Sussex made it two wins in successive days to keep their hopes of progress to the knockout stages of the Royal London One-Day Cup alive after a 36-run win over Surrey at the Kia Oval. Half-centuries from Luke Wright, Ed Joyce and Craig Cachopa
Brighton's Great British Bake Off contestant Kate has survived the first round - despite serving up a dry Swiss Roll. The 41-year-old furniture restorer took on the three challenges as of the Cake Week episode on BBC 1. Her Red Velvet Swiss
UPDATE: 510 homes are currently without power. Fire crews say some of the electrical gear has been "completely destroyed" and fear some customers may still be without power tomorrow morning. UK Power Networks still hopes everyone will be reconnected
EMERGENCY services are set to host their annual day of fun. Firefighters, paramedics, and police officers will show how their jobs are done in a series of demonstrations. Police dogs at work and car rescues will be among the acts at the 2014
TWO shop assistants have been fined for selling alcohol to children in an undercover police operation. Children aged 15 and 16 volunteering for the police tried to buy alcohol from four shops in Hastings and Bexhill, on Monday July 28. Happy
A 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of exposing himself nine times. Police say the offences took place in the Victoria Drive area of Bognor on November 28, November 30, January 23, January 31, February 4, July 3, July 18, July 24 and
MYSTERY surrounds how a man was seriously wounded in his hand. The 50-year-old was found by a member of the public at 8.49pm on Monday in Duke Street, Littlehampton, with a serious wound to his hand that was bleeding heavily. Detective Sergeant
TWO cars have crashed head-on in the B2116 Hurst Road, Hassocks. Six adults and two children are believed to have suffered minor injuries. Emergency services were called to the scene at 4pm. The road is shut westbound around the junction
A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after two men were allegedly assaulted as they walked along a slip road. The 41-year-old has been bailed following the incident on July 27 at 3.30am, on the slip road leading to the Priory Meadow
A silver Apple MacBook Pro and a white Apple iPhone 5C were stolen from a house after the back door was left open. Police are appealing for witnesses to the burglary at the house in Priory Road, Hastings, between 10am and 11am on July 27. Detective
Four Exmoor ponies have arrived at Warren Glen at Hastings Country Park to carry out conservation grazing on the nature reserve. The ponies from the Sussex Pony Grazing and Conservation Trust will maintain the natural habitat. For more information
A woman has been charged with a racially aggravated assault. Police were called to Blomfield Road, St Leonards, just after midday on July 2 to a report that a man had been assaulted. Kerri Denise Leigh, 29, of St Helen’s Park Road, Hastings
A road bridge has reopened – more than three months late. Woodsgate Park Bridge in Bexhill will open this morning after being closed for a few months due to the Bexhill/Hastings Link Road construction. A 600-tonne crawler crane lowered steel
NOMINATIONS for the 20 categories of the Community Star Awards are coming in thick and fast. But we still want to hear from you, the readers, about the people who make Sussex great. Come November, this newspaper will recognise the unsung heroes
A CONMAN who falsely claimed to be a registered gas engineer has been fined more than £1,000. David Russell, 57, of Horley Road, Charlwood, Horley, was caught out by a customer after advertising his services in the Crawley News local newspaper.
A homeless charity is calling on the support of residents to help it win a grand. Worthing Churches Homeless Projects could be in with a chance of winning £1,000 with Just Giving if it can reach 100 cares or likes on their fundraising page.
A homeless charity is calling on the support of residents to help it win a grand. Worthing Churches Homeless Projects could be in with a chance of winning £1,000 with Just Giving if it can reach 100 cares or likes on their fundraising page.
SCORES of people have turned out for the funeral of actress Dora Bryan. Dora Bryan passed away two weeks ago aged 91a fter a chest infection. Family, friends and fans came together at St George's Church in Kemp Town to pay their respect to
Poppies laid to mark the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War have been unceremoniously brought down in their prime by council contractors. The poppies laid on roadside verges as part of Oving parish Council’s centenary celebrations
A historic but disused hotel will be brought back into use as housing for up to 45 families, couples or individuals. The Lansdowne Place Hotel’s 150 year stay as a hotel in Hove is set to end after Brighton and Hove City Council’s planning committee
A PEADOPHILE raped a 12-year-old girl after meeting her on the internet. John Astley, 34, of Wyndham Avenue, Bolton, raped the girl, from Chichester, on March 8 in a car park in Hampshire. On Monday he was jailed for 10 years after pleading
Garden tools including a strimmer, drill and chop-saw were stolen from a shed while the homeowner was away. The items were stolen from the shed in Buxton Drive, Bexhill, at some point between July 13 and July 29. They included a yellow Karcher
A new website which chronicles the role played by East Sussex during the First World War has been launched. The East Sussex County Council project has been unveiled to coincide with the centenary of the start of the Great War. It includes moving
Cattle are being used to keep bracken and scrub land under control. Young heifers are moving to a new area of Ditchling Common Country Park to improve the environment for wildlife. In partnership with Plumpton Agricultural College, East Sussex
I was horrified to read of the poor man who spent 11 hours clinging to the fire escape of the Princess Alexandra House Retirement Home in Preston Park Avenue (Argus July 31.) Whilst we don’t know all the facts in this terrible case, it does beg the
The trustees, management and staff at Arundel Lido were saddened to learn of the death of Ken Grimes of Rustington. From the very start of the campaign to save Arundel Swimming Pool in 2000, Ken was an ardent and active supporter. Ken was himself
At last someone willing to speak their mind about Caroline Lucas. Congratulations to A Thomas of Dyke Road for his excellent letter headed ‘She isn’t best MP’. Since she became the Brighton Pavillion MP in 2010, Brighton’s reputation has been in
I was extremely shocked to read that the building of the i360 has already begun. This proves to me two things: 1: The council have the power to push plans through quickly if it is something they want. 2: They will loan ridiculous amounts of
As an early member and chairperson of Sussex Gay Liberation Front I am sad to see how Gay Pride celebrations have become more and more an excuse for making money. The original idea for the march and outdoor picnic was a celebration of sexual diversity
A hotel is set to check out after 150 years and be transformed into 45 new homes. Proposals to transform the Lansdowne Place Hotel in Hove into one and two-bedroom apartments look set to be given the go ahead at a council planning meeting this
A HOMELESS charity is calling on the support of residents to help it win a grand. Worthing Churches Homeless Projects could be in with a chance of winning £1,000 with Just Giving if it can reach 100 cares or likes on their fundraising page.
Theatre bosses are looking for a new Snow White to star in a new production. The Hawth Theatre in Crawley is looking for an actress to play the lead role in their Christmas production. Whoever is chosen to play Snow White will have the opportunity
The revival of a derelict department store into a college has been given the go-ahead despite reservations about its design and the loss of a potential city centre housing site. Councillors at Brighton and Hove City Council’s planning committee
A year on and it still appears the Brighton Police turn a blind eye to the use and sales of laughing gas (nitrous oxide). The street party for Pride was inundated for two days with the illegal sales from balloons. Used cartridges could be seen
A CHARITY founded by Dame Vera Lynn is appealing for help. The Dame Vera Lynn Trust for Children with Cerebral Palsy is struggling to transport equipment to charity events due to the lack of space in cars belonging to staff and volunteers.
Two men caught on camera using a main road as a stunt track have been prosecuted. Danny Neville and William Smith performed skids and raced between roundabouts in their high powered cars on the A24. A series of complaints had been made about
Boss John Gregory has promised Crawley fans a more adventurous approach this season. Reds were the fourth lowest scorers in League One last year with only the bottom three of Carlisle, Shrewsbury and Stevenage finding the net fewer times. Their
A NEW Vice Lord-Lieutenant for West Sussex has been appointed. Harry Goring, a former High Sheriff of West Sussex, will take over the role from the outgoing Gordon Tregear who is standing down after five years in the post. He will assist the
AFTER a weekend in place the piano at Brighton station is still striking a chord with rail passengers. Taking pride of place in the centre of the station concourse the red and yellow piano has been delighting commuters young and old as they travel
IT WAS the picture that made almost every front page as flames engulfed the famous old pier at Eastbourne. Some reports said the pier had been destroyed and there was much talk of the summer season being wrecked for the resort. But there’s
It was one shell of a day for Lulu and Gulliver. The world’s oldest captive turtles flipped out at turning 75. And their shellebrations went down with a splash.
We will never know whether the lung cancer missed by hospital staff three years before a patient was eventually diagnosed could have been stopped from becoming terminal. But the sad fact is that the patient involved is the cancer is now inoperable
A BOOK charting the impact of the First World War on West Sussex has been published. Great War Britain: West Sussex, Remembering 1914-18 has been an 18 month project involving more than 150 volunteers at West Sussex County Council Library and Archive
A “CATASTROPHIC” and “irreversible” mistake was made when a patient’s lung cancer was not diagnosed at an early stage. The patient had been referred to Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust because he had severe anaemia. A growth
West Sussex County Council has given members of the public live access to their key data files. Although the dashboard does not contain some key performance data, it is a step in the right direction towards a transparent authority. As well
MAYOR of London Boris Johnson has become a 25/1 bet on becoming the next MP for Hove. Ladbrokes has released the odds despite Brighton and Hove City Councillor Graham Cox getting the seal of approval from the local Conservative association to stand
Four men have been arrested over allegations £18 million-worth of council contracts were improperly awarded. Detectives have searched a number of houses and arrested four people for fraud connecting Brighton and Hove City Council Housing Department
A KICK-boxing ace hammered his opponent to win his Junior Full Contact Kickboxing bout in Hastings. Following his recent win on July 6 George The Hammer Kenly was in action again at a Full Contact and K1 Evening Show in Hastings on July 26.
A BEDE’s cricket superstar has bagged a double-award under the watchful eye of one of the best cricketers to ever have played the game. Sixth former Raynaldo Estwick played in the Sir Gary Sobers International Tournament finals in his native Barbados
A GROUP of good-willed students have returned from the Kingdom of Swaziland after two weeks of charity work. Thirty Buckswood Students are back in Sussex after the tenth anniversary trip of charitable work, sightseeing, representing the school
STUDENTS brought the curtain down on their time at college with a leavers’ lunch. The group from Woodlands Meed College enjoyed the lunch at Italian restaurant Ask in Station Road, Burgess Hill. The event was sponsored by the restaurant and
Students got bark to basics as they took a trip to the woods to learn new skills. The Year 9 Blatchington Mill School students enjoyed their Woods Trip where they were shown how to build fires from scratch, build their own shelters and even how
IT took 10 years for English teacher Jenny McLachlan to plan her first novel about four teenage girls. Now, less than a year after it was accepted by publisher Bloomsbury, she has a £150,000 book deal for a series of four and the first has just
A jeweller is running a raffle to help raise funds for an eight-year-old battling a rare form of cancer. Vivienne Ridley is raising money for Niamh Storey-Davidson from Preston Park, Brighton, who was diagnosed with a Wilms’ tumour in 2012 after
School children have presented giant cheques to their nominated charities at a special end-of-term assembly. Students from Lewes Old Grammar School held their end-of-term charity assembly at St Michael’s Church in the High Street, Lewes. The
A CONSERVATIVE parliamentary candidate is stepping down from his role as a councillor because it would be “inappropriate” for him to contest two elections. The Conservative parliamentary candidate for Hove, Graham Cox, has announced he is to step
DITCHLING Cricket Club's Under-13s claimed a 28-run victory beating Burgess Hill in the South Area Young Cricketers League Under-13 – Division Two. Ned Dean shone with the bat with an unbeaten 25 to help Ditchling reach 136-6 in their 20 overs
FINLAY Davis and Kyle Masters were the stars of the show as Brighton and Hove Cricket Club Under-12s put East Grinstead to the sword with a huge victory. Brighton and Hove registered a massive 130-run win in the Sussex Junior Cricket Festival Under
Fletching Cricket Club’s Under-12s made light work of the target set by Rottingdean in the Sussex Junior Cricket Festival Under-12 Division W Shield. Batting first, Rottingdean scored 131-8 before the Fletching batsmen took the bowlers apart knocking
GUARDIAN families are being sought to accommodate children studying at Sussex’s boarding schools. Children studying at the county’s boarding schools whose parents live overseas require a UK-based guardian family. Guardian Family, a networking
BRIGHTON and Hove Cricket Club’s Under-14s lifted the South Area Young Cricketers League Under-14 Cup after a five-wicket win against Preston Nomads. Moses Brazil and Nick Collyer shone with the ball while Leo Towers and Alec Scott batted superbly
MORE than 200 pupils poured into the local community to make a difference by volunteering. The Bede’s Senior School pupils took part in Make a Difference Day which saw the youngsters volunteering across Sussex for a fourth year. The students
A new internet programme, which shows West Sussex County Council’s live performance data, has been unveiled. The information covers three sectors, dealing with education, the economy and supporting the elderly. It reveals the council is failing
Students signed off their academic year by ditching their uniform for cocktail dresses and tuxedos at the school prom. Hastings Academy held its annual Year 11 Prom at the Leeford Place Hotel near Whatlington and it was a roaring success. A
A new website has been launched to help get the county’s youngsters active. Active Sussex has announced the launch of their new corporate website, which went live on August 1. The aim of the new website is to improve the user journey across
Environmentally-friendly pupils have helped two schools scoop green awards. St Luke’s Primary School in Brighton and Goldstone Primary School in Hove have picked up Eco-Schools Green Flag awards for their work in sustainability. Pupils of all ages
The worst has happened. I thought getting stitched up and not being able to sit down for the best part of a month when I gave birth to my daughter was bad. Or having to walk around with cabbage leaves stuffed in my bra to relieve the strain of mastitis
PATIENTS are being urged to get a flu jab. People who use the Old School Surgery at Seaford and the Alfriston and East Dean clinics may be entitled to receive the free flu jab. The clinics ask people who are ‘at risk’ to have their influenza
EMERGENCY services will come together this Friday at Mayberry Garden Centre. The centre’s car park will have a fire engine, police vehicle, ambulance and RNLI from 11am to 1pm. Darren Clift of the garden centre said: “This is one of our most popular
A BRANCH of the Dogs Trust is in need of volunteers. The Dogs Trust in Shoreham is asking for people to give up one day a week to help care for rescue dogs. The volunteers are needed to help sort the dogs’ laundry, clean the kennels and be involved
A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries at rural homes. The 26-year-old man and 24-year-old woman, both from Worthing, were questioned after homes in Crawley, Henfield, Storrington and Billingshurst were broken
An 87-year-old who died after being hit by a car has been named as Eileen Scott. She was hit by a silver Ford Focus estate on July 31 near the crossing close to the junction of the B2223 Dominion Road and Southdown View Road, Worthing. The
YOUNG performers had a whale of a time as they finished the academic year in style. Having had confirmation that the school had successfully pulled themselves out special measures after a positive Ofsted report, headteacher at Telscombe Cliffs
STUDENTS teamed up with their African counterparts to produce a musical on slavery and freedom. Thirty children from Braebrun School in Nairobi, Kenya, joined 70 youngsters from Downs Junior School in Brighton at the Rose Theatre in Kingston.
Travellers have moved from one park in Sompting to another. Yesterday, about 15 caravans were in Halewick Park in Sompting, with residents saying the encampment was preventing children from playing on the green space. Last night travellers
A JAM-packed day of children’s activity is on its way to a Sussex town. The free summer activity for children will take place on August 27 at the Maurice Thornton Playing Field in Hailsham. An events spokesman said: “There will be arts, crafts
A POPULAR children’s character will visit a zoo next week. Peppa Pig and George will drop in at Drusillas Park in Alfriston on Tuesday which is sure to be a big hit with the county’s youngsters. The pair will be making several appearances during
A YOUNG band is looking to build a fan base as they play a free gig. Lewes blues rock band Scott Free play The Con Club in Lewes on Friday. A recent review described the four-piece group as “like watching a raw, live Led Zeppelin all over again
FOUR students had a grand introduction to working life after landing their dream jobs. The quartet of Jessica Norledge, Kelly Sumpter, Rebecca Stephens and Katarina Fonseca from Sussex Downs College are now working at the Health Club and Spa at
FUNDRAISERS are being invited to make their favourite lunch for charity. The NSPCC is calling on people in Brighton and Hove to get together and create a “fabulous or unusual” lunch on September 17 as part of its Big Packed Lunch campaign.
TRIBUTES have been paid to a yacht club admiral who was also “a total gentleman”. Jack Voss was a key figure in the history of Brighton Marina Yacht Club (BMYC), forming it in the late 1970s when asked by the marina’s managing director. He
THE East Sussex Disability Association is holding an information event with the Better Together Project in Wealden. The event in Polegate will take place at St John’s Church on Church Road from 11:30am until 2:30pm on Thursday, August 7. Light
Residents are being transferred to a new voter registration system. The Government’s new Individual Electoral Registration scheme has replaced the old system where the ‘head of the household’ would register everyone living in their property.
A team dedicated to getting people involved with their local history has won an award. Brighton and Hove Open Door festival won the Creative Minds Award at the Heritage Open Days anniversary reception in London. The award recognised Nick Tyson
AN MP has said police surveillance of a peaceful protester through Facebook raises serious questions. Brighton digital marketer Beth Granter had been contacted by Sussex Police about events they thought she had organised for the Pride weekend after
A conman stole £5,000 from an elderly woman after pretending to be a police officer. Residents are being warned to be cautious with similar attempts to con people in the Hastings and St Leonards areas in recent weeks. The elderly woman, of
Police are searching for this man in connection with a sexual assault at a train station. A man pressed himself up against a lone woman before making sexually explicit comments and suggestions at Horsham station on June 10. He approached his
COUNCIL bosses will be meeting with stakeholders in Eastbourne Pier today to discuss the attraction’s future. Eastbourne Borough Council leader David Tutt will be chairing the meeting today which will be a follow up to last Thursday’s discussions
There was an atmosphere of tension in the packed Concorde 2, and when De La Soul finally took to the stage, the audience erupted into whoops and cheers. Unlike many of their eighties hip-hop contemporaries, De La Soul’s charm lies in their relaxed
Did the Accrington Pals have any idea what they were fighting for, or why? Peter Whelan’s fine play explores the ignorance of Lancashire townsfolk during the First World War and the terrifying consequences of reality. Harry Atkinson’s atmospheric
Police are searching for a man who has been trying to con shop owners. The man has been going into shops in Lewes before taking stock from displays, damaging it and trying to ask for a refund. He visited Wickle on July 20 and Bunce & Co
A burglar has been jailed for 18 months for taking £40,000 of designer clothes in an early morning smash and grab. Daniel Isaacs, 31, of Marine Parade, Eastbourne, pleaded guilty to burglary at Lewes Crown Court on Friday (August 1). The court
Thousands of junior doctors will start their new jobs today - a day which has been known as "black Wednesday" in the past because it has been linked to higher death rates among patients. Studies have previously linked the first Wednesday in August
An investigation has been launched after a black Mercedes was found on fire. Fire crews from Hastings were called to Cherry Tree Close in the town shortly after 2.40am on Wednesday morning (August 6). Firefighters used hose reels to put the
Rolls-Royce is to produce a new open-top car. The company has begun work on the new project at their Goodwood headquarters and expect the model to go on sale by mid-2016. Rolls said the new car will build on the success of the company's Phantom
The A27 has been reopened after a crash this morning. Traffic continued to be slow westbound between A26 (Southerham Roundabout) and A277 Brighton Road / Ashcombe Hollow (Ashcombe Roundabout) following the accident. Emergency services were
An ambulance service technician said a car wash worker's teeth appeared to be dissolving as he writhed around in agony after drinking hydrochloric acid, an inquest has heard. Graham Silander described the inside of Zorancho Dimov's mouth as "horrific
Seventeen council bosses in Sussex have been paid more than the Prime Minister, the latest accounts reveal. A further 43 bosses took home more than £100,000 in taxpayer-funded salaries while councils were forced to slash millions from their budgets
A pimp who helped run a brothel as part of a major sex trafficking operation has been jailed for nearly three years. Csaba Safian, 33, was part of a gang that brought 53 young women from a poor part of Hungary to work as prostitutes in the U.K,
Tributes have been paid to a teenager who died when he was hit by a train. Flowers and messages of condolence have been left outside Wivelsfield Station, where he was killed last Thursday evening. The 16-year-old, named locally as Taylor James
Concerned parents say a traveller encampment in a park is preventing children from getting outside and playing during the school holidays. Residents are frustrated about the encampment at the recently refurbished playground in Halewick Park, Sompting
Rats have been running rampant in a children’s play area, sparking outrage among residents. Concerns were raised after a number of rodent sightings near the Splash Pad in Victoria Park, Haywards Heath and council workers are now monitoring the
Communities Minister Penny Mordaunt MP made another splash as she saw how money from her department is being spent. The under-secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government enjoyed a whistle-stop tour of venues. The MP, who
Albion centre-half Gordon Greer has been retained as captain again this season by manager Sami Hyypia. Greer has held the armband for the last four years since joining the club from Swindon. Gus Poyet made him skipper, the Glaswegian kept the
Albion chairman Tony Bloom has reassured supporters they will be happy with the squad by the end of the transfer window. He made the pledge to fans last night following reports in the North-East that the Seagulls have lost out to Middlesbrough
