Sussex's bowlers dragged their side back into contention after they had been dismissed for 176 on the first day of the LV County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Northampton. Corey Collymore removed opener Niall O'Brien with the new ball
A 21-year-old man found unconscious with head injuries on the street is believed to have been there for almost an hour before he was found. He was found by a member of the public on the pavement at 5.45am yesterday, near the junction of Ship
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is to investigate how a 32-year-old woman died in a police cell at Worthing. Sharon McLaughlin, 32, of no fixed abode, died in Sussex Police custody on Sunday. It is mandatory for police forces
Sussex's World Cup winner Luke Wright says self belief was the key to England’s Twenty20 success. Wright, Sussex team-mate Mike Yardy and the rest of the squad arrived home today having lifted a major trophy for the first time after Sunday’s win over
Since the recession began, I’ve seen an increase in the number of business phoenixes. A phoenix happens when a business closes down one day, and then opens the next day as a completely new company, but with the same staff, directors and customers
The economy of Brighton and Hove is heading for a huge boost after a series of summer events were revealed. Hotels, bed and breakfasts, restaurants, cafes and shops will be hoping for a host of extra business after details of the gigs and sporting shows
A woman found dead in a police cell at Worthing has been named. Sharon McLaughlin, 32, from Worthing, died at Worthing Custody Centre, off Durrington Lane, on Sunday afternoon. Sussex Police said officers found her unconscious at about
The births of two critically endangered monkeys were being celebrated at a zoo today. It is the first time Sulawesi black crested macaques have been bred at Drusillas Park in Alfriston, near Polegate. The cousins were born two weeks apart to sisters
No one escaped the wrath of dysfunctional Berlin teenage siblings Otto and Astrid Rot, who took The White Stripes’ aesthetic and gave it the Spinal Tap treatment. Two songs in, the houselights were lifted and hiding stragglers at the back were invited
Here are today's last minute tickets: The World’s Wife – 6pm, Upstairs at Three and Ten (Theatre and Musicals) Made In Brighton Fringe Film Festival – 6.15pm, The Old Courtrooms (Film) Outside the Comfort Zone – 6.45pm
Eastbourne Borough boss Garry Wilson has praised Paul Armstrong after the midfielder was released. The former skipper became the third player to leave Priory Lane yesterday following the exits of Liam Enver-Marum and Marc Pullan. Armstrong, 31, had
Some time ago I bought an old copy of What Katy Did from a charity shop. Inside is a bookplate from the Brighton and Preston School Board, saying the book was awarded to Amy Akehurst as a reward for regular attendance and good conduct. The date
Some weeks ago I had to take my wife to the Eye Hospital in Eastern Road, Brighton, and owing to the dearth in hospital parking places, I left the car a couple of streets away in Sudeley Street. I glanced across the road to the sign instructing
I read with interest the feature on Sussex’s Second World War sweetheart, the singer Dame Gracie Fields and her home in Capri (The Argus, May 12). However, the name of her residence, La Canzone del Mare, actually translates as “the song of the sea
Now that the Last Of The Summer Wine duo of Campo and Cleggy have taken their places in Downing Street, I assume they will look after the rest of us pensioners. A few ideas they may like to take on board are as follows: All pensions to be tax free
I would like to say a huge thank you to all the kindhearted readers who helped support the British Heart Foundation’s Annual Brighton Sea Swim in August 2009. Thanks to all those who took part, we managed to raise more than £10,000, which will
During ME Awareness time we are pleased to be able to report that a recent survey we have run in Sussex shows that although ME can be a long-term, seriously disabling illness for some people, there is much that can be done to help many patients make
I hope the people who are killing and injuring the sea gulls (The Argus, May 14) are caught. Brighton is a coastal town and all seaside areas have sea birds. People who have moved from inland areas to live in Brighton who cannot get used to the
I think Albion chairman Tony Bloom is quite right in wanting Albion manager Gus Poyet to launch a new era of stability at the Albion by signing the long-term contract on offer at the club. He has done so much to improve the fortunes on the pitch
A Brighton take-away has been shut down after being overrun with mice. Magic Wok in Portslade was ordered to close immediately following an inspection by Brighton & Hove City Council’s environmental health team on May 13. Officers visiting
A teenager was hit with a house brick after he refused to hand over cash during an attempted robbery. The 17-year-old boy was at the bus stop on the junction with Whitehawk Way and Piltdown Road, Brighton, at midday on Sunday, when he was approached
There was no A-Z and scarce few superheroes populating Rob Deb’s heavily autobiographical exploration of loserdom. His first time in Brighton, it seemed he struggled with a divided audience - should he go all-out, Klingon-speaking geeklord for the fanboys
Appreciation of Samuel Beckett’s work is very much a personal taste, with opinions often divided. No doubt this production of Endgame will have its detractors as well as its champions. Within a dark, grimy room sits Hamm, blind, unable to stand
The problem facing German-based theatre company Rimini Protokoll as they devised their latest show was how to create an interactive experience for 200 people at one time. “We did some work where people went into a one-to-one interactive experience,”
The rise of the reality TV star singing sensation means that secret dreams of being in the spotlight are becoming easier to achieve. But what happens to the people whose inner divas are never seen on YouTube by the rest of the world? Charlotte
By his own admission Rudolph is thick. Dropped on his head by his mother when he was young, he has problems learning new words but is determined to always see the good in everyone. This made him an engaging narrator for this tale of smalltown tragedy
This was virtuoso jazz singing from the effervescent Liane Carroll. With a sore throat, and jesting about antibiotics and vodka, anecdotes mischievously tumbled out between every song as she quickly established a warm rapport with the audience. Despite
This double-bill of contemporary dance choreographed specifically for children was exhilarating and exuberant. Set in the round with the children sat in front of their accompanying adults, it was great to watch them genuinely engage and interact with
Behind every successful man there is a woman, according to the old adage, and in this new solo work by Rachel Blackman, there was more than one. After The Art Of Catastrophe, last year’s thoughtful portrayal of a woman in crisis, was dubbed “women’s
The first cycle counters in the country have been installed in the city Two giant display units, which cost £50,000, have been erected by Brighton and Hove City Council to inform road users how many cyclists are using two of the area’s busiest roads.
Burglars raided a Sainsbury's supermarket in Eastbourne then abseiled down from the roof to get away. Staff at the superstore in Broadwater Way, Hampden Park, discovered the raid when ropes were found outside. Police are warning other
Mark Robinson today praised the England selectors for not ignoring players “of a certain age” like Sussex captain Mike Yardy. Yardy, who celebrates his 30th birthday this year, was one of the unsung heroes of England’s World Twenty20 triumph with his
With the lunatics back in charge of the asylum, this is the perfect time to revisit Stanley Kubrick's Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb. Made in 1964 at the height of the Cold War, Kubrick's paranoid comedy is
A man broke into his former girlfriend’s home and used a knife to cut up her basque. Louis Jameson-Card, 22, was upset after the woman, who dumped him, revealed she had sex with another man wearing the black and pink lace garment he gave her for Christmas
A man has been found unconcious in a city centre shopping area. Officers were called to Dukes Lane, Brighton about 6am this morning. Paramedics took the man, who had blood on his clothes, to Royal Sussex County Hospital. It is
Luke Wright admits he had a feeling he would make a contribution to England’s successful World Cup campaign with the ball. The 25-year-old all-rounder played some crucial innings including an unbeaten 45 against West Indies but he had not bowled in the
Police raided a house after residents complained about drug-dealing near two city schools. Officers arrested two men and seized cannabis in a raid in Balfour Road, Brighton, on Friday. The move came after people living in the area said dealing was taking
Eastbourne has edged out the competition to be named the most holiday-friendly area of the UK - including its Sussex coast rival, Brighton. Eastbourne beat Manchester into second place in a survey of the places best suited for UK holidays.
A motorcyclist who died in a collison with a dustbin lorry has been named. Joseph Albert Green, 25, of Great Cliffe Road, Eastbourne, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision on the A26 at Beddingham at about 9.10am on Sunday. The lorry driver
Brighton and Hove has some serious health problems, according to a new report. Alcohol-related illnesses, rising adult Obesity, high numbers of sexually transmitted infections and high death rates for all cancers are some of the worrying
Police hunting for a man who sexually assaulted an 86-year-old woman on a train have made an arrest. Investigators wanted to identify a suspect who tried to kiss and stroke the shocked pensioner on a journey from Hastings to Brighton. A British Transport
A talented team of BIZ would-be businesswomen has triumphed in a competition to encourage the next generation of entrepreneurs. Poker Face, a company set up by Brighton and Hove High School students, was named the Best Young Enterprise Company
Retailers in Sussex fear any rise in VAT will have a devastating impact on their ability to survive the economic downturn. Most analysts believe the tax could be increased from 17.5% to 20% in next month’s emergency Budget as the new Government
Airlines should receive compensation from European governments to avoid them collapsing under the financial strain caused by the volcanic ash crisis, aviation experts have said. Gatwick and other airports were hit again yesterday after clouds
A woman was killed by a train near Hastings this morning. British Transport Police were called to a spot at River Hall, between Battle and Robertsbridge, at 5.44am. Police said a person had been hit by the 5.15am train from Hastings to Charing Cross
Pick up a copy of The Argus today for your 2 for 1 ticket offer to Brighton Fringe comedy show The Boy with tape on His Face in Freerange.
Gus Poyet reckons League One will be as tough as ever next season, despite Leeds at last winning promotion. The Elland Road outfit scrambled back into the Championship at the third attempt, taking a sizeable playing budget with them. However Poyet can
Join me from 10.30am today for live coverage of the first day' play in the Championship match between Northants and Sussex in Northampton.
A police station was evacuated after a man brought in a live Second World War mortar bomb he had found in some woods. The man had discovered the bomb whilst digging in Whiteway Woods near Arundel on Monday. He took it to Littlehampton police station
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them, said Russian short-story writer and playwright Anton Chekov, aware his stream-of-consciousness style and rebuttal of traditional structures posed problems for readers. But for
The month long Hangleton and Knoll Festival got off to a (mostly!) sunny start last weekend with a Spring Fair on St Helen’s Green. As well as face painting, a bouncy castle, pony rides and sideshows, visitors were treated to performances by C-Dance
A number of residents of Saltdean have expressed an interest in improving and developing the current stock of Beach Huts along the seafront. It seems odd that there are a number of beach huts that are never used. While there is nothing that
