Table-topping Eagles came back down to earth with a bump at the East of England Showground tonight as they were beaten 52-38 by Peterborough. Promoter and stand-in team manager Mike Bellerby had spoken bullishly about his team’s prospects in the build-up
Premier Division: Crawley Down III 2, Lindfield 2; Cuckfield Town 0, Willingdon Ath 0; East Grinstead Utd 5, Balcombe 0; Forest Row 2, Roffey 4; Hassocks III 3, Maresfield Village 2; Rotherfield 2, Old Varndeanians 2. Championship: Phoenix
WITH the current issues over air quality, why do some parked coaches on Madeira Drive persist in keeping their engines running all day with either no one or, perhaps, just the driver on board? As well as being wasteful of fuel, it is noisy and
IF IKEA really wants to come to Sussex, it should be looking in the Eastbourne area. There are good road links and large retail parks already in place, and it is not too far from Brighton. Why they should look at Hollingbury, I can’t imagine.
I AGREE with Mr Coles who wrote about over-population in Brighton and Hove (Letters, March 25 and April 8). We have already overstretched our resources and have no room for hundreds, or even thousands, more to settle. Concentrate on the inner
VISITORS to Brighton who have missed the Volk’s Railway (Adam Trimingham, The Argus, April 20), which has only just started running services, need not worry. They can take a number 12 bus for a scenic ride to Eastbourne, and then catch the Dotto
I CANreassure Douglas Wooding that changed times of late evening buses from Lewes to Brighton are definitely not the “thin end of the wedge” he fears (Letters, April 27). We’re improving late evening departures to many areas with each timetable
WITH reference to the “bloodthirsty” public Jesus play (The Argus, April 22 and Letters, April 27), I am not a member of The Church of England but I am a British citizen and I recognise that Great Britain is officially a Christian country.
Sussex Police have made a last-ditch effort to get organisers of a major Brighton protest to contact them. Protesters have used social networks such as Facebook and Twitter for anti-war, anti-capitalist and anti-cuts protesters to drum up support
Ed Joyce and Chris Nash mounted a superb rearguard action to boost Sussex's hopes of salvaging a draw from their County Championship clash with Lancashire. Sussex were forced to follow on after being dismissed for 290 in pursuit of Lancashire's massive
A litter of puppies from an animal shelter have been crowned with regal names to commemorate the Royal wedding. All eleven pups were given names fit for kings and queens at their current home at Happy Endings Animal Rescue in Hailsham. The animals were
A pensioner who needs daily home help visits to get washed, dressed and fed has had her funding for the assistance axed. Betty Parker, 93, who lives alone, is partially deaf, suffers from arthritis and can only manage to walk a few yards with the help
Hoaxers nearly prevented firefighters getting to an injured teenage girl who was trapped in an overturned car. The 18-year-old was a passenger in a red Ford Mondeo which crashed into a grass verge and rolled over several times near Seaford.
With promotion to the Championship sewn up earlier this month, Albion’s thoughts turn to next season – the first at the club’s new American Express Community Stadium. The Argus was given an exclusive peek round the near complete 22,500 stadium
Glenn Murray has played his last game for Albion - at least this season. The Seagulls' 22-goal top scorer misses Saturday's last ever game at Withdean against Huddersfield and the final fixture of the campaign for the League One champions
Police officers are facing disciplinary action after complaints of bullying and using excessive force on a prisoner. The number of complaints against Sussex Police has risen by 10% year on year, with the equivalent of one complaint for every five officers
Ryan Moore hopes he can secure his first Guineas victory in the season’s opening Classics at Newmarket this weekend. The Sussex jockey has been named by Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien to ride Roderic O’Connor in the 2,000 Guineas, in which Frankel is odds-on
Naked pictures of a council election candidate have been posted on a website promoting male escorts, as a "mischievous joke". Dave Walsh, Green Party candidate for North Portslade in the Brighton and Hove City Council elections says he is the victim
A 15-year-old was killed after wandering into the path of motorway traffic following a minor row with his father over his drinking at a family wedding, an inquest heard. Student Scott Turner was hit by a number of vehicles, including an unmarked
A 900-year-old castle is up for sale. Historic Amberley Castle has been put on the market after the financial collapse of its owners, the Von Essen Hotels group. Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group called in administrators Ernst and Young after the group
A man from Shoreham has died after a fairground ride fell on top of him. The 45-year-old was positioning the ride on Wednesday evening when it landed on top of him, trapping him under the rear wheels. The incident, which police are calling an "industrial
Join me from 10.30am for a live blog of the third day of Sussex's County Championship clash with Lancashire at Hove and have your say as the action unfolds.
Sussex coach Mark Robinson has warned his players they cannot afford to feel sorry for themselves as they battle to avoid a second comprehensive defeat to Lancashire in the space of three weeks. Lancashire won by the opening County Championship game
Anxious parents are this morning finding out if their child will get into their first choice infant or primary school. Brighton and Hove City Council has sent out letters informing parents if they were succesful. Whether you got your first choice or
The chief constable of Sussex Police has said he will be seeking approval for a scheme to force officers to retire after 30 years' service. Chief Constable Martin Richards made the announcement publicly this morning, saying the move is needed
The Birmingham Stage Company’s version of The Jungle Book is a bit of an eye-opener to anyone who knows the story only from Disney’s cute anthropomorphism. The original story is far bloodier and Stuart Paterson’s adaptation does not spare
It was perhaps fitting that the intimate confines of Audio were the venue for Asobi Seksu (Japanese for “playful sex”), who went down an absolute storm on a sweltering Thursday evening. From start to finish, the US-based quartet gave an appreciative
A man drove his quad bike into a tree as he desperately attempted to flee a herd of attacking geese. The victim, aged in his 60s, was set upon by the birds as he rode around the garden of a home in Horsham. The man was left with a broken
John Godber's highly amusing play looks at the stale marriage of Al, an unemployed builder, and Bet, a long-time unsuccessful competition entrant. Their sparse and drab life is well-reflected in the grey and minimalist set used in the first act, during
Fire crews tackled a blaze in an office block. Firefighters were called at just before 7pm yesterday to a fire in a ground floor office of the building on Ship Street in Shoreham. The flames were quickly put out and the cause identified
Four years ago he toured the country describing the woes that befell him the day he lost his iPod – casting a wry look at society’s reliance on technology and gadgets along the way. Now comedian Dan Clark is back with a new bone to pick – the neuroses
Gangly and animated, funnyman Imran Yusuf is on a one-man mission to shatter racial and ethical divisions. While always running the risk of coming across as a clown-like preacher, it’s testament to his immense likeability and writing skill that his
Katie Melua is special. Reputedly an “adrenaline junkie”, strings to her bow include skydiving, performing underwater at 303 metres below sea level and being the best-selling UK-based female artist in the world in 2007. On stage at the Dome she
The question everybody asks about performances of Handel’s Messiah is, “Was it a traditional one?” Well, the date (a Good Friday evening) was unusual, though appropriate, but the performance by the joint Worthing Choral Society and Philharmonic Choir
Think Pete and Dud, Bird and Fortune, Morecambe and Wise. Think a pair of comedians striking sparks off each other in ever more fantastical flights of fancy and then think Katy and Rach. Here are two actresses taking flight without an aeroplane
Albion have continued their planning for the Championship with Liam Bridcutt and Gary Dicker signing new contracts. The midfield duo have penned new two-year deals with the Seagulls after both impressing during the League One title winning
Gus Poyet has vowed to take no risks with Glenn Murray as Albion say farewell to Withdean. The Seagulls should receive the result of a scan on their top scorer this morning after he left last Saturday’s defeat by Southampton early with a shoulder
It is not just the brilliant story that makes Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book one of the nation’s most treasured texts. It is also the writer’s ability to transport you to the colonial India where he grew up. Neal Foster of the Birmingham Stage Company
The playground at Southwater Country Park has been partially destroyed by fire overnight. Fire crews were called to the blaze at about 3.30am where they found play equipment well alight. The flames were brought under control but one
Two cars ploughed into railings during a rush hour collision. Emergency services were called to Downview Road in Felpham, near Bognor, at about 7am to reports of a collision. Ambulance crews are at the scene although there are currently no reports of
An inquest into the death of a 15-year-old boy who wandered into the path of motoroway traffic will be held today. Scott Turner was hit by a number of vehicles, including an unmarked police car, on the M23 near Crawley in July last year.
A man has been charged after a car was driven into the front of Chichester custody suite. Sean Mitchell, 38, of no fixed address, has been charged with dangerous driving, drink driving, disqualified driving, making off without payment and no insurance
So the curtain is about to fall on the theatre of trees. Oh what fun we’ve had over the last twelve years. Back in 1999 we’d been waiting almost a year to move into The Withdean the fans had to, ‘sweat it out’ for a while. Then on July 24th
