A WOMAN has been charged with drink-driving and driving without due care and attention after a crash. Phillipa Jutton was arrested at 10.15pm on Wednesday, October 15, in Glebe Close, Eastbourne, after a car struck a parked vehicle. The 33-
Plans to use a downland area as a temporary travellers’ site have been rejected by councillors. The proposals to use Hangleton Bottom as a temporary site for one year while work is carried out on improving Brighton and Hove City Council transit
MORE than 100 bits of graffiti appeared on 33 walls and other spaces in a town centre. Police arrested a 24-year old man on suspicion of criminal damage on Tuesday at about 8.40pm after an alert member of the public spotted graffiti being spray
A WOMAN was struck several times in the face by a group of assailants. The 22-year-old was verbally abused and assaulted by various women at the LB1 Bar in Gales Drive, Three Bridges. The victim had left the bar and was with friends in the
Union members led a fierce fightback against council plans to tender out health services in a combative council meeting tonight. Unison and GMB were joined by Labour councillors in two bids to delay the transfer of services treating substance abuse
Councillors have agreed to launch a public consultation on the future development of Brighton and Hove in a bid to stop the city becoming a developers’ “Wild West”. Brighton and Hove City Council’s policy and resources committee voted through the
A 55-YEAR-OLD man was left "covered in blood" in an assault police believe may have been racially motivated. An iPad, iPhone speaker and other items were stolen from the victim along with his Fair Trade cloth bag. Police are now appealing for
POLICE recovered 27 items of property they believe to be stolen after carrying out a raid on a house. Among the items claimed during the operation at a property in Lilac Close, Bognor, were electrical tools, sat navs and fishing paraphernalia.
An accident closed one lane of a busy road. The collision, involving a coach and a scaffolding lorry, happened on the A27 Lewes Road, westbound at the A2270 Polegate. One lane was closed due to the accident and traffic was queuing. The
Albion boss Sami Hyypia has been backed to improve his side by his opposite number at the Amex on Saturday. Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka believes the Seagulls are in a false position in the Championship table and the Spaniard is expecting
A FOOTBALL tournament featuring teams from across the south of England was held to mark World Mental Health Day. The six-a-side event was organised by Albion in the Community (AITC) and took place at Brighton and Hove Albion’s Lancing training
Holding an event we've not listed? Send us details to: digital@theargus.co.uk NOVEMBER 5 WHERE: Lewes Bonfire Night Celebrations, High Street, Lewes BN7 2LU TIME: 5pm PRICE: Free Sussex's biggest bonfire night celebrations as thousands
A CHARITY shop has thrown open its doors once again for Christmas. Cards for Good Causes has returned to the Cornerstone Church in Brighton Road, Worthing and will have a wide collection of Christmas cards for sale. Proceeds will go to more
Hundreds of cancer patients have been contacted health trust over concerns they may have been mistreated. Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have sent letters to 1,200 prostate and bladder cancer patients after a review found 27 people were
Council chiefs have given the green light to a £15m alcohol and drug recovery service contract awarded to a charity-led partnership. Brighton and Hove City Council put substance misuse services out to tender after carrying out a review and redesign
AN EXTREME obstacle course fanatic is raising money by taking on eight gruelling 12-mile courses. Dan Cheetham, of Second Avenue, Hove, will take on his final Tough Mudder challenge in Winchester, on October 25 and 26. The 28-year-old has spent
A KATE BUSH fan has spoken of her “crushing disappointment” after falling for a fake ticket scam on a popular website. Sarah Hubbard, of Brighton, was one of several fans of the Wuthering Heights singer fans to respond to an advert on Gumtree for
A FISHERMAN was headbutted and threatened with a plank of wood. The 40-year-old victim was fishing at Wishing Tree Reservoir, off Queensway, when he got into an argument with a man on a motorbike using a nearby path. The biker threatened to
TRAVELLERS have moved on to a public space. Black Rock car park on Brighton seafront near the marina is the latest site to be encroached on. It is thought the first vehicles arrived yesterday. One onlooker saw 14 caravans and other vehicles
A TEENAGER was robbed of his iPhone in a car park. Two 13-year old schoolboys were walking through the Teville Gate Car Park in Worthing, on their way to the train station. They were stopped by a group of four to six boys who demanded an iPhone
The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa and the lamentably tardy response of the ‘civilised’ world, brings to mind the oft quoted cleric, Martin Niemoller, who wrote this after he lamented that the church, and he himself, did not speak out against the
Regarding the letter in The Argus (October 11), I hope those people apparently supporting Ben Duncan’s disparaging remarks describing our armed forces as hired killers would have been happy to have their families subjugated by the Nazis in the 1940s
I endorse Neil Kelly’s letter (Argus, September 27) concerning the Older People’s Council. I was a member of the core group of the older people’s coalition which set the ground work for the OPC for Brighton & Hove. Unfortunately, over the
Norman Baker MP is proposing to tackle crime by legalising cannabis (October 10). I personally hope he is singularly unsuccessful in this. When the last government foolishly reduced the classification of cannabis from Class B to Class C, consumption
Brighton-based charity Mothers Uncovered has organised a weekend for mums to unwind at the Tree of Life Centre in Hove Charity Mothers Uncovered has organised this low-cost weekend of workshops and pampering for mums on Saturday, October 18 and
It is about time that the council took more action to deal with the problem of excess surface water on some streets after heavy rainfall (Argus 9th October 2014). There needs to be more regular checks of drains and gulleys in those streets that
The exceptionally heavy rain since the beginning of October has caused many problems for pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and some residents. The resultant flooding in many parts of the city is because the road gullies (surface water drains) are
On behalf of the Brighton Area Group of Diabetes UK, I would like to thank ASDA at Hollingbury for allowing us to collect at their store on September 20. We raised the fantastic sum of £288.28. Thank you to our volunteers for giving up their time
I called the council to see why my rubbish hadn’t been collected for three weeks and they said they had been on strike. But that was only for one day so what about the other days during the previous three weeks? They told me they needed to
It was heartening to read the Rev R Michael Frost’s letter expressing thanks to local firefighters (Argus letters) for their courage and commitment to our city. I remain hugely concerned about the impact of the cuts to our fire service which mean
Regarding council tax, stop wasting our money on idiotic road schemes ie expanding pointless 20 mph speed limits, thoughtless cycle lanes on main roads, misplaced bollards in streets, bus lanes which have severely restricted normal traffic flows.
I found Brighton & Hove Council’s invitation to the city’s residents to decide where public sector cuts should fall (You decide how Brighton and Hove City Council bridges 102 million funding gap) a little ironic. If Brighton Council are truly
DESPITE being a wheelchair user, one woman is starting a new career as a fitness instructor. Penny Clapcott, 26, has risen above her brittle-bone condition to earn a three-month placement at a leisure centre in Worthing. Miss Clapcott, from
MARTIAL arts equipment was stolen from a car. A black metal cash tin, £80 in coins and various blue martial arts certificates were also taken from the black Volkswagen Passat. Police are appealing for information after the car was broken into
HEARTLESS thieves stole baby clothes kept by a mother whose baby had died. They also swiped from the infant's mother an iPhone containing photos of the child, who died after being born prematurely. Police are appealing for witnesses to the
Our city’s development should be decided by our communities and representatives who understand the local need for a balance between land for housing, jobs, and open spaces. (Green spaces at the heart of City Plan, Argus October 9.) The government’s
AN elderly man was taken to hospital on a spinal board after his van crashed. Firefighters from Crawley had to use spanners to unbolt his seat and release him because he had neck injuries. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle collision
A MISSING man may be camping out in the woods or rural areas, police believe. David Harrington, 58, has not been seen since about 10pm on Tuesday (October 14). Police say they are "very concerned" for his welfare and are appealing for the public's
A missing teenager has been found. Rebecca Mitchel-Pitcher, 15, from Crawley, was found safe and well last night. She had been reported missing from the town on Tuesday.
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a flat in Shoreham. The fire is in a third floor flat above the Giant bike store in Little High Street. It is thought to have been caused by cooking. Two fire engines, from Shoreham and Hove, are at
Albion boss Sami Hyypia has paid tribute to Aaron Hughes and backed his influence for club as well as country. The Seagulls' 34-year-old central defender is on course to become an outfield record-breaker for Northern Ireland after winning his 93rd
Singing barber Peter Joannou is proving to be a cut above the rest by serenading his customers while coiffing their hair. All he is asking for his performance is a donation to Cancer Research UK – which is just a snip for the customer but an important
While it is good news that the number of hospital admissions for drink-related problems in Brighton and Hove is below the regional average, it costs the city’s NHS almost £14m a year to deal with. It is a difficult job weighing up the importance
It is hard to fathom what is going through someone’s mind to throw a disabled person out of their wheelchair or to throw a lit match at them. Incredibly, these are hate crimes reported to officers in recent months in Sussex. Recent figures
A WAR hero who became a media sensation after escaping from his care home to take part in the D-Day anniversary has had another appearance in the limelight. Second World War veteran Bernard Jordan was given the all-star treatment as he collected
A school has written to parents updating them on the absence of its headteacher, who is on leave pending an investigation into student registration. Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA) sent parents and carers a letter yesterday to say principal
A DAY out watching the Albion is one of the most expensive in the Championship at more than £34 per adult – but the club’s chief executive says fans get an “unrivalled experience”. A season-ticket holder at the American Express Community Stadium
Martin Slumbers, a country member at Brighton and Hove golf club, has been appointed as the new chief executive of the R&A from 1 October 2015 to succeed the retiring Peter Dawson. Slumbers, 54, will also become secretary of The Royal and Ancient
Southwick Players’ Far From The Madding Crowd takes on Hardy’s classic fiction and a famous film version but wins hands down on both counts. Mark Healy’s adaptation tells the story in quick short scenes, brilliantly staged in the round with enormous
Albion are only 11 games into the season. They have completed less than 24% of their fixtures. But it seems longer than that, especially during one of these international breaks. The Seagulls have already suffered a bad start, an exciting revival
Jim Davidson underlined he is one of Britain’s great stand-up comedians on Wednesday. People either love or hate some of his crude material but this audience clearly idolised a true master of mirth and gave him a loud standing ovation. They
Any lesser comedian would lazily play the title of this show and superficially squeeze as many laughs from its obvious irony. Not Arthur Smith - in the hands of this well seasoned raconteur and expert comedian this was a loving crafted homage to
Scotland boss Gordon Strachan has leapt to the defence of Albion captain Gordon Greer over claims he was guilty of a "brutal foul" on Poland's Robert Lewandowski. Referee Alberto Mallenco ruled that a challenge by Greer on the Bayern Munich star
A CAR crashed into the motorway barrier. The silver Ford Mondeo smashed into the barrier on the central reservation of the M23. No-one was hurt in the collision at around 5.25am this morning (Thursday) northbound at Pease Pottage. Traffic
Aaron Hughes wants Albion to follow in Northern Ireland’s footsteps – by getting the results he feels they deserve. The vastly experienced centre-back defender is back with his club after helping the Irish open their Euro 2016 qualification programme
A 15-YEAR-OLD was assaulted in the street by a group of youths who surrounded her and another girl in the street. The victim and an 11-year-old girl were walking home when they were surrounded and the 15-year-old punched and kicked. They pair
TODAY is the first of three more days of bin strikes as lorry drivers once again stop work and take to the picket line. Last week the GMB union announced another three days of strikes as part of their ongoing campaign of industrial action which
ALMOST one extra person every other year could be killed because of cuts to a fire service, according to a report. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service (WSFRS) is having to make cuts of £1.6 million and has put out a technical report detailing how
CAMPAIGNERS are considering holding a protest outside a star psychic’s next show in anger at a threatening and homophobic outburst by her husband and son-in-law. Sally Morgan, better known as Psychic Sally, has sacked her husband and son-in-law
Notorious roadworks in a key city road are causing traffic delays of up to an hour. The works to the Vogue Gyratory in Lewes Road, Brighton, caused such serious delays on Monday morning that Southern Rail agreed to take passengers with bus tickets
A brewery is celebrating the link between folk music and beer with its first ever nationally distributed ale. Harveys Brewery, based in Lewes, has teamed up with acclaimed folk act Bellowhead to create Revival Ale. The band, some of whom live
A great-great grandmother who turned 100 this week is renowned for enjoying “every single day of her life”, her family have said. Eve Rudland reached the milestone on Tuesday and celebrated with a surprise lunch thrown for her by her family. Her
A hospital will be taking on interns of a different kind as part of a pilot project. East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust has joined forces with Sussex Downs College, East Sussex County Council and supported employment service Choices to take part
Sussex Police’s hate crime sergeant has called for parents and schools to report more bullying to the police. Sergeant Peter Allan, told The Argus it was important for all hate incidents to be reported so the force had a clear picture of the scale
TRIBUTES have been paid to a music lover who has lost his battle with a devastating brain disorder. Kieran Hemestretch, who passed away aged 29, defied the odds after doctors diagnosed him with the condition in 1995 and told him he only had two
Albion boss Sami Hyypia has called on his dressing room characters to make up for the loss of chief motivator Andrew Crofts. The Seagulls are without Crofts again for months after he suffered serious knee damage in their last match at Watford for
