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  • Wright inspires Sussex to convincing win

    Luke Wright hit a magnificent century as Sussex cruised to victory against Yorkshire in the CB40 at Hove. The England all-rounder hit 103 off 91 balls to help the Sharks chase down a target of 238-9 with four wickets to spare. Joe Gatting made 45 and

  • Boy, 4, gets nail stuck in hand at Hellingly bus stop

    A four-year-old child has been taken to hospital after cutting open his hand on a nail at a bus stop. The little boy was injured after a nail went through his hand at a bus stop in North Street, Hellingly at just before 12.30pm today. Firefighters from

  • Hove masterclass into Jubilee bunting

    Jubilee party hosts are being offered a masterclass in how to create their own bunting for the big day. Sew In Brighton is offering a three hour workshop in preparation for the big day in June this Saturday at The Sewing Lounge in Kingsway

  • Olympic torch run may change rules for Sussex schoolchildren

    Headteachers have long said that pupils must not miss class except for exceptional reasons and that parents will face £50 fines if their children are off. But now – with the Olympic torch coming to Sussex in July – youngsters and their parents

  • Albion staff in the running for catering awards

    An Albion employee is set to find out in the next few hours whether she has won a national award. Brighton and Hove Albion conferencing and events staffing manager Ruth Melton is in the running for a special achievement award at the Football Hospitality

  • Missing East Grinstead farm worker is found dead.

    A farm worker missing for almost three weeks has been found dead. Sussex Police have confirmed that the body of a man found in a field near Plawhatch Lane in Sharpthorne, East Grinstead, last night is that of missing man Alan Hope. Police are not treating

  • RNLI warning over tombstoning in Brighton

    The sweltering weather in Sussex has been as hot as Rio. Temperatures reached 24 degrees in Brighton yesterday, but the warmth may have melted some beach-goers common sense. Groups of young men were seen taking their lives in their hands tombstoning

  • Multi-million pound development for Newhaven given go ahead

    Plans for the multi-million pound regeneration of one of the biggest ports in Sussex have been given the go-ahead. The proposals for Newhaven will create hundreds of jobs and new homes and are expected to give the town a major boost. Developers behind

  • Sceptre Is 25, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, May 23

    Four authors who have recently had books published by Sceptre read from their novels, before an open discussion with the host, Dr Katy Shaw, senior lecturer in English Literature at the University of Brighton. First to read was Clare Morrall, from

  • Brighton Festival should stimulate and extend our experiences

    James Anselm says he wants to see “large-scale productions of classic texts” at Brighton Festival (Letters, May 22). Can he really have overlooked Dreamthinkspeak’s hugely-acclaimed interpretation of Hamlet in The Rest Is Silence? He also describes

  • Demo groups' plans for Brighton protests revealed

    The anti-arms group behind a protest during next month’s Diamond Jubilee public holiday has said it is not trying to cause disruption. Smash EDO – whose previous events have brought the city to a standstill – wrote an open letter to The Argus

  • Extra trains between Sussex and London during Olympics

    Extra trains will be put on over the Olympics after an MP expressed concern about overcrowding. Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas said rail companies must plan now to ensure the Sussex rail network can cope with London 2012. Southern

  • More delays to Brighton post

    The complaints about Royal Mail are continuing to be reported to The Argus. Residents have told of more problems with postal services in Brighton and they are backing our Sort It Out campaign to put pressure on bosses to tackle the delays. Sarah McCool

  • Beach House, The Haunt, Brighton, May 23

    Alex Scally, the guitarist half of dreamy duo Beach House, said if we didn’t have sweaty underpants, we weren’t rocking out enough. Joker! Scally and singer-and-organist Victoria Legrand didn’t set out to rock us, more wreath us in a mist of

  • Free parking permits for Brighton and Hove council staff

    Hundreds of public servants receive free car park permits which cost ordinary residents up to £1,500 a year. The Argus can exclusively reveal Brighton and Hove City Council issues about 400 of its workers with free passes. The local authority is now

  • Rainbows appear across Brighton for Pride fundraising

    Rainbows have appeared across Brighton and Hove as part of a Pride campaign to show how much money is raised for charity. The six Pride-o-meters will chart how much is raised for the LGBT charity The Rainbow Fund at Sussex Community Foundation. This

  • Nymans in bloom

    ADVERTISING FEATURE As high summer approaches nature is at its most colourful with flowers of all sizes and every shade bursting into blossom. In England our national flower is the rose and nowhere will you be able to enjoy it at its

  • Brighton conference to protest at Workfare

    A campaign against the Government’s work for benefits scheme takes place this weekend. Brighton Benefits Campaign has been fighting workfare, where some people on benefits are required to do work experience to continue claiming. The campaign has called

  • Sussex teenager's £2,000 vet bill dilemma

    A teenager whose dog was hit by a car has had to sign the pet away to a charity because she cannot afford the vet bills. Meghan Bingham, 17, was told that if she could not pay for her nine-year-old whippet’s operation it would either be put down or

  • Sussex v Yorkshire LIVE

    Sussex bid to make it three wins out of three in the CB40 when they take on Yorkshire at Hove this evening. Follow all the action from the toss to the winning runs and have your say on anything Sussex via our interactive blog.

  • Bomb scare at Hove seafront

    An unexploded bomb was discovered on a work site on Hove seafront. The incendiary device, thought to originate from the Second World War, was found by workmen at 9.30am today at the Coach House in King’s Esplanade, Hove. Sussex Police

  • Time to name Brighton hospital heroes

    Nominations have been pouring in as the hunt to find the stars who work at the busiest hospital trust in Sussex continues. Hundreds of entries have already been received for the annual Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust annual

  • Man seriously injured in Hastings fall while cleaning windows

    A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling from a ladder while cleaning windows. The incident happened at about noon yesterday in Elphinstone Avenue, Hastings. The middle-aged man was airlifted to Kings College Hospital in London with head

  • Sussex Olympic torchbearers fired up for run not sales

    Sussex torchbearers have vowed not to sell their Olympic flames – but admitted checking to see how much they were going for. The cheese-grater-style, gold flame-holders are being sold on internet auctioning site eBay. And although Sussex

  • Free swimming continues for Brighton and Hove children

    A free swimming scheme for children will continue for another year as part of a drive to tackle obesity. Thousands of children aged under 11 in Brighton and Hove have signed up for regular sessions and the numbers are growing. It is the second year

  • Man arrested after climbing Worthing crane

    A man threatened to jump from a 200ft crane. Emergency services were called to a building site next to the Aquarena swimming pool in Brighton Road, Worthing, at about 7.55am today. He had climbed to the top of the crane and told police he was going

  • Can We Talk About This?

    It's somewhat disconcerting for an interviewer to be told that their subject is taping their conversation, because he and many of the people featured in his work have received death threats owing to what they have said, or been accused

  • Communal bins for more streets in Brighton and Hove

    Communal bins could be rolled out into other areas of Brighton and Hove. Tens of thousands of households in Brighton and Hove, mainly in city centre streets, put their waste in giant street bins. Brighton and Hove City Council has now

  • Striker turns down move to Crawley

    Crawley have turned their attentions to other targets after failing to strike a deal with Lewis Grabban. Reds had agreed a fee with Rotherham for the striker and the move was expected to be rubber-stamped this week only for talks to break down

  • Joyced!

    There is a moment when everyone who picks up James Joyce’s masterwork Ulysses realises it is going to be a much harder read than they first thought. That moment is the third chapter, when Joyce’s alter-ego Stephen Dedalus stands looking

  • Mayor should put PR duties to one side

    IT IS disappointing to see councillor Bill Randall’s first act as mayor of Brighton and Hove was to indulge in some Green Party PR (The Argus, May 19). Using an electric car is admirable, but to say that Renault has loaned the car to the city “because

  • Albion in race against time to keep Hall

    Albion are racing against the clock to hang onto Grant Hall. The highly-rated centre half is stalling on signing a new three-year deal amid continuing interest from Spurs. The Seagulls have until June 30, when Hall’s current contract expires, to persuade

  • Starlings descend

    Sam Stokes says starlings are becoming a rare sight in gardens (The Argus, May 18). You could fool me. I put up a feeding station for birds during the winter and put down dried worms for those which feed on the ground. All went well – I had visits from

  • Whitehawk school headteacher steps down

    The headteacher of a city primary that is in line to become an academy has quit. Daniel Weiner has announced he is leaving Whitehawk Primary School, which was put in special measures last year. The school, in Whitehawk Road, Brighton, has been under

  • A Dirty Martini With Evelyn Waugh

    Back in the days before interactive computer missions that took up more than 24 hours of game play, there were the Choose Your Own Adventure books. From an initial introduction, readers could make decisions where their character moved

  • Woman seriously hurt in Brighton collision

    A woman is seriously hurt after being hit by a car. The 21-year-old is believed to have been crossing Kings Road, Brighton, shortly before 11pm yesterday when she was hit by an Audi A3 saloon. The woman from South Croydon was taken to Hurstwood Park

  • Police appeal after spate of Polegate burglaries

    Police are investigating a spate of burglaries where jewellery has been stolen. Detective Constable Matthew Armstrong, of the East Sussex Priority Crime Team, warned Polegate residents to be on their guard after a series of break-ins. The latest one

  • 44-year-old man dies in Southwater crash

    A 44-year-old man died in a car crash yesterday and two people are fighting for their lives. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene after the Ford Fiesta he was travelling in crashed with a Toyota Landcruiser in Worthing Road, Southwater

  • Sussex's new refuse plan

    Parts of Sussex could become landfill-free zones by 2031. But this could see some undeveloped patches of countryside turned into industrial sites to burn, compost and re-use waste. TIM RIDGWAY reports on the areas set aside to deal with our rubbish

  • White night in need of a White Knight

    White Night, staged in Brighton and Hove when the clocks go back in October, has been a big success. It is probably the most significant addition to the city’s cultural calendar since the founding of Brighton Festival in 1967. So there