There are plenty of contenders for Albion’s player-of-the-season prize. Inigo Calderon offered a reminder at Withdean last night that he is one of them. The swashbuckling Spaniard scored his sixth goal of the campaign in the second half to secure a
A man has been charged following an attempted street robbery which saw a glass bottle smashed over someone's head. The incident took place in Lewes Crescent, Brighton, shortly before 6am this morning. Bradley Hughes, 28, of Slindon Avenue
A university has reported alleged prostitution on its campus to police. The University of Sussex called Sussex Police after it was tipped off that a one-bedroom flat was being used as a brothel. Two adverts were posted on an internet escort site apparently
WHEN DRIVING down Woodland Drive last week I was delighted to find that the workmen who were filling up the potholes had also removed the dreaded and damaging speed bumps. At last, I thought, no more time-consuming diversions to avoid them – Brighton
THE Big Lemon has been running in Brighton and Hove since 2007, providing a sustainable and affordable bus service, and collecting waste cooking oil from 150 restaurants with which to power their vehicles. They won the Best Sustainability Initiative
PETER ATKINSON misconstrues some of my remarks about the planned NHS changes (Letters, March 16). While agreeing with greater GP involvement in decision-making, I too believe this could be achieved without the organisational upheaval now taking place
I’M WRITING about the verdict for the Mears brothers (The Argus, March 19). A previously reported case involved a man prosecuted for fly tipping. He received two years in prison for this. The Mears brothers were convicted on eight counts, but the punishment
BOTH M Dyson (Letters, March 16) and D Manville (Letters, March 21) are incorrect in referring to the proposed community garden on the corner of Portland Street and Church Street. The Quakers Croft and burial ground was to the east of New Road, behind
CHRIS TODD’S reminder about the relative historical costs of car fuel, and the massive rises in the cost of public transport was timely (Letters, March 19). It is now quite clear how little this Government – like the last one, only worse – cares about
YOUR report on child poverty in Brighton and Hove (The Argus, March 17) raises many challenging questions about how we tackle inter-generational dependency in the city. I believe this issue crosses political lines and I’m pleased that our recent decision
THERE were two separate articles about the work carried out by small organisations for wild animals of many different species (both in The Argus, March 16). The first article, which concerned Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service and their organiser
Crawley insist their ambitious plans to build the club remain on track despite the death of co-owner Bruce Winfield. Mr Winfield, 61, passed away on Monday after battling throat cancer. A fan for nearly 50 years, he re-joined the board in 2009 and invested
Albion boss Gus Poyet has hailed goalscoring defender Inigo Calderon as “different class”. The Spaniard slotted his sixth of the season to secure a 1-0 win for the Seagulls at Withdean last night, which puts them ten points clear at the top of League
A man accused of killing his best friend admitted he lied about when he last saw him, a court was told. Sean Iran told detectives he last saw heroin addict Stefan Welch outside his family home in Portslade. However, he told a jury at
Albion Reserves had to settle for a frustrating 1-1 draw at home to Aldershot today. The Seagulls looked on course for another Combination win after dominating possession and taking a 15th-minute lead through Cristian Baz. But Shots striker Reece Connolly
It's not on the timetable, you can’t buy a ticket, and in fact you’re not even allowed on board. A single ghost train full of empty seats sails past the deserted box office at Newhaven Marine train station every day at 8.15pm on its way to
A woman was dragged onto Brighton beach and sexually assaulted after leaving a nightclub. The 18-year-old had left Coalition in King's Road Arches, Brighton, at about 4am on March 12, when she was attacked. The assault is not being treated as linked
The wife of a man who has been missing from home since January has urged him to make contact. Speaking publicly for the first time, Sue Ridgley appealed for Steve Ridgley to get in touch. The father-of-three went missing from his home in Knebworth
A police car crashed as it raced to a reported sighting of a gun. It collided with a civilian car and hit railings at the junction of North Road and Marlborough Place, Brighton, shortly before 5.30pm on Monday. No-one was seriously hurt but the driver
The wait for a car parking space in Brighton and Hove is often long and frustrating. But now one driver has claimed faulty mechanical counting systems at council car parks are keeping queues needlessly long. Andrew Miller told The Argus that while the
A 76-year-old man has been jailed for 14 years for abusing children more than 30 years ago. Sidney Thorpe, 76, was found guilty of ten rapes, eight indecent assaults, three counts of child cruelty and one count of gross indecency between 1965
The Chancellor, George Osborne, has delivered his second Budget. He announced the following measures: Annual growth forecast revised down from 2.1% to 1.7% in 2012. Inflation expected to remain at 4-5% this year, 2.5% next year and 2% the following
A father-of-two died of a stroke after paramedics wrongly diagnosed him as having an ear infection, an inquest heard. Plumber Steven Collingbourne, 43, started feeling ill at his home in Peacehaven on December 23 last year, but ambulance crews told him
Almost one in three people in Sussex are suffering from long term health problems like asthma, diabetes and heart disease. Health bosses say poor diet and obesity are causing a growing number of people to develop the debilitating conditions. The statistics
A plan to improve the condition of council homes is “on track”. Brighton and Hove City Council is planning to transfer 499 of its homes to an “arms length” company, known as a local delivery vehicle (LDV). The local authority will then use these homes
Two men threatened a shop worker before stealing cash, cigarettes and drink in St Leonards last night. The attack happened at the Marina Park Convenience Store at 10pm. The robbers grabbed cash from the till before filling a carrier
A thirteen-storey tower could be the centrepiece of a multi-million pound redevelopment to replace the “ugliest” building in Sussex. A team of architects and planning officials are drawing up plans to develop the Anston House site in Preston Road, Brighton
The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will present his second budget today. Tax breaks for hard-pressed families and incentives for companies are expected to be at the heart of today’s budget announcement. Experts say that when
A car was destroyed in a suspected arson attack. A VW Polo was found ablaze in a car park outside flats in Highfield Wick in Littlehampton at around 5.15am this morning. Fire crews from Littlehampton attended the blaze which also damaged
Former Albion loanee Joe Dolan could make his debut for Lewes at home to leaders Braintree tonight. The experienced centre-back, who made 49 league appearances for Millwall and also had a loan spell at Crawley, is expected to sign in time for tonight
Californian singer-songwriter Jesca Hoop moved to Manchester a few years back and, while the northern sky hasn’t dampened her chirpy demeanour, new tracks suggest it has added a darker dimension to her songwriting. Hoop has had enough celebrity backing
Rambert Dance Company’s passion for bold, risk-taking dance is put to the test in their new spring show Awakenings. It is based on the mysterious encephalitic sleeping sickness documented in Dr Oliver Sack’s non-fiction novel of the same name. “To be
Albion expect to have sold more than 15,000 season tickets for The Amex by the end of the week. It puts them well on course for regular crowds of about 20,000 in their first season at the American Express Community Stadium. More than 14,000 season
A canoeist saved the life of a man whose rowing boat had capsized. The 65-year-old man from Lancing was rescued by a Shoreham Lifeboat from the River Adur at Shoreham after the passing canoeist had raised the alarm and helped the man onto a moored boat
A social media meet-up event is raising money for charity. The Brighton Twestival – or Brightwest – is a Tweet-Up with a social conscience. The event on March 24 at the Smuggler’s Loft on Ship Street, Brighton will raise money for the
A selfless neighbour rescued a man from a kitchen fire in his flat. A 66-year-old man had started cooking in his flat in Southover Street, Brighton at around 6.30pm last night but fell asleep after taking his medication. When the neighbour in his 20s
A man who was struck over the head with a bottle chased after his attacker. The man from Newhaven was struck over the head with a bottle in Lewes Crescent in Kemp Town, Brighton in an attempted street robbery at around 6am this morning. Although
She plunged a kitchen knife into his back after catching him in his boxer shorts with her best friend. But after dodging a jail sentence Candy Lyons said she is sorry and is now getting ready to marry 37-year-old Rob Goldthorpe – the man she
A car was flipped on to its side following an accident on the A23. One lane of the A23 northbound at Hickstead was closed for around two hours this morning after two cars collided at around 5.30am. There are no reports of any injuries to anyone in either
A teenage boy and a woman were hospitalised after a gang went on a shooting spree with an air rifles. At least six people were known to have been shot with the most serious cases requiring surgery to remove the bullets. The incident
A heartbroken wife has told how she gave her dying Paratrooper husband their baby to hold for the last time. In her first interview since the death of Private Daniel Prior, his wife Emily Prior said she will now “live for her son” Logan who
Hastings conceded a last-gasp penalty to lose 2-1 to Kingstonian in Ryman premier tonight. George Porter put Hastings ahead but Kingstonian levelled in the 88th minute before scoring again in stoppage time. Mike Huckett scored twice as Worthing beat
