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  • Campaign is off to Parliament

    The “oldest gay in the village” has received the support of the Prime Minister as he campaigns to have his criminal conviction for being gay overturned. George Montague, of Marine Parade, Brighton, was convicted of gross indecency in 1974 because

  • Crawley win at Woking

    Crawley took another look at Anthony Stewart as they ran out 2-1 winners against Conference premier Woking at Kingfield tonight. The out-of-contract Wycombe Wanderers centre-back was given the last 25 minutes to show what he can do, having also

  • Young chefs secure places in prestigious training academy

    TWO young chefs have proved they have a great future ahead of them after winning places on a training programme. The talented pair from City College Brighton and Hove have been awarded places in the Exclusive Chefs’ Academy, a two-year programme

  • Scooter and toys but no underwear

    It never ceases to amaze me how much paraphernalia you need with children. The sheer amount of stuff that accompanies them would rival a Mariah Carey entourage. I'm not sure if we just expand into the amount of room we have available. We had

  • Teenager scoops prestigious Princess Diana award

    A TEENAGER has scooped a prestigious Princess Diana award. Bethany Hammerton-Cooke, 15, of Horsham, was given the award at a ceremony in London on July 1 after raising more than £17,000 for Ovarian Cancer Action. Bethany’s mission is to raise

  • Councillor is fitness fanatic

    A PARISH councillor will attempt to cycle 100 miles for charity. Penny Bullimore, a 65 year old member of Thakeham Parish Council, will be retracing the route of the London 2012 Olympic cyclists in the Ride London-Surrey 10 event. Luckily,

  • Help get the warning out on female genital mutilation

    Brighton writer and blogger Maddie Sinclair, pictured, is mum to a four-year-old boy and a two-year-old girl. She’s also campaign manager for the ‘Love for Izzy Dix’ campaign, which raises awareness of bullying, low self-esteem and teen suicide by

  • Motherly love and care for foster son Brian, 39

    A woman from Peacehaven has turned the traditional idea of fostering on its head. Usually seen as a short-term arrangement, Marian Ferguson has been a foster mother to Brian for 31 years. Brian, 39, who has Down's syndrome, came to the Ferguson

  • Brighton pharmacy staff focus on sunscreen

    Staff at a pharmacy are getting passionate about sun cream as part of a summer campaign. Sharps Pharmacy, in Coombe Road, Brighton, is promoting the use of sun cream to help people choose the right SPF (sun protection factor) for their families

  • Crawley hitman on his boyhood idol

    Crawley's exciting new forward has revealed the influence Andrew Cole has had on his career. Gavin Tomlin has already made an impression on Reds fans after signing for an undisclosed fee from Port Vale. He scored twice on his full debut in

  • Students pooling together for Dominic

    Students at a drama academy have embarked on a mission to help one of their students raise enough money so he can have his own hydrotherapy pool. Dominic, who is eight, has been a student at Ariel’s East Grinstead drama academy for three years.

  • Youngsters and teacher win awards at ceremony

    Three students and a teacher from a Sussex college scooped major prizes at a national education awards ceremony. The group from Midhurst Rother College walked away with trophies from the annual United Learning Best in Everyone Awards held at Surbiton

  • Tutor group sets up camp at new school

    A tutoring group has set up camp in one of the city’s schools in an attempt to boost students’ GCSE scores. A team of volunteers from Action Tutoring has piloted the first programme with Hove Park School focusing on helping pupils prepare for their

  • Pupils are up for award

    Six pupils have been nominated for an award for their impressive college work. BHASVIC students Isabella D’Anzi, Poppy Templeton and Louis Barrett have been nominated for the University of Lincoln Award for Best Short Film for their work Two Centimetres

  • Footy across the county

    A SUMMER holiday football programme is in full swing throughout Sussex with more than 30 different courses taking place across the county. The Albion in the Community courses are aimed at boys and girls of all abilities between the ages of four

  • New head at girls' school

    SCHOOLGIRLS will be under the headship of a new face from September. The board of governors of Burgess Hill School for Girls has announced the appointment of Kathryn Bell as the new headteacher from the next academic year. Kathryn moves from

  • Water way for siblings to raise money!

    TWO siblings are helping disabled youngsters learn to swim by setting themselves a year-long challenge. Alongside their parents, Tom Welstea, seven, and his sister Grace, five, from Coombe Road in Steyning are attempting to walk, run, cycle, scoot

  • MP pleased at new funds

    AN MP has welcomed news that the department for education has increased funding for music education. Mike Weatherley, the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hove and vice chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music Education, is thrilled

  • Performers are fired-up for musical

    A PAIR of plucky performers will make their professional debuts as a popular musical heads on a UK tour. Brighton boys Logan Brewer and Eliot Milward, both aged nine, will be making their professional stage debuts in the UK Tour of hit musical

  • Vardy is star in win for Portslade

    MAX Vardy was the star of the show as Portslade Cricket Club’s Under-14s beat Steyning Cricket Club’s Under-14s by four wickets in the South Area Young Cricketers League Under-14 Division Two. The all-rounder took three wickets before seeing his

  • Bigwig Zac at launch of club’s new ground

    YOUNGSTERS officially opened Ansty Cricket Club’s new ground with a big name in the crowd. Sussex County Cricket Club’s chief executive Zac Toumazi joined the club to celebrate a key stage in an ambitious development programme with the opening

  • Summer of song at Hall

    SUMMER sounds were top of the agenda at a college. The Barnden Hall at Oakmeeds was filled with song as the college showcased the range of musical talent its students have to offer.

  • New Avenue for Academy

    A QUIRKY musical is being brought from Broadway to Burgess Hill this summer. Ariel Drama Academy’s popular holiday workshops have been working on the production of Avenue Q, which will be recreated by students on August 2 at Oakmeeds Community

  • Sixth formers meet Philip

    TWO sixth formers were thrilled to present their work to a world-renowned sculptor. After the success of their spring photography exhibition, Midhurst Rother College students Sam Massey-Steel and Oliver van Zwanenberg were pleased to present world

  • A notable demand for acapella group

    YOUNGSTERS are getting their voices heard after an acapella group proved to be a big hit. Performers from Ariel’s Acapella group have been in demand this summer singing at events. The music loving children live in the Steyning and Worthing

  • Third-placed finish for TeenStar singer Isabelle

    A SOULFUL singer finished third in a national talent competition. Isabelle Burrows-Brown from Brighton once again blew judges away at the TeenStar national final held at the NEC in Birmingham with her cover of Hate on Me by Jill Scott. Performing

  • Summer fair for charity

    CHILDREN with special needs are set to benefit from a summer fair. The charity fair at Old Viaduct Court in Hartington Road, Brighton, is being held on behalf of Little Darlings on Saturday, August 9. The money raised for Little Darlings will

  • Juniors after more cups

    PRESTON Nomads Cricket Club will be hoping to add to the already cup-clad trophy cabinet at the Spen Cama Memorial Ground as their juniors compete in finals action this week. The Under-14s manager Robert Bowden and Under-16s manager Andy Garth

  • We are the champions again!

    MILE Oak Primary School’s cricket team have been crowned the Brighton and Hove District Indoor Cricket champions for the fourth year in a row

  • Entertainment in Sussex park for youngsters

    Free children’s entertainment organised by Horsham District Council at Horsham Park, including magicians, jugglers, clowns, a Punch and Judy show and balloon modellers, will run until Thursday, August 28. There will be two sessions each afternoon

  • 45 complaints recorded at one Sussex hospital in a month

    A hospital trust received 45 complaints about its services in one month. Figures published by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust show there were 25 complaints about Worthing Hospital and 20 at St Richard’s in Chichester during June. Most of the

  • Man arrested on suspicion of burglary

    A man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary. Police investigating an incident on July 20 where victim, Jane Howden, 68, of Eversley Road, Bexhill, awoke to find a burglar on top of her in her bed. He was detained on Tuesday afternoon and

  • Surgeries for career advice

    The first of a series of career advice surgeries is being held today. They are at Burgess Hill Town Council’s Help Point on Church Walk and will provide expert careers advice to local people. Advisors will help with writing CVs, interview skills

  • Higher fences wanted at a Brighton children's centre

    An application has been made to make the fences around a children’s centre higher. Brighton and Hove City Council has applied for permission to install taller gates around the play area of the Hollingdean Children’s Centre. The application

  • Rail discount for Sussex students

    Student rail passengers can get a third off their train fares with a special further education season ticket. Southern Rail has renewed its joint funding of the ticket, which is available to full-time students based in the Southern region.

  • Thieves nab cash, jewellery and a handbag

    Thieves made off with a handbag, cash and jewellery from a bungalow in Lancing. Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary in Western Road between 1pm and 8pm on July 24 There are believed to be two suspects who were seen driving away

  • Pedestrian knocked down by car

    A man was left unconscious after being hit with a car this morning. The 20-year-old man, believed to be of Eastern European origin, was left with potentially life threatening head injuries. Hillsboro Road in Bognor Regis was closed for several

  • Thanks to ‘Martin’

    I am delighted that my shopping bag I lost in George Street, Hove recently was dropped into my block by the finder, a street cleaner, who may have been named Martin? My neighbours accepted it as I was out. So I wish to thank him. All was intact

  • Sad to lose Dora

    We were very sorry to read of the sad demise of Dora Bryan. For the world of entertainment a truly great light has gone out. Brighton has also lost a great character who was part of the vibrant city. The last time we had the pleasure of seeing

  • Let’s stop illness

    The NHS is quite often in the news. However, is preventive medicine and folks taking responsibility of caring for themselves being promoted enough? I have been informed salt is not      conducive to one’s blood pressure and white sugar, alleged to

  • She isn’t best MP

    In response to the letter ‘Lucas is our best MP ever’ by James C Mills – what planet is he on? He states Caroline Lucas is the most effective MP we have ever had. What a joke! She jumps on every bandwagon going in order to gain publicity for herself

  • Victims to decide

    MANY of us will have a good idea of exactly how we would like to deal with louts who smashed up bus stops and make us nervous as we pass them in the park. And now we are being given half a chance, with the Police and Crime Commissioner asking for

  • Walrus prank ad turned into Hollywood film

    Movie buffs got their first look at the Hollywood film based on a bizarre advert placed by a Brighton prankster. Kevin Smith, director of the popular films Clerks and Dogma, premiered the disturbing trailer for horror-comedy Tusk at Comic-Con in San

  • Let's be a walrus

    You may be a little long in the tooth for this question... but have you ever heard of a film about a man being transformed into a Walrus? Chris Parkinson, the prankster from Brighton who thought up the idea, has given the new film his seal of approval

  • End of the road for maternity issue

    The long-running issue over hospital maternity services in East Sussex appears to have finally come to an end. Eastbourne District General Hospital will continue to have a midwife-run maternity unit while consultant-led services will be based at

  • Our campaign has helped reduce drinking on streets

    Your recent report ‘Campaign failed to solve drink problem’ (the Argus, July 12) is misleading. The city’s Sensible on Strength campaign has not failed and is in fact supported by 95 off-licence retailers. Most of these are in the city centre,

  • Great War was worse elsewhere

    As the Great War started a century ago, the foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey famously observed that the lamps were going out all over Europe. This was literally true in Brighton and other Sussex resorts where wartime lighting restrictions came

  • Borough stalwart honoured by testimonial

    Eastbourne Borough fans will honour one of the club’s all-time greats tonight. Matt Smart was a key figure in Borough’s remarkable rise to the elite division of non-league football. He was one of a number of stalwarts who were constant figures

  • Sussex rock band to make donation to food bank

    Political rockers will give money to a foodbank after coming under fire for playing at a “posh foodie fest”. Brighton act The Levellers agreed to aid London’s Lewisham Food Bank after they were alerted by anarchist newspaper Class War that a festival

  • New alternative opportunities for carers

    The Shared Lives team is looking for more carers, on a full-time, short-breaks or sessional basis. Full training and support are provided. You receive a fee from the council based on the needs of each person you support. Shared Lives project

  • Movie stars in Sussex

    Sherlock Holmes came to Sussex this week as the county took up a starring role in a new film. Hailsham, Seaford and East Dean are the leading locations in a new movie based on the legendary detective currently being filmed for release next year

  • Firefighters deal with electrial blaze

    Flames shot up from a manhole cover after a short circuit. The fire, believed to be electrical, happened in Station Road, Portslade. A fire crew from Newhaven, covering at Roedean because of the day’s extreme weather, put the fire out using a dry

  • Race is on at Glorious Goodwood

    Sunshine graced the first day of Glorious Goodwood as race fans turned up in their thousands. The first of five-days of horse racing was held yesterday with more than 10,000 punters pouring through the gates. The racing continues today at the

  • Ward in Wolves run-out

    Albion target and former loanee Stephen Ward played a full 90 minutes for Wolves in last night's 1-0 win at Oxford United. The left-back has been told he has no future at Molineux. Republic of Ireland international Ward impressed supporters

  • Albion linked again with January targets

    Albion have been linked with renewed moves for former transfer targets Adam Clayton and Joe Mason. The Seagulls and Championship rivals Middlesbrough are reportedly in talks with Huddersfield over midfielder Clayton. Albion had a £1 million

  • Sussex crushed by Chopra ton

    Varun Chopra’s fine century condemned Sussex to a 118-run demolition in the Royal London One-Day Cup at Edgbaston. The in-form Chopra’s 111 from 139 balls set up a total of 273-5 which was more than enough to send Sussex on their way to a second

  • Gregory narrows down his selection

    Crawley Town will field a stronger side away to Woking tonight – but one or two trialists may still be involved. The team John Gregory will play for the Reds’ seventh game of pre-season will be close to the one he goes with for the League One opener

  • Firefighters rescue castrated bull from river

    Firefighters spent more than five hours hauling a castrated bull out of a river. The steer became stuck in the mire of the River Arun in Greatham Bridge, near Coldwaltham last night. A technical rescue crew based at Horley arrived at the scene

  • Award for film legend

    THE centenarian cinematographer behind the Michael Caine classic Get Carter has received an honorary doctorate. Wolfgang Suschitzky, 101, was given the special award by the University of Brighton. Speaking to students at a graduation ceremony

  • Kate to battle in bake off

    A BRIGHTON mum is set to battle it out in this year’s Great British Bake Off. Trained actress Kate, who lives with her five-year-old daughter Eloise, is one of the 12 bakers to take part in the hit BBC programme starting on August 6. The 41

  • Travellers who pitched up on Brighton park evicted

    Travellers who pitched up on a public park yesterday evening were evicted this morning. A group of four caravans and associated vehicles settled on Carden Park next to Carden Avenue in Hollingbury, Brighton. Sussex Police was at the scene when

  • Flooded residents told: Don't blame it on the drains

    BLOCKED drains have been blamed for devastating flash flooding – but council bosses say it could not have been avoided in the extreme weather. Scores of residents battled to save their properties on Monday when three weeks of rain fell in only

  • Man accused of Buckingham Palace bribes

    A FORMER company director is to stand trial over allegations he bribed a Buckingham Palace official in return for contracts on the Royal Palaces. David Woodhams, 46, of Stanmer Village, Brighton, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court yesterday

  • Huge step for i360 as first ground is broken

    A MOMENTOUS occasion was hailed with the unveiling of a multimillion-pound seafront regeneration project and the ground-breaking of the i360. The Brighton i360 – a £40 million “vertical pier” - is set to transform the west end of the seafront.

  • Victims told to choose the punishment for their tormentors

    Victims of anti-social behaviour will decide how their tormentors are punished. Police chiefs are putting together a list of possible punishments for the victims of lower-level crime to choose from. Louts had better watch out – the public is

  • Macca has to be patient

    Albion boss Sami Hyypia has urged Craig Mackail-Smith to be more patient after his injury problems. Mackail-Smith had to wait until midway through the second half for game time against his old club Peterborough on Saturday. He scored in each