Tomasz Kuszczak had an inspired night in South Wales as Albion stunned the Championship leaders. The Pole made several key saves to help the Seagulls wrap up a coveted 2-0 win at Cardiff City. Andrea Orlandi and Leo Ulloa scored late in each
A group of pupils have been praised for helping a man after he fell. The four Bishop Bell School pupils were walking home from school when they noticed a man had tripped and fallen outside the doctors’ surgery at Sovereign Harbour in Eastbourne
9:42pm 9:41pm Albion settled the contest deep in added time. David Lopez intercepted a crossfield Bellamy pass just inside his own half, made a lot of ground down the right and
Funds are needed to help a dog who is close to having her leg amputated. Stray rescue dog Bonnie was found wandering the streets of Eastbourne at 4am on January 5. She was frozen, filthy and underweight and her condition was so bad, vets feared
Albion have brought back David and Andrea Orlandi at leaders Cardiff City tonight. But Vicente, who has scored their last two goals, is only among the subs and there is no Craig Mackail-Smith in the 18. There is no return for Gordon Greer after
Peter Baxter referred to the 1973 film Soylent Green (Letters, February 14) in which overpopulation compels the universal consumption of processed food (actually made from something a lot worse than horsemeat). It might interest readers to know
Public support is building for plans to convert a mothballed seafront complex into a water sports centre and café. Sussex-based Strenson Investments says it has had more than 1,000 likes on Facebook and 25 letters of support its proposal to develop
Students have been warned that if they continue to protest cash will be taken from their union, teaching and research budgets. University of Sussex vice-chancellor Michael Farthing made his feelings clear about the activists, who have been occupying
I am absolutely disgusted with Brighton and Hove City Council for taking away bowling greens from clubs which have been using them for many years. In our case, it is our 75th anniversary this year and not only has the council taken away two bowling
A soldier facing five years in jail for stealing a gun from his barracks is “a damaged individual damaged in the service of his country”. A psychiatrist had judged that Corporal Harry Killick of Brighton was “finding adjusting to civilian life
So now Brighton and Hove City Council are panicking about traces of horsemeat in burgers in school meals and have cancelled the contract (The Argus, February 16). Why were they being dished out to schools anyway? I thought Jamie Oliver had convinced
A college is hosting a recruitment event for aspiring apprentices. City College Brighton and Hove has apprenticeship opportunities with local employers available in hospitality, customer service, care, business administration and IT. Hopeful
Motorists have been stuck in a mammoth traffic jam - caused by dangerous potholes. People have reported being stuck on the A259 South Coast Road for hours. Peacehaven, Seaford and Newhaven are worst affected, with jams spreading as far back
Lazing on the beach, enjoying some watersports, or simply watching the flowers bloom – February or not, Sussex is full of the joys of spring. The sun smiled on the Brighton Half Marathon on Sunday, and on Saturday jet skiers and water skiers made
The events which preceded the discovery of a homeless man’s brutally battered body on Hove seafront are still shrouded in mystery. Reporters Kimberly Middleton and Ben Parsons look at the impact the murder of Lea Williams has had on the homeless community
I see our Conservative MP Simon Kirby has spoken out against proposals by Labour leader Ed Miliband to increase tax on owners of properties worth more than £2 million in order to fund a tax cut for low earners (The Argus, February 16). Why has
Crawley Town's Josh Simpson has not broken an ankle. The midfielder limped off just before half-time in last night's 1-1 draw with Doncaster Rovers at Broadfield Stadium. It was feared he may have broken his left ankle after he admitted hearing
Animal bosses are to hand out pet food to people struggling to find enough money to feed their cats and dogs. Staff at the RSPCA centre in Patcham have been contacted several times in recent weeks by people forced to hand over their pets because
A gang armed with baseball bats broke into a home and attacked a couple. Police are appealing for witnesses to the break-in at a property in Granary Way, Horsham in the early hours of this morning. A 31-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man
A team of rescuers is on the lookout for new doggie detectives. Volunteer search team ALSAR Search Dogs Sussex, which often helps Sussex Police find missing people, is seeking new dogs and handlers. The team is starting training courses in
So does Mr Dunn-Coleman (Letters, February 15) have a plan to employ all the people who live locally and are employed by supermarkets when they close down to fit in with his proposal? Not to mention all the thousands of pounds raised in stores
A school has made huge strides, according to a government inspector. Blatchington Mill School said it was delighted to be rated “good” by the schools watchdog Ofsted following its latest inspection. The report said certain areas of the school
For those who love the nostalgia of a 1950s comedy about villagers running a branch railway line when British Rail close it down, Seaford Little Theatre’s production of The Titfield Thunderbolt is just the ticket. But don’t expect belly laughs
“Walkin’ down that old country lane, drops of rain. Call upon the ones who call your name.” Such lyrics you would expect from a mature ageing singer-songwriter with the weight of the world on their shoulders, not an 18-year-old from Nottingham.
It’s rare to see a demonstration of skill on this scale. For nearly two hours, the nine performers gave their all to a show of taiko drumming which was spectacular, stunning and mesmerising. It’s easy to see why they attract reviews full of superlatives
The Sussex Senior Cup has captured the imagination of Crawley Town fans this season. After a second round win at Whitehawk, about 60 fans made the short journey from Crawley down to Newhaven FC last Wednesday night. Richie Barker, Richard Low
Hundreds of troublesome families are to be taught how to budget and behave by specially-trained coaches. Brighton and Hove City Council plans to spend up to £2 million reducing the impact of misbehaving families in neighbourhoods. The Government-funded
A war of words has broken out between tourism business and city chiefs. Members of the Brighton and Hove Tourism Alliance, BHTA, say they are angry that their voice is being ignored by Brighton and Hove City Council. The BHTA represents major
Albion have been warned of the Vicente-type threat posed by former Seagull Craig Noone at Cardiff tonight. Coach Charlie Oatway admits it is difficult to know what to expect from the winger sold to the table-topping Welshmen in August. Noone
An illegal encampment has remained in woodland for more than 18 months – as officials argue over who is responsible for clearing it. A group of up to a dozen people are currently sleeping rough in the woods in Benfield Valley, off Old Shoreham
Thank you Bill Gardner for mentioning our book Backyard Brighton in the centre spread headlined “Snapshot Of Life In The Slums” (The Argus, February 15). Many people who lived in them did not call them slums; they called them home. And they
I would like to voice my concern and disbelief about the 40 carp which died in the rock garden pond opposite Preston Park (The Argus, February 11). Most of those fish had been in there for years. Surely the welfare of these fish comes first. Quite
Worthing could soon offer sun, sea and a sandy beach. The town has always been a popular seaside resort but until now has had to boast a pebble seafront. But tourism chiefs are now thinking about creating a temporary sandy beach to cater for
Charlie Grice has been surprisingly left out of the Great Britain squad for the European Indoor Championships next month. The 19-year-old from Brighton looked to have sealed his place when he achieved the qualifying time of 3min.42sec for the 1,500m
A man was punched in the face as he walked home. Sussex Police have just released information about the incident when a 20-year-old man was attacked in Rock-a-Nore Road in Hastings on Saturday, January 26, at around 11pm. He was hit on the
Being a retired doctor, I take a special interest when the health service, for one reason or another, is featured on the front page of The Argus. Thus it was with some intrigue that I read the headline “A&E waiting times soar” (February 15)
A teenager was attacked and robbed of his mobile phone as he was walking home. The incident happened at 3.30am this morning (Tuesday February 19) as the 19-year old man was walking up Ditchling Road in Brighton by The Level. He had reached
Journalists staged a walkout to protest against planned job cuts. Workers from BBC Sussex held placards outside the station’s headquarters in Queens Road, Brighton, yesterday morning (February 18). They were taking part in a 24-hour strike
News that Heather Mills will open a vegan restaurant in the centre of Brighton is wonderful (The Argus, February 7). At present, there are only two vegan restaurants in the Brighton and Hove area: The Loving Hut, near St Peter’s Church, and Heather
A man suspected of stabbing his wife to death in the street wrote online about his desperation over their failed marriage less than an hour before she was killed. Just 45 minutes before his wife was murdered, Ty Medland said on a social networking
A four-year-old child was injured in a three car crash in Eastbourne. The child suffered minor injuries in the collision which happened at 9.25am today (February 19) at the Lottbridge roundabout in Lottbridge Drove. A woman in one of the cars
When a band has been in operation for a number of years, real life can come crashing in. This certainly was the case with Arizona’s Calexico – leading to the uncharacteristic four-year gap between the usually prolific duo’s last album, Carried
Customers have named the First Capital Connect (FCC) rail service as the worst in the country. Just four in ten users said they were satisfied with the firm in a Which? survey. Southern didn’t fare much better, with just 48% of passengers satisfied
Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck were among a number of items of china and pottery stolen in a raid on an Arundel house. The burglary happened in Torton Hill Road at some time between 1.30pm and 11.30pm on Wednesday, February 13. Other pieces
Leo Ulloa has predicted he will not have to wait much longer to be part of a Championship goal rush for Albion. The Argentinian target man spearheads the attack at leaders Cardiff tonight in search of his first league goal. Gus Poyet’s £2 million
Like David Wood, Oliver Ford Davies was an unwitting evacuee as a child. "I wasn’t an evacuee in the sense of having a label around my neck," he says from the royal retiring room at the Phoenix Theatre, where he has just finished a matinee performance
Playwright, actor and director David Wood’s first meeting with author Michelle Magorian wasn’t particularly auspicious. “To my shame I auditioned her once in a children’s production and she didn’t get the job,” he laughs backstage at London’s Phoenix
Two pensioners are recovering in hospital after their car flipped onto its roof. The couple were driving a white Toyota Corolla along the A267 at the Cross in Hand yesterday (Monday, February 18) at about 1.40pm. They crashed into another car
The decision not to re-grade hundreds of pupils’ GCSE English marks has been condemned as “deeply disappointing”. An alliance of hundreds of pupils and schools and scores of local councils, including Brighton and Hove, launched an unprecedented
A school is within touching distance of a new £80,000 building. Varndean School is down to the last six in a competition run by TES. The national competition sees schools compete for the chance to win the new building with votes coming from the
A blood-thirsty plant tried to eat a horde of pupils. But it was all part of a school production of Little Shop of Horrors at Hove Park School. The costumes were fantastic and the children really got into their parts. The school put on
An MP has launched a petition calling for a thorough review of the cost-effectiveness of the country’s current drug laws. Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas is calling on the Government to commission an assessment of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
