Sussex’s hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the NatWest T20 Blast were extinguished as they lost by three runs to Kent at Hove. Alex Blake smacked an unbeaten 53 to rescue Kent from 80-6 after 14 overs to make an unlikely 149-9 despite
Crawley boss John Gregory has confirmed he has missed out on a move to sign former Arsenal and Charlton player Cedric Evina. The Frenchman, who was available on a free transfer, looked set to join the Reds earlier in the week. However, Evina
Crawley opened their pre-season campaign with a 9-0 win away to County League side Billingshurst. Reds boss John Gregory used 23 different players, including 11 trialists. Among them were former Derby defender Dean Leacock, who was released
Protests over pay Richard Woolven, Private Sector Housing Worker for Brighton and Hove Council, 50, said: “It’s about pay and years of having no pay increase. “We’ve lost 20% of spending power over the last four years and enough is enough
So Mr J Kitcat wants council tax to rise to 5.9%. Seventy per cent of working people have not had a rise in three years and the other 30% have even seen cuts to wages (hence strikes). With an increase of 5.9% many will never be able to afford
The head teacher and chair of governors at Hove Park School have made abundantly clear their support for conversion to an academy facility. The school has employed consultants and paid for material highlighting perceived benefits to gain backing
It was a very good move to promote the deputy Chief Constable Giles York. I am sure he will be one of the best chief constables the Sussex Police Force has ever had. He has, of course. been a senior officer in the Sussex Police for the past eight
Well done Paddle round the Pier for making a great day on Sunday. My only objection is why do cyclists find it necessary to ride at 100mph along the cycle lane when there are pedestrians crossing. Thankfully nobody was killed. But as the
You walk by and you just want to cry. The 1970s standards prevailing inside the King Alfred Leisure Centre are only matched by its dilapidation outside. The whole surrounding area east and west from the King Alfred could be a star location in any
A police officer has won an award for his service to the community. Hastings town centre beat officer PC Nick Marriott won the Emergency Service Award at the fourth annual Arrow Awards, held at Azur in St Leonards and hosted by Arrow FM radio hosts
Method Man and Redman Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Sunday, July 13 The East Coast rappers continue the fruitful partnership which has delivered TV shows, films, records and a collaboration on Biggie’s posthumous album Born Again
A serial burglar with more than 30 convictions has been jailed for 16 weeks after a purse was stolen during a break-in. On 24 June an intruder entered a home in All Saints Lane, Bexhill, and took a purse containing cash and bank cards. The
Environmental campaigners have hailed a victory for people power after controversial plans to build almost 1,200 homes on green spaces in Brighton and Hove were put on hold. Councillors were yesterday due to discuss the proposals and agree to launch
Police are appealing for witnesses to an attempted burglary. The property concerned is in Whatlington Road, Battle. Some time between midnight on Tuesday July 1 and 3.00pm on Wednesday, July 9, padlocks were tampered with but no entry was gained
Two men who tricked their way into the home of an 85-year-old woman fled empty-handed after she discovered their attempt to steal her personal safe. One man had knocked on the door of her home in Old Town, Eastbourne, on Monday (July 7) and asked
Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary at a property in Elderwood Close, Bexhill, on Thursday (July 10). Between 9am and 11.30am an intruder entered a house and stole money. Anyone with information should call 101 quoting serial 658
Some youngsters who were "freerunning" in Seaford have now been traced. Neigbourhood Policing officers have found the youngsters, warned them about their behaviour, and have spoken to their parents.
A woman was injured in a multi-vehicle motorway crash. Police were called to a multi-vehicle crash on at the A21 at Silverhill, between Hurst Green and Robertsbridge, at 4.43pm on Wednesday (July 9). Five vehicles were involved - a Peugeot
A reward of £1,000 has been offered in a bid to find a suspected burglar. Sussex Police want to interview 38-year-old Simon Peter Knights about several house burglaries and now believe that he is travelling by train along the South Coast and London
Three men burgled a store and stole about £25,000 worth of cigarettes. At 12.45am on Friday July 11 the alarm sounded at the Co-op in Selsey High Street and three men were seen to be breaking in by forcing the front doors. They stole cigarettes
A group of "freerunning" youngsters have damaged a roof and a car. Police have issued a photo of one of them who is believed to have been involved in damaging the roof of St Leonard's Church Hall, Seaford, and a nearby car. PCSO Daniel Turk
Crawley Town have signed Gwion Edwards from Premier League Swansea City for an undisclosed fee. Edwards, 21, has signed a two-year deal at the club. He will be at tonight’s pre-season friendly at Billingshurst, although, he was not signed in
THE COUNTDOWN to the kick off of the world’s third biggest sporting event continued as volunteers went through their final interviews yesterday. The 2015 Rugby World Cup’s Try Out sessions were held at the University of Brighton yesterday with
A STUDENT who died after being hit by a car has been named. Adam Zachary Rice, 21, was with the International Summer School of Sussex University from California in America. He was seriously injured on the A27 at Falmer on Saturday, July 5.
PUPILS and staff at a prestigious Scottish school sailed into Brighton as part of 80th birthday celebrations. Gordonstoun School, in Moray, is circumnavigating the UK in 80 days to mark its anniversary. Eighty-foot sail training vessel Ocean
Gwion Edwards is set to be unveiled as Crawley Town's latest signing. Crawley boss John Gregory broke the news on social media today although there has been no official statement from the club. Gregory tweeted: "#CTFC Huge welcome to @GwionEdwards
One day returning to her Rottingdean home Rudyard Kipling's wife Carrie's heart sank when she saw a huge crowd huddled around her front gate. “She thought it was some sort of emergency," says Gary Enstone, premises manager at Bateman's, the Burwash
A headteacher is “shocked and disappointed” after finding out about a strike at his school on The Argus’ website. Hove Park School’s headteacher Derek Trimmer was unable to inform parents and carers about the strike planned for next week after
The national tour of Noel Coward's collection of nine one-act plays Tonight At 8.30 is the culmination of a ten-year labour of love by director Blanche McIntyre. "In retrospect it was crazy," she admits. "Everyone said Tonight At 8.30 would
Libby Purves speaks to Rupert Evervett about his new role as Mozart’s rival, Salieri: "IT’S quite a modern showbiz story if you think about it. Salieri is perceived as important. He’s a successful court composer. Mozart is new and criticised for
AS he prepares to release debut EP Home with new project Bones Of Gold, former grunge–rocker Matt Cayless talks about starting again after the collapse of his last outfit New Sun Blues. “New Sun Blues mutually decided to part ways because other
The door was always open at Peggy Angus’s Sussex home. It made Furlongs, the artist and teacher’s simple retreat beneath Beddingham Hill in the South Downs, a place of creativity and conviviality, according to the writer and artist Olive Cook.
1... Standard Jam Audio, Marine Parade, Brighton, Friday, July 11 CLEARLY one to let the music do the talking, all the information available on headliner Taches is a self-confessed love of mustard and birds. Support from London’s Wilfred Giroux.
THE traditional view of a railway station pub is a place in a permanent twilight with plastic furniture and a clientele of loud stag nighters or luggage-strewn holidaymakers. Since it opened last month The Cyclist Refreshment Rooms has done its
When Kiran Leonard started work on Grapefruit – his forthcoming follow–up to critically acclaimed official debut Bowler Hat Soup – the biggest change he made was to move rooms. “It’s recorded in the same house, but in a room with a higher roof
Street lights in residential areas could be switched off at night in a bid to save money. Between 12.30am and 5.30am 10,000 street lights would plunge into darkness in the quieter areas of West Sussex if the proposals were to get the go ahead.
Ian McLagan has been asked to teach a few lessons in music schools over the years, but the answer is always the same: “Never.” For Mac, former Faces and Small Faces organ player, rock and roll cannot be coached. He thinks talent schools churning
A man is being sought by police after a kettle full of boiling water was poured over a woman believed to be wife. Luis Alfaro-Tames, 47, has not been seen since the incident at a house in Ousedale Close, Lewes, more than one week ago. The Peruvian
A YOUNG cystic fibrosis sufferer has sent an emotional message of thanks to the family of the person who saved her life. Holly Pereira finally had her long-awaited double lung transplant after spending almost two years on the organ donor register
A PRIMARY school has been rated as Good in all areas by Ofsted inspectors. Pupils at Cradle Hill Primary School in Seaford “relish” the range of activities and subjects and are “enthused and their progress is consistently strong”. Acting headteacher
Signal failures have caused major delays and disruptions on trains between Sussex and London today. Lights were stuck on red across large parts of the network, including the Brighton Mainline, for almost an hour after problems developed at about
CONTROVERSIAL plans to transform a historic theatre are being recommended before they go before council chiefs. Brighton and Hove City Councillors are being advised to pass through plans to convert the grade II listed Hippodrome into an eight screen
Wolves boss Kenny Jackett has praised the professional attitude of Albion target Stephen Ward. But the Irish international will play no part in Wanderers’ opening pre-season friendlies. Ward and striker Kevin Doyle are among several out-of-favour
Residents feel like they are “banging their heads against a brick wall” over all-night construction noise near their homes. Southwick residents have complained about noise coming from the steel processing plant at Fishersgate Terminal in Shoreham
Inside the venue an elderly gentleman with a box strapped to his face was swaying wildly while a cluster of people stood around laughing. He was experiencing an Oculus Rift simulated bungee-jump, which would be explained in detail in the third
Martin Rowson believes the satirist's pen can bring down governments - and in a fascinating couple of hours proved how. Hung, Drawn And Quartered was a combination of history of satire lecture and a personal polemic against the institutions that
A scheme to help female offenders get their lives back on track is being expanded across Sussex. The Inspire Project, which is co-ordinated by Brighton Women’s Centre, has reduced women’s reoffending in Brighton and Hove in almost nine out of ten
Peter Schaffer wrote the farce Black Comedy for the 1965 Chichester Festival as the light-hearted half of a double bill, the first part being Strindberg's intense drama Miss Julie. Almost 50 years later the same combination has been revived, but
Whitehawk's rebuilding has continued with the capture of two players who featured in last season’s Conference south play-off final. Manager Steven King has followed the signing of Sergio Torres by swooping for Ebbsfleet United defenders Paul Lorraine
The former headmaster of a prep school attended by London mayor Boris Johnson has been arrested on suspicion of historic sex assaults. The suspect, confirmed by sources as 69-year-old Clive Williams, was also questioned by officers on Wednesday
A cyclist is in a critical condition in hospital following an accident yesterday afternoon. Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision in Nyetimber Lane, Rose Green, near Bognor. It happened at about 2.45pm near the road's junction
A man is to appear in court charged with racially abusing a charity shop worker and assaulting a police officer. Christopher Peter Fillery, 42, of New England Road, Haywards Heath, is accused of committing the offences in South Road, Haywards Heath
Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire that ripped through a house yesterday evening. Firefighters were called to Gorse Close, Broadfield, Crawley, just before 7pm to find the building well alight. The ground floor, first floor
A van driver was killed in a crash with a 30-tonne lorry during rush hour. The 30-year-old was killed on the A26 near Ringmer, at the junction with Wellingham Lane, at 9am yesterday. The lorry driver, 55, from Newhaven, sustained neck and back
Chris Jordan has underlined his determination to win his place back in the England Test side. Jordan played in both matches against Sri Lanka last month but was replaced by Ben Stokes for the first Test against India at Trent Bridge. The 25
Union officials have told national negotiators it is now their turn to move, as they hail major strike action over public sector worker pay and pensions a “success”. Trade union officials have said it is time “to put up or shut up” in their dispute
Theatre bosses have been praised for holding a first ever 'relaxed performance' targeted at children with special needs. Theatre Royal Brighton will host a performance of Scooby Doo on July 31 specifically designed to cater for youngsters with
Leading talents in business were honoured last night – including an ‘outstanding Brightonian’ who will retire next year. The winners of the ninth annual Brighton and Hove Business Awards (Bahbas) were announced at the Palace Pier. A big winner
A missing cat has been reunited with his family – after being separated for an entire year. Tim and Nicola Price’s beloved kitty Marty disappeared from their Kemp Town home in July last year. Nearly 12 months on the stray moggie was found with
Former Albion striker David Rodriguez could be about to turn down a winter in the Canary Islands. Rodriguez, who scored one goal during a half-season stint with the Seagulls, has been offered a contract by Tenerife. But sources in the Canaries
Albion last night turned down Leicester City’s latest bid for Leo Ulloa. But the Foxes are expected to retain interest in the Seagulls striker after seeing an offer believed to be in excess of £6million knocked back. Ulloa is currently hard
A cancer sufferer given just months to live claims he is now free of the disease after taking cannabis oil. Mike Cutler, 63, said he was “sent home to die with a suitcase full of morphine” after being diagnosed with chronic liver cancer in 2009
