Davey Watt today insisted a reported bust-up with his World Cup boss was blown out of proportion. But the Eastbourne Eagles star would not mind upsetting a few Elite League teams and helping the Sussex outfit make a belated charge up the table. Eagles
Sean Yates says the Tour de France drugs scandal could wreck his career. Yates, from Forest Row, is director of the Discovery Channel team currently competing in the race. But the Tour has been plunged into chaos and its credibility questioned this
Matt Prior is set to boost Sussex's bid for Twenty20 glory. The 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batsmen, who makes his fifth Test appearance against India today, has been made available by England coach Peter Moores for finals day at Edgbaston next Saturday
Who is the best Albion player over the last 100 years? The Professional Footballers Association (PFA) want supporters to help them decide as part of their centenary celebrations. They are compiling a hall of fame of the top 100 players over the last
Kerry Mayo today paid tribute to Steve Coppell for giving him some of the best times of his Albion career. Mayo, who made his Albion debut against Carlisle back in 1996, is preparing for his long-awaited testimonial at Withdean tomorrow (3pm). It promises
Albion have picked up three more injuries in the build-up to their pre-season showpiece at Withdean. But boss Dean Wilkins insists problems for Doug Loft, who missed yesterday's 0-0 draw with a Wolves XI, Alex Revell and Joel Lynch are not major worries
Albion fans say the main opponents of the planned stadium at Falmer would be hypocritical to appeal against the Government's decision to approve the scheme. This week, after a decade without a permanent home, the Government finally gave plans for the
A six-year-old girl was killed today in a horror smash which left her childminder injured. The child, from North Chailey, died when the car she was travelling in crashed into a tree after a collision with a van. The crash happened on a bridge on the
Vandals have begun blowing up parking meters ahead of a controversial pay-and-display scheme being introduced. Four machines in the Eastbourne area have been destroyed over the past month. Three in Beachy Head Road have been damaged by small explosions
A fireworks firm has lodged a planning application to rebuild a factory destroyed in a blaze which killed two firemen. Festival Fireworks, which own the storage and processing facility in Shortgate, near Lewes, has asked for permission to rebuild all
A young girl has died in an horrific car crash today. The child was killed when the car she was in was collision with a van on the A272 near Uckfield. A woman driving the car was flown to Eastbourne General Hospital with serious injuries. The crash
The man leading sweeping changes in the NHS which would see to hospital A&E wards close has resigned. David Taylor, the chairman of West Sussex Primary Care Trust (PCT), is going for personal reasons, a statement said today. Vice-chairman Barbara Wilkins
A lodger who stabbed his landlord to death in a row over rent has been jailed for life. Harold Whittall, 67, was found dead in his bed at home in Whitley Road, Eastbourne, on September 16 last year. The widower, known as Ken, had been stabbed in the
A school bursar "nearly had a heart attack" after a water bill for £65,707 landed on his desk. Staff at Hillside Special School, in Foredown Road, Portslade, were thrown into panic after they received the bill last week. Fortunately their shock turned
Dean Wilkins today highlighted the day-to-day benefits getting the go-ahead for Falmer Stadium can have for Albion. He reckons the Seagulls management team will be grateful the decision went their way every time they try and bring a new player,
It's Albion v Reading on Saturday afternoon for Kerry Mayo's testimonial. Up in the back row of the stand are Dick Knight, Martin Perry and maybe some more Albion directors. They have had a beer and the replica shirts they were wearing are now
MY PARTNER and I had a day out in Eastbourne last week. It was some time since my last visit, and I was refreshed to see just how well kept the town is. The pavements appear even and are spotlessly clean; there is no discarded furniture
A 19-year-old who died in a car crash at the weekend has been named. Simon Holyhead, of Southwater, died when the Toyota Corolla he was driving collided with an Audi in Coolham at 6pm on Saturday. Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident at
Lewes District Council has spent £140,000 on lawyers to fight plans for Albion's Falmer stadium, The Argus can reveal. Figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that during the past five years £138,988 has been forked out trying
I FEEL for the appalling situation of the unfortunate people across the Midlands - and indeed in Yorkshire, Sussex and elsewhere - who have suffered from floods. I am also struck by the short-termism of the response. The Government seems to take
I JUST wanted to share some seagull madness with you. I came home after going out with my son to discover a huge seagull had squeezed through my living-room window (I live in a top-floor flat) and was merrily chomping through my son's leftovers
AT LAST we have the decision giving Brighton and Hove Albion the chance to build the stadium they and the city deserve. I congratulate Dick Knight and his team for their dogged determination and tenacity. Of course, we all remember this is
A teenager is warning others to beware of henna tattoos after a pattern of stars on her arm developed into horrific blisters. Doctors believe Ruby White, 15, had an allergic reaction to the paint used in the design, drawn by a street vendor in
I AM concerned over the talks of closing services at Worthing and Southlands hospitals. Worthing is a fantastic hospital with good staff and without it people will die. Last April my nephew was born there. He was undiagnosed breech and my sister
LAST Tuesday I was involved in a minor accident at the bottom of New England Road at approximately 5.30pm. I was riding my bike slowly through the gap between the traffic and the pavement when a green and white London-style taxi turning left into
FOR the past five months I have been attending the Royal Sussex County Hospital on a regular basis. While waiting to be seen I have made a point of noting how many people (both staff and patients) use the "alcohol rub" dispensers. I'm sorry to
The funeral of soul singer Willy G was taking place today, not tomorrow as initially reported in the Argus. Willy G was a talented and well known live performer who gigged all over the country. He died unexpectedly last week at the age of 58. The cause
I SAW Jimi Hendrix at Worthing Pier, in the same year as Chris Cronin (Letters, July 19). I was blown away by his fantastic sounds, because when Jimi fired up the only sound you could hear and feel was his guitar. It was the greatest music on earth
LOCAL residents are rightly concerned that magistrates gave permission to another fully nude lap dancing club in East Street after this application was refused by the council's licensing committee (The Argus, July 17). Sussex Police also opposed
I AM writing following David Neal's letter (July 20) about the laughable transport proposals by Alistair Smith, chief executive of the West Sussex Economic Partnership (The Argus, July 17). I was on the train down from London Bridge two weeks ago
REFERRING to the article on the proposed merger of Worthing Borough and Adur District councils (The Argus, July 19), there was uproar at a South Broadwater Residents Association general meeting when when this first came out. Residents have not
WHY shouldn't tenants buy fire alarms (The Argus, July 19)? One can be bought for less than a pack of cigarettes. Fitting takes less than a minute and needs no skill. Why should the council spend our money on sophisticated mains alarms to save
PETER CARMICHAEL (Letters, July 20) is right to highlight that the Greens are anti-motorist and trying to impose an idealistic vision not in touch with the reality of people's daily lives. To get people to make significant changes to their travelling
Frustrated residents of an area described as a "vibrant new urban quarter for the 21st century" have spoken of their disgust at its festering bins and antisocial behaviour problems. Families in the New England Quarter, near Brighton Station, say
Lewis Bridger is heading back to a reserve berth for Eastbourne Eagles. That could be great news for the Arlington club as their star teenager resumes his high-scoring partnership with Aussie mate Cameron Woodward. Bridger has been at No. 2 in recent
Who is the best Albion player over the last 100 years? The Professional Footballers Association (PFA) want supporters to help them decide as part of their centenary celebrations. They are compiling a hall of fame of the top 100 players over the last
PETER CARMICHAEL (Letters, July 20) is right to highlight that the Greens are anti-motorist and trying to impose an idealistic vision not in touch with the reality of people's daily lives. To get people to make significant changes to their travelling
I JUST wanted to say what a fantastic event the first ever Brighton Carnival was on Sunday. The sunshine helped and thousands of people of all ages seemed to have a really great day out. It was good to see that not only Brighton and Hove City,
Thousands of drug addicts are to be given free bus passes, shopping vouchers and gym membership to stay clean. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) says the plan will save the NHS money in the long run. But patients
The new chief constable of Sussex was today named as former head of Wiltshire's force Martin Richards. The appointment was announced by Sussex Police Authority. Mr Richards, 47, will take up his new role on 1 October. Lionel Barnard, chairman of Sussex
Brighton and Hove Hockey Club's bid to provide a conveyor belt of talent for the city has become a step closer. The club's £1.6million scheme to build two all-weather multisport pitches and a clubhouse on land adjacent to Cardinal Newman School
A row has erupted after it emerged the man behind a controversial "merger" of two councils would become their joint chief executive. Ian Lowrie was applauded by Worthing Borough Council's ruling Conservative group when he returned to the debating chamber
Charlie Oatway was today told he could make a quick comeback from his latest injury setback. The Albion midfielder is back at home after surgery on a torn cartilage in his left knee. Oatway's injury, picked up in pre-season, is unrelated to the broken
The Government is to seek a change in the law following a ruling by the Law Lords giving the legal all-clear to a tax reduction system used by thousands of husband-and-wife small businesses. The Lords' judgment came in a test case involving IT consultant
A barman was attacked by a drinker after he tried to uphold the new smoking laws at his pub. Regulars at the Rose and Crown, in Worthing, watched in horror as the member of staff was headbutted and punched by the customer. The drinker struck out in
A watchdog has shown its teeth by referring a controversial public consultation on hospital services to Health Secretary Alan Johnson. Members of the joint health overview and scrutiny committee set up to oversee the plans drawn up by West Sussex Primary
