Dean Wilkins wants the futures of his out-of-contract players decided within a week. Albion have offered terms to 11 of their 15 players who were reaching the end of current deals. They include Gary Hart and Kerry Mayo, who qualify for new one-year
Luke Wright joined the long list of bowlers who have suffered at the hands of Mark Ramprakash yesterday. Wright took one of only two Surrey wickets to fall as the visitors, fortified by Ramprakash's 91st first-class century, reached 311-2 after day one
Charlie Oatway is being offered the chance to complete his marathon road back from a broken ankle. The name of the club captain is on a list of 11 out-of-contract players being offered new deals by the club. He is joined by Guy Butters, Michel Kuipers
The four players released by Albion offered a massive contrast in age and experience. Georges Santos was almost twice as old as some of the three youngsters let go. But the one thing they had in common was they made little to no first-team impact
The Sussex County League may have to consider a name change. This is because Surrey sides Dorking Wanderers, Horley Town and Merstham could all be joining it next season. Redhill and Lingfield, for some bizarre reason, are already there, so
Next spring, New London Consort and Jonathan Miller, the team who brought us the 2004 Brighton Festival sell-out L'Orfeo, will tour a brand new production of Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, reinstating it to the length of a full opera. Before then the
A young African wife confessed to murdering her wealthy East Sussex husband with a wooden pestle in the Gambia before setting his body alight, an inquest heard. Kate West, 26, allegedly told African police she used a bundle of logs and petrol to set
A special needs school which rewards pupils' good behaviour by letting them out to smoke has failed its inspection. Ofsted inspectors gave Cornfield School, where the headteacher and assistant headteacher are both on long-term sick leave, the lowest
A man killed his girlfriend during an outdoor sex session after drinking 45 pints of beer has had his sentence slashed on appeal. Lee Portwine, 41, of Pound Hill Parade, Crawley, admitted murdering Una Whitney by stuffing mud in her mouth and headbutting
An extra £30 million is to be invested in a city's healthcare over the next year. The money spent by Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust (PCT) will focus on both hospital and community services as well as moves to improve people's health. Around
With more than 200 acts at this year's Great Escape festival, choosing is a pretty daunting task. To make the job easier, DUNCAN HALL asked some of the city's music gurus who they most want to see. Phil Jackson presents the region's premier new music
Fatboy Slim has spoken out about his £12,000 skatepark donation. As reported in Monday's paper, the DJ has withdrawn his support for the new facility at Hove Lagoon. He had given cash to Skate Expectations, the community initiative behind the new park
Labour MPs in Sussex have thrown their weight behind Gordon Brown to become the next Labour Party leader - and Prime Minister. But the five MPs are divided over who would make the best deputy. On June 24, when Mr Brown will almost certainly be crowned
With the typical home in Brighton and Hove costing more than £217,000, a canny buyer might have their eyes on an unassuming building. The former police box on the corner of Stanford Avenue and Ditchling Road in Brighton is to go under the hammer. It
A new town hall leader has pledges to build an extra town the size of Burgess Hill to attract key workers. Campaigners have launched websites and raised petitions to halt new housing developments in Haywards Heath, East Grinstead and Burgess Hill. But
An extra class of pupils will start at Brighton and Hove's most popular secondary school in September after 28 parents successfully used an appeals process to win places for their children. Dorothy Stringer School in Loder Road, Brighton, will be forced
Waste managers are stepping up their campaign against plans to dump 2.6 million tonnes of London's rubbish in West Sussex. West Sussex County Council claims a ruling against a new landfill site proves it cannot deal with extra rubbish from the capital
Councillors have agreed a £10.8m plan to rebuild an East Sussex secondary school which was devastated in an arson attack two years ago. Tideway Community School in Newhaven will be extended and refurbished after the decision by East Sussex County Council's
Albion have released four of their out-of-contract players. Veteran defender Georges Santos and youngsters Paul Hinshelwood, Chris Breach and Richard Martin have all been told they will not be offered new deals. Charlie Oatway has been offered month-to-month
Staff and pupils celebrated together today after receiving confirmation that their school was good and had some outstanding features. Everyone at Varndean School in Balfour Road, Brighton, was delighted at the verdict of an Ofsted inspector who rated
Theatregoers can normally expect to be greeted by a smiling usher and a glass of chilled wine. But audience members turning up to see New World Order at Brighton Town Hall this week have had rather a different experience. After being swiped with
Activists for the Justice for Omar Deghayes campaign leafleting outside Brighton Town Hall before and after performances of New World Order have found themselves part of the action. In an unscripted scene, an actor playing the minister of justice
Comedian Chris Green came a cropper while performing as Tina C at the Udderbelly. In his act, in which he plays a country music star of somewhat limited intelligence, he pretends to hit himself in the face with the microphone. Unfortunately on
A man has escaped being jailed for life after he robbed a teenager. A judge was asked to decide if Nicholas Blaber was a danger to the public and should be locked up indefinitely. Blaber admitted threatening 16-year-old Lewis Franklin and taking £10
A grandmother has hit out at council chiefs who dished out an £80 fine for littering - after a toddler dropped two crisps. Barbara Jubb was standing by a bus stop with her daughter Selena and 20-month old granddaughter Emily when she was pounced on by
A missing teenager has contacted a friend to say she is safe. Shereen Patten, 15, vanished from her home in Whitehawk, Brighton, at the weekend. Yesterday (wed) Sussex Police appealed in The Argus for Shereen to get in touch to confirm if she is all
A pioneering eye treatment recently introduced to England is being used for the first time at two East Sussex hospitals. The sight-improvement treatment is being tried out by consultant ophthalmogists Manzar Saeed Pieter Gouws at Eastbourne District
A crackdown on crime and antisocial behaviour has been hailed a success. Police stopped 38 people suspected of committing offences in central Hove and on the seafront on Friday. Of those 28 were given on-the-spot fines for offences which included ignoring
A last call has been made for anyone who wants to run a charity half marathon. The race, organised by Newhaven, Peacehaven and Seaford Lions Club, will take place on Sunday, June 3. It sets off from Seaford Rugby Club, The Salts, on Seaford seafront
Britain's first airport homes are to be built in multi-million pound project which will create 200 jobs. While many householders complain about being under the flight paths of noisy jets homeowners who don't mind a din are being enticed to eight new
Support act Leafcutter John - looking worryingly like Jay Kay from Jamiroquai gone hippie - built intriguing layers of ambient noise live on stage by sampling sticks, glasses of water and even a Slinky (one of those springs which walks down the stairs
A former councillor is calling for Premier League-style "parachute payments" to help politicians booted out in local elections adjust to life on civvy street. Tehmtan Framroze says leaders and deputy leaders who work full-time should be provided with
Doug Caudrey sent in the above photograph: "This picture shows a reunion lunch at the Coach and Horses in Danehill, near Haywards Heath, on April 12 this year. "We all served in the East Surrey/ Queen's Regimental Band between 1957 and 1967 and
On paper it looks an interesting idea, a story about "vacant bodies found slumped at their keyboards" as their "inner selves evaporate into the ethernet forever". Unfortunately, David Weedall's repetitive and overlong story does not live up to this dramatic
While the lacy red corsets are certainly burlesque, the scene which greeted us at the Nightingale kept the grotesque well hidden. Who, after all, has anything to fear from a straightforward swoop on a High Street store of the sort meek shopaholic Felicity
The hard of hearing in Sussex are facing the longest waits in the country for a hearing test, a report by MPs revealed today. The Health Select Committee criticised as "unacceptable" the 11 months that people in the South East Coast health area - covering
Gordon Brown was warned today that he faces a summer of discontent by civil servants, postal workers, nurses, teachers and health staff because of growing anger over jobs and pay cuts. The Government was accused of "shameful treatment" of public sector
A sleeping dragon lies submerged in the Sussex Downs after a group of mothers and students manipulated nature into art. The 100ft long creature is made from carved parts of fallen trees, has chalk teeth and features moss and coppiced branches at other
Sussex cricketers took a break from action on the field to pay a flying visit to children in hospital. Almost the whole of the squad made an appearance on the wards at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children in Brighton. They spoke to youngsters
The new chairman of Arun District Council will take up his role next week. Graham Tyler will begin his term of office at a formal ceremony during the full council meeting on Wednesday, (May 23) when Stephen Haymes will step down. Coun Tyler will hand
I read your recent article on mixed-sex wards (The Argus, May 10) with interest. Two weeks ago I was admitted to Coombes Ward at Worthing Hospital. I was very surprised to find myself in a six-bedded ward containing two men. One of these men -
For more than three years, Smash EDO has sought to increase public awareness of the weapons manufacturers (EDO-MBM) at work in Brighton, despite its status as a UN Peace Messenger City. While we can all grimace at the atrocities resulting from
Britain's oldest man will take a trip down memory lane as he takes a tour of a museum in East Sussex. Henry Allingham, 110, who lives in Ovingdean, near Brighton will view social historical museum exhibits dating back more than 100 years. He will be
An adult education centre has launched three new degree courses. Archaeology and landscape, creativity and the arts and cultures and communities can all now be studied at the University of Sussex Centre for Continuing Education (CCE). The Bachelor of
Eight people escaped unhurt after a fire broke out on a yacht. Crews were called to the 30 metre yacht at Shoreham Harbour shortly after 2.30am today to find a small fire had started in the engine room. All people on board were already off the boat
If you were at the Festival club in the Udderbelly on Sunday night, you may have seen a group of Czech performers dancing madly with members of Belgian dance collective Les Ballets C De La B. These were Jolly Jumps, an award-winning physical theatre
Attendance has improved and children have positive attitudes at a school rated "satisfactory" by inspectors. Ofsted officials gave Benfield Junior in Old Shoreham Road, Portslade, a Grade 3 ranking after a visit on April 24 and 25. They said the 292
If you saw any of the BBC Television series The Tchaikovsky Experience earlier in the year, you will have seen Alexander Sikovetsky showing off his skills with the violin. On Thursday lunchtime, this 24-year-old, Moscow-born fiddle player showed off
When Ted Hughes died, Tony Harrison's name was bandied about as a Poet Laureate contender. A staunch republican, the appointment would have horrified him. Thankfully, he had probably already scuppered his chances with a lip-smackingly filthy poem about
Well done Fatboy Slim for having the guts to ask for his £12,000 back, his donation to the Hove Lagoon skate park, after realising it was a bad idea to put it there (The Argus, May 14). How wrong Graham Deane of Skateexpectations is to say that
Nick Kent played guitar with the Sex Pistols, shared drugs with Keith Richards and delved behind the masks of countless rock idols. But until Saturday, he had never done a reading of his own work. Kent was one of the journalists who changed how people
If we had a choice, where would we build a new pier in the city? I respectfully suggest it should not be where the West Pier was built, as I believe the West Pier Trust is planning. Quite apart from the future of our magnificent rusty island, the
Suited and booted and ready for action, Big Day Out announced their presence by stomping onto the stage with a wild enthusiasm which was reciprocated by the audience. The small auditorium was buzzing as the three men took us on a journey into the bizarre
Wearing a pink summer dress, with brown shoulder-length hair neatly clipped back from her pale white face, Marta Topferova had neither the appearance nor the name of your average Latin singer. But, as the title of this Brighton Festival concert indicated
I too share Joaquin Toba's dislike of the plastic palm trees at the marina (Letters, May 12) and would like to invite him to view the several very real palms recently planted in the city. In addition to the palms near the Aquarium, several different
Driving into town last Sunday I realised that around Spring Street by Argos in Western Road what used to be single yellow lines have turned into double yellow lines. Why was it changed? It was single yellow lines for years there - convenient for
A burning car with a horsebox attached caused major delays to rush hour traffic. The vehicle caught light in the outside northbound lane of the A23 near Pyecombe at 7.25am this morning. The blaze was quickly extinguished and neither the driver nor the
Volunteer rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service are asking people to leave fledgling birds alone in an attempt to save hundreds from dying unnecessarily. Every year young fledgling birds are picked up by well-meaning people
The comments made by a spokesman about gridlocking Brighton if free parking was allowed on bank holidays (The Argus, May 11) is complete rubbish. The 477 people that were fined that day assumed it was free parking. There was no gridlock then and that
Can I be the only parent in Brighton who wishes Brighton and Hove City Council would wake up and build another secondary school in central Brighton? My daughter was one of the lucky ones who got into her school of choice. Even though it is the
With regard to the proposals for a threelane road through Worthing to allieviate the congestion (The Argus, May 8), this is ridiculous. The only way to do it is with four lanes, all the way from Lyons Farm to the Coach and Horses. There is ample
I note the Labour Government's decision to ratify an EU "treaty" without recourse to a democratic referendum. An EU treaty will no doubt be some form of cut-down constitution, but the public are deliberately kept in the dark regarding the nature
I was fascinated to read Catherine French of Varndean's letter (Letters, May 14) about Brighton and Hove City Council allowing her neighbour to instal windows overlooking her house and garden without planning permission. I, on the other hand, require
Before Mr Kemp uses words like "absurd" about my comments (Letters, May 15), he should read them properly. I merely said we should go on the results of scientific and unbiased investigation into possible problems such as new technologies (and new
Perhaps I missed it in The Argus, so maybe someone could enlighten me as to why the lawns in Hove have been partitioned off in one part and a herd of static offices placed within it? Is Brighton and Hove City Council now reducing in size and moving
A plan to abolish traffic wardens and replace them with council-employed parking attendants has been described as "a money making racket". West Sussex County Council has signed an agreement to "decriminalise" parking - taking it away from the police
Motorists travelling to nature reserves in Sussex look set to be hit by a wave of car parking charges. The proposal to introduce parking fees or hike those currently in place has emerged in a detailed review of how East Sussex County Council should manage
An inquest is being held today into the death of a wealthy pensioner allegedly murdered by his young African wife in the Gambia. The charred remains of William West, 76, were found last July in a bag just outside the luxury four-bedroom home he shared
Fed up with news bulletins filled with "Tony Blair's legacy", I turned to the French radio hoping for some proper news instead of history. Oh dear! The first words were "La Patrimonie du President Chirac". No prizes for guessing what that means.
Eagle-eyed Andy Snow caught a drug dealer in action on his mobile phone but cannot find a policeman willing to investigate. The 50-year-old watched in disbelief as a dealer brazenly handed over a packet from his car for money as police patrols passed
A naval recruit is to receive a bravery award after he saved a drowning woman. Peter Sharrod, 19, of St Leonards, was working as a lifeguard in Hastings when he rescued a swimmer who had fainted 500 metres out at sea. Princess Alexandra, the Queen's
A 40-stone man has died in hospital aged just 25. Chris Leppard, who suffered from Prader-Willi Syndrome, which meant he never felt full, suffered a heart attack just two weeks after being admitted to hospital at 11.45am today. Chris, of Carpenter
A former colleague at The Argus of kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston has called for his safe return. The 44-year-old, who worked in the Eastbourne office of The Argus in the late Eighties, was seized at gunpoint in Gaza city on March 12. Jeannine
Patients have given the thumbs-up to their treatment at Sussex hospitals, a report reveals today. A national survey of inpatients found most rated their overall experiences in the hands of the county's doctors and nurses as "excellent", "very
A brave mechanic jumped into his car and bravely gave chase for 15 miles after a car was stolen in front of him. The man watched as a thief pounced on a Ford Focus in Burgess Hill and raced off towards Brighton and Hove. But rather than panicking he
Pensioners sitting on a bus were terrorised by a gang of abusive school kids. Teenage louts shook the vehicle as it waited at a bus stop, banged on the sides then opened the windows and spat on people sitting inside. The yobs were wearing the uniform
Patients have given the thumbs-up to their treatment at Sussex hospitals. A national survey of inpatients found most rated their overall experiences in the hands of the county's doctors and nurses "excellent", "very good" and "good". Of respondents
Civil servants will today discuss stepping up a campaign of industrial action in protest at job cuts, privatisation of services and below-inflation pay rises. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union have already staged two national strikes
