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  • Police detonate WW2 shells found at Shoreham Harbour

    Wartime shells were discovered on a beach and detonated by police. Officers from Sussex Police and explosives specialists attended the scene at Shoreham Harbour this evening and identified the shells as Second World War. At 6.30pm the bomb

  • Emergency loans could be open to Albion again

    Albion will still be able to sign players on emergency loans next season if the FA get their way. World governing body FIFA wants to end the system, which allows clubs to sign players outside of the two transfer windows, at the end of this season

  • Welcome to lettings manager

    Spencer and Leigh are pleased to welcome Lucy Hansford, the newest addition to their ever expanding team. Based at their Patcham branch, Lucy joins the company as lettings manager, overseeing their expansive portfolio of managed client properties

  • Through the keyhole

    THE sea estate is extremely well located with direct access from various points to the sea and greensward. Rustington with its comprehensive shopping facilities can be found approximately one miles distant. Angmering’s mainline railway station

  • Lucky 360 to take on fundraising water slide this weekend

    THREE hundred and sixty lucky sliders are looking forward to a wet weekend after a fundraising bash. The RNLI Super Slide challenge will have one participant every minute take on the 100 water slide in Edward Street, Brighton, from 10am tomorrow

  • Albion winger set to stay with Stags

    Mansfield are poised to extend the loan spell of Albion development winger Jeffrey Monakana, despite the cash-strapped League Two club's concerns about accomodation costs. Mansfield manager Adam Murray said: "Because he comes from Brighton, the

  • Arsonist sets rubbish fire outside the front door of flat

    An arsonist set a fire outside the front door a flat in Brighton and blocked the escape route. Police investigating a suspected arson attack in Pelham Square, Brighton, are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. At about 3.45am on Thursday

  • Missing teen Mustafijur Rahman has not been seen in a week

    A 16-year-old boy has not been seen since last Friday.  Mustafijur Rahman from Fontwell Close, Littlehampton, was last seen at 5.30pm when he left his home address on March 13.  Mustafijur had been out throughout the day, and returned home

  • Former Albion sponsors get on board with Eagles

    Eastbourne Eagles have revealed an " Elite League level" sponsorship deal as they prepare for life in the third tier. Eagles will be backed by Albion's former shirt sponsors IT First in the National League this season. The deal was announced

  • Brighton’s another string to the bow

    Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Sunday, March 22 Internationally celebrated cellist Raphael Wallfisch is the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra’s guest soloist for their final concert this season. He will

  • City council could lose control of tourism

    A RADICAL shake-up of tourism could take place after it was agreed services should be reorganised as a commercial organisation at arm’s length from the council. A unanimous vote by members of the city’s Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) was made amid

  • Government sets aside £250,000 to tackle seagull "menace"

    The government has set aside £250,000 to help tackle growing seagull numbers. Chancellor George Osborne has earmarked the money for research into how to deal with growing numbers of the birds in towns and cities following a campaign by Liberal

  • Bringing the guitar back

    Lonely The Brave, Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar, Middle Street, Brighton, Saturday, March 21 THINGS moved fast for Lonely The Brave in 2014, with the release of their debut album The Day’s War, and a string of support slots for Bruce Springsteen, The

  • Dancing in the Dome

    CHILDREN showed off their abun-dance of talent as they took to the stage at the Brighton Dome for Let’s Dance. Every one of the 78 schools and 2500 children got the chance to dis-go on stage. Every night both the kids and audience had a ball

  • Cadets stay shipshape

    It is tough enough to find people willing to volunteer up their time in this day and age without expecting them to pay hundreds of pounds to do so. But that was the situation facing Sea Cadet volunteers based in Brewer Street Hall in Brighton after

  • A very selfless battle

    HUGE congratulations must go to terminally ill mum Jemma Peacock who has successfully campaigned to have a Parliamentary debate on making a cancer drug more easily accessible for patients. More than 100,000 people have now signed her petition following

  • Is weight lowered?

    The post office has raised the price of the stamps but, have they lowered the weight? The last large increase in stamps was announced, but no mention was made of the lowered weight. Mr Anderson, Arundel Terrace, Brighton

  • Answer us please

    I live in the Brighton Pavilion constituency and if people want to represent the area, they should take a leaf out of our current MP’s books as I have always found Caroline Lucas incredibly responsive as an MP. So why is it that Purna Sen, the

  • Help global poor living on less than 80 pence a day

    Last week campaigners marked a historic moment when Parliament passed the International Development Bill which enshrines into law the 40-year commitment to invest 0.7% of the UK’s national income on overseas aid. With the passage of this Bill,

  • Beram back for Albion - we'll drink to that

    Beram Kayal has been tea-d up for a quick comeback with Albion. The Israeli midfielder was forced off at half-time by a knock in Tuesday's 0-0 draw at Millwall but is fit for tomorrow's game at Blackburn Rovers. Manager Chris Hughton said:

  • Surge of ‘Granlords’ will raise starter home price

    House sellers’ average asking prices are just £30 below their all-time high levels as a lack of choice for buyers adds to the upward pressure on values, with the South East seeing the second biggest year-on-year rise. And as people aged 55 and

  • Lippy but no unneeded gloss

    Sick Festival: Lippy, The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 BACK in the early summer of 2000 the bodies of three middle-aged sisters and their elderly aunt were found barricaded in their rented home

  • Colourful café for community

    This quirky independent coffee house in London Road, Brighton, takes its coffee seriously but maintains a friendly, community feel. Housed in a former HSBC bank, Presuming Ed has been open for two months. Owner Richard Grills says: “I used

  • City wins award for sustainable food movement

    ZERO waste restaurants and the use of coffee beans to grow mushrooms have helped Brighton and Hove head the sustainable food revolution. The city has become the first to be awarded the Soil Association’s prestigious silver award for sustainable

  • Don’t tie up the dog

    I want to underline yet again how irresponsible it is to leave dogs tied up outside places where the owner cannot see them. Records show that one dog a week is stolen from outside supermarkets, post offices and doctors’surgeries etc, where queues

  • Chippies are great

    How wrong is MEATliquor owner, David Roberts, (The Argus, March 17, page 23) when he states that it is surprisingly hard to find good quality fish and chips in Brighton. Bankers in Western Road, Bardsleys in Baker Street, Ramsdens in Old Steine

  • Thanks, lovely NHS

    ON Friday, March 6, my husband had to call an ambulance for me. My hip had come out. They had to give me gas and air and talked to me all the time at A&E. Doctor Charlotte came to see me and was very kind. Doctor Sarah and all the team

  • Solar Eclipse: How it happened - in pictures

    It was the moment everyone had waited for....the solar eclipse in Sussex.   All eyes were on the skies as the region was plunged into darkness during the spectacular phenomena. And our readers didn't disappoint - we've been inundated with

  • Exhibition to shed light on architecture

    A PRESTIGIOUS exhibition featuring windows from Windsor Castle, the Royal Holloway Sanatorium and the Tower of London is giving architecture fans plenty to reflect on. The UK launch of the Wall of Windows exhibition has arrived in Brighton for

  • Help us to choose best busker in Sussex

    TWELVE musicians are battling it out to be named the best busker in Sussex. The strummers, singers, pluckers and players are in with a chance of landing a day at a leading studio to turn their streetwise serenades into radio-worthy recordings.

  • Cancer drugs funding fight to hit Parliament

    A TERMINALLY-ILL mother has secured a Parliamentary debate on cancer drug funding after a successful celebrity-backed Twitter campaign. Jemma Peacock was inundated with more than 100,000 signatures following the launch of her campaign last month

  • Comradeship will get crews through body in boot horror

    FIREFIGHTERS who discovered a body in the boot of a burning car have turned down counselling saying their “comradeship” would help them through. Five officers discovered 21-year-old Janet Müller’s body in a Volkswagen Jetta in Ifield, Crawley,

  • Keep smiling on Happiness Day

    Dozens of projects will aim to make people happy in Brighton and Hove. Details of the 61 schemes were unveiled today to mark the UN Day of Happiness. Samba dance classes for new mothers with babies, gentle exercise to music for the over 60s

  • Club comes top of the league for community work

    THE ALBION may have been in a basement battle for much of their SkyBet Championship campaign, but they are top of the league for their community work. The club have been shortlisted in two categories at the Football League Awards, which will be

  • Tour will bypass Brighton

    SUSSEX has been left out of the route for this year’s Tour of Britain cycle race – despite the success of 2014’s event. The country’s premier road cycling race takes place each September, with the world’s best battling it out for the yellow jersey

  • Cadets celebrate temporary parking reprieve

    YOUTH group volunteers are celebrating after they received an unexpected temporary reprieve from their expensive parking headache. Volunteers at Brighton Sea Cadets have been given five temporary permits until October allowing them to park close

  • ‘Catalogue of faults’ has sparked major rail delays

    CONTRACTORS working on a £500 million redevelopment of a major London railway station have been accused of a “catalogue of faults” which have fuelled delays and disruption. Passengers using London Bridge station in the capital have been subjected

  • Pupils shine at dance spectacular

    “I AM not nervous, this is my dream.” Those were the words of a four-year-old boy before he took to the stage at Let’s Dance at Brighton Dome. Children were rocking all over the world as they closed out the dance spectacular grooving to Status

  • Halford keen to make Albion stay permanent

    Greg Halford is keen on a permanent return to Albion. The on-loan utility player’s future with parent club Nottingham Forest is up in the air. He is out of contract at the City Ground in the summer and would like a chance to return to the Amex.