The family of an artist murdered with a claw hammer at a million pound home she was house-sitting said she was a “big kid at heart”. Speaking this evening on Crimewatch, Tim Wood paid tribute to his mother Valerie Graves. His sister Jemima
Can you help a local football club play at Anfield – the home of Liverpool FC. Bassam Mahmoud plays for a Brighton and Hove football club called Unity FC. He entered Unity FC into into a Barclays UK football competition to get the chance to spend
An elderly man disturbed burglars – a woman then found their haul stashed in a hedge. The resident of Annweir Avenue, Lancing, disturbed two men when he returned home at about 1pm on Saturday. He shouted at them and they ran off. Later
Sussex’s hopes of maintaining their 100% start to the new season were dented by a century from Marcus Trescothick on the second day of their County Championship clash with Somerset at Hove. Trescothick made 115 and put on 139 with Alviro Peterson
Firefighters were called to free a woman from her own home’s window after she got stuck trying to climb in when she locked herself out. The incident took place in Vale Road, Portslade, around 4.30pm today. An East Sussex Fire and Rescue spokesman
A 20-year-old student committed suicide by throwing himself from a university building, an inquest has heard. Matthew Cole, of Bognor, was seen by fellow students to fall from the building at the University of Portsmouth on January 13. Attempts
Sussex fought back with the ball in the afternoon session at Hove after Marcus Trescothick had completed his first century for 19 months to put Somerset in control. Trescothick put on 139 for the fifth wicket with Alviro Petersen as Somerset moved
Police are hunting pubgoers who might have filmed a fight connected to March for England on Sunday. It took place in the North Laine area of Brighton. Shortly after 2pm two groups of people were involved in serious disorder between The Dorset
A woman was attacked as she walked home from a pub. The 40-year-old victim was attacked in Preston Road, Bexhill, on Sunday 20, April 20. She had left New Inn Pub at 1am and was approached by a man who stopped and asked her for a cigarette.
Three people have been charged with offences following the March for England and counter protest in Brighton on Sunday. Richard Kemp, 39, of Gibbet Street, Halifax was charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with
A boy was airlifted to a major London hospital after falling from his bike. The 13-year-old boy, who has not been named, was taken by air ambulance to St Georges Hospital, Tooting, be treated for a head injury and was discharged from hospital to
A man will appear in court accused of shouting racist abuse at a member of the public. Police were called to Blatchington Road, Hove, at around 4.30pm on Wednesday, April 2, to a report that a man was being abusive to an Asian man in the street
A boy was airlifted to hospital after falling off his bike during a race. The incident took place in Rock a Nore Road, Hastings, on Sunday at 1.10pm. A Sussex Police spokesman said: “A 15-year-old boy fell off his bike during a race.” A
Albion boss Oscar Garcia has urged his players to enjoy the dramatic conclusion to his first season in charge and give it their all to sneak into the play-offs at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. At the end of March a hat-trick of defeats without
The concept of how Brighton and Hove might look like in 16 years time was introduced at a civic society lecture. A six-person panel featuring city councillor Bill Randall and Brighton and Hove Buses managing director Martin Harris convened at the
Watch highlights of the opening day's play from Sussex's County Championship clash with Somerset at Hove, including a peach of a first ball from Chris Jordan to remove Chris Jones. http://www.ecbtv.co.uk/video/i/3791076/title/sussex-v-somerset-day
A man had part of his left ear bitten off after being attacked in central Brighton. The 24-year-old victim was near the junction of New Road and North Street in Brighton, when the incident happened. He was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital
Marcus Trescothick continued to frustrate Sussex on the second morning of their County Championship clash with Somerset at Hove. The former England opener reached 78 not out at lunch, after resuming on 39 overnight, to guide Somerset to 174-4.
This was a hot gig, and not just because no one knew how to turn the radiators off. Wearing his trademark hat and glasses, 73-year-old Michael Chapman took to the small stage at West Hill Hall with nothing to prove to anyone. The partisan audience
With the return of Blood Red Shoes to their home town, and a release of their self-titled fourth album, Brighton fans were understandably excited to welcome back two of their own. Playing with aplomb, guitarist Laura-Mary Carter and the ever-energetic
An evening with Kate Rusby is akin to being curled up by the fire in a pair of fluffy slippers with a warm cup of tea in your hand – pure unashamed cosiness. The dainty folk singer-songwriter from Barnsley took to the stage at the Connaught in
William Alan Turner, aged 23, Dawes Avenue, East Worthing. Admitted stealing five bottles of red wine worth £67.95 belonging to the Co-operative Retail Services Ltd at Royal George Parade in Shoreham. Ordered to pay victim surcharge £80. Also admitted
Matt Prior is facing a race against time to be fit for England’s opening Test match of the summer. Prior is still struggling with an ongoing Achilles injury which has kept him out of Sussex’s last two Championship matches. The 32-year-old is
An online rumour that TV presenter Des Lynam had been killed by a giant snowball started from a Government PC. The Brighton-based TV presenter’s Wikipedia page was amended in May 2013 to state that he had been “killed after being hit by a giant
The abuse of a four-year-old boy by his mother’s boyfriend led to a review to find out if more could have been done to protect him. A Serious Case Review (SCR) has found that the agencies involved after the four-year-old boy was discovered by police
Eight Sussex schools are celebrating after making it into the top fifth of schools for progress, improvement or attainment. Brighton Aldridge Community Academy, Midhurst Rother College, Millais School, Seaford Head College, St Paul’s Catholic College
Prisoners are being locked up in their cells for too long each day at a Sussex jail. That is the verdict from inspectors after the Independent Monitoring Board’s annual report into HMP Lewes found a number of shortcomings at the prison. These
Stoic business owners are carrying on regardless today despite part of Brighton seafront remaining closed. Businesses in Kings Road are determined to trade despite the shock of subsidence which caused part of the seafront to collapse into a pub
Do you know where to sit when you visit Brighton beach? If you are a middle class runner or a family with a very large picnic, you belong in a section of shingle stretching from Hove Street to Grand Avenue – along with the freelancers. Day
ALBION fans will be a bag of nerves at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. They will be in good company, because Jesse Lingard will be feeling exactly the same. The Seagulls' on-loan Manchester United star has revealed he needs pills before a match
There are long delays on the A23 after a five car accident. Emergency services were called to the incident on A23 Northbound around B2110 (Handcross) around 7.30am. Two lanes are currently blocked in the roadworks area. More to come.
Two lifeboat crews were called out to rescue a stricken vessel. RNLI crews from Eastbourne and Hastings were sent out around 8pm on Sunday evening (April 27) following an emergency call. A boat had suffered mechanical problems off the coast
A lorry has caught on fire on the A27. There are reports one lane is blocked due to the fire on the A27 Eastbound at A270 Lewes Road (Hollingbury). The blockage is said to be after the bend before the Hollingbury turn. Did anyone witness
There were violent clashes yesterday as the March for England was held on Brighton seafront. One of the largest police operations Brighton and Hove has ever seen was assembled to separate 150 nationalists from 1,000-plus anti-fascists. While
Firefighters were called to put out a bin blaze in a town park. A crew from Eastbourne station was sent to Shinewater Park, off Shinewater Lane, shortly after 9.30pm on Sunday night (April27). Firefighters used buckets of water to put out the
A driver crashed after suffering a suspected diabetic episode. Emergency services were called to Old London Road, Hastings, shortly before 11.15pm on Sunday (April 27) night. Firefighters from the town’s station made the area safe while paramedics
Street clutter such as irresponsibly placed shop advertising signs (A-boards) and pavement cafe furniture can obstruct and hamper a person’s progress in the street. As we well know here in Brighton and Hove, there are many streets which are nothing
THE Royal Sussex County Hospital was named among a fifth of hospitals nationwide failing to provide “safe and appropriate care” to patients. The Brighton hospital was among the rising number of hospitals failing to hit national standards according
As the busiest food bank in Brighton and Hove, open four days a week, we can confirm the observations reported in The Argus on April 23. We are in contact with approximately 40 different referral agencies across the city and see on average 12 to
Your article regarding Marlborough House (April 23) reminded me of the late 1940s when it was a YMCA club. The club had a first-class table tennis team consisting of Brian Leach, Ian Alexander and Ken Stevens. I wonder whether any of them are
Moteck the macaque was up to his neck in it after monkeying around during a special day at the zoo. Staff at Drusillas Park were celebrating Earth Day with a series of special events and games for the animals. The annual event aims to raise
So it has finally emerged in the mainstream media that the Government intends to make it easier for energy companies to frack in the UK. They are about to try to push a bill through Parliament amending the current legislation on trespass. This
Boss John Gregory has revealed Crawley have begun talks to bring Gwion Edwards, left, back to the Checkatrade.com Stadium next season. Gregory has been impressed with the contribution of Edwards who has scored twice in four appearances since arriving
ALBION are sweating on the fitness of Matt Upson and Dale Stephens for their final day crunch match at Nottingham Forest. Both players are fighting to shrug off ankle injuries for Saturday's clash at the City Ground which will determine whether
Three mannequins came to life in a clothes shop window display. Passers-by stopped and stared when they saw the real life models in the Fair clothes shop in Queen’s Road in Brighton. The models came to life to show as part of a campaign about
Owls and falcons swooped, ducked, and dived at a special birds of prey event on Saturday. Visitors at Paradise Park in Newhaven were left wide-eyed in amazement by the team from Herstmonceux-based Sussex Falconry. Steven Charlton (pictured
