A WAR veteran and a widow have found love again in their 80s after meeting at a charity rehabilitation centre. Dennis Hatch, 89, and Nancy Roberts, 84, met at the Blind Veterans UK centre in Brighton while they were having breakfast. Mr Hatch
MILLIONS of people will benefit from a reduction in their water bills. Southern Water is slashing prices by 6% for 2015/16 in a move that will see the average household bill drop from £437 to £410 a year. The company’s bills not only cover
THE family of a five-year-old girl killed in a crash has been told to re-submit their applications for visas so relatives can attend her funeral. The Zimbabwean grandparents and aunt of Andrea Gada – who died after being hit by a car in Eastbourne
A HORSE had a night-mare when she got stuck in her own horsebox. The female horse was being transported when she reared up and got her forelegs trapped on the horsebox's partition. Crews from West Sussex Fire and Rescue attended and sedated
Eastbourne Eagles will start life in the third tier with a derby at home to Kent Kings on Good Friday. The National Trophy clash against Eagles No.1 David Mason's previous club is likely to be staged at 3.30pm although the time has yet to be confirmed
A SHOPOWNER overcame the pain of a burglary by getting a local artist to brighten its boarded-up frontage. After the Sundial Clinic in St James’s Street, Brighton, was targeted by thieves, owner Richard Hollis took a more creative approach to triumphing
THIEVES steal over £500 from cancer charity in “beyond belief” burglary. Police are appealing for witnesses to a burglary at the Marie Curie Cancer Care shop in Montague Street, Worthing, overnight between Sunday 1 February and Monday 2 February
A £500 reward has been created to try to trace a man wanted in connection with two burglaries in East Sussex. Police want to speak to Darryl Matthew Dempsey, 20, of Brading Close, Eastbourne, about the theft of clay pigeon shooting equipment from
Beram Kayal made a goalscoring debut for Albion today. The former Celtic midfielder equalised in the 82nd minute with a deflected free-kick in a 1-1 draw for the under-21s against AFC Wimbledon at the Lancing training complex. Kayal came on
YOUNG entrepreneurs from ten Sussex schools set out their wares at a trade fair. The students aged between 15 and 19 are taking part in the Young Enterprise scheme, which gives teenagers a chance to set up and run their own company for a year with
A teenager who went missing in January could be in Brighton. Connor Mackay, 14, left his address in Hastings on Friday, January 16 and was last seen around 11.30am. Officers have a possible sighting of him in Brighton on January 25 but he has
Albion boss Chris Hughton has appointed Colin Calderwood as his assistant. The 50-year-old former Scottish international was Hughton's No.2 at Newcastle, Birmingham and Norwich. Calderwood got the nod over Paul Trollope, who also worked with
Bruno has backed his compatriot Adrian Colunga's decision to cut short his English adventure and return to Spain. The right-back admits the Seagulls never really managed to fit the little forward player's "special" qualities into their overall
A MAN crashed his car head-on into another vehicle while almost five times the drink-drive limit. Robert Hutchinson, 59, was spotted by a member of the public driving his Nissan Almera erratically on the A281 heading towards Horsham at 5.45pm last
Promoters behind the Wild Life festival say tickets for June's big event have almost sold out. Disclosure and Rudimental will top the bill at the festival, which will welcome 35,000 people a day over the weekend of June 6 and 7. Other artists
A MAN escaped death after a fire took hold in the cupboard under his stairs. He was woken up by his smoke alarm and the effects of the fire as it got worse. Firefighters were called to a house in Ditchling Road, Brighton, at 5.25am today.
Lewes have signed experienced former Crawley Town striker Calum Willock. The 33-year-old one-time St Kitts and Nevis international has joined from Staines Town where he was player/assistant-manager. Willock made 16 appearances for Crawley in
THE incinerator looms large over Newhaven, its spiralling plume of smoke a constant reminder of the bustling industry within. In a year or so another power station will be visible from Newhaven, the Rampion offshore wind farm. According to
The recent spate of investment in Newhaven has the potential to breathe new life into the seaside town. The surge in ‘green tech’ companies will continue a manufacturing tradition. So let’s hope the flow of money will help establish Newhaven
The Argus is right to highlight statistical measures of educational success and also the problem of the Government constantly ‘changing goalposts’. A consequence of this is that there is a danger that parents and students can become confused about
I reply to RE Leadbitter’s letter condemning shooting a goose. I agree with the comment: “Children should be encouraged from an early age to respect and care for all sentient beings.” That means going vegan. It is not just geese who feel
I AGREE with Mr Davidson (The Argus, Tuesday, January 27). Don’t blame pensioners for the NHS’ problems. You don’t find them clogging up the maternity wards or falling all over the place at weekends drunk in A&E departments. I am a pensioner
Locals in Lewes were not horsing around when they saw a thoroughbred running down their high street. Even the neigh-sayers went quiet when they saw the evidence on YouTube. But the animal wasn’t on the loose furlong.
The number of complaints against Sussex Police has been going up for the last two years – reaching 900 in 2013/14. Yet it is doing better than most forces – 216 allegations per 1,000 employees compared to 251 for all forces in England and Wales
Well done to The Argus for leading the fight to save vital children’s centres in Brighton and Hove that many people rely on. But I’m astounded that the city’s Conservative MPs have the cheek to say that they support the campaign. Mike Weatherley
Argus readers will no doubt welcome the expressions of support for children’s centres from local Conservative MPs Mike Weatherley and Simon Kirby, and from local Green MP Caroline Lucas. However, readers would do well to remember that Mr Weatherley
THE tale of a Grey Nun who is thought to wander The Lanes is one of Brighton and Hove’s most famous ghost stories. She apparently fell in love with a soldier in medieval times, eloped and the pair were captured. The soldier was executed and the
Heather Mills was the first contestant to be kicked off a ski-jumping reality TV show. The former model who owns a vegan restaurant in East Street, Brighton Ms Mills became the first ever below-the-knee amputee to take on the ski jump, but it wasn't
Two teenagers are to appear in court accused of stabbing a sheep and setting fire to it. The 17-year-old boys have been charged with arson and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and have been released on bail to appear at Crawley Youth
A TEENAGER has been convicted of burglary and possession of cannabis. Ryan Lee Marsh, 18, of Sackville Gardens, East Grinstead, appeared before Crawley magistrates last Wednesday (January 28). He admitted stealing tools and a shower unit from
A PIONEERING tech firm has been named the best exporter in the South East. Phase 5 Technology, based in Hove, is the only UK business to supply self-service passenger processing to airports. The company won the Business is GREAT award and is
THE NEW entrepreneur in residence at City College Brighton and Hove has been announced as Jeremy Jacobs. Mr Jacobs has worked for global digital marketing agencies with clients including Waitrose, Lloyds TSB, Barclays and BMW. His role will
VACANCY rates in the city centre have hit a five-year low. The total number of vacant units in the Brighton Business Improvement District (BID) area is at the lowest level in five years at 5.01%. Wider city centre vacancy rates continued to decrease
Founded in 1985 by Tony Ratcliffe, a businessman with a passion for electronics, Paxton Access began selling simple electronic keypads. Over the past 30 years is has evolved into a market-leading manufacturer of access control and door entry to
A NEW business-academic collaboration could encourage the world’s major companies to work to preserve precious resources. The University of Brighton and Dutch electronics giant Philips are teaming up to research new designs for sustainable products
Thinking about crowdfunding? Anne Rupert from Brighton artists’ group Blast Theory takes you through the dos and don’ts... When Blast Theory decided to run a Kickstarter campaign to fund new artistic app Karen, we could fit our crowdfunding knowledge
SUSSEX is bracing itself for icy conditions this week. Public Health England has issued a Level 3 cold weather alert for the south east, which is expected to last until the end of the week. The alert is issued when average temperatures have
A NEW CCTV image has been released by officers investigating an attack by a gang of teenagers on a man as he walked home. The 42-year-old man was robbed outside Uncle Sam’s in Queens Parade, Hove, when he was punched and kicked to the ground.
A DIRECTOR has described how his company fought back against the recession to build up a £65 million business. Frank Ashbee founded construction recruitment specialist The Shore Group in Hove with James Hobden and Lewis Yorke-Johnson in 2008.
A YOUNG entrepreneur has won £50,000 worth of business services in an enterprise competition. Jodie Deakin’s luxury leather pet accessory company Hounds and Hides was the Brighton and Hove 2015 winner of the 10th Young Start-up Talent (YST) showcase
WITH A beard that bushy it’s pretty hard to not be noticed – but this model has given it a good go. This unusual take on camouflage was thought up for a fashion shoot at an unlikely location – on a Brighton and Hove bus. Brighton-based photographer
A personal trainer has built up one of the biggest CrossFit gyms in the UK in just three years. David Draper, 36, followed his love of fitness to start his own business in Hove and retrained as a personal trainer. In 2011 he opened CrossFit
MPS have voted in favour of a change to the law which will allow three parent babies. MPs have backed mitochondrial donation techniques aimed at preventing serious inherited diseases by 382 to 128, majority 254, in an historic Commons vote to
A CHURCH caretaker who failed to get through to the next round of a TV talent contest has not been deterred from singing. Stephen Bloy, who organises music for the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton Christian Education Centre, based in Crawley, warmed
Albion newcomer Beram Kayal makes his debut today and Kazenga LuaLua his comeback from injury in the under-21s. The pair are expected to play at least a half against AFC Wimbledon at the Seagulls’ Lancing training complex (2pm). If they come
One keen photographer captured this shot of the moon last night. Damon Hart was saying goodbye to his son and girlfriend when he noticed the moon had a lunar halo. He said: "This rarely-seen phenomenon is caused by the refraction, reflection
Crawley boss Dean Saunders will wait for the loan window after failing to strengthen his squad on deadline day. Saunders had been keen to bring in a striker with Reds linked with a move for former Cardiff and Newcastle forward Michael Chopra. But
A TRAILBLAZING business has been nominated at the national Sustainable Restaurant Awards. Silo in Brighton makes all its bread, beer, cheese and butter onsite, grows mushrooms from the walls out of coffee grounds and serves food on plates made
A PENSIONER riding a bike was hospitalised after a collision with a car. Police and ambulance staff were called to the scene shortly before 3pm yesterday. The accident happened at the roundabout at the junction of the B2140 East Street and
A HIGH street is closed due to ice on the road. Buxted High Street is shut off between Framfield Road and Millwood Lane. The closure is affecting traffic between the local primary school and Cooper's Green. There have been reports of several
The 0% Confusion A NUMBER of independent schools registered 0% for the percentage of students achieving five or more A* to C GCSE grades including English and maths. This was down to the Department for Education rejecting
A THREE-VEHICLE crash has partly-blocked a main road. The A264 near Crawley was blocked eastbound between the A2220 Horsham Road/Sullivan Drive (Bewbush Manor roundabout) and Tollgate Hill (Broadfield roundabout) with the accident happening near
A boom in construction is set to create over 200,000 new jobs by 2019, according to a new report. More than 40,000 new jobs will be needed every year, 8,000 more than previously predicted, said the Construction Industry Training Board. Private
THE FORMER head of a Sussex housing association who was given an OBE for serving the county’s vulnerable has been charged with historic child cruelty offences as part of a major investigation. Aideen Jones, 62, and her husband Denis William Jones
A SERIOUSLY ill mental health patient has been sent for treatment more than 250 miles away because of a shortage of beds in Sussex. Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has declared a high alert as it battles to cope with a surge in demand.
Lucy Worsley: A Very British Murder Connaught Theatre, Union Place, Worthing Wednesday, February 4 WHEN television historian and curator of the Royal palaces Dr Lucy Worsley tells people of her passion for murder she often meets with puzzled
From the busy commuter towns of Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill, to the picturesque villages of Lindfield and Hurstpierpoint, Mid Sussex has so much to offer as a place to live. With easy access to the seaside, the South Downs National Park, Brighton
THE “SAVAGE” armed gang behind a shooting are still at large and terrifying innocent victims across Brighton and Hove. Police have now issued a £5,000 reward to try to catch the dangerous gang who shot a 39-year-old man last week. The injured
COUNCILS should not need to impose cuts on children’s services, the government minister for childcare has said. In an interview with The Argus on a trip to Hove yesterday, MP Sam Gyimah said the Government had made a “significant” investment in
TRIBUTES have been paid to a sports-mad centurion who was a star of the bowls rink for almost half a century. Fred Avenell, a talented bowls player who played a leading role at Shoreham Bowls Club for almost 50 years, has died. The 102-year-old
A PUB popular with Albion fans will stay put after a great save by the establishment’s managers worthy of Seagulls’ keeper David Stockdale. Fears had been growing for weeks that the Hikers Rest in Coldean Lane, Brighton, would be converted into
ONE of the city’s best-loved restaurants is preparing to open an ambitious sister establishment at the Hilton Brighton Metropole. The Salt Room, which will specialise in seafood, will hope to follow the success of carnivore’s favourite The Coal
The world’s oldest captive sea turtle has been immortalised in a steel sculpture. Lulu the turtle, who resides at Brighton SeaLife Centre, is the subject of two new works by Brighton artist Piers Mason. Mr Mason, who specialises in creating
HOOF you herd about the horse that ran riot down a high street at the weekend? Shocked residents in Lewes took a double take when they spotted the four-legged beast galloping down Brighton Road on Sunday morning. The free-spirited creature
FUNDRAISERS are being invited to take the plunge for charity. Teams or individuals can join the World’s Biggest Swim on Saturday, April 11, and Saturday, April 18, in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. The King Alfred Sports Centre and the Prince
THE speaker of the House of Lords visited Sussex to speak about the role of the Lords and how younger people could become more involved in politics. Baroness D’Souza visited St Luke’s Church in Old Shoreham Road, Brighton, which runs a debt advice
Liam Henry Fairbairn, 22, of Roderick Avenue, Peacehaven, pleaded guilty to drink driving in a Vauxhall Corsa on The Drove, Newhaven on September 13 after blowing 62mg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. He was banned from driving for 17 months, fined £250
Mehmet Adil Ayhan, 33, of Edward Street, Brighton, pleaded guilty to drink-driving. Fined £250 plus a £25 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Banned from driving for 36 months. Tina Shane Baker, 53, of Playden Close, Brighton, pleaded guilty to possessing
Albion are keeping Mark Waddington on their radar after missing out with a bid to buy the Blackpool midfield prospect on transfer deadline day. The Seagulls made two offers for the highly-rated teenager and were prepared to pay in the region of
Crawley boss Dean Saunders will wait for the loan window to open after failing to strengthen his squad on deadline day. Saunders had been keen to bring in a striker with Reds linked with a move for former Cardiff and Newcastle forward Michael Chopra
