Albion boss Dean Wilkins has branded referee Darren Deadman as "a joke" after an expensive 2-1 defeat for his play-off chasers at Huddersfield last night. Luke Beckett won the game for the Yorkshiremen with a 79th-minute penalty awarded against Andrew
Crawley 2 Cambridge United 1. Manager Steve Evans believes Crawley's victory over Cambridge United proves they have the potential to be future promotion contenders. Reds recovered from Saturday's disappointing defeat against lowly Northwich to beat
Huddersfield 2, Albion 1. Albion were unable to make it three wins in eight days as they went down 2-1 away to Huddersfield. Nicky Forster scored his 17th goal of the season from the penalty spot early in the second half following a foul on strike partner
Crowborough trio Dean Chamberlain, Phil Rhodes and Ross Treleaven have been called into the Sussex squad for Wednesday's game against The AFA. Sussex have won two out of two in the Southern Counties Cup Competition and will go a long way towards being
A firework factory boss swore and barged a police officer before being arrested on bonfire night, a court heard. Martin Winter, owner of Festival Fireworks in Shortgate, near Ringmer, appeared at Lewes Magistrates' Court on the first of a two day trial
Albion have handed Kerry Mayo his first start at left back since the opening day of the season. Mayo features in the line-up which kicks off away to Huddersfield in League One tonight. That means Dean Wilkins has kept faith with the 11 who played most
A West Sussex pensioner has claimed a victory against her local authority's decision to axe her from her job as a fitness instructor for being too old. Council officials agreed to reinstate 70-year-old Celia Powis in her role at Worthing Leisure Centre
Montpelier Villa edged closer to clinching the runners-up spot in the premier division after Dean Davies struck to seal a 1-0 win over rivals O&G United. Champions American Express went down 2-1 against last season's title winners Hanover, who are on
Holland Sports went back to the top of the premier division with a 3-1 win over Ifield Edwards II. Matt Dean, Luke Harrison and Daniel Bowring sealed the points, while Wayne Shaw replied. Depleted St Francis Flyers edged out relegation rivals Bletchingley
Conservationists are campaigning for the coastline between Brighton and Newhaven to get legal protection. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has named the site as one of 71 across the UK which is important for breeding seabirds and
Ridge West remained on course for the premier division runners-up spot following a 1-1 draw against Punnetts Town. Steve Pugh netted for West and Tom Porter replied. Heathfield Hotspurs missed the chance to go second after dropping points in a 2-2 draw
A man has been charged with the stabbing of a college worker. Simon Sargent, 36, of Queens Road, East Grinstead, was charged with wounding following an apparently unprovoked attack on a 27-year-old man. The victim was approached by a man with a knife
Player-manager Paul Tuppenney scored a hat-trick as Bexhill United stepped up their unlikely challenge from promotion. Bexhill earned their fifth straight win in County League division three - and seventh in all competitions - with a 4-1 defeat of bottom
The leader of Brighton and Hove City Council is to stand down on May 15. Brian Oxley, who led the Conservative group to victory in the last May's election, said he was stepping aside to "pursue other personal and professional interests". He will
A whole town will "burn in hell" if it allows lap dancing at a nightclub, a war hero has claimed. Veteran anti-porn campaigner Steve Stevens, 89, said Worthing will be eternally damned if it allows the Liquid Lounge nightclub to put on the nude and semi-nude
A new website which aims to help musicians learn from the stars of the music world has signed a deal with a major music label. Brighton-based showmehow toplay.com (SMHTP) features software that allows people to download tutorials of songs broken
The death of the independent record shop in Sussex has moved a step closer after two stores announced they will be shutting their doors. Round Sounds in Church Walk, Burgess Hill, will close on Easter Saturday and Jingles, in Railway Approach,
"Someone baked me a cake. It's made my knees feel a bit tingly, but thank you," announced Kathryn Williams to introduce the first date of her UK tour with guitarist, singer and producer Neill MacColl. "Are you suggesting that someone spiked the cake
A stage school that closed weeks before students were due to sit exams may have been a casualty of the credit crunch. Stonelands School of Ballet and Arts in Hove closed in February without warning forcing scores of students to find new schools weeks
Opening with an instrumental, Foals began as they intended to go on with an intense blast of one-note-fits-all vocals, high guitar picks and speedy, driven percussion. Playing tracks from their debut album Antidotes - due for release on March 24 - the
Since the introduction of the play-offs, not many teams have nothing to play for with a fifth of the season still to play. Huddersfield fall into that category following Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by Southend. They are just below halfway but rarely
There's something comic - if not absurd - about a one-man band and Canadian MC/rapper/poet/folk singer Buck 65, aka Richard Terfry, understands this perfectly. Replacing the traditional big bass drum, accordion and kazoo with a laptop, mic and a turntable
Chris Rea is promoting his new music book, the fictional story of 1950s band The Delmonts, who later went on to become The Hofner Bluenotes, and so divided Monday night's set into three distinct sections to mirror this story arc. The first part of the
Opponents of plans to close two council offices which handle £5 million a year in taxpayers' money are calling for the service to be provided elsewhere. The cashiers' offices at Priory House, Brighton, and Hove Town Hall take payments for council
"Who wants to hear some jazz? Who wants to hear some soul? Who wants to hear some stuff from Brazil?" came Gilles Peterson's rhetorical blueprint as he approached the decks. The DJ whose boyish enthusiasm has produced album titles as naff as
A software developer's hobby has helped him net a tidy profit. Greg Bassett is a keen Scalextric fan and used his 3D computer programme know-how to create a tool which lets people design their own tracks. Hornby, the company behind the famous racing
A homeowner whose property was wrecked during storms has been told his insurance will not pay for his house to be rebuilt. Alex Relf's home at Selsey, near Chichester, was ruined during last week's bad weather. The ground floor was under inches
Commuters say they are being left "high and dry" after controversial changes to railway timetables were introduced. Rail passengers living in Sussex villages are facing a daily nightmare some three months after the changes were introduced. The
Hard work and discipline ensured a school's annual show was a theatrical success. More than 100 pupils from Varndean School, in Balfour Road, Brighton, performed Fiddler On The Roof, showcasing their musical and dramatic talents. The actors took
Police officers who have spent decades on the front line were honoured alongside the heroes of dramatic emergency situations. The most outstanding contributions to policing in the county were highlighted at a ceremony to celebrate the loyalty
Police have confirmed the identity of a woman found dead at a downland beauty spot. Nitza Saunders, 52, from Redhill Drive, Brighton, was found by walkers at Devil's Dyke on Friday morning. Police are not treating her death as suspicious. An inquest
I am sure many older Brightonians, of which I am one, will have fond memories of our former trolley bus system. Next year will mark the 70th anniversary of the commencement of this service. I hope Brighton will, in some way, celebrate this rich
In the article entitled "War heroes can't wear their medals" (The Argus, March 13), I take it that Colin Ridley has said he wants to wear a medal awarded by another country. If he is an ex-military man he should know that a medal awarded by a
It's great news that the success of New Road is going to be extended in central Brighton (The Argus, March 17). However, we need to ensure that the rest of the city is not left out when such improvements take place. Valerie Paynter hit the nail
I was outraged by Green councillor Ben Duncan's statement at the Brighton and Hove City Council meeting on Thursday in which he suggested that only people in their 20s should be selected as candidates in local elections as older people do not
I was interested to read that a London church plans to bring "commuter worshippers" to Brighton to swell the dwindling congregation of St Peter's (The Argus, March 14). Holy Trinity Brompton also plans to recruit new converts by means of the Alpha
In readiness for the developers to move in, the old Steyning line railway embankment in Shoreham has been cleared of all vegetation. It was a wildlife haven and now all that has been lost. I recently saw a catalogue from a wildlife trust which
Is it just me who is mystified how the Government's Fit for the Future proposals are going to work? I thought Labour's whole argument for downgrading hospitals was they were no longer needed because care in the community was the way forward. Yet
The article about students demonstrating about proposed cutbacks seems to give publicity to a small clique of students from the total of 12,000 at the University of Sussex (The Argus, March 15). Judging from the comments made by the spokesperson
Brighton's Labour MPs David Lepper and Desmond Turner have betrayed their constituents by voting against a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty which their party had promised. They have also betrayed them by going along with Labour's insistence that
With regard to Jean Calder's article "The unhappy generation" (The Argus, March 15), did she not consider that the fact the Association of Teachers and Lecturers is concerned about children's right to be happy speaks volumes about the education system's
Once again there is flytipped rubbish at the top of Brigden Street in Brighton. This is now a weekly occurrence. My family are from Sheffield and they are astonished at how dirty Brighton streets are. Sheffield City Council provides a service
A new survey has revealed children are spending their school time chatting online when they should be number crunching on calculators. Toby Mullins, headteacher at Seaford College, tells reporter Andy Robbins why other schools should follow his lead
A rough sleeper was viciously kicked in the head in a row over money, a court heard. Jason Reynolds and Martin Streeter attacked Jason Evans as he slept in St Anne's Well Gardens, Hove. Mr Evans and his partner Tara Evans had bedded down for
Some of the biggest names in broadcast journalism gathered to say farewell to former ITN newsreader Carol Barnes at her funeral yesterday. Nick Owen, Dermot Murnaghan and Alistair Stewart were among those who attended the service at Downs Crematorium
An eleventh-hour attempt to force alterations to the catchment areas for city secondary schools has failed. Members of Brighton and Hove City Council's children, families and schools committee voted last night to stand by the admissions system
The leader of Brighton and Hove City Council is expected to resign this morning. Brian Oxley, who took his party to victory last May, is believed to be stepping down for personal reasons. He will step down as leader of the council on May 15.
Have you ever put your money into a photo booth only to be disappointed with the pictures? Those problems could now be a thing of the past thanks to a Sussex inventor. Yehuda Hecht, who lives in Brighton, made applying for passports cheaper and
We're heading north again. It's Huddersfield v Albion tonight and theargus.co.uk will be there in force. Look out for early team news, then full line-ups, regular updates and comment as Albion do battle at the Galpharm Stadium. It's going to be a chilly
The Government has been urged to come clean over whether it is taking seriously a controversial scheme for thousands of new homes in West Sussex. Nick Gibb, Tory MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, said the continued uncertainty about plans
Albion are moving back into the loan market to cover for the loss of both first choice full-backs over Easter. Matt Richards has been ruled out for between two and four weeks with a slight hamstring tear sustained in Saturday's home 1-0 victory over
Crawley striker Magno Vieira is hoping to earn a contract with tomorrow's (Tues) opponents. Vieira is on loan until the end of the season at Cambridge United and will be watching as they take on Reds at Broadfield Stadium. The Brazilian, who is unable
Scott Nicholls gave the Eastbourne Eagles faithful a finale to savour on opening night, then promised: "There is a lot more to come." The Team GB skipper marked his Eagles debut by denying Leigh Adams a five-win full maximum in heat 15 as Eagles eased
