Crawley boss John Gregory admitted his side deserved to be dumped out of the FA Cup by Bristol Rovers tonight. An injury time goal from John Joe O'Toole sealed a 2-1 win for the League Two outfit in the second round replay at the Checkatrade.com
Police are hunting these two men in connection with an armed robbery. Officers were called to Portland Place in Hastings at 4am on January 5. A man was walking home when two suspects ran in front of him and demanded his phone. The victim
Crawley Town conceded two goals in the final eight minutes as they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Bristol Rovers at the Checkatrade.com Stadium. Reds lead through Jamie Proctor’s 14th minute header but they were unable to build on that advantage
Sergio Torres makes only his third start of the season as Crawley Town attempt to beat Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup at the third time of asking. Torres is rewarded for his man-of-the-match performance in the 1-0 win over Notts County ten days ago
Albion have signed loan target Jon Obika at last – and he could make his debut on Saturday. The 23-year-old striker arrives at The Amex on what the Seagulls have now confirmed is a 93-day deal from Tottenham. He is available for the visit of
Albion have rejected Liam Bridcutt's transfer request. The Argus reported, via our website, last night that the midfielder had told his club he wanted to leave. In a brief statement this afternoon, the club said: "Further to reports in today
One lucky couple will be given the chance to make double history when same sex marriages come into force later this year. Brighton and Hove City Council is offering one couple the chance to become one of the first in the country to take part in
Hundreds of motorists are set to have their speeding fines rescinded after traffic bosses admitted they had blundered. The Sussex Safer Roads Partnership are contacting about 1500 motorists to rescind their speeding notices following the discovery
For more than two weeks Sussex has been subjected to a barage of rain, winds and floods. The storms which started before Christmas caused havoc on the roads and railways and high anxiety for coast-dwellers As the county begins to take stock
Five members of an organised crime gang who brought women from Hungary to work as prostitutes at brothels across Sussex, including the Falmer campus, have been jailed. Hungarian nationals Mate Puskas, Zoltan Mohacsi, Istvan Toth and Peter Toth,
Sussex cricketers Matt Prior helped rescue a man who intended to jump from a bridge in Sydney on Tuesday night. Prior revealed that he and fellow England international Stuart Broad had helped to talk down the man, who the wicketkeeper-batsman descibed
An investigation is underway after a passenger plane landed at an international airport without clearance. A controller at Gatwick Airport instructed the pilot of a Boeing 737 to abort a landing at 6.50pm on Monday because the runway was occupied
Sussex's police commissioner has defended her choice of deputy despite his resignation less than six months later. Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Katy Bourne told a panel of MPs it had not been a mistake to employ Steve Waight as her deputy
A developer has suffered another setback in his bid to knock down a historic Turkish bath house to make way for a block of flats. Plans to demolish the Victorian Medina House and replace it with an eight-storey residential tower have been turned
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has distanced himself from Liam Bridcutt’s transfer request at Albion. Poyet is a big fan of the unsettled midfielder and his current club had a £2million offer rejected last week. The former Seagulls manager presided
Sussex Police gave insufficient warning to peaceful anti-fracking protesters before arresting them, a court was told. Eleven campaigners are standing trial accused of obstructing the highway during protests against drilling firm Cuadrilla.
Major work to revamp the area around busy Brighton Station has begun with railings erected around one of the roads leading up to it. The barriers in Surrey Street are to remain until March as part of the Brighton and Hove City Council proposal.
A Littlehampton academy head resigned from his post on New Year’s Eve. Steve Jewell left his role as principal of Littlehampton Academy on December 31 after more than four years in the post. The school in Fitzalan Road, Littlehampton, was visited
A hair-raising strong woman pulled a four ton truck 20 metres along a Brighton street with just her flowing locks. Circus of Horrors performer Anastasia IV went back to her roots to pull the truck by her hair outside The Theatre Royal in New Road
John Gregory insists momentum is with Crawley as they look to progress in the FA Cup. The Reds are due to face Bristol Rovers in a delayed FA Cup second round replay at the Checkatrade.com Stadium tonight. This is a third attempt to play the
Sussex remains at risk of flooding today as rain continued to plague the south of the country and tidal surges battered the coast. Today 114 flood warnings are in force across the UK – with the majority in the south east. Sussex has escaped
Priceless gems were stolen in a burglary. A home in Nye Lane, Ditchling, was targeted between 10.40am and 1.35pm on Monday, Sussex Police said. A force spokesman said: “A rear window at the home was forced open while the residents were out.
A man had a terrifying start to 2014 after being punched in the face at a Brighton nightclub in the early hours of New Year's Day. The 23-year-old man from Eastbourne was attacked at Shooshh nightclub in Kings Road Arches, Brighton, at 5.30am on
A man is seriously ill in hospital following a crash. The 73-year-old pedestrian suffered serious but not life-threatening head injuries after he was in collision with a silver Mercedes-Benz saloon car in Grand Parade, Eastbourne on Tuesday evening
The future is bright, but there is no room for complacency. That’s the message from commercial property agents who say that from retail units to business parks, the scene in the city is showing a strong performance. The growth has been driven
The concerns expressed by Dr Mark Porter, chair of the British Medical Association, about the dire financial outlook for the NHS (The Argus, December 31) were spot on. The current Tory/Lib-Dem coalition is guilty of one of the biggest con tricks
We are constantly told by the Greens to use public transport. The buses (to be cost-effective if you haven’t thought ahead), cost you more than £4 a day. We used a taxi in Haywards Heath on New Year’s Eve/Day at 1am to get home, and it cost
After the splendid concert on New Year’s Eve by the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra, chaos reigned in the theatre car park as dozens of frustrated concert-goers tried to pay the concessionary fee of £5, offered to theatre users who had entered the
I am pleased to see the addition of much-needed conveniently sited housing on New England Street in the form of converted shipping containers. There is a huge shortage of convenient affordable housing for both first-time buyers and those looking
How sneaky that Brighton and Hove City Council has held secret meetings. I refer, of course, to the case of Councillor Dawn Barnett and the points put forward by Keith Jago (Letters, December 30). The world has indeed gone stark raving mad. Like
A Haywards Heath family is celebrating after its pet has made a miraculous recovery. Nigel Wilson, 51, Milly the Golden Retriever's owner, was told by his veterinary practice his dog's chances of survival were slim due to a suspected blood clot
The New Year has begun on a very odd note. The current MP for Hove and Portslade, Mike Weatherley, asserted that he had somehow “embarrassed” Brighton and Hove City Council into tackling plans for a new leisure centre on the King Alfred site (The Argus
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of poisoning women clubbers. Sussex Police arrested the pair, both 22, following allegations poisoning was slipped into drinks at a club in Brighton on New Year's Eve. A woman reported to door staff at
Kazenga LuaLua has revealed the Albion players love playing for Oscar Garcia - even though he does not say much. The winger has saluted the quietly effective approach of the head coach as the Seagulls bid to mount another promotion push in the
Nowadays we often read the term “non-judgmental” in both the national and local press. Surely, therefore, the answer to all of this country’s financial problems would be to elect the world’s first non-judgmental government. We could then have judges
A Hove pensioner's battle with sight loss has led her to become the star of a charity calendar. Jacqueline Goorwitch, 83, from Hove, poses confidently in a picture taken for the new Action for Blind People calendar as one of 27,000 people to have
A hospital has apologised after a visitor found she was sharing a public lift with a dead body. The complaint was sent to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton by a woman who had been visiting to see her mother. The body was being transported
After several years of stagnation the housing market in Brighton and Hove is making a strong recovery. Latest figures reveal house prices have risen by nearly 50% in the last decade making the price tag of Brighton and Hove properties one of the highest
Between them they have been girlguides for an amazing 67 years. But now Val Gosling, Chris Burgess and Gail Armstrong have hung up their toggles and waved farewell to the 1st Blatchington Brownies. Mrs Burgess retired after 30 years voluntary
