Eastbourne Borough face one of the biggest fixtures in their history tomorrow when club officials meet the council to fight a proposed 400 per cent rent increase for Priory Lane. Chairman Len Smith is confident he can convince the council to backtrack
Gary Croydon is to wield the axe at Burgess Hill to arrest their slide down the table. Hillians' last Ryman League division one victory was a 4-1 win over Leatherhead on November 25 and they have only picked up three points from a possible 21 since then
Albion are counting the cost of falling attendances at Withdean as the fight for a new stadium at Falmer drags on. Gate revenue for the Seagulls could drop by almost £500,000 by the end of the season, an Argus investigation has revealed. Albion played
Albion boss Dean Wilkins today underlined his determination to land his transfer targets after another injury blow to his small squad. Striker Alex Revell, who missed Saturday's sixth consecutive defeat against Millwall through illness, was last night
The hosepipe ban has been lifted in Sussex. Most people will be able to use hosepipes and sprinklers again from tomorrow, although some restrictions are still in place in East Sussex. Hosepipe bans were introduced in the summer of 2005 following the
Albion striker Alex Revell was today ruled out for six to eight weeks after damaging ankle ligaments in training. Seagulls physio Malcolm Stuart said: "We had a scan today after a training accident yesterday. It confirmed our worst fears. He has damaged
An elderly couple have become the latest victims of door-to-door conmen. Bet and George Liggins, of Nesbitt Road, had about £175 stolen after a man came to their door pretending to sell cigarettes. The thief knocked on the couple's door at about
About 20 jobs have been lost in Sussex following the closure of two music stores. Administrators for Music Zone announced the closure of 31 stores across Britain, including those in George Street, Hove, and Worthing Road, Horsham. Another 72
A council has vowed to learn from its mistakes after going more than £500,000 over budget on recycling. Hastings Borough Council's Audit Committee met last night to compose a statement of "deep dismay" after poor management led to the huge overspend
Families have just three days left to have their say on what to do with £240,000 of Lottery cash earmarked for children's activities. Wealden District Council has drawn up a play s0trategy for youngsters aged five to 16 who want more sports facilities
Most unsigned musicians spend years trying to get the break they need. So Ben Griffith was shocked when he was contacted out of the blue by a major advertising agency and picked to appear in a series of adverts for Ford. As part of the deal he
A martial arts expert has swapped the mountains of China for the streets of Brighton. Shifu Yan Lei is a 34th generation fighting disciple from the legendary Shaolin Temple in the Henan province of China and teaches his specialised knowledge
Large-scale maps covering most parishes in East Sussex are available on CD. The tithe maps follow old parish boundaries and most date from the 1840s. Many show the boundaries of fields, woods, roads and rivers, the location of buildings and what
Signs alerting motorists to unmarked police cars operating on a dangerous stretch of road in Sussex were unveiled today. Sussex Police said the initiative has been prompted by the deaths of 23 people on the A23 in the past three years. Police patrol
Survival expert Ray Mears has been taking some tips from a Sussex archaeologist. Dr Richard Carter, a geology lecturer at the University of Sussex, picked out a location for the television star to film part of his new BBC2 series Wild Food. The
If you want to cook up a truly sublime musical experience, then take careful note of the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra's (BPO) recipe. First take one orchestra at the very top of its game and add its world-class regular conductor Barry Wordworth
Paul Nicholls can underline the strength in depth of his novice chasing team by sending out Opera Mundi to success at Newbury today This five-year-old is as low as 16-1 for the Arkle Challenge Trophy at the Cheltenham Festival after winning on
You recently printed an article by Ben Parsons, entitled "Rat plague is due to compost bins'" (The Argus, January 8). However, on the same day, in The Independent, there was also an article on this subject by Johann Hari entitled: "The real reason
It is ironic that commuters' groups should be complaining about higher fares and overcrowding. They should have realised this would happen when the slam-door trains were replaced. Instead of joining in the hysteria which led to the old trains being
I was bemused that Keith Turvey (Letters, January 11) doesn't think it appropriate for Brighton and Hove City Council to use a computer system when allocating school places. I assume he was writing with quill and parchment? I think he will find
In your rail fares article (The Argus, January 6), you failed to mention that if your train from Brighton arrives at its destination before 1000hours, the full fare from Brighton to Victoria is £35 return. Two colleagues and I met in London just
I recently travelled by train to Worthing to visit my grandson. At Worthing East, I paid for "permit to travel" tickets for myself and my wife. We waited for a guard to pay the full fare to but there wasn't one on the train. When we arrived at
I write to draw your attention to two unsatisfactory features of the league tables published in your newspaper (The Argus, January 11). Firstly, the nature of the Department for Education and Skills' statistical requirements means the published
I would like to congratulate all of our pupils for the hard work they put in to achieve an excellent set of A-level and GCSE results, as shown in the new league tables in The Argus (January 11). The only downside to the tables was the incorrect
Lewes Road Sainsbury's is the finest "modern" building in the city. Designed by a local architect passionate about Brighton's railway history, it is styled on the Victorian viaduct of the Kemp Town Branch Line which crossed Lewes Road just south
I write regarding your front page story "Gyratory out of Vogue" (The Argus, January 9). The Lewes Road area is indeed in need of regeneration. Therefore, I cannot see how Brighton and Hove City Council's planning committee could ever justify building
Your article regarding the Vogue Gyratory system highlights the fiasco perpetrated two decades ago. The original idea did not include the island as it now exists. Unfortunately, it was not until work had commenced that the developers were informed
An interesting idea from the consultants, Urban Initiatives, to get rid of the infamous and littleloved Vogue Gyratory in Brighton (The Argus, January 9). They and Labour councillor Sue John are right - it's an absolute nightmare to negotiate as
Now the season for roadworks in the Brighton area is in full swing, I wonder if the Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company could arrange a coach trip, with refreshments available on account of the length of journey, to view all roadworks in the
The Southwick Players should be congratulated on their production of Puss in Boots at the Barn Theatre, Southwick. This was an entertaining production for young and old alike, an old-fashioned pantomime wth a wonderful script, scenery, lighting
I am writing to give some very positive publicity to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. On Christmas Day at 2.30am, I awoke with extremely bad chest pains and had great difficulty breathing. My wife called immediately for an ambulance. The paramedics
Police are appealing for information after a father and his baby went missing. Barry Lovell, 31, left the Hampden Park area of Eastbourne at 8.15am yesterday with his 14-month-old son and has yet to return. He is believed to be driving a silver Vauxhall
Parts of Sussex are bracing themselves for severe storms which forecasters warn could hit the county tomorrow. Gusts of up to 70mph are expected to batter parts of the coastline for several days from tomorrow morning. The storms will be followed by
A couple who make handmade greeting cards have celebrated a sales milestone. Jo Kirby and Jeremy Corner, who run Blue Eyed Sun, based on the Sussex House Business Park in Old Shoreham Road, Hove, have now sold one million cards. The pair, who
A software developer has created a virtual map of Brighton and Hove city centre to make it easier for visitors to find their way around the city's shopping precincts. Stuart Hogton, director of Chichesterbased Visit 3D, said the online map would
A community centre used by more than 100 young people could close after an application for Lottery funding was turned down. The Sidley Young People's Centre near Bexhill was opened by comedian Eddie Izzard in 1997. It is run by a community
Campaigners fighting to save hospital services in Sussex have taken their battle to Westminster to forge alliances with protesters from across the country. About 70 people from Worthing, Chichester, Haywards Heath, Eastbourne and Hastings took part
PVC windows could be phased out from council homes because they may be toxic. Brighton and Hove City Council's sustainability commission will discuss a proposal on Wednesday to stop using PVC windows and investigate more environmentally-friendly
A window cleaner may miss out on seeing his son grow up after a serious accident left him stranded in hospital. Ricky Perrin, 28, of Sheridan Terrace, Hove, fell from a window in November, injuring his spine. He was paralysed from the waist
A businessman who claimed he was forced to store drugs after his son got into debt with dealers has been jailed for four years. Father-of-four Nigel Hunt, 48, told police he had no choice but to carry out the orders of the dealers after his
Eighty-Five per cent of reported rape cases in Sussex collapse before making it past the stage of a police investigation. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal instances where rapes may have taken place but the cases were
There's just no respect any more, not like there was in the old days. Thus goes the lament of our fathers and grandfathers who went to battle against Hitler but always remembered to hold the door open for a lady. Yet now it seems the War Generation
A builder who brutally attacked a gay man during Brighton Pride weekend has been jailed. Jamie Pearce, 25, stamped on the victim's head and face on Brighton beach after seeing the gay man kissing his boyfriend. Pearce, also known as Hogg, carried
An owner who turned his flat into a shrine to his five dogs is being ordered to tear the tribute down. Vincent Hughes-Burton, of Tisbury Road, Hove, started constructing the tribute to his West Highland terriers Muffin, Mopsy, Matisse, Muddles
Lewes booked a Sussex Senior Cup quarter final tie with Horsham with what was ultimately a comfortable 3-1 victory at Selsey. Manager Steven King was without eight first team regulars but his side still did enough to see off the challenge of the hosts
Crawley caretaker boss John Yems called his players "embarrassing" after their shock 3-2 Sussex Senior Cup defeat at Bognor. Reds were knocked out of the third round after extra time at Nyewood Lane, having twice taken the lead. Yems said "Some of those
Worthing 1 AFC Wimbledon 1 Steve Claridge lasted the full 90 minutes on his Worthing debut last night. But it was long-serving defender Mark Knee who emerged the hero on his record 400th appearance for struggling Rebels with a last-minute equaliser
Steve Claridge believes he played his first and last match for Ryman premier division side Worthing last night. Claridge, 40, helped the Rebels snatch a late point in a 1-1 draw with AFC Wimbledon. The veteran striker, who has played for 16 League
Albion have not given up hope of re-signing Dean Bowditch from Ipswich. They want the young striker back on loan once he has recovered from injury. Bowditch, 20, has returned to Ipswich where he is under treatment for the recurring groin problem which
