A six-year-old girl was seriously injured after being hit by a car. The child was struck by a car on Sackville Gardens in East Grinstead at about 5pm today. Sussex Road Policing Unit is investigating how the crash happened. The girl was rushed to
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was seriously injured in a crash. The 36-year-old from Storrington was taken to East Surrey Hospital in Redhill after the blue Suzuki motorbike she was riding crashed on Wednesday shortly after 6pm.
Two bays for Disabled Badge Holders in New Road may be removed if council proposals get approved. The only reason for the proposal is to allow more tables and chairs to be placed on the street. The leaseholder of 20 New Road, a private café, requested
Two brothers serving jail sentences for misleading thousands of customers at a winter wonderland theme park have won the right to appeal their convictions. Victor Mears, 67, and Henry Mears, 60, opened the Lapland New Forest park in 2008, but it was
Victims of crime may soon be reporting incidents through Facebook-style interactive chat. Sussex Police are set to launch the system as early as this summer. It will be similar to the Facebook ‘chat box’. Instead of dialling 999
Actress and impressionist Janet Brown, best known for her impersonation of Lady Thatcher, died today. Her agent said the 87-year-old died in her sleep in a nursing home in Hove after a short illness. In a career going back to the 1930s, she worked with
A harbour master was sacked after he took an overloaded boat of sightseers out to sea. Colin Hitchcock told colleagues there was no risk of anyone falling from the jam-packed boat - despite having tumbled off himself just a month previously. He was
A man swept overboard after being hit by a “killer” wave was dramatically rescued as he struggled in the water. Skipper Dan Oliver, 40, was on the deck of his yacht Lady Cilla yesterday with the rest of his crew when a three-metre wave hit him head on
Tenants have warned they will fight to end a £200 million repairs contract if they are unhappy with the work done to their homes. Brighton and Hove City Council handed responsibility of repairs and maintenance in all its 12,500 homes to private firm
People living in a city centre square have spoken out over squatting after a woman was sexually assaulted. Residents of Brunswick Square, Hove, say they have repeatedly complained about homeless people camping in the gardens in the centre of the square
Crawley Town have signed Jamie Day from Rushden and Diamonds on a free transfer. Boss Steve Evans had a bid to sign the 25-year-old who can play at either left-back or left midfield rejected in January but has returned to Nene Park to land his man at
Tricky thing, love – how to give it, who to give it to, what to do when you lose it? The concluding part of Stillpoint’s Three Attempts At Love triptych offers no answers but a tentative sense of hope that whatever the mess, there may be good amongst
Laurie Anderson is a magician with words and music, a tale-spinner who plays electric violin and tells stories peppered with digressions that seem inconsequential but are not. You come out of her one-woman shows feeling wiser for having seen them
Ever wondered how you would murder a cherry? No? Well, German artist Eva Meyer-Keller has come up with just about every way possible. The audience at the Basement on Wednesday night walked into the room to see a table covered in neatly laid out
This ambitious show, combining shadow puppetry, rod puppets and traditional character acting, opens with a beautiful display of shadows: tiny, intricate figures and a fairytale tower. This sets up an expectation of magic to come. Regrettably the rest
This 40th anniversary revival of Simon Gray’s classic is less of a play and more of an in-depth character study of its titular anti-hero, the workshy, vitriolic university lecturer Ben Butley. As such it is very much former star of The Wire
When speaking to Maggie Clarke from Without Walls – the UK-based outdoor performance consortium – two words keep cropping up: “ambitious” and “spectacle”. As one ofthe co-founders, her words define the collective’s work to a tee. Following
He's the frontman of the most anarchic and arguably well-loved pop act of the 1980s. But there has always been a sadder side to Madness frontman Suggs, real name Graham McPherson, that has never seen the light of day – until now. The idea of
Crawley Town have made their first signing of the summer by beating off stiff competition to land striker John Akinde from Bristol City. Bournemouth, Wycombe Wanderers, Dagenham & Redbridge and Gillingham were all believed to have been interested in
Scores of seagulls have been seized by the RSPCA from a charity which cares for the birds. The seaside birds were taken from Sussex-based National Gull Rescue and Protection Charity amid rumours of mistreatment of the creatures. The gull charity, which
With no Big Splash this year, Brighton Festival is closing with a family-friendly picnic – albeit one with a thread linking strongly to this year’s guest artistic director. As part of the alfresco nosh-up, artist Monica Ross will be leading
Climate change, social and economical politics, and the wretched stain of the oil industry on our planet are topics so laden with burden that it’s hard to comprehend that a night borne of these weighty concerns could be fun. Enter Pete The Temp
As many residents of the city know, Brighton once had its very own Victorian inventor and engineer, the electricity-obsessed Magnus Volk, who built what is now the oldest operating electric railway in the world along the seafront from the Palace Pier
At Charleston the rough winds shook the darling buds of May but we were here to celebrate the hardy perennials. Novelist Paul Bailey and educationalist and writer Jane Miller spoke engagingly, over a gale, of the joys of growing old disgracefully. They
When co-director of French street theatre company Générik Vapeur Caty Avram talks about the creative concepts behind two works the Marseilles-based troupe is bringing to Brighton Festival, she loses both of us. The interview becomes a bit
Gary Block has resigned as manager of Wick following their relegation from County League division one. Wick and Hailsham have been demoted as they did not meet the Football Association’s ground grading requirements in time. Shoreham and St
Get behind the Hollywood polish, the talk of high-fiving out of the studio with Mark Ronson, and John Taylor is a down-to-earth Englishman. The bass player who turned Duran Duran’s New Wave into eclectic funk might live in LA, but he says the band
A man is due to stand trial accused of the murder of a six-year-old girl who was killed in a house fire. Dumo Sibanda died after a fire was started at her home in Banks Road, Pound Hill, Crawley, on October 26, 2004. Members of her family managed to
As Duran Duran prepare to delight fans at the Brighton Centre on Monday, The Argus asks: were you at the band's 1980s gig? Thousands of screaming fans packed into the Brighton Centre to watch the new wave band nearly 30 years ago. Pictures taken by
He became the Million Pound Poet following his £1m poetry recording deal with EMI in 1997, but he didn’t direct an opera in Sicily. He was asked to be the Texan ambassador to Scotland, but he did not have an affair with Chrissy Hynde.
Sussex officially has the best live music venue and the best independent record shop in the country. Brighton’s Concorde 2 club and Resident Music shop scooped prizes at the Music Week Awards. The gongs, decided by a panel of industry figures, were
Many a middle-aged man or woman dreams of quitting daily life to chase their dreams. Few ever make good on that desire. Three risk-takers who recently threw caution to the wind are 50-year-old Richard Rycroft, 46-year-old Jane Hill and 45-year-old
About 30 years ago it was the grapple to beat all heavyweight contests. But watch YouTube clips of 64in-chested Big Daddy and 6ft 11in Giant Haystacks in the ring now and the phrase that leaps to mind is “Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down”.
With three late-night clubs, four stages and two nights of big-name headliners, the second Meadowlands Festival has expanded significantly from its relatively low-key beginnings last year. “It’s a music-lovers festival, by music-lovers for
"We've called it Fiesta because it’s an eclectic mix,” says event manager Mike Marchant, ahead of Eastbourne’s inaugral festival of international cuisine and culture. Collaborating with the Eastbourne Cultural Communities Network (ECCN), Eastbourne
I AM trying to find my friend Ali Thompson, an Australian, who resided in Brighton. I’ve tried everywhere, but to no avail. The last time I saw him, in the 1980s, he was living near St Luke’s School. He sent this card to me and
A motorcyclist suffered a serious head injury after his bike collided with a parked car. The 38-year-old man from Eastbourne was taken to Eastbourne District General Hospital following the accident at just after 11pm on Thursday in King’s Drive, Eastbourne
I AM, along with other members of the family, trying to trace my second cousin, Betty Freeman. She used to live in Flat 1 at 52 Rutland Gardens, Hove BN3 5PB. I lost contact with her about ten years ago. We were tracing our Nicholl family history when
Pupils were kept in their classrooms after a gunman was spotted outside their school. Police launched an armed response after three men, including one who was believed to be armed, were seen near Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA),
I CONCUR with nearly every word written by June Szypulski concerning litter and mess (Letters, May 21). I use the word “nearly” because, thankfully, there is still a percentage of people, albeit rapidly diminishing, who do have some pride and self-respect
WITH reference to Mr Gandy’s letter about the issue of a subterranean “hum” emanating from somewhere near Peacehaven, drilling may well have some substance as a reason for this (The Argus, May 21). However, it does not account for my personal
Sussex won last night’s Twenty20 dress rehearsal after one of their own employees threatened to upstage them. Matt Wood, who works in the club’s commercial department and plays for Brighton & Hove, took three wickets for the Sussex League XI
I SEEM to have developed a habit of trying to help people understand that children are human and vulnerable. I have a dislike of forward-facing pushchairs where the child cannot see the mother, and vice-versa. At a bus stop recently, a child in one
WHEN I die, please can I have a funeral rather than a “celebration of her life”? Can I have hymns with organ music rather than Andy Williams or Showaddywaddy? Can everyone wear black, rather than pink or their football club colours? Will you all
A REUNION is taking place for all those who left Ringmer School (now Community College) 20 years ago in 1991. It takes place on Saturday, July 2, from 1pm until 5pm at Ringmer Community College in Lewes Road in Ringmer. Both ex-students
I WOULD like to comment on the closure of a travellers’ site in Brighton and Hove that was due to be developed, but then had to be closed earlier than expected because slow worms and reptiles could only be moved in spring (The Argus, May 21). I would
I THINK it would be a nice idea if the residents on the borders of the Old Shoreham Road going through Portslade planted cherry trees along its length. This would provide spectacular blossom and leaf colour and would lift the atmosphere of the road
ON THE morning of April 7, I collapsed outside the shops in Woodbourne Avenue. I would like to thank everyone who helped me, including Neil, an unknown lady who gave me CPR, the ambulance crews and police and, not least, the nurses and doctors at the
I BELIEVE there is a crying need for more seats to be installed in supermarkets and shops. My wife and I are nearly 90 and often feel we would like to sit down after shopping. At Asda in the marina one morning there was just one seat by the checkouts
Two men suffering serious injuries were taken to hospital following a crash. A 30-year-old and 28-year-old were rushed to Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton as a priority following a road crash on the A23. The car they were travelling
Season ticket sales have smashed the 1,000 mark at Crawley Town as the club prepares for it’s first season in the Football League. Reds have reported huge demand from fans and expect sales to soar further when the League Two fixtures are published in
ON SATURDAY, May 21, we spent the afternoon hosting the Open House “Our Living World” in Coventry Street in Brighton. This is a remarkable project with more than 360 pictures painted by all the pupils of Stanford Junior School, representing the hopes
REGARDING your story about a Newhaven school replacing its library books with computers (The Argus, May 18), I would like to add my voice to this. I am a librarian at Varndean School. Like most librarians, I am aware of the growing role technology plays
Danny Bloor believes Eastbourne Town can start climbing the league after signing the biggest sponsorship deal in the club’s history. Town have secured a three-year, five-figure a year deal with Sussex Business Times whose name will be displayed on the
A Portaloo at an electrical substation was set alight in an arson attack. Two fire crews from Crawley Fire Station were called to Patterdale Close, Crawley at just before 11.30pm last night. The Portaloo was burnt out in the blaze at the Southgate Primary
John Glover provided a silver lining to an otherwise frustrating day as Sussex’s game against Oxford University heads for a draw. Rain meant just 10.4 overs were possible at The Parks yesterday but the wait was worth it for Glover as he claimed his maiden
Adam El-Abd could miss the start of next season after suffering an injury set-back. Albion’s player of the year is spending 90 minutes in an oxygen chamber every day in ha bid to speed up is recovery from a stress fracture in his left foot.
A driver ploughed his car into a garden wall. Firefighters were called to Stackfield Road in the Ifield area of Crawley at 6am this morning. A Kia car had caused significant damage to the garden wall and an outhouse at the property but
An electrical fault sparked a fire in a family home. Firefighters from Hove and Preston Circus stations were called to a fourth-floor flat in Furze Croft residential block in Furze Hill, Hove at around 11.15pm last night. Two firefighters
A man will appear in court today accused of the murder of a six-year-old girl who was killed in a house fire almost seven years ago. Zimbabwean-born Dumo Sibanda died after a fire was started at her home in Banks Road in the Pound Hill area of Crawley
Video: A bestselling crime writer was pulled from the sea yesterday. Peter James was hauled from out of the water off Shoreham Harbour in a white van shortly after 6pm. However, luckily for author the incident was part of a stunt to
