Albion manager Mark McGhee today revealed plans to freshen up his in-form team for Saturday's visit to Leeds. He is poised to make as many as three or four changes to the side which stretched the Seagulls' unbeaten run in the Championship to six matches
Hamburger giant McDonald's is helping Brighton and Hove Albion to "Keep It Clean At Withdean" in a deal worth up to £6,000 to the club this season. The fast food chain has offered to boost the Seagulls' Alive and Kicking campaign by paying £300 for every
Partners in a customer service consultancy have scooped an award just months after starting their business. Dawn Carter and Dawn Slight launched their company New Dawn early last year. The pair had 27 years of combined customer service experience in the
Ferrabyrne, a designer and manufacturer of rubber-based products for the rail, truck and electrical industries, has been sold by its founders. General manager and director Glenn Mills and newcomer Ken Horton have bought the company from founder Andy Byrne
Samantha Linter had to do a double-take when she saw her name on alist of the most influential women in the wine industry. Samantha, who works at Bookers Vineyard, in Bolney, near Haywards Heath, was ranked alongside drinks connoisseur Jilly Goolden.
An internet service provider claims to have stolen a march on BT by introducing an alternative broadband technology to Mid Sussex. Willow Internet is expanding its broadband network to enable SDSL services in Haywards Heath, followed by expansion into
The gap between the number of male and female entrepreneurs has closed following a big increase in women starting their own businesses, according to a new report. The UK now has more entrepreneurs than France, Germany, Italy and Japan, research for the
A Sussex inventor was appearing on national television trying to extract a quarter of a million pounds from five complete strangers. Stewart Twinn is one of the plucky souls taking part in BBC Two's Dragons' Den - a sort of Pop Idol for entrepreneurs,
Brighton and Hove is set to cash in on a huge tax incentive for areas with booming economies. Local authorities in successful areas will be allowed to keep a proportion of business rates collected under a new Government scheme. If the initiative had been
Specialist printer Wyndeham Press has capped a remarkable recovery by winning a £50 million contract with the largest private magazine publisher in the UK. The Hove-based firm has secured a deal with Haymarket Publishing Group to print most of its weekly
Paramedic motorcycles have always struck me as a brilliant idea indicative of imaginative and forward-looking management. They allow medical treatment to be brought to the scene of an accident or emergency without otherwise inevitable delays caused by
A couple renovating a derelict book store have uncovered a store-front sign believed to be more than a century old. Toby Luff, 37, has been working around the clock to restore the Public House Bookshop in Little Preston Street, Brighton, which was famous
An 82-year-old woman is having to make a 12-mile round trip to take a bath because the council has refused to supply one in her home. Gladys Wright, of Manor Paddock, Kemp Town, Brighton, has to travel to Portslade so she can wash in her daughter's house
Bendy "metro buses" could soon be on the streets in Brighton and Hove. The city council is considering plans for a fast overground transport system to take passengers across the city in minutes. Under the proposals, due to be debated by councillors this
I find the letter from Sylvia Harwood attacking Prince Harry rather arrogant (letters, January 20). As far as I could see from the photograph, Harry was wearing what appeared to be light-coloured shirt and trousers over a white teeshirt with the swastika
A sixth-form pupil at a prestigious boarding school in Sussex is being treated for tuberculosis. The student at the all girls Roedean School in Brighton was diagnosed earlier this month. Roedean head teacher Carolyn Shaw said: "We can confirm that a pupil
Campaigners are counting on a little-known law to derail a multi-million-pound development near a landmark arts venue. More than 12,500 people have signed two petitions against building a 60-bed hotel on a putting green next to the De La Warr Pavilion
In answer to A Wood's question, "Where was God?", in His wisdom He chose not to intervene. God is essentially good and has very good intentions for the world He loves. He is not capable of ever making a mistake and can see the end right from the beginning
In reply to A Wood (Letters, January 18), I do not think we can give an answer to his question, "If God can save one, why not all?", at least, not this side of eternity. However, on a wider scale, there is no doubt good has come out of the tsunami tragedy
Nick Nurse admits he is battling against the clock and a tight budget to make the pre-deadline signing he needs for his Brighton Bears. Nurse is looking to add to his back court as his collection of rookies and thirtysomething veterans continue to chase
Horsham boss John Maggs has predicted an upset in tonight's Sussex Senior Cup third round clash at Worthing. The Hornets are second in Isthmian division one after four straight league wins. Worthing are 15th in the premier division and have won just once
Eastbourne Borough will be going all out for revenge in the Sussex Senior Cup at the Dripping Pan tonight. Lewes ended Borough's seven-match winning run in the league over Christmas and followed it up with another narrow victory on New Year's Day. To
Albion manager Mark McGhee today revealed plans to freshen up his in-form team for Saturday's visit to Leeds. He is poised to make as many as three or four changes to the side which stretched the Seagulls' unbeaten run in the Championship to six matches
A campaign to fight climate change has been launched after research revealed Brighton emits enough carbon dioxide annually to fill 14 million double-decker buses. The city produces more than 250,000 tonnes of the greenhouse gas, according to figures today
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has pledged to halve the number of people living in temporary accommodation by 2010. Mr Prescott made the commitment as he set out new measures yesterday to help first-time buyers get on the property ladder and stamp
Campaigners are counting on a little-known law to derail a multi-million-pound development near a landmark arts venue. More than 12,500 people have signed two petitions against building a 60-bed hotel on a putting green next to the De La Warr Pavilion
Brighton Marina's growing status as a retail destination has been bolstered by the opening of two new national chain outlets. Caf Rouge has just opened its 81st branch and joins a new Coloroll home furnishing store at the marina. Caf Rouge, the French
The Mini Cooper, icon of Sixties motoring, is being given a new lease of life for the corporate entertainment market. Sussex company Total Track, founded last year, provides "unique racing and driving experiences for corporate clients and motoring enthusiasts
Double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell will address more than 1,000 delegates at the biggest business conference in the South East next month. The oarsman, who was part of the triumphant coxless four crew at the Sydney and Athens games, will speak
Hundreds of small businesses are leaving themselves exposed to claims of unfair dismissal because they have failed to update their disciplinary procedures. Many business owners are still ignoring new regulations which came into force in October, overhauling
Brighton and Hove Albion's club shop has bucked national trends by recording a 40 per cent increase in its Christmas trade. While most retailers were pleased with any percentage rise on the previous December, the Seagulls celebrated a record year in replica
I was appalled to read the paramedic motorcycle is being withdrawn from the Brighton and Hove area (The Argus, January 17). However, I am reassured it will be in use on "busy occasions" in the city - so no doubt from the hours of 8am to around midnight
Councillor Burgess's doubts respecting the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is welcome if tardy (The Argus, January 14). Prior to 1997, when I was an active Labour Party Member, the party opposed privatising public services, promised to renationalise
For heaven's sake, leave Prince Harry alone. I read now he may have lost us the chance of holding the Olympic Games. How stupid can we get? He made a bad mistake - he has apologised - now leave him alone. -J Adams, Brighton
Europe's first surfing museum is opening in Sussex. The gallery, to be launched on Brighton's seafront next year, is the work of journalist Pete Robinson, who was invited to turn his exhibition on the history of the sport into a permanent display. Last
A casino croupier claimed his new car had been stolen after he wrote it off in a crash. Lloyd Redmond was lucky to not to be killed when his car smashed into a wall near his home in Saltdean, Brighton, a court heard. Witnesses saw Redmond, 26, climb out
When Arthur Field saw an embroidered blouse in the window of his local Oxfam shop he was convinced it would fit his wife perfectly. He was right - Yvonne had donated it to the shop only the day before. Arthur, 72, said: "I saw the blouse in the window
The wearing of a Nazi uniform and a swastika by Prince Harry was both crass and insensitive. Harry has only proved he is an ignorant member of a parasitic institution, the monarchy, which our "socialist" Government would immediately abolish if it had
I fail to see John Reeves' point where he talks of the natural blood lust of foxes (Letters, January 21). Is he trying to make a case for fox-hunting? If so, he should just come out and tell us he supports the right of humans to satisfy their own blood
Police kept watch on a chemist suspected of making drugs for months before he was arrested, a jury heard. Detectives monitored the daily movements of Casey Hardison, who is accused of manufacturing class A drugs with a street value of up to £5 million
Once again the low-life have struck at Leach Court, a sheltered home on Eastern Road. Last year, they stole a Union Jack that was flying on our flag pole then, just before Christmas, they stole a fully decorated Christmas tree from inside the lobby. Now
Forensic experts have been drafted in to help piece together the identity of the woman who was raped, stabbed and burnt and left in a seafront shelter. The killer, who stabbed his victim 16 times in the chest and stomach, built a bonfire on Eastbourne
Further to Barry Duke's point (Letters, January 21), non-christians have never demonstrated outside the BBC to demand Songs Of Praise be taken off the air. We either change channels or we don't watch the television. Do televisions owned by Christians
It seems the government is forcing the legislation for identity cards through Parliament without giving people the chance to fully understand the issues. When people do fully grasp the implications, they quickly become opposed to them. For this reason
Jack Pearce has challenged his Bognor side to end their winless streak at Arundel tonight. Saturday's defeat at Cambridge means the Rocks are without a league win for more than ten weeks with the 5-2 Sussex Senior Cup victory against Southwick at the
Hundreds of door staff may be unqualified for their jobs when new industry rules take effect next month, police have said. Officers have expressed concern that Brighton's pubs and clubs will not meet the new regulations for registering their security
