Chris Adams today stood by his decision to bat first after Sussex suffered a top-order collapse against Championship rivals Hampshire. The county slumped to 64-6 on the first day at the Rose Bowl in the 24 overs which were possible before rain swept
Chris Adams today condemned the ECB's decision to allow counties to use floodlights during Championship cricket. Sussex have not taken up the option at Hove but Hampshire have and they were switched on at 11.50am yesterday on the first day of the crucial
Albion chairman Dick Knight today insisted he wants to see Dean Cox and Joel Lynch run out for Albion at Falmer. The star teenage duo have completed the formality of signing new terms. Cox's new contract ties him to the club until the time of the Seagulls
Business bosses fear the redevelopment of an airport could lead to its closure. The Shoreham Airport Operators Association, which represents 18 businesses, has objected to plans to redevelop the site. It fears many aviation companies will be forced
Police are treating a violent attack on a homeless man as attempted murder. The 40-year-old is fighting for his life after being found by a member of the public in a bus stop in Fishbourne, near Chichester, early on Tuesday morning. He had suffered
An unemployed thug leapt over the perspex screen at a job centre and battered a member of staff after he was asked why he had not been attending appointments. Joe Alieu became enraged when Christopher Daily said he had been missing his Gateway to Work
Health chiefs have raised the hopes of campaigners that a new £10 million community hospital could be built in Sussex. Work on the hospital was put on hold just days before it was due to start last year because of massive NHS budget deficits. The project
If cheesy listening is your bag, then this is for you. There is, however, something cold and clinically formulaic about this production. Refreshingly, it is not presented as an Abba tribute (despite the casting of a blonde and a brunette) and the principals
This was an ideal setting for The Be Good Tanyas, whose gorgeous three-part harmonies were in their acoustic element. Singing songs from all three albums, a couple of Neil Young covers and crowd favourites such as The Littlest Birds - Frazey Ford, Samantha
Back in Seventies New Jersey, Amy Lame and her three chubby siblings would tease each other relentlessly. "You're so fat," they'd say, "you're gonna die choking on a ham sandwich just like Mama Cass!" So it is that the now 36-year-old comedian begins
A senior council officer who oversaw the closure of a city secondary school as well as the controversial introduction of a new admissions system is leaving his job. David Hawker, director of the Children and Young People's Trust (CYPT) at Brighton and
Red-faced hotel bosses have coughed up compensation after greedy staff scoffed a guest's birthday cake. Phil Boulding, of Furze Hill, Hove, couldn't believe his eyes when he discovered his 50th birthday treat, made by Brighton's Choccywoccydoodah, had
Brighton is one of the UK's greenest towns on fuel consumption, a survey has revealed. Householders came third in a league table showing the number of people switching to get their energy from a renewable source such as a wind turbine or reservoir.
Colleagues of the 100th British soldier to die in Iraq have described their horror as they saw him killed by a roadside bomb. Second Lieutenant Jonathan Carlos Bracho-Cooke was on routine patrol in the As Sarraji district of Basra just before 9.30am
We really overcomplicate our lives these days: even though many of us now have access to all kinds of amazing modern gadgets, we all know that many of them make life more stressful rather than simplifying it. No wonder stress is epidemic. Here’s an example
We really overcomplicate our lives these days: even though many of us now have access to all kinds of amazing modern gadgets, we all know that many of them make life more stressful rather than simplifying it. No wonder stress is epidemic. Here’s an example
In a shocking twist of fate, it was actually sunny on Sunday. Don’t panic – it only lasted for one day – but it was long enough for the Brighton Carnival to get out onto the streets. The organisers of this new event have stated that their vision is to
In a shocking twist of fate, it was actually sunny on Sunday. Don’t panic – it only lasted for one day – but it was long enough for the Brighton Carnival to get out onto the streets. The organisers of this new event have stated that their vision is to
Champagne corks have been popping all over Brighton and Hove this week after the news that plans for a new stadium at Falmer have been approved - but for one football fan the celebration was a little more personal. Bob Bailey promised his 75-year-old
The taxman suffered a major defeat today when the Law Lords gave the legal all-clear to a tax saving arrangement used by thousands of husband-and-wife small businesses. IT consultant Geoff Jones and his wife, Diana, of Broomershill Lane, Pulborough,
A solar power company is helping to turn what was one of England's most famous football grounds into an upmarket residential complex - with green credentials. Riomay, in Birch Road, Eastbourne, will install solar thermal heating at the Highbury
Albion hero Adam Virgo is almost certain to play at Kerry Mayo's Testimonial on Saturday. Virgo, goalscoring star of the play-off campaign in 2004 and Championship survival a year later, has been given clearance to appear in the Legends match ahead of
THERE is a history of vigorous opposition to communal bins in central Brighton and Hove. The scheme has left deep-seated resentments in the Clifton Hill area where they were first introduced. Many deplore their ugliness and smelliness. They do
A radical overhaul of three downtrodden and deprived districts has been revealed. A city business quarter, a cultural centre in St Peter's Church and a public square at the Vogue Gyratory are just three recommendations to inject life into Brighton's
JIMI HENDRIX'S performance at Sussex University in 1967 must be one of the greatest gigs of our lives (Letters, July 19). We got to the university and were wandering down a corridor when this familiar figure came walking towards us. Jimi was smaller
Brighton and Hove Albion's supporters fought for Falmer with the same verve and passion as their team had demonstrated at the 1983 FA Cup Final. Yet even the most ardent fan would need to have considerable stomach to plough through the 39-page
HAVING recently relocated to Brighton from London, I am extremely disappointed and angry at the way residents are treated regarding parking permits by Brighton and Hove City Council. Upon requesting a permit from the North Road parking information
MY STEPSON just showed me his recent payslips from working at McDonald's. For 70 hours of hard work as a manager he receives no more than £175 per week, an hourly wage just above the minimum. Together with his wife he pays more than £800 in rent
"WHEREVER we find opportunity denied, aspirations unfulfilled, potential unrealised; wherever and whenever we find injustice and unfairness, there we must be also - and it is our duty to act. Let us affirm also no matter your class, colour or creed
The celebrations were muted and the bottles of bubbly were symbolic of a victory not quite in the bag. There was an overwhelming sense of deja vu among Albion officials and fans yesterday as they toasted the club's latest success. Ms Blears granted
Forty one days - that's how long everyone connected with Brighton and Hove Albion must endure before yesterday's "yes" to the £50 million community stadium at Falmer can be rubber-stamped. The Argus today urges the stadium's opponents to rule out
READING about ragwort in your letters pages some while ago reminded me of destroying this deadly plant over 50 years ago. I worked on the Cissbury farm at Findon and in early spring we spent hours in the parkland and on the hill with hoes, chopping
I AM glad to hear that for the past few years St Peter's with the Chapel Royal has met its parish contribution although it would be interesting to know how much St Peter's contributed (Letters, July 14). The reason I mention this is because
I AM deeply puzzled - do the Greens have a parliamentary candidate or not? My reading of Keith Taylor's comment that Dr Caroline Lucas is not standing if the election is in 2009 leaves several unanswered questions (The Argus, July 19). Presumably
Dean Cox today revealed his pride at being handed the chance to star for Albion in their new stadium. Wideman Cox and highly-rated defender Joel Lynch, both 19, are in line to lead the Seagulls out of Withdean and into Falmer after signing new contracts
The Law Lords will deliver judgment today on a bid by the taxman to overturn a business couple's groundbreaking court victory which could cost an estimated £1 billion a year in lost revenue. IT consultant Geoff Jones and his wife Diana took on HM Revenue
Albion chairman Dick Knight was joined by his children as he stood in the Goldstone directors' box for the first and last time ten years ago. When the team finally run out at Falmer, Mr Knight will be joined by the six grandchildren born in the decade
Martin Perry is no stranger to building football stadiums. He was an executive for construction giant Alfred McAlpine and his first project was the McAlpine stadium in Huddersfield. The boom in new stadiums came after the Taylor Report into safety
"Kids will be scared," assures Nick Chambers. "I'm actually hoping that it'll freak some adults out too. There are some really horrible images but if kids can deal with Harry Potter they can deal with this." In May Brighton's Tucked In Productions won
A 64-year-old Catholic woman divorced from a Muslim was told by her alleged rapist that he had come from the local mosque to "punish her", a court heard yesterday. The woman, who cannot be named, broke down in the witness box as she recalled the
A pub has been closed by police following a brawl at the weekend. The Whistlestop Inn, Station Road, Portslade, was closed in the early hours of Saturday after police were called to a disturbance outside. Officers went to the assistance of a
