Withdean Park held its sixth Lilac Lark Fair last Sunday but despite the crowds the park is in desperate need of a gardener. In the 1980s the park had two gardeners. Today volunteers maintain it one day a month. Philippa Shaw, Co-ordinator
Walter the dog is now taking his first steps to recovery after being found badly injured on the street. The two-year-old Collie-Cross was found in an awful state on a Brighton street and needed urgent medical attention. He was taken in
At 1.12 pm today, an elderly man with a stick was knocked down by a car, whilst going down St James St at the junction with Manchester Street. Shoppers rushed to his aid and local staff in Morrisons Supermarket provided a pillow till the Police arrived
Organisers of Brighton’s Shakedown festival are still waiting to confirm headline acts for its new date. The one-day festival in Stanmer Park has been rescheduled from July to September over safety fears. A revised line-up was released yesterday but
He lived a life of silence for five years. But when flames and smoke began to engulf his sleeping master’s room, Yorkshire Terrier Benji began to bark. Yesterday Chris Coughlan, 64, and his partner Annie Bolton, 54, claimed they only survived the
"Every record I make is the best record I can make. I don’t think about what the last one was like; I don’t look backwards.” So says Stuart Goddard, better known as Adam Ant, of his first album since 1995’s Wonderful. Adam Ant Is The Blueblack Hussar
“Brighton is one of our favourite places in the world. Period. We actually schedule tours so we get a couple of days off in the city,” says The Antlers’ keyboardist Darby Cicci. With new album Burst Apart just days old, the band’s return to
How I agree with your correspondent Corinne Blass (Letters, May 7). Why can’t we have designated barbecuing areas as seen in the US, and also in Europe and Australia? All it would take is to designate just one of the lawns in Hove and include
IT’S the call no parent wants to receive from his university-based offspring. “Hi, yeah, I’ve dropped out. I’m going to be in a band!” When Mr and Mrs McElligott’s phone rang four years ago, with Max on the end reporting the news he’
I am writing on behalf of my brothers and sisters to express our gratitude to all the staff on the Acute Medical Ward at The Royal Sussex County Hospital. They looked after our mother until she passed away recently. The level of care and consideration
The human cost of hospital-acquired blood clots in the UK means that last year up to 25,000 people may have died from a preventable DVT. Today the financial cost of this disease is laid bare. Since 2005, the taxpayer has had to foot a bill of more than
I am helping to organise a school reunion in June and have been trying to contact people through various means, but without much success so far. I hope this might apply to some readers of The Argus. If any women of a certain age who were at Whitehawk
Some readers of The Argus may have thought about fostering but might not know how to start. Others may have concerns that might prove unfounded once they are given the information they need. Fostering makes a positive difference to the lives
Albion boss Gus Poyet has labelled the play-offs unfair and believes Huddersfield deserve to join the Seagulls in the Championship next season. Huddersfield finished third in League One, eight points adrift of Poyet’s champions but a whopping 16 points
After the quiet lush and mid-tempo brilliance of 2006’s Pet Grief, The Radio Dept’s third album was supposed to follow shortly after. Sensing something truly special was brewing, the band’s Swedish label Labrador gave the Stockholm based three-piece
Recently, my husband and I caught the number 50 bus to Hollingdean. As it stopped outside the Open Market in Brighton, two children – a boy and a girl – attempted to board the bus. Both of them looked like they were under the age of ten. However, the
The organisers behind the Brighton Festival, Fringe and Artist Open Houses have made it even more easier to access events program information, venue iinformation and experience sharing this year with iPhone and Android apps plus Flickr groups and Twitter
Two teenage girls poured a boiling Pot Noodle over a woman’s head in a street attack. The 40-year-old victim was treated for burns to her scalp after the assault in Ham Road, Worthing. She was walking with a 34-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman
Crawley Town have parted company with seven players as they prepare for life in the Football League. Four others have accepted new deals while David Hunt, who has been on loan from Brentford, has agreed terms on a permanent move and will sign
A woman stabbed 21 times in a supermarket will marry this summer. Lucy Yates, was nearly killed when she was knifed by paranoid schizophrenic Samuel Wentworth-Reid. Lucy, now 22, was left fighting for her life after the attack in Somerfield in Avon
With Conor O'Brien playing two shows at The Great Escape this year, his first performance at the Unitarian Church was a chance to do something a bit special in front of the capacity crowd. Armed only with an acoustic guitar, and accompanied by a keyboard
It took Michelangelo four years to paint his masterpiece in the Sistine Chapel. But after nearly double that time, retired decorator Robert Burns has completed his Brand new version of the world’s most famous ceiling. And although his terraced council
The Hope was given over to larynx-shredding hard rock for this evening, with Bolton’s To The Bones first into the indie-metal pit. Hard as nails and drilled to precision, their time-shifting guitar attack revealed elements of hardcore, nu-metal
A company that helped struggling businesses has gone into administration with hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of debt. Brighton-based Crisis Survivor Ltd was set up four years ago to help firms struggling to deal with emergencies and manage
A 21-year-old has been jailed after admitting to 152 burglaries. Robin Raison, of Tinsley Lane, Crawley, was sentenced to six years in prison today at Hove Crown Court. Raison was charged with three burglaries and another 149 were taken into consideration
People from as far afield as Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales bought Pride tickets yesterday as they went of sale for the first time. Tickets for the LGBT event on August 13 went on general release yesterday. It is the first time
A police officer was sacked and five others resigned after they were investigated for misuse of internet and computer systems. According to figures obtained by The Argus, 20 Sussex Police officers and two members of staff have been investigated for using
The majority of roads in a town could have speed limits restricted to 20mph as part of a scheme to improve road safety. Worthing is hoping to become the first town in West Sussex to adopt the 20 is Plenty scheme. West Sussex County Councillors
The number of new homes in Brighton and Hove has halved in 12 months. Official figures from Brighton and Hove City Council show there were 380 total net completions in the city last year. This was almost half the figure for the previous
Two men were robbed in the street at knifepoint by eight teenagers. The group of youths attacked the 20 and 19-year-old men as they walked along Carden Avenue, Brighton, at about 1.40am today. The victims were asked the time and then surrounded by
Geo-political web spinner, Ian R Crane, talked about lots of things last Tuesday in the Northern Lights Pub. The meeting was packed by fans of his style of alternative story telling. Only those who inhabit this world of deep geo-political agendas would
A man pretending to be a gardener stole money from an elderly woman's bedroom after he conned his way into her home. The 80-year-old victim let the man into her home in Limbrick Lane, Goring, Worthing, at about 3.30pm yesterday, after he claimed
His fancy dress costume drew laughter as soon as he entered the party. Daniel Martin had spent ages carefully sticking cotton wool all over a pair of pyjamas for the gathering to create his snowman look. But the festivities turned to
A man suffered injuries to his face following an argument between two groups of people. Police officers were on patrol in Chatsworth Road, Worthing, at about 3.20am Friday when they found the injured man. The 25-year-old, from Worthing
Green is the operative word for students at Portslade Community College who on Saturday May 14th will complete construction of a greenhouse made of recycled plastic bottles. The Big Build III is a continuation of their "One Day on Earth" project which
The location and programme may be a secret, but the day planned by the Sharing Service Sector media company promises to be unique. But not the last event of its kind, as Benita Matofska, Chief Sharer of The People Who Share company, says “The day
New sites for gypsies and travellers will be created in Brighton and Hove under plans by the Green council. The newly elected council has vowed to identify land to meet the needs of the travelling community and increase provision in the city
With the pick of more than 40 wines from all over the world, Paris Wine Bar is not as French as its name suggests. Formerly the location for the first Arrogant Frog restaurant, and then more recently the cocktail bar Purple Moon, the new wine
Churches, schools and village halls are being targeted by thieves stealing scrap metal and lead. Police are giving out crime prevention advice following the increase in thefts in Northiam, Beckley, Winchelsea Beach, Pett, Rye Foreign, Fairlight and Etchingham
It's a story which never seems to get old – big business makes a mistake and tries to get the public to pay for the mess. Certainly that’s at the heart of Kemble’s Riot, a play set during Old Price riots in 1809, which saw audiences cause disturbances
Annabel Giles is a talker. She says herself it’s her biggest skill. Her new show – which boldly states “she’ll tell you anything you want to know” – gives the former Max Factor model, TV presenter, and best-selling novelist the platform to
Lewis Bridger has handed Eastbourne a timely boost by pulling out of the Grand Prix qualifying competition. Now he plans to close in on a one-off GP appearance by starring at Scunthorpe tonight. Bridger needs a top-seven spot in the first British Championship
It's not everyday you get to hear how the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest – held at the Brighton Dome – brought about a military revolution. For Blue Badge guide Ric Morris, who hosts two very distinct tours during the Fringe, hidden histories
Husband and wife duo Dan Milne and Jane Nash spend almost every hour together. They live in the same house, sleep in the same bed and are presently both employed by the same theatre company, No.63, which they set up together. It comes
This weekend, Brighton’s Pavilion Gardens will become home to a big top like no other, as French performance collective 2 Rien Merci make their UK debut. Gramoulinophone is the second of three circus-style tent spaces created for the street
Describing himself as “an in-between person in the play of cultures” thanks to his half-Moroccan, half- Belgian upbringing, the themes of cultural, religious and human rejection within society are at the very bedrock of choreographer Sidi Larbi
There will be a blast of unseasonal cold air in the Sallis Benney Theatre this weekend, as Brighton based Peut-être Theatre premiere their new production. Set in wintry Paris, Draw Me A Bird tells the story of a young feathered hero who decides
As the Arab Spring continues to engulf North Africa and the Middle East, Told By An Idiot, which began to develop And The Horse You Rode In On two years ago, has inadvertently timed its gestation to perfection. The show’s starting point
Previewing their Edinburgh Festival show, improv comedy group The Noise Next Door brought a whirlwind of energy to the packed house at The Brunswick. Taking their inspiration from the audience, the five-piece deftly mixed humourous sketches
"Instead of being behind a television screen or a proscenium arch, the Haymarket Masterclasses bring us out there. “We have considerable tools in our machinery, very few actors work every day of the year, and it is absolutely vital to help
When watching a scary film, the best way to calm yourself is to keep repeating “It’s only a movie”. But the worst aspect of Hydrocracker’s revival of their 2007 Festival site-specific performance is that its scenes are being mirrored around the world
A ballet about a group of ageing drag queens sounded like it would be a camp slapstick cabaret. On entering the barely half-full Dome on Wednesday night to be told the performance was “pretty long” and had no interval, I was filled with trepidation
A road will be resurfaced following several crashes on a bend. West Sussex County Council will carry out the work near the Anchor pub on the B2145, Sidlesham, near Bognor, overnight on Wednesday and Thursday. The work will take place between 8pm and
A woman who is accused of crashing an ambulance into a bus stop will go on trial later this year. Emma Dawson, 35, of Leopold Road, Brighton, denies one count of interfering with a vehicle. The St John ambulance was on an emergency call outside a patient's
More than 2,000 people are expected to protest outside a council meeting today against cuts to adult social care. The Don't Cut Us Out campaigners will gather outside County Hall in Chichester to speak out against West Sussex County Council's decision
An alcoholic who is banned from ringing emergency services by an antisocial behaviour order (asbo) has appeared in court. Michael Gibson, 46, of Wilfrid Road, Hove, rang the police and ambulance service several times while he was drunk and
