Teenager Lisa David and her new companion were nuts about each other. Scuv the squirrel, derived from Lisa’s name for squirrels when she was a toddler, was taken to Grove Lodge Veterinary Hospital in Worthing after being run over by a pensioner
I agree with some of the points made by Geoffrey Watts concerning the cost of eating at Brighton and Hove Albion’s American Express Community Stadium on match days (Letters, September 4). On the other hand, I have been lucky enough to be a member
Albion are reeling from yet another injury hammer blow. Andrea Orlandi has undergone left knee surgery and is expected to be out for two months. Head coach Oscar Garcia revealed the latest crushing casualty news to The Argus tonight. Orlandi
It has recently been announced that the Government is considering scrapping the ten-year National Census after almost 200 years. It is expected to announce this over the next few weeks. The suggested idea for this move is to hide the real truth
Fans of BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time are being invited to apply for tickets for its next recording. Eric Robson and his panel of horticultural experts will be answering audience questions in an hour-long recording to be held
A charity has been given royal recognition for its work. The Sussex Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Centre received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK. The centre, based at
I feel compelled to respond to the letter entitled “Run of the Mill” from Councillor Ken Norman (The Argus, September 2). Either Coun Norman has forgotten something or he is seeking to claim the credit for Brighton and Hove City Council officers
A council's seafront headquarters is to be sold - but plans to allocate part of it for a primary school have been knocked back. Brighton and Hove city councillors tonight have approved to push ahead with the proposal to put the grade II listed
A stand of 164 between Adam Lyth and Kane Williamson put Yorkshire in firm control of their County Championship clash with Sussex at Hove. Lyth made 93 and Williamson an unbeaten 80 as Yorkshire reached 246-4, trailing by 46, when bad light stopped
Your feature on Sussex million-pound properties for sale (The Argus, September 6) gets into a muddle over previous owners. Stonehill House near Chiddingly, currently on the market at £2.25m, is the former home of JM Barrie, not AA Milne. Milne
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Children with beaming smiles, gorgeous dresses and colourful makeup walked the red carpet to receive their awards for an enthusiastic music video. The 36 children, all with life-limiting illnesses, and their friends and family danced in The Dome
I was intrigued to read Neil Vowles’s report in The Argus (August 28) about council black-lists. I agree warning council staff of badly behaved tenants makes sense, but what consideration is given to those residents who live close to these tenants
Campaign for Better Transport (East Sussex) has expressed disappointment in the findings of the recent study on the prospect of a new Glyne Gap station. A new station serving this busy and growing shopping and leisure centre on the A259 has always
Worthing could follow in the footsteps of a seaside neighbour after councillors agreed to a public consultation on a new 20mph scheme. We want to know what you think about the proposals. Would Worthing residents welcome it? Would Brighton
About 240 hospital staff, families, friends and local businesses gathered for an evening of celebration at the Corn Exchange in Brighton. They honoured the work carried out by the thousands of people working on the front line and behind the scenes
Healthcare Assistant of the Year - Supported by Thistle Brighton Hotel Runner up Stewart Allison with winner Becky Dunn. The award presented by Mayor of Haywards Heath Sandy Ellis, right WINNER: Becky Dunn, Sussex Rehab Centre (Lindfield
I just had to write concerning the golliwog saga (Letters, September 4). I think most of us oldies will always love them. I still have them in my house for my grandchildren. Go to the Isle of Wight. All the gift shops are selling gollies in
A driver asked “can I turn right here?” just moments before crossing into the path of an ambulance responding to an emergency call, an inquest was told. Gary Tucker, 45, is believed to have died instantly from serious head injuries in the crash
You ask for readers’ memories in your story (The Argus, September 4) about tributes to David Jacobs. As an older reader, I remember David Jacobs on the radio programme Journey Into Space, which ran from 1953 to 1955. I was a teenager at the time
X-Factor star Alejandro Fernandez- Holt said he is adapting to the crazy world of fame – but there were no fans in sight when he re-opened a Brighton charity shop yesterday. The 17-year-old talent show hopeful from Burgess Hill said strangers
If politics and a good night out is your bag – then the University of Sussex is the place for you. The university, based in Brighton, was voted among the best in the UK for both politics and a diverse local nightlife. The report, conducted
The bus provider of Guernsey, CTPlus, introduced a two-tier fare structure for local and non-local passengers this year. It has not been well received. To pay the cheaper fare, proof of residence has to be shown for every journey and all passengers
A reporter for The Argus will appear on an ITV programme tonight about internet trolls. Bill Gardner will feature on the Tonight programme called Fear and Loathing Online, which will be broadcast at 7.30pm. Bill was interviewed about the stories
A city centre is bucking the national trend and generating private sector jobs. According to a newreport from the think-tank Centre for Cities, the city centre hub of Brighton and Hove accounted for more than 60 per cent of new jobs in the entire
An iconic structure was taped off after a man was found leaning against it with a head injury. Police were called to Kings Road, Hove, at 9.45pm on Wednesday to a man with a head injury leaning against the Peace Statue. He was taken to a nearby
A ten-year-old boy has been suspended from his primary school after showing his friends a bag of cannabis in the playground. Police officers were called to the primary school after school staff spotted a Year 6 pupil showing other children the
You can be fined up to £5,000 and/or sent to prison for up to six months if your dog is out of control. You may also not be allowed to own a dog in the future. If you let your dog injure someone, you can be sent to prison for up to two years and
What both the protesters and those in favour of drilling at Balcombe do not seem to understand is that, whatever they say, they are simply expressing opinions and not facts. One fact is that if oil is found in commercial quantities it will have
A new school celebrating digital and creative industries is to open – with potential students warned to “be quick” to sign up. The Hive Creative and Digital Media Studio School will open in September 2015 with the aim of preparing 14- to 19- year-olds
A couple who met in a munitions factory during the war are celebrating their platinum wedding anniversary. Jill and Bob Cobden married in St Leonards 70 years ago yesterday and have lived in East Sussex ever since. The couple, from Seaford,
Oscar Garcia has piled pressure on the Championship’s big budget teams as Albion prepare for two testing awaydays. The Seagulls go to Reading on Sunday and QPR on Wednesday. Both opponents are flush with parachute payments after coming down
Agatha Christie’s legendary thriller The Mousetrap, the longest-running show in British theatre history, celebrates 60 incredible years on stage with its first ever tour. It’s not Christie’s best – but it’s a classic, well-structured whodunnit.
Last week’s soapbox carried an article from Green Party activist David Walker advocating what he described as a progressive council tax. In short he said it would be fairer and stop the cuts to local services and we would all benefit. At their
The Old Market has just announced an exclusive warm-up show by one of the country's biggest arena-fillers. Michael McIntyre will be previewing his latest show ahead of an Australian tour on Tuesday, October 8, with support from Paul Tonkinson.
Shoppers had a lunchtime surprise when a chart-topping singer decided to play an impromptu gig. Folk-pop artist Passenger – real name Mike Rosenberg – shot to fame this year with his single Let Her Go topping the charts in 16 countries. Originally
Welcome to a sunny Hove on the morning of day two. Huge contrast to yesterday afternoon when it was so gloomy they had to go off. Overnight rain might have juiced the pitch up a little bit and there are quite a few clouds around so might be a good
Jobless figures in Brighton and Hove have plummeted to a new low. Over the past six months, according to the latest Government figures, the number of people in the city claiming Job Seeker’s Allowance has plunged by 15% to 5,205. The figure
Could we have turned the corner in the economy? The latest figures for jobless in Sussex makes for encouraging reading. Business leaders are right to hail the success and it appears we are heading in the right direction. Of course, there
Former England coach David Lloyd has tipped Ashar Zaidi to earn a permanent contract at Sussex. Zaidi made his debut against Yorkshire at Hove yesterday on non-contract terms despite not having played first class cricket since 2009. The 32-
The total number of arrests made at a controversial drilling site in Balcombe has passed the 100 mark with the arrest of the first Balcombe resident. Poet Simon Welsh, 34, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of breaching a Section 14 order imposed
A council is set become the first in the county to bring in a ban on superstrength alcohol. Hastings Borough Council is calling on off-licences in three areas of the town to voluntarily change their licences, effectively banning themselves from
Stephen Ward reckons Albion’s toughest-looking Championship tests so far will suit their style. The Seagulls go to Reading and QPR, the teams who led the eve-of-season betting for the title, over the next week. Ward admits they are the most
A man died in a horrific house fire last night. Firefighters were called to an address in South Terrace, Littlehampton, at 12:45am to reports of a blaze in a house of flats. The fire had started in the front hall of the building with smoke
Hospital bosses are spending an extra £500,000 to have more nurses on the wards at night. The extra staff will work across seven inpatient areas at Worthing Hospital and St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester. The move by Western Sussex Hospitals
Scores of CCTV images of suspected bike thieves have been released by police. The suspects are pictured at train stations across the county at the time when cycles were stolen. British Transport Police have issued an appeal to speak to the
Crowds thronged to a food and drink festival this weekend. The Big Sussex Market is part of the Brighton and Hove Food and Drink Festival taking place throughout the month. Festival organiser Nick Mosley said: “Our twice-yearly Big Sussex Market
A city’s bid to secure ultra-fast broadband has hit the buffers. NowBrighton and Hove City Council has launched a ‘Plan B’ voucher scheme to help businesses bring their internet speeds up to scratch. Following an Argus-backed campaign, Chancellor
