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  • Carole in line for Albion deal

    Albion are poised to sign Seb Carole again, this time on a week-to-week deal. The French winger has been training with the Seagulls and manager Gus Poyet, who knows Carole from their time together at Leeds, believes he can get the best out

  • Calderon will give Seagulls options

    Albion boss Gus Poyet has made Spanish defender Inigo Calderon his first signing of the January transfer window. Poyet pounced to see off competition from an un-named League One rival for the services of the former Deportivo Alaves captain

  • Aka Aka Roar, Life, King’s Road Arches, Brighton, Jan 11

    One of the big new sounds of 2009 was the growth of dubstep. And now Life is launching a new night which aims to concentrate on the artists moving the genre forward and developing new directions. This launch night features special guest Appleblim, who

  • Big freeze wipes out football programme

    Sussex football is bracing itself for a backlog of fixtures. The continued bad weather is expected to wipe out the entire non-league programme tomorrow. Peter Bentley, chairman and fixtures secretary of the County League, took the unusual decision yesterday

  • Fear of crime in Brighton is "outstripping reality"

    Fear of anti-social behaviour by young people is outstripping reality, police believe. A Government plan to tackle the problem came in for criticism this week after three-quarters of people surveyed said they believed anti-social behaviour by youths

  • Entire fixture list wiped out by snow

    The entire non-league football programme involving Sussex clubs has been wiped out by the weather. Crawley's FA Trophy tie at Chelmsford City was the last to go when it was postponed at 3.15pm on Friday. The match has automatically been rearranged

  • Church volunteers to help drunk Worthing revellers

    Church volunteers have been recruited to help drunk people get home safely after town centre binges. The “street pastors” from nine church groups have been trained by Sussex Police to help look after people on Friday nights out in Worthing. Five or

  • Touchline ban for Rebels boss

    Worthing boss Simon Colbran has been handed a two-match touchline ban. Colbran was sent to the stands for comments made to the referee during the FA Trophy defeat at home to Corinthian-Casuals in October. He will now miss Worthing’s next two matches

  • Facebook campaign launched against Brighton Tory candidate

    A Facebook group has been launched calling for the resignation of Brighton Conservative candidate Charlotte Vere. It was set up following Mrs Vere's reference to a comparison between the Green Party and the BNP on the website Twitter.

  • Brighton guerilla gardeners try to stop Tesco

    Guerilla gardeners are considering an audacious attempt to raise £1 million to stop the park they created becoming a Tesco supermarket. Supporters of the Lewes Road Community Garden, installed on a derelict former petrol station in Brighton

  • Major energy company awarded wind farm contract

    A number of companies have been given the go-ahead to develop new offshore wind farms, potentially paving the way for a massive expansion in renewable energy around the UK's shores. The Crown Estate awarded the licence for the offshore wind farm on Hastings

  • Brown urges fans to get behind Borough

    Danny Brown has urged supporters to get behind the team in Eastbourne Borough’s hour of need. The midfielder has been surprised by the backlash following the dismal defeat to Crawley on New Year’s Day which extended Borough's winless run to

  • Hove greyhounds fall foul of weather

    Saturday night's greyhound meeting at Coral Stadium, Hove, has been cancelled due to the weather. It is the fourth consecutive meeting to be called off while Sunday's BAGS meet is also doubtful.

  • Eastbourne fat family take part in weight-busting show

    A father posed in a Borat-style mankini as part of a bid to get his family on a weight-busting TV-show. Ron Jeapes, and his three boys, have now transformed their lives after being selected for Sky1’s, Fat Families. The 54-year-old bus driver was

  • Brighton school uses posters to stop attacks on staff

    A school is to put up posters warning parents not to assault or abuse any of its staff. Patcham High, in Ladies Mile Road, Brighton, plans to display three of the signs at entrances to its buildings. Headteacher Paula Sargent said the

  • Row brews over Patcham phone mast

    Campaigners have responded angrily to being told a new mobile phone mast can be installed next to a park without planning permission. David Lothian, who has spearheaded a series of protests against masts being installed in the Patcham area

  • Hard works pays dividends for Reds striker

    Mikey Malcolm believes extra graft on the training ground is helping him produce the best form of his Crawley career. The 25-year-old former Tottenham trainee has been taking part in extra sessions with in-form Charlie Ademeno after moving from midfield

  • Colour me stroppy

    I don't like to be negative. So I'll try to start with a positive. From Twitter and monitoring this blog, it doesn't look like too many of my fellow runners are having too much luck making any progress with their training at the moment, either.

  • Elvis Presley cured Brighton man's broken back

    A man claimed just one touch from Elvis Presley cured his broken neck and back. Michael Knight was left with horrific injuries after falling while working at sea. But said he believes the hand of the King, who was visiting Palm Springs

  • Rooks chief's plea for help as club faces D-Day

    Martin Elliott has made one final appeal for help as Lewes approach D-Day. The Rooks are back in the High Court next Wednesday to face a winding-up petition brought by HM Revenue and Customs. The case has twice been adjourned which has given Lewes

  • Former Lewes defender on his way to Wembley

    Albion may be through to the fourth round of the FA Cup but a Brentford player they were due to face tomorrow is going all the way to the final. Former Lewes defender Leon Legge will be at Wembley Stadium on May 15 after being voted player of the second

  • Seagull fans expected to flock to glamour cup tie

    Albion expect more than 4,500 fans to make the journey to Birmingham later this month for their glamour FA Cup visit to Aston Villa. The exodus from Sussex should swell the attendance at Villa Park to more than 30,000 for the fourth round clash on January

  • To sleep or not to sleep

    When you have a baby all ideas of which way round the day is (or even week, month etc) and how much sleep you need at a time is totally turned upside down and sideways. This week we have experienced a night of a six hour sleep, followed by

  • Thunder game off

    Worthing Thunder's home clash with Plymouth Raiders in the BBL tomorrow has been called off. There were concerns over travel to and from the venue for the visitors from the south west. No new date has been announced for the fixture.

  • Sussex snow: Keep up-to-date with The Argus

    Tens of thousands have been visiting The Argus website this week for our unprecedented coverage of the snow and ice problems. People have been turning to our website in their droves for the most comprehensive weather coverage in Sussex.