MORE acts have been announced for the wild life festival being held at Shoreham Airport on June 6 and 7. The new acts so far are Nas, Mark Ronson, Soul Ii Soul, Nicolas Jaar, Gorgon City, Eats Everything and Joy Orbison and George Fitzgerald.
Albion have completed the capture of Beram Kayal from Celtic. The club secured a visa for the 26-year-old Israeli midfielder from the Home Office in Sheffield today. Kayal's availability for Saturday's game at Blackpool is subject to international
A MAN who stole house keys from a handbag in an Indian restaurant went to the victims house and took further valuables. Police have released CCTV images of the man who they want to trace in connection with the theft from Chilli Pickle in Jubilee
On Tuesday we remembered those who were lost, and those who lived through, the Holocaust. We commemorated the liberation of Auschwitz on January 27, 1944, the notorious Nazi concentration camp, as part of Holocaust Memorial Day. Now, in the second
THE iconic Ovingdean building is the oldest of three Blind Veterans centres, with more than 200 staff and 150 volunteers – nearly half of whom have wmore than ten years. About 67 veterans visit the centre at least once a week to use facilities
MPs have pledged to support the Save Our Centres campaign launched by The Argus. This week the newspaper called on Brighton and Hove City Council to reconsider cuts it is proposing for children's centres and related services. The council needs
The 17-year-old cellist Laura van der Heijden might strike you as a normal A-level student from Haywards Heath. She introduced her programme in a direct, unaffected manner, free of the solemnity sometimes associated with classical recitals.
A MAN caught transporting £500,000 in money hidden in tyres believed to be for a drugs deal has been jailed. Thomas Kent, 45, formerly of Millers Way, Brighton, was stopped as he drove a vehicle transporter onto a ferry at Portsmouth in December
A BARBER had his takings and mobile phone stolen by a man who walked in and distracted him while he was cashing up at the store. Richard Bonnett is offering a reward for information leading to the conviction of the man who ran away after taking
THE owner of a care home which was branded inadequate by inspectors has denied rationing toilet paper. Bibi Jondah closed Spring Lodge in Worthing in December following a visit by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in November. Mrs Jondah said
Continued funding cuts will leave the police unable to meet public expectations, a senior officer warned after it was revealed that officer numbers had sunk to their lowest level for 14 years. Home Office statistics showed there were 127,075 officers
Dale Stephens took a step closer to a return to full fitness by playing the first 45 minutes of a 4-1 defeat for Albion's Under-21s against Cambridge United at the club's Lancing training complex today. It followed a 30-minute outing against Middlesbrough
Two teenagers were arrested after cash and alcohol were stolen during a break-in at a wine bar. The raid happened at Chapter 12 in the High Street, Hailsham, in the early hours of this morning. A boy of 16 and a 19-year-old man are being held
Albion boss Chris Hughton has killed ongoing doubts about Chris O'Grady's future by revealing the striker will not be going anywhere before the transfer window shuts on Monday night. O'Grady was on loan at Sheffield United before Hughton's appointment
THE venue for a meeting to discuss the proposed cuts to children’s centres has changed. Parents, carers, grandparents, centre staff and concerned residents are invited to discuss the plans from 9.30am to 11am. The meeting was originally due
THREE vehicles were involved in a crash that blocked a road outside a bowls club. The three vehicles were involved in a collision in Ditchling Road, Brighton, outside Hollingbury Park Bowls Club, at 1.50pm today. Emergency services went to
A BOY and a man are in custody on suspicion of stealing cash and alcohol from a wine bar. The incident happened at the Chapter 12 wine bar in Hailsham High Street in the early hours of this morning. Two arrests were made shortly afterwards
A MISSING man has been found. Crawley man Roberto Correia, who was last seen on January 11 in Weald Drive, Furnace Green, was found by officers today. The 39-year-old was found in London.
A 56-year-old has been charged with breaking into 27 homes across the county. Albert James is accused of being responsible for twilight burglaries in Worthing, Angmering, Bognor Regis, Ferring, Midhurst, Littlehampton, Chichester and Storrington
A TYRANNOSAURUS REX has been spotted in a shopping centre. Believed to have lived on Earth about 66 million years ago, the public were treated to a lookalike of the king of the dinosaurs at the County Mall in Crawley on Monday. Called Dana
Two men have been jailed for their roles in a conspiracy to import millions of pounds worth of cocaine on to the streets of East Sussex and London. Rorey Rose and Solomon Cobourne were sentenced to 14 and 20 years respectively at Brighton Crown
Health bosses are taking legal advice after controversial plans to award a multimillion-pound NHS contract to a private company fell through earlier this week. Bupa CSH pulled out of negotiations for a £235 million contract to manage musculoskeletal
A WOMAN befriended an elderly victim before stealing her handbag from her home. The 93-year-old answered the door to a woman clutching a newspaper who claimed she had won a couple for being a loyal customer. The woman chatted with the victim
A CHURCH community is celebrating after receiving a big funding boost for their project to restore their historic Victorian landmark. The Parish Church of St Mary has announced that the Heritage Lottery Fund has pledged initial support for the
THIEVES stole power tools from a school and from vans and 4x4s. On January 20 an aquamarine Makita drill set, angle grinder and orange paslode nail gun were stolen from a property which is being renovated in Dunstall Avenue, Burgess Hill. A
Albion's visit to Blackpool on Saturday is the biggest game so far of Chris Hughton's reign, bigger than Arsenal. The FA Cup was a nice diversion from the real task for Hughton - keeping the Seagulls in the Championship. The circumstances surrounding
Ballot papers are landing so that those who live in Hurstpierpoint can vote on the Neighbourhood Plan for our area. The Parish Council hasn’t listened to our concerns yet so this might be our only chance to have our say. I attended the planning
Club Revenge’s chav night has come under fire from silly small-minded people with nothing else to think about (The Argus, January 27). This is all so ridiculous not being able to have a themed fancy dress night – because that’s all it is. There
I’m thrilled to see that Kathy Gore has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List. Now she becomes a national treasure as well as a local one. I’ve known Kathy for many years, following her progress as a committee member of the Friends of
Peter Kyle’s comments (The Argus, 22/11/14) on the plight of the King Alfred Leisure Centre is an affront to the whole city of Brighton and Hove. It is not only the residents of Hove who use this venue, but citizens from all of Brighton and Hove
The Antisocial Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 has been a long time coming. The Argus reported (January 26) that some adults live in fear of antisocial children. While magistrates have to find beyond reasonable doubt to issue a criminal
Only five city motorists received compensation for pothole damage in a year – while 71 were left disappointed. Brighton and Hove City Council officials agreed to pay compensation in only 6.6% of applications in 2013/14. The authority blamed
A PENSIONER told how she “felt like a criminal” when apprehended by a supermarket security guard after doing her weekly shop. A rump steak in her trolley set off the theft alarm and, after what she describes as a gruelling interrogation which left
THOUSANDS of new jobs and homes are set to be created with the pledge of £36 million in government investment in Sussex. The money is being delivered by Cosat to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership and promises significant funding for new transport
The Magical Road To Oz is this year’s excuse for the Brighton alternative pantomime. Very freely adapted from the Hollywood classic of 1939 and featuring a cast never before imagined by George Cukor, the story features Dorothy, a Tin Man, a Lion
John is bleak, almost unbearably so. It has an opening sequence of relentless demonstrable human depravity enough to make a Jeremy Kyle researcher wince. This is the latest hard-hitting piece of theatre from the master of aesthetic controversy
Award-winning vocalist, Claire Martin joined forces with saxophonist /vocalist Ray Gelato to provide what proved to be a truly swinging evening. They celebrated the Great American Songbook along with jazz classics and blues. Musical tributes were
Emma Lee-Moss, aka Emmy The Great, has undergone a musical transformation in the three-and-a-half years since her second solo album, Virtue. Anyone in a sold-out Green Door Store expecting the folksie, acoustic and at times almost spoken word
THREE squatters managed to avoid eviction from a community centre by heading to the roof. Bailiffs, Arun District Council officials and Sussex Police officers all took part in an operation to clear Meadview in Lyminster Road, Littlehampton, to
A murder investigation has been launched after a woman died in her home. Paramedics were called to a home in Tredcroft Road, Hove, to treat a 67-year-old woman who died at the scene at about 11pm last night. Detectives from the Surrey and Sussex
A WIDOW is calling for answers to why her husband died in hospital. Rosemary Freeman wants an inquest to be held to find out why her husband John died. Mrs Freeman, of Burrowdown, Eastbourne, fears he may have been misdiagnosed at Eastbourne
Joao Teixeira admits he could miss out in some of Albion’s Championship battles – because of the way he plays. The Seagulls are keeping tabs on their Portuguese whizzkid after he missed their FA Cup tie against Arsenal through illness. He dazzled
A DECISION on whether to build nine flats on top of an architecturally significant former perfume factory has been put on hold. Brighton and Hove City Council’s planning committee has delayed making a decision on the proposed development on the
THE official exam figures for GCSE and A-levels have been confirmed, and The Argus can reveal the city's league tables. With a change in the way GCSE English was marked nationally, all but four of the city's school saw a dip in the benchmark of
Crawley have suffered another cruel blow to their hopes of beating the drop. Midfielder Josh Simpson has been ruled out for a further four weeks after breaking down on his comeback from a hamstring injury. Simpson has not featured since the
Dale Stephens continues his comeback from nine months out with ankle trouble for Albion today. The midfielder features as the only over-aged player for the under-21s against Cambridge United at the club's training complex in Lancing. Stephens
A FISHING boat with four people on board went missing in the English Channel prompting an all night search. The coastguard will decide this morning whether to resume the hunt for the missing Belgian-registered vessel after fruitless night for crews
A councillor will face a standards hearing tomorrow following allegations he was rude, aggressive and swore at his colleagues. Councillor Anthony White, of Seaford Town Council, is expected before the local authority’s audit and standards sub-committee
Five people have been arrested as part of a major investigation into fake pound coins worth more than £1.2 million. About 90 officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) raided six addresses across Sussex. Four men and a woman, accused of
A man had his finger shot off and shotgun pellets removed from his stomach after he was attacked in what is believed to be a case of mistaken identity. The armed gang was still on the run last night as Sussex Police’s major crime unit hunted the
A troupe of flamenco dancers are returning to the Brighton Fringe. Flamenco Productions will take to the stage with castanets at the ready for the event in May. The group organises and produces flamenco events, shows, gigs, classes and workshops
An MP has taken his campaign for swifter action against unauthorised traveller camps to the Houses of Parliament. Brighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby presented the petition signed by “several thousand” residents online and on paper to Westminster
A FAILING school has turned around its fortunes and been rated ‘good’ by inspectors. Hertford Junior School in Hollingdean, Brighton, has well-behaved pupils, engaging teachers and positive parents, Ofsted said following a visit in January.
The House of Lords speaker Baroness D’Souza will visit Brighton today to speak about the role of the Lords and how young people can become more involved with politics. She will first visit St Luke’s Church in Old Shoreham Road, which runs a debt
THE number of motorists caught drink and drug driving over the Christmas period has dropped for the third year running. Sussex Police arrested 194 people across the county for drink driving between December 1 and January 5. The figure was down
A MAN who filmed up a woman’s skirt from his wheelchair has been banned from possessing cameras. Peter Ankers, 42, caused suspicion after a flash went off on his phone in a clothes shop in Churchill Square, Brighton. His 23-year-old victim
More than £80,000 was raised for charity at a lavish Burns Night celebration. One of the UK’s top wholesalers Palmer and Harvey, based in Hove, hosted the Scottish Cèilidh at The Grand hotel in Brighton. The annual black-tie event raised the
David Walliams visited a project in Kenya to kick off this year’s Red Nose Day campaign. The Hove comic met up with a boy called Philip who he had helped when he was living on the streets four years ago. Philip, now 15, is now doing well at
Intruders demanded money from a woman in her house. Police are appealing for information following the incident in The Rise, off Hermitage Lane, East Grinstead, in the early hours of January 23. The 40-year-old homeowner woke shortly after
A SIX-bedroom regency mansion in one of Brighton’s most exclusive seafront squares is set to become the city’s most expensive house. If 26 Lewes Crescent sells for anywhere near its £4.25 million asking price, it will stomp into the lead in a list
Albion chief executive Paul Barber last night praised the “brilliant” team effort which nudged Beram Kayal’s move to the Amex closer to completion. But the Israeli international could face a race against time to make his debut at Blackpool on Saturday
SUSSEX Police has been praised for the integrity of officers and staff and the way it investigates complaints. The Integrity Matters report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) highlights the ability of the force to investigate
