A man is due to appear in court tomorrow to be sentenced for four burglaries. Robin Raison, 21, admitted the offences at an earlier hearing. He was sentenced to 34 months for burglary in January and will appear at Lewes Crown Court where he will be
Thousands of children across Sussex are arrested every year. Figures show Sussex Police carried out 447 arrests on youngsters aged between ten and 14 over a 12 month period. The total number of young people aged 17 and under who were arrested during
Sussex romped to a nine-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire with a day to spare at Hove. Ed Joyce finished unbeaten on 88 as Sussex comfortably chased down a target of 184 to record their second win of the season in division one. Chris
Specially designed pies will be on offer on matchdays at the American Express Community Stadium. The Amex will be the first stadium in the country to bake its own pies in-house following a unique partnership between the stadium’s catering team and Shoreham-based
Councillors who have been in the job for just a week are among those forming Brighton and Hove City Council’s new cabinet. Four out of ten members of the new Green cabinet are new councillors with the other posts going to seasoned members of
Gus Poyet has called in a Real Zaragoza contact to help Adam El-Abd on the road to recovery. The Seagulls’ player of the year was last night heading to see a specialist in Spain as he recovers from a broken bone in his foot. Poyet is keen to have the
It could have been a hole lot worse if this crater hadn’t been discovered. Police officers closed a city centre road for fear it would collapse. Residents and drivers were initially shocked because the relatively small dip in Norfolk Road, Hove, seemed
THE University of Brighton should be congratulated for taking a lead in sustainable house design with The House That Kevin Built (The Argus, April 27). It will help put Brighton on the map and aid learning about how to design low-impact houses for the
I’M RESPONDING to a story in The Argus (May 2) in which a trust is introducing dedicated “comfort rounds” to help a patient’s stay. The new system is being introduced at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and the Princess Hospital in Haywards
I AGREE with B Bayliss (Letters, May 5) in that pensioners would struggle to pay their council tax on a basic state pension. However, if OAPs are in receipt of means-tested pension credit, they pay no council tax regardless of if they rent or own their
MAY I ask why this ConDem Government continues to attack the most vulnerable in society? And I’m not talking about venture capitalists, gambling merchant bankers or other risk-takers who use other people’s money. In response to a series of recent Parliamentary
RECENTLY there have been urgent calls for donors to give their “pint of blood” to contribute to the increased need for transfusions. I am puzzled as to why much more use is not made of Transfusion Alternative Health Care. This procedure has been
YOUR article about the heritage board in Palmeira Square just reinforces how Hove residents have become second class citizens (The Argus, May 5). We were unwilling cannon fodder for this obsession with city status and are now discarded. A Brighton
It's the creature with 16 legs that can land you in A&E. The red haired caterpillar, which turns into the brown tailed moth, can cause a severe allergic reaction, leaving some people struggling to breathe. Council officials have put up warning posters
A skateboarding dog has been given an ‘Asbone’ after it mowed down two people, including a pregnant woman. YouTube sensation, Bodhi, is well known for zooming down streets in Brighton on four wheels, but council bosses said he didn’
A Conservative councillor has been charged with drink driving. Ian White is alleged to have committed the offence, two days before he was elected to the Seaford West seat on Lewes District Council. White, 64, who described himself in election material
This is the face of a man police want to talk to in connection with a sexual assault on a 23-year-old woman. Sirazul Islam, 24, was due to answer bail in March following his arrest on suspicion of sexual assault but failed to do so. Attempts to contact
As the country feels the squeeze, it seems Brighton has more than its fair share of people with the bottle for an unusual job. Auditions for the “pickled person” were held at The Sabai Pavilion in Victoria Gardens, Grand Parade. The
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
Eastbourne could bring Saturday afternoon racing to Arlington in a bid to avoid fixture congestion. The Elite League leaders are determined to head off a repeat of last Saturday’s fiasco, which saw them lose three riders to international events and surrender
The global boss of coffee chain Starbucks has said the firm got it wrong when they opened a branch in Brighton without planning permission. There was community outcry in 2008 when the multi-national giant opened in Kemp Town's St James’s Street, despite
A litter of day-old kittens have been found dumped in a skip. The babies could have been crushed to death by industrial waste had passers by not heard their screams. The kittens were found tied up in a plastic bag under heavy rubbish in the skip in
Ben Keyworth admits he could never write about “middle-class dinner parties” – couldn’t and, one suspects, wouldn’t want to. The lives he is interested in portraying are those played out not in high society but on the margins of it, the sort
Unlike this audience, Franz Schubert never heard his B flat Piano Trio, D898, actually performed. It wasn’t even published until the 1840s, yet is a masterpiece of the romantic period, heady with melodic invention and lyrical drama. The
Jack Carter's brutal world is full of punishment beatings, swearing and casual racism. It is a world director and producer Jack Weisz recreates perfectly in the cavernous space of Hove Town Hall. Taking its lead from Ted Lewis’s novel, Nick Bartlett
Former Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt has entered the men’s draw of the AEGON International at Eastbourne. Last year’s champion Michael Llodra has also confirmed he will be back to defend his title alongside fellow Frenchman Jo-Wilfried
BBC journalist Peter Taylor has had a professional career of 40 years spent talking to terrorists. This has been to the chagrin of British police, politicians and soldiers. But really, what is a terrorist? What drives one? Taylor
Jaw-dropping athleticism, an abundance of stamina and genuine bravery seem to be the desired job specs for the seven members of Australian dance-infused circus troupe Circa. Although coming together as an ensemble to create inhuman shapes
Mehrdad Seyf’s last Fringe performance was a site-specific show called Plastic about the sex-change industry in Tehran. It did not go down well with the Iranian authorities and he was told not to return by friends at the country’s Dramatic Arts Centre
Local walkers up and down Sutherland Road are mystified to see this retro-graffiti "REMEMBER BOBBY SANDS" on a garage door. The terrace of 12 garages are used by Brighton College to store stuff. Some have speculated that it just another piece of art
Women groups have supported plans to organise a protest walk against those who blame the victims of sex crimes. Campaigners in Brighton are hoping to organise a “Slutwalk” after being outraged at the remarks of a Canadian police officer, who
Ever fancied trying your hand at bowls? It's a great way of keeping fit, making friends and having fun. Woodingdean Bowls Club are giving everybody the opportunity to try the sport at an Open Day next Sunday ( the15th of May) at their headquarters
Four teenagers have been arrested after a field was set alight. The four boys from Bognor, two aged 14 and two aged 15, have been arrested on suspicion of arson and released on bail until Saturday June 11. More than £1,000 worth of thatch was destroyed
The biggest Eurovision party in the country will not take place this year after being gazumped by an opera. The Duke of York's Picturehouse in Preston Circus, Brighton, is famed for filling the auditorium and receiving a shout out from host Graham Norton
Eastbourne Borough have released midfielder Simon Weatherstone. The former Crawley playmaker is followed out of the exit at Priory Lane by defender Neil Jenkins. Borough have offered new deals to the rest of the squad which was relegated
Craven Vale Community meeting last night (May 11th) discussed a number of matters: the successful "A Walk on a Wild Side" event last month (kids will be getting personalised Bird Boxes) ; graffiti in Bakers Bottom and the lack of railings around the Craven
Join me from 10.30am for a live blog of the third day of Sussex's County Championship clash with Nottinghamshire at Hove and have your say as the action unfolds.
A cigarette could have caused a skip fire which started in a residential street. East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service sent a crew from Preston Circus to Windlesham Gardens, Brighton, at 4.05am today. The skip was full of building material rubbish which
An elderly woman who died in a car crash has been named as Patricia Burford. The 78-year-old, of Primose Hill, Fairlight, near Hastings, was a passenger in a blue VW Polo being driven by an 81-year-old man when the collision happened. Mrs Burford suffered
Albion fan Gary Peters admits his company cannot wait to kick-off life as new sponsors of the club at The Amex. The Seagulls have revealed BrightonandHoveJobs.com will be their new shirt sponsor for their first season back in the Championship. The local
An urgent overhaul of Sussex rail services must be carried out to prevent a repeat of last winter's travel chaos, a powerful parliamentary committee has recommended. MPs on the Commons transport committee launched a probe in the wake of the last cold
DJ Mark Ronson has not been named among the line-up for the revised Shakedown Festival. The DJ was not on a list released by the festival’s organisers, although Razorlight still are. The festival is now due to take place in Stanmer Park
A postbox was torched. The box was set alight in Lower Church Road, Burgess Hill, shortly before 8pm yesterday, a West Sussex Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said. She added: “We believe it was arson. Carbon dioxide extinguishers were used to put out the
