Eastbourne ace Nicki Pedersen triumphed in his grudge race with Craig Boyce but could not save Eagles from defeat against Poole last night. The Arlington outfit went down 49-41, losing the challenge match 92-87 on aggregate. Eagles' star Pedersen left
An offensive has been launched to convince wavering members of a planning committee to back the controversial King Alfred redevelopment. Brighton and Hove City Council's planning committee will decide on Friday whether the £290 million Frank Gehry proposal
Dean Hammond is winning his battle to be fit for Albion's next test at Withdean against Huddersfield on Saturday. The Seagulls' skipper has been sidelined from training by a double hernia, which has been troubling him for several weeks. But
Joe Gatting and Nathan Elder scored two apiece as Albion reserves enjoyed a resounding derby win last night. Gatting struck twice inside the first 20 minutes and Elder once in each half as the Seagulls' second string beat Crystal Palace 4-1 at Bromley
Not being handicapped by England call-ups has definitely been a factor in Sussex's recent success. But that could change this summer with Mike Yardy and Matt Prior both desperate to kick-start their international careers again. And former Sussex coach
His name is synonymous with silky ball skills for Albion fans of a certain vintage. To be Frank, though, Jonathan Worthington is more likely to be remembered by Seagulls supporters for some bone-crunching challenges or lip to the referee. Huddersfield's
Christian parents in East Sussex have until the end of the month to oppose plans to withdraw funding for transport to faith schools. County council officers followed the lead of West Sussex County Council by proposing the cuts. Each year the county
Two men have appeared in court charged with the murder of a 42-year-old man who was fatally stabbed on the doorstep of his home. James Smith, 25, of Willow Close, Hurstpierpoint, and 32-year-old Craig Clarke of Albany Road, West Green, Crawley, appeared
Railway bosses have warned that a Sussex station is getting so overcrowded it is only a matter of time before people start to get hurt waiting for trains. Trains will be delayed and health and safety rules breached if a revamp of the concourse and platforms
County hall bosses are planning to hire consultants to help them identify possible savings - at a cost of more than £1 million. West Sussex County Council has launched an internal investigation into the decision after 14 members complained. The Conservative-run
Supporters of plans for a new football stadium at Falmer have flocked to our website to condemn the students planning to block the scheme. The Argus revealed yesterday that students at the University of Sussex are set to fight Brighton and Hove Albion's
Peggy Wheater was a star behind the scenes at the Theatre Royal for more than 20 years before being given a starring role on stage. The 90-year-old, of Nizells Avenue, Hove, got her job in the box office on the spur of the moment after seeing an
Music fans are braving cold temperatures to make sure they catch a glimpse of their favourite band. At least 20 youngsters began queuing outside the Brighton Centre this morning to see American band My Chemical Romance - a full eleven hours before they
Bogus waterboard officials stole £200 after tricking their way into a vulnerable pensioner's home. The 67-year-old victim was left so shaken by her ordeal that she asked police to stay with her until relatives arrived. She told officers her neighbours
One person was taken to hospital and two others were treated for shock after a car crash. Upper Lewes Road, Brighton was bought to a standstill today after the crash involving a car, a van and a motorbike. Witnesses described seeing the van hit the
Sarah Mann was a dresser at the Theatre Royal Brighton when she was 16 and was so inspired by the theatrical world she made it her career. She ended up at the venue when she had to do a week's work experience from school. She enjoyed it so much
Eighties pop legends Kim Wilde and Limahl from Kajagoogoo are to headline part of a major open air concert. The pair will be joined by ABC, Paul Young, Go West, Howard Jones and Altered Images on the second day of the four day open air Music Park event
Environmentalists are being urged to support an application to build a wind turbine at Glyndebourne Opera House. Green campaigners have invited people to write to Lewes District Council in support of the bid. Several organisations are objecting to the
Cash sprayed across a city street when knife-wielding motorcycle raiders hit a building society cash delivery. The audacious attack took place as a Securicor guard topped up the cashpoint at Nationwide Building Society in Church Road, Hove. The guard
When the NME announced the death of emo last year after a summer of bottlings and boo-ing, it looked like the end of the road for many bands. However, it only took a few weeks for My Chemical Romance, one of the bands who suffered at the hands of
Plans for a new children's centre have been announced. The centre will be based in the grounds of Langley Green Primary School in Crawley. It will be a one-stop shop offering a valuable range of services, information and advice for families with young
The future of a fire station which cannot recruit enough staff still hangs in the balance. Bosham fire station, near Chichester, has struggled to recruit enough retained firefighters in the last few months and could close later this year. But the decision
We asked you, The Argus website readers, the above question. After 285 votes were cast, the results were: Anston House 66 23.2% The proposed business complex 171 60% Don't know 48 16.8%
We asked you, The Argus website readers, the above question. After 153 votes were cast, the results were: Yes 65 42.5% No 78 51% Don't know 10 6.5%
We asked you, The Argus website readers, the above question. After 276 votes were cast, the results were: It will create crime and attract undesirables 110 38.5% It will make no difference to the city if the new venues are well run
A group which raises money to support a hospital is celebrating a £1 million milestone. The Friends of Eastbourne Hospitals were set up almost 30 years ago and since then have gone from strength to strength. The group came into existence in 1978 in
Immigration officials are to introduce face-to-face interviews for passport applicants after an al-Qaida operative plotting a terrorist attack pretended to be a Brighton man. The Identity and Passport Service has used the case of Salaheddine Benyaich
Perhaps a wet and windy Sunday evening, Mothering Sunday mind, wasn't the best time for a comedy gig, particularly if said event was based around a technophile's rant about how life sucks without a pair of earphones to protect you from the world
Campaigners are bidding to get a "nationally-important" work of art listed so it cannot be removed. The Worthing Society conservation group, backed by other organisations, has applied to the Government to get four bronze busts, called the Desert Quartet
Unlike Councillor Dawn Barnett, who has launched a petition calling on somebody else to deal with the problem of mini-motorbikes (The Argus, March 13), we in the Whitehawk Crime Prevention Forum rolled up our sleeves and got on with tackling the
All artists/architects' depictions don't show the wind turbine atop the Brighton Eye. Would it be possible for this to rectified? If the turbine is to provide 20 per cent of the power needed to raise the observation doughnut, what level of power
Before Brighton and Hove City Council decides whether or not to grant planning permission for the King Alfred redevelopment, it should tell council taxpayers how much it has spent on the project to date and give an estimate of how much the project
I would like to correct an error in the report of the excellent creative primary science day we ran at Elm Grove Primary School (The Argus, March 17). The explosive gas in the balloons was hydrogen, not helium - which is the gas which makes you
Every year we hear a lot of noise about how much council tax rises affect people. But do Argus readers realise councils also inflict a huge increase on small businesses? I am a co-owner of a small co-operative health store based in Worthing. Last
It doesn't seem as though Brighton and Hove City Council is having much difficulty in finding money for all of the roadworks which are being done in the city at the moment. It appears to be expanding all of the kerbs, which will mean blocking
Thank you for highlighting the TalkTalk service failures (The Argus, March 1). I finally know what is happening. I had no email connection through TalkTalk for more than two weeks but was not able to get any explanation at all from the company.
I feel sure Major Tom Wye (Letters, March 13) is correct in saying the reason Adur, Arun and Worthing Primary Care Trust (PCT) is delaying the decision regarding the future of our hospitals until after the May local elections is because of the
Congratulations to our two Brighton Labour MPs, David Lepper and Des Turner, for voting against the renewal of Trident. They showed courage and independent judgement, just as they did when they opposed Blair over Iraq. How right they were then
So Mr Broughton (Letters, March 15) has a real dislike of the monarchy and all it stands for. I'm no royalist either but to say he would rather live under a dictator such as Castro or Chavez, where thousands of people have disappeared over the
The continuing uncertainty over the date of the launch of a controversial consultation on hospital services has been criticised. Members of the West Sussex health overview and scrutiny committee are angry and disappointed no firm timescale has been given
Two men have been charged with murdering a middle-aged man at his ground-floor flat. George Deer was found dead in Willow Gardens, Hurstpierpoint on Saturday morning, Sussex Police said. James Smith, 25, of Hurstpierpoint, and Craig Clarke, 32, of West
A youth suffered temporary loss of sight in a brutal unprovoked attack by two teenagers in St Leonards. The victim suffered visual problems for 24 hours after the attack in St John's Road, near Warrior Square railway station. He also sustained a black
Pupils would be taught in pre-fab classrooms under proposals to create Britain's first flat-pack school. Parents and school governors were dismayed to discover in February that West Sussex County Council had dropped a £3 million project to rebuild crumbling
The new summer season at the Theatre Royal Brighton has been announced. A special line-up to mark the historical venue's 200th year kicks off with a world premiere of Indian legend Mahabharata on May 22 - a fusion of dance, puppetry and music from the
Albion could be without captain Dean Hammond for only the third time this season against Huddersfield at Withdean on Saturday. The influential midfielder is struggling with a double hernia which left him almost crying with pain during last Saturday's
Campaigners are preparing for dozens of post office closures across Sussex. The Government is to announce next week how many branches are to shut following a review. Secretary of State Alasdair Darling is expected to say up to 2,500 branches nationwide
A jockey was arrested while still in his riding silks immediately after finishing third in a race, it has emerged. In a drama that could have come straight from the pages of a Dick Francis novel, Gordon Gallagher was frogmarched off the track at Parham
Ministers must step in and protest against military trials due to take place at Guantanamo Bay, Amnesty International said today. The human rights group urged British politicians to take action against the controversial camp which holds about 370 men
A centre for problem pupils has itself failed its inspection. Dull lessons, a lack of leadership and slow student progress have blighted a council-run pupil referral unit, the government's schools watchdog says. Now West Sussex's Area A Pupil Referral
A bowling club has closed after 101 years because violent yobs attacked its female members and ruined its green. Kemp Town Bowls Club will not register for the start of the season next month after thugs forced it out of its Queen's Park home.
A derelict farm site on the outskirts of Brighton is to be redeveloped as a regional HQ for a major company. The Argus understands that the front-runner is a Brighton-based business looking to relocate in the city. A well-placed source suggested last
Digital marketing agency Spannerworks is teaming up with new parent company iCrossing to deliver its first campaign for independent specialist STA Travel. Spannerworks, in Palace Place, Brighton, was bought by American-based iCrossing for a
Restaurateur Charita Jones discussed some of the highs and lows of running a business with students from the University of Brighton this week. Charita, who owns Momma Cherri's Big House, in East Street, Brighton, was named Sussex Entrepreneur
Heather Mill's debut on US TV contest Dancing with the Stars provoked an abusive online backlash yesterday. Viewers flooded ABC's website with messages about Sir Paul McCartney's estranged wife, who lives in Hove. Many focused angrily on her
Children have been unable to use their school swimming pool for more than a year because of the "sickening" behaviour of vandals. Trespassers slashed the cover of the outdoor pool at Cross-In-Hand Primary in Heathfield, threw beer bottles and cans into
Whitehawk manager Ian Chapman saw his side reach the Sussex RUR Cup final and then declared: "We must stop being nearly men." Hawks bounced back with three second-half goals from Tommy Pattenden, Ryan McBride and Gareth Green after Dan Leach had put
Burgess Hill boss Gary Croydon labelled the 2-0 victory at Molesey as his side's best performance of the season and it must surely have ensured their Ryman League survival. Hillians' third win in a row was founded on a bright start and a 15th-minute
Horsham manager John Maggs got the response he wanted from his players as they won 2-0 away to East Thurrock. Maggs was disappointed by Saturday's 1-1 draw with Ashford Town. But the Hornets turned in a battling display to return from Essex with three
Eastbourne Borough's play-off aspirations took a dent as they could only manage a 1-1 draw away to bottom club Bedford Town. Borough had put themselves back in contention by taking seven points from nine against three teams in the top four before last
