Brighton Disabled People Against Cuts (BDPAC) group are having their first meeting on 19th May from 7 to 8pm at Syndicate room 4 in Brighton Centre. The BDPAC group public meeting will follow a Public Meeting at the same venue starting at 5.30pm
Albion’s boys from Buenos Aires have admitted they are desperate to get back into English football. Agustin Battipiedi and Cristian Baz are back home in Argentina after being released by the Seagulls recently. But Battipiedi insists
The family of a baby girl who died after she stopped breathing paid tribute yesterday to their 'little princess'. Crystal Hall-Hummel's family said she was a happy baby who was full of energy and always had a smile for everyone. The 11-month-old, who
An innovative location device is being used to help people keep track of patients with dementia. Mindme is a small GPS locator that has been specially designed for people with Alzheimer's. It can clip to a belt, hang around the neck or be placed in
Jake Forster-Caskey is ready to play through the summer to fulfil a double target of World Cup success and first-team football at The Amex. Albion’s highly-rated midfield prospect is expected to be called up by England under-17s for their World
I HAD to write to put over my point of view on the appalling, litter-strewn streets of Hanover. As we have just had an election with the majority of window stickers displaying “Vote Green”, I was under the impression this meant a clean environment.
THE letter “Terrace Please”, by M Dyson (The Argus, May 10), hit a mark with me. With no offence to present workers, The Princes Hotel (with the nameplate plaque still visible) on the corner of Grand Avenue and the seafront, and owned by my great grandparents
CONGRATULATIONS to Councillor Gill Mitchell and her colleagues on becoming the country’s first Labour and Co-operative Party Council Group. Our city has an important history of co-ops dating from the Brighton Co-operative Benevolent Fund Association
I TOTALLY agree with Indrani Ananda and Corinne Blass (Letters, May 7). We are hardly into summer and already many days and evenings have been spoilt by this “barbecue blight”. I can’t sit in my garden without being asphyxiated by clouds
I READ the story about seagulls being callously injured with airguns (The Argus, May 11), some of which had to be sadly put to rest. I was born in Brighton and have always lived within a five-minute walk of the seafront, with the sound of seagulls ringing
A man has admitted stealing cigarettes from two Co-op stores which were burgled over the weekend. Michael Weightman, 27, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary at Chichester Magistrates' Court following the break-ins in Rustington and Felpham
Two teenage computer hackers have been spared jail after teaching other criminals to commit credit card fraud via the internet. Louis Tobenhouse, 18, moaned “I’ll never get a job in IT now,” when he was arrested. Brighton students Tobenhouse
A 20-year-old man who was spotted driving his car dangerously by police was arrested after he crashed into a Mini Cooper. The man was travelling along Hastings Road, Bexhill, towards Sidley, at about 11pm yesterday when the red Ford Mondeo he was driving
An estate agent has appointed a new partner. Matthew Cox is the new associate partner at Clifford Dann LLP. Mr Cox joined joined the firm in Albion Street, Lewes, in December 2007 and has been a managing agent since 2003. He manages
A seal was spotted getting its fill of fish off the coast of Brighton and Hove. Hove resident David Tickner spotted the seal swimming towards the West Pier about 50m from the shore at about 10am yesterday. Mr Tickner, 50, said he spotted the creature
Networking kit which has been stolen from an unmanned O2 site means customers in parts of Sussex cannot make calls, use the internet or send and receive emails and texts. The break-in, at one of O2's East London hubs, is also affecting customers in Kent
A man has died after being electrocuted at his Uckfield home. The man collapsed at his end-of-terrace home on Monday afternoon. Neighbours said the property was undergoing renovation and it is thought the man may have been carrying out
Detectives have made a renewed appeal for witnesses to a blaze at a golf club which caused hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage. Arsonists are believed to be responsible for the fire at Tilgate Forest Golf Club in Crawley in the early
Police combed a town centre after reports of a man threatening people with a gun. A shop assistant and a woman in a car were both confronted by a gunman in Wor thing on Sunday morning. No one was injured and a man in his 60s was arrested
How did you get into the music industry? My father is in the music business so growing up, he used to take me backstage at many of his shows, such as Sunday Night at the London Palladium I watched performers like Shirley Bassey and caught
A supermarket which broke planning rules by charging for parking has been fined in court. Aldi has admitted breaking the rule by only allowing one hour’s free stay at its Portslade store. No one from the firm appeared in court yesterday but the
The inquest into the death of Kim Swan, who died after having gastric band surgery so she could go on holiday with her daughters, has reignited the debate about society's views on obesity. Consultant psychiatrist Tim Rank tells health reporter
A theatre company has described an area of Brighton and Hove as being “culture starved.” Big Pants Productions have been performing East, a play set in the East End of London, in Moulsecoomb. Performances have taken place upstairs in The Lecturn
A gallery is featuring the work of an artist who marries his talent for painting with a passion for ‘pin-up’ art. Until June 19, Impure Art will showcase the work of Brighton artist Jerry Rulf. His work is inspired by 1950s glamour artists, but
Fashion-conscious schoolboys have been told off for wearing skinny-fit trousers to class. The lads have also been warned off wearing trousers which are “tapered below the knee”. It is believed this is the first time boys have been warned about their
Firefighters spent a night chasing around Eastbourne. A power cut caused fire alarms to go off all over the Old Town overnight from Monday to Tuesday. An Eastbourne firefighter said: “It was all false alarms so we spent the night chasing all over the
A COUPLE blamed spontaneous combustion for their flowerpot bursting into flames. The flowerpot caught alight at 1am today in Comptons Lane, Horsham, and was quickly put out by firefighters. A Horsham firefighter said: “The couple said it must have
Sammy Donnelly has revealed he could not turn down the lure of management after being named as Horsham YMCA’s new boss. The 63-year-old Sussex manager is relishing the challenge of replacing John Cumberbatch at Gorings Mead. He has been
Anyone hoping to enjoy a quiet drink in the Thistle Hotel bar on Friday night was in for a shock, as Spanish waiter Manuel charged around accosting drinkers, pursued by an enraged Basil Fawlty and his long-suffering wife Sybil. And so began the Faulty
As the dramatic sounds of O Fortuna reverberated around the Brighton Dome, and the most enormous security guards took their place in the wings, it was clear that rap royalty was making his way to the stage. He took his time (15 minutes late) but Snoop
“Two actors, two guitars and not a lot else” is how Cora Bissett describes Midsummer [A Play With Songs], David Greig’s critically-acclaimed reclamation of the romantic comedy. Cora stars alongside fellow musician/actor Matthew Pidgeon
Midway through this special (£20 supplement) Great Escape show, DJ Shadow switched off his decks and picked up the microphone. He apologised for his 11-year absence from Brighton, revealed a new album on the way six years after The Outsider
A dog walker discovered the body of a man. He was discovered lying in hedgerow in Board Oak Park, Bexhill, on Friday. A Sussex Police spokesman said: “Police were alerted to the body by a dog walker at around 11.45am. The death is not being treated
Cafe owner Peter Allinson is definitely not pulling the wool over anyone's eyes with his replica of the Royal Pavilion. The 41-year-old spent six months on and off knitting his own version of the iconic Brighton landmark which he is displaying in the
Based on an event that took place in the early 19th century, Adrian Bunting’s play proved pertinent in our current climate of social unrest. George Dillon played John Kemble, actor-manager of Covent Garden Theatre who, like his actress sister Sarah
At first sight, Hive Corner, with its chintz and china, appears to be the perfect little getaway. Far from an escape however, at breakfast guests become unwilling captives of this lonely landlady’s running monologue, which reveals a vengeful and
David Platt was brave to explore a theme of revenge as justice, braver still to do so through the character of a broken father, whose son was raped and murdered. As if this is not enough, Platt also quotes heavily from Shakespeare, purportedly to
Baroque performance has a reputation for the sort of ethereal quality that can sometimes leave the music feeling a little out of reach. In a familiar programme in appropriately beautiful surroundings, Trevor Pinnock and his ensemble played with
Only the high altar of St Bartholomew’s Church was illuminated for this sacred music, with the black-clad Purcell Singers standing before it in stark contrast. The tall, redbrick church has a fine acoustic, best heard in the opening piece, Gregorio
With his piercing blue eyes, dapper dress and slick conversation, John George Haigh was as convincing a conman as you could imagine. But he used his charisma for much darker deeds than extortion. He was the Acid Bath Murderer – the English
We hadn’t been in Brighton long before I was called ‘Sean’. Five minutes to be precise. ‘You’ve got to arrive in Brighton by train’, we’d been told. ‘There’s no other way’. So with four suitcases and Suzi’s handbag we were on the platform and
If you want to succeed in business you’ve got to put your face about – and that goes as much for the online corporate image as it does for personal networking. Experts say that video is fast becoming a must for businesses with an online presence
Two separate fights merged to form a mass brawl. The incidents both took place in Lewes, during the early hours of Saturday. A Sussex Police statement said: “Just after 1am officers went to the High Street after reports of a fight outside
GUS POYET insists Albion will not be panicked into striking a deal with Glenn Murray. The Seagulls boss is facing competition from other clubs, including Crystal Palace and Millwall, but believes his out-of-contract goalgetter could stay with
The A27 is reportedly blocked westbound between Patcham and Hove/Devil’s Dyke because of a multi-vehicle crash. Motorists are reportedly experiencing huge delays with only one lane is open at present. Travel time is at least 30 minutes
This is missing 33-year-old Martin Thomas Welstead. Merseyside Police is becoming increasingly concerned about his whereabouts. He disappeared from his home in Stonedale Crescent, Croxeth, Liverpool, at 11.50am Friday, April22, and has
A damning report published today into standards at hospitals in East Sussex has unveiled a catalogue of failings. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out a routine visit to East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in February. They highlighted
Traffic is currently blocked around Gatwick. A serious crash involving a motorcycle has been reported on the A217/Povey Cross Road in Horley. The A23 in West Sussex is closed as a consequence with delays also affecting the A27.
Getting it right at the beginning of the employment relationship is crucial. Make sure your terms of employment are backed up with a set of user friendly policies which suit the needs of your business. A new employer should, as part of their
A potential witness is being sought to a burglary. The offence took place in Southfields Road, Littlehampton, at around 1am last Friday. The potential witness is described as white, 5ft 6inchs to 5ft 7inchs, late 20s, medium build, black hair, wearing
Planning is one of the powerful Regulatory Committees on the Council. They are intended to be "non-party political" (as the political basis of Planning is set beforehand by the Local Plan, allegedly.) Though the Appointment of Committees are not
A bus passenger was punched in the face. The attack took place on the number 53 Stagecoach bus in a layby near the bus station in Southgate, Chichester. It is alleged the 33-year-old victim from Bognor was punched in the face twice by the 17-year-old
Police will continue searching for missing Portslade father Gary Hampson today. Mr Hampson, 42, was last seen on January 6 this year when he dropped his daughter off at school. He has not been seen since and a murder investigation has been launched
It started with creating a flower for a loved one ten years ago that has led to a desire to bring to Brighton a new flower show to rival that of the Chelsea Flower Show. For Mr Walter Sargison has big plans: he would like not only to start
