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  • Albion draw at new leaders

    Albion extended their unbeaten run to five games with an excellent point away to the new leaders tonight. They drew 0-0 at QPR, who move a point clear at the top with this result. Chances were few and far between but Tomasz Kuszczak made a

  • Conway starts for Albion

    Albion have handed new loan signing Craig Conway his first start for the club. The Cardiff City winger replaces Kazenga LuaLua in the side to face QPR at Loftus Road. They also make the predicted change in attack as Ashley Barmes starts in

  • Could 20mph limit come to Lewes?

    20mph plans are among the ideas being put forward to improve conditions for pedestrians and cyclists. People are being asked to give their views on five schemes on how to make life easier for those on two wheels and two feet in Lewes. The proposals

  • Bishop on bike ride through Lewes

    A bishop has got on his bike in support of the Sussex Historic Churches Trusts (SHCT). The Bishop of Chichester Martin Warner cycled to five churches as part of this year’s annual Ride and Stride fundraising event. He was accompanied by a group

  • Lancing and Shoreham residents want to keep their green gap

    Residents are calling on a council to “keep the gap” and protect their homes from flooding. A petition launched by Liberal Democrats in Worthing is calling on the council to preserve the green gap between Lancing and Shoreham, which they say is

  • Ethan Johns, Komedia, Brighton, September 17

    WALKING into Komedia was like stepping into a warm hug. Candles twinkled as Ethan Johns, a man who has worked with some of the biggest names in music, humbly stepped on to the stage, unaware of the awe that surrounded him. His set started off with

  • No Ceremony///, The Hope, Brighton, September 17

    No Ceremony/// have a sound fit for big stages. It’s not hard to imagine hearing them at a packed-out Brixton Academy or in a bursting tent at a festival. It’s likely something similar has occurred. Partly this is because their brand of electro-pop

  • Castrovalva, The Prince Albert, Brighton, September 17

    Promoters Seven X Seven viewed the wet streets with a look of weary concern. Brighton residents are particularly bad at attending gigs in the rain but this time the concern was unwarranted. As Bad For Lazarus took to the stage, the upstairs room

  • Mill Road reply

    In response to a letter about Mill Road (The Argus, September 12), I have forgotten nothing and fully accept that council officers put in a lot of work to help with safety ideas for this road. Councillor Ann Norman and myself had been asking on

  • Horsham pub caught selling booze to 15 and 16-year-olds

    A pub has been caught selling alcohol to 15 and 16-year-olds. Sussex Police sent volunteers into ten pubs and off licences in Horsham on Monday (September 16). The Kings Arms, Bishopric, was the only one to sell booze to the youngsters.

  • Public sector pension points

    When Gordon Brown took money out of the British Rail pension fund to help the government’s finances, my late father, a retired railway worker, didn’t mind. When I asked Dad why the so-called “surplus”, as Gordon Brown labelled it, wasn’t being shared

  • Tributes to former Argus editor

    An award-winning journalist and former editor of The Argus has died aged 81. Tributes have been paid to David Williams, who led the paper for seven years from 1978 to 1985. During his tenure The Argus reported on two of the biggest stories

  • Greer helped Conway pick Albion for loan move

    Gordon Greer has revealed he didn’t just recommend Albion to Craig Conway. He also made sure the club knew about the Cardiff City winger’s availability for a loan deal. Greer and Conway are colleagues in the Scotland squad. The Seagulls

  • Be fair to Alejandro Fernandez-Holt and the Debra charity

    I think your coverage of Alejandro Fernandez-Holt from the X Factor (pictured right) opening the revamped Debra store in York Place, Brighton, was mean-spirited to him and the charity (The Argus, September 12). I am a volunteer at this store and

  • By George! It's a film-star lookalike

    At night he partied with the likes of David Beckham, Elton John, Mel Gibson and Jack Nicholson. By day he was just the guy next door measuring draughty living rooms for double glazing. That was the lifestyle of Gary Tate, a dead ringer for

  • Four views on the Greens after their Brighton conference

    The fact that the leader of the Green Party, speaking at its conference in Brighton, says that voters are looking for “new answers” from the Greens and Ukip just about sums them up as raving populists as far as I am concerned. In Brighton and Hove

  • Burgess Hill dad's plea for parents to learn first aid

    A Burgess Hill father whose daughter suffered severe burns after tipping a hot cup of tea over herself is calling on people to make sure they learn basic first aid skills. Research by first aid charity St John Ambulance shows more than half of

  • Man found in Hove street with stab wounds to head and body

    A man was found in a Hove street with stab wounds to his head and body. The 22-year-old was discovered at about 2.25pm yesterday (Tuesday) in Ingram Crescent East, Hove. The man, from South London, was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital

  • Tim Loughton to apologise to Sarah Teather

    A Conservative MP will apologise to a former Liberal Democrat colleague after suggesting she was a poor families’ minister because she does not have children. Tim Loughton, who served alongside Sarah Teather at the Department for Education (DfE

  • We need normal, not specialist, schools

    I feel I must respond to the two letters supporting the building of the Bilingual Primary School on the depot site near Hove Park (The Argus, September 11). While I appreciate the need for more local schools, this one is a specialist school – not

  • Conway hopes for a long-term future at Albion

    Craig Conway has targeted a longer stay with Albion. The Cardiff City winger has been borrowed by the Seagulls for 93 days, the maximum allowed during the loan transfer window. That takes Conway up to the trip to Middlesbrough in December but

  • Have your say: Brighton and Hove living wage

    This week, we reported that some Brighton businesses have criticised the city council for bringing in a living wage policy for contract staff.  The policy recommends that all companies bidding for Brighton and Hove City Council contracts pay their

  • Your Interview: Simon Dowe, CEO of The Sussex Beacon

    The chief executive of The Sussex Beacon – a centre which helps men and women living with HIV/AIDS – Simon Dowe will field readers’ questions for this week’s Your Interview. Simon has worked for a variety of charities over the past 20 years.

  • Varndean impresses Ofsted inspectors

    Varndean School has impressed inspectors again during its most recent Ofsted report. The Balfour Road school was graded good overall, after being awarded good in all four categories following the inspection in July. It comes after their last

  • Brighton and Hove pubs join VAT price slash protest

    Pubs are set to lower their prices for a day in a protest against high levels of tax. Scores of bars and restaurants across Sussex will be slashing the cost of food and drink for one day next week in protest at the current levels of VAT. Landlords

  • Rustington police hunt for skinny thieves

    Police are hunting for skinny would-be thieves who cut their way into a bank, but were thwarted when the building filled with smoke. Officers said the “audacious” attempt to break into the branch of Santander was by people who would have to be

  • Brighton bee hotel planned for Stanmer Park

    A Brighton artist has created a hotel which is sure to create a buzz - because it has been designed for bees. Mia Underwood is hoping her Bee Hotel could be installed in Stanmer Park next spring. Unlike other businesses, bees will come and

  • Albion won't panic in search for loan striker

    Nathan Jones insists Albion will not be panicked into signing a striker on loan. Ashley Barnes is the only senior orthodox forward available to head coach Oscar Garcia for tonight’s trip to QPR due to injuries and a three-match suspension for Leo