A benefit cheat who claimed thousands of pounds while living in Spain has been warned she could be jailed. Georgia Parsons, 41, pocketed more than £17,700 she was not entitled to in housing benefit and council tax benefit from Brighton and
A BUSINESSMAN being questioned about the murder of his mother-in-law has been released on bail. Mohammad Soboh, 40, was arrested after the death of Pauline Knowles-Samarraie at his home in Rottingdean on Wednesday. Sussex Police tonight
Sussex's fab four helped English Schools under-18s claim a share of the Centenary Shield tonight. England, with four Sussex boys in their team, won 1-0 away to leaders Republic of Ireland in their final group game. Jacob Baptista scored the only goal
Albion crept closer to League One survival tonight, without kicking a ball. A 4-3 defeat for fellow strugglers Crewe at Stockport means the Seagulls will be safe if they win at Huddersfield tomorrow and Carlisle fail to do likewise at Cheltenham.
A film starring former Coronation Street actor and Hove resident Brian Capron will launch a festival. The screening of Ambleton Delight will kick off The End Of The Pier Film Festival in Worthing on Saturday. Mr Capron will join the
This loose community of Brighton musicians turned record label will present a series of acts from its lo-fi, alt-country stable. The first showcase is headlined by Sons of Noel and Adrian, with Kopek and Bird Engine. The second, Leisure
When singers of the calibre of Antony Hegarty and PJ Harvey point to Diamanda Galas as a vocal influence it is time to sit up and listen. The 55-year-old Greek-American, based in New York, has spent more than 30 years on the world’s stages, although
If the purpose of a festival is to bring diverging art forms under a single umbrella, then this event fulfils the brief to wonderful effect. A live performance of Rossini’s homage to Joan Of Arc will be played out in the same space as guest
When John Millington Synge’s three-act play debuted in Dublin in 1907, it met with outrage and righteous indignation. Roll forward a century and this tragicomic classic has come to be recognised as a masterpiece of poetic drama. When
The travelling players of Shakespeare’s Globe return to Brighton Festival with an alfresco production of The Comedy of Errors. Last year, the world’s most famous theatre brought Romeo And Juliet to life in the back of a blue VW camper, and
The advent of the internet and dedicated digital news channels, has created an age of 24-hour rolling news. But who decides what constitutes news? How is it interpreted, edited and mediated before it flashes on to our screens? The feted
Prostitutes are a common sight on the roads of Catalonia, in Spain, and a controversial topic in the country. In this site-specific theatre piece by the Reial Companyia de Teatre de Catalunya, an audience is picked up by a bus and taken to a
Join Lord Buxley and Professor Elemental at Madame Geisha, fresh from their Japanese voyage, for a night of comedy and Vaudeville entertainment in Green Tea Through The Gloryhole, or marvel at the flamenco cabaret of Volando (Flying) at Hive@The
The final Platform event of the festival sees Captain Nemo in trouble. A jar of dark matter has spilt and he’s only gone and lost his lucky pencil as well. The Nautilus is powered along by the energy of dance, but will he harvest enough
Fancy seeing a one-off show by the much-loved Josie Long? How about an all-girl sketch troupe featuring the progeny of Ade Edmondson and Jennifer Saunders? They are all here in this year’s Fringe comedy line-up. Josie Long presents a new show
World music mingles with classical, pop, folk and rock in a dazzling programme of live treats. There’s the Drookit Dogs launching their new album at Fletch@ St Andrews, gypsy jazz from multi-instrumentalist Charlotte Glasson at the Latest Music Bar
This world premiere production of Joe Orton’s outlandish tale couldn’t have found a better home than the Brighton Pier. Originally written for TV in 1966, Orton’s play follows Erpingham, who runs his holiday empire with missionary zeal. When
As always, the Fringe is about family and with puppet shows, witch and wizard schools and award-winning acrobatics, there is something to keep all ages entertained. At the Coach House in Kemp Town, budding Harry Potters and Hermiones can make magic
Whether it’s 1960s art icon Sir Peter Blake riding into town on a specially- designed double-decker bus or the chance to view previously unseen images of a naked, 20-year-old Madonna, the Visual Arts section of the Fringe aims to tempt everyone off
The follow-up to Johnny’s Midnight Goggles from last year’s Festival, this is a tongue-in-cheek Sherlock Holmes-style whodunnit. From deserted Scottish castles to a sinister hydro-demolition operation in New York via the half-submerged town
Acknowledged as one of the great classics of the 20th century, Arthur Miller’s electrifying and moving play A View From The Bridge proved to be a milestone in American theatrical history. It is rediscovered at Brighton Festival in a new production
Opening a gig during their first original-line-up tour for over two decades with a rousing piece without vocals may have seemed, at first, an odd way to get the audience “voxed-up”. But looking around, it was clear people were not sitting firmly
In a city already renowned for its nightlife, festival organisers have to go that little bit further to impress. To this end, the line-up this year offers revellers everything from silent DJ battles to crazy clothes swapping – not to mention a
With five arenas, stalls selling everything from clothing to novelties and more than 40 performers, the green space around Sussex University will be given over to the first Unifest today. “We’ve catered for events like the summer ball before
Saw the midwife for the first time. Blood taken. I really hate having to pee in a pot! Luckily hubby is with me and the midwife is really lovely. I am not sure that her telling me about lots of blood being at the birth helps my confidence in all
From the hard-hitting to farcical, cult to classic, this year’s Fringe theatre gives even Edinburgh a run for its money in variety and scope. In a large and overwhelming programme, highlights include the dark and explosive Festen at the New Venture
Free-jazz terrorist and part-time puppeteer Ted Milton and electronica guru Sam Britton bring the life and works of Russian absurdist playwright/ poet Danil Kharms to the stage. Having achieved fame and notoriety in late 1920s Leningrad, Kharms
It is 1814 and mercurially gifted actor Edmund Kean makes his Drury Lane debut – an appearance that would change British theatre for ever. Once a performer at Theatre Royal Brighton, Kean now returns to recount the tragicomic arc of his own
A superb evening’s entertainment, including thrills, surprises, laughs – and a great dinner – is provided by Murder At The Mowbray, Eastbourne’s new murder mystery experience. The Mowbray Hotel invites would-be sleuths to investigate the death of the
The driver killed in a crash outside an animal rescue centre in Ringmer yesterday was a taxi driver, it has emerged. The 54-year-old, from Uckfield, was driving along the B2192 when his Citroen Xsara left the road and hit a tree at 8.15am outside Raystede
The latest show from Danish children’s theatre company Teater Patrasket, this playful and unpretentious show draws its cast from the worlds of mime and European physical theatre. Big clowns, small clowns, sad clowns and mischievous clowns together
Former Grease Is The Word winner Susan McFadden has swapped the halls of Rydell High for a backwoods cottage in her new role as Milly Pontipee in Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. “It was such a good contrast from Sandy in Grease,” says McFadden, as
To mosh or not to mosh, that was the question for Spear Of Destiny’s audience of grown-up punks at Concorde 2 on Thursday. Confident support act Everafta played an energetic and powerful rock set, but were unable to stir the quietly appreciative
Coldwaltham sits on a rise in the Weald above the flood plain of the River Arun as it swirls its fast-flowing course to the sea. You know you have arrived there when you see the distinctive stubby tower and spire of the village church at the side
A Chichester pilot who died when his helicopter crashed alongside his three passengers could have been disorientated by unexpected cloud. Stephen Holdich, 49, and his passsengers millionaire Chelsea fan Phillip Carter, 44, Mr Carter’s son Andrew, 17,
Part of this year’s Platform events, which give visitors the chance to see work in its early stages, this new piece from Brighton’s own Charlie Morrissey explores the act of performance itself. By assembling a series of simple images, Morrissey creates
Today, for the first time in about 20 years, I heard the cuckoo on Southwick Hill just after midday. Is there any significance in this? Does it mean we are in for a good summer? Bob Carden Oakdene Crescent, Portslade
A third runway at Gatwick is included in all the plans submitted by three groups bidding to take over the running of the West Sussex airport, it has emerged. Local residents have vowed to oppose any expansion of the airport and an existing legal agreement
WHAT A fantastic night we all had, thanks to Hove ABC at the Hilton Brighton Metropole last week. The boxing was very good but the icing on the cake was, for many, the presence of John Conteh. He was interesting to talk to and made an excellent job
THREE years ago I rightly received three points on my driving licence for doing 38mph in a 30mph limit. I paid my dues, £60, and received three points on my licence. In the DVLA’s leaflet, it said points can be removed after three years and I sent off
Regarding recent correspondence concerning the possible reopening of the railway line between Uckfield and Lewes, I have received phone calls about this matter following the publication of my letter (The Argus, April 2). The general consensus is the
In September 2007 The Argus published an article about the death of our 17-year-old son Tom who died from Sudep (sudden unexplained death in epilepsy). Tom’s sister Emma, 23, is now a paediatric staff nurse at the children’s intensive care unit, King
Like Joyce Edmund-Smith (Letters April 22), I see the police, far from protecting people’s right to peaceful protest, as encouraging the opposite by treating non- violent demonstrators worse than those who break the law. Stuart Bower, ex-police officer
Making its world premiere is Bangers And Mash, which brings together local youth dance companies and three Brighton-based groups of musicians under Hofesh Shechter’s guidance to devise a specially commissioned piece. The result is Bangers
The Hofesh Shechter Company’s performance of Uprising in November – the first of its three-year residency at Brighton Dome – met with an ecstatic audience reception. Its highly-charged potrayal of masculinity, enacted by a seven-strong cast
Brighton and Hove City have put their faith in youth ahead of the new track and field season. A young Southern Women’s League side will kick off their premier division campaign tomorrow under the leadership of inexperienced duo Natalie McManus and Laura
Baker’s objections (delaying tactics) over the waste incinerator at Newhaven (The Argus, April 23). When the household waste stops being collected in the next two years because there is nowhere to put it and with Beddingham full, what will Mr Baker’
While chatting to the proprietor of Automative Engineering, Uckfield, he told me millions of motorists face a rise in repair bills because of EU plans to scrap a rule which enables thousands of garages to carry out services and repairs cheaply. The changes
The Brighton Festival closes with a bang at the marina with an explosive firework finale to round off three weeks of international arts. As well as the display in the sky, the cream of British street theatre will be in attendance, including puppets
A rapist caught by a routine DNA test 14 years after a sex attack was today locked up indefinitely. Unemployed Kevin Stephen, 43, is deemed to pose a real threat to women even though it is years since the vicious attack on a 21-year-old student in Brighton
With more than 10,000 people expected, the children’s parade is one of the biggest events of the festival calender. It is now entering its 19th year with another cavalcade of costume and colour. The theme this year for the 4,000 participants from 70
Something very special will be happening to Queen’s Park for the first weekend in May, as it is transformed into an elemental night-time playground of illusion and experience. Commissioned exclusively for Brighton Festival, this event will see the park
Vicky Griffiths admits East Grinstead’s women would love to follow in the footsteps of their successful men’s team. Grinstead are one of three Sussex women’s sides who will be competing in national finals at Old Loughtonians this weekend. The trio’s
Indian-born theorist Homi Bhabha gives a keynote address on barbarism, globalization, civility, ambivalence and cultural rights followed by a conversation with Anish Kapoor. Currently Professor of English and American Literature at Harvard University
Relating to the concepts of reflection, the infinite, life and death, Anish Kapoor's C-Curve is placed near the Chattri Memorial to the Sikh and Hindu soldiers who died while in hospitals in Brighton And Hove during the First World War. Open daily throughout
Anish Kapoor's version of Scheherazade’s creation of the stories of 1001 nights (along with her sister) runs around the outside of Blood Relations (2006). Written by Salman Rushdie, the text asks the reader to keep walking around the piece.
Stuart Moran is hoping to put Sussex back on the map at the London Marathon on Sunday. Moran has jetted in from his home in America to line up alongside 35,000 other runners who will be taking on the gruelling 26.2-mile course in the capital. It is
This stunning-looking piece will open up a new perspective on the Pavilion estate and literally brings the sky to the ground. Previously seen in New York and Nottingham, the piece is a breathtaking, 8ft diameter concave mirror made of polished stainless
A world premiere of a specially-commissioned piece, Massage will comprise two rooms – a waiting room and a massage room. Visitors will be massaged as they experience “monochromatic colour”. The piece is about the power of imagination, and Kapoor’s conceit
Specially commissioned for the Festival, this new work will be constructed on-site in The Old Municipal Market in Circus Street and will comprise four large, rough-hewn resin and metal girder-like structures. The inside of the building will be
James Sharp set a course record at Eastbourne Downs with a six under par 66 to lead the Sussex Boys’ Champion of Champions by six shots. But the dream round turned into a nightmare on his second visit to the 6,601-yard track made at least two shots harder
A man's body was found in a river this morning. A member of the public spotted the body in the River Tillingham, a tributary of the River Rother, at Rye. Police were called at 9.20am. They have launched an investigation to identify the man and contact
There will be a new name on the Sussex Trophy this weekend. Neither Hove nor fellow finalists Chichester have won the competition before. They go head to head at Pulborough on Sunday (2.30pm) in what promises to be a cracking final. The Trophy has
Regular updates on the final day of Sussex's Championship match against Lancashire at Hove. Just click on www.theargus.co.uk/sport/cricket/live_cricket for all the latest from the County Ground.
The Argus has teamed up with The Spring Garden & Leisure show to offer ten lucky readers the chance to win a family ticket (admitting up to four people). The Spring Bank Holiday event, being held at the South of England Centre, Ardingly
LANCASHIRE WIN BY EIGHT WICKETS Sussex are soundly beaten as Ashwell Prince hits a four to seal victory. Prince finished unbeaten on 91 and Francois Du Plessis on 58 to wrap up the win before tea. The pair put on 148 together and rarely offered a chance
Crowborough boss Stuart Nowell is not planning major changes to his squad as he prepares for life back in the County League. Crows finish their one-season stint in the Ryman League with a trip to Whyteleafe tomorrow but Nowell already has next year on
An unemployed Brighton protester was asked to pay the whole cost of damage to a bank damaged in the G20 protests this morning. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was caught red-handed smashing computer equipment inside the Royal
Boss Tony Dolby is happy Hastings United have a survival target for tomorrow’s trip to Wealdstone. United know a point at Wealdstone will secure their Ryman premier status and that suits him just fine. He said: “It’s in our hands and that’s the way
It feels like the summer has finally come and as us English folk love to talk about the weather that's how I'm starting this post. During a sleepy moment this week, I missed my Hove stop on the train and ended up in Brighton. I took the opportunity
Youth team defender Liam McCann is poised to play for Eastbourne Town at Cray Wanderers tomorrow. Boss Ady Colwell expects McCann to be one of the players that could make the step up next season and will take a look at him tomorrow along with fellow
Youth unemployment in Brighton and Hove is falling, according to latest figures. The city council confirmed the number of young people not in employment, education or training, commonly known as Neets, is down by almost 7%. The figure puts Brighton
Manager Darin Killpartrick has hinted he may be willing to lead Bognor into the Ryman League next season – possibly in partnership with former boss Jack Pearce. Killpartrick will discuss his future with general manager Pearce – who is recovering from
A dead body in the drawing room sends a household in a spin as the Agatha Christie Theatre Company returns to Eastbourne. When lady of the house Clarissa discovers their unexpected guest she tries to dispose of the body before her husband returns
Burgess Hill may be safe but assistant boss Andy Gander wants them to finish with a win over doomed Chipstead. Any fears the Hillians were heading for a last-match crunch clash with their hosts tomorrow were removed last weekend when Chipstead lost 4
Join 1,600 partygoers to see Chase And Status headline the main stage at Eastbourne Festival Live’s club night. The DJs are currently taking clubland by storm with plays from Annie Mac, Zane Lowe and Pete Tong. Chase and Status will perform a live
Horsham boss John Maggs admits he cannot wait to bring the curtain down on a difficult season. Hornets entertain Harrow Borough in what is likely to be their last game at Woodside Road after a season’s groundshare with Worthing. The Hornets hope to
The classic MGM musical Seven Brides For Seven Brothers is brought to the stage in the touring version of 2007’s West End hit. Taking the lead roles are London’s Burning and Bugs star Adam Pontipee, with Grease Is The Word winner Susan McFadden
When people think of circuses they think of clowns and red noses, animals and sawdust. “There’s none of that with us. We do a show where the audience is in the same space as the performers.” So says Ali Williams, the creative director of Nofit State
Spray on the suntan and get that holiday feeling as the alfresco flirtfest returns to Brighton. Join the sexy and sociable crowd each Sunday on the terrace for a free barbecue and happy hour from 6pm-8pm. Chilled beach vibes and disco start the
A last-minute booking for one of Brighton’s most intimate music venues, and a real treat for folk-lovers, The Copper Family are playing their only gig in Brighton this week. The Rottingdean-based family have been keeping traditional English folk
It's now 30 years since it happened with the girl from Clapham, but Squeeze’s Chris Difford is still on the road and writing new material. Sunday’s show will be Chris’s first one-man show, mixing performances of solo favourites and new tracks from
With his latest single I’m Not Alone currently sitting atop the UK chart, Calvin Harris is visiting Brighton for a sell-out appearance. The cult Scottish producer, singer and bedroom DJ exploded on to the music scene in 2007 with his debut album
Da Doo Ron Ron Sister Funk Special, Komedia, Brighton, April 24 DJ Ian Wright promises “all killers, no fillers” for a night of female-fronted funk. Femme pop sensation Da Doo Ron Ron goes 1960s and 1970s soul with the funk legend, who is making
A man found injured in a Brighton pub has died in hospital. Robert Anderson, 41, of Upper Lewes Road, spent three nights in intensive care after police found him unconscious and unable to breathe at the Good Companions pub in Dyke Road on Monday
It's a bit like writing a new novel every year,” says Diana Reich, of programming the Charleston Festival. “There are a lot of blank pages and I always panic and wonder what I am going to put on them that will compete with the previous year.”
While St Patrick’s night sees drinkers falling out of the pubs in droves with daft hats, the English are noticeably less enthusiastic when it comes to marking the day of our own patron saint. And yet on the Continent, most notably in Barcelona, St
Alan Pook has sent out a challenge to his injured Worthing players. The Rebels joint boss wants skipper Ben Andrews, Andy Alexander and Glen Woodburn to make themselves available for the play-offs by playing away to Corinthian-Casuals tomorrow. Pook
Two men who were planning to use cloned credit cards to buy petrol have been warned they may face a jail sentence. Americo Ferreira, 25, and Sarwar Abdurahaman, 22, were arrested by police at a service station with about 15 empty cannisters
Renowned as a great song interpreter, Madeleine Peyroux’s new album Bare Bones sees the French-American chanteuse receive a co-writing credit on each track. The album was the idea of producer Larry Klein, who also collaborated on previous albums
An art trail will give Brightonians and seaside visitors the chance to visit local artists, photographers and sculptors in nine businesses around Brighton Marina. Sussex artists are already showcasing their work in new spaces at the marina. The
Jazz singer Claire Martin is bringing along a few special guests for a one-off show at The Old Market to raise money for the Brighton and Hove Mayor’s Charities. Joining the woman described by Jazz Times as the best ever British jazz singer will be
Tales from a wing-suited, speed-climbing extreme sports athlete should make a thrilling contrast to the usual lecture. Tim Emmett has scaled sheer rock-faces and dived off cliffs in his quest for adventure. His most recent pursuit is para alpinism.
Brighton's enchanting orchestral collective are riding the crest of the “Jools Holland effect” after their recent appearance on Later... brought them to an entirely new audience. “Everything’s gone a bit crazy, but in a good way,” says singer Raissa
When Tchaikovsky presented his Violin Concerto In D Op 35 to the original soloist, the player found it awkwardly difficult and declined to perform it. Happily for Tchaikovsky, braver violinists have since persevered. Matthew Trusler’s rendition
There are few frontmen who can rock a pair of faded dungarees on stage and still command the fawning admiration of their audience. But then the man otherwise known as Will Oldham has built a career on a resolutely anti-star approach, dodging
You could sense the impatience in the room as The Rakes appeared on stage, half an hour later than scheduled. To be fair, it wasn’t their fault. With second support band Sky Larkin overrunning, stage set up and sound checks meant there would
As if settling down to watch a film at the cinema, everyone took their seats and the lights went down, but as the screen crackled and flickered to life the sound of live music started to fill the auditorium. Had you not read the advance
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the live music component of the Eastbourne Festival returns with a strong line-up of bands and DJs, including The Maccabees, Friendly Fires and Zane Lowe. Part of the wider Eastbourne
David Wheeler could feature for Lewes as they wave goodbye to Blue Square premier at home to York on Sunday. The winger plays for English Schools under-18s away to Republic of Ireland tonight in a Centenary Shield decider which is being screened live
Noisy students should be ordered to keep their windows shut to stop residents being disturbed, councillors have suggested. And more teams of council officials should be sent out to patrol the streets looking for people making a nuisance by
Most people thought a win would be needed on the final day of the season at Priory Lane to avoid relegation. Few believed Borough would be in the comfort zone and it would be visitors Barrow desperate to land three points. That situation could change
Crawley will announce their retained list next week after holding preliminary talks with the players they want to keep next season. Assistant manager Paul Raynor admitted he and boss Steve Evans face some tough decisions. “No one has told us that they
Michel Kuipers wants fans to be Albion’s 12th man again and raise the roof towards League One survival. The big Dutchman is backing our ‘Raise the Roof’ campaign, inspired by Lloyd Owusu’s unique goal celebration. Up to 2,000 supporters will make
TERRY PARRIS fully expects Lewes to be playing in Blue Square south next season and has not ruled out Steve Ibbitson staying on as manager. There have been fears among fans Lewes could drop more than one division following a season beset by financial
Detectives have been given more time to question a man on suspicion of murdering his mother-in-law. Mohammad Soboh, 40, was arrested after Pauline Knowles-Samarraie was found dead following a fire at his home. A post-mortem yesterday confirmed the 71
Firefighters were called after a dog was found with its head stuck in a tub in a Brighton street. The mongrel had tried to reach a meat snack wrapper at the bottom of a protein supplement container - but got trapped in the tub. Passers-by
A defiant shopkeeper who refused to stump up cash when held at knifepoint has vowed to stay behind her counter. Tara Patel was stood behind the counter of Jenna's Newsagents on Trafalgar Street, Brighton, when the masked robber struck.
Nicky Forster has given Albion an injury boost. The skipper and top scorer does not require knee surgery after all and will be back for the start of next season. Forster has not played since damaging his right knee in a training ground accident at the
A rapist who was caught when a routine DNA test linked him to a sex attack on a student nearly 14 years on from the crime will be sentenced today. When police stop-checked Kevin Stephen in Brighton in August last year, they found he was wanted for failing
Most women would like to upsize their assets - but Sherri Razavi has spent four years desperately trying to downsize hers. The 19-year-old has suffered at the hands of bullies and even been the victim of an attack because of the size of her
After a disappointing 2008 when 11 Championship appearances brought him a modest 316 runs and 11 wickets Luke Wright has something to prove to the Hove faithful this season. Encouragingly, the evidence yesterday was of a player with renewed
The victim of the Rottingdean blaze was a grandmother who survived Saddam's Iraqi regime, it has emerged. Pauline Knowles-Samarraie was found dead in the bungalow of her son-in-law Mohammad Soboh, 40, who is still being questioned by police
Andrew Whing has put his desire for a new contract on the back-burner as Albion fight for League One survival. Whing returns from suspension at Huddersfield tomorrow with his future up in the air and Walsall and Bristol Rovers keeping tabs
