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  • Borough bow out of FA Cup

    Eastbourne Borough missed out on a place in the first round of the FA Cup for the first time in six years as they went down 1-0 at Dover Athletic last night. Borough had been unable to break their Conference premier rivals down in the initial tie

  • A21 now clear after four car crash

    The A21 is now clear after a four car crash blocked the road for hours. The accident took place on the A2100 London Road John's Cross and B2089 Vinehall Street junctions. There is slow traffic in both directions while recovery work is carried

  • Funny fundraiser at 24-hour yogathon

    Yogis were laughing all the way to enlightenment during a 24-hour yogathon. Participants in the fundraising effort stretched their funny bone and other limbs to the max for 12 hours. Fundraisers adopted the Happy Cat and the laughing Cow pose

  • Patients need support

    HAVING to go into hospital is a stressful experience, but the support and care given when a person is going home again is equally important. So it is concerning that a watchdog report has highlighted some issues with discharging at Royal Sussex

  • Passions will run high over planning

    Who would be a councillor with responsibility for planning in Brighton and Hove? It doesn’t seem that a week passes without a major development with a turbulent history and numerous issues. This week it is the turn of the regeneration of the

  • Bar and shop fined for selling alcohol to people underage

    A BAR and a shop have been fined for selling alcohol to underage customers. In a test purchasing operation carried out by Sussex Police licensing officers on Thursday 23/10 two businesses were visited. At the One Stop off licence in Tangmere

  • Police issue warning for Halloween revellers

    POLICE have warned Halloween revellers to be polite during celebrations. Sussex Police said there is often a rise in anti-social behaviour and criminal damage in the county on and around October 31. Chief superintendent Wayne Jones from Sussex

  • Record numbers in charity bike event

    Tireless fundraisers lapped up an endurance challenge to help an annual fundraising event to its best finish yet. More than 300 riders slapped on the lycra and jumped on their bikes for the fifth annual Pedal in Preston Park in Brighton – the most

  • Robinson to lead England Lions again

    Sussex coach Mark Robinson will lead the England Lions squad on their tour of South Africa early next year. The England selectors today announced two provisional 14-man Lions squads for the tour and Robinson, who enjoyed a stint in charge of the

  • Spurs pair back in squad to face Albion in cup tie

    Defenders Kyle Naughton and Federico Fazio return to the Tottenham squad for the Capital One Cup fourth-round visit of Albion tomorrow. Full-back Naughton is back after missing the last three matches with an ankle injury, while Fazio is available

  • Private view of a public school

    Public schools are traditionally closed off communities. But they can be full of stunning architecture and history, presenting an amazing backdrop as students work hard in lessons. Delving into this out-of-bounds world, an author has unearthed what

  • Remembering life in wartime Sussex

    WITH the war showing no signs of abatement on the continent, preparations 100 years ago were beginning to protect the Sussex coast from any possible invasion. The Argus reported a request for three officers and 120 men of other ranks in Eastbourne

  • Still motoring on today

    Thousands of cars have made the 60 mile journey from the capital to Brighton seafront over the last 118 years. In fact the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is the longest-running motoring event in the world. First held in 1896, it had a chequered

  • Teenager missing from Sompting

    A TEENAGER has gone missing from her home. Fifteen-year-old Tiffany Gladwin, of Sompting, was last seen in Worthing at 2pm yesterday 27/10 after leaving her home at noon. She is slim, white, 5ft 6ins, with very long, straight, dark pink hair

  • Art lovers tattooed as part of exhibition

    BRAVE and mad art lovers were tattooed as part of an exhibition launch. The body art was needled in a temporary parlour set up at Hastings’ Jerwood Gallery to launch Jake and Dinos Chapman’s homecoming show, In The Realm Of The Unmentionable.

  • Driver tries to snatch teenager from roadside

    A DRIVER tried to snatch a teenager from the roadside. Police said the victim was walking along Charlton Road in East Dean, near Chichester, at around 4.30pm on Sunday. 26/10 The man, in his late 20s or early 30s, pulled up in a Ford KA and told

  • Missing Battle girl found in London

    A MISSING girl has been found safe and well. Marnie Stocking, 16, went missing from Battle on Friday. 24/10 She was found safely in London today. A Sussex Police spokesman said: “Police would like to thank the media and members of the public

  • Delays on A27 after one car crash

    THERE are delays on the A27 after a crash in Sompting. The Upper Brighton Road is partially blocked and there is queuing traffic eastbound before the Hillbarn traffic lights due to an accident involving one car. The congestion is continuing

  • Carry on battling for Mile Oak playground

    A huge well done to the mums and dads of Mile Oak for their battle to get a decent playground for their kids (Playground ‘forgotten’, Argus October 24). Their tireless campaigning and refusal to give up should be an inspiration to all campaigning

  • We are helping old people

    I was disappointed to see the letter from A Wright concerning the Older People’s Council given the amount of work that many people have put in over the years. The OPC maintains its own website www.olderpeoplescouncil.org with details of who we

  • It was the wrong day for a parking blitz

    What a dreadful morning to bring in a parking blitz – absolutely pouring down with rain and everyone desperate for their children not to spend all the day in wet clothes at school. The parking enforcement officers should not have chosen that day

  • Residents don't want this bypass

    Regarding the Arundel stretch of the A27, a bigger road will just attract more traffic and create more congestion and pollution and be a major bone of contention for years to come what with the proposals for stilts (noise and sight pollution) and the

  • Fire service cuts claim is incorrect

    In an Argus article (October 25) covering the loss of a fire engine from Hove Community Fire Station, a spokesperson said that if a resident’s home is on fire it will still send out the same number of firefighters as it did before the cut and it would

  • £750 cash boost for youth club

    Brighton & Hove estate agents (BHEAA) President, Jason Brand, of Brand Vaughan, presented a cheque for £750 to the children and staff of Brighton Youth Centre (BYC). Jason said: “The BYC is a very worthy cause that supports hundreds of kids

  • Katie should help

    I note that Katie Price aka Jordan likes Brighton but wants the roads mended. I feel sure that despite her business acumen, said to be worth £45M in 2012, she has no idea that the money for this comes from council taxes. Her mansion which everyone

  • Change involving the private sector in the NHS is needed

    Madeleine Dickens (Argus October 22) claims that involving the private sector is bad for the National Health Service. No party is advocating that health care should not be free at the point of service. The NHS is NOT the envy of the world!

  • NHS competition system is wrong

    Our NHS has been through huge change since the vision was first set out in the post-war years. Successive Labour and Conservative governments have introduced key changes to the system, which have seen markets and competition embedded at its heart

  • Dordogne, France €545,000

    A unique, five-bedroom home that oozes charm and character, surrounded by 2.5 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland, in a beautiful part of France, is for sale through Rowland Gorringe. Les Chenes (The Oaks) has all the advantages of a modern

  • Police directing traffic after accident

    POLICE are directing traffic after a crash this morning. The accident, on the A21 Sedlescombe Road North, in Hastings, is partially blocked at the A2100 junction. There are traffic delays stretching back to the Sedlescombe Golf Club due to

  • New Worthing academy appoints headteacher

    A new multimillion-pound school set to open next year has appointed its headteacher. Adam Whitehead has been announced as the headteacher of new Bohunt Academy in Worthing. The 900-pupil secondary school is opening its doors to students in

  • Pensioner shoved in front of bus

    A PENSIONER was shoved in front of a bus in an unprovoked attack. Police are appealing for witnesses after the incident in Eastbourne on Thursday and have published CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to. 23/10 The 75-year-old man left Rockwells

  • Insurance group has 800 job vacancies that cannot be filled

    An insurance group has 800 jobs available but cannot fill them due to a skills gap. The Saga Group purchased One Priory Square in Hastings town centre in 2010 and said it would become the town’s biggest employer. But four years later the jobs

  • Industry leaders enjoy a tour of Number 10 with the PM

    CHARITY, education, hospitality and digital representatives were taken on a tour of 10 Downing Street – and had a meeting with the Prime Minister. The Brighton and Hove industry leaders enjoyed the tour of Parliament courtesy of Hove MP Mike Weatherley

  • We must change the law over travellers’ caravans

    The Argus reported that Councillor Peter West says that the rejection of the temporary, official, travellers’ site he wants to set up in Hangleton has put the police in a difficult position when the Horsdean site is reduced to 16 pitches during its

  • New app helps you find our independent stores

    INDEPENDENT shops have backed a new app to promote Brighton’s unique retail character. Innovative marketplace app StreetHub held its launch party in collaboration with some of the best independent shops in the city. StreetHub, a website and

  • Vandals target Baptist church’s crucifix for second time

    A CRUCIFIX has been targeted by vandals – for a second time. The cross in the garden of St John The Baptist church in Bristol Road, Brighton, was attacked by vandals who smashed up the mounted figure of Christ, known as the corpus. The remains

  • Lloyds branches and staff at risk

    Lloyds Bank is to slash 9,000 jobs and shut 200 branches. There are around 30 branches in Sussex including six in Brighton and Hove. The publicly-owned banking group has not confirmed which branches will close but said it would focus on town

  • Plaque set to mark Ken’s Laine legacy

    A TOWN planner who saved North Laine from the bulldozers now has a permanent memorial in the area he preserved. A blue plaque for Ken Fines was unveiled last week on the wall of Infinity Foods in North Road, Brighton. Mr Fines saved and named

  • An autumnal kaleidoscope to enjoy

    THOUSANDS of visitors descended on a park to admire a kaleidoscope of autumnal colours. At least 5,000 people went to Sheffield Park and Garden on the weekend to witness trees and shrubs displaying a huge range of vibrant colours. The National

  • The road to chocolate heaven

    According to Jennifer Earle, founder of the Chocolate Ecstasy Tours, Halloween outstrips both Easter and Christmas as the most popular time for chocolate sales. And following the launch of the first Brighton Chocolate Ecstasy Tour last month she

  • Fire burns through gas pipe causing leak

    A blaze burned through a gas pipe causing a leak last night. Firefighters from Crawley Fire Station were called to a house in Bracknell Close in Bewbush at 7.20pm to deal with a fire that had spread from a wheelie bin. The contents of the bin

  • Crawley start FA Cup campaign on the road again

    Crawley must hit the road in the first round of the FA Cup for the fourth year running. Reds were drawn against League One rivals Yeovil Town yesterday having travelled to Hednesford, Met Police and Bury at the first stage of the competition in

  • Minister is shown leisure centre

    THE Government minister for sport was given a guided tour of an ageing leisure centre, currently the focus of redevelopment talks. Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, was shown around Hove’s King Alfred Leisure Centre

  • Hyypia tells Albion: Play with courage

    Albion boss Sami Hyypia has told his players to show no fear and play with courage at Spurs tomorrow night. The Seagulls, struggling at the wrong end of the Championship, are big underdogs to topple their Premier League hosts and reach the quarter-finals