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  • Hughton happy for Albion to creep under the radar

    BOSS Chris Hughton is happy for Albion to keep flying under the radar as they try to pull off a shock against Manchester United. The Seagulls are big underdogs at Old Trafford on Saturday to halt United’s six-match winning streak since Ole Gunnar

  • Asian Cup minutes good for Ali J

    Albion manager Chris Hughton believes they will benefit from the game time for Alireza Jahanbakhsh with Iran in the Asian Cup. The winger returned from more than two months out with hamstring trouble by playing for just over an hour in his country's

  • A27 CRASH: Lane closed after two cars collide

    AN accident on the A27 is causing delays near Ashcombe Roundabout. One lane has been blocked due to an accident involving two cars on the A27 Eastbound near Ashcombe Roundabout. Lane one is currently blocked approaching the Kingston Roundabout

  • Albion helping England ace beat anxiety

    Hope Powell has reiterated Albion’s commitment to helping players cope with stress and anxiety. The women’s team manager has expressed her support for defender Fern Whelan, who has revealed she has suffered with depression. Whelan has sought

  • Motorcycle hits pedestrian in Lewes Road causing delays

    A CRASH between a motorcycle and a pedestrian in Lewes Road is causing delays in the area. Police and ambulance services were on the scene to deal with the incident near Brighton University. Police say they have cleared the road and following

  • Temporary traffic lights cause chaos on A27

    DRIVERS have endured delays of more than an hour as a result of temporary traffic lights, which will be in place until the end of the month. In a crash yesterday between a car and a van, one of the vehicles smashed into the traffic lights on the

  • Woman and two children seriously injured in horror smash

    A WOMAN and two children have been “seriously injured” in a three vehicle accident involving a van on the A280. The ambulance service said six people are being treated for injuries following incident at 3.57pm this afternoon (17 January) in Water

  • 'Well-known' troublemaker sent to prison for six months

    A FAMILIAR troublemaker has been jailed for six months. Michael Jones from Eastbourne is “well-known” in the town for his antisocial behaviour. The 47-year-old, of no fixed address appeared at Hastings Magistrates’ Court on Friday January 4

  • Jury is shown video of Shoreham Airshow crash

    FOOTAGE capturing the moments before 11 men were killed in the Shoreham Airshow crash have been shown to a jury. Pilot Andrew Hill was performing a stunt in a 1950s Hawker Hunter before it plummeted on to the A27 and exploded into a fireball at

  • Two people punched in the face in five-person brawl

    TWO people were punched and a woman was pushed as she held her young child during a brawl which spiralled out of control. Police officers attended a verbal and physical altercation in Little Common Road in Bexhill at about 3.30pm on Friday, January

  • Bernardo out and Bissouma a doubt

    Albion will still be without Bernardo for Saturday's visit to Manchester United. And Yves Bissouma faces a late fitness test to see if he makes the squad. Brazilian left-back Bernardo suffered a hamstring injury in the 2-2 draw at West Ham

  • Updated: Loan move for Suttner to Germany

    Albion defender Markus Suttner is going out on loan to German Bundesliga club Fortuna Dusseldorf. Boss Chris Hughton revealed today the Austrian left-back is set for a temporary exit. The deal will be completed tomorrow. Suttner, although

  • New boss takes over at the i360 in place of CEO

    THE i360 has appointed a new boss. Ian Hart, from Rustington, comes in as general manager and will take over the work of chief executive Steve Bax, who is on gardening leave until March, having left in October. Mr Hart has more than 25 years

  • Masked raiders punch and stab man in Post Office robbery

    MASKED raiders punched and stabbed a man during a robbery. The young men, believed to be between the age of 18 and 20 brandished knives at staff members inside the Post Office at Leybourne Parade in Lower Bevendean. One staff member was punched

  • Man wanted after breaching court order

    A MAN is wanted by police after breaching a court order. Sussex Police are appealing for information on wanted man Brendan McCormack. McCormack, 25, of no fixed address is wanted on recall to prison for breaching a court order. He is white

  • Argus comment: Ongoing debate about Brexit must be civil

    GO BACK a few decades and most of our politicians were held in high esteem, whether you agreed with them or not. Yet it seems the ongoing debate about Brexit has changed all that with cheap shots and slanging matches on social media seemingly the

  • Teenager caught driving after drug-fuelled bender

    A TEENAGER went on a drug-fuelled bender after getting into thousands of pounds worth of debt to an unscrupulous dealer. Jamie Aldred was stopped in his car by police the afternoon after his “heavy night”, where he tried to overdose because of

  • NHS finance boss banned after admitting drink driving

    A HEALTH service finance manager has been banned from driving after he was stopped by police in the run-up to Christmas. Mark Ellwood was in his Jeep at Northgate in Chichester when he was stopped and officers could smell alcohol on his breath.

  • WATCH: Armed police swoop on gunman in Brighton city centre

    ARMED police swooped in Brighton city centre this morning to reports that man had a gun. Video footage shows police carrying automatic weapons running towards a man lying face-down on the floor with his arms outstretched. One bystander said

  • Ex-Albion ace hails man who makes Pogba tick

    Ander Herrera has been hailed as the man helping make Paul Pogba tick. Now a former Albion favourite has recalled the special night Herrera first lit up Old Trafford. Both Spanish ace Herrera and French star Pogba are likely to be key men as

  • Sanders is top of his class - with bigger targets in mind

    Max Sanders believes he is already a trailblazer. As far as he is aware, the midfielder is the first footballer from his school in Horsham to make a senior Albion squad. But, good as that is, the under-23s skipper has other goals as he looks

  • Albion winger up and running in Asian Cup

    ALIREZA JAHANBAKHSH is back in action after injury. The Albion winger played the first 63 minutes of Iran’s 0-0 draw against Iraq in the Asian Cup. It was his first game since suffering a hamstring injury late in the Seagulls’ 3-1 defeat at

  • Decision day: Council tax set to rise by 4.99 per cent

    WEST Sussex County Council plans to raise council tax by 4.99 per cent in April. The proposal includes a two per cent rise in money for adult social care services. It will be discussed at County Hall, Chichester. The increase would see

  • World famous English Wine Centre is up for sale at £1.2m

    THE English Wine Centre is up for sale. The centre and Cuckmere Barns leisure, retail and hospitality premises are at Berwick, near Polegate. It is coming up for auction next month following the retirement of the present owners. The freehold

  • Huge revamp is underway at popular garden centre

    WORK is underway on a refurbishment project at Notcutts Garden Pride Garden Centre, on Common Lane in Ditchling. Due to be completed this summer, the garden centre will have an extended covered planteria offering customers more variety of plants

  • Fraudsters use fake £50 notes in 40 minute spending spree

    SHOPS have been warned about young men using counterfeit cash. Three men used fake £50 notes three times in 40 minutes in Seaford and Lewes on Wednesday night, January 16. They bought small items and left with the change. The first incident

  • Deselected councillor steps down from vital schools role

    A COUNCILLOR who was deselected from his seat is stepping down as chairman of the committee that oversees schools and children’s services in Brighton and Hove. Queen’s Park Labour councillor Daniel Chapman told the Children, Young People and Skills

  • Argus readers to thank for getting justice for drug dealer

    IT is not often that we report news stories from the Court of Appeal, and most of the time these stories aren't always the top of our readers' priority lists. But this week, there was a story that would not have been possible if it was not for

  • Parents rejoice as schools withdraw from privatisation plans

    PARENTS, children and teaching staff have celebrated victory after two schools withdrew from discussions about switching to academy status. The Save Lewes School campaign was formed to try and prevent six schools in the town from becoming academies