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It might now be known as Brighton University, but to thousands of former students it will always be remembered fondly as the Brighton Poly. Since the mid-19th century, it helped thousands of young people take their first steps into the world of

An accident on the A27 is causing tailbacks of more than four miles. The road is blocked eastbound following the crash at the A277 Brighton Road / Ashcombe Hollow (Ashcombe Roundabout). It is understood that a car collided with a lorry around

A brazen fox swaggered into a Brighton home – and sat in the lounge staring at the gobsmacked owner. Lisa-Marie Hyatt said the wild animal walked past her mother, who was sunbathing in the garden, before entering her Queens Park Road home.

After an epic 100-mile, six-day trek The Argus Appeal walkers finally completed the last leg of their journey as they pulled into Beachy Head yesterday afternoon. Two men who have walked every step of the way are The Argus editor Michael Beard

There were celebrations across Sussex last night as local lad Tom Odell was crowned number one in the charts. The 22-year-old from Chichester has shot to fame this year after winning the Brit Critic’s Choice Award in February. His songs Hold

There was a sea of pink on Saturday and Sunday as 5,000 people descended on Stanmer Park to do their bit for charity. Many were decked out in fancy dress, including boas, cowboy hats, ballerina outfits, pink wigs and even Mexican hats and false

Our photographers were out over the weekend to snap the best images from the Brighton Race for Life in Stanmer Park. Here are a selection of photos from the day. You can see a full photo gallery of the event.

A 34-year-old is in a critical condition after she was hit by an unmarked police van on Friday (June 28). The woman was driving her Ford Fiesta on the A29 at Warnham, near Horsham, when she collided with the Surrey Police Transit Van. Emergency

Blatchington Mill School Performing Arts has presented Voices. The community vocal showcase included massed vocal performances from pupils of Blatchington Mill School, Goldstone Junior School, Benfield Junior School, Somerhill Junior School and

Originally performed in 18th-century Paris, composer Jean-Philippe Rameau’s first opera is a Greek mythology-based humdinger plotting a tempestuous lust between Phèdre and her stepson, Hippolytus. It is Glyndebourne’s first Rameau adaptation, and

Variety was at the heart of Devendra Banhart’s sold-out Hove show ahead of his appearance at the Glastonbury festival. Taking the stage solo, he played songs drawn from early albums accompanied solely by an electric guitar before he introduced

The new Emporium Theatre on London Road has created a showcase of stand-out performances from the recent Brighton Fringe Festival. Best Of The Fest included Stickyback Theatre’s A Puppet Named Desire – awarded The Latest Award for Best New Comedy.

There has been much discussion in the media lately on the matter of how, next year, to mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. It strikes me that Brighton has its own perfect answer, with both the Indian Gateway to the Royal

So, Betty Childs (Letters, June 26) doesn’t think convicted teacher Jeremy Forrest deserves the severity of sentence handed down to him by a Crown court judge. When you contextualise this statement with previous cases involving loss of life, she

Expect citizens of Brighton to feel much better after the brainwave to convert parking meters to go “Continental” (The Argus June 25). It may be interesting to know how much effort is being made to attract Continental traffic to Brighton, as there

A £73.4 million plan to rejuvenate a college has been unveiled – with work possibly starting next year. After months of asking the public what they think, City College Brighton and Hove has submitted its proposal to transform its Pelham Street

Crawley Town have signed right-back James Hurst on a one year contract. The 21-year, who played against Reds last year for Shrewsbury Town, started his career at West Bromwich Albion. He's had loan spells at Blackpool, Shrewsbury, Chesterfield

Residents and veterans alike were out in force at the weekend to mark Armed Forces Day. Events were held across the county with Brighton and Hove’s centrepiece celebration held in Jubilee Square. Representatives from all three services were

Firefighters and wildlife charities are reporting a “huge spike” in calls to rescue baby seagulls with chicks building enough confidence to go exploring. Volunteers at the East Sussex Wildlife Rescue are taking up to 100 calls a day and fire stations

Your picture of St Bartholomew’s Church in Brighton (The Argus, June 18) jogged my memory. I went to the junior school there in 1935. I lived in Pelham Street. Are any of my classmates still around now? They were: Charlie Coverdale, Phillip

Students have been wowing audiences with their adaptation of West End hit musical, Hairspray. More than 70 students were involved in the show, both on stage and behind the scenes, to put on four nights of the acclaimed show, made famous on the

Fifty cannabis plants worth an estimated £30,000 have been seized following a police raid. Officers targeted the property in Upper South Road, St Leonards, on June 25. A 32-year old local man was arrested on suspicion of cannabis production

A woman was seriously assaulted in the early hours of this morning. Police are investigating the attack which took place in Chichester Road, North Bersted, Bognor. The alleyway that runs from Tesco in Chichester Road to Central Avenue is currently

A talented teen who defied medics has won herself a coveted place at the Brit School. Lauren Gander, 13, from Bexhill, who was born with spina bifida, beat thousands of applicants to win one of just 24 places at the Brit School in Croydon which

It’s a shame that people such as Colin Mann (The Argus, June 24) can generate so much anger about grass verges – something so beneficial to our bird and animal life in our ever-more-congested world. He may well pay his rates but our wildlife has

Fatboy Slim delighted fans at the weekend by playing six secret Glastonbury gigs. The Hove based DJ, real name Norman Cook, kept his followers on their toes by only announcing the location of the concerts minutes before they were due to get under

University of Sussex bosses have announced plans to spend £220 million over the next five years to expand and enhance their main campus. Some £185m is to be earmarked for new buildings, such as a library extension and an improved science estate

I was pleased to note that in John Foley’s letter (The Argus, June 24) he recognises the importance of the downland to the north of Patcham. Given that 80% of the city’s drinkable water supply comes from the aquifer forming the Brighton Block,

Activists who campaigned to save an elm tree held a celebration event at the weekend. The protesters saved the tree from the chop as part of the Seven Dials roundabout development. They officially brought their campaign to an end on Saturday

The secret lives of hedgehogs has been revealed – proving the spiny creatures more hardy than one may have thought. A study by the University of Brighton involving a movement tracking device found a 70% survival rate for rehabilitated hedgehogs

San Francisco or San Brightono? TIM RIDGWAY argues that the lessons learned from our Californian cousins provide a great blueprint for Brighton and Hove's future. Brighton and Hove does not have a twin city. But if it did, perhaps a good choice

The village of Woodingdean stopped for the day as residents were greeted with glorious sunshine for the annual carnival. The 2013 Woodingdean Carnival was held at Woodingdean Primary School on Warren Road and was attended by the Councillor Bill

The councillors who run Brighton and Hove need to do some serious thinking. I have always believed that party politics are not good at a local level; party doctrine and ideals invariably cause friction. During the city’s recent rubbish dispute

Hospitals in Sussex are earning more than £25,000 a year from a promotions company that targets parents on maternity wards. Parenting network site Mumsnet wants a national ban on letting organisations like Bounty pay for access to departments.

Crawley Down Gatwick have made former Lewes skipper Steve Robinson their latest signing. The vastly experienced Robinson has followed manager Simon Wormull from the Dripping Pan to The Haven. He links up with former Rooks Chris Breach – who

The teenage schoolgirl abducted by maths teacher Jeremy Forrest has said she hopes to marry him when he is released from jail. The 16-year-old, who spoke out for the first time over the weekend, said she had groomed her teacher and started the

When transgender singer Dana International became the first Israeli to triumph at the Eurovision Song Contest, she managed something the world’s great foreign policy strategists have still failed to achieve. Thanks to an irresistible pop nugget

COACH Mark Robinson insists Sussex must keep level heads after getting their Friends Life t20 campaign up and running. The Sharks bounced back from Friday’s opening defeat at home to Surrey with 24-run success against Middlesex at Lord’s yesterday

Students signed off in style as they got glammed up to attend their annual prom. Year 11 students from Peacehaven Community School in Peacehaven said goodbye to some of their classmates and teachers at the event at Pelham House in Lewes. It

A motorcyclist who died following a collision with a car in has been named. 20-year-old Fabio Voigt of Sydney Road in Haywards Heath died at the scene after emergency services were called to High Beech Lane at 1.44pm. The 50-year old Balcombe

The oldest airport in the UK could be sold off to a private company as a council considers surrendering its stake in the face of austerity measures. For more than 100 years, planes have been taking off from Brighton Shoreham Airport which is on

Now we are past the longest day, much of the vigour seems to go out of plants – they have completed the majority of their growing for the year. This is a time when you can take softwood cuttings of plants to produce new specimens for next year.

The leader of one of the country’s biggest unions is to speak at a conference next month. General secretary of the Communications Workers Union, Billy Hayes, will take to the stage at the University of Brighton event on July 6. He will be joined

1 - From the entrance to Bodiam Castle car park, keep to the left and follow the footpath, part of the Sussex Border Path, towards the castle. This 14th-century moated fort, with picturesque exterior but ruined interior, often hosts historical events

For many years there was a coastguard station in Hove close to the Kingsway at the foot of Hove Street. Established in 1823, it expanded to become something of an eyesore and the Hove Commissioners were keen to remove it. Although permission

Albion were last night urged to start talking with David if they want to keep him for another season. The Spanish star was offered a new one-year deal at the end of last season. But his representative says negotiations with the club have not

Edward VII was a popular King in Worthing, which he visited several times towards the end of his reign. He drove over from Brighton and Hove, where he often stayed with members of the wealthy Sassoon family. The King sat in the front of the

Just 39 homes were built in the city last year – despite a commitment by the controlling Green Party to build 1,000 homes in four years. The figures, which include affordable housing, were for home completions from April 2012 to March 2013.

Director Ben Wheatley has been named as a patron of Brighton Film Festival. The 41-year-old, who is best known for his films Kill List, Down Terrace and Sightseers, is the latest Brighton resident to lend support to the event. Other patrons

A post office is set to be relocated in order to extend opening hours. The Hamlands Post Office, which is currently situated in Freshwater Square, Eastbourne, is to be moved to Wish Hill in the town later this year. The move has been prompted

Volunteers will gather to clean Brighton beach as part of the UK-wide Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project this Saturday. The national campaign now in its sixth year will visit 14 beaches across England, Scotland and Wales throughout the summer of

A record label will be holding a showcase at The Brunswick pub on Wednesday. Brighton-based independent record label CMP Artists is a new label looking to back new talent. The purpose of the showcase is to give artists a platform to perform

Arsonists attacked three cars in the early hours of the morning as fire crew battled for more than an hour to douse the flames. Two cars, two wheelie bins and the contents of a trailer attached to a third car were set alight on Newton Road in Lindfield

This Eurasian jay bird has taken up residence in a barbers shop in Brighton. Barber Gholam Hossein Hamdollaho, 41, was walking home from work last Thursday night when he spotted the chick being attacked by a crow. After scaring the crow off

A Brighton artist’s 18-foot- high recycled bee sculpture was officially unveiled at Glastonbury Festival.   Artist and designer Ptolemy Elrington unveiled Bee Clever, commissioned by green-cleaning brand Ecover, which took 900 hours to build.

Volunteers are needed to help lead guided walks around Brighton and Hove.   The city's Healthwalks scheme organises weekly walks of varying lengths and difficulty as part of moves to help people stay fit and active.   It needs new people