A seasick boatman was rescued by the Littlehampton lifeboat crew. The incident took place today at 5pm. A Solent coastguard spokesman said: “One of the crew was seasick and the boat was out of fuel too. “The boat was off the coast of Middleton (
Bargain hunters should make make their way to Woodingdean this Saturday (the 14th) when the Woodingdean Primary School PTA will be holding one of their regular Car Boot Sales. The event will take place at the school field in Warren Rd starting at 10am
Nearly 8,000 tickets have been sold for this year’s Pride in just three weeks. It is the first time bosses have charged for the party at Preston Park in Brighton and organisers say it proves there is support for the event, as only people with Sussex
A thieving builder whose workmanship was deemed dangerous has been punished – and ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work. James Reilly, 27, was due to carry out work at customer Beverley Goacher’s home in Hove. But in an attempt to cheat her
A car and lorry collided in East Sussex today. The crash occurred on the A22 near Hailsham at 12.15pm, a Sussex Police spokesman said. Fire crews from Hailsham and Eastbourne attended. A woman suffered minor injuries in the collision and was taken
Premier Division: Newtown Villa 2, Cowfold 1. Division 2 North: AFC Roffey 6, Horsham Trinity 2.
Nottinghamshire mounted a fight back after being made to follow on by Sussex at Hove following a dramatic batting collapse. Skipper Mike Yardy decided to enforce the follow on after Notts crashed from 132-4 to 145 all out in the space of 33
A man was taken to hospital after falling 10ft. The patient, aged in his 30s, fell from a roof in the Rose Hill area of Bognor on Tuesday, a South East Coast Air Ambulance spokesman said. He said he suffered back and shoulder pain, plus a cut to his
Kutlug Ataman - Mesopotamian Dramaturgies - is in The Old Municipal Market , next to the Wood Store, where old wood is recycled, much of it as twee Art. It helps to read the blurb beforehand. I never would have realised that the water videos were a
A tray of gold chains was stolen from a jewellery shop. The theft took place at 1.40pm today in the Sakakina Jewellers in the Carfax, Horsham. Two men entered the shop. While one asked to see a particular bracelet the other moved behind
Ten delis in Sussex have been named among the best in the country. The delicatessens have been nominated for the regional finals by a panel of judges at the Deli of the Year Awards. Now they need customers’ help to gather enough votes to make it through
Two men have been charged with stealing clothes from outside a charity shop. Simon Brand, 23, from Millfield in Sompting and Alec Lappin, 21 from Butts Road, Southwick, were charged today with committing burglaries in Portslade and Shoreham. The pair
Airgun-firing yobs are targeting seagulls in unprecedented numbers. Bird protection groups have expressed concern after six gulls were taken to a rescue centre with serious wounds. Two of the birds had to be put down. All 11 species of seagull found
I’M WRITING to you in relation to a recent article in the South Coast Leader (April 14) concerning the Newhaven Incinerator. This photo was taken from within the boundary of the South Downs National Park, looking across to the South Downs hills just
I CAN remember in 1983 when Tracy Barlow in Coronation Street was a cute five-year-old played by Christabel Finch whom Eddie Yeats (Geoffrey Hughes) bowed down to and called “Princess”. Deirdre Barlow changed her surname from Langton to Barlow to save
JUST recently, I was unfortunate enough to have an accident while working. I fell off a ladder and landed on my heel, smashing it to pieces. I was taken to what felt like a hotel in Eastern Road, Brighton. The beds were clean and comfortable, the nursing
I TOTALLY agree with the view expressed by a letter writer in The Argus (May 3) that those who drink with the intention of getting drunk should be charged for any required hospital treatment. We should also remove free healthcare from those who over
Regarding the article about queues in a Brighton post office (The Argus, May 4), it’s not only happening there, I can assure you. I joined a queue in the main post office in Lancing on a recent Saturday at 10.50am and finally reached the front at 11.10am
COLIN BARTON’S call for increased funding for research into the abnormal pathology of people with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is welcome and long-overdue (Letters, May 2). Despite evidence of the same neurological inflammation being found in both
WE WERE informed that the person accused of killing greengrocer Tony Magdi was charged with manslaughter (The Argus, May 4). In a road rage attack, it is reported that Mr Magdi was punched once in the head. In my opinion, it is quite right and proper
ON BEHALF of the Brighton and Hove-based national charity Friends, Families And Travellers, I would like to thank Green MP Caroline Lucas and those MPs who signed an early day motion in Parliament. The motion calls on the Government to encourage councils
A chief executive who stole more than £105,000 from the youth charity he headed has been jailed for three years. Anthony Pippen, 48, stole the money from Sussex Clubs for Young People between 2005 and 2009. He forged signatures of cheques. At Hove
A homeowner's three-year planning battle to build a home for his family has stalled - over a pathway three paving slabs long. Darren Knight first applied to build a four-bedroom house in his back garden for his sick mother-in-law in November 2008. But
Two Anglican bishops have backed thousands of campaigners protesting over millions of pounds of council cuts to services. More than 20,000 people have signed a petition by the Don't Cut Us Out campaign urging West Sussex county councillors to change
An MP has proved that The Argus really is an essential daily read - by claiming for it on his expenses. Hove MP Mike Weatherley made more than 50 claims to cover the cost of keeping up to date with all of the latest local news in his constituency
Five people – including a 13-year-old boy – were arrested following an incident at a home in the early hours of today. A Sussex Police spokesman said: "Police were called to the address at 3.50am after reports of a disturbance and found five people
Sussex Police are investigating after a teenager fell 30ft from a car park. An 18-year-old man received multiple fractures after plummeting to the ground from the Arndale Centre in Eastbourne town centre during the early hours of yesterday morning.
Police have issued a warning to van owners following a spate of catalytic converter thefts. Catalytic converters were stolen from vehicles parked outside homes in Shoreham on the evening of May 4. In the following days three vans at an industrial park
A barman saved the day after stepping in to act as a translator at a Brighton Festival show. Steve Green, who works at Brighton Dome, was asked to help out at a question and answer session at the end of a Chouf Ouchouf show. The Moroccan acrobatics
A tubby man pestered homeowners, refusing to leave they wanted him too. Sussex Police believe there was something suspicious about his behaviour. He visited the home in Springbank, Chichester, at 12.45pm on Monday (9). He told the occupant he was
It has been a feature of Brighton’s city centre for 70 years and now its teatime tales have been preserved for ever. David Sewell, whose family have run the Pavilion Gardens Cafe since 1941, has interviewed customers and staff to record their favourite
A man had his tooth knocked out after being punched in the face during a fight. The 25-year-old, from Chichester, was one of three victims to be treated by paramedics following the scrap in New Park Road. A 23-year-old man from Chidham, near Chichester
This week is the last chance to see ‘Home Is Where the Art Is’ at the Fishing Quarter Gallery, the latest instalment in the I Love Art Brighton story, curated by Sarah Gillings. It’s not a secret that I’ve been a little bit of a groupie to Sarah’s
Hundreds of sick and dying people around the county have been given the gift of life by patients who ended their days at Sussex hospitals. The final wishes of more than 50 patients at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust to donate
FEMALE BODY PERCEPTION AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH ART The Great Wall of Vagina - a series of panels using moulds taken directly from the body to produce sculpture - is on show from 6 - 31 May 2011 at Jamie McCartney Sculpture Studios, 7 Ship Street
A motorcyclist received serious head injuries after he collided with a Land Rover. The crash happened in Palehouse Common Road, Uckfield, at the junction with Brookhouse Lane, at 12.54pm on Tuesday. The 62-year old motorcyclist, from Burwash, received
The Tories have ditched council leader Mary Mears following their election defeat. Just days after losing control of Brighton and Hove City Council, the new batch of Conservative councillors ousted the market trader turned politician in a split late-night
This was a sparkling hour of baroque music which should have accompanied a gondola down the Grand Canal, or trailed a Hanoverian round the Pavilion Gardens. Concerto, sinfonia, suite and quintet rippled and tripped with immense charm off an unusual
A dark comedy penned by New York playwright Jacquelyn Reingold, performed by Lyndsey Bishop and Leanne Cruise of amateur theatre company BC Productions, this was outstanding theatre from start to finish. Freeze Tag is about the unlikely meeting of
Tens of thousands of TV viewers in Sussex risk having their service cut off when the nation switches to Digital next year. Across the county more than 153,000 thousand analogue televisions, including 17,000 in Brighton and Hove, are still being
This interactive theatre experience promises to take you through rooms both real and imagined. The real aspect is evident as you are instructed down a corridor and into a waiting area, mirroring scenarios described later on. The imagined
A joy! A cornucopia of sensory surprises which contradicts expectation that something has to be seen to be believed. Any idea of a typical theatre visit was ditched: everyone was offered a blindfold. Suddenly bereft of sight, the audience was guided
Italian satirist Dario Fo’s 1983 play The Open Couple ran wild with the poisonous human truth of always wanting what you can’t have – even if it’s your spouse. Stilted above its affluent surroundings, The Master Marina bar can spark a twang of green-eyed
Verdict, Agatha Christie’s last play written in 1958, is a complete departure from her usual whodunnits. The audience sees the murder committed and hears the motive revealed as Christie dwells more on morals, love and psychology than on clues and detection
Specialist search teams were this morning looking for the body of missing Gary Hampson, 42, in a remote country lane. Sussex Police Major Crime branch say they believe the car mechanic has been murdered and his body dumped in countryside close
It's the story of a cheating husband, an anally retentive wife and the inevitable collapse of a cracked partnership. Yet, in the ensuing delusion that such catastrophes create, performer Rachel Blackman and Stillpoint theatre company have created
Thosands of people lined the streets to watch the city’s young people take part in Brighton’s Children’s Parade. The carnival, which is organised by arts group Same Sky, got Brighton Festival off to a great start. This year’s theme
Children's favourite Mr Benn will come out of retirement for the Brighton Festival. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Mr Benn series, the original narrator of the television series, Ray Brooks, will be reading bedtime stories to children
Albion fans started an impromptu party after meeting Tony Bloom on a train. Supporters on their way back from Saturday’s game with Notts County met their chairman as he travelled in First Class. Fans writing on Albion supporter
A re-examination of a £750 million budget will be the first act of the country's only Green-led council. In what was a statement of intent, the soon-to-be-formed Green administration yesterday asked key groups to join them in reviewing £23 million of
Join me from 10.30am for a live blog of the second day of Sussex's County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire at Hove and have your say as the action unfolds.
A charity box was stolen during a ram raid on an aquarium. Three men are believed to have driven a Range Rover-type vehicle through the doors of the Blue Reef Aquarium, in Rock-A-Nore Road, Hastings, at about 3.50am yesterday. It is not known how much
Albion boss Gus Poyet has added a centre-half to his summer shopping list after losing Tommy Elphick for the start of next season. Poyet will sign a stopper to compensate for Elphick’s absence for up to six months with a ruptured Achilles
A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life in hospital after his moped collided with a car. Police were called to Tower Road, Lancing, at about 6.45pm yesterday after the crash. The boy, from Worthing, suffered a serious head injury and was taken to
Two men have received four-year football banning orders following violence at a match. Matthew Butler, 37, of Hawkins Road, Tilgate, Crawley, and Jamie Simpson, 22, of Jewel Walk, Bewbush, Crawley, were involved in a fight at a football match
A singer was accused of rape by a teenager after a gig in Sussex. Aggro Santos, who came to national fame on I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, was one of two men arrested after a student ball at the weekend. A woman in her late teens
A councillor has reportedly been re-elected as the leader for the Brighton and Hove Labour group. Gill Mitchell is believed to have received a unanimous vote from fellow councillors which means she will continue to lead the Labour party
Two men have been charged in relation to the murder of a father who went missing in January. Daniel Alexander, 61, of no fixed address, is alleged to have murdered 42-year-old garage boss Gary Hampson. He has also been charged with conspiracy
