Thirty two years ago today one of biggest bands in British history played their final show – in Brighton. Mod legends The Jam led by Paul Weller closed the curtain on a career which spawned classic anthems including Going Underground and Down In
Drivers in Sussex are being advised to drive with extra care tonight and tomorrow morning after the Met Office warned of expected high winds. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for high winds, which is in place from 0010hrs until 0900hrs
AN MP’s talent competition will continue despite the fact that its founder will be standing down at the next election. Rock the House was founded by Hove MP Mike Weatherley in 2011 giving performers from constituencies around the country the chance
A WOMAN was sexually assaulted as she walked down the road. The 47-year-old was approached by a man who grabbed her coat and put his hand down her trousers, police said. She screamed and he ran away. Police are appealing for witnesses to the
A MISSING pensioner has been found safe and well. Jennifer Watts, 73, went missing from Bognor Regis on Monday 8 December. Police said today that she had been found safe and well.
A SHADOW minister learned to be a barista as he went behind the counter and poured coffee. Ed Balls, the Labour shadow chancellor, pitched up at Small Batch Coffee Company near Hove Station and was walked through the process of how coffee goes
A Winter’s Trail at Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, New Road, Sunday, December 14, to Wednesday, December 17, 10am (not Sun), 11.15am, 1pm, 2.15pm, £8/£6, 01273 709709 A CHANCE for mothers and youngsters aged 0 to two to explore a series of environments
Millwall defender Alan Dunne is spot on when he says his side have one home horror show per season. And that is why Albion must beware a Lions backlash at the Amex tomorrow night. Dunne faced the press after his side crashed 5-1 at home to
Budding gymnasts scooped a clutch of awards at a school competition. Vale School pupils competed in the key stage one contest at Worthing Leisure Centre against 18 other schools and came home with a trophy and a host of medals for their skills.
A BIKER has been banned from the roads after he sped away from police while more than four times over the drink-drive limit. Darren Moore, 43, almost crashed his motorbike in Southwick Tunnel heading east on the A27 before trying to evade police
THE CITY’s residents have been inspired to deck their halls with boughs of holly after a church hosted a Christmas tree festival. St Margaret’s Church in Rottingdean held the festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A spokeswoman said: “Thank you
KICKBOXER Nick Brewer took on a gruelling record-breaking challenge to raise money for charity. The 45-year-old carried out 100 three-minute continuous rounds of kickboxing at Gym Xtreme in Worthing. He aims to raise £1,000 for the Chestnut
Albion star Bruno wants to help take the club back to “where it deserves to be”. The Seagulls can move out of the Championship drop zone for a few hours at least by beating Millwall at the Amex tomorrow. Senior pro Bruno is battling against
Controversial plans for a budget hotel on the site of a disused magistrates’ court have been given the green light. South Downs National Park Planning Authority has granted planning permission for the construction of a 59-bed Premier Inn and four
IT would be a huge benefit to see our heated community centre open for tea/coffee for the over 55s in Mile Oak this winter. There are lonely residents in North Portslade, some facing social isolation after a partner has passed away. A warm
The decision by Brighton and Hove City Council not to allow the usual Christmas Day swim to go ahead seems quite odd (The Argus, December 9). This is a traditional event which has been running for many years and often attracts national publicity
A COMMUNITY event branched out to bring in the festive season. With so many non-drop outs, the Christmas Tree Festival was buzzing all weekend, but the children were the stars of the show. With this year’s event all done and dusted, revellers
SAM Mangoro is amazingly brave. Since having a cardiac arrest in a PE lesson in front of his friends, being put in an induced coma and then recovering in hospital for weeks, he has been fitted with an internal defibrillator to stop another attack
I disagree with Sharon Daye. As a driver I find the new Seven Dials roundabout a great improvement. Because it is elliptical in shape, traffic is channelled round more effectively. I remember some of the crazy stunts I used to see – drivers
Adam Trimingham was spot on in his piece on the disturbances last Saturday in Brighton (Keep violence out of street protests, The Argus, December 10). He was also right on target about the company that Green MP Caroline Lucas keeps. That she
FOLLOWING this week’s fire at the waste company site at their North Quay premises in Newhaven, I have been thinking about the incident and I believe there is a need to review the County Council’s waste strategy for the town. Newhaven has long been
TEN couples got to tie the knot all at the same time yesterday as the law finally allowed civil partners to get married. In a heart-warming celebration of diversity and progress the ten couples all became officially married at the Brighton Town
Police staff will be walking out for 24 hours next week for the first time since 1989. Members of UNISON within Sussex Police will be striking from midnight on December 22 as they take to picket line in support of a campaign to reopen pay talks
Combining a narrative of motherhood with groundbreaking experiments in piano playing, Sarah Nicolls has created a masterpiece of performance art. Light-hearted and delicate though never glib, Moments of Weightlessness had much to convey with regards
A SPATE of thefts from cars and bikes has sparked a warning from police. Officers are advising people to lock their vehicles and secure their goods inside. The warning follows “a recent spate of thefts from vehicles and of bicycles in Adur
Ed Balls will join staff behind the counter of a Hove coffee shop later. The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer will meet with customers and baristas as he helps serve up coffees and teas at the Small Batch Coffee Company - an independent chain
A TV presenter’s personal archive has been acquired by the Science Museum. Astronomer Sir Patrick Moore’s collection includes manuscripts, memorabilia and extensive research. The presenter of BBC’s The Sky At Night for more than 50 years lived
Just to be near the man formerly known as Snoop Lion and Snoop Doggy Dogg was enough for many punters as the rap legend stopped in Brighton as part of a short UK tour. And depending how close they got to Snoop Dogg they might have been able to
Unique and restlessly creative, The Ex are revered for good reason. Back for their second Brighton show of the year, the Dutch avant-punks topped a suitably diverse bill; ranging from adrenalin-fuelled singer-songwriter fare to charming, DIY alt-pop
Ex Groove Armada lead singer, Becky Jones, aka Saint Saviour, released her second solo album, In the Seams, in November 2014. This show was mainly songs from that album and Saviour reproduced the stripped back sound to give an intimate and sublime
With his familiar trucker hat and honest boozy songs Beans On Toast took to the stage for a night of heart-on-your-sleeve singalongs. The folk singer from Essex hit The Haunt as part of his tour promoting The Grand Scheme Of Things - his fifth
The best of the county’s businesses were celebrated at the 26th Sussex Business Awards last night. About 500 leading business people gathered at The Grand hotel in Brighton, with 16 awards presented by Hove comedian Simon Evans. Sussex Company
THE number of people with dementia in Brighton and Hove is expected to rise by more than 1,000 in the next 15 years. The figure emerged in a report to the city council assessing people’s health needs now and in the future. There are currently
Matt Prior admits he is uncertain whether he will be able to continue his cricket career. The Sussex wicketkeeper is currently recovering from surgery to cure an Achilles problem which forced him to step down from the England team midway through
TEN gay and lesbian couples made history as they all got married at the same time on the very first day the law allowed it. HENRY HOLLOWAY reports on the momentous occasion. A COUPLE aged 82 and 70 were among the first in the country to convert
Leigh Farrow, Labour councillor for Moulsecoomb and Bevendean on Brighton and Hove City Council, will announce tonight he is joining UKIP. Councillor Farrow has been with the Labour Party for more than 25 years - including four in Brighton and
Over the past 30 years, the number of overweight and obese people has trebled. If the obesity crisis is not addressed, one in three adults in the UK could face potentially life-threatening illnesses by 2040. At present, two in three adults are either
A MAN reported missing from Crawley has been found safe and well. This morning police appealed for assistance in finding Mohsin Uddin Mohammed, 37, who was reported missing on Tuesday (December 9) from his home town of Crawley. About one hour
Nigel Clough believes Albion are “hoping” Chris O’Grady can remain with Sheffield United for the rest of the season. But he admits he understands why the Seagulls are keeping options open with their out-of-favour striker. O’Grady aims to make
An oil painting by a celebrated artist is to be auctioned off to raise money for a school’s new playground equipment. The piece, entitled School Run, shows Woodingdean Primary School shortly before morning lessons. Artist Tony Parsons, whose
THE family of a teenage girl seriously injured in a road accident are praying for a Christmas miracle in the hope she wakes from a coma. Lauren Hills, 16, has been in an induced coma for almost seven weeks following the crash, which also left her
ROADWORKS closing off a major junction are set to finish early. Road closures were put in place in July when work to improve the Vogue Gyratory in Lewes Road, Brighton, began. It was expected to end on December 19 but yesterday Brighton and
A woman told a stranger in a supermarket that she hoped her two-year-old son “died a long and painful death”. Virginia Mary Bailey, of Bentswood Road, Haywards Heath, made the disgraceful comments to Samantha Pyke and her son in Iceland. A
An electrical and mechanical services contractor is on the verge of administration. A petition to wind up Techelec in Crowhurst Road, Holingbury, Brighton, has been made to the High Court of Justice in Manchester. The application to wind up the
An intrepid fundraiser broke three world records by taking on a gruelling 80-hour indoor rowing challenge. The “oar-some” achievement by Neal Marsh took place on a rowing machine set up inside Worthing Hospital. Mr Marsh, 45, is a member of
A TEENAGER who had a cardiac arrest in a PE lesson is fighting to make defibrillators compulsory in schools. Sam Mangoro, 16, collapsed in March but teachers performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and reached for the school’s newly installed defibrillator
Residents are being asked to do more to help older people who are lonely at Christmas. National charity Friends Of The Elderly (FOTE) is calling on people in Brighton and Hove to Be A Friend and reach out to older people who will spend Christmas
A FORMER Labour councillor and mayor has passed away through illness. Andy Durr, a prevalent figure in Brighton and Hove, was also a board member of the West Pier Trust. Originating from London, he arrived in Brighton in the mid-1960s.
A COLLEGE has invited students to tomorrow’s Albion match against “notorious” Millwall for a sociological study. Varndean College in Brighton is offering AS-level sociology students the chance to watch Brighton and Hove Albion take on the South
RENT in Brighton and Hove costs more than in some central London boroughs. People pay more for properties in the city than those living in Greenwich or Lewisham, studies by The National Housing Federation have shown. The city has overtaken
