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  • April 14: McGhee's appeal for more quality

    Albion manager Mark McGhee today called on his players to rediscover their dead ball expertise. McGhee was unhappy with the Seagulls' corners and free-kicks in last Saturday's home draw against Leicester. He wants a better delivery into the Burnley box

  • Your vote counts but do we really think so?

    The countdown to the General Election has begun but voters in Brighton and Hove seem to be less than enamoured by the prospect of exercising their democratic rights on May 5. The arguments in favour of voting are well rehearsed. People died protecting

  • New face won't end debate on spending

    Conservatives hope the selection of Nick Herbert as their candidate for Arundel and South Downs will bring to an end the episode which left the career of their MP in tatters. But the debate about how much money governments should spend will not go away

  • Time to go but how do you follow eight years as an MP?

    Ivor Caplin, MP for Hove and Portslade, called time on his political career last year when he announced he would stand down at the General Election. With the dissolution of Parliament on the 11th April, he officially waves goodbye to his eight years on

  • Will postal ballot get your vote?

    The scandal of politicians stealing voting forms to rig a West Midlands election has shocked the electorate just weeks before the General Election. Rachel Pegg asked, if you apply to vote by post next month, can you be sure your voice will be heard? In

  • Argus Appeal to give away minibus

    A minibus is to be given to a worthy cause in Sussex by The Argus Appeal. Since the appeal bought the 16-seater Gingerbread Bus three years ago it has been used regularly by dozens of voluntary organisations. But now it is being replaced with a new model

  • New school centre named in honour of nuns

    A new learning centre has been named in honour of a sisterhood of nuns who first set up a school. Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Upper Drive, Hove, officially opened a new £250,000 learning centre at the school on Tuesday. The two-storey building,

  • Husband held after wife dies

    A 78-year-old man was being questioned by police last night after the suspicious death of his elderly wife. Police and medics were called to a maisonette in East Worthing after receiving a call at 12.47pm yesterday. The entrance to the flat, above the

  • Demo plea by weapons firm

    Police revealed today they have taken officers from front-line duties every week for more than a year to deal with protesters at a weapons factory. More than 800 hours of police time costing at least £31,000 has been spent in 13 months guarding demonstrations

  • Urgent call for more part-time firefighters

    Lives are being put at risk by a chronic shortage of part-time firefighters. Up to 14 fire engines in East Sussex are not always available to respond to emergency calls because they don't have full crews. Assistant Divisional Officer Andrew Porter said

  • Unbearable agony for the rest of my life

    The mother of two victims of the worst road crash in Sussex said she still feels numb a year later. Gloria Marshall, mother of Katherine and Aaron Sharpe, two of the eight who died when a speeding BMW driven by a teenage friend crashed on the A23, said

  • Inquiry is stunned as firms leapfrog its rules

    Dramatic new evidence in the Brighton and Hove Albion inquiry has thrown the proceedings into disarray. Toad's Hole Valley has emerged as a threat to Falmer's status as the only credible choice for the Seagulls' community stadium following the testimony

  • Cycling: Brighton team get flying start

    Tony Gibb gave the new Brighton-based DFL professional team a boost by winning the classic Ford Cowley Grand Prix road race in a sprint finish. The 106-mile race was contested by a field of 100 top riders and the tough course included a climb of Peteworth

  • McGhee wants more quality

    ALBION manager Mark McGhee today called on his players to rediscover their dead ball expertise. McGhee was unhappy with the Seagulls' corners and free-kicks in last Saturday's home draw against Leicester. He wants a better delivery into the Burnley box

  • McGhee's appeal for more quality

    Albion manager Mark McGhee today called on his players to rediscover their dead ball expertise. McGhee was unhappy with the Seagulls' corners and free-kicks in last Saturday's home draw against Leicester. He wants a better delivery into the Burnley box

  • A shining example

    Rolls-Royce is being held up as an international example of a firm using environmentally friendly building practices. The companys headquarters on the Goodwood Estate, near Chichester, has a surface covering of shrubs and plants, making it the biggest

  • Estate warden service will be run across city

    Estate wardens funded by a regeneration project are being told their jobs are safe despite the council starting a similar service in the area where they work. Brighton and Hove City Council has been reviewing and restructuring its warden service - the

  • Council has green ambition

    A council is making sure 98 per cent of biodegradable waste from its parks is recycled. Lewes District Council is working closely with its main grounds maintenance contractor, Wyevale Landscapes, to ensure the environment is taken into account in all

  • Winnie The Pooh On Stage, The Brighton Centre

    The Mayor of Brighton, several members of the Eubank family and David Van Day and family were all on hand to welcome this local hero back to Sussex for the first time on Tuesday. Of course, this is a very different Pooh to the one who grew up in AA Milnes

  • New row as Tories pick their election hopeful

    Fresh controversy has broken out within hours of the Conservatives choosing a new candidate to replace ousted MP Howard Flight. Nick Herbert, 42 today, was selected last night to fight for Mr Flight's seat in Arundel and South Downs. By this morning Labour

  • Winnie The Pooh On Stage, The Brighton Centre

    The Mayor of Brighton, several members of the Eubank family and David Van Day and family were all on hand to welcome this local hero back to Sussex for the first time on Tuesday. Of course, this is a very different Pooh to the one who grew up in AA Milne's

  • Actor escapes jail term for air rage attack

    A young actor has escaped a jail term for an air rage attack on a flight attendant. Ian Richardson, who lives in Brighton, had his glasses smashed and nose cut as he helped passengers restrain Freddie Cunliffe in January last year. Cunliffe, who has the

  • Urgent call for more part-time firefighters

    Lives are being put at risk by a chronic shortage of part-time firefighters. Up to 14 fire engines in East Sussex are not always available to respond to emergency calls because there is not a full crew. Assistant Divisional Officer Andrew Porter said:

  • Star's sister saves home

    The sister of TV actress Leslie Ash has won a reprieve in her battle to stop a public school and a mortgage company selling her home to pay off her debts. Former Hot Gossip dancer Debbie Ash owes £8,000 to Millfield School, which sought permission from

  • Minesweeper is 'part of port heritage'

    A former Nato minesweeper converted into a couple's floating home is part of Shoreham Harbour's unique heritage, it was claimed at a public inquiry. Owners Fred and Polly Cole brought the German-built Fische into the River Adur estuary as a replacement

  • Officers want to be on the beat

    Police in Sussex are suffering sleepless nights and some are even quitting because of the mounds of paperwork they tackle every day. One officer urged Chief Constable Ken Jones to "get rid of some of the crap" and get police back out on the streets. PC

  • Cricket: Moores gets academy job

    Peter Moores is to end his 20-year association with Sussex after landing the second most important job in English cricket. The 42-year-old was being unveiled as the successor to Rod Marsh as the director of the England Academy at a press conference at

  • Fast rail link bid is back on track

    Moves to give Sussex rail users easier links to the rest of the country and boost the regional economy are back on track. The long-running public inquiry into the full implementation of the Thameslink 2000 rail scheme, centred around multi-million pound

  • Penalty bid in Brighton Bears wrangle

    The Government has been asked to back a change in the rules of league basketball inspired by the troubled financial history of the Brighton Bears. Creditors owed money by the clubs previous management firm have asked sports minister Richard Caborn to