Coach Mark Robinson today praised his hardworking squad for turning round Sussex's Twenty20 fortunes. The county face old rivals Surrey Brown Caps at Hove tonight (7.30pm) looking to consolidate leadership of the south group after back-to-back wins this
Former striker Lloyd Blackman today prepared to play in Europe and said: "I want to prove Crawley were wrong to let me go." Blackman will be lining up in the Uefa Intertoto Cup for Welsh premier division side Llanelli on Sunday two months after being
Stand-in captain Davey Watt dubbed patched-up Eastbourne's gallant effort in defeat at Peterborough as unbelievable'. The Eagles were dealt a major blow when talisman Nicki Pedersen declared himself unavailable with stomach problem. Former Eastbourne
Chris Adams believes Sussex's Twenty20 hero Luke Wright is capable of becoming the county's next England star. Wright, 22, has ignited the Sharks' Twenty20 campaign this week in his big-hitting role at the top of the order. Against Kent on Tuesday he
Doug Loft has pledged to prove the doubters wrong by making his mark with Albion. The former Hastings midfielder is determined to establish himself in the first team after signing a new one-year contract. Loft reports back for pre-season training with
Disabled and elderly people are to be banned from using chutes to dispose of rubbish from their ten-storey blocks of flats. Instead Brighton and Hove City Council has told residents of five high rise towers in Clarendon Road, Hove, that they must carry
Sue McGill, 49, of Roman Walk, Sompting, contacted The Argus after reading our Royal Alex supplement. She said: " My child was treated at the old Royal Alex. "Back in 1994 my son Andrew who was 13 months old was treated at the Old Alex for acute mastoiditis
Detectives are still investigating how a mother was stabbed through the heart in her own home. Last night it appeared the 41-year-old victim, named by neighbours as Julie, may have killed herself. She was given emergency treatment by paramedics who
A coroner has criticised a hospital where a suicidal woman walked out and killed herself. Moira Saunders, 55, from Rustington, near Littlehampton, was found dead on the beach at Portslade on the morning of February 24. The day before she was taken to
A scaffolder was drunk and high on cocaine when he kicked a woman in the back and launched a tirade of homophobic abuse. James Whittam avoided a prison sentence after his defence counsel spoke of his shame and remorse for the attack. He was electronically
The government minister tasked with settling the fate of the Falmer Stadium was today moved to a different job just days before she was due to make her final decision. Prime Minister Gordon Brown shunted Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Communities
Two anti-war protesters were cleared by magistrates after their rooftop demonstration. Martin Hills and Michael Heyman, both 31, were arrested after protesting on the roof of EDO MBM Technology at Home Farm Business Park in Brighton. The demonstration
Albion's proposed stadium at Falmer came a step closer today after a Government inspector recommended the site be excluded from the proposed South Downs National Park. A leaked report into the public inquiry on the issue, seen by The Argus, recommends
Pupils have been told to stay at home because of a mice infestation at a primary school. Hollington Primary School in Hollington Old Lane, St Leonards, was closed today and will remain closed tomorrow. The school called Environmental Health inspectors
An armed robber who shot at a jewellery shop manager did so with "chilling calmness" said the judge who sentenced him to a minimum of 15 years in jail today. Sean Henry, 35, fired as manager Darren Prior pursued him down an alleyway after his shop was
A supermarket giant has been banned from selling booze at one of its shops for four weeks. Tesco Express in Broadwater Street, Broadwater, Worthing, will not be able to sell alcohol from July 2 after staff were caught supplying booze to children on three
Last time you chatted with us you were preparing for the pitter-patter of tiny feet. Has becoming a mother changed your outlook at all? Is it affecting your songs? Yes! Of course. I'm much less prepared to accept the status quo than I was, in every
Hazel Blears will be the minister responsible for the decision over Albion's proposed new stadium at Falmer. Ms Blears has been appointed Communities Secretary in Gordon Brown's first Cabinet. The former Labour chairwoman, who came last in the party's
A football club boss is to have his luxury penthouse flat seized to pay off thousands of pounds worth of debts. Azwar Majeed, owner of Crawley Town Football Club, will have his home in central Brighton auctioned off to settle the £140,000 owed to creditors
An ambulance driver has been charged with dangerous driving following a crash which left an 18-year-old woman with serious "life-changing" injuries. Andrew Collis, 43, of East Preston, was responding to a 999 call when the ambulance he was driving was
A Labour MP has angered campaigners by refusing to sign a letter protesting at cuts to hospital services. Council leaders and Conservative MPs across the county added their names to a letter sent to West Sussex Primary Care Trust (PCT) which is considering
A popular footballer has died from head injuries after a motorcycle crash. Steven Smith known as Smudge, died on Tuesday hours after crashing his bike in Hawkhurst, Kent. The family and friends of the 36-year-old last night paid tribute to the "awesome
A woman found dead in a back garden in Brighton has been named locally as Catherine Genestin. Her decomposed body was discovered in a container in a car roof box at an address in Maresfield Road, Brighton. Detectives were today questioning her husband
Women and girls of all ages will be spending the weekend helping to raise vital cash for charity. Two of the largest Cancer Research UK Race for Life events in Sussex take place at Stanmer Park in Brighton tomorrow (sat) and Sunday. More than 3,800
Sussex councils have been urged to adopt a softly-softly approach to smokers in the early days of the looming ban in pubs and restaurants. Health minister Caroline Flint said local authorities should show "common-sense" by simply having a quiet word
A driver had to leap from his stretch limousine after it burst into flames. Tony Banks, from Shoreham, was trying to jump start the vehicle with the help of a friend when it caught fire in a layby off Shoreham Road in Upper Beeding at about 10pm yesterday
I saw the article about free school milk (The Argus, June 14) and it reminded me of my youth. Here's a photograph of children in the old Pelham Street School in February 1934, enjoying their morning break. I wonder how many in the picture are alive
I was interested to read that film fans in Worthing are left reeling and worried a multiplex opening in the town might threaten the Dome's viability (The Argus, June 21). As one of the authors of the business plan that accompanied the application
I would like to correct a misunderstanding that seems to have arisen about proposals for a memorial for those who lost their lives in the Falklands conflict. When the issue of putting Corporal Steve Prior's name on the War Memorial in Brighton
Britain's postal workers, members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), have voted to support our campaign to stop Royal Mail's cost-cutting business plan. The plan will mean cuts in your postal service (with hikes in stamp prices, fewer collections
Las Vegas by the sea (Letters, June 25)? Overrun by Londoners (Letters, June 22) all of whom Tony Mernagh and I apparently personally invited to live in Brighton? Really! We are, thank goodness, in a country where we can choose where we want to
I cannot understand people's shock at the proposed hospital cuts. Complaining that particular hospitals are being downgraded sounds as if locals are just hoping cuts are made elsewhere in the UK. Both the Conservatives and Labour are committed
Goldstone Primary School is more than a stone's throw from the old Goldstone Ground. It's miles away. And the head is a Leeds fan! Lesley Kite, Clarendon Villas, Hove
The article regarding Brighton and Hove's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community (The Argus, June 18) mentioned that 75 per cent of the community reported they had been verbally or physically attacked in the past five years and many were
Judging by recent letters about the London to Brighton Bike Ride, a great many people in our city have never attended any kind of sporting event or festival that's caused traffic problems for locals. Let's get the bike ride in perspective - it's
Regarding losing our A&E at Worthing, the problem is not just the time it takes an ambulance to travel to St Richard's in Chichester or the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. They can push through traffic using blue lights and sirens. What
I beg to differ with Ann Hallam (Letters, June 19) who said that no academic institutions in Israel have stood up to their government and opposed the occupation of Palestinian territory. Various members of the Israeli Peace Now organisation are
At last the GCSE students have finished their exams. Thank goodness. Over the past two weeks they have held huge parties in Withdean Park in Brighton on Fridays to celebrate. No one objects to anyone enjoying a party in any park, and teenagers
Labour MPs in Sussex have drawn up an ambitious to-do' list for new Prime Minister Gordon Brown's first 100 days in office. A day after Mr Brown took over from Tony Blair he faces calls from party colleagues for swift action on Brighton and Hove
Chichester MP Andrew Tyrie has accused the United States government of presiding over a "global programme of kidnap and torture". Speaking in a Commons debate in Westminster Hall, Mr Tyrie drew attention to the shadowy practice of so-called extraordinary
The controversial King Alfred redevelopment on Brighton seafront has been thrown into doubt after an 11th hour move handed its opponents the power to delay the scheme. Developer Karis and international financial backer ING have threatened to
Developers who bought the ugliest building in Sussex could be fined thousands of pounds after ripping down ancient trees protected by preservation orders. Workmen arrived at land next to Anston House, Preston Road, Brighton, on Saturday and bulldozed
Police are appealing for information about a missing 14-year-old girl. Talia Nicholas, above, from Newport in Wales, has been missing since Sunday. The teenager is known to have contacts in Brighton. She is described as 5ft tall, of slight build
A school serving one of the South East's most deprived areas has staged a remarkable turnaround within months of being branded "inadequate" by inspectors. Pupils and staff at Whitehawk Primary in Whitehawk Road, Brighton, celebrated in delight
An armed robber who narrowly avoided killing a jewellery shop manager is being sentenced today. Sean Henry, 35, fired as manager Darren Prior pursued him after his shop was looted of diamond rings worth £50,000. Mr Prior, 25, survived being shot at
Parishioners at a historic village church no longer have to suffer in silence through the sermons. Church goers at St Margaret's in Angmering clapped and cheered after winning a lengthy court battle - to swap traditional wooden pews for more
Raising standards in struggling schools in deprived areas is a tough task. But as the latest news from Whitehawk Primary School and others in Brighton and Hove has shown, it can be done. Brighton and Hove City Councillor Vanessa Brown, chairwoman
Everyone may be busy celebrating the opening of the new Royal Alex but the old hospital in Dyke Road will not be forgotten completely. For more than 120 years the site has done its job well. There are many in Brighton and Hove and beyond who remember
Opera has long been thought of as a preserve of the top concert halls. But now fans don't have to travel to the Royal Albert Hall or Glyndebourne to see the works of Mozart, Handel and Verdi brought to life. Great-grandfather Ken Chipperfield
Miss Brighton Tino Bvumbe- Leonard took time out from her preparations for the Miss England contest to raise funds for charity. On Tuesday, Tino, 23, held a champagne reception at Heist bar in West Street, Brighton, and a bouncy castle fund-raiser
A paramedic who failed to diagnose the condition of a woman who later needed emergency surgery has been given permission by his professional body to continue working. Lance Popplewell, from Lewes, had gone to the home of a patient, identified
Betty Sharp, from Peacehaven, trained and worked at the Royal Alex for 35 years. In the Fifties, she was one of 100 student nurses there and although they had to work hard, they knew how to play hard as well. The 72-year-old said: "You could have as
A politician has urged the Government not to ignore the needs of Sussex's flood-threatened communities despite the disaster in Yorkshire. Wealden MP Charles Hendry asked Environment Secretary David Miliband on Tuesday for assurance that Uckfield
Clubs and pubs face a ban on bottles and glasses if police have their way. Seafront bars and nightclubs are among Brighton and Hove premises where police want to introduce bans on glass drinking containers. Pubs where drinking takes place predominantly
A woman died after she was stabbed through the heart in her own home. Paramedics rushed to a semi-detached house in Limbrick Lane, Worthing, just after 11.30am yesterday where they found the woman in her 40s lying inside with a knife wound to her chest
The new Alex has become a landmark on the Brighton skyline with its distinctive ark design. It has its roots in the maritime setting and nautical heritage of Sussex's coast and its position gives it an abundance of daylight and sea views - all of which
Town leaders remain wary of attempts to introduce parking controls on their streets despite pledges to tone down a proposed meter scheme. There was uncertainty in Seaford yesterday after East Sussex County Council said it had listened to residents
A man was last night being questioned over the murder of his wife after her decomposing body was found in their back garden. Detectives arrested the 48-year-old Frenchman after his 37-year-old wife's remains were discovered close to their home. The
The Royal Alex has attracted great interest from a design point of view but it is the patients and parents whose opinions matter most. Siobhan Ryan reports. Holly Callinan has been ill off and on since she was four months old. Medics are still struggling
