Residents of Brunswick have supported Brighton and Hove City Council's plans to introduce a new bicycle rack in the area. Emma Nicklin, 22, of Brunswick Place said: "I really like the idea of introducing the rack, it helps reduce our area's
After the great success of the first Community Barn Dance in Mile Oak last summer we are holding another one. The fabulous traditional 8-piece Kate's Kitchen Band will be playing live, and there will be a caller, so everyone can join in.
If you would like to see more wildlife in your garden this spring, spend the day at Seven Sisters Country Park. The Sussex Wildlife Trust is holding a Love a Slug event, where you can learn how to make your garden a haven for wildlife whilst
Actress Joely Richardson joined stars from the fashion world to pay tribute to well-known Sussex-based designer Catherine Walker. Richardson was among well-wishers who gathered at a private memorial service for the couturier at St Luke’s Church in Chelsea
The owner of Dave the half-tailed cat is appealing for residents in the area to keep an eye out for her missing pet following his disappearance on her birthday last year. Claire Peacock of Inwood Crescent, Brighton last saw Dave, a ginger and
Hastings Pier campaigners have announced the firm of architects chosen to help rebuild the fire-ravaged structure. Hastings Pier and White Rock Trust said they had interest from more than 50 firms before choosing dRMM Architects, based in London.
This piece of audience feedback says it all: I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed Drama for Fun's pantomime! It really was tremendous fun and my brother who hates pantos absolutely loved it. It went really well, was very funny and the music
An annual seed swap held in Hove is anticipating a record number of visitors next Sunday as the event enters its tenth year. Seedy Sunday is a volunteer operation that began in February 2001 offering gardeners from across the UK the chance
Parish council officials have been left baffled by requests from an American TV company to film a show where young women are encouraged to get drunk and strip in their sleepy rural village. The makers of Girls Gone Wild have contacted Ashurst Wood Parish
Taking the stage The Walkmen could be best described as smart casual rockers. At first glance none of the New Yorkers had that indefinable quality which makes a rock musician stand out, with most looking like they were off for a meal with the wife
Literary references fill Brighton three-piece Esben And The Witch’s music. James Joyce’s daughter, a woman crippled by depression, gets a mention on Lucia, At The Precipice. On Eumenides, a track that takes Aeschylus’ Oresteia as its starting
Some artists, when they pass their sixth decade, begin to take it easy and settle into a very gentle tour cycle peppered with greatest hits compilations. But not singer-songwriter Richard Thompson. Last year saw him curate the South Bank’s annual
Albion defender Tommy Elphick has held talks with boss Gus Poyet over his future. The centre half wants to stay and fight for another contract but has admitted he could leave if the right offer comes along. Elphick returns in the FA Cup at Watford tomorrow
Billed as “kings of satire”, hopes were high for Friday night. After all, Punt And Dennis have been working successfully together for more than 20 years, they’re both stalwarts of Radio 4 comedy and Dennis is great in that BBC sitcom Outnumbered.
Innovative party providers Become Modern are back with a new venue, new club nights and a new creative outlet. The Haunt – formerly the Cuckoo Club based in Pool Valley – launches on Thursday with a line-up that features DJ slots from Romy Madley
The St Petersburg Ballet Theatre deserved top marks for their exhilarating performance of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker at the Congress Theatre on Wednesday. They did full justice to the musical score with exceptional dancing, orchestration and scenery
"I’m unemployable in the real world – I will never get a proper job again. In this business, when you get to my age, and I have been around a long time, you have got to keep reinventing yourself.” So says Altered Images frontwoman and former Red Dwarf
Much has changed in the 23 years since the final episode of classic BBC comedy Yes, Prime Minister was broadcast. The Sir Humphrey Applebys may still have their place in the civil service, but the job of the Prime Minister has become much more
Eastbourne Borough have moved to strengthen their squad by bringing in two players ahead of the loan transfer deadline on Monday. Striker Damian Spencer, 29, has joined on loan from League Two outfit Aldershot Town, for whom he has scored three times
With reference to the letter regarding the late delivery of a Christmas card from Glasgow (January 20), I can beat that. A card postmarked December 7, 2010 was sent from Mile Oak to Southwick and arrived on January 18 2011. The distance as the crow flies
Animal Defenders International’s recent two-year undercover investigation of abuse in Bolivian circuses caused a storm of public concern and protest, which resulted in the world’s first nationwide ban on any and all circus animals. In May 2010, ADI
Hove is surely but slowly being taken off the map. We haven’t a hospital, the police road unit is moving to Haywards Heath, and it seems we won’t have a police station much longer (The Argus, January 20). The people of Hove are very proud of their
I would like to reassure residents in the Queen’s Park area that Brighton and Hove City Council did carry out a full consultation on proposals to extend the residents’ parking scheme to Sunday (The Argus, January 21). Details of the results are published
As I prepare for the journey to London today to join the austerity protests, I can’t help but wonder if I will step off the train with my banner in hand and my desire for change, only to find a city and country that has gone about its business
I cannot believe that The Argus would publish the photo of someone hand feeding a fox on what appears to be their patio or decking (Letters, January 25). What a stupid thing to do. It is exactly this kind of behaviour which leads to urban foxes no
With reference to the article “Neighbours silence over squatters” by Tim Ridgway and Ben Parsons (The Argus, January 25): I’m not in the least bit surprised that the neighbours of Park House were keeping schtum about the squatters there.
With regard to the story “Veteran’s hip operation cancelled ten times” (The Argus, January 26): I wonder if this will happen in the future if GPs have the purse strings. A lot of criticism is aimed at the American health care system, but with their
Since moving from London to Brighton nearly two years ago we are now settled into Brighton life and loving it. So I thought I would list my seven wonders of Brighton. 1: The buses. You can get a bus to take you anywhere, with great drivers. 2: The people
This latest “ice age” weather has created yet more pot- holes all across the county (The Argus, January 15). Brighton and Hove City Council seems to be taking the attitude that it has better things to spend money on – money that we, the tax payers
An entertainment venue could return to one of Brighton and Hove's most iconic outdoor sites after it remained empty during last year's fringe festival. Bosses of Brighton Festival Fringe are considering plans from a number of promoters to stage events
Historic public woodland across Sussex has been earmarked for sale to private developers under controversial reforms unveiled by the government. Ministers want to off-load land that is currently run by the Forestry Commission and have come up with a
A gang turned people into living targets as they withdrew large amounts of cash from their banks. They smeared mustard and shaving foam onto their victims' clothes so they could be tracked through busy streets. The victims, many of them elderly or
A failing school has been put into special measures after being judged to be “inadequate” by the education watchdog. Ofsted inspectors made the decision to take action at Southdown Junior School in Church Hill, Newhaven, after a visit. They said pupils
Schools in Sussex will receive an extra £8.8 million for teaching poorer pupils. Each school in the county will be given an extra £430 by the Government for every pupil who is entitled to free school meals. This includes all children whose parents have
I've been reading The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron and following her suggested process with a group of ten or so other people who also want to claim or reclaim their creativity. I'm not an artist in the painting sense or an artiste in the performing
A man was violently beaten with a metal bat as he answered his door. The 32-year-old was set on as he opened the door to his flat in Clarendon Road, Hove, shortly before midnight yesterday. Two men entered and stole about £600.
An MP has been left red-faced after accidentally directing his constituents to a German pornography website. Horsham MP Francis Maude sponsored a campaign for a new hospital in Pease Pottage, which ran from a website with the address c4pph.org. But
A festival has appointed a new director. The former Chief Executive of South East Tourism has joined Brighton Festival Fringe as its new Director. Michael Bedingfield will take up the new post on February 7. Mr Bedingfield’s previous roles include
A schoolboy who suffered horrendous injuries after being smashed in the face with a golf club has charted his amazing road to recovery on YouTube. Harry Wood, 14, was left with a broken cheek bone, a fractured eye socket and without most of
A road connecting Sussex to Surrey has been closed most of this morning. Police have closed the A286 between Midhurst and Haselmere following two unrelated incidents. A Sussex Police spokeswoman said: "The first concerns a gas leak in the Surrey area
Tim O'Shea says the Lewes dressing room is united in the belief they can beat the drop. Rooks travel to fellow strugglers St Albans tomorrow for a six-pointer at the foot of the Blue Square Bet south table. Rock-bottom Lewes are seven
Albion chairman Tony Bloom insists Elliott Bennett is going nowhere. Bloom has confirmed that Norwich target Bennett has handed in a transfer request. The chairman said in a brief statement: "Nothing has changed. "We do not want
Unlawfully parked vehicles could be towed to a street near you after the closure of a car pound. Cars left unlawfully in Brighton and Hove are now being moved to the nearest available free parking space rather than a secure lock-up.
Eastbourne Borough are hopeful of bringing in at least one new face for tomorrow’s visit of Grimsby. Borough are keen to sign a defender on loan after Mitchell Nelson was allowed to return to parent club Bournemouth yesterday. His departure means Borough
Parking spaces at Sussex University will be used on match days once the new American Express Community Stadium is complete. Members of the stadium's exclusive 1901 Club will be given shared access to allocated parking areas on the university
CRAWLEY boss Steve Evans says he respects FA Cup opponents Torquay but insists: “We can beat them.” Reds travel to Plainmoor tomorrow looking to add the League Two side to their list of Cup scalps and seal a fifth-round place for the first time in their
Gus Poyet has demanded the biggest and best pitch possible at The Amex to suit his Albion team’s passing style. The manager has been heavily involved in the playing surface arrangements for the Seagulls’ new ground and wants it to be “the biggest
Albion have confirmed reports that star man Elliott Bennett has handed in a transfer request. The table-topping Seagulls have already rejected an offer from Norwich for Bennett, who has set up 20 goals this season. They are desperate
A man is this morning is hospital after falling 20 feet from a fire escape. The 54-year-old plunged from the fire escape and onto a roof from an address in Hanover Crescent, Brighton, at 5.30am today. Sussex Police, South East Coast
A 17-year-old girl arrested on suspicion of causing the death of the pedestrian in a road crash has been released on bail. The girl, who lives in Haywards Heath, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following the
A stolen car was torched in West Sussex. The vehicle in Tower Road, Colgate, near Horsham, was discovered burning at 8.30pm yesterday. Firefighters from Horsham station attended and put the blaze out but could not save the vehicle.
Firefighters were called to a suspected blaze at Arundel Castle. However, when they arrived they learnt it was a false alarm. The fire alarms at the castle went off at 5.30am today and crews from Worthing station raced over. A firefighter said: “There
Last year 20% of bee colonies did not survive the winter, this year it may be much worse. However some Brighton allotment sites are still saying B... off. The Plan Bee Campaign Last year the Co-operative initiated a campaign called Plan
The next healthwalk dedicated to carers run in partnership with the Carer's Centre is on Saturday, February 5 at 11am. Healthwalks are designed to introduce carers to the health benefits of walking, provide a break from caring for relatives or
