A PERSON has been hit by a train at Burgess Hill. First Capital Connect is reporting disruiption to services between Brighton and St Pancras International. Tickets are being accepted on Southern, Gatwick Express and London Underground services
SEVEN men have been arrested in relation to football violence. A violent confrontation broke out between two groups of men outside the Railway Bell pub in Surrey Street, Brighton, in which a man from the city was left with a broken nose and bruising
Steve Magoffin and Craig Overton shared the honours on a topsy-turvey second day of Sussex’s Championship clash with Somerset at Taunton. Magoffin reduced Somerset to 39-5 in reply to Sussex’s first innings score of 214 as he blew the top order
A teenage boy who broke a shop window and shouted racial abuse has been sentenced in court. The 16-year-old was interviewed by police following an incident in Wishing Tree Road North, St Leonards, where a group of young people had racially abused
The core aim of Philosophy in Pubs (PiPs) is to bring about critical discourse in a non-academic, public environment. Started in Liverpool in 2001 by keen amateur thinkers Rob Lewis, Paul Doran and Mike Nadoo, PiPs today has 40 groups operating
Little Mix left a sold-out audience on their feet on the Brighton leg of their arena tour. Their army of fans, known as “Mixers”, erupted as the X Factor-winning girl band were lowered to the stage on wires to perform Salute. Perrie, Jade,
You can’t go wrong with Don Giovanni. Just as well, as Mozart’s ever-popular but problematic opera is so hard to get right. Happily, Jonathan Kent’s production returns with some of 2010’s problems solved. The individually wonderful cast are really
A 50-year-old woman was sexually assaulted. The woman was walking in Titmus Drive, Crawley, close to the allotments when a man groped her. She pushed the man away and managed to escape. The incident occured at around 10pm on June 5.
A dog walker was attacked and left with a broken jaw after he was approached by a group of six people. Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on a 39-year-old man in Cokeham Lane, Sompting on May 30 at 11pm. The victim was walking
A man is to appear in court accused of hurling racist abuse at a police officer. Police were called to Gladstone Terrace, Brighton, at 8pm on May 16 to a report of a man damaging the front door of a home. Bradley Jay Hughes, 31, of Pelham
A 20-year-old woman was raped in a car. The victim was talking to a man in Marine Parade, Eastbourne, who she had agreed to meet, when he pushed her into a dark five-door Citroen car parked near the Crown and Anchor pub and forced himself upon
Former Eastbourne Borough defender Ben Austin has announced his retirement. The 37-year-old spent 12 seasons at Priory Lane believes finishing his career with one-season stints at Eastbourne Town and Lewes. Austin joined Borough while they
A HOME improvement company is offering discounts to readers of The Argus. Southcoast Windows and Home Improvements in Peacehaven offers a range of products which it supplies and fits through-out Sussex, Surrey, Kent and the Hampshire area.
Arron Hopkinson has become the third Bognor player to leave the club this summer. The former Lewes winger has followed Kane Wills and Stuart Axten out of the club by signing for Farnborough. Hopkinson was a key performer for Bognor last season
Captain Ash Jones is among ten members of Peacehaven’s double-winning squad from last season who have committed themselves to the club for their first ever campaign in Ryman premier. Anthony Di Bernardo, Jon Marzetti, Steve Metcalf, Lloyd Cotton
The families of patients who died at Orchid View care home have today welcomed a raft of recommendations to stop the "institutionalised abuse" of elderly and vulnerable people - but say even more needs to be done. Nineteen patients from Orchid
A robber snatched cash from a man who was attempting to buy food from a service station. Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed in the BP service station in Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards on Sea, on Friday at 10pm.
Animal rescuers came to the aid of a crafty squirrel who managed to squeeze into a squirrel-proof bird-feeder but then couldn’t get out. East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service volunteers were able to help free the hungry critter from
A KEEN cyclist is taking on a 1,600-mile bike challenge for charity. Simon Atkinson, who works at Dillistone Funeral Service in Worthing, will be pitting himself against the French Alps as part of the Ten Cols Challenge, raising money for the mental
A NATIONAL military charity is reaching out to ‘hidden’ carers of blind and partially sighted veterans. Blind Veterans UK is supporting this year’s Carers Week, which runs until Sunday. Staff and volunteers from the charity, which has a centre
An 80-year-old pedestrian has died after he was hit by a drunk driver. Mohammad Akthar Shamim, of Baker Close, Southgate, died in hospital after he was hit by a car at the junction of the A23 and Martyrs Avenue, Crawley. Mr Shamim died in
Craig Kieswetter and Craig Overton led the Somerset fightback after lunch on the second day of their County Championship clash with Sussex. Both made half centuries as Somerset recovered from a precarious position at 39-5 in the morning to reach
A MAN was taken into police custody after driving on to playing fields close to where teenagers were playing. The driver managed to snake his car past bollards and on to the playing fields of Manor Road Primary School in Burgess Hill at 6pm on
A car and a transit van collided leaving a stretch of road closed. Sussex Police and West Sussex Fire and Rescue attended and one woman had to be cut from a vehicle by the fire service. She was then taken to hospital by the ambulance service
Steve Magoffin produced a stunning spell to blow away Somerset’s top order on the second morning of Sussex’s County Championship clash at Taunton. Magoffin proved a thorn in Somerset’s side once again as he took 5-19 from ten overs to reduce the
Watch Ed Joyce dig Sussex out of a hole with an unbeaten 99 on the opening day of the Championship clash with Somerset at Taunton. http://www.ecbtv.co.uk/video/i/3892244/title/somerset-v-sussex-day-1/f/county:lv-county-championship
BOTTOMS, breasts and plenty else were on display yesterday as hundreds turned out for the annual naked bike ride. Some day-trippers were seen doing a double take in disbelief as the peloton of bare flesh took in the sights of Brighton and Hove.
A CAFE opening next month will serve up a real dog’s dinner. The Chubby Chops dog cafe will start trading on Wednesday in Brighton Square, in the heart of The Lanes, Brighton. While there are dog-friendly cafes and restaurants in the city this
THE FORCES’ sweetheart has entered the top 20 at the age of 97, beating some of the world’s hottest acts in the process. Dame Vera Lynn’s new best of collection, National Treasure – The Ultimate Collection, reached number 13 in the charts yesterday
Bobby Jarmain, aged 38, of Silchester Road, Hastings, pleaded guilty to stealing four pairs of Levi Jeans worth £260 from Debenhams in Eastbourne, stealing Attax stickers worth £360 from the Cooperative in St Leonards and stealing two bottles of perfume
A balaclava-wearing man brandishing a hypodermic syringe robbed a shop. The man walked into West Hill Stores in Plynlimmon Road, Hastings, on May 31 brandishing a capped hypodermic needle. He escaped with hundreds of pounds in cash and fled
A PUB has raised more than £5,000 for a charitable trust in memory of one of its staff. The White Hart at Stopham Bridge in Pulborough has donated the money raised in the name of Jenny Hossack to Lodge Hill. This is a nearby outdoor education
Spotted the other day – a sign near some stairs: “To avoid congestion keep right on the way down, left on the way up.” You’ll not be surprised to hear that chaos ensued...
PEOPLE are being urged to help a hospice by reducing household chores. The Martlets shopping centre in Burgess Hill is calling on people to have a clear out and donate unwanted goods to the St Peter and St James Hospice charity shop in the centre
Shoreham is used to housing film crews, with the coastal town once rivalling Hollywood as the industry’s spiritual home. So it was great to see its 1930s art deco airport turned into a movie set for the day for a wartime blockbuster starring Ryan
A man has been arrested for interfering with parked cars. Officers were called to Church Road, Hastings, shortly after 2am on May 30 after a man was seen trying to open car doors. A 30-year-old man from Hastings was arrested on suspicion of
UKIP are very much in vogue, even attracting back-handed compliments from footballer Joey Barton. Now Brighton’s street artists are getting in on the act – with one scrawling “vote UKIP” on a road sign near the station. The street? New England
Despite a spirited campaign and claims the consultation was a “sham”, plans to cut fire cover across East Sussex were approved by councillors last week. Most seriously, a fire engine will be scrapped from Brighton and Hove which even those in charge
I USED to love sick days as a child. Okay, the vomiting / tummy ache / other rumbles in odd places were not particularly nice. But no matter how many hours I was bedridden feeling sorry for myself, there was always one thing that brought a
A COLLEGE has been given permission to build a new construction skills centre. City College Brighton and Hove will create a purpose-built facility for teaching electrician and plumbing skills, carpentry, painting and decorating, brickwork and plastering
MEN and women across Sussex are being urged to become barbecue heroes this summer by putting on their aprons, bringing out the burgers and cooking up some cash for charity. BBQ for Cancer Research UK is a new fundraising campaign which calls on
RESIDENTS are concerned about fracking and want planning decisions put on hold until more evidence has emerged, a survey shows. Two-thirds (66%) would like a moratorium on fracking and nearly three-quarters (73%) think more time should be allowed
WRITER and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth is to compere at a fundraising concert later this month. The star will be at the Summer Magic event at Framfield Grange, Uckfield, as a stand-in for actress Maureen Lipman, who had to pull out because of acting
A DENTIST is more than half way through her 500-mile fundraising walk. Christina Chatfield is walking from Scotland to Brighton to raise awareness of mouth cancer. She is 21 days and around 370 miles through the 500 Miles for Smiles walk and
A CAT has been put down after eating antifreeze. Heather Piantino is warning other owners to be vigilant after family pet Tabby, 4, had to be put down on Thursday. Mrs Piantino, from Penstone Park in Lancing, said up to 12 more cats and dogs
A RECORD number of revellers shook their hips at a sun-kissed Kemp Town Carnival this weekend. More than 25,000 spectators are estimated to have filled the streets of Brighton on Saturday for the seventh year of one of the city’s biggest free open
A 62-year-old businessman must no longer have control of his 95-year-old mother's finances following allegations that he used her income to "subsidise his lifestyle", a judge has ruled. Judge Denzil Lush concluded that the man's management of his
A FISH shop owner will row 2,400 miles across the Pacific for a celebrity he befriended while selling him a fish tank. Daryl Farmer is attempting to row 2,400 miles single-handed from Monterey in California to Honolulu in Hawaii for the Peter Andre
A PREGNANT popstar will be wary of overdoing it when she performs at this year’s Brighton Pride. X-Factor winner Sam Bailey told The Argus that she will have to be careful performing at this year’s event in Preston Park on Saturday, August 2 –
A man has been arrested on suspicion of tampering with parked cars. Officers were called to Church Road in St Leonards shortly after 2am on Friday May 30 after a man was seen trying to open car doors. A 30-year-old man from Hastings was arrested
A COMMUNITY hall which was saved thanks to a £150,000 fundraising effort is in need of more cash from the public. Organisers at Exeter Street Hall in Brighton have launched a new fundraising bid to raise £5,500 in 30 days to solve drainage problems
WORLD Cup footballers, cricketers and First World War servicemen all inspired scarecrows at a festival over the weekend. The 42 creations, courtesy of local groups, starred in the annual Cuckfield Scarecrow Festival. Wendy Tracey-Roberts, the
An independent report into the death of 19 residents at a Sussex care home will be published this afternoon. The serious case review into treatment of elderly residents at Orchid View in Copthorne will be published this afternoon. The serious
A FAMILY is locked in a battle with the council over damp problems after their one-year-old son became ill. Khalid Baalawi, 29, who lives with his wife and two children in the Highden flats, Islingword Road, Brighton, reported problems to the council
Firefighters have reiterated warnings about the disposal of barbecues after a fire in a bin. Preston Circus firefighters were called to Kings Road Arches in Brighton last night at 7.15pm after a fire broke out in a bin following the disposal of
A motorist had to be rescued by emergency services crew after their car slammed into a tree. The accident happened on the Camber Road in Rye close to Rye Golf Course at just before 6.45am this morning. One person was reported trapped and fire
A shop has been damaged after fire spread from a wheelie bin. The convenience shop in Vale Road in Portslade was damaged last night after rubbish was set alight in a bin store at the rear of the property at about 7.30pm. Four crews from Preston
A man was taken to hospital after a head-on collision with another car. Firefighters, paramedics and police officers were all called to Warren Road in Brighton at just after 5.50am on Monday morning to a two car accident. One man had to be
AN award-winning gardener will open a bonsai show in East Sussex. Eastbourne and Wealden Bonsai Club is holding its annual bonsai show on June 14. The show will be opened by Reg Bolton, Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea 2014 Gold Medal award
Organisers have branded this year’s South of England show a “huge success” after 71,000 people flocked to the three-day event. Punters enjoyed everything from top-level show jumping to pig agility on the final day on Saturday as the sun blessed
Hundreds of people celebrated education’s high achievers at the first ever Youth in Action Education awards. More than 300 people gathered at the American Express Community Stadium for The Argus event, which recognised the best pupils, teachers
A former busker who won Britain’s Got Talent with his band will use the money to pay off his mum’s mortgage. Richard Hadfield, 20, a labourer from Portslade, will share the £250,000 prize with his four band-mates. Five-piece Collabro beat opera
New boss Sami Hyypia has begun planning for his first season with Albion. The recently-appointed manager has been studying matches from last term as he prepares for life in the Championship. Hyypia arrives in England on Thursday and will start
Sami Hyypia was today backed to bring the best out of Albion's players - by the man who first signed him as a professional. The former Liverpool defender is preparing for his first pre-season in charge after signing a three-year deal. He will
