Football is full of what might have beens and former Albion favourite Gary Stevens has more reason than most to wonder. If Stevens had played in England’s 1986 quarter-final with Argentina in Mexico City, could the course of history have changed
A West Sussex foster carer is urging people to get involved with foster caring Andy and his wife have been fostering for over five years, looking after a range of children from three to 12 years old. The couple started foster caring after their own
Three people are to appear in courts across Sussex charged with racially or religiously aggravated offences. A Peacehaven man is to appear before Brighton magistrates accused of racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm or distress
A chainsaw, a sander and a set of Marple-branded chisels have been burgled for a shed. Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary in Sea Road, Winchelsea, between 7pm on Thursday June 5 and 10am on Sunday June 8. Any witness or anyone with
Heaps of expensive gadgets have been pinched from a house on a weekday afternoon. Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary at a house in Harold Road, Hastings, between 4.30pm and 5.10pm on Thursday June 5. A number of items were stolen including
A cyclist was knocked off his bike by a saloon car in a collision. Police were called to the incident at Church Road, Crowborough at 11.23am on Tuesday where a Volkswagen Eos and a bicycle collided at the Church Road and Croft Road roundabout. PC
A cowardly burglar who walked into a cottage and stole a 89-year-old’s handbag is being hunted by police. Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary at the cottage in Western Avenue, Battle, at 7pm on Sunday June 8. It is believed the suspect
More than 20 police officers raided three city addresses and arrested two women on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class A and B drugs. At 7am on Wednesday warrants issued under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 were carried out at the properties
Police are keen to talk to witnesses to a crash between two people carriers. Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision between a Red Vauxhall Meriva car and a parked blue Renault Scenic car in Godwin Road, Hastings at 8.45am on Tuesday
Here's a treat from the Sussex Sharks - a jaunty little video showing what the club has to offer.
Legal action is being taken by more than 200 holidaymakers amid claims of undercooked food, sewage smells and a dirty swimming pool at a Butlins resort. Lawyers say "worrying accounts" have emerged over the cleanliness and standards of food preparation
Here's our pick of where to see England's World Cup game against Italy this Saturday at 11pm in Brighton and Hove. Rendezvous Casino, Brighton Marina Village, BN2 5UT, free entry and a free pint of Carlsberg if England scores, 0127 325 6917.
An open gardens event in East Sussex will be back this year by popular demand. This year’s Peacehaven Open Gardens event will run on June 28 and 29, from 2pm to 5pm. Robert Robertson, mayor of Peacehaven, said: “The event was very popular last
ROADWORKS have begun on the A24 in Horsham. Work has started between Farthing Hill and Hop Oast involving the construction of the Broadbridge Heath Relief Road, new junctions to the east and west and a replacement footbridge. The works are
BRIGHTON and Hove is known around the world for its incredible Regency architecture. However, unlike many of the surrounding towns and villages such as Lewes and Arundel, there is little in the way of medieval buildings. Reporter Ben James finds out
Travellers have moved from a park to a busy city road causing traffic chaos. The travellers were moved on from Wild Park in Brighton, but about a dozen vehicles and trailers have set up on Madeira Drive. Traffic congestion has already started
A criminal on the run from a West Midlands prison is believed to be in Sussex. West Midlands Police are asking for help in finding a man who failed to return to HMP Hewell Prison in Redditch while on day release. Paul Cooke, 33, went missing on
UPDATE: The finished road-work is by Cassette Lord. Legends Cassette Lord and Zee Zee Twenty Two and others, including the awesome Caia Matheson, created the Rainbow Crossing to help launch Heather Peace‘s new single We Can Change from her
A MOTHER whose two-year-old son was one of eight people killed in a horror car crash has backed Government plans to quadruple fines for speeding motorists. Tracey Mohabir’s son, Marcus, was killed along with two of her close friends in the two-car
INSPIRING student Jessie Cooper has cerebral palsy that affects his hands and legs. When he started at City College Brighton and Hove, he was only able to walk with crutches and missed a lot of school. Jessie took on a diploma in acting training
MUSIC lovers were given a treat when an actress and singer performed an acoustic set in a record shop. Heather Peace sang some songs from her new album The Last Line as part of an in-store show and signing at HMV in Churchill Square, Brighton,
SUPERSTAR sixth form student Ellie Warner is jetting off to Beijing next month after being selected to represent the UK at a language competition. The Burgess Hill School for Girls student qualified for the second round of the International Linguistics
PATCHAM High School’s students and staff were beaming when they collected the School of the Year award. We were inundated with nominations for the school which commended the school’s teachers, senior leadership team and governors for the way all
BRIGHTON Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) is in the top 5% nationally for English GCSE results, compared to similar schools. This achievement is largely down to Rachel Congreve and her exceptional team. Rachel started at Falmer High School
ANTHONY Booth was nominated by his tutor Phil Hill, who said the City College Brighton and Hove student had smashed through serious barriers to move forward in his education. His natural flair for motor mechanics has seen him get approached by
Police have agreed special measures in an attempt to drive away anti-social behaviour in a town centre. Sussex Police, Arun District Council and British Transport Police have agreed a six-month dispersal order, known as a section 30 order, for Bognor
SPONSORED BY BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION Winner: Matthew Smith MATTHEW Smith is leaping head and shoulders above his opponents and is striving for more success. He is the current Sussex under-15 long jump and high jump champion and current Sussex
AN ambitious 12-year-old actress is starring in the lead role in a London production alongside an Olivier Award-winner. Sammy Foster, who lives in Henfield, opened in The Summer Book at the Unicorn Theatre on Saturday in her first major lead role
SPONSORED BY THE ARGUS APPEAL Winner: Jasmine Pearce BUDDING producer Jasmine Pearce saw her creation come to life on stage after she wrote, directed and produced a play – all at the age of 13. The Varndean School student produced Hartford
There’s nothing more depressing that scanning through your wardrobe the night before going to a wedding to realise that you don’t have ONE item of clothing that isn’t a) skin-tight to the point of stopping circulation or b) totally out of fashion as
AN HISTORIC town hall is celebrating a new lease of civic life today from noon. Portslade Town Hall, which is more than 90 years old, will see Brighton and Hove mayor Brian Fitch declare the building open at midday. Meeting rooms and facilities
CAMPAIGNERS took to the streets to demonstrate against college cuts. Staff and students at City College Brighton and Hove were protesting the second time in a month against cuts of £1.5 million to the college. Dozens of people gathered at 12.30pm
SERIAL offenders are changing their lives with the help of a charity. Sussex Pathways has taken on a Ministry of Justice contract to help the rehabilitation of offenders at Lewes prison. Prisoners who opt into their program are matched with
A big fight in a busy city road has left a man needing paramedic treatment to a cut on his head. Police were called to the scrap between three men in Lewes Road, Brighton, at 1.05 this afternoon. The Argus was told that a number of police cars
ENGLAND women’s cricketer and Sussex County Cricket Club captain Sarah Taylor will attend a showcase open day event at Portslade Cricket Club. She will help to deliver an introductory training session for women and girls. The open day is part
EX-Albion footballer and Varndean School old boy Russell Martin returned to his old stomping ground to officially open a new 3G all-weather sports pitch. Russell, who now plays for Norwich City and the Scottish national team, has generously donated
HERE is the best of the action from National Cricket Week at Yellowave, Brighton, as children lined up alongside Sussex Cricket’s Sid the Shark. To buy any of these pictures or to see more visit theargus.co.uk/photosales or call (01273) 544371.
A STAR of the original St Trinian’s film will be hosting a themed-evening to mark the 60th anniversary of its release. Annabelle Heath (formerly Covey) played Maudie the bookmaker in the 1954 film The Belles of St Trinian’s, which also starred
A BUDDING journalist won a trip to Portugal to report on the Champions League final after she spotted an article in The Argus. Megan Mackey, 12, from Crawley entered the Football for Friendship competition by interviewing Mark Beard, a former professional
The United Nations may declare a Sussex area an international biosphere site today. The Brighton and Lewes Downs Biosphere partnership will find out if the land will be declared a biosphere when the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
A STUDENT has been given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity by a charity which has selected her to travel to Africa. Varndean College student Hannah Fox was given the opportunity by Journey of a lifetime Trust (JOLT) which helps make a positive and
A TRAIN company has announced restrictions on travelling with a bicycle on Sunday the day of the British Heart Foundation London to Brighton Bike Ride. On Saturday and Monday passengers travelling on train services from Brighton with cycles may
BRITAIN’S first house made of trash has opened its doors to heaps of praise after a university proved its idea was not a load of old rubbish. The house at the University of Brighton was opened yesterday, and although it looks ordinary, its components
A missing London woman is believed to be in Sussex. Police in Greenwich, South East London, are appealing for information to help them trace a woman who has been reported missing. Karen Golledge, 51, from Eltham, was last seen by her family on
MORE than 120 girls from prep schools in Sussex competed in track and field events at Hurstpierpoint College for the Girls’ Prep School Athletics Competition. Sports events included high jump, long jump, discus, javelin and running and new events
SPONSORED BY THE ARGUS CARD Winner: Dorothy Stringer’s trip to Ghana IN FEBRUARY 23 year ten pupils from Dorothy Stringer School travelled to Ghana for ten days for a once in a lifetime trip. One of those on the trip was Eve Bellers and she
PEACEHAVEN Youth Under-12s have been crowned Ambition National Five-a-Side champions after a dramatic final in Manchester. The boys travelled north and battled it out with two Irish teams, a team from Newcastle, one from Wigan and another from
A woman has died after collapsing in the street. South East Coast Ambulance Service paramedics were called to a woman in cardiac arrest at just before 8am this morning in West Street in Burgess Hill. Three ambulances and a car were sent to
SPONSORED BY DONATELLO’S Winner: Daphne Jackson DAPHNE Jackson, affectionately known as Daff by her pupils, is at the front desk at Blatchington Mill School for every breakfast, break and lunch, offering students help if they get caught up
SPONSORED BY GET REVISING Winner: Brighton Aldridge Community Academy AFTER a number of facelifts, Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (Baca) seems to have landed on its feet – and now the only way is up. Headteacher Dylan Davies said:
SPONSORED BY YOUTH IN ACTION Winner: St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School CHILDREN from St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School spread Christmas cheer when they treated residents of Corbett Court to a singing celebration of carols. The year
I have been itching to get this point off my chest for years and Rachel Clark’s comment in connection to the removal of the west pier columns, pictured, was just the lighting of the fuse needed. Firstly I’m glad the columns are going to be used
SPONSORED BY CHICHESTER UNIVERSITY Winner: Stuart Townsend SINCE taking up the post of head of PE at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (BACA) in 2012, Stuart Townsend has transformed the department and has already received an award for Sports
What about getting George Street, Hove, to have a complete set of property numbers on display? If the idea spread it would be generally be more efficient including less petrol use as a result of better navigation. Nicholas Dunn-Coleman, The
Sussex Police will be able to call on a powerful one-two to tackled domestic violence during the World Cup. The force are to use new powers to give extra protection for victims of domestic abuse following a successful pilot of the scheme in three
I recently had cause to visit the Sussex Hospital, and would like to put on record my appreciation of the attention I received. I could not fault the pleasant manner of my treatment. The NHS gets plenty of brickbats but I would like to give
Having walked in the vicinity of Wild Park on Sunday, I was horrified to count close to 100 traveller caravans and other live-in vehicles filling the park. Add to this vans, cars and motorcycles and you can imagine the appalling sight. For
I write to you in response to your article about the prospective renovation of the old Buxtons building at The Level in Brighton. As a member of the Buxtons family, I can confirm that we are all extremely pleased that at last the site that we owned
I feel I had to respond to the letter by planning and transport campaigner Chris Todd. Many years ago I decided to move away from Brighton and I am glad I did. I didn’t think it was possible to screw up the roads in the city any more, but it
Designer, creator and stylist Jasmine Orchard lives, breathes and sleeps interiors. Women Actually’s monthly columnist runs Brighton-based Jasmine Orchard Styling, where she styles stunning settings for homes, events and weddings. Here she shows how
SPONSORED BY HAYS EDUCATION Winner: James Fox SINCE joining in 2013 James Fox has had an outstanding impact on Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA). Named in the top 10 improved schools in the country due to a 21% rise in GCSE results with
Sussex Police have issued a fresh appeal for information about a crash which led to the death of a cyclist. Clifford Shrubb was cycling with three friends in Church Street in Rudgwick near Horsham when he fell off his bike and suffered a serious
DESPITE all the bad press teenagers get, Alicia Drummond is a big fan. She loves teenagers and thinks they are fantastic, gorgeous and wonderful. And she probably knows more about them than most people. Not only is she the mother of two teenage
SPONSORED BY THEARGUS.CO.UK Winner: Elaine Soudain ELAINE Soudain consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty in her role as a mentor at Bevendean Primary School. She provides children with a safe and caring person to turn to with any worries
SPONSORED BY AVT Ltd Winner: Chris Hurcomb CHRIS Hurcomb is responsible for setting up programmes for 23 students currently accessing the Beacon Support Unit, which caters for students struggling with low self-esteem and those with special needs at
SPONSORED BY WORTHING THEATRES Winner: Emily Carey EMILY Carey already has a bulging performing CV at the age of just ten. In the last two years she has performed in Shrek the Musical in London and in the award-winning Sound of Music at Regents
AS THE World Cup kicks off in Brazil tomorrow, a social media campaign has launched in Brighton and Hove to high-light the ugly side of the beautiful game. The campaign aims to combat a surge in domestic violence if England loses a match. It has
I just had to say how impressed I was that Bernard Jordan showed such fortitude in his intention to pay his respects in Normandy. His determination was a credit to him and the others who fell on the beaches. I am in awe of him and all of those
WORLD CUP season means more than just a summer of wall-to-wall football. It is also a time to clear out the wind pipes and prepare to sing England to victory. Whether it’s Three Lions, World in Motion or Vindaloo everyone has their favourite
SPONSORED BY B&W GROUP Winner: Qasim Haque SCIENCE teacher Qasim Haque’s dedication to his work is an inspiration to those who work with him and to those who are lucky enough to have him as their teacher at Hove Park. He consistently goes the
Please convey our congratulations and thanks to all concerned in making this weekend’s Lido Heritage Day such a successful event. The food, refreshments and entertainment were all first class and demonstrated yet again what an asset the restored
An elderly woman was injured following a two car crash. A 72-year old East Grinstead woman was cut free from her car by fireifghters and then taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with suspected neck injuries. The crash in the B2116
A BEAUTY clinic is offering discounts to readers of The Argus. Belles, Beaus and Beauty Clinic in Lancing offers a range of cosmetic and aesthetic treatments. Nearly all the procedures the clinic offers are non-prescription treatments, though
WITH SUMMER heating up, gourmet bus tours have been getting foodies out into the countryside to taste rural businesses’ delights. Now the Brighton and Hove Food Festival is using the same formula for restaurateurs and caterers, linking key figures
A ROD Stewart fan has been conned out of £225 for tickets to his Amex gig by an apparent scam website. Patricia Heather, 68, said she bought the tickets to Stewart’s concert at the American Express Community Stadium from a website called Smart
A GROUP of budding artists have been busy working on an annual exhibition to wow a TV personality. More than 100 Bede’s pupils contributed to the Annual Schools Exhibition at the Towner Gallery which opened in Eastbourne over Easter and the results
Police have been criticised for publicly appealing for help in tracing a convicted murderer - who has links to London and the Midlands - four years after he went on the run from an open prison. Robert Donovan, 57, failed to return to Category D
Cyclists are being reminded they won’t be able to take their bikes on a train after a charity cycle ride. Southern Rail has banned all non-folding bike owners from boarding trains at their stations before noon on Sunday – the day of the London
Emergency roadworks have forced the closure of a busy road. The northbound carriage of the A23 in Crawley between the junction with Ifield Avenue and the Tushmore Roundabout remains closed this morning after overnight repairs overran. Long
THE war veteran who inspired the nation with his very own ‘great escape’ was honoured for his heroism by the Mayor of Brighton and Hove yesterday. Bernard Jordan, 89, caused a media storm when he travelled all the way to Normandy to attend a remembrance
A bride has been left "heartbroken" after her hand-made engagement ring was stolen by a cold-hearted thief on her wedding day. The £6,000 sapphire and diamond-encrusted platinum ring was in a black handbag when it was stolen from a village church
Lewes have agreed a deal to sign Bognor striker Terry Dodd. The prolific marksman netted 35 goals in all competitions for the Rocks last season but has now pledged his future to Lewes. Rooks boss Garry Wilson believes Dodd can form a lethal
A woman was saved from drowning in the sea near Hove Lagoon by her boyfriend. The man managed to drag her from the water after she got into difficulties. Paramedics spent more than 20 minutes trying to resuscitate her spending ages doing CPR
A woman was freed from her car by firefighters and paramedics following a road crash. The woman was injured following a one car accident in Old Harrow Road in Hastings at 10.50pm last night. The patient was then taken to hospital after an operation
PETER James has been pipped at the post by Stephen King at the top of the bestsellers’ list. The Brighton crime author’s latest release Want You Dead missed out by just 200 sales to be beaten to number one by the American horror legend’s book Mr
Crawley Down Gatwick intend to recapture a local feel to the club after naming Tim Penlington as their new manager. Penlington, who led East Grinstead United to the Mid Sussex League premier division title last season, replaces John Maggs as manager
Sussex are keen to bring in a batsman on loan to get their faltering season back on track. The county suffered a double blow yesterday when a six-wicket defeat to Somerset was followed by the news that Mike Yardy will be ruled out for longer than
A FAILING academy has been told its improvement plan is “not fit for purpose”. Ofsted inspectors have also warned the bosses at Littlehampton Academy that they are not in a position to appoint newly qualified teachers. The report, which was
Christian Walton wants to press his claims to rise up Albion’s goalkeeping pecking order amid interest from the Premier League. The teenage prospect is keen to grab the opportunity of a more prominent role with the Seagulls under new boss Sami
A TINY vial containing minute flowers made from old watch parts has “starred” in the first episode of new US drama Crossbones starring John Malkovich. The vial was created by Brighton designer Chanchala Ariyaratne after her work was spotted on
