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  • Outrage at council's decision to appeal

    Nine councillors are facing a barrage of criticism for plotting to derail Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a new stadium at Falmer. Lewes District Council's cabinet met in secret on Thursday night and unanimously voted to challenge John Prescott's

  • Students vote to support Omar's plight

    Students have officially backed the campaign for justice for Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Deghayes. At the University of Sussex's Student Union's AGM last Thursday, a motion was debated and passed by more than 300 students to support his case and raise

  • He was an absolute genius on the pitch

    THE world paid tribute to the footballing genius of George Best as his death was announced at the age of only 59. The news the legendary star had succumbed to multiple organ failure shortly before 1pm yesterday at the Cromwell Hospital in west London

  • Man died in pub fracas, court told

    A father-of-two was stabbed to death in front of horrified pub customers, a court heard. Landscape gardener Peter Uttley died from a single stab wound after a confrontation between drinkers ended in violence. Mr Uttley, 33, stopped breathing moments after

  • Police pledge zero tolerance on drunks and yobs

    Tonight will be the first true test of round-the-clock drinking, warn police. Extra patrols will be on the streets in Sussex and police said they will come down hard on drunks and louts. The first few nights since the change to licensing laws has so far

  • Rail bosses to enforce bike ban

    Rail bosses are to impose a controversial ban on commuters taking their bicycles on rush-hour train services. Cycle campaigners claim the new clampdown contradicts Government policy aimed at promoting combined bike and rail travel. Bricycle has joined

  • Outrage at council's decision to appeal

    NINE councillors are facing a barrage of criticism for plotting to derail Brighton and Hove Albion's plans for a new stadium at Falmer. Lewes District Council's cabinet met in secret on Thursday night and unanimously voted to challenge John Prescott's

  • Don't do it

    THESE are the nine men and women who could destroy Brighton and Hove Albion's stadium dream. If they succeed the 104-year-old club is predicting it would fold. The Argus today calls on Lewes District Council's cabinet to listen to our readers, to Albion's