Adam Virgo today revealed his bewilderment at being told he was wanted by his favourite top-flight club. The 22-year-old Albion star is set to join Celtic in a record-equalling £1.5 million move today. Virgo, who spent holidays as a youngster visiting
A woman-only football tournament could be cancelled because travellers are camping on the pitch. The tournament, the first of its kind on the South Coast, is due to take place on August 7 and has attracted 64 six-a-side teams from all over the country
A grieving mother was left heartbroken when thieves stole a memorial to her son from her garden. Helen Maynard's only son Billy was born three months premature in 2001 and died a month later. Distraught Helen, 39, has marked her little boyhs birthday
It's outdoor theatre season again and what better location than the tranquil St Ann's Well Scented Garden in Hove? Hoping to repeat a resounding success of Twelfth Night in the same location, theatre company Incisor is breaking from the open-air Shakespeare
It's everybody's non-pollutionary, anti-institutionary, pro-confectionery factory of fun. Not Willy Wonka's high-camp industrial unit somewhere on a trading estate in Middle America - but Brighton's very own Choccywoccydoodah. Ever since Christine Taylor
Business leaders are launching a project to channel wealth into poorer communities. The Sussex Community Foundation will take donations from businesses and distribute them to voluntary organisations. The British Airports Authority and American Express
Children as young as two easily recognise brand logos, according to a new study. And the amount of branding they recognise is determined by how much TV they watch. White Dot, the Brighton-based campaign against television, says the Dutch study revealed
A vote will be taken on whether to make a county Fairtrade. East Sussex could take the first step towards becoming the second Fairtrade county in England when county councillors meet on July 26. Somerset is the only English county so far to gain Fairtrade
A housing committee chairman has been re-elected deputy leader of the regional government for the South-East. Don Turner, of Brighton and Hove City Council, will continue in his role at the South East England Regional Assembly (SEERA). Keith Mitchell,
A charity shop needs help to brighten up its image. The Cancer Research UK shop in Hove has never had a refit and its carpet is starting to look worse for wear. Manager Brenda Duffin said: "We were wondering if there were any carpet or floor covering
Mark McGhee today told one of his best friends in football: "You've got yourself a bargain in Adam Virgo." Albion's player-of-the-year flies to Glasgow today to undergo a medical and finalise his £1.5 million move to Celtic. Seagulls chairman Dick Knight
Crawley manager Francis Vines has targeted long term success after signing a new contract. Vines, who has guided Reds to seven trophies since taking charge in January, 2003, has agreed a three-year deal with new owners The SA Group, who bought the club
Strange how when reading the wonderful letters published in The Argus, things inadvertently come together. The letters page on July 17 was one of those occasions. Letter after letter was about the pros and cons of park-and-ride. All agreed the city's
Just like TV's Victor Meldrew, I could not believe it. I love cycling as a sport or a leisure activity but not - even though it is being constantly forced down our throats - as a method of transport. I went down to the beach on Sunday despite traffic
Parking restrictions in Brighton are definitely having an effect on people wanting to shop in the city. I did a simple test by asking friends and shoppers at Asda in Brighton Marina why they shop there. There were two reasons - it's cheaper than local
A toddler's trip to the seaside ended in horror when she fell on burning pebbles still smouldering from a fire built on them the night before. Maia Marwa was playing on Brighton beach when she stumbled over a heap of stones and put her hands out to cushion
A toddler's trip to the seaside ended in horror when she fell on burning pebbles still smouldering from a fire built on them the night before. Maia Marwa was playing on Brighton beach when she stumbled over a heap of stones and put her hands out to cushion
I do not agree with the Newhaven resident who complained about junkies on the Level making it a no- go zone . In the evening, it is mostly populated by street artists. I am a leader in a local Scout troop and we sometimes take our members to the Level
A police officer grabbed a man by his trousers as he dangled from a bridge over a dual carriageway. The suicidal man was holding on by his fingertips 50ft above the A27 Brighton bypass at the Devil's Dyke-Hove interchange. Colleagues held on to PC Mark
A weapons firm faces political condemnation for making arms. Brighton and Hove city councillors are to debate a motion "deploring the manufacture or trade of armaments and weapon components within the city". The motion, which will be considered at tomorrow's
A talented young footballer has been jailed for carrying out two muggings. Ross Flynn had been signed by Crystal Palace and was training with their youth academy. He had recently agreed a new contract with rivals QPR when his promising career came to
Coach trips and holidays for the elderly have been saved. The East Sussex Disability Association (Esda) had said it would have to stop its free coach service for hundreds of pensioners because of county council plans to cut its £124,000 annual funding
Pupils at a community college sang for one of the world's greatest living opera stars. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa visited Ringmer Community College, near Lewes, to open the new John Wakely Building yesterday. She listened to pupils Chloe Powell, 13, and Orla
An odd choice, I thought, to bring the dark and brooding story of Jane Eyre to Brighton during a summer heatwave. But it works rather nicely and last night gave a delighted audience an evening of old-fashioned melodrama, with lots of suppressed passion
I must confess my initial opposition to the Government's controversial measure in requiring university students to pay for their tuition was somewhat modified with the announcement that 38 per cent of them now qualify for a maintenance grant of £2,700
Thank you to The Argus for highlighting the outrageous behaviour of a pair of racists in Brighton. It must have been scary for the whole family to be subjected to the chants of those drunks. The two young children must have been absolutely terrified.
Since the implementation of parking permits, I have been issued in the region of 13 parking tickets. All bar three have been issued in Hove Villas, for which I have a permit - these three were all successfully appealed. For the past number of years, I
I am trying to track down the membership of the Brighton Tigers Ice Hockey Team between 1943 and 1948. My father, a Canadian serviceman, played for the team at some point during that time. Unfortunately, the family is unable to turn up any photographs
Readers of Close Up in The Argus Weekend (June 11) might like to know the lines of the verse on the gravestone mentioned, regarding the smuggler "unfortunately shot" by an excise officer and buried in Patcham churchyard. He instant fell, resigned his
In answer to Pat Hawkes comment that previous generations were as bad and as violent as today's teenagers. We were "getting away with it", according to her. We had the cane and strap at school, the birch and Borstal outside, policemen walking the streets
A place like Littlehampton should not have drug gangs. It is too picturesque, too quiet, too little. But following a four-month undercover operation, police last week arrested seven people they believe were responsible for almost all the heroin and cocaine
Mark McGhee today told one of his best friends in football: "You've got yourself a bargain in Adam Virgo." Albion's player-of-the-year flies to Glasgow today to undergo a medical and finalise his £1.5 million move to Celtic. Seagulls chairman Dick Knight
Surfers have teamed up with the Eden Project to promote green design within the sport. Pete Robinson, creator of Europe's first surfing museum opening in Brighton next year, has launched his latest exhibition Full Circle - Surfboard Evolution at Eden
The British National Party was today mourning its founder John Tyndall, who was found dead yesterday. Mr Tyndall, who was once chairman of the National Front and the leader of the BNP, was discovered by his wife at his home in Westbourne Villas, Hove,
Executives have been sent to an Army school to see if they make natural leaders. Drew Blackman, 27, a planning officer for Chichester District Council, and Andrew Storey, 27, a production assistant for Littlehampton-based Tinsley Robor Labels Ltd, were
Tributes have been paid to the founder of the modern hospice movement. Workers at The Martlets in Hove praised the efforts of Dame Cicely Saunders, who died earlier this month. She ended her days at St Christopher's Hospice in south London, the place
Adam Virgo today revealed his bewilderment at being told he was wanted by his favourite top-flight club. The 22-year-old Albion star is set to join Celtic in a record-equalling £1.5 million move today. Virgo, who spent holidays as a youngster visiting
In reply to Neil Hopkins' letter, Driving is Cheaper (Letters, July 4), it is not true there is no bus service in Pease Pottage. We operate 21 buses through the village on weekdays and 15 on Saturdays to places including Crawley, Haywards Heath and Brighton
An undercover investigation has raised alarming questions about the treatment of elderly patients in a hospital. A BBC Panorama programme, to be screened tonight, shows harrowing images of a terminally-ill patient in extreme pain because she was not getting
I spent last week in Southlands Hospital (Amber Ward) having a hip replacement and everything about my stay was wonderful. Now I am home, I'm being looked after by Hospital At Home Scheme. -Mrs M Evans, Shoreham
I read with interested the story "Hollywood star sends best to village" (The Argus, July 13). As a 19-year-old waiter, I worked at The Dene Hotel on the green in Rottingdean during the summer of 1970. One evening, I went though to the lounge and Lady
Being an animal lover, I strongly agree with J Harrison (Letters, June 28) regarding the rubbish left from split bin bags in our city. Here is one way to solve the litter problem. Bring back the old-fashioned dustbin, place your tied bin bags inside and
About 500 people have applied for 50 street cleaning jobs. The posts with Brighton and Hove City Council's recycling, refuse and street cleaning service Cityclean were advertised in The Argus on July 7. They are part of a council drive to improve the
Geography is not on our side, when large events take over Brighton. There is no room to the south and we are surrounded by areas of designated natural beauty, which is not the case of the oft-quoted cities of Oxford, Norwich etc. The talk of park-and-ride
A yob-busting team has been set up to restore peace of mind to people living in a town where a father was killed. The newly-formed Local Action Team will ask residents in Hailsham for their views and suggestions to tackle antisocial behaviour. It has
An award has been won by a voluntary service which provides transport for people in the community who have difficulty getting to health appointments. Mayfield and Five Ashes Community Cars, has been announced as a winner of the Queen's Award for Voluntary
A place like Littlehampton should not have drug gangs. It is too picturesque, too quiet, too little. But following a four-month undercover operation, police last week arrested seven people they believe were responsible for almost all the heroin and cocaine
A mayor and mayoress are opening a beauty pageant with a difference. Councillor Bob Carden and his wife Merle will watch as the title of Miss Transgender Brighton 2005 is awarded at the Sussex Arts Club in Ship Street, Brighton, on July 28. Coun Carden
With the South-East in the grip of the worst drought for 100 years, it behoves all consumers, whether domestic or industrial, to practise the strictest economy with water. The nation uses 15 billion litres of water per day so there is plenty of scope
Marian Devoy is right about the National Anthem being a dirge (Letters, July 12). We should choose another one. Scotland and Wales have their own anthems, anyway. In view of the Government's pathetic plan to remove the country's name and replace it with
In answer to the picture of the bombing, it was Park Crescent. I was born in Park Crescent Road and I remember it well. It was said to be a bouncing bomb. It hit the houses next to The Park Crescent Inn then landed on three houses opposite numbers 24,
