Albion beat Horsham 3-1 in tonight's testimonial for John Maggs at Woodside Road, Worthing. Substitutes Toby Agdestein, Craig Noone and George Barker scored after Carl Rook slotted Horsham ahead at the start of the second half. All the goals came once
I bought the last issue of the News of the World last Sunday, edition number 8,674 , for a quid plus pull-out souvenir, to find out what all the fuss was about. I had hoped to find out how to hack a phone, but no such luck. The comment by
Albion transfer target Owen Garvan is staying at Crystal Palace. Palace chief Dougie Freedman said: "Owen has decided to stay and wants to fight for his place in the team." Full story in tomorrow's Argus.
A father wept as he told a court about the last time he saw his two young children alive in East Sussex. Paul Donnison, 48, tearfully told jurors he said goodnight to three-year-old Harry and two-year-old Elise Donnison on the evening of January 24 last
Work on a new £18 million swimming pool has begun – despite contracts for building work at the site not being fully agreed. Hoardings and earthwork has replaced the paddling pool and playground at the site earmarked for Worthing’s new pool. But Worthing
A children's hospice says the backing of the whole community is vital if it is to carry on providing and expanding its services. Hundreds of supporters of the Chestnut Tree House hospice were at the American Express Community Stadium in Falmer
I HAVE been a regular visitor to Hove for many years, and, until recently, the brightest things I had seen on the promenade were red-striped deck chairs and inflatable children’s toys. What a difference to see someone putting colour into some otherwise
COULD I please express my gratitude to the seafront residents facing on to Hove lawns for their patience and goodwill during the Paddle Round The Pier beach festival over the weekend of July 2 and 3. Their good nature and understanding went a long way
BRIGHTON AND HOVE markets itself as a tolerant and diverse city – artistic and open-minded. It’s a partial, highly-sanitised view of the city, promoted for decades by city leaders. Together (with a few honourable exceptions) most have conspired to ignore
I WOULD like to respond to a letter from Thomas Laprade airing his views on smoking (The Argus, July 8). Although the writer says a ban on smoking in cars containing child passengers is “an unwarranted intrusion into the privacy and autonomy of parenthood
IT WAS with concern that I read A Traversa’s letter regarding the Friends of Queen’s Park Picnic in the Park, and the use of motor vehicles to reload and clear away the stalls that had supported the event (The Argus, July 7). We are sorry that he felt
These young, healthy Staffies are just days away from being put down because no one will give them a home. Button, Joey and Brian were picked up by animal rescuers after being left to wander the streets of Brighton. Attempts by Brighton and
A school pupil has raised £350 for charity in memory of a former teacher. Sasha Murray, from Brighton, took part in the Brighton Marathon Mini Mile in April in memory of her piano and Russian language teacher, Irina Syenko, who died of secondary
More than 130 pupils were permanently excluded from Sussex schools in a year. The latest figures reveal thousands of children in the county are suspended each year as a result of their behaviour – with more than three a week being expelled. This
A mother who complained about her disabled daughter’s care asked for £3,000 in compensation – but was instead offered £500 in shopping vouchers. The woman had spent seven years trying to arrange appropriate care and treatment for her daughter,
A champion butcher hopes his new sausage recipes will go with a bang. Gary Knight will unveil his latest creations on Saturday, July 23 at a Family Fun Day at South Downs Heritage Centre in Brighton Road, Hassocks. Mr Knight has been making traditional
A man has been airlifted to hospital after a horror crash in Crawley. Emergency services are currently dealing with the collision between a car and a van outside Ifield Community College in Crawley Avenue, which happened at 12.35pm.
Business leaders have called on a council to review the sale of land to a hotel operator. De Vere Village Hotels wants to turn the derelict Patcham Court Farm in Brighton into a 128-bedroom four-star hotel complex. The firm, which is an offshoot
Arty students made a real team effort to create a school mosaic. The artwork was designed and created by students from Cardinal Newman School in The Upper Drive, Hove, to commemorate its 40th anniversary celebrations as Brighton’s first comprehensive
Teenagers are playing chicken with trains on level crossings. A driver thought he had hit one youth after a g roup darted in front of his speeding train at Littlehaven, near Horsham. Luckily the youths managed to get to the other side of the Spooners
The father of two children allegedly murdered by their mother said he was completely stunned when she left him without warning, a court was told today. Paul Donnison returned home from work on September 1 2009 to an empty house and a note on the kitchen
Albion have reportedly agreed a fee with Crystal Palace for midfield target Owen Garvan. The Seagulls had a £250,000 bid for the 23-year-old Irishman rejected by Palace but have since upped their offer. Boss Gus Poyet told The Argus
A three-year wrangle over access to a sandy beach will be decided in the High Court. A judicial review will be held in November to decide the fate of Newhaven’s West Beach, which was closed to the public in 2008 over safety fears. East
More than 170 roles are being created at a green power company. The Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Mark Prisk MP, opened a new factory for Ceres Power in Horsham. The firm has created the highly skilled 'green collar'
The brothers behind a failed Lapland theme park have been released from jail less than four months into their sentences. Henry and Victor Mears are both on home-tagged curfew despite being sentenced to 13 months in prison in March. The pair
A 32-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with the murder of her three-year-old daughter more than seven years ago. Lesley Dunford is accused of killing Lucy Dunford at their family home in Pelwood Road, Camber, near Rye, East Sussex, on February
A young woman may be a key witness to a burglary at a jewellery shop. Detectives hunting the raiders who broke into Marston Barrett in High Street, Lewes, at 12.30am on Tuesday want to speak the woman who was seen walking near to the scene. She is
Model-turned-TV presenter Annabel Giles has revealed she intends to sell her home to pay for her autistic son’s school fees. The mother-of-two said it would be the only way she could afford to pay for 13-year-old Ted to go to £10,366-a-term Stanbridge
Sussex police officers will descend on Westminster today to protest against spending cuts and changes to their pay and conditions. Some 47 off-duty officers, up to the rank of Chief Inspector Ali Darge, will be among more than 2,000 to take part
A group of friends raised more than £7,000 for charity when they took part in a sponsored 100 mile walk across the South Downs. Ditchling Cricket Club members Tim Claringbull and Alastair and Nick Edgell were joined by Alex Verhegge from Belgium
The universities of Brighton and Sussex have been given the goahead to charge £9,000 a year tuition fees. The Office For Fair Access (OFFA) yesterday approved plans for both organisations to charge students the highest amount allowed from 2012.
Having spent the past five years releasing a slew of singles and EPs on labels including Warp and Planet Mu, San Francisco-based producer Brendan Angelides decided to take the plunge with his first album. “With EPs and singles it’s very
Glyndebourne's sun-drenched picnic lawns anticipated the opera’s setting – sun-bleached olive groves in southern Italy where Nemorino, a poor peasant, is in love with the beautiful landowner, Adina. She so mocks his courtship that he is driven to
Two operating theatres are to be built at a cost of £3.7 million at Worthing Hospital allowing for about 3,500 operations a year. They will be used for a mixture of routine and emergency orthopaedic surgery such as hip replacements. Bosses hope
A rail union is considering legal action over a Government decision which led to hundreds of Sussex jobs being created. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said it was taking legal advice over a potential challenge on the grounds that the
A careers officer who visited my school was horrified when I told him I wanted to become a reporter. Screwing up his face in disdain he said: “Journalism is a rough old trade and I would strongly advise you against it.” The Fleet Street of those
A father and son seriously injured in a crash yesterday remain in hospital. The older man, 53, is being treated for multiple injuries at a London hospital. His condition is described as serious but stable. The 27-year-old was recovered from under
Hove waved goodbye to the psychedelic beach hut that made headlines across the country. Jeff Allen thought his colourful creation had been preserved for posterity after it was sold for £24 on eBay on Sunday. But the bidder failed to turn up
Curtis Osano has been given another chance to stake his claim for a deal with Albion. Boss Gus Poyet has extended the trial of the right-back from debt-ridden Rushden and Diamonds to include tonight’s friendly against Horsham at Worthing (7.45pm). Kenya-born
A car crashed in a home. The vehicle crashed into Comptons Lane in Horsham at 1.10am yesterday. A 24-year-old local man was arrested at a nearby property on suspicion of drink-driving and failing to stop. He was taken to hospital for a short time for
A 32-year-old woman is to appear in court today charged with the murder of her three-year-old daughter more than seven years ago. Lesley Dunford is accused of the murder of Lucy Dunford at their family home in Pelwood Road, Camber, on February 2, 2004
