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  • Albion reveal £21.2m loss - but top-ten goal remains

    Albion have announced a £21.2 million loss for last season. The swing from a 11.3m profit in 2017-18 is being put down to three factors. They are an increase in player wages, transfer fees and the costs of the change in the management team

  • Cocktail bar to open new city centre 'Speakeasy' this week

    A COCKTAIL bar is adding the final ingredients to its latest venue. L’Atelier Du Vin will open its third bar in Brighton’s Lanes on Friday. Owner Steve Pineau said the bar would be similar to a “speakeasy”, illicit establishments which sprang

  • Former chocolate shop now for rent - and it's not cheap

    A FORMER chocolate shop is now on the market. Choccywoccydoodah in Meeting House Lane closed down in May after 25 years. The chocolate and cake shop in The Lanes, renowned for its wild and wacky creations, put up a sign in its window telling

  • Three sentenced over fight between families

    Three people, including a teenager, have been sentenced for their part in a street fight between two families. The brawl happened in America Lane, Haywards Heath, following a collision between two white transit vans April 30. Groups from each

  • AVOID CITY CENTRE ROAD - warning after ammonia leak

    PEOPLE are being warned to avoid a busy city centre road after an ammonia leak. Emergency services were first called to an "unusual smell" near Brighton train station at 1.39pm. Shortly before 8pm, the city council announced it was an ammonia

  • Police seek man after drugs stash discovered in hotel room

    A 20-YEAR-OLD woman was arrested after drugs were found in a hotel room. Police uncovered the stash after being called to the building in Pegler Way, Crawley, on March 13. The woman was arrested one week later on suspicion of supplying a class

  • Masked man threatened staff with knife as he raided shop

    A KNIFE-WIELDING robber raided a store and threatened a woman as he demanded cash from the till. The masked man snatched “a quantity of cash” from Ashington Stores in Peacehaven before running away. He entered the store, in Ashington Gardens,

  • Superstar Michael Bolton is coming to Brighton

    SUPERSTAR Michael Bolton is coming to Brighton. The Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter will be performing at the Brighton Centre next year. Fans will be treated to a string of hits including the ballads How Am I Supposed to Live Without

  • Road closed after wheel comes off Jaguar in crash

    A ROAD is closed after a wheel came off a Jaguar. Upper Lewes Road, Brighton, has been closed by police after the crash which involved two cars. Pictures from the scene show police dealing with the incident which happened at about noon today

  • New hand models needed in Brighton - earn £500 a day

    A LEADING watch brand has opened applications for hand models. Successful candidates will get paid £500 to test seven eye-catching designs in the new Seksy collection, reporting back on wear-ability, style and versatility. To apply for the role

  • Last Christmas posting dates 2019: When to send your cards

    IT'S one of those things which creeps up on us every year. You've got your cards written and presents wrapped, but getting to the Post Office can prove a bit difficult and before you know it the date has passed. Well, we can help you get organised

  • Hundreds of lights go on at Christmas house

    ONE house is getting in the festive spirit by decking their halls. James Herrington, 23, has had his decorations up in Headland Close, Peacehaven, since November 24. He said: “We have decked the halls with an amazing array of lights and outdoor

  • Bankrupt Katie Price 'sells £230K diamond engagement ring'

    KATIE Price has been forced to flog the £230,000 diamond engagement rings ex-husband Peter Andre bought for her, according to reports. It comes days after a bankruptcy order was granted for the former glamour model from Brighton. Friends of

  • Potter faces key selection decisions

    ALBION face a 16-from-20 decision for their trip to the Emirates. Graham Potter had 20 outfield players at training yesterday in the run-up to the Premier League fixture against Arsenal. They included left-back Bernardo, now back up to speed

  • Crash causing traffic and disruption to buses

    A CRASH is causing heavy traffic and disruption to bus services. The incident happened in Ditchling Road, Brighton, earlier this morning and traffic reports are warning of delays in the area. A spokesman for Brighton and Hove Buses said: "Due

  • Potter would welcome seeing Albion's old boss back in Prem

    GRAHAM POTTER would welcome his Albion predecessor back into the Premier League. Chris Hughton is being linked with the Watford job after boss Quique Sanchez Flores was axed. Potter said: “I don’t know Chris at all, I’ve never met Chris.

  • Arrests made over alleged machete attack and burglaries

    A MAN was attacked with a machete during a suspected burglary. Police are probing three incidents in Brendon Rise and Southdown Avenue in Hastings last week. Officers went to the scene at 9.45pm on November 28 after reports the man had been

  • Albion wideman out for busiest period of season

    Solly March is facing up to four weeks out during the busiest period of the season. The Albion wideman has had surgery on a niggling groin problem which flared during the recent 2-0 home defeat by Leicester City. He is likely to miss a hectic

  • RECAP: Seafront murder- everything we know so far

    POLICE were called after reports of a "large scale fight" on the seafront at 5am on Sunday. Three men were left critically injured when they were struck by a car in Marine Parade, Brighton. Yesterday it was confirmed that 20-year-old Suel Delgado

  • LETTER: Demand more firefighters

    AN ARTICLE in The Argus (Dec 2) said that checks were being made to find out if a Brighton waste depot is in the right place after two fires in a year. I would have thought that a much more urgent investigation was needed, one which would bring

  • Skipper ‘was on WhatsApp when wave drowned men’

    A TRAWLER skipper who was texting when his boat swamped four men on a fishing trip would have been able to see them, a court heard. David Brooks Marr, 53, was captain of the Vertrouwen when the four friends were washed overboard. Three of the

  • Why we're taking a stand against fake newspapers

    TODAY all our Newsquest titles have printed an open letter from local media publishers to party leaders Jeremy Corbyn, Boris Johnson and Jo Swinson. We have been moved to act after finding election campaign material imitating local newspapers from

  • Mother seeks answers over death in hospital

    A MOTHER is hoping for answers after the death of her daughter at a psychiatric hospital. Suzanne Roberts, 33, died while a patient at The Dene in Goddards Green, near Hassocks. Her mother Loraine Prowse has been waiting four years since her

  • New 50-metre heated seafront pool could open next year

    PLANS to transform the seafront with a 50-metre swimming pool and business area have been accelerated. Leaders of the Sea Lanes want to see their project to open a 50-metre National Open Water Swimming Centre in Brighton Madeira Drive brought forward

  • My predictions for next week’s General Election

    SUSSEX used to gladden the heart of any Conservative by loyally voting in a troupe of Tories at each general election. Brighton and Hove made the Guinness Book of Records with the largest majority of all time in 1931. In those far off days,

  • The best places to buy a real Christmas tree in Sussex

    FOR many of us, putting up the Christmas tree is a special thing to do with loved ones. And there's nothing quite like rallying up the family to go and pick your own. Many fruit farms, garden centres and woodland centres across the county open