed her and tried to call her 192 times in just five days
Old clothes and shoes donated by a town's residents have helped raise £58,000 for projects in Uganda, the Philippines and Madagascar. Aid organisation TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development) raised the money selling items donated
A new booklet helps small businesses recycle their waste. Lewes District Council has produced the Recycling for Small Businesses - A Rough Guide which provides information about what organisations can do with materials such as paper, cardboard and glass
Actor Chris Ellison is asking people to buy a pin for charity. Macmillan Cancer Support has devised a new green safety pin which has gone on sale at shops across Sussex. Chris, best known for playing DI Burnside in The Bill and who lives in Brighton
Children can enjoy an Easter trail through a National Trust property and claim a tasty chocolate surprise. Following clues across Goose Garden, the Quarry Garden, the plantation and the croquet lawn at Standen garden and estate in West Hoathly Road,
An "obsessed" killer who beat to death a millionaire before throwing him off his yacht into the sea must serve at least 16 years behind bars for his crime. Top judge, Mr Justice Davis, ruled that was the least David Alec McBride, of Bognor, deserved
Campaigners backing Albion's bid for a new stadium at Falmer are to take part in a sponsored walk from the city centre to Sheepcote Valley. About 30 people will set out from the Clock Tower in central Brighton to Sheepcote Valley - the site Lewes District
Plans to end free parking have sparked protests from hundreds of traders and householders. Hastings Borough Council's Cabinet has agreed to press ahead with proposals for a Controlled Parking Zone in St Leonards despite opposition from businesses and
Paramedics and firefighters were called after a car was in collision with a motorcycle outside a village pub. Firefighters from Littlehampton were called after the accident, which happened near the Dewdrop Inn, in Wick, at about 12.40pm on Monday. They
Five people have been arrested for possessing suspected Class A drugs in three days. Eastbourne police officers swooped on a home in Manton Court, in the town's Rotunda Road on Monday night (April 2) and found £1,500 worth of suspected drugs. A man
A West End musical evening will be held to raise funds for charity. The event, called 'An Evening in the West End', will be held at Shoreham Airport on April 22 between 7.30pm and 10.30pm. Organisers are desperately seeking a celebrity or radio presenter
Future development in a county will have to meet 15 new rules intended to set the highest building standards. West Sussex County Council has laid out a new code of design principles covering issues ranging from density and materials to sustainability
A deal has been agreed to give trade union rights to hundreds of mainly migrant workers employed by the country's biggest packer of cut flowers, it was announced today. The GMB said the agreement with World Flowers would cover about 350 workers at sites
Thousands of patients are facing huge hikes in phone bills when they call friends and relatives from their hospital beds. Patientline, which charges people to make phone calls and watch television in hospital, is increasing its bedside call charge by
A baby goat has been born against the odds to a mother left in a terrible state of neglect. Kid Jenny was born last week at Sussex Horse Rescue in Uckfield and, to the surprise of staff, has survived and is doing well. When her mother, which staff have
England goalkeeper David James is saving the planet with a car running on rape seed oil. The Portsmouth player picked up his hefty Chrysler 300 from mechanics in Upper Beeding, Steyning, having had it rebuilt in the greenest form possible. Rather than
Runners are invited to take part in a fitness challenge to raise money for charity. The Rockinghorse Six in the Park fun-run aims to raise as much money as possible towards the £6million appeal for the new Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital. The hospital
Five women's cells have been officially unveiled at the police museum under Brighton Town Hall. The Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex, Phyllida Stewart-Roberts, and councillor Pat Drake declared the new section of the museum open. The cells have been cleared
A power company has apologised to hundreds of customers in East Sussex after some of them lost supplies for up to 30 hours. Addresses in the North Chailey area suffered a power cut on Saturday. About 500 customers were affected by what EDF Energy called
Brighton Pavilion MP David Lepper lead a tree-planting ceremony at a school where he was once a teacher. Mr Lepper planted a cedar tree at the Cedar Centre in Lynchett Close, Hollingdean, Brighton, this week to commemorate its new status following a
A new campaign has been launched by East Sussex County Council to reduce truancy and improve school attendance. The six-week Truancy Trap is part of the local authority Education Welfare Service's on-going work to tackle truancy by targeting both pupils
Famed for its sticky buns and sausage rolls, the oldest baker in Sussex has been forced to change its image for a new generation of health conscious eaters. Forfars, founded in Brighton more than 70 years ago, has unveiled a new logo to reflect the healthier
A start-up company has created a website it says will allow businesses to exploit the full potential of mobile phone marketing without spending a fortune. Quickal, based at the Sussex Innovation Centre at Falmer, says it has developed technology
Jurors retired for a 11th day today to consider their verdicts in the year-long fertiliser bomb plot trial at the Old Bailey. Seven British men were arrested in March 2004 following the discovery of more than half a ton of chemical fertiliser in storage
Police have swung into action after thieves stole equipment and clothes worth £20,000 from a golf club. more than At around midnight on Tuesday Rustington golf club was broken into by four offenders who entered the golf shop. Among the equipment taken
A new chief executive has started work at a cat welfare charity. Peter Hepburn, from Brighton, joins Cats Protection at its National Cat Centre near Haywards Heath. He has more than 22 years of charity experience from organisations including Christian
Multi-million pound plans to revamp a town centre have been agreed - despite concerns from residents and traders. Mid Sussex District Council has voted to adopt a controversial "masterplan" for Haywards Heath. But David Jarman, chairman of the Haywards
Her divorce battle with Sir Paul McCartney may not have won her many friends in Britain, but Heather Mills McCartney is fast becoming an American sweetheart. The amputee jived her way into contention on the US TV show Dancing With The Stars after taking
East Sussex County Councillor Stephen Shing met Prince Andrew to discuss the Olympic Games. He was one of a hundred community representatives invited to a China Now! meeting at the Mandarin Hotel in Knightsbridge, London. The event was held to celebrate
Dispel any preconceptions about privileged young showoffs indulging themselves at Shakespeare's expense. With its emphasis on access for aspiring actors with limited means or restrictive circumstances, Brighton's Academy Of Creative Training,
Lock up your daughters - and sons - because that sweet transsexual transvestite from Transylvania, Dr Frank N' Furter, is back in Brighton. And looking around the audience he seems to have spawned quite a few offspring. There were wigs, basques
As if being comedy geniuses in their own right wasn't enough, Brighton comedy improvisers The Maydays have started spawning a whole new raft of funny fledglings. Beginning with the same weekly drop-in at which the gang themselves formed, the
The news that one British resident, Bisher al-Rawi, will shortly be released from Guantanamo, as soon "as practical arrangements have been made" as Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett announced, is great news (The Argus, March 30). He has lost
As has become evident through several months of letters to The Argus and the behaviour of Brighton and Hove City Council, the King Alfred development dispute is basically coming down to this: Brighton wants it and Hove does not. The truth is,
A petrol station could be transformed into a seven-storey high-rise. The former Esso garage in Hollingdean Road, Brighton is earmarked to be redeveloped into a seven-storey building with 35 affordable flats and three car parking spaces. Plans have been
I write with reference to your feature on Brighton and Hove's swimming pools (The Argus, March 26), in which it was stated that Black Rock swimming pool had been "closed ... to build the marina". A photo caption said the pool "was lost under
Workers at a firm that refuels aircraft at Gatwick are to be balloted for industrial action in a row over union recognition. The Transport and General Workers Union said its members at Gatwick Refuelling Services would vote on whether to launch
Volunteers have been invited to help with an annual beach and riverbank clear-up. The South Downs Joint Committee has asked for help carrying out their work at Cuckmere Haven near Seaford on Sunday, April 15, from 10am to 12noon. Countryside ranger
Lifeboat volunteers went to the rescue of a 15-ton fishing boat which had broken down. Three fishermen onboard the vessel Next Week messaged for help at 11.44am on Monday after suffering engine failure. They were fishing for whelks when they got into
Twenty tonnes of manure created a stink for firefighters after catching fire. The blaze at New Barn Farm in Swallows Lane, Dial Post, near Horsham, spread to an adjacent barn which contained four tonnes of straw. Firefighters were called to the scene
A pensioner attempting to walk 1,000 miles for charity has completed a tenth of his journey. Ron Bridle has finished his first 100 miles on his way from Brighton to Inverness. Mr Bridle, 55, was born in Brighton and spent his childhood in Moulsecoomb
The under-threat Gatwick Express rail service has been saved, the Government announced today. The London to Gatwick airport route - used by millions of holidaymakers travelling to and from the West Sussex airport - could have been axed under new rail
Another reason for the dramatic loss of songbirds from our gardens which was highlighted in the recent RSPB survey, though not mentioned in your article (The Argus, April 2), is the enormous number taken by domestic cats. Magpies and pigeons are
As chair of the Government's Independent Advisory Group (IAG) on Sexual Health and HIV and a local resident, I would like to comment on your article "Silent threat stalks teens" (The Argus, March 27). The rise in chlamydia is of great concern but
I used to work as finance officer for a voluntary sector operation in Brighton and Hove which received modest funding from the South East England Development Agency (Seeda) for work in deprived areas. My experience of commercial accounting audits
With reference to your article about the dangers posed by overcrowding in Brighton Station (The Argus, March 22), I think the following improvements would help: The restoration of platform nine on the east side of the station, with gates directly
The hold ups and congestion along the A27 appear to be being deliberately and unnecessarily created by the authorities so a congestion charge can be brought in (Letters, February 22). If a bypass is not to be built, the obvious solution to problems
Memories of the last day at the Goldstone Ground will come flooding back for thousands of Albion fans when the team runs out to play Doncaster Rovers this weekend. Doncaster were the Seagulls' final opponents at the Goldstone almost 10 years ago, in
Figures published last week by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) blow the debate about the top performing schools in Brighton and Hove wide open. Based on a simple measure of added value, which anyone can understand, the league
I read with great personal interest Simon Barrett's article on care homes in East Sussex (The Argus, March 23). For many years I was involved with care of older people in both the NHS and in the community. Back in 1983, as part of a course I undertook
While I myself am not an avid football supporter, I find it a major irritation that parking restriction boards are put out on all the roads leading off the top end of Dyke Road on match days. Surely any motor vehicle parked legally is entitled
The decision by Brighton and Hove City Council to give the go ahead for the redevelopment of the King Alfred centre (The Argus, March 24) is fantastic news for the city and the local economy. The employment and business opportunities will bring
If Brighton and Hove City Council is refusing permission to expand a cricket ground due to overshadowing of properties in that area, how could it pass the King Alfred monstrosity, which overshadows lots of properties? Who will benefit if the cricket
A former furniture store could be knocked down to make way for new shops and flats. The old Buxton store in Ditchling Road, Brighton, has been empty for almost a year and now City Gateway Developments is proposing to replace it with a showroom
The local concert party in Hassocks, Friend and Neighbours, has donated £350 each to the St Peter and St James Hospice and The Alzheimer's Society Mid Sussex Support Group. These donations have been made possible by the proceeds of their two shows
Teachers have called for sprinkler systems to be made a legal requirement in schools. The Association of Teachers and Lecturers union (ATL) said the equipment was vital to reduce the impact of fires like the one experienced at Tideway School in Newhaven
Campaigners are celebrating a ban on train operators from sounding loud horns when passing footpath crossings at night. New legislation comes into force on Saturday which mean trains will no longer sound their horns when approaching whistle boards between
Some people travel miles to find a church they feel comfortable with but one lucky buyer need look no further than the back garden. Church Cottage, a detached three-bedroom house on the market for £400,000 in Tismans Common, near Horsham, has a small
Plan to end free parking have sparked protests from hundreds of traders and householders. Hastings Borough Council's Cabinet has agreed to press ahead with proposals for a Controlled Parking Zone in St Leonards despite opposition from businesses and
Classic comedy with barnstorming tunes and dangerous costumes has returned to Theatre Royal Brighton. Fresh from a visit by the Queen in its bicentenary year, the famous venue is now, until Saturday, hosting the biggest and baddest musical of them
Sussex Police is failing to introduce a flagship Home Office blueprint to fight crime street-by-street, the Tories have claimed. Launching a new policing plan, the Conservatives leapt on new figures showing only five per cent of the county's officers
A building housing one of the best collections of British modern art in the world has been shortlisted for the £100,000 Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries. Pallant House Gallery in Chichester is one of four projects in the running for the UK's
Sussex County Cricket Club will find out today if it can carry out a major refurbishment of its ground in Hove. Representatives will speak at Brighton and Hove City Council's planning meeting in Hove Town Hall at 2pm. The club has threatened to
In response to the issues that arose concerning the allocation of tickets for the Albion's FA cup tie against West Ham, the Club have reviewed their "Away Ticket" policy for all high interest games including cup ties. A new scheme is announced today
Albion have cut the cost to their most loyal fans of watching matches at Withdean. Season ticket prices have been reduced by five per cent across the board for the 2007-08 campaign. The Seagulls are also introducing a gold membership scheme with a range
Actor Rik Mayall found himself at the centre of a race storm yesterday after insulting a man while promoting his latest play. The TV star was out in the centre of Brighton to promote his New Statesman show, which runs at the Theatre Royal from Monday
Neighbours are campaigning to have windows removed from a block of flats because they believe their privacy is being invaded. The developer of the three-storey block at 14 Dorothy Road, Hove, near Portslade Station, had permission to install
The cost of paying allowances to elected local councillors has soared to almost £6 million a year. People elected to town halls across Sussex are pocketing thousands of pounds in public money for attending meetings. Figures collated by the Is It Fair
A police community support officer who is dying after being exposed to asbestos as a child has won a six-figure compensation pay-out. Cheryl Marsh, 49, from Brighton, was diagnosed with the fatal lung disease mesothelioma in 2004. Now council bosses
Commuters are looking increasingly likely to lose out in a reorganisation of trains between Brighton to London after it emerged that plans to scrap the non-stop Gatwick Express service were to be shelved. Reports surfaced yesterday suggesting the Government
