A school for pupils with learning difficulties is celebrating outstanding results after its Ofsted inspection report. Downs Park School, in Portslade, which is a specialist centre for autism, has received high praise for its excellent teaching, pupil
Terrified cashiers sat helpless as masked raiders "steamed" through their bank, rifling cash drawers. The three men escaped with hundreds of pounds from the Bradford and Bingley in Western Road, Brighton, yesterday afternoon. They shouted threats as they
A 20-year-old man who died instantly when he lost control of his car and crashed into a wall had drunk more than twice the legal alcohol limit, an inquest heard. Ben Adams died of multiple injuries in the accident in Falmer Road, Brighton, early last
A man accused of trying to hire a professional killer to murder his wife has told a court there was no such plot. Tariq Darwish, 41, told Lewes Crown Court that though his ex-wife was violent to him and his children, he would never hurt her. The prosecution
British Telecom have dug ugly holes through a new city tourist trail. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards
Simon Montgomery, the director replying to Lord Bassam's view on Brighton and Hove's city status, was pictured in his soulless office radiating all the attributes apparently necessary for business success in Britain today. Mr Montgomery's dynamism, sense
Your highly misleading article "Extension forces family to sell home" (Argus, December 30) made a number of false allegations, in particular that my neighbours are being "forced" to move due to my extension. In fact they actually put their house on the
Residents are today asking whether theirs is the dirtiest street in Brighton and Hove. Their complaints came as Brighton and Hove Council slammed its waste contractor, Sita, as still not up to scratch. Business owners and people living in Powis Road say
I find having a General Election this year a very frightening prospect. While William Hague seems to be a very nice person, I find it totally impossible to imagine him as Prime Minister and the thought of Tony Blair getting in again makes me equally depressed
R.W. Carden makes some interesting points regarding the creation of Brighton and Hove unitary authority (January 14). At the time, I voted in favour as I hated the pro-roads policy of East Sussex County Council. Sadly, this policy may now lead to the
I was interested to read Mrs Grist's letter (January 11). A relative of mine was also in the Royal Sussex County Hospital. He must have been on the same ward because there was filthy, soiled bed linen. He could not eat his food so it was left on the side
The £325,000 facelift for George Street, Hove is good news and should provide a valuable stimulus to this popular shopping area (January 10). But with tin-hatted Hove MP Ivor Caplin operating the road drill and councillor John Warmington assisting with
When John Magee sold a van he owned two years ago he thought that would be the end of the matter. But 77-year-old John, who lives in Woodingdean, keeps on getting threatened with court action over the non-payment of parking fines for it. Police say it's
Brighton Mitre have strengthened their racing squad by signing London star Keith Reed from the 34th Nomads. Reed has moved to Sussex and his many wins last year included Worthing Excelsior's open 25-mile event and he recorded 53min.18sec to win the South-Eastern
In view of his staunch and well-known opposition to all forms of animal cruelty, it is inconceivable that Lewes MP Norman Baker should change his mind on the hunting issue just because a group of Countryside Alliance hunt supporters turned up on the doorstep
Stefan Wojciechowski and Andy Beech scored to help Albion under-19s pip Gillingham in the Youth Alliance Cup at Sussex University yesterday. They need one more group victory at Portsmouth to qualify for the last 16. But director of youth Martin Hinshelwood
Well the New Year's Honours have been awarded yet again and still I wait for the 'real' people to be nominated and rewarded. Am I remembering correctly? Didn't Tony Blair promise that the people in the street would be rewarded rather than those who are
Albion's Matthew Wicks could face a match with his father after all. Albion's 1-0 win at Barnet on Boxing Day was dad Steve's first home match as Tony Cottee's assistant at Underhill. Wicks junior missed that victory with a hamstring strain. He has recovered
Albion trialist Dave Adams has made a goalscoring debut. The 19-year-old Hailsham striker was on target in a friendly for the reserves behind closed doors against star-studded Southampton. Adams, recommended by chief scout Dean White, struck before going
Opponents of fox hunting were celebrating today after MPs voted for an outright ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales. The vote, by 387 to 174, sets up a pre-election battle in the House of Lords, where Tory peers have vowed to obstruct the progress
A Railtrack boss has admitted that Sussex rail services do not come up to standard. Vince Lucas, commercial manager for Railtrack's Southern Zone, told a public meeting at Clair Hall, Haywards Heath, last night that train punctuality was as low as 75.1
Three of the Compton family drug dynasty were yesterday jailed for a total of 17 years by a judge who slammed their "vile and wicked" trade. Ronald Compton senior, 58, was caged for seven years and his sons Robert, 36, and Stephen, 38, were sentenced
A Sussex family will let TV viewers make their decisions in a show which hopes to rival Big Brother. Katy Jackson and Paul Warman, from Berwick, near Polegate, beat 10,000 competitors to appear on the new ITV programme Public Property. For 12 weeks every
Murder squad detectives today launched an investigation after the body of a woman was found in a Worthing flat. The dead woman was discovered in Apsley Mews, Little High Street, the scene of a murder six years ago. Following the discovery, a man was arrested
A school for pupils with learning difficulties is celebrating outstanding results after its Ofsted inspection report. Downs Park School, in Portslade, which is a specialist centre for autism, has received high praise for its excellent teaching, pupil
Police are warning homeowners to be on their guard after a spate of burglaries. According to Burgess Hill police, the south of the town and Keymer had six break-ins during the last weekend. Sgt Chris Ball said: "This is well above what the Burgess Hill
A man accused of trying to hire a professional killer to murder his wife has told a court there was no such plot. Tariq Darwish, 41, told Lewes Crown Court that though his ex-wife was violent to him and his children, he would never hurt her. The prosecution
British Telecom have dug ugly holes through a new city tourist trail. Tomboy appears daily in The Argus and is updated each day on this website. You can see more of Tomboy on www.moontoon.co.uk The Moontoon website also has comic strips, greeting cards
Hundreds of people attended a highly traditional funeral last week for former Hove Mayor Leslie Hamilton at the parish church of All Saints. They ranged from the great and the good to ordinary people he had helped during the years who wanted to pay their
Thieves have stolen a crucial piece of equipment in the battle to protect homes from flooding. Firefighters believe the seven metre-wide inflatable dam has been snatched to make a garden swimming pool. The dam, part of the operation to protect Chichester
A Sussex man was arrested in a nationwide police crackdown on suspected paedophiles. Officers seized the 35-year-old in Hastings after raiding his house at dawn. Videos, magazines and computer material were picked up during the raid, part of an operation
Extra beds will open at Brighton General Hospital to help beat winter pressures on the NHS. Brighton Health Care NHS Trust intends to open at least seven more beds at Brighton General Hospital. The aim is to create more space at the Royal Sussex County
Murder squad detectives today launched an investigation after the body of a woman was found in a Worthing flat. The dead woman was discovered in Apsley Mews, Little High Street, the scene of a murder six years ago. Following the discovery, a man was arrested
Residents are today asking whether theirs is the dirtiest street in Brighton and Hove. Their complaints came as Brighton and Hove Council slammed its waste contractor, Sita, as still not up to scratch. Business owners and people living in Powis Road say
I find having a General Election this year a very frightening prospect. While William Hague seems to be a very nice person, I find it totally impossible to imagine him as Prime Minister and the thought of Tony Blair getting in again makes me equally depressed
Not many people know of Katy Jackson and Paul Warman, who live in the village of Berwick, not far from Eastbourne. But within a few weeks, millions will learn all about them as they appear in a new ITV series called Public Property. It could be even more
The £325,000 facelift for George Street, Hove is good news and should provide a valuable stimulus to this popular shopping area (January 10). But with tin-hatted Hove MP Ivor Caplin operating the road drill and councillor John Warmington assisting with
Laurence Trumpauskas steered Horsham back to winning ways at Tunbridge Wells in the premier division of the British League. Horsham lost the first three games but recovered brilliantly to win the next seven. They finished as 9-5 winners to consolidate
Well the New Year's Honours have been awarded yet again and still I wait for the 'real' people to be nominated and rewarded. Am I remembering correctly? Didn't Tony Blair promise that the people in the street would be rewarded rather than those who are
Albion's Matthew Wicks could face a match with his father after all. Albion's 1-0 win at Barnet on Boxing Day was dad Steve's first home match as Tony Cottee's assistant at Underhill. Wicks junior missed that victory with a hamstring strain. He has recovered
Albion trialist Dave Adams has made a goalscoring debut. The 19-year-old Hailsham striker was on target in a friendly for the reserves behind closed doors against star-studded Southampton. Adams, recommended by chief scout Dean White, struck before going
A council is going to the House of Lords to try to stop a power station from opening. Reprotech Ltd wants to generate electricity at its waste processing plant in Pebsham, near Bexhill. The firm said it should be allowed to go through with the scheme
A leisure park's popular boating lake has suffered a second pollution scare. New signs have gone up warning people of possible sewage contamination at Brooklands Lake on the East Worthing-Lancing boundary. Last year, notices were installed urging people
Opponents of fox hunting were celebrating today after MPs voted for an outright ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales. The vote, by 387 to 174, sets up a pre-election battle in the House of Lords, where Tory peers have vowed to obstruct the progress
Three of the Compton family drug dynasty were yesterday jailed for a total of 17 years by a judge who slammed their "vile and wicked" trade. Ronald Compton senior, 58, was caged for seven years and his sons Robert, 36, and Stephen, 38, were sentenced
A pensioner is being inundated with court summonses over parking fines on a van he no longer owns. John Magee, who in 50 years of motoring has only received one parking ticket, sold his van almost two years ago. But Mr Magee, 77, has received demands,
Murder squad detectives today launched an investigation after the body of a woman was found in a Worthing flat. The dead woman was discovered in Apsley Mews, Little High Street, the scene of a murder six years ago. Following the discovery, a man was arrested
Villagers have been left in the lurch by the sudden closure of their post office. A closed sign went up in the window of Ringmer Post Office on Tuesday, leaving elderly people with nowhere to collect their pensions. It is another blow for the village
Hundreds of people attended a highly traditional funeral last week for former Hove Mayor Leslie Hamilton at the parish church of All Saints. They ranged from the great and the good to ordinary people he had helped during the years who wanted to pay their
Thieves have stolen a crucial piece of equipment in the battle to protect homes from flooding. Firefighters believe the seven metre-wide inflatable dam has been snatched to make a garden swimming pool. The dam, part of the operation to protect Chichester
Extra beds will open at Brighton General Hospital to help beat winter pressures on the NHS. Brighton Health Care NHS Trust intends to open at least seven more beds at Brighton General Hospital. The aim is to create more space at the Royal Sussex County
After reading the news report concerning Lord Bassam's "Angels", it dawned on me the Home Office may have changed policy toward vigilante groups (January 12). Such change gives the green light to many groups including farmers in rural areas, more legitimate
Not many people know of Katy Jackson and Paul Warman, who live in the village of Berwick, not far from Eastbourne. But within a few weeks, millions will learn all about them as they appear in a new ITV series called Public Property. It could be even more
Laurence Trumpauskas steered Horsham back to winning ways at Tunbridge Wells in the premier division of the British League. Horsham lost the first three games but recovered brilliantly to win the next seven. They finished as 9-5 winners to consolidate
Regarding the article about my home being burgled (January 3), I would firstly like to say thank you to my friends and family for all their support towards me and my son Jamie. Secondly, I'm still waiting to have my main door to the block fixed. Brighton
For most of last century, there was a shortage of men because they don't live as long as women and millions were killed in two world wars. But now there's a surplus of men, many of them are finding they, rather than females, cannot find partners for life
Bobby Zamora is "worth £2 million of anybody's money" according to a former top defender. Tony Gale rates the Seagulls' 18-goal ace as one of the hottest prospects outside the Premiership. Gale, 41, a pundit with Capital Gold Radio, watched Zamora add
Albion's match against Barnet at Withdean on Saturday has been frozen off. The Football League will be agreeing to the Seagulls' request to postpone the game. Emergency pitch repairs have been held up by freezing temperatures and the work cannot be completed
Meet Charley, the bull terrier who was hit by a train and survived. The eight-year-old Staffordshire bull sustained severe shoulder injuries after straying on to the main London to Brighton line at Hassocks. Charley slipped her collar while owner Amanda
A pensioner is being inundated with court summonses over parking fines on a van he no longer owns. John Magee, who in 50 years of motoring has only received one parking ticket, sold his van almost two years ago. But Mr Magee, 77, has received demands,
A murder victim was kicked and punched to death, it was revealed today. The 46-year-old suffered multiple injuries from the beating in Downland Court, Stonery Road, Mile Oak. A Home Office pathologist conducted a post-mortem examination last night. The
An elderly couple were found dead in their home in a suspected suicide pact. The bodies of Kenneth and Alice Hamilton, both 77, were found at a flat in Cudlow Garden, Rustington, just before 2pm yesterday. It is not known how they died but police said
Villagers have been left in the lurch by the sudden closure of their post office. A closed sign went up in the window of Ringmer Post Office on Tuesday, leaving elderly people with nowhere to collect their pensions. It is another blow for the village
Terrified cashiers sat helpless as masked raiders "steamed" through their bank, rifling cash drawers. The three men escaped with hundreds of pounds from the Bradford and Bingley in Western Road, Brighton, yesterday afternoon. They shouted threats as they
A 20-year-old man who died instantly when he lost control of his car and crashed into a wall had drunk more than twice the legal alcohol limit, an inquest heard. Ben Adams died of multiple injuries in the accident in Falmer Road, Brighton, early last
Simon Montgomery, the director replying to Lord Bassam's view on Brighton and Hove's city status, was pictured in his soulless office radiating all the attributes apparently necessary for business success in Britain today. Mr Montgomery's dynamism, sense
A popular civic leader has died of legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Malta with his wife. Councillor Ivor Brampton, a former mayor of Bexhill, fell ill with suspected pneumonia on Tuesday. Relatives and friends were told he had died from a heart
A Railtrack boss has admitted that Sussex rail services do not come up to standard. Vince Lucas, commercial manager for Railtrack's Southern Zone, told a public meeting at Clair Hall, Haywards Heath, last night that train punctuality was as low as 75.1
Your highly misleading article "Extension forces family to sell home" (Argus, December 30) made a number of false allegations, in particular that my neighbours are being "forced" to move due to my extension. In fact they actually put their house on the
After reading the news report concerning Lord Bassam's "Angels", it dawned on me the Home Office may have changed policy toward vigilante groups (January 12). Such change gives the green light to many groups including farmers in rural areas, more legitimate
R.W. Carden makes some interesting points regarding the creation of Brighton and Hove unitary authority (January 14). At the time, I voted in favour as I hated the pro-roads policy of East Sussex County Council. Sadly, this policy may now lead to the
I was interested to read Mrs Grist's letter (January 11). A relative of mine was also in the Royal Sussex County Hospital. He must have been on the same ward because there was filthy, soiled bed linen. He could not eat his food so it was left on the side
When John Magee sold a van he owned two years ago he thought that would be the end of the matter. But 77-year-old John, who lives in Woodingdean, keeps on getting threatened with court action over the non-payment of parking fines for it. Police say it's
Regarding the article about my home being burgled (January 3), I would firstly like to say thank you to my friends and family for all their support towards me and my son Jamie. Secondly, I'm still waiting to have my main door to the block fixed. Brighton
Brighton Mitre have strengthened their racing squad by signing London star Keith Reed from the 34th Nomads. Reed has moved to Sussex and his many wins last year included Worthing Excelsior's open 25-mile event and he recorded 53min.18sec to win the South-Eastern
For most of last century, there was a shortage of men because they don't live as long as women and millions were killed in two world wars. But now there's a surplus of men, many of them are finding they, rather than females, cannot find partners for life
In view of his staunch and well-known opposition to all forms of animal cruelty, it is inconceivable that Lewes MP Norman Baker should change his mind on the hunting issue just because a group of Countryside Alliance hunt supporters turned up on the doorstep
Stefan Wojciechowski and Andy Beech scored to help Albion under-19s pip Gillingham in the Youth Alliance Cup at Sussex University yesterday. They need one more group victory at Portsmouth to qualify for the last 16. But director of youth Martin Hinshelwood
Bobby Zamora is "worth £2 million of anybody's money" according to a former top defender. Tony Gale rates the Seagulls' 18-goal ace as one of the hottest prospects outside the Premiership. Gale, 41, a pundit with Capital Gold Radio, watched Zamora add
Albion's match against Barnet at Withdean on Saturday has been frozen off. The Football League will be agreeing to the Seagulls' request to postpone the game. Emergency pitch repairs have been held up by freezing temperatures and the work cannot be completed
A Mid Sussex shopping centre will get a £100,000 revamp in a bid to lure shoppers away from neighbouring towns. The managers of the Market Place shopping centre, off Church Road, Burgess Hill, say they want to bring a Continental-style cafe atmosphere
Meet Charley, the bull terrier who was hit by a train and survived. The eight-year-old Staffordshire bull sustained severe shoulder injuries after straying on to the main London to Brighton line at Hassocks. Charley slipped her collar while owner Amanda
A Railtrack boss has admitted that Sussex rail services do not come up to standard. Vince Lucas, commercial manager for Railtrack's Southern Zone, told a public meeting at Clair Hall, Haywards Heath, last night that train punctuality was as low as 75.1
A Sussex family will let TV viewers make their decisions in a show which hopes to rival Big Brother. Katy Jackson and Paul Warman, from Berwick, near Polegate, beat 10,000 competitors to appear on the new ITV programme Public Property. For 12 weeks every
A murder victim was kicked and punched to death, it was revealed today. The 46-year-old suffered multiple injuries from the beating in Downland Court, Stonery Road, Mile Oak. A Home Office pathologist conducted a post-mortem examination last night. The
An elderly couple were found dead in their home in a suspected suicide pact. The bodies of Kenneth and Alice Hamilton, both 77, were found at a flat in Cudlow Garden, Rustington, just before 2pm yesterday. It is not known how they died but police said
