The British company Adelphi Films Ltd was active during the 1940s and 1950s, making more than 30 feature films that form a missing link between Gainsborough Pictures and the raw kitchen-sink dramas of the early 1960s. The Adelphi film collection
I agree with Adam Trimingham. If mankind deems itself more powerful than nature then it has an inflated opinion of itself. William Tipping Preston Village Mews, Brighton
This queue’s the shortest, get on it quick, We’re playing a game where you have to be slick, Now what’s the hold-up? She can’t find her purse Let’s try the other end It couldn’t be worse. Here’s one that’s empty: we’ve avoided the crunch Oh no
THE leader of Brighton and Hove City Council, Mary Mears, is wrong to seek to blame the Government for the failings of her own council in relation to action on surface water flooding (The Argus, November 25). In addition to giving the council £270,000
WHAT is surprising about Adam Trimingham’s article (“Stormy arguments over climate change”, The Argus, November 25) is that The Argus chose to publish this flat-earth nonsense. On what basis could you consider Mr Trimingham’s selective and disingenuous
I AM disappointed you chose to circulate rumours based on chain letter emails containing inaccuracies (“Christmas post phone scam warning”, The Argus, November 26). The article refers to an email with factual inaccuracies, since a £15 telephone tariff
Dave Bonwick really is missing the point (Letters, November 25). I am perfectly aware the Bank of England is responsible for ensuring inflation is kept low. But who was it that took the responsibility out of the hands of party political governments
I’m writing in response to the article “Raking in the parking fines” (The Argus, November 25) and Brighton and Hove as the parking fine capital of England. I’m really glad The Argus is drawing attention to the outright exploitation that is going on
People driving home this evening have spotted lightning flickering over Brighton and Hove. The city could be in for a repeat of last nights thunder, lightning and hail storms. Sara Brown of Rottingdean woke up this morning to find a
“I’m in a privileged position – I can do whatever I like, within reason.” So said Vic Reeves as he discussed his new Vast Book Of World Knowledge as part of the City Books series of talks at The Old Market. And it was this freedom to free associate
"Ken Campbell once said people always prefer amateur theatre because they would rather watch their Aunt Elsie act than Laurence Olivier. I think I come into that category.” So says arguably the country’s most successful living playwright, Sir
A full nine years on from the release of their semi-live album Session 1, experimental hip-hop collective The Herbaliser have released the record’s sequel. Session 2 mixes up both old and new favourites in full band arrangements, capturing the live flavour
What do you do when you’re the lead singer of a band and you have a baby? For some it might be time to make a tough decision; for Marina Abad, of Barcelona flamenco fusion collective Ojos de Brujo, it was natural the baby should just join the party
For anyone who’s sick of being sold an advent calendar in October and fed up with the festive season kicking into gear in November, Malcolm Middleton is the cure. The man is anti-Christmas. He is the broken toy, the multicoloured woollen jumper, the
Tel Aviv, Israel, is not known for producing life-changing bands. The three hairy, gym class short-wearing, moustache-sporting men that make up Monotonix weren’t going to change that notion on a large scale by playing Brighton on a cold, blustery
The current guise of dancefloor fillers Diplo and Switch is on tour to promote new album Guns Don’t Kill People, Lazers Do, which was released in June. The album was recorded in Jamica’s legendary Tuff Gong studios, and mixes dancehall vibes with
Multi award-winning musician Ryuichi Sakamoto’s towering pauses between words were, I assumed, the result of tricky questions cast by a savvy hack. It soon became clear, however, that searching for answers about his huge body of work – 50 odd albums
A campaign has been launched that could lead to patients in Brighton and Hove being given free complementary medicine on the NHS. John Kapp has helped create the Social Enterprise Alternative Treatment Company and drawn up a business plan offering patients
Albion have not added to their existing loan signings. The temporary transfer window slammed shut at 5pm, without any more activity by the Seagulls. Boss Gus Poyet will be working with the squad he inherited between now and the January
Bookshop chain Borders was placed in administration today, raising doubts over 1,150 jobs. The firm, which has 45 branded Borders and Books Etc stores across the UK, including one in Brighton's Churchill Square shopping centre, has come under severe
Email from Zoe Delicata (Chair of St.James's Area Business Group): Hi Everyone, Works to install the fittings for the lights are underway, the lights were delivered to Brighton this morning. We are cutting it fine I know as the turning on ceremony
Brighton and Hove is the home for a new comic book featuring an all-gay cast of superheroes. The first task for Liberty, Diva, Glitter, Prowler, Butch, Indigo and Mr Muscles in the comic Spandex, by writer and artist Martin Eden, is to rescue people
I was listening to one of the Sussex-based radio stations yesterday afternoon and the presenter was inviting people to contact the show to explain how they budget for Christmas. Now, I’ve got a bit of a history as a ‘Bah Humbug’ type who rants
Amazingly it is now six years since his last tour Sexie took off around the country. Now Eddie Izzard is back with Stripped, his newest mix of the surreal and the satirical – or, as he calls it, turning talking b******* into an art form. A lot has happened
Having made its debut at the Buxton Fringe Festival, The Off- Off-Off Broadway Company brings its one-man play to Brighton. South African performance artist Jaacq Hugo plays all the parts in this new piece written by Polis Loizou, which begins with
The movement of about 10,000 Jewish children fleeing the Nazi regime nine months before the beginning of the Second World War, is at the centre of Diane Samuels’s play. The main character, nine-year-old Eva, has been sent to Manchester from
The first panto of the Christmas season is upon us (oh no it... never mind), and there’s plenty of castaway confusion in store. Coronation Street’s Tracy Shaw plays Robinson Crusoe in what one might have thought must be a show with the smallest cast
The relationship between the brain and the body is at the heart of choreographer Wayne McGregor’s new work with Random Dance. Entity is made up of two pieces performed by a company of ten dancers, using a pounding soundscape put together by Jon Hopkins
A spacious ground floor two bedroom flat situated in a select block of only 6 flats built in 2008. The property is as new inside and has a fully fitted Kitchen with appliances together with all modern features expected with a new flat such as
Craig Davies has revealed he turned down a possible loan extension in his quest to be a South Coast success. Now Albion’s great striking enigma will be hoping for another FA Cup chance to set him on course. Davies was handed his first
A petition has been lodged with the High Court to wind up the company which runs Hove’s Old Market. The hearing in relation to The Old Market Trust, which runs the Grade II listed arts venue in Upper Market Street, Hove, will be heard in London on December
A chef has been banned from managing any restaurant in Hove after a rat infestation deemed one of the worst food hygiene cases ever seen in the city. Alaa El Dein Asfour, the owner of Riz Raz restaurant and shisha house in Western Road, Hove, has been
The mother of a teenage boy killed in a car crash is desperate to find out how he died. Jamie Foord, 18, of Downs View, North Chailey, near Lewes, died after the car he was driving left the A272 in Scaynes Hill and hit a tree. His distraught mother
A planning expert involved with controversial proposals for 1,300 homes at Brighton Marina has admitted photographs used in public consultation were inaccurate. Richard Coleman, the head of townscape planning for the proposed scheme, yesterday insisted
Lewes boss Steve Ibbitson has warned the club must not waste the latest stay of execution from the taxman. A winding-up petition brought by HM Revenue and Customs was adjourned in the HighCourt yesterday for a second time until January 13. Lewes have
Albion boss Gus Poyet has not ruled out a late move into the loan market before the 5pm deadline for temporary transfers. Poyet, speaking after training today, said: "There could be. We will see in the next few hours. "The players I
Hundreds of jobs have been created at a shares firm. Equiniti, one of the UK's leading providers of share registration services, is creating 500 temporary jobs at its head office in Holmoak Business Park, Worthing, following what it described as a “significant
A driver crushed to death when a tree branch fell on his van at Henfield has been named. Justin Carmichael Price, 39, from Blackstone, Henfield, died after a heavy branch from a 150ft oak tree struck his VW Transporter in Bramlands Lane, Woodmancote
Almost a third of prosecutions for domestic violence against women in Sussex fail in court, new figures show. The Government has now launched a national plan to boost conviction rates while doing more to stop violence developing in the first place.
A Bond film pilot’s decision to perform a fatal stunt was blamed on “impulse” or “social pressures.” Brian Brown, who flew planes in the blockbuster hit Tomorrow Never Dies, was killed instantly when the £1.5 million Hawker Hurricane he was flying crashed
Not a ranter and raver. More calm and constructive. That was the first indication of how Gus Poyet deals with adversity as a new manager. The picture emerging from Carrow Road, where Albion lost 4-1 on Tuesday night against Norwich,
Adult intensive care beds could be used for critically ill children hit by swine flu. There are no paediatric intensive care beds in Sussex at the moment and seriously ill children are referred to specialist units in London. However, staff at hospitals
Children as young as 11 are becoming hooked on a legal drug craze linked to the death of a teenager. 14-year-old Gabi Price, of Coleridge Crescent, Worthing, died in hospital on Saturday night after suffering a cardiac arrest at a party in
Lewes made it a double celebration as Dan Royce's first-half strike sealed a 1-0 FA Trophy replay win at home to Eastleigh. Having survived a winding-up petition in the High Court earlier in the day, the Rooks banked themselves £4,000 prize
As my bump gets bigger I find myself more aware of my surroundings and people moving around me. I wonder if I was fully aware of others' personal space before pregnancy but I certainly am becoming more aware with the space that I need and that
During the past week images of Cumbria underwater have dominated television news programmes. The footage of people flooded out of their homes with a lifetime of possessions destroyed will have affected many. But experts are warning a similar tragedy
Trading standards officers are warning people receiving Christmas deliveries not to fall for a premium-rate phone number scam. Victims receive cards through their door saying they have missed a delivery from a firm called PDS, or Parcel Delivery
Midfielder Gary Dicker has urged Albion to get their season back on course with a professional FA Cup display. The Seagulls host Rushden in the second round on Saturday as part of a hectic schedule which involves four tough League One games
Crawley are trying to bring in Millwall striker Ashley Grimes before today’s loan deadline expires. Reds only have one fit striker on their books as they contend with the worst injury crisis since boss Steve Evans took charge in 2007. Evans has spoken
A 47-year-old man has been arrested after police tracked a car across Brighton and Hove. Officers tried to pull over a silver Vauxhall Corsa in Upper Lewes Road at about 9.30pm on Wednesday. The car did not stop and police chased the
A motorcyclist has died after an early morning collision with a milk delivery van. His bike crashed with the vehicle in Brighton Road, Horsham, at around 4.45am today. The driver of the van was arrested by Sussex Police on suspicion of causing death
A pensioner had a lucky escape after her roof collapsed when it was hit by lightning as thunderstorms lashed Sussex. Tiles and masonry tumbled onto a bed in Sara Brown's flat in Conway Court, in Park Road, Rottingdean, when the bolt hit at
A new café is bringing country life directly into the heart of the city. Farm in North Road, Brighton, is a collaboration between several small farmers across Sussex offering 100% locally sourced food. The driving force behind the business is
A new group aims to give a voice to Brighton and Hove’s tourism businesses. The Tourism Alliance will be funded directly by the businesses themselves through a membership charge. It will meet quarterly to discuss issues within the industry
A young entrepreneur has come up with a novel way of trying to raise money to start his own business. Michael Roberts left school in the summer with dreams of becoming the next Richard Branson. The 18-year-old said: “I have always wanted to start
Albion’s under-18s are through to the third round of the FA Youth Cup after working hard for a 2-0 win over Ebbsfleet at Bognor. The young Seagulls had to wait a long time to break down their lower division visitors but scored twice in quick succession
