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  • Day 17 - round and about in Brighton and Hove

    Miles so far: Walking: 26 Bike: 146 Bus: 18 Train: 900 Total: 1090 I am being really lucky with the weather this week. Today I had a whole day on the Brompton visiting various sites and the sun shone throughout. The main

  • Celebrating Labour Day

    It is our son’s birthday next week and we will have a great time, the day will be about him and celebrating his life. The day before it however, I like to celebrate myself and what happened on the day I struggled to give birth. I know I have only

  • Brighton Station taxi rank to close for three months

    Taxi drivers are predicting a “spring time of chaos” after being told the rank at Brighton Station will be closed for up to three months. Cabbies, who pay £410 a year to use the rank, said they were only given a week’s warning that it will close during

  • Bungling Battle jewellery raiders jailed

    Police have thanked two female shop staff and several members of the public who tackled jewellery robbers in Battle last September. Two Kent men who pleaded guilty to robbery at an earlier hearing have been sentenced at Brighton Crown Court today

  • Shoreham lawyer is a music man

    By day he defends the rights of homeowners and businesses. But by night he defends the right to make great music. Lawyer Martin Allen has an alias which until days ago only his closest relatives knew about. The 63-year-old grandfather is not just

  • Crawley garage worker tied up in cigarette raid

    A gang of men tied up a garage shop assistant in Crawley, before stealing thousands of cigarettes. The robbery happened at the Texaco garage in Woodfield Road, Northgate, Crawley, at about 3am today. The worker, a man in his 20s, was on the forecourt

  • Albion get Cup warning

    Albion's FA Cup hopefuls were today warned: Stoke City can play a bit. Gus Poyet takes his League One leaders to the Britannia Stadium on Saturday for a fifth-round tie against a Stoke outfit renowned for a basic, rugged approach.

  • Brighton woman's FA Cup final dream

    Grandmother Vera Chick remembers Albion’s FA Cup run in 1983 like it was yesterday. She used rosettes to decorate the bookmakers where she worked to give the shop a Seagulls theme. Mrs Chick, 81, remembers winning money from her employers Ladbrokes

  • Evans: The circus is over

    Crawley's FA Cup “circus” will stop today according to boss Steve Evans who insists: “We’ve got a game to try and win.” Evans wants to keep their preparations for Saturday’s historic FA Cup tie at Old Trafford as close to a normal league game

  • Man found dead in van parked in Peacehaven street

    A man has been found dead in a van parked close to a primary school. The body was found by detectives in Roderick Avenue North in Peacehaven at around 10.30am this morning. Detective Inspector Mark O'Brien said: "The death is being treated as unexplained

  • Tragedy of Peacehaven girl found hanging

    A teenage girl was found hanging after enjoying a night with friends. Hannah Marchant, who was described by housemates as the “sweetest girl”, was found at her home in Roderick Avenue, Peacehaven. The 17-year-old, who was studying for a diploma in travel

  • King kindness

    Many thanks to the kind person for returning my lost “Elvis” bus pass. Mrs U Brown Patcham, Brighton

  • Mail mystery

    I was interested to read Mike Weatherley’s comments (The Argus, February 14) concerning Royal Mail’s insistence that mail addressed to Portslade must be followed by Brighton, though I suppose they could argue that it is in East Sussex and that their

  • Supermarkets aren't to blame for the loss of smaller shops

    Some people are getting a bit overheated about St James’s Street, Brighton, claiming supermarkets are driving out the smaller quirky businesses and it is turning into a street of “clone” emporia (The Argus, February 15). The facts are that of the four

  • Unfair stigma

    Christopher Hawtree’s suggestion, first made at public questions at Brighton and Hove City Council and now appearing in The Argus (February 11) that Hove should be twinned with Hove Mobile Park in North Dakota, US – an unincorporated community with

  • A fair trial

    Councillor Bill Randall’s idea to dump cars in Withdean, Patcham and Rottingdean, rather than in his own ward, is somewhat of a parochial response to what is very much a shared local problem (Letters, February 11). The scheme in question

  • Takeaway tax

    So after weeks of secrecy, the Tories have revealed their budget – one that, as The Argus says (February 12), has “both eyes on the elections” in May. After months of trying to blame Labour for the massive cuts they say they have no choice but to impose

  • Jury out in Brighton brothers' Lapland trial

    A jury has retired to consider its verdict on two brothers accused of misleading thousands of customers into visiting a Lapland-style theme park. Victor and Henry Mears, both from Brighton, deny eight charges of selling misleading advertising

  • Man taken to hospital after Southwick shed fire

    A man has been taken to hospital after suffering burns in a shed fire. Four firefighter crews from Shoreham and Hove battled the blaze at allotments in Prince Charles Close, Southwick for around an hour from 2.30pm today. The 2m by 3m

  • One in four of Sussex unemployed are under 25

    More than a quarter of people out of work in Sussex are under 25. Government figures released yesterday show there are 27,041 actively seeking employment in Sussex. Yet of these, 7,110 (26%) are young people between 18 and 24 - more than 1,500 of whom

  • Man killed in Bexhill crash named as Alec Burke

    A man who died in a car crash has been named as Alec Burke. Mr Burke, 62, of Morgan Close, Bexhill, died at the scene of the collision in Cooden Avenue, Bexhill, at 10.20am, on Monday. A 22-year-old man from St Leonards has been arrested

  • Reward offered after Portslade animal deaths

    A reward is being offered to track down those behind the apparent poisoning of foxes and badgers. Enthusiasts say the numbers of badgers and foxes near Southwick Hill, Portslade have declined dramatically in recent years. At least three foxes have

  • Albion fans get late chance to see big Cup tie

    Albion fans can now buy tickets on the gate for Saturday's fifth round FA Cup tie against Stoke at the Britannia Stadium. The Seagulls have sold out their initial 3,000 allocation but another 1,400 tickets are available on the day, priced £20 adults

  • Brighton Taj squatters face eviction

    Squatters who have occupied a possible new Sainsbury’s site are facing eviction. The owners of the former Taj store on St James’ Street, Brighton, have confirmed they will take legal action against protesters, who want to use the building as a community

  • Knives seized at Sussex courts

    Hundreds of knives have been confiscated from people trying to carry them into courtrooms. More than 1600 knives were seized from defendants and visitors at courts in Sussex over the last two years by security staff using metal detectors and body searches

  • New community garden planned for Brighton

    Guerrilla gardeners are set to create a new community garden. Months after developers moved in to reclaim the former community-claimed plot in Lewes Road, Brighton, activists have revealed they have designs on a new site. The plot, which is next to

  • Worthing Borough Council to cancel meetings to save cash

    Council meetings are to be cut to save cash and avoid redundancies. Worthing Borough Council has announced there will be no compulsory job cuts over the next year and that council tax will be frozen despite a huge cut in its Government funding

  • Dead dog may hold clues to Bexhill deaths

    Detectives believe the fate of a Bexhill couple's dog could hold the key to their deaths. The animal, called Rowan, was owned by Audrey Taylor, 74, who was found dead with a head injury at her home in Collington Rise on Wednesday morning.

  • Nine years for Crawley machete attacker

    This is “highly dangerous” Antonio Batsimba who attacked two men with a machete in an unprovoked attack. Today he was jailed for nine years at Hove Crown Court. However, he will only be released when he is no longer deemed a danger to the public.

  • Brighton foster carers back new campaign

    Little Arlo Lewis is almost seven years old but is still not able to talk, can barely walk and cannot be left on his own for even a minute. But the boy from Brighton is a happy and healthy child, thanks in part to the help he receives from his foster

  • Missing Bexhill man could be sleeping rough

    Police are appealing for people to check their outbuildings in case a missing man is sleeping there. Shop owner Steven Ridgley, 46, of Bexhill, was reported missing on January 18. There was a possible sighting by a motorist of Mr Ridgley walking on

  • Brighton Community Base shines bright

    The Community Base charity centre on Queens Road will be hoping for a burning summer this year after applying for 16 solar power panels to be installed on their roof. The application for the panels has been submitted to the Brighton and Hove

  • Portslade man's 126-hour dance marathon

    One man will be dancing not just the night away but the whole week. Steve Stevens, 35, from Portslade, is aiming to break the world record for a dance marathon. But to do so he will have to keep moving for more than 126 hours continuously

  • Was Hove rape victim stalked?

    Detectives are investigating whether a girl who was raped in a park had been stalked through the streets by her attacker. Sussex Police’s inquiry into the attack in Dyke Road Park in Hove early on Tuesday morning is focusing on CCTV footage

  • Reds star could miss out

    Cup hero Ben Smith could be left on the bench when Crawley take on Manchester United on Saturday. The midfielder, who has played in all six games in Reds’ glory run to the fifth round, was ousted by on-loan David Hunt for Tuesday’s 0-0 draw at Wrexham

  • Albion favourite warns: Don't mess with Pulis

    Guy Butters knows what it is like to be on the receiving end against Stoke. The former Albion centre-half also knows what it is like to be on the receiving end of Tony Pulis. Butters played under the Stoke manager at Gillingham and for the Seagulls

  • Corporate challenge gives businesses a run for their money

    The Mayo Wynne Baxter Corporate Challenge has been set up for Sussex-based organisations to race against each other in the Brighton Marathon. To date, 14 businesses have signed up, including official sponsors, law firm Mayo Wynne Baxter. Head of marketing

  • Hove beach hut destroyed in suspected arson

    A beach hut was destroyed in a fire. East Sussex Fire and Rescue crews were called to the hut on Kingsway opposite First Avenue in Hove shortly after 3am today. Fire crews said it is believed the fire was started deliberately. There were also reports

  • Sussex university falls 37 places in annual poll

    A university has fallen 37 places in an annual poll to find the best university according to students. The University of Sussex dropped from 26th place in 2009 to 63rd place in the Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2010. The survey asked