Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious assault on a 23-year-old woman. The incident took place in Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, in the early hours of Sunday morning. The woman received a serious cut to her forehead in the incident around 12.30am
Sussex were unable to make the most of a good start on the opening day of their County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire. Ed Joyce and Chris Nash put on 100 for the first wicket but Notts hit back to dismiss Sussex for 304. England's Graeme Swann
Albion’s senior players can expect to see a lot of The Amex this summer, despite only having one first team friendly at their new home. The Seagulls host Tottenham in a prestigious run-out on Saturday, July 30, two weeks after the development
It's hard to find the right words to describe the effect of Amy Nostbakken’s performance as a young woman adrift in her own life. The phrases that come to mind – being hit by a train, left shell-shocked – are too clichéd for a play that is anything
Once a history tutor at Boundstone Community College, Andy Thomas is now a comic and writer, but teaching has clearly left a psychological mark. Boundstone Lane follows Thomas’s teaching-based show of last year’s Fringe, which saw him visited by Kenneth
Arthur Miller's play that questions the ethics of war profiteering has been described as an Ibsenian drama. It also bears the inevitability of a Greek tragedy, with a family doomed to be torn apart. Successful businessman Joe Keller knowingly allows
There was an air of expectancy as the 12 members of Groupe Acrobatique de Tanger carried out their simple warm-ups on stage in their tracksuits and trainers. And the group’s low-key entrance was dispelled within seconds of the music beginning,
Anyone who has nestled around an impromptu bonfire on a late festival evening will know the communal spirit created around fire. And it was this same communal spirit which Compagnie Carabosse managed to produce with their breathtaking combination
Asian Dub Foundation are no strangers to the Brighton Festival. In their past two incarnations they performed live scores to the films La Haine and Battle Of Algiers to both critical acclaim and rapturous audience responses. This year’s Festival
The image of Michael Caine as Jack Carter, shotgun in hand, has become a true icon of 1970s British film. Director and producer James Weisz is now bringing Jonathan Holloway’s 2005 adaptation of the gritty revenge thriller to Brighton Festival
I AM overjoyed with the overwhelming rejection of the alternative vote system. The near hysteria of Chris Huhne threatening to sue the No campaign was absurd. If he had somehow succeeded, the precedent could have been colossal. Virtually every party
I AM elated that the Green party has been elected. Hopefully they will have the courage to oversee the removal of four strategic directors appointed last November by Brighton and Hove City Council. Will we see the results of their work or
Business leaders have called on the Greens to set aside ideology and work in partnership. Bosses in Brighton and Hove have told The Argus they want to establish a dialogue with the council’s incoming administration. They have vowed to work with the newly
More than a quarter of children in Brighton and Hove have had a filling before they go to school. Health officials in the city say not enough children are being encouraged to brush their teeth properly. Healthcare firm Simplyhealth's annual dental survey
A paperboy who was knocked down by a car has died. Witnesses said Declan Hubert, 14, had been listening to his iPod when he was hit crossing Hangleton Road, Hove. The teenager, who was thrown into the air in the collision, suffered massive head
A boy playing with a BB gun sparked an armed police operation. Firearms officers swooped on St Johns Park, Burgess Hill, after reports a man dressed in a balaclava and camouflage gear was hiding in the bushes yesterday. Police tailed
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is still expected to come to Brighton, despite facing extradition. The internet activist is lined up to take part in a discussion entitled “Article 19” about Freedom of Information at Brighton Festival. The May 21 debate
A bus was completely destroyed after it set alight on a dual carriageway this lunch time. All passengers were able to escape the minibus before the fire took hold shortly after 1pm today on the A23 near the Hickstead turn off. West Sussex
Conservative MPs have pledged to work with a Green-led local authority – but warned they will keep it in check if necessary. As the newly-elected members on Brighton and Hove City Council were yesterday inducted into their roles, work continued behind
Things the wonderful world of cinema has taught me in 2011. Starring the tangled web of family life and flying castles... IN A SUMMER overflowing with big-budget adaptations of comic book characters (Thor, Captain America, X-Men, Green Lantern
A teenager offered more than just a second-hand sofa on the internet site Freecycle. The 19-year-old, who described herself as a blonde, said she was: “Giving away my sexual favours, free”. The saucy advert was spotted on Brighton’s
I wandered in to the old church in Ship Street and listened to the song. It only takes 11 minutes to hear the whole piece: it takes a life-time to resonate. Thomas Tallis's choral masterpiece Spem in Alium was written circa 1573 for forty parts
Sussex Police’s top officer said he would welcome the power to make police officers redundant. Chief constable Martin Richards said about 75 experienced officers will be forced to retire later this month if Sussex Police gets the go-ahead to
John Maggs has described his time at Horsham as among the best in his career. Maggs’ 11-year reign as Hornets boss came to an end last night. His contract, which runs out at the end of May, is not being renewed as part of substantial financial cuts
Skipper Mike Yardy makes his Championship comeback in today's televised clash with Nottinghamshire at Hove. Yardy has missed the opening four division one matches after returning early from the World Cup due to depression. He was not
Murder detectives investigating the suspected killing of a garage boss will begin to dig for his body. Yesterday Sussex Police said they had received intelligence that suggested Gary Hampson, whose blood was found at his Hove business address, had been
Join me from 10.30am for a live blog of the first day of Sussex's County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire at Hove and have your say as the action unfolds.
Two bin fire which caused external damage to properties are believed to have been started deliberately. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service sent a crew from Preston Circus, Brighton, to Church Street, Brighton, at 1.10am after the fires broke out near
Councillor Geoffrey Theobald has been elected the new leader of the Tory party for Brighton and Hove. The former cabinet member for transport and environment succeeded Mary Mears at a meeting held by the Conservative party last night.
The Nonsense, written by Kevin Cotter, directed by Dino Kazamia and starring Andrew Kazamia is a hard-hitting story about Ronnie Taylor, an ex-boxer turned small-time gangster who relives his life, which is in turns both tragic and comic, while training
Gus Poyet today praised Tommy Elphick’s commitment to the Albion cause after revealing his big defender will miss the start of life at The Amex. Elphick underwent an operation yesterday after suffering a ruptured Achilles in Saturday’s season-ending
Firefighters are in desperate need of scrapped vehicles for training exercises. Watch Commander Les Maddams, from Crawley fire station, said supplies were running low and appealed to anyone wishing to get rid of their vehicle to donate it the
An 18-year-old man is in hospital with serious injuries after falling 30ft from a car park. Sussex Police and East Sussex Fire and rescue Service were called to the Arndale shopping centre in Eastbourne town centre by ambulance staff who
A 40-year-old woman has died after being hit by a train. British Transport Police (BTP) and Thames Valley Police officers attended the incident near Iver railway station, Buckinghamshire, at 10.18am yesterday. The woman, who is believed to be from
A mother and daughter have been charged with trying to smuggle £800,000 worth of cocaine into the UK through Gatwick Airport. Sandra Grey, 44, and Jamaican resident Kerene Hayles, 22, were arrested by officers after arriving at Gatwick from Montego Bay
Campaigners have hailed a milestone victory in the battle for Hastings Pier after being awarded a lottery grant. The Victorian pier was almost completely destroyed in an arson attack on October 5 last year. The Hastings Pier and White
A fire which started at a derelict pub is being investigated. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service sent crews to the Ball Tree, in Western Road, Sompting, near Worthing, at about 10.30pm yesterday. The ground floor of the two-storey building was severely
